Dreams: Joe 04

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and it was created solely by me as the author. Any similarities to characters, businesses, places, or things are all happenstance, though my appreciation to those who have inspired my works is immense.

Author's Note: This is the fourth part in the second series about the Nickels family. I believe many of you have come to love Joe, Ame, Bekah, Dave, Nancy, Bob, and Nana. (Who doesn't love Nana?!) You know the drill... my stories are STORIES, so many details make for fun, exciting, and interesting plot lines. And there's a lot of overlap from Bekah's story, but from Joe's POV. "Oh, that's why..." is what I'm going for. Questions and comments are welcome. Please take the time to rate this story also. I hope everyone will be kind.

Recap: "I'll be back in a week, alright?" Ame told her little brother and hugged him. "Text me if you need me, and I'll get back to you eventually. I'm not going to be looking at my phone much. Kinda like when I was in San Diego."

"Got it, Ame," Eddie assured her. "Go have fun. I'll be fine."

"Yeah, you will," Dave told him as he walked up to stand behind Eddie and put his hands on his shoulders. "We're meeting up this week while Bekah's at work. We've got this, Joe. Go have a great time."

Dreams: Joe 04

As they drove back to their suite, Joe held Ame's hand and smiled as they headed toward their special place to finally do what they'd been waiting to do for what felt like forever. Joe parked in the back of the house, asked her to wait for him to come around the car to get her, and then opened her door to help her out. He wanted to introduce her to the sunroom first, particularly to see her reaction. It was already dark and unbelievably clear. He literally couldn't have asked for a better night.

"I have something for you," Joe informed her and led her to the sunroom. "It's my wedding gift to you," he explained. When they entered the room, Ame gasped as she saw the telescope with the royal blue bow on it.

"Joe! Oh, my gosh! How'd you know? Oh, it's beautiful!"

"I heard you loved astronomy and once borrowed the school's telescope to look at the stars," Joe shared and smiled as she touched the knobs and looked up at the skylight to see what she'd be looking at up in the sky. "Since we can look at the stars from the warmth of this room, I thought it would be something you'd enjoy."

"I am going to enjoy it!" Ame exclaimed. "Oh, Joe! Thank you so much! I love it. I love you!"

Joe cupped Ame's cheek and held her waist as he gazed upon her. "I want to make you so happy," he whispered. "I love you so much."

Ame slid her hand behind Joe's head and gently pulled on him to bring his lips to hers. She slid her hands down his coat and lifted it up off his shoulders to remove it. When she slowed their kisses, Ame stepped away from him to place the coat on the loveseat. Before she could turn around, Joe walked over to move her hair from the back of her neck. The design of the dress complimented her whole body, and the lace showed just enough of her skin to excite him. Joe put his lips on her ear and kissed her softly.

"Joe, what would you say if we made love under the stars?" Ame whispered and turned to face him.

"Definitely something I had thought about for this week," he admitted and slid his hands down her arms as he continued kissing her jawline toward her other ear.

"Will you make love with me now?" she asked and began unbuttoning his vest. "I want for us to undress each other and make love right here. Would that be OK?"

Joe hadn't ever imagined having his first time anywhere other than on a bed. The idea was exhilarating. The opportunity had presented itself just like Dave had told him it would. It would be a memory they could cherish forever. "Yes, my love," Joe answered and kissed her softly as she continued unbuttoning his shirt once his vest had been removed. As he stood shirtless before her, he finally got a chance to undress her. He put his hands on her waist and turned her around so that he could unfasten her dress. He'd noticed the few buttons at the top, so he began there. Thankfully, there were only three, and then the rest was to be undone by way of a zipper. He slid it down slowly, stopping now and again to kiss her back as it became exposed. "I see a few back rubs in your near future."

When her dress was completely unzipped, Joe reached for her sleeves to pull them off her arms first. As he pulled the final sleeve down her arm, he slid the dress down her body. Joe took her hand to steady her as she stepped out of the dress.

"Oh, good God, Ame," Joe sighed as he set his sights on her garter. It held up her thigh-high nylons, and for the first time that day, Joe finally stopped worrying about becoming aroused by the gorgeous woman in his arms in front of family and friends. No one was here, and he felt himself growing in excitement. "This is hot."

"I had a feeling you'd like it," Ame told him and smiled down at him as he kissed her legs where the clips had been attached to the nylons. He pulled them off her before reaching up to take off her garter.

Before he could do more, she motioned with her finger for him to stand back up. "My turn," she announced and put her hands on his belt.

Joe moaned as she let her fingers glide along his stomach as she unfastened his belt and then his pants. She held them as he stepped out of them and stood before her ready to make their way to the makeshift bed he'd created. He was so glad he'd made that bed the day before. So glad.

Ame pressed her body to Joe's as he pulled her to him. He led her down to the bed where they knelt facing each other. Joe reached around to unfasten her bra. Once it was off her body, Ame pulled down Joe's boxers and took them off him once he sat back. He did the same for her and slid her panties off her body once she was seated.

Joe took a full minute to admire his wife as she sat beside him. Ame had the same idea and began touching his chest with her nails as he ran his hand down her arm. Ame laid back and reached up for him as he climbed onto her beautiful body.

"Make love with me, Joe," Ame requested and slid her hands slowly down his chest. As she slid her leg up along his, Joe sighed and arched his back. He put his hands on the pillow on both sides of her face and guided himself towards her opening. "I'm so ready for you to be inside me," she whispered into his ear as he rubbed himself along her thigh. "I love you," she breathed and then licked his ear.

Joe moaned as she continued running her fingers along his chest and down to his stomach. It was time. Joe put the tip of his shaft up along her slit. Ame lifted her hips to welcome him inside her. As he slowly entered her, Joe moaned with every inch that made its way inside her. Joe looked into Ame's eyes as he stilled his movement.

"It's so good, Joe," Ame whispered and sighed as she put her lips on his. Joe moaned into their kiss and began slowly moving in and out of her. He was already so aroused, so he knew he wasn't going to last very long. Oh, how good it felt to finally be inside her! He moaned again and found a rhythm which worked for him. The way she felt on his shaft was indescribable. He felt his orgasm mounting and slowed his thrusts to see where Ame was at with hers.

"Joe, I'm so close," Ame sighed and moaned as she seemed to feel the pressure within her rising. "Keep doing that," she pleaded. Joe increased his momentum and worked to bring them to their completion. "Yes, Joe, oh my God, yes, it's right... there!" she exclaimed and began tightening her muscles around his shaft.

"Oh, (curse)!" Joe breathed and came inside her. He grunted as he thrust repeatedly into her as he accomplished his first orgasm through sex. They panted and held each other as they lay there. Joe kept his head down on the pillow next to her head. It was incredible. Nothing could have prepared him for that. And he was thrilled and so thankful that they'd waited. It was indescribable how amazing that was.

"Joe, that was... oh my God, there aren't words," Ame breathed and held him to her. Joe hadn't responded, so she cleared her throat. "Um, Joe, did you want to stay like this or, you know, maybe lie next to me so we can talk? You didn't fall asleep, did you?"

"I'm not asleep. I kinda like still being part of you," Joe answered and sniffed a laugh. "But yeah, I'll move," he told her and groaned softly as he pulled himself from her before lying next to her. He reached up and grabbed a blanket he'd left on the loveseat. He'd left it there just in case they got cold. Another great idea.

"Joe, that was amazing," Ame told him and turned to face him. She ran her fingers down his arm and sighed as she laid her head on her other arm. "Oh, my God, I can't even," she said with a sigh and then a smile.

"Glad we waited?"

"Oh, my gosh, Joe, that was probably why it was even better than if we'd had our first time before this," Ame speculated. "I mean, had we done it in San Diego, it would have been beautiful, but the waiting part just made it, I don't know, more exciting, I guess. And to have it now, just out of our wedding attire, not to mention here on this bed under the stars? Oh, my gosh, Joe. I'll remember this forever. You really didn't mean for us to do it here first?"

"I have always imagined our first time being on a bed," Joe confessed, "but when you asked for us to do it here, I saw absolutely nothing other than a perfect opportunity to make a memorable experience that much more special. I thought it would be cool if while you were looking at the stars, and I got bored waiting, we could have this option for when I pushed you over the edge flirting tirelessly until you couldn't stand it anymore and decided to go ahead and take me right here next to your telescope."

"I love the rose," Ame noted as she put her hand on his chest. "Another perfect part of the memory." Ame turned to lie on her back and looked up. "Joe, I can't get over it. We're married, and we've just made love. Part of me is up there. I'm in heaven, I think."

"Are you falling asleep?" Joe asked and leaned over to lick her breast.

"Mmm," Ame moaned and put her fingers through his hair as he continued tasting her breast. "Maybe just for a little nap," she suggested and moaned again.

"Maybe I'll join you," Joe answered and laid back on the pillow to look up at the stars. At least, that was his intention. He was asleep two minutes after she was.

Joe woke up to Ame's fingers running along his stomach. When he opened his eyes, he found her looking at her phone. "What time is it?" Joe asked and stretched before wrapping his arms around her.

"7:30PM," Ame answered and tossed her phone to the side. "Hi, my handsome husband. I don't know which thing throughout this whole honeymoon will be my favorite, but waking up together and naked will definitely make the top ten. Mmm," she moaned and ran her hand around from his stomach to his butt and squeezed it as she turned to face him.

"You, my beautiful wife, will absolutely be my favorite part of this honeymoon, hands down," Joe answered her and put his mouth on hers. He moaned as she tilted her head to invite him in for a much deeper kiss.

As they finally slowed their kisses, Ame sighed. "Part of me could totally see staying down here in this sunroom for the entire week," Ame shared and laughed. "The bathroom, the kitchen, the bed we're lying on, the telescope... they're all we'd need. Make love, eat, make love, sleep, make love, make love, make love," she teased and pressed her body to him. "I can't get enough of this," she breathed as she squeezed his butt again and put her mouth on his neck.

"How about we take a tour of the other parts of the house first," Joe suggested as he turned his head for her to continue kissing him, "and then, if that's what you want, we'll ditch the plans to stay upstairs and remain down here for the rest of the time. I feel like you haven't seen anything yet."

"Well, let's go then," Ame responded and pulled from his grasp. "What should we wear?"

"I'll put my boxers on, and you cover up with the blanket until we get up there," Joe resolved. "It's been a day, and we could use a shower." They got up and decided to leave their wedding attire on the loveseat until they were ready to deal with it. Ame grabbed her panties, bra, garter, and nylons and added Joe's shirt and socks to bring up to the room. Joe guided her up the stairs. He couldn't wait to see her reaction to the room and all that had been done with it. Joe opened the double doors and let Ame walk in first.

"Oh. My. Gosh!" Ame exclaimed slowly as she walked into the room. She hadn't moved from the first step she'd taken. "Joe! There's a fridge! What is over there? Wait, hold on," Ame paused and then moved forward. "Bekah wasn't kidding! I mean, she brought me over here, but she kinda rushed me through the tour in here. She must have wanted me to have that much more of a surprise!"

Joe smiled as he watched his wife walking toward the bathroom. He followed her and watched as she looked at the hot tub, the huge shower, the double sinks, and the private toilet. "Come on," Joe encouraged her and waved her over to the room again. "Let's go check out each part of the room." They stopped at the dresser outside the bathroom where Ame noticed the remote for the lights above the bed and the speaker. "And there are candles in the drawer here." He winked and brought her over to the next dresser. "Check this out," Joe suggested and opened the drawer. All her new lingerie was sitting in the top drawer. A large bottle of baby oil and a tube of lubricant were in with her things as well.

"Oh, alright," Ame stated as if to say she was game with whatever that was about. Joe smiled as he closed that drawer and opened the bottom one. "Oh, and snacks," Ame noted and admired the selection. "Fuel."

"Have I ever told you how unbelievably sexy you are wearing just a blanket?" Joe asked and leaned over to kiss her. He closed the drawer with his leg as he held his bride in his arms. "Just a little more to check out, and then we can take a shower. We might want to eat a dinner of some sort, and then we have a whole night to fill with activities."

They stopped in front of the fridge, and Ame checked inside while Joe read the card which was sitting on top of it.

"Joe & Ame,

Enjoy your honeymoon! We know this will come in handy.

It's yours to bring home and keep downstairs as well. Just don't forget to come up to visit now and then! You can leave it home or bring it to San Diego with you. We love you both so much. HAVE FUN! - Mom & Dad"

"What's in here?" Ame asked and took out a plate.

"Yes! She made them!" Joe announced excitedly and opened the foil to show Ame the chocolate-covered strawberries his mom had made for them. "You have to try this." He fed her a bite of one and finished it before tossing the stem onto the plate. "Good, right?"

"Oh, gosh, those are amazing!" Ame exclaimed and reached for another one. They stood there in front of the fridge enjoying a few more before finally putting away the plate.

"OK, next," Joe told her and waved her on. "This is where we'll unpack. And here," he continued as he brought her over to the other side of the room, "is the other half of the gift I put together for you. I wanted you to be able to have a galaxy of your own. And to walk on the moon. At some point, I'll show you the full extent of it, but now, I want to move on to that shower we've been discussing but still haven't had."

Ame smiled and took his hand as he led her to the bathroom. She dropped her blanket just before she entered the room and began making her way into the shower. Joe smiled as he watched her turning it on and standing under the water. He finally snapped out of his stupor and stripped of his boxers to join her.

Joe walked into the shower and stood behind his wife. He slid his hands down her arms and leaned forward to kiss her shoulder. "I'm going to want to explore your entire body soon," Joe informed her and put his hands on her waist to turn her to face him. "From your very sexy little toes to the nape of your neck, Ame. I want to discover all of you."

"Mmm, same," Ame moaned as she turned and cupped his butt before tracing her hands around his body to his manhood. "I want to wash each other first, and then let's see what mischief we can get into while we're in here."

"Ah, a woman after my own heart," Joe claimed and leaned down to kiss her passionately. The water was hot, and the mood was hotter. They took turns washing each other and kissed the other person's clean skin. He thought he was pushing it when he kissed her inner thigh once he was done cleaning her most sensitive area. But it was when Ame washed Joe's shaft and then kissed him there that took his breath away. And she wasn't done. What began as a simple kiss turned into a full-on blowjob, and Joe was sure he was seeing stars.

"Oh, God, Ame, that's so good," Joe hissed and reached back for the wall to brace himself. "(curse), you keep that up and I'm gonna, oh, (curse), Ame," Joe moaned. She continued to lick and suck on him "I'm close," Joe warned and then groaned through his release. He'd never felt anything like it and couldn't have imagined it would be so much better than the hand job she'd given him that past Monday.

Joe had his eyes closed, so when Ame kissed his chest and put her hand on his butt, he wrapped his arm around her and sighed. "Good God, woman. You are amazing."

Ame kissed him again and then looked up at him. Joe met her eyes and then kissed her forehead. "I want to wash you again, but I'm guessing you're a little sensitive. Need another minute?"

Joe smirked at her thoughtfulness and kissed her again. He could return the favor if he could figure out how to do that same thing to her, but standing up wasn't an option. At least for his first time doing that to her. Then he spotted the built-in seat. Oh, hello opportunity!

"Come with me for a second," Joe requested once he'd rinsed her, hung up the loofah, and brought her over to sit on the bench. He knelt in front of her and kissed her lips before moving down to her breasts. She wrapped her fingers through his hair as he flicked at her nipples and sucked them into his mouth.

"Oh, that feels so good," Ame moaned and held herself up with her other arm. She was naturally leaning back so he moved down to her stomach and licked along her bellybutton.

"My turn," he whispered and lifted her foot to sit on his shoulder. He kissed his way over from her bellybutton to her hip and then down to her inner thigh. Ame laid back and moaned as she reached for the shower bar which was on the wall. Once Joe had placed his hands under Ame's butt to lift her to his mouth, he began to taste her slowly. Ame's moans were evident from the second he'd first touched her.

"Oh, Joe," Ame sighed and moved under him as he began to explore the incredibly sensitive parts of her special area. He didn't have to work too hard at pleasing her, much in the same way that Ame had found Joe's release. While they were inexperienced, they were led by love and the need for one another, and most of all, the desire to please each other. Ame moaned more and more until she finally began spasming beneath him.

Joe kissed her thighs and waited for her to stop moving before placing a line of kisses along her leg which was still propped on his shoulder. He kissed her right down to her toes as he'd promised and then gently set her foot back down onto the ground before moving back up toward her.

Ame sat up slowly and leaned over to pull his face to hers. "You are incredible," she whispered and kissed him. When she deepened their kiss, Joe was amazed that she didn't balk at the taste of herself on his lips. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to press against him.

"I love you," he whispered into her ear and tightened his grasp on her.

"I love you," she answered and kissed his neck as she laid her head on his shoulder.

"Come on," he encouraged her a minute later. "Let's go finish the cleaning parts we have left and then head out to the room. We can eat some food from the fridge and then get into the bed we still haven't checked out yet."

Joe had her wash him first so that she could continue to recover from the experience she'd just had. He moaned quietly as she made sure to clean him thoroughly. She was very detail oriented. Joe then knelt and lifted the same leg onto his knee this time and washed her gently. After she was rinsed, he kissed her inner thigh once more for good measure and then stood up to kiss her lips again.

"Best first shower together ever," Ame announced and winked at him as she turned off the water. "So far? Couldn't have asked for a better beginning to an amazing honeymoon. I knew it was going to be fantastic."

"You're a smart girl," Joe told her as he followed her out. They dried off with the towels and noted the monograms. They put on their robes with nothing under them for the first time ever and stood at the sinks to brush their teeth. Ame grabbed the brush to put through her hair, but Joe took it from her and waved her out into the room before shutting off the light in the bathroom.

"What's this?" Ame asked and pulled out the note Joe had left her when he packed her robe. "Aw!" she cried when she read it. "I love you, too. And yes, the role of husband could not have gone to anyone else. You are the best."

He sat back on the bed and patted the spot in front of him to have her sit there. He began carefully running the brush through her hair and smiled as she let out little sighs. "Thank you for this," Ame told him quietly as she looked at her phone. "I made a few playlists for the week. Want to hear one?"

"Of course," Joe told her and moved her now straightened out hair to the side so he could kiss her neck. Thankfully she'd already started the playlist because her phone had dropped to the floor when he put his lips on her. "Oops," he whispered into her ear and licked it. "Looks like something has you distracted." Ame reached back to hold his head and then turned to face him. He watched her as she studied his face and leaned in to put her lips on his. He pulled back only slightly to be playful. The longer they went without kissing, the higher the tension rose. The higher the tension, the bigger the need of release. And there was a massive need once they finally gave in and kissed.

Joe tossed the brush to the side and wrapped his arms around Ame as she turned her body to face him. Ame untied her robe and shed herself of it quickly before she reached for his robe and had it unfastened and off him just as fast. She straddled him, all the while nearly never losing the contact of their kiss. She pressed herself into him and moaned, making Joe smile against her lips.

Ame rubbed herself on Joe which successfully achieved what Joe believed to be her goal of getting him ready to enter her. He gasped when he felt himself at her opening and then groaned when she began descending onto him. "Oh, (curse) yes," Ame hissed and gradually found her way into the rhythm that would bring them to yet another orgasm. "Joe, you feel so good inside me," Ame whispered into his ear and then moaned as she rode him.

Joe had no words, so he let his feelings take over. He sighed and moaned and groaned as he felt his orgasm surfacing. "Ame, yes, just like that," he encouraged, and after she rocked back and forth on him for a while longer, he tightened his grip on her hips as she brought him into another incredible release. What made it even better was that she was the cause of it. She'd begun contracting around his shaft with her own orgasm which put him right over the edge.

Ame remained sitting on his lap with his manhood still within her. She held him as he held her, and together, they came down from their highs. She finally let him go enough to hint that she was ready to get up and off him, so Joe released his hold on her and watched her situate the bedding so that she could climb into it. Joe got up, picked up their robes to put them on the chair next to the bed, turned out the lights, and turned on the twinkling ones. He finally lay down next to her from his own side.

"Oh, these are so comfy," Ame noted and scooted closer to him. "Perfect for a honeymoon. I love it."

"So, you've decided to go ahead and let us have the honeymoon up here then?" Joe asked and pulled her even closer to his body.

"Yeah, you were right," Ame conceded and laughed. "It's wonderful down there, and I definitely plan to go back, but there's so much more up here to do and try and experience. Oh my gosh, Joe. It's all just so wonderful."

"Agreed." Joe laid his head back on the pillow and ran his finger along Ame's back as he replayed their experiences so far. Not that he wanted to think about Dave and Beck-Beck, but he had to admit that Dave had been right. He had been so right. "Let opportunities present themselves. Don't plan anything. Each time is amazing. Best week ever," Dave had said, and Joe was only... what? Four hours into the actual honeymoon?

"Babe?"

"Yeah, Ame?"

"You good?"

"So good," Joe answered and turned to face her. "Why? What's up?"

"Oh, nothing," Ame responded and looked up at him. "You were quiet. I just wondered what was going through your mind."

"Just reliving the past four hours," he admitted and sniffed a laugh. "Nothing has been the way I had thought it would be, and that made it even better. First time down in the sunroom, not the bed. Just thought the shower would be hot and steamy, not the first oral experience for both of us. And then I really did only mean to brush your hair to be nice before we checked out the fridge for some food. Instead, my wife rocked my world with sex which felt completely different but just as incredibly amazing as it did the first time we did it. I'm just, I'm so... God, Ame, I'm so happy. I'm beside myself, I'm so happy with you right now."

"Wow," Ame breathed and leaned over to kiss his chest a few times. "I didn't expect that when I asked if you were good. That was so much better of an answer than I'd expected. Thank you for sharing that with me. I love that you feel comfortable sharing your feelings with me. I hope you always will."

Joe hadn't thought about what he was sharing or that it would mean so much to her. He hoped he would always think about what she'd like to know. Sometimes, it didn't occur to him to share things. Communication. One of the biggest issues in relationships.

"Ame, if you ever want to know what I'm thinking, and sometimes, honey, I have to admit it really isn't much, but if you do, can you just ask me? And if there seems to be more that you think I'm not sharing, maybe remind me of this. But do me a favor, will you? If I say it's nothing, most likely, it's really nothing. Sometimes I'm just quiet. Sound good?"

Ame smiled up at him and kissed his lips softly. "Sounds great," she answered and cuddled into her place against him. "Can we lie here a little longer before we get up to eat. I am so comfortable right now."

"As long as you want," Joe replied. He smiled down at her and closed his eyes.

When Joe woke up, he noticed that Ame was not against him. He sat up and looked around to find her sitting in her robe on the chair next to the bed with her feet up on it. He stretched and sat up.

"Hey," Ame greeted him and set her phone down on the table. "How'd you sleep?"

"What time is it?" Joe asked. He hadn't expected to fall asleep.

"10:30PM. I dozed a little, but then I decided to get up and explore a little more. I thought you'd wake up when I pulled out of your arms, but you kept sleeping. I put away our clothes in the drawers and took the bags to a room across the hall. I didn't want to mess with the other part of the room yet because I think you have a plan for how it's supposed to look when I see it all lit up and stuff. Are you hungry?"

"Yeah, food would be awesome," Joe answered and waved her over to stand next to him. She grabbed his robe and helped him into it before sitting on his lap. "I love you," he told her as he cupped her cheek. Ame pressed her face into his hand and covered his hand with hers.

"I love you too," she responded and happily gave him the kiss he seemed to be requesting. He had her stand up so that he could do the same, and they walked over to the fridge to check out the supply. When Ame pulled out a plate which had been covered with saran wrap, she handed it to him. "There's a note on it."

"It's from Beck-Beck," Joe shared and laughed. "Here. Unwrap this while I get the crackers from the drawer. Read the note, Ame."

"I figured you'd appreciate all the work being done. Enjoy! I can't wait to hear all about it, Ame! P. S. Crackers to go with it are in the drawer!

Love you both! - Beck-Beck"

"This is a perfect meal for the wedding night," Joe informed her and picked up a grape to feed her. He laid down on the bed on his side and encouraged her to do the same. They ate all the cheese, sausage, and grapes which had been cut up and arranged for them along with crackers from the package. They really enjoyed feeding the grapes to each other. When the plate was empty, Joe tossed it into the garbage can and opened the fridge to take out a soda for them to share. He also grabbed the plate of strawberries.

"Want a few more?" Joe offered and took the foil off the plate. This one was glass, so he'd have to bring it down to wash and put with their stuff to bring home when their time away was done. As he ate his third strawberry, Ame covered the plate so that there were a few left for them to enjoy the next day.

"What do you want to do now?" Ame asked and sidled up to him with her hands in her pockets.

"How about we go check out that telescope?" Joe suggested and smiled as she lit up.

"Oh, my gosh! I totally forgot about that!" Ame exclaimed and then covered her mouth. "Oh, sorry! I didn't mean that! I mean, I did forget, but..."

"Ame, we've done a lot today," Joe reassured her and nodded. "It's totally cool. I kinda forgot too, and then I took a nap I didn't mean to take. But tonight is supposed to be super clear. Come on, my love," Joe encouraged and offered his hand. "Let's go explore the stars."

Joe and Ame headed down the stairs to the sunroom and smiled at each other as they faced the bed. Joe stood behind her and wrapped his hands around her stomach. "Best first time ever," he whispered in her ear as he pointed at the bed.

"I'll always treasure that memory," she assured him and turned her head to face him. He happily kissed her and then deepened their kiss before she could let go. Ame turned her body and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Before they ended up on the bed again, Joe pulled away and pointed at the telescope. "It's only dark for so long," he teased and pushed her over to finally check out the sky. Joe took a seat on the loveseat and watched Ame familiarize herself with the telescope before settling in to check out the view.

"Oh, it's so beautiful," Ame said quietly and smiled to herself. "Joe, I can't begin to explain how exciting this is for me and that you've found something to give me that would mean so much. I'm just so blessed, Joe. I really am."

"Eddie mentioned that you didn't want to live where there is so much light pollution," Joe stated with concern. "I'm hoping that the house we get has a dark little area which will allow for you to still be able to see the stars now and then. And I think I'll be looking up the planetarium when we get there to see if you can get a private viewing now and then. They have telescopes which don't seem to mind light pollution, I guess," he said with a shrug and smiled at her.

"Well, I'm not a fan of light pollution, but it won't keep me from moving there," Ame clarified. "And that you've thought about ways for me to continue viewing the stars means a lot. Thank you for that. And thank you for this experience, Joe. I love it all."

"Mission accomplished," Joe responded and winked at her when she looked over.

Ame continued to look at the stars, and Joe continued to admire his wife. He watched her many movements. He enjoyed her different facial expressions. He admired how she sat and positioned herself to get a better view through the lens. He wanted to memorize every detail of his beautiful bride. He just couldn't believe it had come to this.

Ame Nicholson was now Ame Nickels. His Ame. And, oh man! How he loved her! He smiled at the memory of their first encounter in school. He thought about the projects they'd done together and how he'd kept the one under his bed. Part of him wished they'd had more time together. He blamed himself as much as he blamed her for it not happening. She had liked him. Had he thought of her in that way? Could he have been persuaded? He was pretty sure if she had asked him out, he would have found that she was his match.

Joe shook his head at himself. Did it matter? He knew the distance and four years of school would have been a struggle, an issue which could have broken them up and ruined the relationship for good. No, meeting her with Dave and Bekah that day after Christmas was exactly as it was meant to be. And now? He was married to her. And making love to her was better than he could have ever envisioned. How was that?

Just as he was about to think about the next way they could make love, Ame looked up at him and smiled. "I think I'm done for now," she told him and got up to offer him her hand. "Want to go upstairs and take a swim in that giant tub?"

"Love to," Joe answered and cupped her face to give her a loving kiss before taking the hand she'd offered to follow her upstairs.

"Lights on or off? Maybe the nightlight?" Joe suggested and picked up the nightlight to place in the bathroom. He shut off the main light and smiled at the ambiance. "Perfect," he told her and waited for her to join him. They disrobed and hung their coverings on the hooks before getting in and starting up the jets.

"Oh, this is perfect," Ame declared and nodded at him. They floated and relaxed. Joe brought her over to sit on his knees facing away from him so he could massage her neck. She'd been pinching at it earlier. Before long, she was moaning, and Joe's hands were way off course. Ame ended up laughing and pulled away to encourage him to behave himself. She sat on a separate seat and closed her eyes as she floated. The hum of the jets filled the silence.

"Last time we were in a tub together, you wore that gorgeous bikini," Joe told Ame as the jets shut off. She reached back and turned them on again.

"Hours earlier, you had proposed to me," Ame added. "I always wondered if when I got engaged one day, I would make love to my fiancé that night. I'm so glad we waited. Today has been so special and perfect."

"Now that we've had it, it doesn't seem so bad that we had to wait a month," Joe told her thoughtfully. "In those moments, it felt like forever. I'm glad we waited too. Our first times have been spectacular." Joe kissed his fingers and shook his hand in the air like an Italian who was enjoying his meal.

Ame slowly slid over to straddle Joe. "It really has been amazing, hasn't it?" she asked and slid from his knees to his thighs. Joe, who'd had his eyes closed until she'd begun sliding down toward his body, opened one eye to see what Ame was up to. He was fairly certain he knew what was about to happen. He smiled and opened both eyes before placing his hands on her legs.

"I was thinking maybe we could go ahead and have our third experience," Ame suggested bluntly and reached down to touch him. "You up for it?" Just the feel of her hands on him already had him rising for the occasion. When she put her hand on his shaft, he moaned and nodded as he began to smile.

"Oh, I think I am now," Joe assured her and blew out the breath he'd been holding. "I like this approach. You seem to know what you want, and you're not holding back. I hope you're game for that both ways this week."

Ame positioned herself to rub herself right on his manhood which caused him to inhale sharply again. "Oh, Joe," Ame said playfully. "You're what I want. I've held back for a while now. I definitely plan to not only discover a lot of ways to please and be pleased, but to see what you've got up your sleeve as well."

Soon, Ame had herself set to descend on his shaft, and it wasn't long before she was riding him in yet another way. She'd been on top on the bed, but this was in the water. And oh, good Lord, it felt amazing. Joe moaned and sighed as she had her way with him, and just as they were about to climax together, he brought her mouth to his and kissed her passionately. They moaned into each other's mouth and thrashed in the water as they endured the spasms they were sharing. When Joe released her mouth, she was panting hard.

"Oh, that was awesome!" Ame exclaimed and continued to pant through her increased breathing. "Oh, Joe, that felt amazing. Mmm, I love this," she said and laughed a little.

"I aim to please," Joe said confidently and sat back to put both of his arms along the edge of the tub. Joe then laughed and caught Ame as she lunged at him. He held her to his body as they laughed together. Joe leaned in to put his mouth by her ear. "Thank you for this, my beautiful girl. Thank you for making me the happiest man ever."

"I love you," she purred and kissed him heartily. They got out and dried off before heading to bed without worrying about wearing anything. Once they were settled in, Joe kissed her forehead, and Ame snuggled into her usual spot. They were asleep within a few minutes.

Joe woke up, and for a split second, he was unaware of where he was or why. When the realization occurred, Joe smiled as he stretched before placing his hand on Ame's butt. Ame jostled in her sleep but just snuggled closer to Joe's side. He leaned down to kiss her forehead and then laid back and put his hands behind his head.

After a while, Joe went ahead and got up carefully so as not to awaken Ame. He went to the bathroom and checked out that hidden door. He then brushed his teeth and checked his hair. He went back to bed and climbed in. And then the kissing began.

Slowly at first, Joe placed small kisses along Ame's forehead, her ear, her neck, and her chest. He then began descending down her body, stopping for the most delicate parts. Ame stirred at first, but then she began to moan. Her hands found his head and remained there as he pleasured her breasts, her stomach, and before he could get any lower, Ame brought his head back up to hers so she could kiss him.

"Good morning," Joe greeted her and sniffed a laugh as she continued kissing him through his words. "Mmm," Joe moaned and allowed her to have him as she pleased, deepening their kiss when it seemed that the small ones weren't quite satisfying her enough.

"Hi," she greeted him back finally and sighed. "What a fantastic way to wake up," she noted and ran her fingernails along his back while she slid her leg up his leg to his side.

"You up for it?" Joe asked and moved himself along her midsection, hardening with each delicate touch of her special area.

"I was going to ask you that," Ame answered, "but clearly, you certainly are. I've been looking forward to morning sex since last night," she whispered and licked his ear. "Make love to me, Joe. I want to feel you inside me again."

Joe groaned at her words, completely turned on with her auditory flirting. He felt her lifting her knee once more knowing it would allow him to enter her easily. As soon as he was in, both moaned and began rocking together. Joe brought his face down onto hers and kissed her lightly.

"Oh, that's so good, Joe," Ame told him as she held his arms and rocked her hips to the motion of his thrusts. "I've already missed this," she admitted and closed her eyes as she smiled lustfully.

"God, Ame, you feel so good wrapped around me," Joe shared and closed his own eyes as his orgasm was inching closer with each move he made. "So good," he groaned and then picked up the pace of his thrusts until his release was imminent.

"Joe, oh, right there! Yes, yes, yes!" Ame cried out and when her inner muscles began contracting around Joe's shaft, Joe found himself releasing hard and fast.

"Oh, (curse)!" Joe groaned and continued thrusting through his orgasm. He was panting and sweating, but he was elated. He pulled himself from her and lay on the usual side which he took when they were sleeping. Ame's chest was rising and falling with the same intensity, so Joe leaned over and kissed her breast softly.

"I know it sounds repetitious, but Joe, that was amazing," Ame said breathlessly. "Each time, every time, Joe. It's all so good."

"That it is," Joe responded, also still struggling to bring his breathing back to normal. After about two more minutes of silence, Ame finally turned on her side to trace her fingernails along his chest this time. "So, you missed this, huh?" Joe asked her.

"Eight hours is a long time to go without something you absolutely love, Joe," Ame said defensively and leaned forward to kiss his chest and then lick one nipple. "And I can honestly say that even after just the first time, I was hooked. I will want to make love with you for a very long time, and often, I think."

"Good thing I plan to want it often and only with you," Joe answered and lifted her chin to make it so he could kiss her lips. And kiss her he did. They both wrapped their arms around each other and kissed and kissed some more. It was a long while before they finally stopped touching and kissing enough to begin speaking again.

Oh, I just can't get enough of this," Ame sighed and put her hand on his chest. "I want to just wrap myself around you and never let go."

"Well, thankfully this is only the first day of our entire weeklong honeymoon," Joe told her thoughtfully and slid his finger down her back to rest his hand on her butt. "Give it a few days. You'll grow sick of me. You'll at least want to have a few minutes to yourself by then anyway."

"Never," she sighed and ran her finger down along his stomach and onward just a little farther. "Mmm," she moaned as she ran her fingers along his shaft.

"Mmm," Joe moaned in response and smiled. "Let's go take a shower, and then I am going to make us a breakfast of champions. We need to stay fueled if we're going to continue to try out the many more places and positions we've been discussing." Joe also wanted to show her the galaxy world he'd created.

"OK," Ame responded and let him pull her up off the bed. She went into the little private part of the bathroom first, and Joe took the opportunity to start the shower and began getting wet and rinsed off. By the time Ame joined him, Joe was just about done with his shower.

"How about if you go ahead and take your shower, and I'll go get breakfast made and brought back up?" Joe asked and held her waist as he faced her. "Mmm, but man, on second thought," he told her and began moving in on her.

Ame laughed. "Joe! Go ahead and make breakfast," she encouraged. "I'll miss you terribly, but it will only make our reunion that much more exciting," she teased. Joe cupped her cheek and kissed her deeply before letting her go and leaving her alone to shower by herself.

Joe dried off and headed out into the bedroom wearing a towel. He first wanted to pick out the lingerie he hoped she'd wear for him. When he found a hot little purple thong and matching lace bra, he smiled and pulled them out to leave for her to wear. He then threw on a pair of shorts (Who needed boxers when they were just coming off soon anyway?) and grabbed a t-shirt to put on as he left the room and went down to the kitchen.

Joe made the same breakfast he'd made for the morning before. He hoped Eddie had been right about the eggs. He wanted her to have a great first breakfast as a married woman. He had a bounce in his step and a smile on his face. Man, this was the life.

He plated the eggs, sausage, and toast, and held them in one hand with the two bottles of orange juice in the other. He headed upstairs and was pleased to see Ame sitting in a chair facing the galaxy world. He couldn't wait for her to see it with the lights on.

"Breakfast is served, my beautiful wife," Joe announced and set the two bottles down first before taking the two plates to set in front of their seats. "I hope you enjoy your first breakfast as a married woman. Four momentous sexual encounters under your belt, not to mention the deliciously perfect oral pleasures we both had as well. Not too shabby for a wedding night, early morning experience."

Ame hesitated as if she wanted to say something and then thought otherwise. Joe stopped reaching for his fork and touched her hand.

"What's up, babe?" Joe asked.

"I feel silly to ask," Ame answered. "I just, um, I was wondering if we could pray before we eat. I know it seems weird, but I love that your parents start each meal with prayer, and I am trying to get back into a better habit of things."

Joe was surprised, but he was prouder and much more impressed by her than anything. "Yes, absolutely," Joe told her and took her hand into his before reaching over to take her other hand. "Do you want to lead?"

"Not this time," Ame answered, "but I will soon. Can you please?"

Joe smiled and then said a three-second prayer of thanksgiving silently before beginning to speak aloud. "God, thank You for this meal and the means by which we have it. Thank You for the beautiful woman by my side and the amazing life we share. Thank You for the blessing upon our marriage and the perfect union we now have. We praise You, Lord. Amen."

"Amen," Ame said quietly and looked over at him. "Thank you. I felt awkward asking, but I really want to continue to improve my relationship with God and with you. So, thank you."

"I hope you'll always feel like you can talk to me, Ame. I'm your husband now, honey. I want you to be able to say anything to me."

"Well, I'm hungry, so I'm going to eat," Ame admitted and took her first bite of the eggs. Joe watched her and smiled at her reaction. "Oh, Joe! These are fantastic!"

"There are a lot of very positive words flying around this place. We're starting to sound like my brother and all the words he sent me when we were in San Diego during their honeymoon. Huh," he said thoughtfully and smiled, "maybe we are doing something right."

"Well, cheers to Dave and Bekah," Ame told him as she raised her bottle in the air in front of them, "for giving us this place, the food, the ideas, and the motivation to be as good as if not better than they are." They both laughed and tapped each other's bottles.

"Nah," Joe responded and shook his head. "They're great together, and they continue to be great. But we are not them. We don't have to be them or even try to be. We're older and in different positions in life, and so we're busy being great for us. We're new at this whole sex thing, but by the end of the week, we'll be old pros. And that one single month they had on us won't mean a thing. It's like what Nana said too. Once they had two months under their belts, Nana and Grandpa were good, hot, and heavy. They never looked back."

"Gosh, just think about those first couple get-togethers for you and Dave and then for Bekah and me," Ame told him as she finished another bite. "I have a feeling there will be some story swapping and idea sharing. I hope we get a corner booth where we can share and whisper and giggle! I can't wait. I'm thrilled that we've finally gotten to do this, and I wonder if we'll learn even more from them. Or gee! Do you think they'll maybe learn a thing or two from us?"

Joe shook his head and smirked at the confidence in his gorgeous wife. "I guess we'll see," he told her and slid his finished plate in front of him. "Would you like to choose the next activity?"

"If you have something in mind, I'm game for whatever," Ame answered and smiled at him as she combined their plates, silverware, and empty bottles.

"Well, will you close your eyes then?" Joe asked her. "Or you could go tour the house again if you don't want to sit here?"

"I'll take these down and do the dishes," Ame resolved and leaned down to kiss him since she was already standing. "Take your time. Call down to me so I know it's safe. I love you."

"Love you, babe," Joe answered and smiled as he watched her walk out of the room. He got up and began turning on the light switches of each set which were attached to the balloons. He flipped on the few switches of the lights on the ceiling and then turned off the lights in the room including the twinkling ones. He wanted her to see just the magic of the galaxy with the rest of the room dark, as if it was not part of the world he had built for and to which he was inviting her.

"Ame, ready when you are," Joe called down and closed one of the doors so that when she joined him, the only light would be from the stars in her galaxy world.

"OK, just about done down here," she announced. Joe sat on the dresser where the speaker was and took out his phone.

"Dude! Don't hold out! I can't believe I have to ask. How was it! I hope you are having as great a time as we did. All our best to you and Ame. Really happy for you, man!"

Joe laughed at Dave's text before responding. "Best. Night. Ever. You weren't kidding. Definitely a fan of letting things present themselves. Nothing went as I thought it would... all of it was so much better. Talk soon. Love to Beck-Beck too."

Just as Joe put down his phone, he heard Ame walking up the stairs. "This way, miss," he announced with a thick British accent. As soon as she was in the room, he closed the door behind her. The only light came from the stars. "I mentioned before that I wanted you to have your own galaxy world. Welcome, Amelea, to your own special place." He led her to the setup and pointed as he spoke. "We've got the stars. We've got planets. And we even get to walk on the moon. I hope it'll be as much fun for real as the ideas I've thought about in my mind."

Ame walked slowly through the area to admire and touch and take in every detail that Joe put into it. She pointed at the moon and laughed. "There's a movie where they do it on the moon," Ame shared and laughed again.

"How am I the only one who hasn't seen this movie?" Joe asked incredulously.

"Oh, it's so old," Ame answered and waved off his concern. "It's probably only available on VHS. Maybe one day we can rent it if we can find it on DVD." She turned to face him. "Joe, I just can't put into words how much it means to me that you put all this together. That you got me a telescope was gift enough, and a big one at that. But you went even further by creating my own world. Bekah was right," she told him and shook her head. "You Nickels men have a knack about you. One hundred balloons? A demolition arena? A whole week alone in the house while one son is out in California and the other is on his honeymoon? How do you think up these things?"

"I wanted to do something meaningful for you, so I listened for things that you love. When we talked about the sunroom, you mentioned the glass ceiling and how you'd love it if we could stargaze one night. And when Eddie came over to see the house, he told me about the telescope. I then looked up ideas that I could use to fill half a huge master bedroom with something that would make you feel like you were in your own sky, surrounded by stars, planets, and then the moon idea came from somewhere else. I had a waterbed when I was younger, and we happened to still have it."

"I'd love to hear about your moon idea," Ame told him with a sly smile. "I know the movie version, but what's your idea?"

"Well, I'm not ready to try it yet, but I'll share if you want to hear it, I guess," Joe answered and put out his hand to have her join him on the floor so they could lie down and look up at the "planets."

"Yes, Joe. I'd like to know what you plan to do with me on the moon," Ame told him seductively.

"I was reading about different sexual positions a long time ago," Joe admitted and shook his head. "I don't remember why, but anyway, the stories were basically from people sharing about the craziest places they'd done it. Car, stairs, sex swings... there were like thirty stories. But one of them always stuck in my mind. The guy said he and his girl lubed up with baby oil and got onto the waterbed without any sheets or anything. Their intention was to do it, of course, but they ended up being so slippery that they were never actually able to have the sex, but the laughs and the experience were memorable enough to share with encouragement for others to give it a try.

"Lots of people know what waterbeds are, but they're super rare these days, so when I read it, I think I tucked that idea in my mind for someday because I knew I had access to one. So, on the shopping list, along with all the food and dinner ideas, Bekah had me add anything else to it since she was already going to the store. When I added 'baby oil' and 'lube,' I tried to do it quietly and even asked Beck-Beck to keep it to herself, but Dave looked over her shoulder anyway, so... yeah."

"Oh, my gosh! How embarrassing!"

"Well, no, actually," Joe corrected and watched Ame's eyes widen. "Dave liked the baby oil idea so much that he added the word 'large' next to it on the list, and then he went on to ask me to keep the bed up and the bottle under the bathroom sink. I'm guessing it will go on to be used at a later time by someone else." Joe's eyes widened as he smirked.

"But then, when Dave saw 'lube' on the list, he pointed to it and told her to write a number two next to that one. He told her they never knew when it would come in handy. Then Dad saw the list and told us all that we were smart and that he wished he'd have thought of those things when he was younger."

"Wow," Ame told him and sighed. "I love your family, Joe. I just can't get enough of how great you all are together."

"Correction," Joe told her and reached for her hand. "How great we all are together. You're one of us now." Joe turned on his side. "Ame, I want to tell you something and then ask you something."

"OK."

"Yesterday morning, Dad told Eddie that he was welcome to be part of our family if he wanted. Is that OK with you? I don't mean that Dad is thinking Eddie will want to move in, but when we did this little huddle thing before we left for the church, Dad said that we'd be doing it again when Eddie got married if he was OK with that."

"He did?" Ame asked and turned to lie on her side as well. "Well, how did Eddie take it?"

"He didn't say anything, but he had prepared quite a little speech for the huddle," Joe answered. "I think he really liked it and would love to have us Nickels men be part of that little huddle before his own wedding. Well, OK, that leads me to the second question. How do you feel about your dad's absence yesterday?"

Ame thought about this question for a bit and then laid back to look at the ceiling. "Joe, I really don't know how to feel about it. I mean, his only daughter got married, and he didn't even show up. He didn't even stick around to hear about the planning. He didn't even tell us that he wasn't coming. If he told Mom, she kept it to herself. I mean, I'm sad that it came to this. And I have to say that I wasn't surprised, but I was, you know? Do you know what I mean?"

"I know what you mean, and at the same time, I can't imagine it too," Joe answered and continued holding her hand. "I'm so sorry that he didn't show up."

"Can we not talk about it anymore?"

Joe sighed. "Yeah. Oh, honey. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up. I hope some time we can talk about it more though. I just wanted to ask you about it now since you were talking about family."

"I know," Ame told him and turned on her side again. "I was just thinking that it's the first day of our honeymoon, and I don't want to think about anything except how much I am completely and totally and utterly in love with my husband and how all I really want to do is make love to him all week long." Ame leaned in closer and put her hand on his face. "And I am, Joseph Robert Nickels. I am so unbelievably in love with you. And making love with you is second to none, my wonderful husband. I love you."

"I love you, Amelea Nickels." Upon calling her this, they both smiled. "So, so much, my love." Joe leaned in and kissed her lips softly. "What do you say we make love in your galaxy world?" Ame nodded slightly. "Yeah?" Ame nodded again. "Yeah," he repeated and pulled her body to his.

Ame reached down to take off her shirt which allowed Joe to finally see the lovely purple lace bra on her body. Joe reached back and took off his t-shirt and tossed it where Ame had set hers. Joe saw this as an opportunity and reached down to slowly pull down her shorts to expose the very sexy purple thong he'd picked out for her to wear. He threw the shorts onto their shirts and turned his attention back onto her body.

"Mmm, you are so sexy," he moaned and began at her foot, kissing his way up her leg. He kissed all around her lace covering, paying particular attention to where he wasn't wanting to taste... yet. Ame was moaning and writhing beneath his grasp as he found his way up to her belly button, her stomach, and onto her gorgeous breasts. He reached behind her and unfastened her bra to allow her breasts to fall free. Once released of its hold, the bra was tossed to the pile.

Joe put his mouth to Ame's chest, licking and flicking and sucking to give her intense pleasure. He wasn't rushed. He was not in any hurry. He simply wanted to take this time to please his girl. He was slow and sensual in approach. He was intentional with his every move, making sure to cover every inch of her skin with his mouth in some way.

Joe made his way back down to Ame's thong and slowly, almost too slowly, pulled them off her body, inch by inch, just enough to build her desires and needs to the next level. Ame sat up and reached for Joe's shorts. She smiled and moaned when she noticed he was going commando.

"That's so hot, Joe," Ame breathed and tossed his shorts onto the ever-growing pile. She put her mouth on his hip, and then his stomach, stopping briefly at his chest before finally finding his lips. Joe had been waiting for her to kiss him for what felt like an hour. It might have been two minutes. Joe wrapped his arms around her and laid her back on the floor so he could take his place on top of her.

"I only ever want to make you happy, sweetheart," Joe whispered into her ear as he ran his shaft between her thighs. He was good and ready, but he wanted to be sure she was. "Talk to me, will you? Tell me what you like. Tell me what feels good. Tell me how to please you more."

"Everything you do is amazing, Joe," Ame said quietly and lifted her leg to run it along his leg up to his side. "Mmm, like now? I love that you're running your hot shaft along my special area to get it ready. I love that you have always made sure I was ready. And I'm ready, Joe. So ready for you to come inside me." The words only spurred him on. Ame ran her tongue along his ear as her fingernails glided up and down his back.

Joe prodded for a few more seconds before finally finding her entrance. As he began to fill her, Joe groaned and arched his back as she continued running her nails along his skin. It was when she lifted her other leg and wrapped both around his waist that nearly put him over the edge. "I love your confidence," Joe breathed and moaned aloud. "Oh, God, Ame, that's so good." He leaned down to put his mouth on hers and kissed her softly. When he began to pull away, Ame tightened her hold on his back.

"More, baby," Ame told him and pulled on his back to bring him down for more kisses. "Your kisses are so hot, Joe. You're getting me so worked up already. I'm not gonna last."

"I guess we'll just have to keep doing it all day long," Joe conceded with a quick smirk before landing his mouth on hers again. Between her feet wrapped around his butt, her intense willingness to do the act in the first place, and their kiss, Joe was nearly ready to have his release already. After only about thirty seconds, Joe pulled away. "I'm close."

"Me too," Ame whispered and pulled him deeper with her legs. "Oh, yes, Joe! Yes!" Ame exclaimed and began to contract around Joe's shaft.

Joe groaned through his own release and thrust into her twice more as it subsided. He then put his lips on Ame's softly. Ame again wanted more, so she tightened her legs around him and reached up to wrap her arms around his neck. They remained locked in their embrace, kissing passionately for many minutes until Joe finally began to pull away.

"Let me lie down with you," Joe whispered and pulled himself from her to lie on his side facing her. "Come here, my girl," he requested and wrapped his arms around her to kiss her again. Ame happily obliged.

After lying there for another hour, kissing, touching, and talking, Joe finally decided to get up and lead her to the shower to wash each other's bodies. When they were done, Joe walked her over and dressed her back in her bra and thong before putting his shorts back on. They walked around the galaxy world and shut off the lights to preserve the batteries for the next time. Finally, they decided to put on her shorts (and shirt) to head down to see what they could do for lunch.

Ame made them grilled cheese sandwiches while Joe made some tomato soup. They ate together in the kitchen before heading back to the bedroom.

"Should we take a nap or catch up on some correspondence, maybe?" Ame asked and laughed when Joe gave her a very disgusted look. "No? You don't want to write to a few friends or family members right now? OK, well, what did you have in mind?"

"I will never want to write letters or email anyone when the options with you are limitless, Amelea," Joe informed her and shook his head. "Why don't we play a few games before settling in to take a nap. I have an idea for tonight. Want to wait to see what happens, or would you like to discuss it?"

"I'll wait and see what you have in store," Ame told him as she grabbed a deck of cards out of the drawer. "Do you know if it's supposed to be clear again tonight? I would like to stargaze again if you're game for that. And who knows... we could end up on the floor afterwards this time."

"Really?" Joe asked slowly, drawing out the word in exaggeration. "Gosh, then, yes... definitely. Even if I have to get out there with a fan and blow away any cloud coverage above us myself. I'll make it happen." Joe happened to be keeping an eye on the weather in hopes that it would be another clear night, and all signs pointed to it.

"You are too good to me, Joseph Robert," Ame declared and began dealing their first game of War. They talked and laughed. They discussed different games they'd played when they were younger and then ended up with some more Q and A questions to playfully debate.

"The question doesn't make sense, Ame," Joe answered and shook his head. "You can't travel through time at all, let alone into the future, because it hasn't happened yet, and what happened before wouldn't be real because all those people are dead. It would alter the space-time continuum. Even one little change that you made could have massive impact."

"Joe! You're taking it too seriously!" Ame answered and tossed her winning hand in front of her. "And I win."

"But why continue to discuss it if it doesn't matter?"

"It was just supposed to be a light, fun discussion," Ame answered and put up her hands. "Forget it. Let's move on." She began to shuffle the cards. Joe sat and thought about it. It's not like it was going to happen. He didn't have to take it so seriously, he guessed.

"Alright," Joe resigned. "I guess, since it won't ever happen, I can answer based on that fact alone. "I'd rather go back in time. I'd like to see things that were before me to really understand the history of things. What was the first Thanksgiving really like? Or even closer to our time, what was it like at Woodstock? Did that many people really walk around topless? Were there really that many drugs readily available? And how did computers come into existence? I would like to meet a few of those guys."

"Ah, but see," Ame argued, "if you told them things which would alter or speed up the necessary means by which they improved their designs before the time it was to happen, it could impact the entirety of history!"

"Hence," Joe retorted, "the reason I don't feel it should occur. But since you insisted on asking, I'd say going to the past would be my choice. OK, I get to pick the next question. I can't decide between a sport question or a book question. Huh, well I'll pick the sport one first. Is cheerleading a sport?"

Yes, they have practices, uniforms, routines to memorize, and they literally have to work at achieving goals," Ame justified. "They have competitions and trophies. It's a sport."

"OK, I hear you and totally agree with you," Joe answered and nodded his head. "Next question. Which is better? The book or the movie."

Ame looked at Joe and then burst out laughing. "Oh, I see what you did there! You're hilarious."

Joe was confused. His face showed it. "Seriously, Ame. Which is better?"

"Why don't you go ahead and answer first," Ame answered and then shook her head. "Tell me your opinion and then tell me what you think my answer will be."

"OK," Joe answered slowly and eyed her skeptically some more. "I say it can be both, actually. The movie is great for those who don't have time or desire to read, especially since it can show a visual of what the story is about. But books always have more details that are left out of the movies. I guess it depends on what approach you take. I wouldn't want to read about action scenes or romantic ones. I like to see them."

"Now guess what my answer is," Ame encouraged and smiled sweetly at him. Joe continued to be baffled by her serious, yet amused demeanor. What in the world was making her act like that?

"I don't know if I feel confident enough to answer that, Ame," Joe admitted. "I feel like I should know based on how you're looking at me, but it isn't doing anything but freaking me out a little."

Ame didn't answer. She just smiled and sat back to stare at him. This freaked him out more. Seriously, what the heck was her issue. Movies or books? Movies had actors. Books had massive amounts of words. Movies had scenes you could see. Books made you look into your own mind to visualize. Movies were expensive, maybe? Books were free if you went to the... library! Oh, duh!

"Oh, crap," Joe whispered and shook his head. "Oh, my gosh, Ame. I feel totally stupid." Now, did he play it off jokingly or acknowledge her love of books and apologize? "Honey, I'm so sorry. It's so obvious! And to think we had all that time together last week that we could have enjoyed those things together, especially on that snow day! Of course, it's movies!" Ame's eyes went wide with wonder as he answered and continued talking.

"Duh! Books take so much time! Of course, you'd prefer movies! Two hours and the whole story is done! Time is important to you! We could have watched up to six films that day, and you could have had all those movies which you haven't seen under your belt! Dang it! I promise," he offered as seriously as he could, "to pay more attention to you and to the things you like, honey. I'm so sorry."

Ame just stared at him and shook her head. Joe tried hard, so hard, to keep a straight face. But then the smirk he'd been trying to avoid peaked out, and Ame caught it. "Joe! Oh, my gosh! You totally had me! She jumped up and stepped toward him until she leapt onto his lap, straddling him as she playfully hit him. She was barely touching him. "I can't believe you even asked that question in the first place! Of course, it's books! The only reason I haven't read anything in the last month is because of you!"

"What? I'm keeping you from reading?" Joe asked and slid his hands inside the back of her shirt.

"Of course, you are!" Ame exclaimed and held his shoulders. "You and your fantastic charm and hot body and sleepovers and dates that make me fall in love with you all over again each time!"

"Oh, you're mad that I've filled your past month those things?" Joe asked teasingly. "Would you prefer books over me?"

"Of course not!" Ame answered and wiggled her midsection over his shorts, knowing full well that it was greatly affecting him.

"Oh, so now you're going to encourage another activity that will keep you from reading," Joe accused and reached down to slip his hands into her shorts to touch her bare bottom. "Pick a side, woman!" Joe picked her up and brought her over to the bed where he laid her down and kissed her heartily. Ame moaned and reached down to take off her shirt just before reaching for his. Joe stood up and ditched his shorts and when he went to grab hers, he hadn't taken her thong with them. He remained standing and pulled her body to the edge of the bed. He reached down and moved her thong to the side for access anyway. Within seconds, Joe was inside her.

"Oh, yes! Oh, my gosh, you feel so good," Ame groaned and rocked her hips with his. She tucked her knees to his sides and moaned. "Oh, (curse)! Keep doing that!" Ame gritted through her teeth as they rocked the bed relentlessly.

"Oh, (curse)!" Joe hissed and thrust into Ame repeatedly. "God, Ame, you are so, mmm, so hot, babe," Joe told her as he began to feel his orgasm rising high and hard. "I'm already gonna, Ame," Joe told her, and three rushed thrusts later, he grunted and released into her. "(curse)," he said again and continued panting when Ame suddenly wrapped her legs around him, tightened her legs to allow her clit to rub against him, and thrust herself at him again. She began to moan harder, almost with a whine, when she suddenly thrashed and began spasming beneath him.

Joe watched with fascination as she came down from her climax, panting and breathing hard. Ame released her hold on him but kept her knees up so that he could remain inside her. He'd felt bad that he'd come before her, but before he could even barely register what had happened, she'd brought on her own release herself. Good God! That was so hot.

Joe pulled himself from her and leaned down to kiss her belly button, followed by her stomach, followed by a kiss on each breast before he pointed and requested that she scooted back to allow him to lie next to her. He climbed onto the bed and did so.

"OK, um, I think I have questions," Joe told her quietly and began stroking her back with his fingers as she laid her head on his chest.

"I wasn't there yet, so I moved to keep stimulated until I got there," Ame explained and shrugged against him.

"That was so hot," Joe told her and kissed her head. "I felt bad that I went first, but then you took over and, man, by the time I realized it, you were having your own. Wow."

"Well, that one in California was totally unintentional, but that one in your room against the wall was a little more, um, well, intentional, so when I felt you reaching yours, I figured since I was close, because I'm always at least somewhat close when you're inside me, I just went on and kept rubbing to make mine happen too."

"Did a book teach you that?" Joe asked and began tracing his finger down her side to her tickly spot. It was the one spot he generally avoided so that when he needed to use it, he'd be making his point loud and clear.

"Ah! Joe! Stop!" Ame whined and pulled away from him. "No, if anything, you taught me that. No character in my book ever had one without it being mutual. Duh, Joe. They're always perfect romantic encounters because they're all made up, written by people who know how to write exhilarating, stimulating, sex-filled stories. That's what makes them so exciting and enticing."

"Ah," Joe said with much interest. "So, that's why you're always reading them. And going to Beck-Beck for suggestions. And apparently to my mom and Nana too? Well," Joe sighed and brought her closer to him again, "how do I live up to the exhilarating and stimulating sex you're reading all about?"

"Oh, Joe," Ame sighed and ran her hand over his chest down to his stomach and onto his manhood, "what could they possibly have on you?" She ran her hand further down and slid it back up his thigh. "You're everything to me, but most importantly, my absolutely breathtaking, handsome, fine ass husband, you're real. And I wouldn't want anyone to take your place. No one, Joe. Not one person would ever be able to make me feel all that you make me feel. No one could ever be for me what you are for me. And no one," Ame concluded as she brought her hand back onto his shaft, "not one person in this whole world, could ever love me like you do, and I don't want anyone else. I love you, Joe. So much, my husband and lover. There will only ever be you."

Joe looked down at her as she looked up at him. Joe cupped her cheek and kissed her delicately. "Come, my very real wife," he requested. "Let's go take a swim in the hot tub before making our way back to bed to take a nice, long nap."

"Mmm," Ame moaned and allowed herself to be helped up from the bed. They climbed into the tub and started up the jets so they could float around and relax.

"I love you, Amelea," Joe told her when the jets stopped running the first time. She turned them back on, he knew, but that was it. He was reclining with his feet floating ahead of him, head back with his eyes closed. She didn't respond, but he knew she felt the same. They found their way out of the tub after three more rounds of the jets and climbed into the bed to drift off for a nap.

Joe woke up at 6:00PM and smiled as he looked down at his sleeping bride. He recounted the ways they'd done it so far and moaned a little as he felt himself reacting to the images flashing through his head. Three times the evening before. Waking up to morning sex (missionary, bed), breakfast, then sex in the galaxy world (missionary, floor), lunch, then games followed by an intense session with him standing and her lying on the edge of the bed. Joe sighed. This was never how he thought his honeymoon would be. He was so glad it was so much better than he'd ever imagined.

He got up carefully so as not to wake up Ame. She continued to sleep, so he put on his shorts and headed downstairs to make dinner. If she woke up, she could call down and he'd hear her easily. So, what to make? As he scanned the fridge, he noticed that there was a list. He looked closer and found that Beck had left him the list of food she'd bought and the meals she'd intended for them to make. Beck-Beck. What a great sister.

Once he'd made a quick meal, he made their plates and headed upstairs to treat his girl to dinner in bed. Now, how to wake her up. Joe smiled as he imagined the many ways he could bring her out of her slumber. Turned out there was no need. She was sitting up when he walked in.

"Why didn't you wake me?" Ame asked and stretched with her arms above her head. Joe felt himself reacting to the sight of her naked breasts. Down, boy, he told himself. There's be time for that soon, especially if they did what he was planning for that night.

"I wanted to treat you to dinner in bed," he answered simply and brought the tray he'd found in the kitchen over so that they could sit on either side of it to eat. He grabbed two cans of soda from their little fridge and sat down in front of her. Once they'd prayed quickly, he took his first bite and smiled at her.

"What?" Ame asked when she stuck her fork into the first bite.

"I'm just admiring your super sexy body."

"Well, thank you," Ame told him and shook her head. "I hope you always think of it that way."

"No doubt in my mind," Joe responded. He took a big drink of his soda. "So, after this, maybe we can head down to stargaze again?"

"I'd like that. How many more clear nights do you think we'll get? It's rare in winter, so we've gotten very lucky." Joe smirked. "In many ways," Ame added and sniffed a laugh.

"I'd say," Joe agreed. "Hey, any thoughts about any of the times we've done it? Like anything you want to tell me?"

"'Joe, you feel so good inside me' is an understatement," Ame began, "but I can't find the words to explain how amazing each time has been, not to mention that when I'm in that moment, I don't feel like looking for words. I mean, I knew it was going to feel great, but nothing like it has been. It's so much better than I could have imagined. And six times already, not to mention the mind-numbingly, fantastic oral? The only reason I'd die sad today would be because I knew there were so many more ways that we had left to do it, and I'd miss out on so much."

"No pain?"

"None at all, Joe," Ame answered proudly. "We just fit each other well, and you keep me hot and eager, so I'm always already plenty ready for you. In other words, darling, no need for lube yet." Ame winked at him and smiled as she took another bite. "You?"

"Nothing I expected like I said last night, but all so much better than I wanted it to be," Joe answered. "And yeah, the best was still the first, but the others are all such close seconds that they're practically tied. The one that got me was the last one. Right here," Joe pointed at the edge of the bed. "I have no idea how I thought to move your thong. I hoped it didn't hurt or anything."

"I feel kinda weird saying it, but it turned me on even more," Ame admitted and began to blush. "Like the intensity of the need right then and your sudden decision to just move it rather than taking one more second to take it off before getting inside me? Oh, mmm." Ame said and shook her head. "Hot," she whispered and shuddered.

"And it's only Day One," Joe declared and finished his soda. He lay back on his side and rested on his elbow. "Man, this is amazing."

"Right?" Ame said and laughed. "So, I have a question for you. If you had gone first, now that you know what the wedding night and most of Day One were like, would you have told Dave anything about it? Or do you see why he didn't?"

"OK, before a few days ago, I was totally frustrated that he didn't tell me anything, or much of anything," Joe explained. "But he did share a few things without really sharing, and he still managed to keep the point he'd been making of not giving me an expectation for this week. And then again yesterday when we went to get the helium balloons, he gave me quite the pep talk without sharing much either. So, truthfully, that really helped.

"As for whether I would have shared, I guess I don't know, but I have to admit that I see why he answered the way he did when I asked him about it. I totally understand why he's so protective of Beck-Beck. I mean, I wouldn't have shared the details of any of what we've done. I don't need him thinking about you that way."

"OK, I'm not going to lie, Joe," Ame told him and laid down on her side to face him, holding herself up with her elbow just like he was.

"I would hope you wouldn't choose to start now," Joe answered before she could explain.

Ame smiled. "Girls communicate differently than boys do. I know you know that. So, at some point, I can see myself sharing with Bekah that you moved my thong to the side rather than taking the time to tear it off me. I'm just saying. The closer Bekah and I become with each other, the more we're going to want to share with each other and be comfortable doing so. And the only thing that might occur would be that she might imply (to you) that she knows something about what we've done, but she wouldn't do it in a way which would be embarrassing or anything."

"I don't doubt that you girls will talk about everything," Joe confessed. "I'm going to be glad to hear that you're reaching out to her and staying close with her while we're in San Diego. But will you do me a favor?"

"Sure."

"If we do something I don't want you to share, will you promise to keep it between us?" Joe requested and tilted his head.

"Yes, but can I add an amendment to that promise?" Ame asked and fluttered her eyes lovingly.

"What kind of amendment?" Joe asked hesitantly.

"OK, well, say Bekah brings something up and is asking for advice or says 'have you ever...' or something of which our experience could help them. Could I share sparingly in that case?"

"Hmmm, I can't say no to that since it would be in the spirit of helping, I suppose." Joe suddenly laughed. "Oh, my gosh. You know what? I mean, besides this first month when we'll all still be there, it's probably a good thing that we'll be gone during our first year of marriage. Can you imagine the noises, let alone random places, that the house will be hearing and seeing? Talk about 'if these walls could talk'! I mean, we're talking about two sets of incredibly horny newlyweds and a set of parents who have found their second wind after almost 30 years? Whew!"

Ame smiled slyly and leaned forward. "So, we'll be trying it out in different places throughout the house?"

"Oh, heck yeah," Joe answered slowly and began leaning forward toward her. "Think about it," he whispered. "There's our room with the desk and shower. Then there's the workout room. I believe there's some open space in the storage room that could be fun, and that's just what's downstairs." Joe began opening Ame's robe to have more access to her neck and chest just above her breasts. He put his lips on her skin making Ame moan.

"There's the kitchen, the living room in front of the fireplace and the couch, the demo arena if we want to be out of the house, not to mention the stairs from my room to the main floor. I would suggest the carpeted stairs that head up to Dave's room, but I have respect for certain things, and well? That's his territory." Joe licked her neck to her ear which was possible because she'd turned her head for him to have better access. Clearly, she didn't mind that he wanted to explore her a little.

Ame sighed when he pulled away from her. "Why don't we go freshen up and head down to the sunroom so I can look at my stars for a while?"

"Sounds good to me," Joe told her and followed her into the bathroom. She used the private room while he brushed his teeth. He then checked his hair and grabbed his robe. He stripped out of his shorts so the robe could do its job. Ame came out and grabbed her robe before making her way to the sink. He stood against the doorframe to watch her brush her teeth and "fix" her hair (What was there to fix? It was perfect.) and then caught her before she could walk passed him. She laughed as he wrapped his arms around her and happily kissed him when he had cupped her cheek.

Ame dropped off the dishes which Joe washed while she got set up in the sunroom. He only had to do a few things since he'd used very few items to make their meal. By the time he'd entered the sunroom, Ame was well into her exploration of the sky. He smiled as he walked in carrying two more sodas. He laughed when she opened hers without looking and took a huge swig of it.

He let her have a good half hour with the telescope again. It was when she straddled it that got him wanting to have her straddle him. Joe inched closer from where he'd been sitting. He sat on the floor without her noticing and began at her toes, working his way up slowly. He wasn't in a hurry and had no real plans, though he had an idea of what it was going to lead to.

Ame continued looking at the stars, but her breathing got shallower, and her attention didn't really seem to be too focused, especially when he got up past her knees. It was when he opened her robe that Ame threw her head back and moaned. He had his mouth on her special place within a few seconds and gave her what she wanted. She propped her foot on the armrest of the loveseat which only gave Joe that much more access to please her more. She hit her climax hard, exclaimed positive words, and moaned through her sighs until she finally calmed down.

Joe had remained where he'd sat down and waited calmly for her to stop her deep breathing. He'd kiss her thigh or just under her bottom as she came down. But he wasn't done. Just as she was about to sit up (she'd slid down the chair pretty far when she hit that orgasm), Joe leaned forward and ran his tongue up her slit again. Ame exclaimed and threw her head back. Joe had a feeling she had another one left in her, and before long, he was bringing her to that nonsensical place where all she seemed to be able to say was "yes!" and "Oh, Joe!"

When she had her second, more powerful orgasm, Joe smiled as she bucked against him wildly and moaned loudly. No one would hear it. He almost wished someone would hear it, but then a curious onlooker wasn't something he needed to deal with. But the volume of her noise was a compliment he knew no one else could give him. He wanted to please her, and from the sound of it, he'd accomplished just that.

As she recovered, Joe walked into the downstairs bathroom and used it before rinsing out his mouth with water and then mouthwash. When did that get there? Knowing that Dave had awareness of what Joe planned to do while in the sunroom, he was sure his brother had planted it in there for "just in case."

Joe walked back into the sunroom and smiled when he saw that Ame was still panting but had sat up enough to fix her robe and retie her belt. Joe sat on the makeshift bed with his knees bent and his feet flat on the floor. He had his arms over his knees and a smirk on his face. Ame sighed and made her way over to him, moved his arms so that she could fit between his knees, unfastened his robe, and kissed his chest.

"You have a very innate talent for pleasing me, Mr. Nickels," Ame told him quietly. She then sat up, took her hair tie out of her hair which had been holding it in place as a simple ponytail, split it in two as she continued talking, and braided the two sections into little pigtails which sat on either shoulder. "I feel like I have to make sure you understand just how much I appreciate what you do for me." Joe took in the whole schoolgirl look and moaned a little. He was trying to listen to all she had to say, but he couldn't quite concentrate on her words when she was leaning on his shaft the way she was. And then the way her robe happened to open up a little as she fumbled with her hair? She was so frigging hot.

Ame leaned down and licked his stomach. When she got to his bellybutton, she stopped and, to Joe's astonishment, looked up and smiled at him slyly before she began giving him a nice long kiss on his manhood. Joe inhaled sharply and leaned back on his elbows. Good God! What was she doing? Joe took one quick peek and then let out a huge sigh and put his head back when he realized what she was doing at just that moment. She'd let down just the top of her robe so her breasts were exposed and, oh! No way! She was letting them touch his shaft.

Ame continued to do different things to him, all of which were incredibly pleasing, but never long enough to bring him to his release. When she finally put her mouth on him and began stroking him, he could hardly handle it. "Ame, I'm gonna come, baby," Joe told her and touched her hand just before he did. Joe groaned through it and hoped she'd been ready. When he finally stopped quivering, he lay on his back and stretched out one leg, keeping the other one bent. He thought he heard Ame leave the room, but nothing in his mind felt it was worth opening his eyes to check.

When Ame came back smelling minty, he smiled and finally peeked at her. She'd put her robe back on to sit properly and sat down next to him. She gently brought the one side of his robe to sit atop his straightened leg and laid the other side over his knee. Joe finally felt steady enough to sit up, fix his robe, and then lie on the bed facing her for a while. They played with each other's fingers, talked about little nothings, and gave each other occasional small kisses. After another half hour, they decided to head upstairs.

Joe started up a playlist of music and turned only the twinkling lights on. "Will you dance with me?"

"Of course, I will," Ame told him and put her hand on his upper arm with her other in his hand. "This is another thing I wish we would have done while we were in high school. I would have loved to dance with you at one of the dances. Or all the dances for that matter."

"I'm sorry I didn't think to ask you. I really didn't care much about the dances, but I'm pretty sure if you'd have asked me, I would have said 'yes.' I only went with Lily because her best friend was going with Steve." Joe then shook his head. "I don't know why we get into these shoulda-woulda-coulda's," Joe told her and leaned in to kiss her forehead. "We're married now! You're my dance partner for life. That's how it should be. Now, can I ask you something?"

"Have I ever said 'no?'" Ame asked.

"What would you say to staying up all night?" Joe asked.

"OK, what are you thinking?" Ame answered as she moved his robe to kiss his chest.

"Mmm," he moaned and placed his hand on her head. "I want to make love with you all night long. I want to touch and taste every inch of you. I want to massage you and explore you. I want to make love to you slowly and for hours."

"Hence the nap and caffeinated sodas?" Ame asked. Joe kissed her hand which he was holding and winked before he turned to walk toward the drawer to grab some snacks and then to the fridge to get a couple bottles of water to bring over to the bed.

"Let's fuel up first," Joe suggested and waved her over to sit with him. He lay on his side and smiled when she crawled up to lie directly in front of him so that her back was to him. "Mmm, I like the way you think," Joe murmured and leaned forward to kiss her neck. The braids were still in place and still had the effect on him which they'd had on him down in the sunroom.

She reached into the bag and pulled out a chip to feed him. Joe happily took it from her hands with his mouth and then grabbed her hand before she could pull it away. He kissed her fingertips a few times as he chewed on the food. "Mmm, tastier than even the food I'm chewing," Joe claimed and leaned down to kiss Ame's lips since she was watching his face as he kissed her fingers.

"You are such a sweet talker," Ame quipped. "I mean, I had a feeling I was going to marry you at the restaurant that first night, but when you whispered sweet nothings into my ear that night in the hotel room, well that finally did it for me. And when you literally whispered the phrase 'sweet nothings,' well, I was a goner."

"I know," Joe recalled and shook his head. "You burst out laughing and ended up having a long coughing fit. I felt terrible."

"Seriously, Joe, it will always be one of my most favorite memories," Ame assured him and reached up to put her fingers through his hair. "I have so many wonderful memories from that trip, and while one will forever hold the top spot, that time I spent lying in your arms in the bed meant so much."

"The one that holds the top spot," Joe repeated and put his finger to his chin. "Hmmm," he pondered. "Oh, duh," Joe told her and laughed. "Yep, it was definitely when you took off your shirt that first night. It was top spot worthy for sure." Ame gasped and then laughed when she felt Joe's laughter against her back. "Oh, you know I'm kidding. The proposal was not at all planned nor expected by me either, except that, well, maybe I had an idea because I'd brought the ring, but I didn't know when or how. I just knew it was going to be you."

"I'm so glad you did that when you did and how it happened," she whispered and looked back at him. Joe kissed her and then followed her lead when she turned to lie on her back so she could be kissed more by him. He deepened his kiss with her and wrapped his arms around her.

"I love you, Amelea Nickels," Joe sighed when he finally took his lips off her. "My wife," he whispered and kissed her forehead. "My love," he added and kissed her nose. "My beautiful girl," he breathed and kissed her lips again softly.

"I love you, my handsome husband," Ame responded and turned her face to kiss his chest once she'd moved his robe a little.

They continued eating until they were finished, and then Ame got up to put away the bag as Joe put the water bottles on the table next to the bed. Ame had Joe take off his robe and pointed at the bed to have him lie down on his stomach. She began giving him a full back rub, starting with his hands. She took her time and gave him her fullest attention. She finished with his back and decided to continue with his butt, down both legs, and onto his feet. When she finished there, she had him roll over to work her way back up from his ankles to his thighs, onto his hips, stomach, and chest. She was slow and deliberate with touching, kissing, and massaging. It had to have lasted at least an hour and a half. She had been so intentional.

Ame pointed at the water and reminded him that he needed to drink the bottle, especially after the thorough massage. Joe drank half of the bottle, got redressed in his robe, and then finished it. He tossed the bottle in their recycle bag and then walked to the bathroom to use it before heading back out to the room where he planned to give the same treatment to her.

Before returning to the bed, Joe grabbed two more water bottles from the fridge. He turned and found her lying naked face down already. Joe smiled and made his way to the bed where he proceeded to treat Ame to the exact same massage she'd just given him. Fingers, arms, back, butt, legs, and feet were followed by the other sides of her legs up to her thighs, hips, stomach, and breasts. OK, he spent a bit more time on those, but she didn't mind, at least her moans and sighs told him that anyway.

"Drink your water, sweet girl," Joe advised her and motioned at the bottles sitting on the table. Ame sat up, pulled on her robe, and drank a whole bottle before getting up. While she was in the bathroom, Joe walked over to turn on the several lights in Ame's galaxy world. When he walked back to the other side of the room, he turned off the twinkling lights and waited for Ame to be ready to join him.

"Would you like to walk on the moon?" Joe asked her as he held her hand. "I'll hold your hand while you walk on it first." She stepped onto the mattress and then let out a laugh.

"Oh, gosh!" Ame exclaimed and laughed again. "It's so wobbly! How did you ever sleep on this?"

"You get used to it," Joe told her simply and shrugged. "Still want to hold my hand, or do you have it?" Ame let go of his hand and put out her other hand to steady herself.

"Oh, this is so cool," Ame told him and stood still. "Come here. I want to walk on the moon with my best guy," she declared and held out her hands to have him join her. Joe carefully stepped onto the bed and pulled her into his arms.

"I would go anywhere with you," Joe whispered into her ear and waited for her to turn to look at him so he could kiss her. He pulled away slowly after letting his lips linger on hers for longer than usual before looking down at the bed. Even in the low light, he knew something was off.

"Oh, we forgot," Joe claimed and laughed as he stepped off the bed and guided Ame to follow him. "The bed needs to burp," Joe explained and then laughed at the look on her face. "Seriously! Look at the air bubbles," he told her and pointed. "Here, check this out."

Joe carefully opened the valve and felt the air already hissing out of the hold. "Want to help?"

"What can I do?" Ame asked and tilted her head. He smiled at her interest.

"Go lie down on the bed straight across it and slowly roll towards me. It will get the air out from the very top and make it so that most if not all the air escapes before I close the valve again." Ame did as she was instructed, and when she got to Joe, he expertly stuck the plug into the valve, tightened the cap, and pressed it back into the mattress. "There, now it's perfect."

"Lie with me on my moon?" Ame requested and smiled when Joe smiled down at her. She rolled back over toward the middle so Joe could lie down next to her. He faced her and ran his hand over her cheek. She caught it and kissed his palm. "Ugh, those back rubs were so good," she moaned and smiled over at him. "Your hands on me will always feel good, but being able to put mine all over your body was incredible."

"If you like your hands on me, we are going to do very well in this marriage," Joe quipped and winked at her. "Because I certainly want to continue touching you," he added as he put his hand into her robe, "and tasting you," he said and licked his lips before pulling her breast out of her robe on which he put his mouth, "and making love to you over," (kiss), "and over," (lick), "and over again," he whispered as he sucked her nipple into his mouth.

Ame moaned and put her fingers through Joe's hair. "Oh, Joe," she sighed and moaned again. "God, you feel so good."

"You taste so good," Joe responded and moved his head down to take in her other breast. "I can't get enough of your hot body, your beautiful face, your sexy self." He kissed the breast he'd been teasing once more and then tucked both back into her robe.

"I want to make love on the moon," Ame told him as she unfastened her belt and slipped his belt loose before climbing onto his body, straddling him so that she could ride him when the time was right. Getting used to the waterbed alone was enough to throw someone off, Joe remembered, so he figured this was going to be entertaining. Ame handled it well. She rode out the waves as she moved her lower body on his and leaned down to kiss his chest. Just as she put her mouth on his, she slid down onto his shaft.

They shared their moans as they kissed passionately. Ame moved her hips on him and had him groaning through the pleasure she was inflicting on him. Oh, how amazing she felt surrounding his manhood. Ame pulled her lips from his and sat up. Joe watched her with lust-filled eyes as she ran her hands down from his chest to his stomach, and then to his amazement and satisfaction, she pulled her hands from his body and began running her fingers up her own stomach and onto her breasts. It was sexy and so hot. He felt himself inching ever closer to his orgasm.

"Oh (curse), Ame, that's so (curse) hot," Joe moaned and watched her thrusting her hips and riding him. "God, yes, Ame," Joe sighed and held her legs as she increased her momentum.

"Joe," Ame suddenly whispered and then began contracting repeatedly on his shaft, shuddering against him causing the bed to move under him. The contractions got him though. He thrust up into her suddenly and groaned as he came hard inside her. Ame stilled herself as she sat on him and finally pulled off him to lie next to him. Their robes kept most of their bodies from being directly on the mattress. That also meant the sweat and other fluids being shared were landing on the robes too.

Ame was lying on her side against him with her robe covering most of her naked body as he laid there sprawled out on the bed. The water was moving under them in gentle waves. "Can I just say it?" Ame asked, still panting with slightly deep breaths.

"Hmmm," Joe questioned through a moan. He didn't have any energy at the moment. He had his arm around her body and was lightly running his finger up and down her back. He planned eventually to cover up, but the need wasn't really as important as getting his breathing back to normal.

"Baby, we are (curse) good at that," Ame declared and put her mouth on the side of his chest. "Like, so (curse) good."

"I don't know if I've ever agreed with a set of sentences more than those," Joe stated and patted her back. "So, (curse) good." Joe sighed and turned on his side so he could cover himself with the other half of the robe which wasn't being laid on.

"I need a little sleep," Ame said quietly and put her hand on Joe's cheek. "Just a little," she reiterated and closed her eyes. Joe did the same and fell asleep seconds later.

Because Joe had no idea what time it was or how long they'd been asleep, he woke up feeling a little more rested and stretched as he went to sit up. Because he'd forgotten about the waterbed beneath him though, he put out his hands to steady himself as if he was about to fall. He sniffed a laugh and shook his head. Then he felt bad because he'd woken up Ame in the process of it all.

"Mmm, you good?" Ame asked and stretched as she began to sit up and ended up needing to steady herself as well which made him laugh out loud. "Whoa, these things aren't for the faint of heart! That was scary!"

"Imagine having one as a middle schooler and waking up suddenly only to practically fall right off the mattress from the wave it caused," Joe suggested and then laughed again. "I hadn't meant for us to ever sleep on it, but the robes beneath us and covering us for warmth, not to mention the fact that the bed is heated, definitely made for a comfortable nap, I think. At least until we woke up."

"Well, we're awake now," Ame told him and put her head on her hand which was held up by her elbow. "What now?"

"Hot tub?" Joe asked and smiled when she nodded. They managed to get off the waterbed with as little awkwardness as possible and made their way toward the bathroom. They ditched their robes on the pile of laundry which needed to be washed and headed for the hot tub. Joe stopped just short of getting in and told her he'd be right back. He walked back out to the dresser to collect some of the candles. He grabbed the lighter and made his way to the hot tub. Ame wasn't there.

"Ame?" Joe yelled as he set up the candles on the ledge before lighting them.

"In the bathroom, babe," Ame yelled. Joe nodded and agreed silently that the idea hadn't occurred to him but made sense. He needed to use it also... now.

He turned off the bathroom light and waited for Ame to finish so he could use the room. When she walked out, she stopped to wash her hands. "Go ahead and get in, sweetheart," Joe told her and cupped her cheek. "I'll be right there." Ame kissed his palm after grabbing his hand with hers and then walked over to the tub. Joe listened for her reaction and smiled when she let out a little "aw" when she saw the candles.

Joe climbed in and sat next to her. "So far, this all-night thing is going pretty well," he shared and looked over at his beautiful wife. "A little nap was needed, but after what we'd already done, I was a little surprised we didn't pass out sooner. Do you know what time it is?"

"Not sure I've known what time it was at any point since we've gotten here, Joe," Ame admitted. "The facts that I'm worried about are you, me, locked-up house, bed, bathroom, and truth be told? Sex."

"Yeah, I mean I've looked at the clock here and there, but mostly, since we're not going anywhere, have everything we need, and have until the weekend to worry about the outside world, I'd say the same goes for me. Especially the 'you, me, and sex part.' Those are my favorites, I think."

Ame turned in her seat and put her feet over his lap before situating to be sitting on his lap. She put her head on his shoulder. "I love you."

"I love you," Joe responded and kissed the top of her head.

"Remember all that talk about positions and things we were looking forward to?" Ame asked as she traced her fingernail along his chest and kissed his neck. Joe rather enjoyed the way she was kissing his neck, so he didn't seem invested in what she was asking.

"Hmmm?"

"That talk we had about positions and stuff?"

"What about it?" Joe asked and ran his hand up Ame's leg as he sighed in response to the way she was playing with his ear now.

"Joe?"

"Yeah?"

"Joe, are you listening?"

"Well, I hear you talking, and I'm mostly hearing you, but the way you're kissing my neck is very distracting."

"OK, I'll stop," Ame responded and smiled at his face when he turned sharply. "I'll go again," she assured him, "but I want to talk to you about something."

"OK, positions and, yeah... that's about all I heard."

"Look at me," Ame insisted and smiled when he focused on her. "OK, remember that talk we had about the positions we were looking forward to for this week?"

"Mmm-hmm," Joe answered and kept his gaze on her eyes. Her beautiful eyes. He began leaning down to put his mouth on hers when she turned away from him.

"Joe! Stop!" Ame complained and shook her head. "You know what? Never mind. Let's just float. Maybe we can discuss it when you're able to focus on a conversation."

Well, that about did it. Joe snapped out of his stupor and gave her full attention. Ame tried to get off his lap to swim to another corner, but Joe caught her. "OK, OK," he resigned and shook his head. "I'm sorry. I think it's the up all night part mixed with all the 'entertainment,'" he assured her and gave air quotes as he said the last word. "I'm sorry," he whispered and removed his hands when she sat still again. He laid his arms on the edge of the tub. "Here, I'll even keep my hands to myself."

"Fine," Ame retorted and nodded. "Now, I know you remember the discussion."

"Yes, dear," Joe answered and watched her face. "What about it?"

"Do you think it'll be weird to do that fun stuff you talked about? No, wait, that's not how I meant that to come across. Not weird, but wait. I don't know how to word it."

"Are you asking if it'll change the way we make love? Like, if we like doggystyle, let's say," Joe asked and shrugged, "will we tend to do that and not the slow and special things we've done so far?"

"Yeah, that." Ame told him and looked into his eyes. "I love the love we share when we make love."

"Oh, Ame, me too," Joe agreed and turned her to face him. She straddled his legs and continued watching his face. "Honey, that special bond, that connection isn't going anywhere. But we've already done the fun sex, or at least we've had it once already."

"Huh?"

"The time I moved your thong rather than removing it?" Joe reminded her and cupped her cheek. "The bond was still there, but it was so rushed, so needy that it was that fun, hot kind of sex too. We'll still be connected," Joe stated and laughed. "Duh," he teased. "But it's the hurried, 'I can, and I want to, and I'm going to get inside you as quickly as possible because we're married, and I need to do it now' kind of thing.

"In my few talks with my dad, he was telling me that those moments will continue, or they should continue well into our first year of marriage. And when we get to San Diego where we'll be living together with no one to walk in on us or bother us? Oh, I plan for there to be several moments where you or I will say, 'Hi, honey, I'm home,' and the other will jump that spouse because it will have been a whole friggin day without being together."

Over the next week, whenever the mood hit them, they made love. Sometimes, they did it like the first time. Sometimes, they tried something new. Much like Dave had shared, nothing went wrong because it was them. They enjoyed one another, set out to please each other, and communicated about everything.

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I was honestly going to make this a four-part series, but there's just too much to share about what's coming up, so the honeymoon went ahead and made part 4 a very hot chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Coming up will be a little of what happens in the month leading up to San Diego and so on, and then we have a whole series about Mom and her ventures. Can't wait to share it with all of you! Thanks for your patience!