Breaking Kate: The Acceptance Series (25 page)

“Kate, you look stunning—so beautiful and so sexy. I can’t believe you did this for me.”

“There’s no one else I would do this for, Daniel, no one. You are my everything. I love you. I want to please you and make you happy.” He smiles his panty-dropping smile at me. It’s then that I finally notice the room behind him. I push my way in a little more and really look around; there are red rose petals everywhere. Walking into the bathroom, I see they’re all over the counters and in the tub with what looks like essential oils. The drain is plugged but there’s no water.

“I want to take a bath with you. I didn’t want the water to get cold, so I just got it ready for when we do.” I nod. There are candles lit in the bathroom and in the bedroom. I see a bottle of champagne chilling and two flutes filled with strawberries. There are also chocolate covered strawberries on the side. His iPod is plugged into my dock, playing slow romantic music, and there’s a little gift bag sitting on the nightstand. It’s amazing. He did all of this for me—this whole day was for me. No one has ever done anything like this for me before. I feel cherished and I start to cry.

“Daniel, this is beautiful. I can’t believe you did this for me; it’s so romantic.” He takes my hand and leads me to the bed where he takes the gift bag off of the nightstand. I hold up my gift bag, too.

“Great minds I guess.” Daniel smiles nervously at me.

“Kate, I know we haven’t known each other long, but we’ve already had the talk about the pace this relationship is moving at and it doesn’t seem to bother either one of us. I love you with my whole heart. This past week without you was miserable. I kept feeling like something was missing, and then I realized it was you. I can’t imagine a day when you won’t be in my life. I don’t ever want to know what the devastating pain of losing you would feel like. I want tonight to be full of promises. I bought you something that I hope will let you know how serious I am and how much I love you.”

Daniel opens the bag and pulls out a pretty little purple ring box.

Please don’t let him be proposing already. It’s way too soon.

“Relax, Kate, just breathe. I said promises not engagements. However, someday when the time is right, I
do
hope to give you an engagement ring.” Daniel opens the box. The ring inside is breathtaking and symbolic in so many ways. It’s a simple band of white gold or platinum. The whole band is mini infinity symbols that are made of diamonds and emeralds. It is stunning, yet simple—it’s perfect.

“Kate, it’s a promise ring. I want to give you this ring with the promise that you have my heart, and that my future begins and ends with you and only you. I can’t imagine spending my life with anyone other than you, and I hope you feel the same.” My heart is about to leap out of my chest.

I couldn’t handle an engagement this early but I love, love, love a promise of the future for the two of us. It’s also not lost on me that the band is made of infinity symbols. I know he wants his family names in the infinity tattoo he has, and it makes this ring all the more special.

“Daniel, I love the idea of a promised future. There’s no one else I want in my heart and in my life other than you. You didn’t have to buy me a ring for that, but it’s a beautiful ring, and I love the symbolism. I promise you from here on out,
it’s you and me, always.” Daniel takes the ring from the box and places it on my finger. It’s a perfect fit.
How in the world did he know my size?
Then it hits me like a lightning bolt—Jess and her comment about Daniel while we were shopping.
That sneaky bitch knew and didn’t say anything.
Daniel, once again using his Jedi mind tricks, answers the unasked question.

“Don’t be mad at Jess. She only just found out today, and Connor told her if she said anything to you about this he would dump her. I think he was actually serious, too.”

I smile at him and hand him my bag, gazing back and forth between him and this gorgeous ring that’s now gracing my ring finger. In a way, it reminds me of the ring Michael got me. Not that they look the same, but that both of the men I have ever loved incorporated my eye color into the rings they want me to wear forever.

“You both overreact. Jess would have never said anything about something like this. If she would have seen the ring, it would have been harder for her, but if she didn’t see it you were definitely safe. Now, open your gift.” Daniel opens the box and takes out the watch; he looks like he genuinely likes what he sees. He puts it on and it fits perfectly.

“Take it off, there’s an inscription on the back.”

Shaking his head and smiling at the same time, he removes the watch and reads the inscription out loud, “Forever yours, Love Kate and you even had them put an infinity symbol at the bottom. God, I
love you so much. Dance with me.” He holds out his hand to me and pulls me close to him. The song just changed and it couldn’t be more perfect—Lady Antebellum’s
When You Got A Good Thing.
There’s no way he could know I love this song, but the fact that it’s on his iPod makes me happy to know we even have the same taste in music.

“I love this song; it’s perfect for this moment, too.”

“Me, too. Kate, you are my happily ever after. You have no idea how peaceful I feel right now, how in love I am with you. I’m going to do everything in my power to make you happy.” It’s a surreal moment—one of those that doesn’t come around often and just needs to be enjoyed. Neither of us says anything; we just hold each other and dance. After we’ve danced a few songs, Daniel whispers in my ear, “I love you, Kate. Let me make love to you.”

“I love you, too,” I reply before kissing him. It’s different this time; it’s a long, slow, beautiful kiss full of promises of the future and so much love. There’s no rush—we’re just enjoying each other.

Daniel leads me to the bed and I sit. Kneeling down on the floor, he removes my shoes. Taking my left foot first, he gives me a foot massage, and then does the same to the right foot. Kissing me from my toes, he works his way up to my thighs, paying equal attention to each leg on his way up. He murmurs, “So beautiful, Kate. You are just so beautiful.” I’m dying for him to take me already. My little panties are drenched, but it’s okay because there’s no rush. One by one, he removes my stockings and garters. “Move up to the top of the bed, baby. I want to see all of you.” While I move, he takes off his boxers, and he’s more than ready for me.

I love looking at him. I don’t think he even notices me looking him over because he’s too busy taking me in. Crawling across the bed, kissing me from foot to thigh, he slowly peels off my panties. Very tenderly, he runs one finger across my clit and down to my entrance, just teasing me ever so slightly.

“I love that you’re ready for me already, Kate. You respond to me as quickly as I do to you.” He trails light kisses along my slick folds and flicks his tongue across my clit just once.

“Oh Daniel, yes.”
He laughs lightly and shakes his head.

“No, Kate, I want to enjoy you. It’s not going to be that easy yet.
Now, to decide if I want the corset on or off. As much as I love the way you look in it, it presents a problem in that I can’t touch or taste you, so I think it must come off.”

Without warning, he flips me over onto my belly and slowly starts unhooking the corset. Once he a has it undone, he slowly kisses up the backs of my thighs and across my buttocks, grazing incredible kisses across my low back in that perfect spot that makes me tingle everywhere. He begins massaging and kneading my back and shoulders, all while planting kisses all over me. Moving my hair to the side, he kisses and sucks the back of my neck. I’m whimpering as he runs his hands through my hair, kisses my neck, and nibbles on my ears. I try and reach behind me to pull his head to me, but he’s just not having it and lets out a laugh.

“Patience, sweetheart, we’ll get there; I can tell you enjoy this. I love the noises you make when I run my hands through your hair. I love how you melt into the bed when I kiss your low back, just above your tight ass. I
especially
love how you call out my name when I slide my finger inside you here.”

“Daniel.”

“I know, sweetheart. I can read your body. Just enjoy this.” How can I not when he’s so gentle and so right?

After a little more massaging, he flips me over, moving my corset out of the way and goes straight to my belly button. Tugging, kissing, and sucking, he works his way up to my breasts. Finally, he’s positioned between my legs. I can feel his length pushing up on me and I know I’m not going to last long at all. He’s propped up on an elbow, running his hands through my hair just millimeters from my lips.

“I love you, Kate.”

Before I can respond, he kisses me and slides inside me at the same time. I’m overcome with sensation from all the foreplay. As I wrap my legs around his hips and pull him in deep, I can already feel my orgasm, but I don’t want to come yet.

“It’s okay, let me feel you.” I come fast and hard while Daniel holds back. I don’t know where he gets his willpower from.

He has one hand behind my head and stays moving in a slow rhythmic pattern, continuously kissing me, somehow making his movements match the kiss. It’s never ending pure bliss, and it dawns on me that this is really the first time I’ve ever made love—the first time my entire heart and soul has belonged to someone completely. I was always holding back before, at least somewhat, but I’m not anymore. It’s a freeing realization.  A few tears fall from my eyes and Daniel stops,

“No, Daniel, don’t stop. They’re happy tears—one hundred percent over the moon happy tears. Please keep going, I’m so close.”

Daniel crushes his mouth back to mine and picks up the pace a little bit. I’m meeting him thrust for thrust, pulling him in deeper with my legs around his waist.

“Oh god. I’m going to come again. Please, baby, I have to do it with you. Please come with me”

“Now, Kate. Come with me.” We both come at the same time and more tears fall from my eyes.
Damn hormones.
Daniel wipes away my tears and pulls me close to him.

“Why are you crying? I understand you said they’re happy tears, but I’ve never been with a girl who cried during sex, although I
have
heard of it. I just need to know if this is, um, normal for you.” I laugh and take a deep breath. I can tell him anything; he owns my heart.

“I just realized something. Sorry if it’s girly, but remember when I told you that I’ve never been as content as I am with you?” He nods.  “Please don’t be angry. This was a good thing for me, and I hope, for us. I realized that you are the first man I have ever really made love to—real love, lifelong passionate love,
soul mate
love
.
You gave that to me, Daniel, and it’s the biggest gift I’ve ever received. I’m complete when I’m with you. That piece of my heart that died with my mom is back; you brought it back and made me whole again. I was crying because I realized I’m not broken anymore and I’ve been broken for so very long.” 

Daniel gets up, not saying a word as he goes and turns on the water in the bathtub. When he comes back in he grabs my hand.

“Come take a bath with me, I want to talk to you.”

He grabs our champagne glasses and the bottle and puts them by the tub. He steps in first and helps me in; my tub is huge, so it can fit both of us with room to spare. He sits behind me so I can lean back on him. Lifting his glass, he makes a toast, “To us,” he says, and I reply the same. I’m curious as to why he didn’t talk to me in bed, but maybe I just overwhelmed him.

“It breaks my heart to think of you as broken, and even more so to think of you as having been broken since your mom passed away. That was so long ago. I don’t understand why Michael didn’t see that and help you. I’m really starting to dislike that guy. I love that you feel like I’m the first person that you have really made love to because I feel the same way. I thought I was in love before, but now I know the difference between love and lust. Kate, you are definitely my love. I will always love you, Kate, no matter what. Even if we fight and I get angry, just know that I love you first and foremost.”

“Me, too.
There are some things I wanted to talk to you about and now is as good of a time as any. First, I want to clear something up about Michael, and then I’m going to tell you something that is going to make you like him even less. Can you pour me some more champagne? I think I’m going to need it.” He’s talented—he pours it in my glass over my shoulder and pours himself some more as well.

“Michael is, or was, a really, really good guy. I know he loved me with all his heart and soul and I know I loved him just as much. I know that I’m more broken now than I was back then because of what happened after we broke up. Michael was there when my mom died. We all saw what happened. Jess and I were like sisters already, so we bonded over our grief; she helped me and so did Michael.

From that day forward he was like my protector, always saving me from things that might hurt me or things I might not want to see or hear. Eventually, it became part of his personality and our relationship. I loved his protection and soon came to rely on it and to expect it.

“The summer before freshman year, we decided to try a relationship. We fell in sync with each other. We never fought, and everyone assumed we would be getting married someday. They were right. The night before we broke up was the night he was going to propose. That’s the night everything fell apart. He never proposed, and I became even more broken. I realize now, that by Michael stepping in and protecting me, he kept me from having to deal with things and that kept me from healing. I called him for weeks after the breakup and could never get a hold of him. Jess went to his house, he yelled at her, told her to go away and never come back, that he didn’t want anything to do with either of us ever again. She was devastated. She told me it looked like he was moving. Michael just didn’t give up on me; he gave up on her, too. We were The Three Musketeers—best friends for ten years—it was devastating to us. More champagne, please, I need it to keep going.” Daniel pours me more and runs his hand along my arm, encouraging me and letting me know
it’s okay.