Chapter 18 Sarah woke to an empty bed but a note on the pillow with a rose. You were so beautiful sleeping. I didn't have the heart to wake you. Text me when you wake up and get comfortable….oh, and put on a gown, wench! 'Boo' XXOO Smiling, Sarah sat up and reached for her phone to let Kevin know she was awake. Then she reached for the gown he had put on the end of the bed to pull on. Settled into the pillows leaning against the headboard, Sarah got her phone again to check her messages. Both AJ and Becca had text her asking how her weekend was going. They both clearly knew she was with Kevin in Kentucky so she responded. The last message was from Howie. No, she wasn't going to read it yet. This was Kevin's weekend and Howie had already interrupted twice. Setting the phone back down, she kept staring at it like it was going to magically read the message to her. Okay, so technically, Kevin wasn't in the room with her and they weren't doing anything. What could it hurt if she went ahead and read the message? She knew Howie would know immediately. Picking up her phone again, she opened the message. Just wanted to tell you I miss you and hope you're having fun. I love you, 'Angel'....see you soon. 'D'. Sarah typed quickly….I love you too, 'D'.... and hit send as Kevin stuck his head in the door. "Hungry?" he asked with a smile. "Starving!" replied Sarah, seeing the tray he was carrying. Kevin moved to her and set the tray in front of her. "Fresh squeezed orange juice, toast with home-made jam, and your favorite, a ham and cheese omelet." "Ohhh….you're trying to spoil me, aren't you?" "Definitely!" answered Kevin as he moved around to join her on the bed. He took the fork and cut a piece of the omelet for her and fed it to her. "Are you going to feed me my whole breakfast?" "Uh huh!" grinned Kevin, scrunching his nose. Sarah took the toast, spread some jam on it, and held it for him to take a bit. When the jam got caught on the corner of his mouth, she leaned to him and licked it off, leading him to kiss her. "What are we going to do until we have to be at the airport?" asked Sarah as they continued to eat. "I want to join my family for church and then lunch afterwards. If you don't want to come, you can hang here." "No, I'd love to join your family," stated Sarah. "Isn't Brian here in Kentucky too?" "Cool." The couple continued eating their breakfast and when they were done, they took the tray down together to clean up the kitchen. When they were done, they headed back upstairs to get ready for church. Sarah only had the one dress Kevin had bought her for their night at the inn but Kevin reassured her it was fine. Where Howie loved her hair being down most of the time, Kevin enjoyed it when she put it in a loose French braid so as she was getting ready, she braided her hair for him. She also chose not to put on any make up. Being in Kentucky, just like being at home, it wasn't necessary and Kevin loved it like that too. Kevin was dressed in no time flat and was watching as Sarah finished with her hair. His mind was going back to the conversation they had had about getting pregnant. He moved to her and put his hands on her waist from behind. "Baby, tell me why you aren't worried about getting pregnant?" Sarah smiled, "I'm on birth control but it's not 100% full proof. I was on birth control when I got pregnant with Jesse." "Ahh…okay." Sarah moved to him and put her hands on his chest. With an impish grin, she asked, "You were trying to picture me pregnant, weren't you?" Busted!! Kevin blushed, "Yes." Sarah laughed, "It's okay. I have looked at you this weekend trying to picture you holding our baby." "Come on. We're going to be late if we don't get going." "I thought you said we have plenty of time." "We do but as gorgeous as you are right now, I'm going to give in and take you back to bed." Sarah stood on her toes and whispered in his ear, "That's not a bad thing." Kevin took her in his arms and held her tight as he kissed her, slowly. When he pulled back, he looked into her eyes. He should tell her but he didn't want to ruin this weekend. Sarah had given herself to him completely and had only let thoughts of Howie interfere when he had called. He would give her the heads up when it was absolutely necessary. Sarah saw the look in his eyes. "'Boo', are you okay?" Smiling softly, "I'm fine, baby. I just don't want this weekend to end." "It doesn't have to end when we get back to Orlando. I can go to your house with you….spend the week with you." Kevin sighed, "I love hearing you say that. Come on, I don't want to put a damper on a wonderful weekend," he said as he put a hand on the side of her face. "You are absolutely beautiful…and the earrings just make it perfect." Taking Kevin's hand, Sarah linked her fingers with his and started backing towards the door. "Hang on, baby. We need to take our bags with us. We aren't coming back here before we head home," said Kevin. "Oh….okay. Well, mine is packed already." Grabbing their bags, the couple made their way to the car with Kevin locking the house behind them. The drive to his mother's house was quick and Mrs. Richardson was pleasantly surprised. Sarah insisted the older woman take the front seat but Mrs. Richardson would not hear of it. On the ride to the church, Kevin held her hand in his and when Sarah had tried to give his mother the front seat, his heart was in his throat. He knew his mother really liked Sarah. At church, Kevin kept her close and introduced her to all his family and friends. When Brian spotted them, he joined them. "Hey, Sarah!!" greeted Brian. "Hey, B-rok!!" smiled Sarah giving him a hug. "I didn't realize you were coming up with Kevin." "I wasn't but he wouldn't take no for an answer." "Cool. Are you two joining the family for lunch?" Sarah looked up at Kevin who said, "Yeah, we are. Our flight isn't until 4 this afternoon." "Cool." The family moved into the church and Brian sat on the opposite side of Sarah with Kevin on the other. It didn't escape his attention either how close the two were and wondered what was going on adding to the confusion that had been going on for some time now. Had Sarah decided to leave Howie?
