This chapter has been written with the help of AmyLibertyHolmes and KayCAuthor

Secure in the knowledge of our families and our God's blessing, the door to the room closed behind us. I saw my new husband smile at me, the fears that plagued my mind that had arisen in the moments prior, were lessened slightly, now parried with a warm excitement that made my heart pound in my chest and my breathing become rapid. Knots turned in my stomach as I worried about what to expect and how I could possibly please him.

I need not have worried as Uriah's strong hands gripped my waist, pulling me against his muscular form.

"This year of waiting has been so difficult," my husband uttered cupping my face with one of his hands.

I nod, uncertain of his intentions. He smiles at me and I feel my uncertainty slide away as he continued on "I've been waiting ages to kiss you, Ishti," [my wife] drawing me towards him and kissing me gently.

He looked into my eyes and seeing my invitation to go on, he kissed me again; this time a little differently. It was my first experience of kissing like this. I was uncertain at first with how his tongue was in my mouth, but as I relaxed into it, I let him lead and our tongues began a passionate dance that seemed to last an eternity.

This simple act lit me up from the inside, a warmth growing that I had not experienced before. I wondered at it, but for some reason his shirt annoyed me, so I slid my hands down and undid the clasp holding it in place. Uriah accepted my movement, removing his shirt and let me trace my fingers over his muscles as we continued to kiss.

Our tongues were doing a passionate dance that seemed to last an eternity, until finally, my husband broke the kiss. I could barely breath, a little anxious as to what he was doing. He must have sensed my nervousness, as he smiled comfortingly, "I want to feel your skin on mine too," he explained as his fingers loosened the fasteners of my gown. When he let the fasteners go, I felt the soft fabric cascade down my body, pooling at my feet.

I let out a gasp as my breasts tumbled free, the cool air tickling the sensitive flesh of my nipples and causing them to harden under Uriah's gaze. Instinctively, I raised my hands to cover myself, embarrassed and letting a soft whimper escape my lips, but my eyes widened as I saw the look of delight on Uriah's face as his strong hands rose to my arms.

Uriah took my hands gently and moved them away, to expose me back to him, his strong fingers then gently began to massage the flesh causing a pleasure I had not felt before. I threw my head back to cry out my pleasure only to have my cries silenced by the warmth of another kiss.

As we kissed, he continued playing with my breasts, a new feeling arose in me. It was like an ache, a need forming between my legs. What it was I did not know; all I knew was that Uriah could fix that ache.

"Uriah," I begged him when we ceased kissing for a bit. My eyes wandered down his muscular form. My eye lit upon his waistline and as I reached out to unfasten his trousers, I became fascinated by the movement behind the fabric. It was a slight flutter at first, but as I gently unfastened them it became clear that something had changed.

As the fabric fell, I felt my eyes widen and breath catch as my first sight of an excited male. Having never been in the presence of a man like this, I stumbled backwards in surprise seeing how thick and long it appeared to be. My husband did not allow me time to recover from my shock, as he picked me up and placed me on the bed, lying down next to me kissing me again.

"Bathsheba...my bride" he answered, reaching up to stroke my face, and kissing me again. Our breaths had intermingled and matched, our skins rubbing against each other. His warm soft hand moved down my face and along my body and his hand wandered between my legs appearing to search for something. I felt I needed to open my legs a bit to allow him access to what he appeared to be looking for.

My body trembled in reaction to his touch. My heart pounded faster and faster. I felt as though I would faint but I didn't. Instead, I moaned in pleasure, as he found whatever it was, he was looking for and he began to rub it. I had never felt such pleasure before and I arched up into it between his mouth on my breasts and his hand in my groin, every bit of me was crying out in rapture.

"Uriah," I gasp out again, "Please..."

I did not know what it was I was asking for, but he positioned himself above me and in between my legs.

"Are you sure you are ready, Bathsheba?" He enquired of me looking deeply into my eyes.

I could see his love for me in them, and I nodded. I had this need for him to be in me and I could not explain it. So, I nodded, hoping that he knew what to do. He did know.

He entered me, and it hurt. I cried out in pain and tears filled my eyes. Uriah stopped and let me adjust.

The pain eased and I had this urge to buck against him. Uriah smiled then and he met my bucks taking me to another level. Unfortunately, I felt his release, and I knew it was over. I felt strangely unsatisfied.

He knew he had not met my needs, and buried his head in my shoulder, cuddling me, "I am sorry Bathsheba, so sorry. I promise next time will be better."

I was surprised at how messy this pleasure was. We lay there for a while just holding and enjoying being together. Eventually, we got up.

Uriah had prepared a bath for us to perform the mikvah after our few soon to be interrupted moments of pleasure. He did not need too, but he helped me with the wash, perhaps as a sort of apology for failing to meet my needs with our first time together, or just his desire to clean me. Either way, it was fine with me as I got to help clean him too.

After we finished bathing and dressing, we prepared to head back out. Uriah looked at the sheet and smiled happily as he folded up the sheet to give to my father.

We then exited the room with Uriah holding up the sheet for everyone to see. I was mortified, but a huge cheer went up and Uriah officially presented the sheet to my father.

Our wedding celebration lasted for seven days and seven nights with our friends and family, every night we would return to our room. Every meal was at a different relatives' house and every night a feast and a celebration of singing and dancing where the Rabbi repeated the blessing of the sheva berakhot. [7 blessings or otherwise known as the wedding blessings]

"May the life you share together be as sweet as this wine you drink today. Blessed is the Source of Life, who created the fruit of the vine.

May your love for one another always be a source of inspiration and happiness. Blessed is the Source of Joy, who creates a wonderful, brilliant world.

May your journey together be blessed with generosity and forgiveness. May you enable each other to fulfill your dreams, and may you be committed to the paths of courage and hope. Blessed is the Source of Generosity who created such good, remarkable people...you two!

Wherever you travel, and wherever life takes you, may the love of your family and friends always echo in your hearts...even across great distances and times. Blessed is the Source of Love who supports the edifice of love.

With the strength of your relationship, may you help transform the world in big ways and small ways. May your love for each other be a source of warmth and inspiration for your community. Blessed is the Source of Healing who brings wellbeing to the world through Her children.

May you always find a refuge tucked within your love - a place to hide out, and a place to reflect. Blessed is the Source of Safety, who brings joy to the brides.

Blessed is the Source of Life, who creates wonder, pleasure, song, and delight! May the bride and groom be filled with gladness, and rejoicing, love, harmony, and companionship. And may they be blessed with lots and lots of peace! Blessed is the Source of Life, who is the Source of Peace."

The Rabbi intoned after every feast and would then pour the wine from the two cups and hand it to us from which we drank then shared out amongst our family and friends.

Our family and friends, all, gave us advice on our marriage and the best way forward for us both. They encouraged us to be faithful to each other for the fullest of the blessing that comes from marriage as this was only the start. The older ones gave us advice on raising children, although, I have to admit I tuned out a bit at that part as we had no children as of yet. On the bright side sex with Uriah has improved since that first time, he almost always meets my needs.

I probably should have listened better as a month later I found myself pregnant with Uriah's child.

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