I was so excited at the prospect of being pregnant that I texted a couple friends saying that I was. I would have been disappointed no matter what when my period started the next day, but I had figured my due date to be around Easter, and I liked the idea of bringing a new life into the world on a holiday that's all about new life. I got over it without any further thought.
The Saturday of Labor Day weekend, I had slept in, but I woke to hear Rick printing something off the computer. I put on a T-shirt and underwear and went to see what it was. "Here, sign your first and middle names," he said.
I wrote them where he'd put a red X, before I thought to ask, "What is it?"
"Read the whole thing." I did. "It's a marriage license. It's not valid, obviously. We'd get in trouble if we actually submitted it, but we can hang this up, and anyone who sees it will think my wife's maiden name is Marissa Leigh. You know, like Vivien Leigh."
This was too much to process in the morning. "What are you saying, Rick?"
"I'm saying, we've got everything but the rings, and we can look out for a deal on those." He got on his knees. "Will you be my wife?"
I couldn't tell if he was serious. In case he was, I acted completely serious, knowing that if he wasn't, I'd just say I was playing it deadpan for fun. "Yes, Rick. I will." He stood up and kissed me. The fact that he didn't drag me back to bed on the spot and fuck my brains out convinced me that he was kidding, even though he hung up our fake license later in the day.
Christmas was our first holiday being a couple more or less in the open. Mom and Dad had accepted us being together, and the friends we made in the apartment complex didn't know our real relationship. We shopped for presents the way couples do, and we took advantage of the deals available on jewelry. Mom and Dad gave us money to help look for a house. We found one not long after that and used the money as a down payment. I was glad to have a place that I could think of as ours together. Even though we'd shared the apartment for a while, I still thought of it as Rick's.
Come Valentine's Day, we were in the process of closing but still in the apartment. We had dinner at a very romantic restaurant. For the first time in my life, I bought a serious card, and Rick gave me my first-ever oversized card.
Leading up to the day, we were both secretive about what we'd bought each other. I couldn't wait for Rick to open his. He unwrapped a large box and found a turntable. "This is amazing!" he exclaimed. "It's just about the best one they make for non-professionals." He looked on the side. "It's even got that new-design stylus."
When I moved into his apartment, there was a mishap and I destroyed his phonograph, making most of his classic rock albums unplayable. He brushed it off as an excuse to replace them with CD's, but I could tell he was pissed. Seeing his expression as he looked at the features on the replacement gave me a really satisfied feeling. "A diamond is forever," I joked.
"And you didn't even have to go to Jared," he said. "Now open yours. I got you something similar."
It was a much smaller box. Was this the newest iPod or its competitor? While I unwrapped it, Rick made an excuse to put his iPod in the dock and play it. In the box was a diamond pendant. It wasn't huge, but it felt like the biggest gift I'd ever gotten. "Rick, this is wonderful," was all I could say at first.
"I'm glad you like it," he said.
"I do, but it's not even about that," I explained. "This isn't something you get your sister. This is something you get your wife. You were serious about the license, weren't you?"
"I was serious about you being my wife, whether we had the piece of paper for real or not," he explained.
"Good, because I was serious when I answered," I lied. I took his hand and led him to the bedroom.
While I unbuttoned Rick's shirt, he unbuckled his belt. I unzipped and unbuttoned his pants, and he pushed them down to his ankles. He leaned down to take his shoes off, but I nudged him up. I wrapped my fingers around his cock and looked up at him lovingly. Rick quipped, "They really are a girl's best friend." I licked a circle around the head and lifted the shaft. I licked a line up and down the lower ridge, and when I came back up, I took him into my mouth. He put his hands on the back of my head. I bobbed up and down, wondering how deep I could take him. Once I could feel his cockhead toward the back of my tongue, I didn't push any further. Besides, the sensation of his shaft getting hard in my grip was enough of a turn-on. I went a little faster, and he said, "It didn't even start with Kay!" I sucked the air out of my mouth, surrounding his cock my flesh, and he blurted out, "I love you, Marissa!"
Now I really wanted to please him. I could feel his balls contracting. I opened my mouth and pulled his dick just enough that I could feel his cum on my tongue before I swallowed it. I hadn't given Rick a chance to finish undressing, and I started unbuttoning his shirt as his orgasm subsided. Once he finished, I told him, "I love you too." When I heard Rihanna singing in the background, I realized the playlist was filled with songs about diamonds.
I pulled his shoes and socks off as quickly as I could manage. Once he was naked, he lifted the hem of my dress, making sure the necklace stayed on. I hadn't left much for him to do. I'd taken my shoes off as soon as we got home, making sure he noticed my red stockings. I was wearing pink panties and no bra. He made a show of pulling the stockings off slowly, but I grew impatient and started taking my panties off while he got the second stocking.
I led Rick to the bed and sat with my knees pulled up. Rick seemed surprised, but he sat the same way facing me. "I don't think we did anything special the day you printed out the marriage license," I told him. "This feels like our honeymoon."
"'Cause I gave you jewelry?"
"What it represents. I know I was already there, 'cause I've never bought anyone a serious Valentine card before, but the pendant just made me see it."
Rick summarized. "So now you think we're a real couple."
I pushed him back and said, "Yes, and now I want to make love to my real husband."