The two months that followed our relationship announcement were a whirlwind. Teddy got numerous offers of magazine deals, wanting a couples profile on us, she declined them all, even the ones offering a nice amount of money for the pleasure.

We had both received a-lot more attention than we would like, or perhaps expected, who knew Teddy's love life would continue to be that much of a conversation piece, but it was, the press were blood thirsty for more information.

I was not Teddy's usual type. I was off the radar and nobody knew me, her previous relationships were higher profile and mostly men. She had dated women but they weren't so publicly exposed as the guys she had dated, like Jay Fucking Jones, and so with a lack of information the media strived further, and more intensely for more on me.

I already had my account locked on social media to family and friends and my circle was small. I didn't have any leaks. Teddy also had a private account, and the only picture she had shared so far of me on her public profile was the one we announced with. I think together we could cope with the intrusion, and keep it at bay, if it was just out of interest and would die down, but Wren was another thing entirely.

Teddy had been papped out with Wren multiple times already. Once that first picture of her and Wren in the park had been uploaded online, she had quite literally seen red. Teddy's lawyer managed to get them taken down at great cost and Teddy and I had to release a statement to say that whilst we knew there was interest in Teddy being in the public eye, Wren as a child was off limits. We would expect that to be respected in the tabloids, or any such media outlets who took photos of us, out and about. Wren was to have her face blurred out in the least. If we lived somewhere like California this was actually put into law, no celebrity or persons in the public eye could have their children's photos taken by the media and used as such. I wish it had been universal across the country.

Teddy's management had explained that if we gave the press something, they would go away.
We decided for the up and coming awards show that Teddy had been invited to, as last years winner of MVP in New York, we would go, together, as a couple for the first time. We would take interviews on the red carpet, a terrifying prospect but if it answered the questions they were dying to know, and made us a little like old news, we would do it.

***
"Harper I've been thinking" Teddy says as we sit in business class, our destination, New York.

I turn to her and sip from my lemonade "No I do not want to join the mile high club" I retort.

She turns, her head rested on the back of her seat "very funny" she says slightly amused. "No I was thinking about all this legal stuff we have had to figure out with the paps and Wren... Harper I realised I have no legal say on anything to do with her, legally Wren is not mine"

She looks worried, a frown forming and her eyebrows knitting together at the thought.

I place down my lemonade and turn in my reclined seat, reaching across and taking her hand "Then let's make it official" I suggest.

She squeezes my hand, looking relieved "can we" she asks, as if she was asking for something, so out there, it wouldn't be so easy to accomplish.

"Yes... you can adopt her Teddy... we can start the ball rolling when we get home" I promise.

She smiles with relief and jumps forward, kissing my lips "thank you" she says softly as she pulls back "I can't have anything happen to her and not be in a position to legally be there for her... and the same goes for you Harper"

"You want to adopt me too" i ask teasingly.

She smiles "no but I have plans for you...at a later date..." she says playfully, lifting an eyebrow as I caress her cheek lovingly with my hand.

"You know Teddy, it would be easier to adopt Wren if we, and don't get me wrong, I mean this in the most practical sense... the romantic sense could come further down the line.." I pause, not knowing how to ask this as I didn't want to freak her out.

"Harper spit it out" she asks turning fully in her seat, desperate to know what I am about to say.

"Theodora Nomikos..." I say taking her hands "Will you get a marriage licence with me...?" I ask as her eyes widen "and take me legally as your ball and chain, like stuck with me kind of legal, and this is in no way taking away from the potential of a future wedding or proposal at a later date, this would just be... for Wren, so you can be her legal parent"

Teddy is stunned, she looks at me curiously and I kind of freeze in her silence desperate to know how that made her feel "Teddy.." I begin but she leans forward with both hands brushing my cheeks, cupping my flesh as her lips take mine, a soft caress, a resounding yes before she pulls back.

"Of course I will. Of course I will legally bind myself to you for Wren" she says with a happy lift of her lips "and yes, later, we can revisit this... in a romantic sense, but we cannot tell anyone Harper, our families would all kill us if they knew we skipped off and did this"

I can't help the way my entire face lifts with the smile that comes with Teddy's acceptance, a little legal proposal, but still, a huge commitment, one that Teddy had not even flinched at.

"So when we get off of this plane" I begin.

Teddy kisses my lips and interjects "we go straight to get that marriage license"

I nod "and then after twenty four hours we can go to the court house?"

"we can get married... yes" she informs me.

"Who can we have there" I ask "we need two witness's" I remind her.

She thinks about it for a second as she takes a sip of her water.

"Tasia is in town... and so is... Morgan?" She questions.

I shake my head "my mama would never forgive me if she found out"

"Of course... then Avery?" She asks wrinkling up her nose.

"Teddy" i state matter of factly "No"

"Okay I understand that. I will have to think about it, oh wait, Casey can be there she's in town to oversee the interviews... my PA"

"Your PA is back on the scene" I ask.

Teddy curls a strand of my hair around her finger and watches it closely before looking back to me "Management have reinstated her for me since the calls coming in and my deals are doubling up... they needed me to take on help to book things and get me a little more organised. I'm not a natural at the world of celebrity... she is literally my right hand"

"I would love to meet her. Okay, Casey and Tasia"

"Amazing" Teddy whispers kissing me again, this time deeper. "I can't wait to legally be tied" she whispers.

I kiss her cheek and poke my finger into her dimple "this dimple is almost legally mine" I tease.

She licks her lips "Legally but not romantically" she plays back.

I laugh "touché"

"But that will come..." she promises.

"I look forward to it" I reply.

***
We got off of the plane and went straight to get the wedding license before anyone even knew we were in New York. Once we signed it, and it was released to us, we had twenty four hours to wait before we could legally wed, and it couldn't go fast enough, not for me.

We would marry the morning before the awards ceremony, which meant when we were there that night, when we gave our couple interviews, we would secretly be married, quite freaking married... ahhhhhhhhhhh.

***

"My hands are trembling" Teddy confesses as we get into the cab and head for the hotel.

I look down and take her hand and press it to my lips "dont be scared" I say softly.

She turns to me with the most peaceful expression, her lips lifting as she searched my features "Harper I'm not scared... I'm excited, to be both legally yours and Wrens. I know it's just for practical reasons at the moment but ... god Harper... it makes my entire body tingle to think of it"

I look forward to the driver and then back to Teddy and I lean sideways and whisper into her ear "I wonder what having a wife feels like..."

Her dimples pop "we should go back to the hotel and practice our first night together... that way tomorrow we can compare...don't you think" she whispers as the tip of her tongue swipes my ear lobe.

I move away from her, squealing as goosebumps pricked my flesh.

***
We got to the hotel and found our room, the same hotel we had been at when we discovered each other intimately for the first time. It was practically the anniversary of when we first had sex, and we were about to recreate it and then go get married in the morning. Life was moving fast and dizzily bringing us along for the ride but this was the new normal, and I wouldn't want to be on the waltzers with anyone else.

"Teddy this has the best view" I say peeking out of the drapes.

She comes behind me, her hands placed on my hips as she peeks over my shoulder "it is" she agrees "but I know another view you may prefer" she teases.

My lips raise up tightly against my cheeks "oh yeah" I ask and I turn and find her topless, my eyebrows shooting up "oh" I state "correct" I say cupping her breasts.

She captures my lips and my hands squeeze gently "shower" she asks.

I nod against her "please" I practically beg.

The shower is the appetiser, slow, sensual kisses, building quite delicately as we stand beneath the warm water, my hands soaped up and slipping over Teddy's body as she does the same to mine. Everywhere she touches, my skin tingles, building the pressure in the quiet throb between my legs, warm water running down between them and making the arousal increase.

Teddy turns the faucet behind me off, she pulls away from the kiss, my lips hesitant to release her, and she leads me from the shower, our skin still dripping. She stops by the door and hands me a towel. I quickly run it over myself, as she does hers, before I toss it aside, my need to be touching her greater than my desire to be dry.

Teddy smiles amused and leads me to the bed, she lies down and brings me on top of herself, her hands running up through my hair, her kisses returning to me, her tongue softly brushing against mine as my hands run down her sides.

Her tight and taut flesh makes me tingle, her firm and perfectly pert breasts making me throb as I cupped them, each movement is tentative and slow, each caress is so gentle you feel as is you could release a sensual sigh with it. She adjusts herself and turns. I slip down beside her as she turns and throws her thigh over my waist, her own fingers tracing my curved flesh, my nipples tingling as her palms slipped over them, and as I brush my tongue once again, against hers, my fingers trace her thigh that rests over me and I run my hand down her warm flesh pulling it tighter against me. The sensation makes her moan a little into my mouth, sounds that made me, if possible, more turned on, each caress now drawing more and more pressure to my most intimate part. I want to make love to Teddy, the desire to draw more desire from her, for her to feel my longing for her, intimately, much more rewarding than my own climax.

I slip my hand between her legs and push her back onto her back, our kiss breaking as she looks to me a little surprised.

My auburn hair falls over her face as my fingers push back between her legs, spreading her thighs, her plump lips falling open a little with the sensation. I run my hands down her, feeling her arousal against the back of my hand before turning it, and as I lowered to her lips, so did my fingers as they push inside of her.
The pace is slow and purposeful, rocking back and forth in gentle rhythms that matched our kisses, her body beginning to move with me, the rhythmic meeting of her breasts against mine making me frown against her lips because it was so intense. The pleasure that ran through me from such a slow and sensual kiss and the meeting of our bodies, wow. The slow release of endorphins was immediate, as Teddy's eyes darkened beneath me, her hand reaching up and brushing my cheek, forcing my eyes on hers as I made love to her.  I dipped down and kissed her neck, making her sigh with pleasure, her wetness growing, her thighs tightening around my fingers before she cupped my cheeks and brought me back to her, she wanted my lips on hers, and as our mouths crushed together, her entire face creased up with euphoria as the wave of it hit. Her  thighs wildly thrust against my abdomen as she rode it out, her eyes shutting, her teeth grazing my shoulder as she leaned upward and drew me back down with her. "I love you Harper" she whispered breathily as we fell back. I withdrew my fingers, she whimpered as I slipped away and pulled me against her body, my auburn hair spilling over her chest as I kissed the side of her breast.

"I love you too" I whisper.

The love making at this point, months down the line, it was just intense, we had discovered exactly what each other liked, what our bodies reacted too and how to pleasure each other, taking every sigh and moan and making it drag out, each touch a delicate dance to a euphoric end. Of course there was also the lustful and intense fucking too, we didn't pretend that was delicate, because it was not. Sometimes, I wanted Teddy in the most animalistic way, and she me, and those moments I was glad we had the use of a hotel room ,because, my god, the way Teddy handled me, the way she took me there, to places of immense pleasure, it was not for my room at home, where we were never far from others ears.

The drawer I had filled, it migrated to Teddy's hotel room, to a locked suitcase in her wardrobe, where we had enjoyed it, one intimate discovery at a time. I must admit that I had appreciated learning a lot more about sex, and all the ways you could enjoy it with a loving partner, something I rarely had thought about. It had become quite the fun extra curricular activity.

***
"Did you message Tasia and Casey" I ask as Teddy takes my hand and we make our way down to the reception to get our cab.

"Yes" she says as she slips her purse onto her shoulder "and I have everything we need" she adds holding open her hand to reveal two petite bands.

"Rings" i ask confused "where did you get them"

Teddy smiles "Casey is a pretty overly efficient PA. I asked for two petite platinum bands and she went out and sent me pictures of them, until she got the right ones, she brought them over whilst you were in the shower" she confesses.

I look up, and shake my head.

"So, you like them" she asks.

I nod touching them "they are perfect"

"I have two necklaces we can wear them on when we come out of the court house...because I swear to god if my sisters or momma caught wind of this they would murder me" she confesses and she closes her hand and places the rings back in her pocket.

"They are beautiful... god I love you" I confess as she kisses my lips.

***
Tasia and Casey meet us inside the courthouse and are both beyond excited to be a part of the moment, that we made it all officially legal. Harper was excited to finally meet Tasia. I had mentioned her a lot, and Casey too.

Casey was in her twenties, extremely smart and driven, she had my PA gig wrapped up. She was incredible at just about everything, she had been with her boyfriend since they were kids and she had a girl next door vibe, she was short in stature and petite and she had a smile that could kill you... with cuteness. Honestly if you didn't know how cut throat Casey could be in the business world, you would think she was the sweetest thing you ever met, her southern accent making her seem more so.  "So nice to meet you Harper" she says eagerly wrapping her arms around her.

"And you Casey ... and thanks for the rings they are perfect" Harper returns.

"I can't believe someone is about to tie Teddy Nomikos down" Tasia says with a playful tone.

Harper laughs shaking her head "me neither" she says looking back to me with a grin.

"Nomikos and Jameson" the clerk calls.

I feel my heart thundering in my ears with nerves, my hands fumbling a little, as Harper takes my hand and we walk into the room ahead, it's large mahogany doors closing behind us as we were led to the front, and our legal ceremony commenced.

***

"Teddy" Harper whispers as we step out onto the red carpet.

"Yes" I say turning to her, an instant appreciative smile at the beauty of her, her gown is stunning, and her hair styled by the stylist Casey had sent to the hotel. It is glossy, and the red of it, cascaded perfectly down her chest, against her emerald green dress, her diamond earrings making her look regal and glamorous.

Harper looked beyond beautiful on my arm, she was breathtaking. " You are my wife" she whispers.

I smile and take her hand "and nobody even knows it" I whisper back.

She turns and looks me over "I swear to god ... when you wear a suit like that... it makes me primitive" she declares.

I try not to laugh.

"Harper...please refrain until we get back to the hotel" I ask playfully.

She leans over and kisses my cheek "I can try" she says reaching up and swiping my flesh with the pad of her thumb, making sure her red lipstick hadn't left a mark. "But my god... you look insane" she says looking back down over me.

I had been gifted a designer suit, it was fitted and tailored to my body a few weeks ago. I say suit, but I didn't have a shirt on under it, it was a feminine fit, black, trousers and blazer but underneath, my chest was bare, my breasts taped secretly underneath to the material so they didn't slip out and reveal themselves as the evening progressed. I had a long necklace that fell between them and although I felt a little exposed, the look was sharp, fashionable and would most definitely not get me bad press.

Perhaps the sight of my flesh would draw away from the platinum ring hung around my neck. My hair was slicked back and straight making the whole look, quite immaculate. Harper and I were about to make our first red carpet appearance, we had to make a statement, and I think we pretty much were as we walked down, Casey trailing us and talking to the press she wanted us to pose for. She helped manage the entire situation so our stress levels lessened, and as we posed, Harper and I, it began to feel more fun and less stomach churning. Harper even got into it, letting me hold her hips or stand beside her and holding my hand as the pictures were taken.

Harper took my breath away with surprise, as she took my hand and kissed it, flirting with me as we went, and despite not being born for it, and not wanting it, to be in the public eye, you wouldn't ever have known it. As I watched her move around in famous circles that night, Harper blended in perfectly, looking quite like, she herself, had come from a movie or show.

She was the most divine creature there, and she was my wife, a secret that felt more and more sacred as the evening progressed and our interviews began. Harper and I had a look on our faces the entire time, a look of love, but also the thrill of knowing we knew something, that they did not.

"Theodora Nomikos aka Teddy... and Harper Jameson" the reporter announces as we sit down with her in the back room.

We take the chair opposite, she looks nice in a gown herself, her blonde hair in an up-do. She  is a reporter I knew from these kind of things, one of the tabloid reporters who chase celebrity up red carpets for sport, everyone knows her.

"Lisa" I acknowledge.

She smiles "you remember me" she asks.

I nod "I never forget a name" I say.

She smiles appreciatively "thanks Teddy... likewise, I never forget"

"So" she says spreading her hands excitedly "I want to know how you two met.Harper tell me how you met the fabulous WNBA star"

Harper looks to me and laughs a little "when I met Teddy she was not the fabulous WNBA star actually" she reveals.

Lisa frowns and smiles "oh you've known each other a long time" she asks.

Harper nods "I met Teddy when we were both teenagers, at my aunty Willa's house. Teddy was going to assist Willa with basketball camp and I was going to try and attempt to gain some skills. Although, I admit I am not that good" she confesses.

I shake my head "lies... she's actually not bad"I say nudging her arm.

"Teddy I'm not good" Harper protests, laughing a little.

Lisa smiles at us "you are very comfortable together ...you can tell you've known each other a while"

"Yes a long time. Eight years" I return.

Lisa writes that down. "And what happened that turned this friendship to something more romantic" she asks.

I wiggle my eyebrows "I think you know Lisa" I tease.

She lets out a loud laugh "I hadn't forgotten your cheek, Teddy" she replies "we all know to expect it from you, but we love you for it" she says appreciatively "but really when did this friendship become more" she asks.

We look to each other and smile "probably last year, no actually it was almost exactly a year ago., but we only made it official" I begin and then I look to Harper with a knowing look, thinking to the court house earlier today "we only made it official" I start again, looking back to Lisa "about seven weeks ago"

"So right around the time you announced... quite literally. Why did you announce it so instantly" she asks.

I take Harpers hand and she gazes back to me "because I've known I've been in love with Harper for much much longer, we have been together a lot longer in my mind... and also because she can't keep her hands off of me in public spaces,  so it was only a matter of time before it got out. I wanted to be in control of its delivery" I answer honestly.

Lisa enjoys the honesty and makes notes.

Harper leans forward and kisses me "you're not wrong" she says softly as our lips part.

The rest of the interview is more questions on Harper and I, before we moved onto my win in Turkey and the upcoming season. I was glad when the interview ended and Harper and I could filter back into the crowd inside the awards "finally we can have some fun" I muse taking taking Harpers hand and walking with her through the crowd to our table.

As we approach the table, I note the familiar blonde locks of Avery, next to her, the delightful Amelia who spots us first and pokes Avery who turns excitedly and runs over grabbing me in a hug "I missed you" she declares enthusiastically.

I smile, but I am very aware of Harper on my arm.

Avery turns to her straight away as she releases me "Harper it's good to see you... I expect you know what an absolute fuckwit I was in Turkey. I just want to say straight off of the bat that I love you guys together... and I am completely, inappropriately, in love with Amelia. I hope you can still be friends with me" she asks coyly with bared teeth.

Harper smiles and squeezes her arm "since you are inappropriately in love with Amelia now...I think I can let it go"

Avery and I both sigh with relief. Avery hugs her tightly and Harper looks to me amused as we all walk towards the table and sit down.

"Nice to meet you Amelia" I say shaking her hand and Harper does the same "I've only heard inappropriate things" I promise playfully.

She laughs and kisses Avery, a very full on make out that Harper and I look to each other over and widen our eyes at "wow" she whispers into my ear "and I thought we were bad" she says slipping her hand between my legs under the table.

Her fingers press down between my thighs making me lurch forward as she connected, sending the table up slightly and the glasses falling over. Harper laughs withdrawing her hand.

I hide my face behind my hands, until everyone looks away, and then I look sideways to Harper from behind them "stop it" I mouth amused.

She  just smiles menacingly, and takes a sip of water.

***
I was giving out the award for Rookie of the year tonight and I knew already that it was Avery, she though had no clue and I was absolutely buzzing to get out there and announce it. She deserved it. Avery had a blinder of a first season for the WNBA, and then in Turkey she had shone brightly against the opposition. Avery was going places, and I was happy to be a part of her journey on the way up.

"Okay go" a producer says pushing me onward.

I take the award in one hand and walk out onto the stage. I could feel a few nerves tickle my belly but as I looked to my left and spotted Harper in the crowd, I felt them fade away.

"Hi Everyone, it's great to be here tonight and to be giving out this incredible award for the rookie of the year, this one means a-lot" I say holding it up "I won this my first year too, and it was a moment that changed my life. I know the recipient of this award tonight is much more deserving than I ever was. She is absolutely astonishing on court with a ball in her hands. I have to say, I've personally felt her energy on court myself,  because the winner of this years Rookie of the year, for her incredible performance on the court this past season, is my very own work wife... Avery Lane" I announce.

The audience cheer, Harper and Amelia stand up and hug Avery as she rounds the table and walks up on stage to meet me.

Arms spread, we collide, she hugs me so tightly I lose my breath "Couldn't have done it without you" she whispers against my ear.

We part slowly, her eyes taking me in for a moment as the crowd claps and Tasia whistles. "You deserve it" I say squeezing her shoulder. "Love you Ave" I add and I step back.

"You too Teddy" she says turning back to the crowd and holding her award up "This is...I'm going to cry, my parents will be so happy, all those early mornings on weekends at basketball games were worth it. Finally! Thanks mom and dad for letting me take over your spare time in tourneys and out of state games. I owe this one to you. I have to say though, I got to play opposite the wonderful, the smart, the powerful, the girl who brought her dance of death to the court... the great, and my god... the extraordinary, Teddy Nomikos this last season. How could I not strive to be great when I'm working with the best... she's phenomenal and I mean that Ted" she says looking round to me "I'm not just saying that because you're behind me" she promises and the crowd laugh.

"I honestly couldn't have had a better first season and I hope to continue for many more years to come... but for this" she says looking at the award... "I will be forever grateful... thank you to my team mates, for the coaches, the Connecticut fan base, and of course the WNBA for taking a chance on me... you made a tall, blonde, Minnesotan, very welcome"

***
"That was an incredible night" I muse as we step back into our hotel room. "I didn't think I would say this.. but I kind of like your work wife" I reveal.

Teddy laughs as she kicks off her heels "Well I prefer the wife I have at home" she says coming over and pulling me against her.

"Prove it" I tease with a raised eyebrow.

She licks her lips before backing me up against the wall, her hands hitching up the sides of my dress, the quickness and brush of her hands up my thighs makes my breath catch. She looks into my eyes as her fingers pull the lacy underwear from my flesh, and the intensity of her gaze as she slips them down and I kick them off, it makes my entire body come alive. Her hands move back to my thighs and up around to the flesh of my rear, as she squeezes me, my mouth opens instinctively as her lips drop down and she captures mine. The kisses are delicious and open, filled with unrelenting desire as her fingers slip inside of my legs and straight through my wetness taking me firmly, making me gasp as she fills me. Her tongue moves over my neck and my knees buckle a little.

She pulls away, and her fingers slip from me as she leaves me against the wall, trying to catch my breath "wait... why did you stop" I ask.

She undoes her buttons of her blazer and peels off the boob tape dropping it to the floor "that's better" she says relaxing as she steps forward and kisses me again softly "I just realised that if this is our first time as wife and wife than I don't want it to be against a wall Harper. I want it to be flesh on flesh, and preferably after a shower because my hair feels like it needs to be released back to its curly self, and I love when you are wet" she says wiggling her eyebrows.

"I could get on board with that, but perhaps later on you can fuck me against a wall for old times sake?" I ask trying not to smile.

She cups my chin "I mean ... it is our fuckaversary so I should really" she says playfully.

We both laugh "okay help me out of this dress" I ask.

She runs her hand down my back to the clasps "my pleasure" she says huskily. "A lot easier without the milk filled boobs" she adds.

I shake my head "you won't ever let me live that down will you" I say amused.

She kisses my neck and pulls open my dress "it is a memory I treasure.I've never been milked on before, but one day I'm going to return the favour" she threatens playfully.

I laugh "I can't wait" I return as the dress falls away.

Teddy takes my hand and leads me to the shower, to  my fated night of wife on wife... oooh what was that like?! I couldn't wait to find out.

***