A North Carolina Autumn

Chapter Twenty-Four

"Wow." Rylie says as I click through some pictures. "I'm really, really excited for this."

"Me too! I'm mostly excited to go with you." I smile.

"I think there's a lot to look forward to." Rylie says as one of her hands moves to grasp the towel again. My body was completely dry at this point, but with the look Rylie was giving me, I knew that wasn't going to last long.

That look is all it takes before I'm on Rylie's lap, kissing her urgently. She tugs the towel until it drops from my body and she quickly throws it to the ground. I lift her shirt over her head and drop it to the floor beside the towel before taking a moment to study Rylie.

Her cheeks are slightly red, and her chest moves quickly as she tries to catch her breath. Her perfect breasts fill the cups of her black lace bra perfectly, and I can't help but hope that she's wearing matching panties.

My hands cup her cheeks before moving down her body, and I enjoy the way her fingers clutch my bare back. She kisses me once on the lips before kissing my chest, and I groan at the sensations that erupt. I feel the heat building between my legs, and know Rylie can sense it as I begin rocking my hips.

"What do you want, baby?" She murmurs against my lips.

"I want you closer." I whisper before biting my lip. That's all it takes. Rylie kisses me as I fumble with the buttons on her pants. I slide off of her lap and pull her jeans slowly down her legs to expose the matching panties I'd been hoping for, and I keep my eyes on hers until my lips connect with hers again.

I push Rylie down onto the pillows and slide my body between her legs, gripping her waist as she lifts her hips to meet my body. Her skin feels smooth and heavenly against mine, and I take the right strap of her bra and slide it down, replacing it with my lips.

Rylie's head rolls to the side and she takes a shaky breath in as I pull her bra lower and lower, letting my lips follow behind. I finally sit up and straddle her and remove her bra and panties before running a finger down her bare chest towards her stomach.

Rylie's eyes follow my finger for a moment before locking on mine. Her hands rest of my bare thighs, her thumbs rubbing slow circles into my skin. Without breaking eye contact, I take one of her hands and trail it along my thigh, stopping when we reach my already wet entrance. She slips two fingers inside of me and I shut my eyes and bite my lip, slowly moving up and down. With her other hand, she uses her fingers to stimulate my clit, and I moan at the combination.

I rest my palms on her stomach, trying to focus on moving my hips in time with her hands. She gives me a heated look, and that's all it takes before I'm coming undone, dropping my head back as the moans slip from my lips.

The moment I finish, I lean down to kiss Rylie, and slip my hands down to her wet center, stroking my fingers along her swollen bud. She moans into my mouth, her hands clutching my back.

"Fuck, Aspen," Rylie gasps. "If you keep moving like that, I'm going to accidentally hurt you." She breathes, lightly running her nails across my back.

"I don't care, baby." I reply, and her eyes meet mine. "I like it." I quicken my movements, and begin pumping my fingers inside of her, harder than before.

Rylie cries out as I move, and her nails begin digging deeper, sending a stinging pleasure down my back, and signifying that she's nearing her orgasm. "That's right, baby. Come on," I encourage. Soon, I feel her legs tightening around me, and she moans loudly as her orgasm flows through her. "Good girl." I whisper as she finishes, and I lightly kiss her lips.

"Come here." Rylie smiles, pulling me closer. I snuggle into her arms, feeling the usual warmth, safety and comfort there. "I feel better about not joining you in the shower now." Rylie giggles.

"I won't take that personally." I tease.

"That's not what I meant!" Rylie hurries to explain. "I still wish I'd joined you, don't worry."

"I know." I grin before kissing her. "Don't worry, there will be plenty more showers."

"On the cruise ship?" Rylie grins.

"I mean, yeah, but their showers are kinda small." I laugh. "But the beds are very nice."

"Say less." Rylie laughs.

"Everyone always jokes, 'if the ship is rocking, don't come knocking.'"

"Oh my God! That's so bad!" Rylie giggles. "But, I mean, we'll be contributing to the rocking."

"Yeah, we will." I confirm with a laugh. "Maybe we should practice some more." I add with a lingering look on her lips.

"Oh definitely." Rylie replies before straddling my body.

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After work the next day, I decide to start packing. As the wedding got closer, I wanted to pack for our honeymoon before we were too busy with everything else.

Which reminds me...

I pull out my phone, quickly dialing Jeremy's number. "Hey!" I say when he picks up on the first ring.

"Hey, Aspen! What's up?"

"Not too much, I just have a quick question for you! I would've asked you in person, but I don't know if I'll see you before the wedding."

"Am I in trouble?" He asks jokingly.

"No. I was just wondering..." I pause, feeling the emotion bubble up inside of me. "Would you walk me down the aisle?"

Jeremy is quiet for a long moment before finally speaking again. "For real?"

"Yeah... I mean, if not that's okay. It's just that since my dad won't be there and I don't have any brothers... I could ask Sawyer but I wanted to ask you because you're the closest thing to a brother I'll ever get and you were the first person I met at camp and..."

"Aspen?"

"Yeah?" I reply quietly.

"I would be honored to walk you down the aisle."

"Really, Jer? Thank you so much! I don't think I can explain how much this means to me."

"It means a lot to me too, Aspen. Although Sam might be a little bit jealous." Jeremy teases.

"Oh, he'll be fine. He's Rylie's maid of honor or best man or whatever." I laugh, and Jeremy joins me.

"Yeah, I'm only a little bit bitter about that." Jeremy says, but I can tell he's joking. "Anyway, I gotta go, but I'm glad you called."

"Me too. Thanks, Jer."

"Anytime. Bye."

"Bye." I smile as I hang up, relieved that it went well. I was still sad that my father wouldn't be able to walk me down the aisle, but knowing that Jeremy was taking his place made me feel a little better. There was no one else I wanted.

A/N: Sorry, yesterday and today have been so busy but I managed to type the chapter up! Question for y'all, for their honeymoon, would you be okay with a lot of chapters? Obviously, they're going on a cruise, and I have a lot that I could put into it but I don't want to annoy you with too many chapters haha your honest thoughts and opinions would be great! Thank you:) <3