"Tonight!?! Why tonight?" I asked.
Shane put his hands on my face, looked into my eyes and replied,
"Baby, you know I love you. There is no one, I'd rather be with than you. But as you know, there are a lot of things going on right now that could do you more harm then good. I want to protect you from that. The only way I can do that is if we're married." Shane replied.
I brought my hand to Shane's cheek and replied, "Baby I know that what's going on with my family is huge. But a quickie wedding is not the answer. We will work through this." I replied.
"There's so much you don't understand Baby. So much....."
Shane removed his hand from my face, brought them over my hands and gently brought them down from his cheek. He got up from the side of my bed, went to the window and silently stared into the night.
I sat in confused silence.
Soon the silence between us was too much. I broke the tension by asking,
"Shane? What's going on baby?
Shane turned to me and went back to my bedside. He took my face into his hands, brought my lips to his and kissed me with an intensity that shook both our bodies to the core. My lips opened slightly. His tongue immediately attached itself to mine. His tongue immediately became the agressor of the two. I brought my hands to his cheeks; he wrapped his around my waist. As our kiss intensified; his arms would wrap tighter around my waist. I missed his embrace but the intensity of his embrace and pain I still felt from the surgery became too much for me. Tears began to run down my face. I stopped the kiss and smiled at him through my tears,
"We have to stop. My body is not quite ready for all of this excitement."
He smiled and wiped away my tears. "I'm sorry baby. Your kiss does it to me every time. "He replied
"I love you. You know that. We've only known each other for a short time but I feel like I know you better then anyone. So I know when something's up. Talk to me baby. What don't I know?"
Shane hesitated then replied, "Your parents think that you should recover at their house. I told them that you would be coming home with me. They threw the 'We're her parents and we know what's best for her' fact at me. Your siblings and I told them that we would let you decide. They threatened litigation, I countered.
"They can't do that; I can make my own damn decisions. I don't need them to talk for me." I replied indignantly.
Shane caressed my cheek and replied, "I know baby. But because you've gone through a trauma your decisions have to be made by others. And that will continue until the doctor gives you a clean bill of health.
Now, you know we belong together. You know that there is no one else for me but you. You and I were going to get married anyway and we still can. Baby, I will throw you the biggest wedding you've ever seen; but for right now, in order for you to have the chance to stay with me I will need Power of Attorney. The hospital will not allow me to take over your care unless I'm next of kin. And the only way I can do so is if we're married. So my darling, I ask you again; will you marry me tonight?"
I closed my eyes and silently thought about my family, Shane's proposal and Sherice. I knew what I was going to do;it was just the point of saying it out loud. Shane took my silence as feelings of doubt. He continued his plea,
"I know that this seems rushed and not thought out. But I've been thinking about it for awhile now. I knew I was going to be with you for the rest of my days that first day we were together in my classroom."
"You did?
"Oh most definitely. You were so full of passion that day. And say whatever you want, but there was one moment that day that I knew for sure that there was no one else for me but you"
"And when was that?" I asked.
Shane smiled lecherously and replied, "When you lifted those thick thighs up and let me slowly stroke that pussy deeper and deeper with this dick."
"Shane!! You are horrible!!!" I exclaimed with an embarrassed sigh.
Shane laughed and brought his forehead to mine. He kissed me lightly on the lips. I took his hand and brought it to my lips. Shane smiled and continued,
"Every since this craziness with Sherice started, I've felt this overwhelming need to sweep you away from all of it. If you're not ready, I can understand that and I will stand by you no matter what. I'll just have to sneak into your room at your parent's house or something. I will do whatever I need to do to make sure that you're happy and out of danger."
"You would do anything for me wouldn't you?"
With a determined expression, Shane replied, "Darling, I would give my life for you."
"Shane we're in a hospital, how can we get married in a hospital?"
"Baby, that's not the problem. I can go and get the hospital chaplain to marry us. I just need an answer from you."
As tears fell down my cheeks I couldn't help but chuckle lightly.
Shane smiled back at me as he began to wipe away my tears, "What?!?" he asked.
"It's just that, you've really thought about this. Haven't you." I replied.
Shane laughed nervously,
"Yea, I guess I have. I just love you and I don't want you to hurt anymore. I won't lie and say that things will be smooth sailing from here. We're going to have our ups and downs; I'm sure of it. But know this, anything that you want and need I wil give it to you. You will never want for anything my love. Believe that."
I reached for him and he held him close.
"All I want is you. So my answer is yes. Yes, I will marry you tonight." I whispered in Shane's ear.
Shane held me tight to him. This time I didn't mind the pain his hug brought me.
Shane kissed every part of my face. I laughed in response. He said I love you with each kiss. When he finally got to my mouth, he swept me away with another passionate kiss. His hand rested on my cheek. My arms circled his neck. My lips parted and his tongue entered my mouth. Our tongues instantly connected to each other. As our lips delved deeper into each other; our passion for each other heightened. It felt like it had been ages since we were together. I wanted to feel his hands caress every part of my body, but I knew that wasn't a possibility at this time. This time Shane stopped our kiss. Our foreheads still touched.
"I want to feel your body under mine. I want to reclaim your body over and over and over again." He said huskily.
A tingle of anticipation flowed through my body as he spoke those words,
