118. Wedding, Wounds, more Weddings. *

Married life was a blissful dream for me.

Our bodies constantly contorted around each other ..day and night..night and day..weddings.

" Shh..I think I heard someone.." - he put hands on my mouth as my legs wrapped around his waist.

To our credit...this was the 8th wedding we attended and we held back..at the first two.

Inside the tavern room felt safe.. especially during music..which now were gone, sticking us into an extremely..pleasurable position.

I licked his hand to turn his head around. " There is no music.." - he whispered an inch from me.

" Do..Me..slowly.."

He shook his head and wanted to escape but it was hard to move with my legs locking him tightly.

( POP! )

" Shh..I swear it was..

" It was a bottle getting popped .. you will not leave until the job is done. "

So the job had to be done..

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" Nice ceremony Bea. You looked ovely. Congratulation.."

We made out just in time as the new couple to passed and receive their congratulations.

" Thank you for coming."

They passed us without noticing anything. Well...

" Sisi, your hair is.."

Damn it..I pressed my hair which was invaluable for Zephyr down, while the guilty one smirked.

Granny came looking tired and just about done.

" The rest will be finished in a week.."

" You should take better care of yourself Vistellia my love, is there no one else..

""" Thank you.."""

We interrupted dear Metill who finally had enough seeing her so busy, while the rest celebrated.

Us three, who's been saying that to her for a while just stared, until she relented.

" Fine, I will leave the rest to Menir then..at least until Setil's wedding at the end."

Setil and Stuart got pretty close since the ceremony to the point they actually, looked like a somewhat happy couple.

Miri anger has settled and now she just smiled with the rest of us at the future couple.

" Master Zephyr!!..Master? " - a young man come like a hurricane looking for him.

" What is it? "

" Dad injured himself ..he ask for you to perform the small repairs. " - it was Olaf's son Bjorn, running inside not really panicked at all which told it wasn't serious.

" No..." - he was firm. Probably not the first time.

" Master he won't have it any other way..for some reason.."

We soon found ourselves far from the hall and celebration and inside Olaf and Rachel home.

" Oyy, Zephyr thanks for coming. "

Granny came but was shooed away. "With respect Vistellia, Zephyr already done this before..go on. "

He looked exhausted but put the poker in the fire and walked away.

" Little brother..the whiskey. "

Lucian handed him the bottle.

He sat behind the man on a stool as he lifted his shirt showing a small puncture wound looked like it was caused by a blade.

He saw our confusion and smiled. " I walked into a damn thing..left out and backed into it. OUCHH.."

Zephyr cleaned his wound with a cloth and some whiskey while granny stood behind them watching with expert eyes.

Olaf grunted a little ." There's a fresh coin in this for you, you know. "

" Don't need you coin.." - he told him flat and smiled." All I will require, is your undiminished loyalty from here to Tetra."

" You have that already... "

Zephyr got up and walked to fire. While Bjorn poured some more on his back making him wince.

" Idiot boy!..you wasting good whiskey" - and took the bottle for a swig. While making wide eyes at red hot poker in Zephyr hand.

The iron rod sizzled as he walked passed carefully pointing at the floor sat behind him and waited.

" Do it.."

Zephyr nodded while the others prepare with Olaf.

( SLAM! )

" Ahh!! AHHHHH!!..HAHAHA.."

He landed a large slap on the left side of his face and while distracted pushed the hot poker on his right side sealing the wound his blood and flesh seared as Olaf screamed first in agony then with laughter joined by his son and Zephyr then the rest of us.

Who took it away put into water and checked his work. " From now, pay better attention.."

He stood up and let granny took over.

" Well it's crude but, effective. I usually use a heated blade.."

She went on and on how to do it properly, but we all were ready to leave.

Outside, I asked. " So this happened before? "

" Twice..he is so engrossed in his work he forgets himself. The first time, I had whiskey and..well iron rods. So, here we are. " - he lead us towards the main hall to yet another celebration.

" I can't believe, it's still 9 to go.."

I leaned on his should. " Hey ..we made this one enjoyable, no? "

" Hell yeah we did..bloody demanding but, yeah. "

I pinched his side. " You want to talk about demands during sex? "

He was a damn tyrant..

" Fine..it's a draw. "

I'll enjoyed the warm sun in contrast with the rigid cold weather. I saw the river frozen and wished for spring and most importantly summer to come ever sooner.

His birthday was pushed so far away but, it gave me time to plan the perfect party.

Once inside we found ourselves apart him sitting with the new husband Gerry Brown and us with his new wife Beaatta or Bea Brown.

" So, tonight is your first night..? "

We surrounded the shy girl not much older than Eleanor who after her second cup of wine were very talkative.

" We wanted to wait.. Gerry, was so busy with the houses and the wall. But now.. "

We squealed with her all remembering and reminiscing about our own first nights.

" I was..nervous myself but, it was incredible..and a little painful.. "

Eleanor who had the most recent experience shared some of the details with her.

I saw Anna immersed as the others talked to her father resting on Zephyr chest while Ciren did the same to Carlos who was leaving after the weddings finished.

In order to spare himself weeks or months of travelling, Zephyr will carry him and back to and from Dharma, once all is done.

That way it's only a couple of days.

I was sad and happy..sad because he was leaving and I couldn't go and happy because once returned, Carlos can pursue his own happiness with mother.

Looking at her now, so bubbly and happy.. We all sacrificed for her happiness mine was ..my husband absence for days.