Neighbor is Bad News

Episode 14: Newlyweds

When the priest let them go ahead and kiss, Jenna watched as Cade looked into her eyes and he moved close to her and he had his finger hooked under her chin to bring her face to look at his eyes. There was something in his eyes as he inched closer and Jenna looked at him. 

Before she knew it, their lips had touched and her hand was on the bicep of his coat as he had his hands on the sides of her face and the crowd cheered and whistled around them. She felt that his kiss was soft and sweet as it wasn't his usual sloppy, wanting, and leg giving out kiss. She was almost sad but he did a quick swipe of his tongue on her lip before he pulled away and there was that mischievous look in his eyes that she was becoming to know so well.

He took her hand in his as they made their way down the aisle as rice was thrown on them. Jenna smiled as she felt something in her stomach and she went along with him as they made it back inside the mansion. Dinner would be served in an hour at the reception and she needed to breathe as she looked at the wedding band that accompanied the engagement ring on her finger. 

"Feels heavy doesn't it?" He asked her looking at the gold band on his finger that was plain and simple. She nodded at him and he smiled at her. "So I guess you're Mrs. Giovanni now. Feel old yet?" He teased her. She smacked his arm as her mother entered the hall. She gave Jenna a hug as she kissed Cade on the cheek. 

"Please take care of her." She said to him and said something in Italian that she didn't catch but it seemed like Cade did. He nodded to her and answered briefly back in a few words. After her mother stopped, her father was right after with a look on his face that she knew he used to intimidate as she couldn't tell what he was thinking. He nodded at the couple and continued forward as he went to look at his phone. 

The now married couple went forward and entered the backyard where the reception was taking place and the crowd cheered as they entered, giving the couple pats and hugs. Giovanni Don looked unhappy and so did the Giovanni that she was supposed to have married. "Not trying to toot my own horn here but, at least you married me and not my half brother." He laughed as Jenna rolled her eyes.

They ate an extravagant dinner and before she knew it, it was time for them to have their first dance and a song that Jenna knew very well played. "I love this song." She said to Cade and he smiled. "I know." 

She narrowed her eyes at him as they made their way to the dance floor. "Was it in my file?" She asked him and he shook his head. "I had your sister find out." Jenna watched him before she decided to let him lead her. He grabbed a hold of her hand as he put his left hand on the small of her back and she put her right hand on his shoulder. 

She looked at him and he watched her intently as they danced slowly. "This doesn't mean that I like you." She told him and he smiled at her as the crows feet crinkled around his eyes. "Why did you agree to this? I mean now you're kinda stuck with me." 

He looked over her head and into the distance before he decided to answer her. "I want to destroy the Giovannis from the inside out, and I need in to do that. You just wanting to marry me kind of gave me a stepping stone and you pushed me further up." 

"So you're using me?" She asked him and he nodded and smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. "Just like you're using me?" He retorted back to her. She was ready to open her mouth to say something but he moved forward and brushed his lips across hers. Stunned, she was about to push him away when he moved away himself and the crowd wooed them. "Need to at least pretend that we like each other." he said as the song eventually stopped and they moved off the dance floor before a more faster paced song played. 

Jenna laughed as she danced with her sister and brother and Cade was having a drink as he watched them from the distance. "He is so dreamy." Melissa said as she breathed. Jenna turned her head to look at Cade once again. "He is, but he's kind of an ass." She said. "And he's now your brother-in-law." She said.

"I don't care. You lucked out big sis." She said as she laughed. Juno, her brother rolled his eyes at them and then left them to drink some water. 

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A few hours later, they were thanking everyone who came to celebrate the wedding and she yawned. "Is this the part where I take you into my arms and we walk off into the sunset?" Cade asked her and she punched his arm. "You're such an ass." She said. 

"Are you ready?" He asked her and she gave him a look. "Honeymoon?" He replied. 

Jenna laughed, "Where? In my room?" She joked and he shook his head. "We have a room booked downtown and then we will be flying out tomorrow." Jenna gave him an incredulous look, "Does my dad know?" He put his arm around her shoulders and then told her as he was leading her outside towards the garage. "Yes he does. We took precautions and I AM your hubby now." He said and she eyed him as they made their way to the SUV. "But I need to pack my clothes." 

"Done." He said. "Or do you need to get your runaway bag?" He jokingly asked her. She rolled her eyes at him and then followed suit as they both climbed inside the SUV. "Should I be wary of what someone packed for me?" She asked and prayed it was someone who had a very good sense of style. 

They rode in silence as the driver drove them to their hotel and her breath caught when she saw that it was one of the five-star hotels that she wouldn't know what the inside looked like. Cade checked them in and the receptionist smiled at him, obviously checking him out. Jenna wanted to slap the look off the young woman's face but she had no reason to. She didn't like Cade like that. 

They rode up the elevator to the their master suite and the hotel steward dropped off their baggage at the door as Cade tipped him. "Is this room bugged? Considering who my father is, I'm surprised we don't have a whole entourage following." 

He entered and took off his jacket top and glanced at her. "This hotel is one of the families. We should be safe here." He told her and undid his cuffs and tie. Jenna watched him and eyed him warily looking at the gifts that were on the bed. "What is all this?" She asked.

"Some gifts from the wedding guests I guess." He said as he took off his button up. Jenna walked over to them and looked at the intricate wrapping and card. She opened the gift and her face turned red. Cade was behind her in an instant and he looked over her shoulder before laughing. "I guess that would be useful." He said grabbing a hold of string and satin that was supposed to be lingerie.

Jenna blushed as she threw the box to the other side of the room. She opened another box and low and behold it was some more decent lingerie and matching heels in white. "What the hell is wrong with people?" She asked. 

He shrugged and fingered the garter belt. There was jewelry in another, and one had a homemade blanket with a card saying that this was the blanket in which the couple would conceive their first born. "God, why are Italians so weird?" She breathed and Cade was sitting on a chair drinking. "I think everyone is weird in general." He said as he eyed the heels. 

"Don't even think about it." She hissed at him and he brought his glass up in his infamous mock salute to his eyebrow that she almost missed. He downed the rest of whatever amber liquid he was drinking before standing up at the desk and he eyed her as Jenna suddenly became aware. 

Cade was standing in his undershirt and the crew neck that he was wearing accentuated his biceps and tattoo that always caught her eye. He still had his slacks on and she was still wearing her dress, disregarding the veil on the ride here. 

From the silence that was between them she realized that they were alone and it was their wedding night. "Don't worry, I won't do anything." He said to her as he moved up to enter the restroom. She sat silently on the bed and when she heard the water run in the shower, she walked over to eye the lingerie that she discarded before. 

Jenna wasn't that oblivious but she never had the need or want to wear sexy negligee, and she glanced at the direction of the restroom again before attempting to remove her dress but she couldn't reach the strings and zipper without help. Cursing, she walked over to the door of the restroom and knocked on the door.