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Series: Love in Germany
Book: Two
Series best read in order
Publisher: MLR Press
Cover
Artist: Meg Bawden
Release
Date: December 11, 2015
Blurb:
After a year and a half together, Ryan and his Dom Julian
are still happy and finally married.
Shortly before Christmas, though, Julian brings something up
he’s dreamt of before. He wants to play in public with Ryan. His partner is
totally against it and suggests something else. Before they know what happens,
they have the biggest fight on their hands.
Instead of getting ready for a second Christmas together,
they are angry at each other. They both have to step back, make up their minds
and apologize before they spend the holidays being miserable.
Pages or Words: 14,500
Categories: BDSM, Contemporary, Erotica, M/M
Romance
Excerpt:
I
stared at my groom, totally speechless. He was really going to do this with me.
Or I was going to do it with him. In either case, this was real. We were going
to get married. Like, in ten minutes, we’d be a wedded couple. I swallowed
against the lump in my throat. When he’d asked me a few months ago, I was all for
doing it immediately. But now, as we were waiting for the last guests to
arrive, my nerves were getting the better of me.
Ryan
was my everything. My soulmate, partner, and sub, and I loved him more than
anything. Spending the rest of my life by his side was my own personal heaven.
He’d
moved to Germany for me, leaving behind his life and family in Phoenix,
Arizona, as well as the heat. Currently, in the summer, it was okay, but he’d
suffer quite a bit when the winter came. It would take a few years until he was
used to the cold winters in Nürnberg.
Currently,
Ryan was talking to his mother. His parents had flown in from the States to
watch their son get married. I’d met them before and really loved them. They
were great in-laws, and I knew they were truly happy Ryan had found a partner,
even if it was half a world away from them. When we’d planned our wedding, we’d
decided against our dads bringing us to the altar, so I was going to meet Ryan
in the middle of the rows of chairs, and then we’d walk to the registrar
together. This was going to be a simple civil union, since gays were still not
allowed to actually marry in Germany,
but for me, it was big. To me, it was marriage.
I
tried to catch Ryan’s eye. It was time. We had a party scheduled and
afterwards, I intended to have my very own celebration with Ryan. He was my sub
for a reason, and I wanted to make sure he wouldn’t forget that on this very
special day.
I
limited our playing to the bedroom, something Ryan was absolutely fine with,
but today, upon seeing him in his dark suit, I desired more. It wasn’t the
first time I’d closed my eyes and imagined him on his knees, hands bound behind
his back, while I showed him off in public. He was so gorgeous, so stunning, in
his submission, and the dark suit accentuated it even more. He wore it as well
as he wore my marks. I wanted to let the world know this man was mine. He gave
his lust, his love to me, and I wanted everyone to see what was between us.
This was one of the steps, and wearing a wedding ring highlighted it even more
for me, but I wanted the other side, the BDSM side as well. I wasn’t too fond
of public play, but with Ryan I found myself entertaining the thought way too
often.
I
had absolutely no restraint when it came to this man. We’d been together for a
year and a half, yet I still wanted him so much. A shiver crawled down my
spine. Later, I would put him on his knees and drive him out of his mind. He
submitted so beautifully, and seeing him in the suit, and knowing he’d said
“yes, I do” would make it even more arousing.
Ryan
nodded in my direction. Show time.
He
exchanged a few words with his mother, then headed in my direction. I caught
his gaze. A smile played around Ryan’s lips. He looked as happy as I was. We’d
planned, organized, and scheduled for this day, and now it was finally here. I
still couldn’t believe it. In an hour, we’d be married. I resisted the urge to
pinch myself, and instead moved forward toward my future husband.
Ryan
took my hand, the expression on his face radiant. The simple room in the city
hall faded even more against his grin. And I was getting sentimental.
“Ready,
my love?” I asked him, even though I knew he was.
“Of
course, always.”
We
turned to the rows of chairs, where our families sat. Together, we walked to
the registrar. Our hands were still joined as we stopped at the podium.
“Can
we start?” the man asked kindly.
I
couldn’t speak around the lump in my throat, so I only nodded.
“We
are here today to celebrate a civil union between Julian Neumann and Ryan
Aspen. Ryan Philippe Aspen and Julian Walter Neumann, are you ready and willing
to pledge to share your lives with one another, in a committed and binding
relationship?”
I
gazed over at my partner. “Yes, I am,” Ryan and I said together.
“Do
you, Ryan Philippe Aspen want to commit to Julian Walter Neumann?”
“I
do,” Ryan declared in a strong voice.
The
registrar smiled and I released a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. Until
this moment, it had somehow been unreal. Picking out the suits, the appointment
to get our papers, the fact that our families were here, none of it compared to
the fact that he’d really, truly said yes.
The
registrar focused on me. “Do you, Julian Walter Neumann want to commit to Ryan
Philippe Aspen?”
“I
do,” I managed to say. My throat was nearly closed off. We were really doing
this. I had no doubt Ryan was the one I would love forever, but it still was so
surreal. Again, the urge to pinch myself rode me hard, but it would’ve looked
suspicious if I’d done so in front of our witnesses and family.
“Then,
by virtue of this office, I declare you lawfully joined in a civil union. You
can kiss now.” The man smiled again. We’d talked about it before and told him
we very much wanted the kissing part
in the ceremony. While the whole affair was nothing big, this was something we
absolutely didn’t want to miss out on.
Slowly,
I raised my hand and rested it on Ryan’s neck, while he slipped his arm around
my waist. Staring into his eyes, I drew him closer to me. With a soft sigh, our
lips met for the very first time as a married couple. Holy shit.
His
tongue teased my lips, and all too willingly I parted them. Ryan tasted like he
always did, yet our kiss sent a shiver down my back. I loved him so very much.
Shaking, I kept him in the kiss, our tongues dancing. The registrar probably
hadn’t meant we should do this here,
but I couldn’t stop myself. My fingers were buried in the short hair of Ryan’s
neck, his arms were wound around my waist, and I couldn’t stop kissing him. I
wanted to do so much more, but that really had to wait a bit longer.
Although,
if we didn’t quit kissing soon, we’d have to leave the party before it even
started.
With
a last lingering kiss, I pulled back a little and opened my eyes. Ryan seemed
as flustered as I was, his lips already shining and dark red like they always
were whenever I kissed him thoroughly. He was on the verge of getting on his
knees, if I wasn’t mistaken. He wouldn’t, not with his family here, but we
needed to stop making out. I’d have enough time to play with him once we were
at home alone.
And
I would play with him. He needed it, and so did I.
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Meet the author:
Chris McHart lives in
Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom, partner in crime, and muse (all in one
person, not even she’s that kinky!). She loves her husband, men in kilts and
Scotch Whisky. Her idea of a perfect evening is to curl up with her laptop and
write (the other options are not suitable to post in public).
Where to find the author:
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Author Page: www.facebook.com/chrismchart
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chris_mchart
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Author Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/882598865132498/
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