Always

Chapter 141

 I sucked in a breath as he grinned, his head lowering down, and ducking under my dress. "Oh My God," I croaked out. The room exploded with cheers, laughter, and crude comments. I felt both of his large hands grip my thigh around the baby blue lace garter, then his warm breath on my skin. His wet tongue hit dipped down, and his teeth grazed along my exposed flesh around the garter. Then he nipped at it, making me shriek, before he snagged the fabric between his teeth. He pulled it slowly, oh so slowly, down my leg, making sure that his lips grazed my skin several times, while his hands left a blazing trail on the way down as well. When his head popped back out from under my dress, my fists were clenched at my sides and I was breathing through my teeth. He knew it. As soon as his eyes met mine again, he got smug, the smile and eyes glowing with male pride as he bit his lip. Fuck you Colby. I watched as he slid the garter the rest of the way down my leg, over my knee, down my calf, the off my foot. He smiled at me, letting it hang from his teeth for a minute before he grabbed it and shot it into the crowd of guys gathered in corner, waiting. He shot it directly at Sam. Sam automatically opened his hands as a reflex and the garter fell into then, like it was supposed to be there. His mouth gaped like a fish for a second as he looked down at his hands, then back at Colby. "I hate you." Colby laughed. "You love me." He then held his hand out to me and I stood by his side. I looked over to Kat and she was laughing so hard, she was crying. "Guess it's official now. We're engaged." Sam said, looking at her. She stopped laughing automatically, a look of shock crossing her face. "What?" It was Sam's turn to laugh now. He walked over to her and got down on one knee, taking her hand in his. "Katrina Stuart, You are the one I want to spend my life with. I don't know what has been holding me back. I don't have a ring because I didn't plan this...but I was never one to be normal. Will you spend your life with me?" She threw her hand over her mouth, eyes wide, and nodded her head. Sam stood up, still holding her hand. "Yeah?" He asked, a little nervously. She brought her hand down and threw her arms around Sam. "Yes!" She yelled. Colby nudged me with his shoulder. "Did they just steal our thunder? At our own wedding?" I laughed. "Nah, the wedding is over. Besides...I think this was a surprise to everyone, including Sam." I pointed at Sam. Katrina still had her arms tight around his neck. His blue eyes were wide, in shock, his mouth slightly parted, and a look of utter confusion was on his face. Colby chuckled. "I think he's just now realizing what he did." We walked around the room, talking to everyone, and saying our goodbyes. We were leaving tonight on a plane to Kauai, Hawaii for a whole week. It was going to be magical. We got help gathering our gifts for our friends to take back to the apartment. They would be waiting for us when we got back. I hugged all of my friends and family, clinging to my mother a little tighter. She was sobbing, almost making me cry. I was trying very hard to hold it back. My face was already puffy from the non stop crying that I had been doing. "I know you'll have an amazing time baby. Just be careful out there. Take so many pictures! Don't forget your sunscreen!" I leaned away from her, laughing. "I won't Momma, I promise. We'll be fine, and I'll take plenty of pictures. We'll be home in a week, and Serena will keep you company until then." My mom was going to stick around for 2 more weeks before she headed back home. So I would get to spend one more week with her when we got home. She waved her hand at me in dismissal. "I'll be fine." Our friends were gathered around us and she motioned to all of them with her hands. "Plenty of people to keep me occupied while you're gone." She let her eyes linger on Kevin a little longer than the others and he winked at her. I grimaced. Please stop. Colby tightened his fingers on my arm, and pulled slightly. "We have to go. The limo is waiting to take us to the airport. Our bags are already inside of it. I had Brennen get them earlier." "Have I told you that you are amazing lately?" I asked him, grinning up at him. His smile matched mine and he leaned down to press his lips to mine. "I never get tired of hearing it." We hugged everyone again quickly, yelled our goodbyes and, finally, piled into the back of the limo. The driver pulled out and we relaxed, me laying against Colby's chest, closing my eyes. I was actually tired now that I had a chance to slow down. "Don't fall asleep yet." He whispered with a smile in his voice, as his fingers brushed the hair back from my cheek. "We'll be there soon. You can sleep on the plane." I groaned, and turned towards him, wrapping my arm around his waist, laying my cheek against his chest. "It's been such a long, chaotic, amazing, wonderful, exhilarating, exhausting, breathtaking day. Thank you so much Colby. I love you." I looked up into his love filled eyes, and his hand came to rest against my cheek. "I should be thanking you for agreeing to marry me. Now I get to keep you." I smiled and His eyes got a faraway, intense look as he stared into mine. "I never dreamed that my life would actually turn out like this. My career, my friends...I was starting to take it for granted. Just assumed that it was supposed to be like that.