Reni looked around the living room and decided that she and Kelly had done a fantastic job of turning the igloo into a home. Gone was the stark black and white, replaced by soft gold's and browns, the brown leather sectional gave them plenty of room to stretch out on and watch the big screen television together, and the carper was swirls of both colors. Kelly was proud of her work and Reni had to admit her sister in law was right; the colors did give it a warmer feeling. Filled with success, she and Kelly were working together to improve the other rooms as well. Sean was even glad to see his brother more active and involved not only in work but in family as well. So did the rest of his family, her future mother in law Francine or Fancy as she preferred to be called, had called Reni a miracle worker.
"I swear Devlin looks as if he's lost twenty years, I can't remember him ever looking as relaxed and smiling as much since he was just a boy."
Kelly had been there as well and she had smiled. "Oh I'm sure Reni has her own way to keep Dev smiling mom, and I wouldn't be surprised that if you ask her, he keeps her smiling just as much. I know we heard a lot of laughter the night we all camped out at the cabin..."
Fancy had looked confused at first, then understanding filled her eyes and she had giggled. "Oh really, well you know they say laughter is the best medicine for a lot of ailments. I hope my boy knows the right doses to administer."
Dev had walked up then and put his arms around Reni, "we both do mom, we know all the right doses and all the right ways to administer it."
"Well, my only regret is that you got married the way you did, running off to Reno...why I felt crushed that you would do that to both your families, and I fully agree with your mother Reni that a full wedding is the only way to make it up to all of us."
Well, her mothers were definitely going all out for the wedding of the century. And she did mean mothers. Both her adopted one and her real mother was making plans left and right. She was just glad her mothers had not complained about her being married in Seattle instead of Portland. She had few friends in her social circle there, and most of those were simply the children of people who knew her family. Still, it didn't keep people who knew her family but not her personally from wondering if they would receive invitations or not. Her uncle had already given her a list of people he wanted to invite simply for business sake and it had taken her dad to tell him that this was just a simple family wedding, and he was not allowing it to be turned into a circus, not that it wasn't already. And now a new situation had arrived. Her real mother had been hesitant to tell her about Cain McGovern, but in the end had admitted that he was her father and told her that yes, that was his photograph in the book.
"It wasn't that I didn't love Cain, I did, just not enough to be brave and stand up to mom and dad about him...I guess that's why I'm so proud of you Reni, not only did you pick the man you wanted to marry, but you didn't look at his bank account first."
No, she hadn't. When she had fallen in love with Dev, she had never known he was that Devlin Morris and even if she had, the money would never have meant a thing to her. Unlike the rest of her family, money had never been an issue with her from the time she was little. She had been lucky, she had grown up with love and understanding.
"Excuse me Mrs. Morris," the lady from the catering business that she had hired walked up to her. "I need to double check with you about the buffet tables and William wanted to be sure we had all the right drinks that you requested."
Reni nodded. "I'll be with you in a minute, I just need to take a deep breath and ignore the urge to jump off the terrace."
The lady smiled. "That's fine, I hear that a lot..."
Reni was sure she did, and once she had checked out everything, she went to the bedroom to change. This was going to be a long night and she seriously wondered if inviting her father had been such a good idea after all.
She was in the shower holding back the urge to scream when Dev came in. "Hey, save some hot water for me, or should I just come join you?"
It was tempting. Especially as she watched him getting undressed, but at the same time she knew that if she did, she would end up screwing him to death right now. Not from need of sex, but a release for the tension she felt over tonight's party. Still maybe that would be a good idea. She would have a good reason to scream then, and with a smile she made room for him in the shower. He grinned down at her and she wasted no time getting what she both needed and desired.
In the bedroom Dev looked at her and smiled. "You were in a hurry, what's up hon?"
"I am scared shitless Dev, what if my dad and Lucas get in a fight, or I find out he was the last person mom wanted to see...what if..."
Dev walked up to her and did what he always did to calm her fears. "Hey, that's perfectly normal." He stroked her cheek and held her tight. "Just remember, he doesn't want you to know he's your dad. And odds are, he's just as nervous about tonight as you are. So, chin up, just treat him the same way you treated me the first night we met."
"Before or after you insinuated I was a lot lizard and I walked out of the café?"
"Before you walked out, just imagine he's another truck driver putting the moves on you." His hand slid down over her back and cupped one ass cheek. "Before you found out what a nice guy I was and how hot we were together in the sleeper."
"Hmm, I still miss that sleeper. I think we need to have it bronzed..."
"Not until after the honeymoon, we still got some places to go and things to see before we do that."
Yes they did, and she was looking forward to it. Bringing his mouth down to hers, she kissed him deeply and gave him an impish smile as she drew back. "Don't drink too much tonight Dev; I want you fairly sober tonight after everyone leaves..."
He looked down at the red and black corset she wore and smiled. "Are you wearing that under your dress?" His eyes took in the garter belt, stockings and crotch-less panties he had picked up for her not long ago, "and the stilettos?"
"If you want me to," She licked her lips.
His smile turned into a leer. "Forget the fucking party; let's just spend the night in here, all by ourselves."
"Hmm, but just think how much fun you'll miss not being able to see me talking to our families and know what I'm wearing underneath my clothes..."
He groaned and pressed his now hard cock against her. "Let's hope everyone gets bored and leaves early."
Besides her family and his, she had invited a few folks from DM Trucking that she had gotten to know, Noreen and her husband arrived early and were full of news over the announcement that their daughter had just delivered a new grandson. The only person she would have preferred to leave off the guest list was her mother's husband and it was clear he was less than happy to be around her as well. More than once she found him glaring at her and she was tempted to stick her tongue out at him just like she had as a little kid. She hadn't known back then that who she believed was her sister was actually her mother, and once she did discover the truth she had done her best to stay out of his way.
"Reni..." Her aunt Judith walked up to her as she was watching everyone mingle and talk. "I have to ask, who did your decorating. It's such a pleasure to find someone who isn't into all this modern something Fei or whatever it's called."
Reni smiled. "Actually the lady we have to thank is Dev's sister Kate, she walked in, we talked and that was it. You should have seen it when I first walked in, I thought I was in an old movie from all the black and white there was..."
Unexpectedly, her aunt reached out and stroked her face with a long, brightly painted red nail. "I've never spent as much time with you as I should have Reni, and it's an old woman's regret that makes me say this. You've grown into a beautiful young woman and you've done the family proud by marrying since a gorgeous, successful man like Dev. But nothing makes me as happy as seeing how happy you've made your parents and how proud they both are of you. I had my doubts when they told me that they were adopting you, but now I can honestly say, I am glad they did..."
"Thank you Aunt Judith...though let's be honest, not all the family shares your sentiment..."
"No, but Charles and Sylvie are the two who matter, and I'll let you in on a little secret, even your uncle John is considering talking to you husband about that idea of using DM Trucking instead of hiring other companies. I think he would have done it sooner if your father had come to him first before talking to Dev, but you know how stubborn my brother is, if he didn't think it up first, he doesn't think it's a good idea..."
"I'd say that's a trait they both share Judith..." Her mother joined them and smiled up at her daughter. "You look lovely tonight, I'm glad to see married life agrees with you. And Dev is looking especially happy...taking good care of him are you dear...?"
Reni smiled, and blushed. "Mom, really..."
Sylvie laughed. "An advantage of being old dear, we can get away with such outlandish statements..."
The doorbell sounded and Reni watched as Dev moved to answer it. Sure enough it was the one person she had been waiting for. This was either going to turn her party into a free for all or make her day, she wasn't sure which. She watched Dev greet Cain warmly and took a deep breath as they approached. Dev gave her a smile and then smiled at both of the older ladies. "Reni, look who found his way to the party after all..."
Reni looked at her father and smiled as she held out her hand. "Mr. McGovern, I was wondering if you had forgotten..."
Cain McGovern smiled and took her hand. "Not a chance Mrs. Morris, I was called back to New York yesterday and I had to fly back this afternoon to be sure I was here at all..."
"Well I'm glad you made it, Mr. McGovern, this is my mother Sylvie Marks and my aunt Judith Dalton. Mom, Aunt Judith, Cain McGovern, he's a business associate of Dev's."
