I smiled down at Ari, I lifted her chin up toward me and kissed her. She deepened the kiss and let out a small moan.
After a few seconds, she pulled away. “You want to get the hell out of here and go back to my place?” Ari asked as she wiggled her eyebrows up and down.
Oh shit…here we go.
“Um…actually, I had something else planned for us tonight. ”
Ari looked at me and smiled.
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yep, but it’s a surprise. ”
Just then, Brad and Amanda walked up to us.
I slapped Brad on the back. “Congratulations y’all. ”
“Thank you both for being in the wedding and helping out with so much. I couldn’t have done it without your help, Ari,” Amanda said.
She gave Ari a hug and then turned to hug me. Ari pulled up the top of her dress…. again…. and smiled at Amanda. She’d been screwing with that damn dress all night. I almost got into it with three guys just for staring at her a little too long. Bastard pricks.
“You wait until I get married, you bitch. I’m so going to make you wear this same fucking dress. I can’t even breathe in this bitch. ”
Amanda let out a laugh and hugged Ari again. “I love you, Ari! I hope that you have a wonderful evening. We’re heading out in a few minutes, so I just wanted to say thanks and good-bye. ”
Ari and Amanda both got tears in their eyes. Brad and I looked at each other. Brad just shrugged his shoulders, and smiled.
After Brad and Amanda said their good-byes to everyone, Ari and I found Gunner and Ellie. They were talking to Heather and Josh.
“Oh my gosh, wasn’t that such a beautiful wedding?” Heather gushed.
Ari rolled her eyes and screwed around with her dress some more.
“It was beautiful. Amanda did a great job and I was surprised she was able to keep it on the small side with Brad’s mom so involved with the planning. ” Ellie said as she looked over at me and winked.
Fucking Gunner! Can’t keep is goddamn mouth shut. I was sure he’d told Ellie what I had planned for tonight. I’m never telling him anything again.
“So, Josh and Heather…. you two looked comfy on the dance floor tonight,” Ari said nudging Heather with her shoulder.
I thought Heather was going to kill Ari. I’d never seen that girl look so pissed-off in my life. Josh just smiled and leaned in to say something to Heather. She turned and glared at him.
Oh shit, that’s not a happy look.
“If you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be heading home. Now that Amanda and Brad are gone, I need to get out of this dress. And no…you cannot help me, Josh!”
Everyone let out a laugh except for Josh. Poor bastard had it bad for Heather, but he seemed to always say the wrong thing to her. Gunner and I had tried to tell him that she wasn’t like the bitches he’d slept around with and that he needed to take things slow with her to win her trust. Stupid bastard. He was always making sexual comments to her and all that did was push her further away.
Ellie and Gunner said they were taking off as well. As we all walked out to the main lobby of The Driskill Hotel, Gunner and I talked a bit about the ranch while Ari and Ellie talked about school.
“You okay, dude? You look like you’re going to hurl,” Gunner said as he threw his head back and laughed.
“Fuck you, asshole! If I remember right, you were a walking mess all Christmas day. Don’t even start with me. ”
Gunner smiled and turned me away from Ari and Ellie.
“Jeff, dude, just relax. She’s gonna be surprised, and she’s going to love it. Ellie and I ran up to the room to take a peek after Jenny was done. It’s beautiful. Just…just take it slow. Remember that this is for her dude. Be honest, Jeff. Be real. ”
Motherfucker. I’d never been with a virgin, and my hands were shaking already. What if I hurt her? What if she hated it? What if-