The Rebound

Are you more?

Tiana

I try my best to smile and cheer for Kylie and Stan. But I couldn’t get past the look on Kay’s face when she saw Bryce give me a kiss.  I knew she was hurt by what she saw. I swear I hate Bryan. Kay treats me like her older sister. And I feel the same way about her. I don’t have any siblings. So she and Kylie were like the sisters I never had. We talk quite often. She calls me whenever something good or bad happens to her. She calls me and tells me more things than she does with her own brother, Bryan.

A part of me regrets asking Bryce to come to the wedding. I mean I know it’s not his fault. But I wouldn’t have hurt Kay if I didn’t ask him to come with me.

I try to scan through the crowd to look for Kay. But I couldn’t find her. I try to look for Bryan too, I wanted to tell him to sort things out with his family…but I couldn’t find him either.

“Hey. Are you okay?” Bryce asks me.

“I am. Bryce… I’m sorry.” I tell him as I look into his eyes. I’m taken aback as his eyes are not as dark and intense as they normally are. Instead, they seemed to be full of gentleness and concern. Well, at least I think they are.

“It’s not your fault, Tiana. Remember that you didn’t do anything wrong.” Bryce tries to assure me as he gently squeezes my shoulder.

I let out a big sigh. “I know. But I can’t help but feel bad. She’s important to me. She’s like my little sister. And I just don’t want her to misunderstand.”

“Hmm… would it be better for you if I skipped the reception? Because I can just wait for you in the cottage.” He asks.

“No… of course not. You’re my date.” I quickly reply and give him a smile.

A teensy tiny part of me actually wanted to say yes. I knew that apart from Kay, I’d … well, Bryce and I would have to face Bryan’s parents as well. But of course, I couldn’t do that to him.

I was actually pleasantly surprised with Bryce. I didn’t expect that someone like him… you know, California’s most eligible bachelor… would actually be willing to sit out the reception and wait for me. And for what? Just to make me feel at ease. Plus the fact, that he just flew out to attend the wedding with me… and he was actually willing to skip it. That was pretty sweet. Thinking about it, was actually making me feel somewhat giddy. But I tell myself to shrug it off. Maybe I’m just overthinking… given that my emotions have been all over the place for the past few weeks.

Actually, in the past couple of weeks that I’ve known him… Bryce has actually been full of surprises. He’s totally not the Bryce Andrews that the media makes him out to be. He’s actually a pretty decent guy… well, definitely more than decent. It actually makes me wonder why his ex-girlfriend said no to his proposal. I mean, Bryce Andrews is like the perfect package. And top it all off… he gets me. He actually reminds me a little of Kylie. They both understand what I feel or what I’m thinking without me having to say anything… or even before I actually realize what I’m thinking. Well… he did say he could read people well… maybe that was it… right?

Speaking of Kylie… I grab Bryce’s hand and lead him through the crowd towards the newlyweds, Stan and Kylie.

“Kylie Matthews!”  I can’t believe she’s now a Matthews. I pull her into a big hug and we both start tearing up.

“Ti!” She mutters through her tears.

“Why do I feel like I’m the third party here?” Stan teases us. We break our hug and start giggling.

“Congratulations you guys! I’m so happy for you! You know I love you both… and I hope you know I’m going to crash your new house all the time.” I tell them as I pull them both into a hug.

“You’re always welcome, Tiana.” Stan says as I pull away from the hug.

“Congratulations.” Bryce says as he offers his hand to Stan.

“Oh right… Bryce, this is Stan Matthews. Stan, this is Bryce Andrews.” I introduce them to each other.

“Man! Thank you for your very generous gift. Kylie and I really appreciate it.” Stan says as he shakes Bryce’s hand. I’m pretty sure Kylie has given him the heads-up about Bryce.  

“Don’t mention it.” Bryce replies.

“Thank you for coming, Bryce.” Kylie pulls him into a hug. While they’re hugging, she smirks at me and gives me the thumbs up sign. I cover my mouth, trying to contain my laughter. I could see Stan giggling and rolling his eyes from the corners of my eyes.

“We’ll see you guys at the reception, okay?” Kylie says, as we make way for other guests to congratulate them.

I grab Bryce’s arm and look at the time in his watch. “We still have a little more than an hour before the reception starts. Let’s go back to freshen up at the cottage first.” I tell him.

Actually, Kylie and Stan have some cocktails prepared for their guests. I know as the Maid of Honor, I should be there helping out. But I really wanted to avoid Bryan’s family first… I wanted to sort out my thoughts and calm my emotions. I’m pretty sure Kylie would understand.

Bryce and I take the club shuttle back to our cottage. I know Bryce sent his things there but he hasn’t been to the cottage yet.

“Thank you for upgrading our accommodations. You didn’t have to. But thank you. The cottage is very, very beautiful. Though it’s quite far and very secluded.” I tell him.

He chuckles and whispers to me, “Well darling, I remembered that you scream quite loud.”

“Hey!” I retorted as I playfully hit him in the arm. He grabs my hand and pulls me closer to him. He drapes his arm over my shoulder and gently rubs my arms.

“I can book another cottage for us if you want. One that’s closer.” He says as plants a gentle kiss on the side of my head.

“No need, Bryce.” I say as I wrap my arms around his waist and I lean my head on his shoulders. He wraps his arms around me and hugs me. We sit in silence all the way to our cottage. And I have to admit, he really does feel comfortable. I actually feel safe and protected in his arms. A part of me wishes I could just stay like this and forget about all the Bryan drama.

After a few minutes, we finally reach our cottage. He offers his hand to help me out of the shuttle. He then asks the driver to pick us up after an hour.

I went inside our cottage first, with Bryce following behind me.

“It’s beautiful right?” I tell him as I admire the beautiful interiors of the cottage.

“Yes. It’s beautiful. You’re very beautiful.” He says softly.

I turn around and I see him looking at me intently with a beautiful smile across that gorgeous face of his... revealing those perfect little dimples at the corners of his lips. I couldn’t help but smile back at him.

“Well, we have an hour to kill. So, what do you want to do?” I ask him.

“Well… there is something I’ve wanted to do since I got here.” He says as he walks towards me.

“What…”

I’m interrupted as he leans in and kisses me hard. He pulls away and says, “f**k, I missed you Tiana. Sorry but I’ve wanted to do that since I saw you this afternoon.”

That kiss ignited something in me. I wrap my arms around his neck and I bring my lips to his. He responds by putting his hand on the back of my head. Our tongues find each other deepening our kiss. We find ourselves moaning with each breath.

“I need you, Bryce.” I find myself whispering to him.

He pulls away from the kiss and looks at me straight in the eyes. His eyes dark with desire.

He asks me, “Are you sure, Tiana?”

I nod before I kiss him hard again. I knew what he meant. Just earlier, I was a mess. Although my mind says I shouldn’t… I couldn’t deny how much my body wanted Bryce. I was freaking wet just from that kiss. And I knew he wanted me too.

He lifts me up from the floor and takes me to the bedroom. His lips never leaving mine. He puts me down at the foot of the bed. We take off our shoes and I help him remove his coat and necktie. He removes the knot of my gown at the back of my neck and closely watches me as the gown falls off of my body revealing my bare breasts and nude lace thongs.

“Oh God, Tiana. You’re just beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.” He says as his hands reach out to cup my breasts. I let out a moan as he fondles my n*****s.

He lifts me up and places me on the bed. I find myself licking my lips as I watch him take off his shirt and pants... revealing his deliciously hot and toned body.

“That tongue, Tiana.” He smirks as he moves to the bed on top of me.

He kisses me hard on the lips before he moves to nuzzle my neck. His mouth moves to my n*****s… sucking them alternately as his hands caresses my breasts. His mouth and tongue trails down my stomach before finding their way to my lace thongs. He licks my v****a through the thin cloth of my thongs. His eyes carefully watching me.

“Please Bryce.” I find myself begging him in between breaths.

He rips off my panties and his tongue lands on my c**t. His tongue continues to explore my v****a as his fingers continue to rub on my c**t.

“Oh God, Bryce.” I screamed as I reached my orgasm. “I missed that.” I added as I try to catch my breath.

“I missed you too, Darling.” He says as he licks off my c*m from his lips.

He swiftly takes off his boxers revealing his erection. The sight of it gets me excited again. He moves on top of me and he rubs his erection against my wetness.

“I need you, Tiana.” He says breathlessly.

I arched my body allowing him entry. Oh God, he feels so good. He thrusts faster and harder until we both reach our orgasm. He stays inside of me as we ride out our highs.

“I missed being inside of you, Tiana. That was amazing.” Bryce says as he pulls out and lies down beside me. He pulls me closer to him.

“It was.” I tell him as I put my hand on his chest as we both catch our breaths. I can’t deny it… s*x with Bryce is always amazing. s*x with Bryan was never this good. Oh shoot… Bryan. I completely forgot about Bryan and his family the moment I kissed Bryce.

“What time is it?” I ask Bryce, remembering that we asked the shuttle to come pick up up in an hour.

He looks at his watch. “Don’t worry, Tiana. We have enough time. We can even squeeze in another quickie if you want.” He says chuckling, as he plants a gentle kiss on the top of my forehead.

I playfully punch his chest before I get out of bed. Then, I offer my hands to pull him out of the bed. “C’mon, we need to get dressed. Kylie will kill me.”

He takes my hand as I pull him off the bed. And he pulls me into his arms the moment he’s standing at the side of the bed. Our bare chests pressing against each other, his arms encircling my waist… he looks deeply into my eyes and says, “We can just stay here and I can make you forget all your problems, you know?”

I tiptoe and give him a peck on the lips. “I wish we could do just that, Bryce. I really do. But Kylie will kill me. And besides, I think I really need to deal with Bryan’s family if I want to move on.”

“You should. You deserve more, Tiana.” He tells me gently.

“Are you more, Bryce?” I regretted saying that the moment I realized I said it.

But Bryce quickly removes my doubts as he replies, “I’m not sure if I am. But I think I want to be more for you.”

I lean my head against his chest. And he plants a kiss on the top of my head. We stay in that position for a few minutes until we hear the doorbell ring. It must be the shuttle service. We quickly fix ourselves up and get dressed.