LOVE, LIFE, and VOWS
Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedications & Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Epilogue
Thank You
LOVE, LIFE, and VOWS
By
LaShawn Vasser
LOVE, LIFE, and VOWS © 2014 LaShawn Vasser
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons living or dead are entirely coincidental.
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WARNING
This novel is considered romantic fiction with erotic elements or erotica. This is for mature audiences only. This book contains adult profane language, mild violence and strong sexual content.
Dedications & Acknowledgments
There are so many individuals who have helped me along this journey and I say to you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience, encouragement, and advice.
I want to send a special thank you to my husband for being the inspiration for my Jason and to my children for allowing mommy the space to follow her dreams. Kim Ferguson…Thank you for keeping me sane. Tiffany A., Radiah P., and Toia R. thank you for taking time out of your lives to beta read for me.
Finally, I’d like to thank Jenna Clark with Creatrix Photography – www.creatrixphotography.com for providing me with that amazing photo for my cover and JBLOGIC for doing the artwork.
Chapter 1
The stillness of the night woke Jason from his sleep. It was too silent…too still. He’d been lying in bed listening to the waves gently coming ashore for what could have been a half an hour or hours. In the quietness of the private Cabo San Lucas Island, time seemed suspended. That was fine with him, after all, for the next week he was on his honeymoon.
Jason looked down at Vicky as she slept. She lay on her side facing him. The moon illuminating her beautiful face. He gently removed a strand of hair that had fallen over her eyes. As the moonlight streamed through their seaside cabin, Jason continued to softly run his fingers across her silky caramel skin and outlined her lips. They were still swollen from his kisses. While lying inside the crook of his arms, Vicky nestled her naked body as close to him as she could get. She looked well-loved…serene even. After everything that happened over the last several months they both could use just a little bit of peace. Jason was going to make sure they got it.
He rested his forehead against hers and smiled into the darkness as he took credit for giving her that satisfied look. Before falling asleep, he’d thoroughly made love to his wife. His wife. The thought alone made his heart beat a little faster. And, it felt damn good to be able to finally call her Mrs. Victoria Nicole Rutherford.
It was hard to believe it had been less than a year since they’d met, Angel’s accident, her recovery, the wedding, and preparing to have a baby of their own.
If it hadn’t happened to him, he wouldn’t have believed it was possible to fall in love with someone this quickly and this deeply.
In her sleep, Vicky moaned and threw her leg up and over Jason’s waist. She rubbed against him while leaving a trail of heat and wetness on his thigh. Jason was already in a semi-state of arousal but her touch made him harden and grow. A touch, a kiss…it didn’t seem to take much to get him aroused when he was around her.
He sucked in a deep breath and wondered if his need would always be this intense. They’d made love several times already tonight. Yet, he still wanted more. Jason had to remind himself to be careful since Vicky had had problems earlier in the pregnancy. However, the doctor did say she was perfectly healthy to resume all sexual activities.
Vicky’s body was calling out to him even in her sleep. She pressed into Jason and he allowed himself to slip between her swollen flesh without sliding all the way inside her body. Jason closed his eyes to bask in the sensation. He grabbed a hold of her hips and moved her over slightly so that he was perfectly aligned with her entrance. It was sweet agony when Vicky began to instinctively roll her hips up and down all over him.
Her need and the intensity of her passion woke her up. She blinked a couple of times before she was fully awake and realized the state of her body. A slow but sexy smile spread across her face.
Since she had already thrown one leg over the side of his waist, it was easy to just climb on top straddling him.
The rise and fall of Jason’s chest increased as her hands caressed him up and down and all across his rock hard body while she continued to slowly grind on him. She couldn’t resist bending over to kiss her husband. As she slid her tongue inside his mouth, the taste and feel of him was intoxicating.
Jason felt drugged by her kisses too. He delved deeply joining his tongue with hers as they made love to each other’s mouths. Neither could tell whose groans belonged to who but it was music to Vicky’s ears. It just made her want to pleasure him even more.
Vicky tore her lips away from his as she nipped, kissed, and licked a wet trail down his magnificent body. She kept going down until she reached the swollen length of him. Jason was fully erect and ready. Vicky was determined to take her time as she rained kisses all over that part that gave her so much pleasure.
She wrapped her hands around his thickness. How was it possible to be so steel-like and rigid but so velvety and smooth to the touch?
Jason could barely breathe waiting for Vicky to pull him into the hot cavern of her mouth. Vicky fully planned to but not yet…she was enjoying the feel and taste of him too much. She licked him slowly from the base of his manhood all the way to the head over and over again while never taking her eyes away from his.
She felt victorious when she was able to coax moisture from the tip of him. Vicky placed soft kisses around his weeping slit and swirled her tongue around to taste his essence.
“Mmm…delicious.”
Vicky continued to drive Jason crazy for a few more moments before finally taking him gently but firmly into her mouth. She was able to take him fully, sucking him all the way down to the base.
Jason sucked in a breath, “Umm…too…damn…good.”
He gripped her hair and wrapped it around his hands to keep her head right where it was. Watching her watch him as she used her mouth to make love to him almost made him lose control.
The pleasure was so intense his voice came out as a hoarse whisper, “You are s
o beautiful.”
The sound of his voice and the look in his eyes made Vicky’s inner muscles pulse and clench.
The sensation was so good she couldn’t help but close her eyes. She increased the pressure and the pace to the point that Jason was about ready to explode in her mouth. That was not where he wanted to release. He wanted that to be inside of her.
Jason’s didn’t know how much more he could take. Just when he thought he would pass out from the intensity of his need for her, he found the strength to stop her from loving him.
“I…need to be…inside you now!”
She understood his need because it mirrored her own. She needed him inside of her badly too. Jason clutched her shoulders and pulled her up towards him until she straddled him once again. He slid his hands down her sides until he gripped her hips. Vicky positioned her throbbing body directly over him and…sank…down…slowly. Jason watched intently as he saw himself completely disappeared between her thighs.
Vicky closed her eyes and threw her head back.
He rose up to meet her and thrust deeply as she ground down onto him. Jason was lost in ecstasy. Vicky had to hold on to his shoulders because the force of his strokes was so powerful. When he took one of her nipples into his mouth, she felt the first tremors of an orgasm.
He experienced it too. The more her walls clenched and pulsed around him the harder he plunged inside of her. He was so close. It took all of his concentration to wait for her release before he spilled himself.
“God, Vicky…this…is insane. So…good.”
She dug her nails into his shoulders, “Jason…I can’t hold on…I’m coming!” Vicky shattered.
A moment later, Jason exploded too.
They didn’t move until their breathing returned close to normal. Jason eased Vicky down onto the bed and went to get a warm washcloth to clean up with. By the time he returned to the bed, Vicky was asleep.
He was satisfied and apparently so was she. He smiled to himself in the darkness as he cleaned her up. When he got back into bed he wrapped his arms around her. This time her bottom was backed up to his front. Spooning had its advantages. It would make easy access for in the morning.
Chapter 2
Jason was standing at the stove cooking breakfast when Vicky walked into the kitchen. He hadn’t noticed her as she stood at the threshold of the door. She was mesmerized with all the beauty surrounding her...Jason was to left and the panoramic view of the ocean was directly in front.
The breeze from the ocean fanned the flowing fabric that surrounded the windows in the bright kitchen. Vicky thought nothing could be more beautiful than the evening sunset but standing there with a clear blue sky, the sun shining throughout the room, and birds singing and dancing on top of the crystal clear water, made the early morning just as breathtaking.
Although the salt in the air was strong and the view was incredible, Vicky couldn’t resist turning to the sound of bacon sizzling in the hot pan and the aroma wafting through the air. It was heavenly. Her stomach rumbled so loud she thought Jason could probably hear it. His back was to her as he juggled cooking breakfast with one hand and holding the phone between his ear and shoulder with the other.
“Yeah, that’s right. We’ll be out for most of the morning so you can do it then. That sounds good. Thanks.”
Still unaware that Vicky was behind him, Jason disconnected the call. Vicky had taken a seat at the island behind watching his every move.
Jason stood there shirtless wearing nothing but a thin pair of sleeper bottoms. It had been just a few short hours ago that Vicky had spread her hands all over those broad shoulders and down his well-toned body. And he was her man…all hers. Even though she had the papers to prove it, Vicky still couldn’t believe that they were married.
The baby moving was probably the only thing that could have shaken Vicky from her thoughts. He or she was active this morning and that put a smile on her face. Their baby was very hungry and letting her know it.
“Mr. Rutherford is breakfast almost ready? The two of us are starving!”
Jason turned around noticing Vicky for the first time. Her hair was still tousled from sleep and she had that beautiful glow that new mothers have. Her stomach was rounded with his child growing inside. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for them…absolutely nothing.
“Good morning beautiful.”
Jason walked over and kissed her lightly on the lips. He then parted her robe and bent down to kiss his son or daughter.
“Good morning to you too.”
Vicky ran her fingers through his hair as he said good morning to their child. She was about five months pregnant but Jason hadn’t let a day go by where he didn’t touch, kiss, or speak to him or her.
Jason was rewarded with feeling the baby flex an arm or leg underneath his cheek. He jerked his head up with excitement in his eyes.
“Did you feel that?”
Vicky laughed out loud, “Yes. Our baby is telling you he’s hungry and you’re going to let that bacon burn up.”
He’d been so wrapped up in Vicky and the baby he’d completely forgotten the bacon was cooking. Suddenly very serious, Jason held Vicky’s face in his hands and looked deeply into her eyes, “I can never thank you enough for giving me this gift.”
Jason kissed her once more before he went over to take the bacon out of the pan and turned off the stove.
It was hard to swallow back the lump in her throat. She knew how precious love was and she didn’t take it lightly that Jason loved her.
He put a bowl of fresh fruit on the island. Vicky adjusted her robe and popped a grape into her mouth. Still trying to clear her throat “So, who was on the phone?”
“Nobody important.” He turned around to face her, “Do you want juice or milk?”
“Juice.” Vicky didn’t believe him for one second, “Really? Well then, what is it that they can do while we’re out?”
“Mrs. Rutherford, you are too nosy for your own good. I thought you were hungry.” Jason made her a plate of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast.
“Eat up.”
“Come on…not even a hint?”
“No. Okay, all I will tell you is…nothing.” He laughed, “Now, hurry up so we can shower.”
Jason gave Vicky a wicked smile, “because that…is going to take a lot of time and we’ve only got an hour and a half before we need to be where we’re going.”
Chapter 3
Sandy had been back from Jason and Vicky’s wedding for just a few days. She was so happy for them. They deserved their happily ever after. Lord knows they’d overcome a lot to get it. Angel’s accident and recovery over the last several months was hard on them but it only seemed to bring them closer.
It was actually inspiring; Sandy knew that if Vicky could find happiness in the most unlikely of places, so could she. That immediately made her think of Franklin and the almost ever present smile that had been plastered on her face since they’d gotten together.
They hadn’t put a label on their relationship but she was pretty sure he wasn’t seeing anyone else and neither was she. He was so attentive to her. No other man had made her feel like her feelings really mattered to them like Franklin. Yes, things between them were good; almost too good.
Every now and then, Sandy would have to push back those negative feelings of doubt. Those thoughts of being a rebound relationship would occasionally pop into her head. Especially, since Franklin had only recently broken off his engagement before they’d started seeing each other. But, he’d made her feel special…important even; nothing even remotely resembling a rebound. So, it was easy to tamp down those insecurities. Insecurities that Sandy had built up over years from dating the wrong kinds of men, men like Joshua Jones.
Sandy shook her head and muttered underneath her breath while looking at the in-bound and out-bound call board, “Thank god I dodged that bullet.”
It was hard getting back into the swing of things at CkR International after living it up with Jaso
n, Vicky and Franklin over the last several months. But, Sandy had bills to pay and CkR International was the place that helped her pay them. Jason had been more than generous giving her extended leave time with pay. Even though Sandy spent most of it with Vicky, she and Jason had also become good friends.
Jason knew it was a lot for Vicky to focus on Angel’s recovery, planning their wedding, moving from Minneapolis to Atlanta, and having to deal with all of those pariah’s wanting to know who and how she’d finally landed Jason Rutherford.
He was always willing to move heaven and earth for her so if Sandy being there with her would ease her mind, she knew Jason would figure out a way for it to happen.
Although, Vicky was much stronger than Jason gave her credit. She had a silent strength that Sandy really admired. She had been handling everything while pregnant with such patience and grace.
Sandy chuckled to herself because she knew she would have let out a ‘kiss my ass’ at least once during all that time.
Anyway, it was back to the real world for her and time to make sure everyone was either available to take calls or were on a call. There were two people offline, Marla Johnson and Judith Marshal. Judith was the girl who’d been hired to replace Vicky.
Sandy arched a perfectly sculpted eyebrow…she’d noticed this was Judith’s third bathroom break and it wasn’t even lunch time yet. She would have to keep an eye on her.
There was a knock on her office door, “Um...excuse me, do you think I could talk to you for a minute?”
Sandy’s back was to her door but she knew that voice anywhere. There was a time when she craved the sound. Now…it left her feeling…nothing.
She turned around with a blank expression on her face.
“Sure. What can I help you with Mr. Jones?”
He came inside and closed the door. Why he did that when her office was a glass fishbowl was beyond her.