: : Summary : : This is right after Rick and Evelyn get married. The Honeymoon and after. Yes I�ve done this before, but I wanted to do a more in depth story here, and this one all they have done is kissed, and their marriage happened 2 months after The Mummy.
By the time the ship reached Italy, a week had passed, and Evelyn�s fears, most of them, had vanished. From the port near Venice, they got on a train and went northwest, until they reached what was called the Italian Riviera. The ocean there was blue, and clear. There were white sandy beaches, and the area Rick had chosen was a private resort, reserved only for those with a great deal of money, which he and Evelyn so happened to have. Their train arrived as the sun was beginning to set, and once they had everything settled in their room, with a great view of the ocean, they took a walk out on the white sandy beach. Evelyn wore a white cotton dress, long flowing, with just straps on her shoulders to hold it up. Rick wore slacks and a light blue shirt.
�I think this is the first time you haven�t worn your weapons while we were out,� Evelyn said taking notice of that.
�Well I think they get in the way of what we like to do the most,� he replied. He stopped their walking, and moved in front of her, and they shared a brief kiss before they continued to walk. The beach was deserted, but neither really noticed, to caught up in one another.
�Do you think about having children?� Evelyn asked suddenly. Since that night he had made love to her for the first time, Rick had thought about a great many things, including taking more responsibility for both of them.
�I�ve never been around kids before,� Rick replied. In his youth, in the orphanage in Cairo, and the one before that, in America he had been around kids, and seen adults take advantage of them.
�I used to baby-sit when I was younger,� she said, breaking his train of thought.
�Did you like that?� he asked.
�Sometimes. I took care of a young baby once, and it cried so much that I cried. It frightens me to think of having children, there is so much responsibility, and I think I would mess things up,� she said, her voice getting softer as she said that last part. They were right on the waterfront, and Rick stopped their walk, sitting down, then helping her sit beside him.
�What makes you think you would mess things up? Your a smart woman Evelyn, and you do the things you believe in. I think you would make a good mother to our child,� he admitted. Evelyn had been watching the waves break in front of them, but turned when he said those words.
�My parents were wonderful parents, but once Jonathan and I got older, they were away a great deal of the time on digs, researching in Cairo, while we stayed with the Nanny. Later when I was older, I was in Boarding School. I learned from the sisters there, that the only reason a man and woman should ever sleep in the same bed was for creating life,� she said. Now he knew why she had been so afraid at first to make love to him, and he felt that much more love for her, for trusting him instead of those who had helped to raise her.
�What do you think of love now?� he asked, needing to know.
�That I wasn�t told the truth. When you and I are together that way, I feel like the only thing in the world that matters are you and I,� she said. Rick leaned in and kissed her again.
�If we have kids, we will know the right way to teach them about love,� he said. She nodded looking back over the waters. It was a very warm day, and after a while of sitting in the setting sun, Rick stood. Not realizing what he was doing Evelyn watched him as he took off his shirt, and before she could say anything, he picked her up and walked into the rising tide.
�I need to undress,� she protested kicking, trying to get away.
�I think you look good in wet cloths,� he replied referring to their last adventure in the water. A substantial wave nearly knocked Rick off balance, but he held them still. Now both wet, they laughed, then Rick lowered his head and they kissed. The waves came in around them but neither noticed. Once she was on her own feet, Evelyn didn�t protest as her husband lifted her dress away from her letting it float in the water, riding the tide to the shore. When they were both undressed, they resumed kissing. In such a short time Rick had learned what spots caused the most pleasure for his wife when he touched her, and it wasn�t long before she was calling out his name softly against his neck as he pulled her against him. When he lifted her up, she wrapped her legs around his hips and buried her face against his neck as she felt him enter her. Rick helped her move as he moved, kissing her cheek then when she lifted her head away from his neck, her lips.
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It was late when they returned to their room, after walking a long time on the beach, as well as discovering new ways to bring one another pleasure. They had been asleep in their bed, when something woke Evelyn. She sat up without waking her husband who was snoring a little, and got out of bed. From one of the Canopy posts, she took a silk robe Rick had gotten for her and pulled that on, then went to the small desk close to the plate glass window that looked out onto the ocean. The moon was out and cast a luminous light in their room, and Evie found herself needing time to think. What amazed her more than anything else was that her love for Rick was growing day by day, hour by hour.
All she had worried about their first night on the ship to Italy had paled. What mattered more was her love for her new husband, and the life they would have over the years. It was rolling over, and not finding his wife in bed which woke Rick. He sat up and saw her sitting in front of the plate glass Window. The light of the moon made Evelyn look all that more beautiful, and after a moment of watching her, Rick walked over to her chair. He placed a hand on her shoulder, gently massaging her there before he kissed her cheek.
�I missed you,� he whispered in her ear.
�I was just thinking about how much I love you,� Evie said looking away from the ocean to his face. Rick knelt down in front of her.
�I know what you mean. Before you I thought all that mattered was me, and my need for adventure. Thats still there, but now you and making you happy is what I want more than anything else,� he admitted. Evelyn reached out and Rick took her hand placing it at his lips. He kissed her there, then helped her stand up, needing to hold her.
�Why don�t we go for another walk on the beach,� Rick said nuzzling her neck.
�Will you hold me in your arms in our bed?� she asked. Something in her created a need to be held by him, and when he picked her up, Evelyn placed her cheek against his chest. Rick placed her in bed then settled in next to her, laying on his back. Evelyn lay on hers stomach resting her head against his chest.
�I thought a month on a honeymoon was a long time, but it seems the time is moving so fast,� she said.
�I know exactly what you mean. What do you want to do the most?� Rick asked.
�Just be with you,� she said yawning.
�I like the way you think Mrs. O�Connell,� Rick replied. Before long both of them went back to sleep.
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Rain from a storm out at sea kept them inside for the next few days, and one day, Rick decided he and Evelyn needed a change of pace. Now seated at the small table in their room, with a deck of cards, Rick shuffled, ready for a game of poker done his way.
�I�m not sure how fair this is,� Evelyn said as she looked at her hand. She had played poker numerous times before with Jonathan, and never had she won a game.
�Ahh you�ll do fine,� Rick said as he got a good look at his hand. He had delt himself a god awful hand, but he decided not to let Evie know that.
�So how did you do?� he asked.
�If I told you that, you might win,� she said as she placed one card down and drew out another. It was quite some time before either of them were satisfied with their hands, and Rick was the first to lay his down. He had Two of a Kind, and half hoped she hadn�t done better. The smile on her face told him that she had, and in a moment he saw that his wife had a royal flush.
�Okay what do you want me to take off first?� he asked. When he asked her that, Evelyn blushed.
�Would it be easier if I picked?� he asked, taking pity on her. She nodded, and he removed his socks. The next few hands Rick won, and Evelyn had taken off her sandals then her dress, down to her panties. Again Rick let her pull her robe around her so she wouldn�t feel so self conscious, and now as they lay down their hands, Rick found his wife had beat him with a Full house. He removed his shirt exposing his strong chest to her gaze. Her next hand was a Two of a Kind, and his hand was junk so he had to remove his shorts. They were down to their underclothes, and Rick saw the quick smile on his wifes beautiful face, but he had a Royal flush, and knew unless she had one of those he had her beat.
�I think I won,� she said laying down the royal flush she had drawn.
�Not so fast,� Rick replied as he lay his hand down.
�Neither of us won,� she said not sure of what to do in this case.
�Not nessarily. We could undress one another the rest of the way,� he suggested. Evelyn had not initiated anything more than a kiss, and their first night together had done a little exploration of her own, but that was all. Still new to making love, she wasn�t sure about the rest.
�What do I do to give you pleasure,� she asked.
�Anything you want to do,� he said as he moved over to their bed. There he lay, and waited for her. Evelyn went to him and sat next to him leaning in to kiss him. When she did, he wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer to him, then realized he was supposed to let her explore. He gently eased his grasp around her, and felt her hesitation. Gently taking her hand, he placed it below them, against the bulge in his underpants. Evie parted from his lips looking in his eyes, seeing only his love there. She remembered how wonderful it had felt when he rubbed against her center, and began to rub against his penis. Rick closed his eyes, his breathing becoming labored as she touched him.
�Do you mind if I touch you,� he said as he opened his eyes once again. She nodded her head, and he reached down and began to rub her, moving her panties to one side. Evelyn shuttered from the shear pleasure his gently touch brought, and it wasn�t long before both of them wanted more. Rick moved away from her momentarily removing his underpants, then lay on the bed on his back. He waited for Evelyn to remove her panties, and once she did he guided her to strattle over his penis. Both of them cried out as she slid down onto his bulging erection, then he held her, and helped her move, showing her what to do. Being in that position was not easy, and it didn�t take long for her to tire. Already able to read his wife�s expressions, Rick knew she was tired, and helped her lay against him, then he placed his hand firmly against her bottom, and rolled over so that she was the one against the mattress. His loving this time was more rushed, causing a powerful release for both of them. Once they were finished, they lay together quiet for a little bit.
�Did you have family at one time that you knew?� Evelyn asked as Rick pulled her closer. Before responding to her question, he kissed the top of her head.
�I can�t remember. I know that I was in the Orphanage at Cairo, and that before that I was in America in a big city, but thats all I can remember.� Evie sighed, and Rick smiled.
�Tell me what your thinking,� he said.
�I just think you shouldn�t have had to endure such hardships,� she said.
�Well if you consider that if I would have led a normal life, and stayed in the States, then you and I wouldn�t have met,� he pointed out.
�I know, but no one should have to go with such uncertainty.� She pulled away then to look at him, then he kissed her lips lingering there.
�Well I have you in my life, and I�m sure of our love, so maybe the hard times are behind us,� Rick said. Evie nodded and again they were silent, listening to the rain pounding against the windows, letting it lull them to sleep.