Brooke and Tanner go on their honeymoon. This story will go in the category of erotic couplings. It also has elements of exhibitionist behavior and masturbation in it. Please enjoy.
Ch 7 - Honeymoon, the Good
I turned off my phone. I was so fucking screwed. I could see the rest of my life laid out in front of me and it wasn't pretty. This man would keep blackmailing me, forcing me into one thing after the other and I could see no end in sight. I didn't expect it would remain simple blow jobs either. He had me over a barrel and he and I both knew it. I didn't know what to do.
This is something I'd normally talk to my friends about, but at least one of them had betrayed me, and I had no idea who it was. The other people I could normally talk to were my parents, but I was so ashamed of what I'd gotten myself into, I couldn't talk to them either. My husband was the person I had to keep this away from at all costs; but he was also the only person who could end this. If he knew, I couldn't be blackmailed. If Tanner could forgive me, I didn't care who else my blackmailer told. I didn't have an employer and my parents would eventually forgive me. I didn't feel particularly close to Tanner's folks, and if they kept me at arms length, I would get by. Sydney might think it was funny. The only person who I cared about knowing was Tanner. I'd fallen in love with him and could not imagine my life without him in it.
If not for it happening the day of my wedding, I could almost take the chance and tell him.
"Here's your latte, Brooke. Two shots just like you asked for."
I turned and Tanner was standing there holding out my latte.
"Did you find anything to read?" I asked, taking the beverage.
"Architectural Digest," Tanner said, holding up the magazine. "I also got a sci-fi novel called 'Age of War' that looked pretty good. Something to read if we have any spare time. I plan to keep you pretty busy."
I smiled up at him. At least I could have my honeymoon free of interference from my blackmailer. I was so relieved to be leaving the country right now. It would be nice if I never had to return. It gave me some time to think, maybe come up with a plan.
I started drinking my latte, not wanting to talk right now. It was hard to think as well. My brain was numb. Tanner sat beside me and started thumbing through his magazine. They started boarding our plane, but I asked Tanner to wait a little before we boarded so I could drink more of my latte. He had no problem, we had assigned seats.
"Are you looking forward to our honeymoon?" Tanner asked, setting his magazine down.
I took his hand. "Very much, my prince. I can't wait to have you all to myself." And far away from whoever was terrorizing me.
"You're not unhappy you married me, are you?"
"No! Why would you say that?"
"You don't seem very happy. Very pensive and thoughtful and sad, but not very happy."
"I'm not sad," I said, "though pensive and thoughtful are right up there. It's a very big step we took by getting married. Through sickness and health, good times and bad, till death do us part. I take it all quite seriously."
"You don't think you'll regret not having more sexual experiences before tying the knot?" Tanner asked.
I smiled at him. "If last night was any indication, I think my sexual experiences will be just fine. You're all I need and want." Although he might not be all I get. I had to figure out some way to get out of my predicament.
"I just want you to be happy," Tanner said.
"Just love me," I said. "Love me no matter what, through thick and thin, and I'll be happy." Please love me no matter what you learn about me, I thought, and maybe I can get through this.
"We'd better board now," Tanner said, "they're almost done."
"Yes, of course." I finish off what more of the coffee I can, grab my purse and start for the boarding agent.
"Wait!" Tanner said, holding up my phone. "You don't want to forget this."
I held out my hand for the phone. "No, of course not. How thoughtless of me. Thank you." Even touching my phone now made my skin crawl. But it did give me the germ of an idea. If the blackmailer can't get hold of me; he can't order me to do anything. Losing my phone sounded like a wonderful idea.
The only non-stop flight to St. Lucia from Atlanta was Delta. Everything else was one or more stops. It was surprising to me only one airline flew non-stop to the islands from the busiest airport in the world and how many wanted you to fly to New York or Boston first. A couple flew with a stop in Miami. Any stops at all added hours to the trip, so we chose the Delta flight, which was a Boeing 737-800 with first class seating. Tanner let me have the window seat and he took the aisle. The flight took about four hours. Tanner started reading his book. I sat staring out the window pondering how terrible my life seemed at the moment. Perhaps I should explore the possibility of telling Tanner. The only sure fire way to ending my misery would be if Tanner could forgive me.
I put my hand on his arm and he looked up from his book.
"How much do you love me?" I asked.
"You're uncertain how much I love you already? We just got married." He smiled at me.
"It's a legitimate question."
"I love you a bushel and a peck," he said.
"Seriously. How much?" I asked.
"What do you want me to answer? I'm not sure I can answer. I love you to the ends of the earth, to the depths of the sea, to the top of the sky. I love you enough to get married and tie myself to you the rest of my life. What and why are you asking me?"
"If I did something really bad, could you forgive me if I repented of my actions?"
"Like how bad? Murder someone? Rob a bank?"
If I could discover who my blackmailer was, murder wasn't out of the question. "Bad like that," I answered.
He looked deep into my eyes. "I don't know why you're asking me this. Are you planning to murder someone?"
I couldn't look at him anymore and lowered my eyes. "No. I just need to know if you could forgive me if I did something bad. I want to know how much you love me."