Beyond Love

Chapter 1

 There I was, walking down the aisle of the church which was fully adorned from outside with flowers in my favorite colors, white and blue. Placed at the sides of the aisle which led to the altars white bouquets with delicate white silk ribbons holding them together. I saw the groom who was about six feet two in height, with an athletic body and dashing gorgeous blue eyes. He did not have a box chin; his chin had its unique form. He was dressed in a black tuxedo with a neatly folded blue silk handkerchief in the top pocket and topped off with a blue rose pinned beside the handkerchief and a blue silk tie. I strolled at a steady pace, as I had learned in rehearsals, towards the altar, and stood to the side. After all, I must make way for the bride.

 I am just a bridesmaid. The marriage was between my best friend and the love of my life. The wedding was not mine. I cannot believe I agreed to do this. Who can watch their best friend marry the love of their life? but I can't betray her on her big day. oh, who am I kidding, I want to rearrange her face with my shoe. I am not a bad friend, but she knew I was in love with Claude. Why did she have to get him to propose to her, then invited me to the wedding to rub it in my face? I'm starting to believe that she wasn't my friend. I wish I could jump on her and beat the crap out of her, I thought to myself. I wanted to hit her so badly, I was trembling. I looked as if I was on drugs.

 The ceremony went on without a hitch and I pushed the thought out of my mind for as long as I could, and that's what I did. I tried to hold in my thoughts, and it worked until it was time for the vows to be exchanged. The bride, Tori, who I intentionally avoided because I didn't want to blurt out 'I am in love you're your fiancée' or 'He is mine b***h' quickly said the words 'I DO' accepting her vows. It was now Claude's turn to accept his vows, I gently and silently wished that he wouldn't accept the vows even though it was selfish of me. He then looked at me with those gorgeous eyes which I evaded, pretending to brush strands of hair from my face.

 Suddenly, he did something that completely surprised the guest and me. Well mostly me anyways. He didn't accept his vows. He apologized to Tori and quickly left the church. I glanced around to see the look on Tori's mom face, it was just as I thought, wrinkled and shocked. I turned around and as I expected, Tori was staring at me. She stared at me with terrified eyes and the tears began to flow ruining her makeup. She looked like something that came out of the walking dead movie. Makeup makes the girl I hurriedly ran after Claude to find out what happened.

"Claude!! What's going on? "I asked when I finally caught up to him.

"I just couldn't go through with the wedding." He replied

"Why not?"

"I'm not in love with her!"

"Of course, you are in love with her, that's why you proposed," I said trying to convince him.

"Then tell me why I want you so badly?" he asked looking into my eyes.

"What!!!!"I exclaimed

"I am in love with you Risa."

"You...you can't be. I mean you love Tori, right?" I stammered.

"Seeing you with Luke today made me want to pound him unconscious I mean how could he do that to me, he knows that I-" he said trailing off mid-sentence.

"What are you, Claude?"

"I don't know but what I do know is that your mine."

"Luke and I are dating." I'm surprised at how quickly I responded.

He then smiled and pulled my waist to him and immediately seized my lips. Repeatedly he explored my lips. Gently then hungrily parting them, and with each second the kiss grew deeper and my knees buckled. It took everything I had to pull away.

"You can't do that here of all places!" I said gasping for air. I knew I shouldn't be doing this but who am I to refuse Claude.

"You're right", he said with a devilish grin on his face.

He then suddenly held my body and pushed me against a nearby wall. keeping our body out of view. He then recaptured my lip. With his hands he explored my body, leaving a heated trail as it moved. I lifted my hands to push him away and ended up pulling him even closer and giving him easier access to my body.

"Mmmh!!!!"

A small moan escaped my lips as he clasps my breasts.

"Wowww!!!" he whispered as he weighed them in his hands.

"Don't touch me. How could you do this to Tori?" I countered as I swatted away.

"What about what she did to you?" He asked

"It doesn't matter. I-" he stopped me mid-sentence with a sudden tug of my n*****s.

"Shhh!!!"

"Claude!" I moaned again.

"How do you want it? Just tell me." He whispered while gently nibbling on my ear sending a shiver down my spine.

"Every way possible." I managed to mutter.

"Are you sure about that? Are you sure that's what you want?" he asked while kissing my neck.

"Yes...Yes!" I stammered distracted.

"Ok then!" he said as he impatiently started to undress me.