My fiancΓ© Ben is the best partner a woman could ever ask for. He has equal parts ambition, humour, and good looks that make me swoon. He possesses attractive qualities, like honesty and discipline, that the future father of my children ought to have. Ben's kind soul keeps me humble, and his sense of adventure keeps me thrilled.
Our lovemaking is sweet, passionate, and at times athletic. We've been together for 5 years now, but sometimes we stay up late like we're new lovers, kissing and fucking until our mouths and bodies are tired, talking until we realize it's 3am. We fall asleep for some time, but as soon as his morning wood presses up against me, we begin to fuck again until daylight spills into our bedroom.
I often feel like we have already perfected marital bliss, because I can always count on coming home to Ben after a long day and getting exactly what I need, whether it's a big hug, an orgasm, a shoulder to cry on, the willingness to lend an ear, the space to be however I need to be, or simply just dinner and a beer. How our lives only converged recently is astonishing, as I can't imagine my life without him.
We met at a friend's birthday party. I had spilled a whole bottle of red wine all over myself and all over the floor, and Ben, who happened to witness the accident, came to my rescue with some tea towels. We were total strangers, introducing ourselves each other under very random, clumsy circumstances.
I'll never forget the sound of his voice when he introduced himself, his kind, brown-eyed gaze, how comforting his warm baritone was, and how quickly my embarrassment dissolved around him.
He nervously helped me dab my bare leg and lap with a towel, an exchange that remains imprinted in my memory forever as one of the most unexpectedly arousing moments of my life.
We ended up talking for the entire party, then furiously kissing in the hallway as we were grabbing our coats to leave, then fucking like rabbits back at his place late into the evening.
To my delight, Ben looked as adorable in the morning as he did while we were both tipsy at the party. We went for a coffee after copious amounts of morning sex, and he drove me home like a perfect gentleman. Ben and I had our first date the following weekend, then another date the weekend after that. Essentially, we have been attached at the hip ever since we met.
Even our families get along. Our parents like each other so much that they spend time together even without us around. My two older sisters are highly approving of Ben and treat him like a brother. Ben, who is an only child, has taken to them as well, mostly in the spirit of teasing me whenever they're all together.
After 5 years of dating, numerous trips, 3 years of living together, and some big career moves, we decided we were ready to start our lives as a married couple.
We picked out my engagement ring together, sparing each other the dramatic proposal story that neither of us wanted. While some couples love the thrill of a spectacular engagement, I'd prefer a planned event over any surprise. It all feels like it's happening as it should.
As I prepare my wedding vows, I have been ruminating on a surprising secret that nobody can ever know.
I should probably start explaining it from the beginning, which dates back to the first time I met Ben's family.
After a few months of dating, Ben and I drove over to his parents' place for Thanksgiving dinner. Steve was standing in the front doorway as we unloaded the car with our potluck offering, literally welcoming me with open arms.
As I approached the door, the smell of turkey wafted towards us from the kitchen, and it mixed with Steve's aftershave when we first hugged. He squeezed me uncomfortably hard, as if I was a long-lost daughter, though we hadn't met until that moment.
The way he exclaimed my name, "Mariiiii," echoed and decayed down the entire block.
"So, this is the lovely Mari our Ben has been talking about! Pleasure to meet you. I'm Steve," he said, gently holding my hand.
Ben stood behind me watching our first interaction and groaned, pained by his father's antics.
"Hi, Mr. Fraser," I said, squeezing his big, rough hand back.
As I entered the Fraser household for the first time, I was getting hot and flushed, taken aback by the way my future father-in-law inspired lust in me from the moment I laid eyes on him.
He looked nothing like Ben, who took mostly after his mother, and shared only a slight facial resemblance with this magnificent man now standing in my presence.
He was a proud 6'2, with very broad shoulders, and dark, curly brown hair that seemed totally unlike Ben's blonde. He still had a full head of hair that was only beginning to grey at 55, though his beard showed faint speckles of white.
He looked like Gerard Butler, ruggedly handsome, with brown locks that curled over his forehead, framing his face and pointing towards his striking green eyes. I found myself admiring the way his bulky chest protruded from his wool sweater, and the way his forearms appeared so thick as they emerged from his rolled-up sleeves.
God, he was hairy, big, and so perfectly masculine. I couldn't believe that this was the man who had raised my sweet Ben, for he incited a sexual thirst in me that I had never known before.
I would go on to spend that whole evening eyeing Steve, watching the way he hosted guests and flattered them with his sentimental toasts. He thanked his wife with such a passionate gratitude that it reminded us all to thank her for cooking dinner for us as well. I loved seeing how his big, calloused fingers rested against the delicate curve of a wine glass, which sparked the desire in me to feel the touch of his fingertips on my most private parts.
Then there was the after-dinner music session. Ben's family, lovers of bluegrass, often play and sing their lungs out in the living room at gatherings. Ben was on banjo, Steve was on guitar, and his aunt Wendy played mandolin. As they sang in perfect trio harmony, I gazed lovingly at Ben, totally enchanted by the warmth of his family, who had welcomed me so well at our first Thanksgiving together.
Then my eyes fixed onto Steve. He was singing with such conviction, embodying every note of the music, his toe tapping and body swaying strongly with each guitar strum.
Seeing that he was so immersed in song, I dared to eye the slight part of his legs that accommodated the base of the guitar, thinking about how thick and sturdy his thighs must be, how his cock must dangle between them when he sat, wondering if it budged with every toe tap.