Page 36 of Seducing Serena

The men released her from the cuffs holding her to the table but left her lying there while they shared the duty of spreading cream on her ass, which she knew had to be red as one of the cardinals back home. She merely whimpered as they covered her with a blanket before Noah picked her up from the table. Ford then finished tucking the blanket around her so the only thing showing was her face.

Her mind and body were still disconnected as Noah carried her… somewhere. She didn’t care where they ended up as long as they were with her.

When her mind finally clicked back on, she took a breath and opened her eyes, looking around without moving any other part of her. They were in a pretty room that looked like it should be in a castle somewhere in Europe though she knew they hadn’t left the Ranch.

Richly colored tapestries hung on the walls that had been painted a soft, yet warm golden color. The floor was hardwood, and the armoire and big throne-like chair were made of dark wood with lots of curlicues and carvings on them. It reminded her of one of the historical movies she occasionally liked to watch.

“Pretty,” she whispered.

“You did so well, honey,” Ford whispered back as he lay down on the bed in front of her. “but we need to talk to you about something.”

“Maybe we should wait until she’s fully back with us,” Noah suggested, sounding worried. “She still seems pretty out of it.”

She wanted to assure him she was all right, but forming words was too hard to do. So she just sighed and smiled at Ford.

He studied her for a moment before looking over her shoulder. “I think you’re right. Let’s just snuggle for a bit.”

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Noah smiled as Serena burrowed into his body before covering his still hard cock with a warm palm a good ten minutes later. Apparently a power nap and she was ready to play.

Tilting his head to meet her clear-eyed gaze, he asked, “Feeling better?”

She nodded with a small pout. “Except for my ass burning like fire.”

“It’s supposed to hurt after a punishment,” Ford said, leaning over and kissing her shoulder.

Serena huffed a sigh. “Okay, but if I can’t sit tomorrow, it’s all your fault.”

Noah chuckled. “Don’t worry, sugar. By tomorrow morning you should be fine. If not, I’ll reapply some more cream to numb the pain, okay?”

“Yes, Sir.”

Though his cock was hard as iron and demanding release, Noah felt quite happy just lying there curled up with his man and their girl. Plans had been rearranged and shifted so many times since they’d arrived at Rawhide Ranch, it felt right to change these as well.

Looking over Serena’s head at Ford, he saw his life partner was feeling the same way. It was time to talk about the future of their relationship instead of pushing for sex.

“Sugar, now that your mind and body are back together, we’d like to talk to you about the future,” Noah started the conversation they had been planning since before their arrival at the resort. “Our future.”

“What about it?”

She sounded so relaxed he wondered if maybe they should take her back to their room and hold off the conversation until morning.

“We both love you so much,” Ford picked up the conversation, “and want you to join us in a committed relationship. Since we can’t have a three-way marriage, we’d like to have a handfasting ceremony. It might not be legal in the eyes of the law, but in our hearts, we would be as married as if a minister joined us. So what do you say, honey? Commit to us and make us the happiest men in the world?”

Noah held his breath as Serena pulled away and sat up on the bed between them. She looked from him to Ford and back again. She nodded as tears filled her eyes and overflowed to run down her cheeks.

“I love you both so much and would be honored to join you in a handfasting ceremony. But how do we do that? We’re only here for two more days.”

Noah grinned and brushed a kiss on the top of her head. “We’ve got it all taken care of. The only thing you have to do is go to the gift shop and find a pretty dress.”

Serena looked at him with wide eyes and a shocked expression. “You’ve planned everything? Cake? Flowers? An officiant? A song we can have our first dance to? A pretty place to have pictures taken? Oh, do we need to find a photographer?”

“Yes, subbie. We’ve talked to Derek who will officiate. We talked to Chef Connor about a meal and a cake and Eli and Georgie, who will get bouquets of wildflowers and will contact a photographer the Ranch uses. Sadie and Erika are making the ribbons we need. All that’s left is for you to find a pretty dress. Sadie said she’d be happy to help you with that, and I’m told the gift shop has a number of appropriate ones.”

As he listed everything, Serena’s smile grew. “You really did everything, didn’t you?”

“We love you and didn’t want you to stress out after we’d finally gotten you to relax. Now come here and cuddle me before we run out of time and get kicked out of here,” Ford said, holding out his arms so she could lie down in them.

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