I know it probably seems old fashioned, but Mark and I decided to wait until we were married before we had sex. We dated the whole time I was in high school, and my first year of college. He was three years ahead of me, so when he graduated, we got married. The plan was that he would go to work and I would be a housewife and a mother. I had never been so proud as I was on the day that I got married. I was never as sure of anything.
The ceremony was beautiful, with our Pastor Richard giving a wonderful homily about the devotion of husband and wife being like the devotion of God to his children. As I listened, I knew I would always love, honor and obey my husband in all things. I knew we were meant for each other and that nothing would ever change that. I knew that we had done the right thing by waiting.
The reception was everything I had wanted it to be, in the backyard of my parents house, with plenty of food, and dancing and everyone dressed up and having a good time. It seemed like the whole town came, and even a few people from out of town, Mark's uncle came down from Memphis, and even my friend John whose family had moved to Arkansas when we were twelve came.
That night was the first time we were together, and we were both nervous. I pulled my nighty up to my waist and slid my panties down, and he lay on top of me, kissing me. I was so excited when I felt him pressing against me, I didn't have any idea what was happening to me, I just knew that I couldn't hold still, and I was dizzy, and this unbelievable heat was filling me up.