Lead Me To Love Pt 02

First of all, I just wanted to say: thank you!

I am absolutely floored by how well received my first story was, as well as how many people have read it since it was published. I mean it when I say this: Your support & feedback (Good & Constructive) means so much to me!

I also recognized that there were.....some grammatical & spelling errors in the first entry (pointed out to me more than a couple of times) that got overlooked. I blame myself because, at the time I wrote it, I was recovering from my rotator cuff surgery and the pain medication I was on left me in a less-than-ideal state of mind. I do plan on re-releasing the first part of the story with the grammatical errors fixed at some point.

All that said, I have done my due diligence to make sure everything is proofread, more coherent and up to snuff.

All of that said, I hope you enjoy the next part of Aiden & Cassie's story just as much as the first, if not, more!

- Alex

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The sound of a passing snowplow outside stirred Aiden from his deep slumber. Sitting upright, he looked around the room at the unfamiliar surroundings. His mind was not yet fully awake and the events of last night were still jumbled in his mind.

"Where am-..." He said out loud when it hit him.

Cassie. The Gala. The Car. The Broncos Robe. The events of last night finally came together in his head: they had fucked!

In a panic, he turned to his left and saw the space where Cassie had been laying was empty. Sitting up in bed, his eyes darted around the room, looking for signs of where his cousin might be.

Before he could call out her name. the sound of a toilet flushing came from the master bathroom. A few seconds later, Cassie emerged from the door, naked as a jaybird; Her blonde hair was once again a mess from their lovemaking session the night before

She placed her hands in front of her and shyly smiled at him as she twisted her torso back and forth.

"Good morning, Aiden. Did you sleep well?" She giggled

He felt a sense of relief, she didn't seem upset nor have any regrets.

"I did as a matter of fact. Probably the best sleep I've had in a long time." Aiden smiled.

Cassie giggled as she got onto the bed and crawled next to Aiden. Still on all fours, she slipped her tongue into his mouth as they shared a kiss.

"Good"

She snuggled up to Aiden as she trailed her finger along his chest. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry as hell."

Almost on cue, Aiden's stomach began to grumble. Between all the fucking they did and the fact that they hadn't eaten in over 12 hours, it was nothing short of amazing that they hadn't passed out from hunger.

"Yeah, same here. Let's go grab some breakfast." Aiden kissed her forwhead

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The two sat in the booth at a local coffee shop. The drive had been a bit tedious as it had snowed the night before but the roads were no match for Aiden's 4WD Jeep. He was eating a bagel sandwich while Cassie dug into her Philly cheese-steak omelet. It felt refreshing to get some food into their systems again.

Aiden had worn a pair of jeans with a coat over a green hoodie that he got at a local brewery while living in Chicago. Cassie had thrown on some black skinny jeans, a white zip-up fleece jacket and a black headband that kept her now-unruly blonde hair in check.

As they ate, Cassie wanted to get everything out in the open. Yes....that is something that she should've done earlier but they always say hindsight is 20/20. She took a sip of her coffee and started to talk.

"So tell me, when did you start to think of me as....more than your cousin?"

Aiden had been preparing for this question and was ready to get it off his chest.

"Well.....I've had a crush on you for as long as I can remember but in a sexual way? It would have to be when our family was on vacation in the Virgin Islands the summer after I graduated high school. I remember clearly because I had just turned 18 the month prior and it was the same year your volleyball team won the national championship."

Cassie immediately knew what he was about to bring up but continued to let him speak.

"I'll cut right to the chase, it was that white thong bikini. Holy fuck, you looked amazing in that!" Aiden had a wide grin on his face.

Cassie burst out laughter as she clutched her coffee cup. "As soon as you brought up the Virgin Islands trip, I KNEW you were going to say that!"

He looked coyly at her "Was it that obvious?"

"I remember my mom pulling me aside & asking me if I thought it was appropriate to wear something like that. Of course, she only brought it up because my Jesus Freak sister Tiffany complained about it to her." Cassie smiled

Aiden mimicked Tiffany's nasally voice "Every time you show off your body, think of the downfall of Sodom & Gomorrah."

Cassie put a hand to her mouth and laughed "Oh my god, that is so bad and yet so funny. Yeah she's my sister and all but I keep her at arms length."

She paused. "Still......I'm surprised you remember me wearing that."

Aiden held his hands up in surrender "Guilty as charged. It sounds super creepy & weird, I know."

She shook her head

"Not at all. The fact that you remember that day so vividly is really sweet. Ooooh, I can't wait to show you off to all my friends!"

The last part took Aiden by surprise.

"Show me off to-.....you sure that's safe, Cass?" He had just finished taking a bite of his sandwich as he recalled that he spilled the beans about the fact they were cousins last night to Gwen & Ana.

She giggled "Well we will have to be careful when our family is visiting, but all my friends aren't going to know. As far as they're concerned, I just so happen to be dating an absolute hottie from work."

Aiden exhaled and looked around the room.

"What about Gwen and Ana? I let it slip that we were cousins last night and I was about ready to hurl myself from the top of the parking ramp when I told them this."

She took another sip of her coffee and smiled. "They won't say anything. Plus Gwen told me the fact we're cousins was, in her own words, so hot."

Aiden nodded in acknowledgement as he took another bite of his sandwich.

Cassie grinned at him "Oh, and you'll be happy to know that I still have that bikini. Maybe if you're good, I'll wear it for you one of these days....." Her voice trailed off as she winked & shot him a seductive grin.

Aiden shuddered at her words. The thought of seeing his cousin in that skimpy number got him easily aroused.

"Fuck Cass, I'd love that..."

"Like I said, you treat me right and you'll get your wish." She said in a sing-song voice.

As they continued to eat, Cassie saw the gears turning in Aiden's head, he was getting ready to ask something to her. After a moment, he finally spoke.

"So since we're having this absolutely 'riveting' dialogue, how about me? When did you see me in a....sexual light?"

Cassie was quick to respond.

"Oh that's easy. It was the year after the Virgin Islands trip at our family's cabin the summer I graduated college. I remember how hot you looked in your swim trunks and how jacked you had become. You turned into such a hottie during the year we didn't see each other! Though more specifically, it was when I saw you and your girlfriend at the time down by the dock at night. You know what I'm talking about..."

Aiden looked at her in disbelief.

"Wait you SAW all of that?"

She fluttered her eyes at him.

"Mm-hmm! Of course, it was dark out so I didn't get to see everything.....buttttttt I DO recall Bailey screaming at the tops of her lungs, while she rode you on my dad's lounge chair."

Aiden tapped the table with his finger "That was the night everyone went to dinner at that steakhouse in town! I thought we were alone!"

Cassie giggled as she placed a finger in between her teeth.

"Well I didn't want to be around the boring adults while they talked about their mindless bullshit, nor was I interested in going bar hopping with them afterwards. So I decided to come back early and I got the surprise of my life when I saw you and Bailey fucking."

Cassie paused as she leaned in closer

"Do you want to know what I did afterwards?" She asked in a husky voice, to which Aiden shook his head.

She continued.

"I went to my room and masturbated. I imagined myself getting fucked by you out there on the dock. I was single at the time and watching you two go at it got me all hot-and-bothered. I hadn't gotten laid in over 4 months at that point. Of course, had I known how much you were packing down there, I would've fingered myself until I passed out from pure exhaustion."

Aiden exhaled as he ran his hands through his hair. "Holy Shit Cass..."

"Awwww, does knowing that your cousin is a naughty voyeur turn you on? You were probably thinking about me as you fucked her, weren't you?" She smirked.

His eyes darted around the booth. "Well actually....I was."

She gasped as she felt a warm tingling sensation between her legs "Aiden Michael Schroeder!"

Aiden retorted "Cassandra Lucille Novak!"

She sneered "Ewww, you know I HATE my middle name! It's probably the most unattractive name out there next to Dorothy, Francine or Bertha! Seriously it makes me feel like an old lady"

"Wahhhhhhh!" Aiden channeled the spirit of Lucille Ball in a mocking tone.

She pushed his shoulder and chuckled "You are such an ass!"

Aiden leaned in and whispered "Hey speaking of, when can I eat yours? I have to ask because what I saw last night was...." He finished his statement by making a chef's kiss gesture.

Cassie gasped before howling in laughter as Aiden joined in.

"So my little cousin is an ass man, I see" She cooed.

Aiden shook his head "Not necessarily but even I have to admit that your ass is quite impeccable."

"You know, every guy I've been with tells me I have the perfect ass. I used to be very self-conscious about it but that all changed when I started doing all those squats and glute workouts at the gym. I found that it complimented my figure perfectly." She bit her lip at him seductively.

Aiden simply replied "You are not wrong about that, Cass. Regardless, I can't wait to see it again."

Cassie laughed "Okay Romeo, so since we're getting everything out, I might as well explain my 'terms & conditions' that I laid out for you last night. I think you will find my reasons are quite valid."

Cassie had his full attention.

"So you might not know this but Gabe was very insecure about himself" She twiddled her thumbs

Aiden smirked "How so? Was it because he had a micro-penis? Because he definitely emanated small dick energy. He even had a lifted truck with those mountain-sized tires and a ball sack hanging from the trailer hitch, Cass!"

Cassie threw back her head and laughed "Aiden, that's horrible! Also no, he had a nice dick..." She briefly paused as she shot him a naughty look "....although nowhere near as perfect as yours."

Aiden felt a shudder shoot through him again.

"Truth be told, over the years, he became very insecure. For example, the fact that I was taller than him."

Aiden rolled his eyes "So what? You're taller than 98% of the world's population, plus your height never bothered me."

"Well duh! You and I are also roughly the same height so of course you're not going to care. But with him, he never outright stated it but the fact that I had a few inches on him slowly ate away at him over the years."

He was floored.

"Wait seriously? I figured any guy who dated you had struck the lottery. I mean hell, my friends in high school thought you should've been a supermodel!

She was quick to respond "First of all, screw that noise. Secondly, another thing that bothered him was that he was not the breadwinner in the house."

He took a sip of his coffee as he raised an eyebrow "Come again?"

"I brought in over twice the amount of money he did because of my job at the clinic & my coaching gig. At first he didn't seem to mind, but he became very resentful over it. He thought of himself as not good enough, despite my assurances that I didn't mind."

She took a deep breath.

"That's when the accusations of me cheating on him began. He would question where I was on an almost daily basis & it really affected our relationship. That trust we had for so long gradually eroded until he would constantly question me about what I was doing. Even something as simple as me going to get groceries would end up with us fighting. I really tried to help him, Aiden, but he refused to budge."

"So what happened after that? Aiden's eyes were wide open.

Cassie exhaled and looked down. "My plan was to tell him that we needed to go our separate ways, Of course it didn't take long for me to pull the trigger. You see, I came home early one day as I wasn't feeling well & I found him fucking one of the interns from his office on the couch in the living room. She was this little red haired waif, probably no more than 90 lbs soaking wet and maybe 5 feet tall."

"Christ Cass, I'm sorry" Aiden was in awe of what he was told. She hadn't told this to anyone, save for her parents.

She shook her head "Don't be. I knew the end was near and walking in on him fucking her more-or-less validated the decision I had come to earlier. Needless to say, I kicked him out that day and told him I never wanted to see his sorry ass again. Of course, what I didn't count on was him emptying our joint savings account right after I tossed him out."

Aiden brought a hand to his chin "I remember hearing about that. Over $50k. I'm surprised you didn't go after him for that."

Cassie laughed "Not much I could do. We were never married so there were no prenup clauses that took effect. Also he was a joint singer on the savings account, so he could do whatever he wanted with the money sitting in there. As shitty as it sounds, he didn't break any laws so there was nothing that could be done."

Aiden nodded "I think I can see where you're going with this. You could be 10 feet tall, make a million dollars a day and travel to the moon & I still wouldn't care. As long as I'm with you, I'm happy!"

She smiled "Good! I think we'll be just fine!"

Suddenly Cassie's phone vibrated and a notification popped up on her screen. It was a message from Gwen. She looked down at the message and giggled.

"Something you want to share with the class, Miss Novak?" Aiden asked

She blushed "So this morning, I got a text from Gwen asking how last night was after we left. Rather than tell her what happened, I instead might've.....shared a photo of you sleeping in bed with me and your butt might've been showing...."

Aiden tossed his head back and laughed "Jesus Cass, are you trying to give Ana some jerk-off material? You know Gwen's gonna share that with her!"

She took a bite from her omelet "That's a risk I'm willing to take"

The two laughed as they continued to eat their breakfast when Aiden had an idea.

"So now that we're dating or soulmates or.....something, I figured we should go on a date tonight. You know, our first date as an actual couple?"

Cassie was intrigued and she raised an eyebrow. She felt a swelling in her chest and busted out her old-timey movie accent. "A date with you Mr. Schroeder? Why, I would be honored! What did you have in mind?"

"So you know that Christmas Village they have up near Boulder? Well they're having the tree lighting ceremony tonight and the entire thing is supposed to be something straight out of a Hallmark Channel movie." Aiden had pulled out his phone and showed her the event's website.

"Mmm, it's nice to see my little cousin is the romantic type. You seem cute enough so sure, I'd love to be your date" Cassie smiled at him.

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After breakfast, rather than head back home and fuck like rabbits, they spent the majority of the day running errands and doing Christmas shopping for their family, who were set to visit in about 3 weeks.

Aiden decided to give Cassie an early Christmas gift at a jewelry store in the form of a pair of earrings she had put on her Pinterest board. Aiden's heart swooned when the jeweler asked if he should wrap the earrings for "you and your girlfriend."

His girlfriend. She was now his girlfriend and they wouldn't have any other way.

After they finished their shopping spree, they went home to change. Cassie had wanted to move all of Aiden's clothes into her room but he insisted they wait until after the holidays in order to do so, lest they arouse suspicion with the family. For now, they would have to make due with sharing a bed.

They got changed and headed to the Winter Festival. Aiden wore his gray suit coat from the previous night over a red sweater, accessorized with a red scarf that Cassie had bought for him earlier that day, Cassie wore a red pea coat over a white sweater with a matching colored scarf and stocking cap.

"Oh wow. It's so beautiful" Cassie walked in hand with Aiden as they entered through the front gate. The sun had since gone down and all of the Christmas lights were lit up and the sidewalk & streets were lined with local merchants selling gifts. In the center of the event space was a giant Christmas Tree that stood up like a monolith among the shops and booths.

The two walked around as snow started to fall from the sky. They bought a few gifts for their family before they grabbed some hot cocoa and sat on the bench as the festival goers walked by.

"Oh my god, Aiden. You're right, it IS like a Hallmark Movie! I thought you were making it up but this is really something else." Cassie took a sip of her cocoa.

Aiden put his arm around her. "I'll admit that I was a bit skeptical because the photos made it seem too good to be true, yet here we are. The only thing missing is Lacey Chabert playing a high level corporate executive who returns to her small town and falls in love with her long lost love from high school who makes his living by making shoes for dogs."

She looked at him and stuck out her lower lip "Hey, I happen to LOVE those movies. Say what you will about them, but they're my guilty pleasure."

He kissed her forehead "I know you do, and I would gladly watch every single Hallmark movie with you!."

"I'll be sure to take you up on that offer because that's all I do when I'm at home during the winter." She returned his kiss by pecking him on the cheek.

They sat there and watched the crowd go by as they finished their hot cocoa before getting up. As Aiden helped Cassie up to her feet, she wrapped her arms around him and surprised him by planting a kiss on his lips.

"I know we've had an interesting day, but have I told you that I love you?" She smiled at him.

He looked into her hazel eyes as snowflakes began clinging to the strands of blonde hair peeking through her hat.

"I think you might've mentioned that before but just in case..." He leaned in and the two kissed passionately, not caring about the world around them, before pulling away "....I love you too."

She shivered from the cold. The frigid Colorado air was starting to chill her to the bone and she needed warmth. His warmth.

"I think it's time to take your date home." She winked at him as she placed her finger on his lips.

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They got to the front door after getting out of Aiden's car.. Before he could place the key in the lock to the house, Cassie put her hand on his to stop him.

"What's up Cass?" Aiden asked.

She grabbed both sides of his face and smiled "I normally don't kiss on the first date but I'll make an exception for you."

She leaned over to kiss him as the two embraced. Opening their mouths, their tongues found one another as Cassie let out a light moan. She not only felt a warm sensation between her legs but also Aiden's dick was pressing up against her as he reached behind her and started caressing her ass.

Cassie placed a hand on his chest and smiled evilly at him "I also don't normally don't fuck on the first date but you're pretty cute so.....would you like to come inside and warm up, little cousin?"