Included is hopefully a picture of Ella in her dress. Keep in mind sometimes wattpad takes them down.

Rex fussed a little longer with the pillow that he was insisting Evie prop her leg on. She was seated on the couch and while Ella got ready for the reception Rex was using his nervous energy to fuss over Evie.

"Rex, it's fine." Evie finally said.

"I'm sorry...I just want to do something."

"What the hell is wrong with you? I've never seen you this nervous. Are you like this before every date?"

"No, this is...different."

"Why?"

He glanced at her then winced and shook his head, he wasn't going to get into the dynamics of his relationship with her sister.

The door upstairs opened on creaking hinges and Evie stood, grabbing her crutches. She hurried into the entryway and the stairs her sister would come down. Rex hesitated and then followed her, focusing on the floor more than anything. He heard footsteps and forced his eyes to the stairs and woman coming down.

His throat went suddenly dry and a sharp pain ricocheted through his chest. He stared up at her, she was a goddess. Her red satin dressed hugged every curve on its way down her body that was normally hidden in office clothes.

"Holy shit," He murmured.

"You're drooling," Evie said with a grin.

Ella reached the bottom and he knew he should say something, something flirty and smooth but he couldn't find any words.

"I..." he swallowed and Ella offered him a timid smile.

"I wasn't sure about the color," She said softly.

"No...it's.." He trailed off again and Evie rolled her eyes.

"Real smooth Romeo."

He cleared his throat while Ella pulled on her shoes and Evie moved to the living room and collapsed onto the couch.

"Are we ready?" Ella asked.

"You look so...beautiful and..that seems like a really insignificant word for it." He said softly.

"Thank you sir."

He managed a nod and she turned to glance in at Evie.

"Behave, stay off that foot." Ella scolded.

"Okay, don't forget to eat your breakfast before you come home," Evie said with a wave.

"Evelyn!" Ella cried, her cheeks turning as red as her dress.

Rex choked back a laugh and then winked at Evie as Ella turned for the door, She gave him an enthusiastic thumbs up as he ducked out the door.

He followed Ella to his car and opened the door for her with a heavy sigh.

"I'm sorry I missed the wedding," She said as he climbed in.

"No, it's okay. Evie is more important."

She smiled and he pulled onto the street, they fell into a comfortable silence until they reached the lavish hotel that was hosting the reception in their lodge.

They stepped into the large ballroom, white round tables decorated fancy sat to one side and a large dance floor was in the middle. Ivan and Laurel were there dancing and holding each other like the world was ending.

"Do you want to dance?" Rex asked.

"I would love too," She replied with a smile.

He took her hand in his for the first time, amazed at how little her hand was compared to his and almost afraid he was holding her too tightly.

He pulled her close, hoping it wasn't too close. He didn't want to scare her or give her the wrong idea. He must not have though because when they started to move she stepped closer leaning her cheek against his chest, his heart thundering until he thought she would hear it.

Holding her in his arms was unlike anything he had experienced before, he dated more than was probably appropriate and he had been with more women then he could count but this was a different kind of intimate.

Halfway through the reception Ivan and Laurel announced they were leaving for Vegas as soon as possible and then flying to France to meet Eve and have a second honeymoon.

As Ella and his family ate and teased and laughed Rex could do nothing but watch the woman who came with him. She was breathtaking and he wondered how he didn't notice it before now.

"Rex? did you hear me?" Ella asked.

"No, sorry." He forced a smile as she spoke.

"The Bride and Groom, left do you want to go home?" She asked.

"No...not yet, dance with me."

He stood pulling out her chair and she frowned looking around almost all the guests were clearing out and the band was clearly winding down.

"Now?"

"Yep," He pulled her from her chair by one hand and onto the dance floor.

She fell quiet as they moved for a bit then she finally spoke.

"Sir, is something wrong? You're not yourself."

"I...I want to talk to you and I'm afraid of...what might happen if I do." He said carefully.

"About what?" She stopped moving to look up at him.

"Us," He said softly.

She pulled away, wrapping her arms around herself. He could see it in her eye and actions she was afraid which is exactly what he didn't want.

"Sir..."

"We have a good thing going on here, the two of us and I don't want to ruin that."

"I agree," She said nodding quickly.

"But I think about you Ella...all the time...in ways that I shouldn't if we were just friends."

"I think about you too but I don't know if I want to risk what we already have. Evie loves you and the job is great."

"I know but...it's already different Ella. I almost swallowed my tongue when I saw you in that dress. I've never wanted a woman the way I do you."

She blushed and looked around the now empty ballroom, then she glanced back at him.

"So...what do you propose?" She asked.

"I flip a coin?" He offered.

She laughed a little then took a step closer.

"Heads...we go back to the way things are and never mention this again...tails....you come to bed with me."

She watched him a second and then bit her lower lip taking a few steps closer she draped her arms around his shoulders.

"I don't need a coin," She said softly.

'Are you sure?"

"I'm sure.....should we get a room?" She asked cautiously.

"If that's what you want I can always just take you home...stand awkwardly on the doorstep until I can kiss you goodnight, lie awake in my bed until morning when I can text you." He said.

"No, I'm sure." She said.

"Okay."

He laced his fingers with hers and led her to the main hall where he proceeded to purchase a room for the night under the guise they were from out of town and too tired to drive home.

They rode the elevator in silence and he was careful not to touch her, afraid he was going to scare her. Afraid of so much. When they reached their floor and walked to their room he let her inside first.

"Wow, this is nice." She commented.

"Yeah...Ella...we don't have to...do this..we can just talk and maybe get some sleep." He offered.

"No, I...want to...I want you," She said looking up at him but even he could see she was nervous.

She walked further into the room to the bottom of the bed, reaching out with one hand to touch the mattress. He set the key aside and shed his jacket and pulled his tie loose tossing it aside too.

"Rex..."She said his name so softly he almost didn't hear her.

"What?"

"I've never done this before," She admitted.

"What had sex on the first date in a strange hotel?"

"No...at all."

She turned to look at him and he knew now why she was so nervous, suddenly so was he.

"Oh." He managed.

She fell silent and looked around the room, suddenly uncomfortable and unsure. He didn't want her to feel that way so he crossed the room taking her into his arms. He tipped her chin up with one hand and leaned down and kissed her.

Their first kiss.

A slow, deep maddening kiss. He pulled her lower lip gently between him coaxing her lips with his. When he pulled away from her she turned around motioning to the zipper on the back of her dress.

He hesitated and then with shaking hands slid the zipped down the dress to her hips. Pushing the satin dress off her body onto the floor so she could step out of it. She turned slowly undoing the buttons on his shirt, one by one.

"Ella....I didn't really plan this far ahead...I don't have any protection."

"Me either," She admitted pushing his shirt off his shoulders.

"Should we still do this?" He asked, needing her opinion.

"You'll get me pregnant," She said plainly.

"I don't care if you don't." He replied.

She looked up at him, her brown eyes so innocent and sweet and full of love. He reached out cupping her cheek

"I love you, Ella."

"I love you too."