Golden Change (25 page)

Jacob put Kylie’s arm in his as they left their room and walked to the elevator, pushing the button that was marked for the courtyard. Kylie enjoyed walking through the courtyard in the daylight as much as she had at night.

Victoria was sitting with a young man at a table, both engrossed in looking at a personal screen, pointing and talking as they did. Victoria stood and hugged Jacob tightly saying, “Congratulations!” She pulled Kylie into her embrace as well. “Welcome to our family, Kylie.” Victoria beamed at them.

“Thank you.” Kylie had been a little nervous to see if Jacob’s family had any reservations. If Victoria’s smile was any indication, she didn’t have any reservations. If she had any, then she was hiding them well.

Victoria introduced the young man as Daniel Hall. Jacob held her hand out for him to kiss. “It is a pleasure to meet you,” he said to both Jacob and Kylie.

“Daniel is the events planner for the entire palace,” Victoria told them.

Jacob sat down, pulling Kylie onto his lap as he did so. There were some small sandwiches and fruit on the table. Jacob offered her a small triangle sandwich. She took a bite, pleased by the combination of taste and texture.

“I was showing Victoria some samples for your upcoming nuptials,” Daniel said.

The screen showed images on both sides so they all were able to look at the same time.

“I thought we should start with the cake, as it usually sets the tone of the rest of the wedding,” he informed them. He scrolled through pictures of cakes for her. “Let me know when something strikes your fancy,” he instructed.

Kylie pointed to a few that she liked the most. Victoria shook her head as Kylie pointed to a few. “You have very simple tastes,” she informed Kylie. “This is going to be a grand wedding. Maybe we are starting at the wrong place.”

“How about wedding rings?” Daniel looked at the plain band currently on her finger. “Don’t you want something with a little more sparkle this time?” he asked with a condescending wink.

Kylie looked down at the ring. Aiden hadn’t had many choices when they had gotten married on the ship. One of his officers had actually melted metal to forge rings for them. She called it copper because of the color, but it was some other Zehavian metal. It was copper in color and Aiden said he had chosen it because it reminded him of her hair.

She hadn’t really thought about her current ring, or how she would have to give it up. She watched as Daniel scrolled through ornate rings for men and women for them to peruse. She watched them blur by, not really paying attention, until Jacob said, “Wait!” He pointed to a set of rings. Both the men and woman’s rings were made of three braids of different colors of metals: gold, silver and copper.

“What about this?” he asked her. “It represents us when we met, gold, silver and copper—Aiden, me, and you.”

It was perfect. She felt her eyes swim with unshed tears as a rush of love towards Jacob filled her heart. They met for a long, soft kiss. “It’s perfect,” she said when they finally pulled apart.

Daniel seemed to be getting excited as well. “We could even melt your ring, and I’m assuming Aiden has a similar ring, and use those metals to blend into these current rings.”

Victoria got excited as well. She gushed as she suggested, “We could incorporate the three color braids into a theme for your wedding!”

“I’d like that,” Kylie said, still feeling a warm glow.

Actually having a start for the theme made the rest of the preparations pretty easy. Victoria, Daniel, and Kylie had chosen all of the major details within an hour. Jacob had let her do all the deciding as he held her on his lap. He had a small smile on his face and nodded “yes” to every decision she made.

By the time they were finished, the sun had started to set. Groundkeepers had come round and started lighting the lamps. Victoria informed them dinner was in an hour and she was going to freshen up first. She suggested to Jacob he might benefit from a shower. She then looked pointedly at Kylie. Kylie assured her she would freshen up as well.

Jacob and Kylie headed back to the suite and were delighted to find Aiden showering when they got there. She quickly shed her gown, letting it fall to the floor as she jumped in with him. He gathered her in a big hug and lifted her for a hot kiss. She felt cool air hit her ass as Jacob opened and closed the door to join them. He and Aiden kissed with her between them.

Aiden looked exhausted, but let her tell him all about the wedding plans, smiling indulgently as she did. “Jacob had the idea to use our bands, melt them, and braid them with a gold and silver band to represent us when we met!” She washed quickly as she spoke. He sat on the bench, watching as Kylie soaped herself. “Then Victoria had the idea to make it a theme. It made everything go so fast!” Kylie winked at Jacob. “Probably not fast enough for Jacob here, but I didn’t think it was too much torture.”

“It wasn’t really,” Jacob told him. He looked over at Aiden, somewhat concerned. “How was your day?” he asked Aiden.

“It was pretty stressful,” he admitted. “I can’t say much, but we are pretty sure they do have a royal imprisoned. Whoever he or she is, they are negotiating a release of their royal prisoner in hopes it will dampen down the revolt.”

He looked discouraged. “We still don’t have any idea who it could be, though.”

He stood up, looking exhausted. Jacob still looked concerned. “Any chance we can get away with bringing up food, instead of going down for dinner?”

Aiden scraped his hand down his face. He was way past a five o’clock shadow. “It’s like a hotel. We can eat here or there. The kitchen is pretty stocked too.”

They ordered their dinner in. Jacob sent a message to his grandmother, letting her know they were going to eat in their room. They sat on their balcony watching the stars as they ate. The night was warm and Kylie sat with one cheek on each of their thighs. It was a relaxing night. She felt Aiden’s tension melting away with the time he spent with them.

Unfortunately, he had to work again the next day, but said he was going to try to catch up with them for lunch. He left his ring with her so she could get them to the jewelers. Jacob and Kylie walked hand in hand down to the concierge. Daniel had sent word for them to drop their rings there to be melted. Reluctantly, Kylie pulled her ring off. She handed hers and Aiden’s rings to the attendant. She looked down at her bare finger.

Jacob kissed her finger where it had been. “It won’t be nude for long,” he promised. They wandered back into the courtyard. They noticed some of the palace guests had used the pools the day before and they were planning on swimming.

They had seen from their balcony this morning that there wasn’t a series of streams, but rather one long stream that wound its way around the entire courtyard. It passed under bridges, by waterfalls and past hot tubs. Kylie hadn’t realized on the night of the ceremony the stream was deep enough to swim in once you got past the main waterfall.

They walked to the large pool, which was where they ultimately wanted to end up. Jacob chose a chair for them to put their clothes on. Kylie pulled her gown over her head as Jacob pulled off his shorts. Once naked, Jacob helped her lather up her skin with sun protection. She helped him with his as well.

They walked to the main waterfall, which was on the other side of the courtyard. Kylie was grateful they didn’t run into anyone as they walked naked, hand in hand, through the grotto.

The waterfall didn’t look all much different in the day, so they waded down to where the water emptied into the faux stream. Slowly it deepened enough to swim. The current pushed them along gently. They floated, letting the water carry them as they passed under bridges while they explored.

In the middle of the stream was an island of some sort. It couldn’t be accessed from the ground, only from the stream. There were plants and shrubs that concealed what was in the center of the island. “What do you suppose is on the island?” Kylie asked Jacob.

“Let’s see,” he said.

He let her climb the ladder first. She peeked through the foliage when she got to the top rung. “It’s a hot tub!” Kylie exclaimed. He had climbed up the ladder behind her, hanging onto the handrails. The hot tub was surrounded by shrubs, which would hide people from viewers in the stream and on land.

“Do you want to go in?” he asked.

Kylie could feel his cock slightly growing behind her, but was excited to see the rest of the stream. “Later, let’s see what else there is.” She ducked under his arm, diving back into the water so they could explore on.

Thinking she had gotten her way, she smiled until she felt his hand on her ankle pulling her back. He pulled her back and against him. He gathered her in his arms so her back was to his chest. He held onto her breasts, letting her feel his hard arousal on her ass. He turned her around, pushing her against the wall of the stream’s edge.

“If I have to swim aroused, so do you,” he murmured in her ear. She felt his hot cock slip between her legs. He rubbed it against the outside of her pussy lips. She opened her legs as she felt arousal pool deep in her stomach. He pushed her legs together again with his knees, bringing her nipples to his mouth. He sucked, tweaked, and bit them until the buds were aching and she was desperate for release.

Suddenly he let her body slide into the water. Casually he floated away on his back, letting his cock rise above the water before letting it sink back under. Her legs were shaky as she swam after him. Her pussy lips were full, her clit swollen. Kylie had never swum so turned on and it was as arousing as it was frustrating.

He laughed at her as she swam after him. They swam under another bridge as well as under another waterfall. He tormented her again under this waterfall. He came up behind her, holding her so she was leaning back on him again. “Put your hands behind my head,” he whispered in her ear. She locked her fingers behind his head.

First, he pressed her forward until her nipples were being sprayed by the waterfall. He let the water arouse them until she was pebble hard. Then he scooped her up under each knee, lifting her legs, spreading her thighs until her pussy had emerged from the water. Her body was scrunched, but he held her legs open, pussy wide as he let the water pulse down on her too-sensitive folds and clit. He moved her under the water, letting it pound her until she was panting and groaning. Slowly he let her legs down until she was standing.

Kylie was unbearably turned on. She turned to him, reaching for him, but he pushed off and swam a little in front of her. They saw a few more hot tubs. The rest of the hot tubs could be accessed from the courtyard. There were a few people using them and they said hello politely as they continued to wind their way down the stream. They even passed a few places where you could cross into one of the two large swimming pools, but they shrugged when they saw them, content to continue their exploration.

Jacob had even found a small slide. They both tried it a couple of times. The first time Jacob went alone, and the second time he had Kylie sit on his lap since he was afraid it would scrape her sensitive skin. Kylie tried the slide on her own, and of course found it smooth as silk. She splashed water at him, but he was unapologetic.

They had probably been in the stream for an hour when they reached the end. The stream ended by emptying into the large pool where they had left their clothes. Jacob grabbed a couple of floaties from the side and hopped on one of them. He dragged the other one to Kylie to hop on herself. The pool had a bit of a current since it was connected to the stream in a couple of places, so they let themselves float where the water pushed them. They were both still more than a little turned on, but were content to wait and let the pleasure build. He held onto her hand so their floaties didn’t separate.

Her eyes were closed. She was almost dozing until something caused Jacob’s hand to be jerked from hers. Kylie opened her eyes as she saw his floaty overturn and Aiden’s head pop up from underneath it.

Jacob sputtered as his torso emerged from the water. “God, I almost swallowed the pool!” he exaggerated.

“I finished early and thought I would come and see if you wanted lunch,” Aiden said.

He pulled Kylie’s floaty towards him. “Have you had a nice morning?” he asked her.

“We swam the entire stream,” Kylie explained. She had to shield her eyes with a hand to see him.

“Did you find the hidden hot tubs?” he asked.

“We did find one,” Jacob said. He was standing hip to hip with Aiden, drops of water clinging to his hair and eyelashes.

“Did you find the one you have to swim under a wall to get to?” he asked.

“No, only the one near the beginning of the stream,” Jacob explained.

“I have a real treat for you, then,” Aiden said. He held his hand out to her. He pulled her heated body into the cool pool. Aiden swam towards where the stream had entered the large pool. The current in the stream was slow so it wasn’t too hard to swim against it.

They had swum back as far as the waterfall, which Jacob had lifted her pussy to earlier. Her folds started to swell in remembrance.

Aiden stopped in front of the fall. “The entrance is under the falls. You have to swim under the wall for about three feet until you can come up on the other side.”

Jacob and Kylie nodded.

“I’ll go first,” Aiden said. “Wait for about five seconds and then Kylie, you come through. Jacob, you come after.”