The Arrangement

I had never been kissed by someone like Matthew until now, I couldn’t imagine a man like him being able to do anything in a gentle manner. The kiss itself felt like it had strings attached, however it still brought the electricity to my stomach. After the kiss he looked over my shoulder and nodded. I wanted to turn and find out who he was nodding to and why, but he was like a magnet. The light diminished as the curtains in the room were drawn together, all that illuminated us now was some fancy candles along the walls. Two men in server uniforms moved the table with the contract closer to the center of the room, a set of candles was placed on it. The entire staff disappeared behind the double doors I had walked through earlier.
Brian and Val both moved across from Matthew and I at the table, each had a small glass bowl in front of them. Matthew held his left hand out for Val to take, then looked over to me and nodded. Brian held his hand out to me palm facing up, hesitantly I placed my right hand over his. Brian twitched as soon as my hand touched his, I was sure Matthew noticed when I saw the look he was giving Brian.
“You okay Brian,” Matthew’s eyebrows furrowed.
“I’m fine,” Brian responded shortly.
Matthew nodded and turned back to Val who was now holding the athame to his palm. She carefully slid the sharp end across his palm drawing blood. Matthew didn’t flinch even though it looked painful. Val made Matthew’s hand in to a fist, the blood dripped quickly in to the glass bowl.
I turned to Brian already knowing what would follow, my pulse quickened, and my breath became shorter.
“Shh,” he whispered as he picked up the athame.
My eyes began to fill with tears with as a sting was left behind by the athame. He stared at me with such a blank look that there was no way for me or anyone else to guess what he could be feeling. Moments later he pried my hand open and held it out to Mathew who combined both or bleeding hands at his side.
“With this Blood, Matthew and Elizabeth form an un breakable bond that will live on after they both enter the afterlife,” Val announced looking between us.
“With this blood Elizabeth and Matthew Swear the sacred vow of marriage to each other, one not easily broken,” Brian followed.
“I Matthew Sanders, keeper of darkness, take Elizabeth Hetfield to be my partner in life, in death, in my heart, and in my blood. I will always place my wife’s safety before my own. Please repeat Matthew,” asked Val.
“I Matthew Sanders, keeper of darkness, take Elizabeth Hetfield to be my partner in life, in death, in my heart, and in my blood. I will always place my wife’s safety before my own,” Matthew repeated.
“I Elizabeth Hetfield, barer of darkness, take Matthew Sanders to be my partner in life, in death, in my heart, and in my blood. I will hold my husband’s heart dearest in my heart and in my hands. Elizabeth please repeat,” Brian asked.
“I Elizabeth Hetfield, barer of darkness, take Matthew Sanders to be my partner in life, in death, in my heart, and in my blood. I will hold my husband’s heart dearest in my heart and in my hands,” I looked up at Matthew curious to for his reaction.
“With these signatures you not only bind your selves to each other but your families and responsibilities as well.” Came Brian’s voice.
Matthew took the quill nearest to him and dipped it in to the glass bow that contained his blood. Without releasing my hand, he signed his name in the most beautiful cursive I had ever seen. When he finished I quickly followed suit, everyone clapped. Matthew leaned down with his eyes closed and pressed his lips to mine. I leaned in to the kiss and enjoyed the feeling of being wanted by someone as handsome and dark as him. No one mattered anymore except for us two, I was lost in him now. Moments later we had to find our center and join the real world again.
“I will see you at dusk, Elizabeth. Stay with Brian.” He winked and walked away with Val shortly following.
Brian quickly wrapped my hand with a white server’s napkin and lead me out of the room in the opposed direction.
“Walk quickly and don’t talk to anyone,” Brian whispered harshly.
“What about the cake?” I asked still dazed by the kiss.
“This is not that kind of wedding,” he corrected as he began to drag me up the stairs out of the room we were in.
“Oh okay,” I was sad I didn’t get cake.
Listen we only have a few hours to prepare for tonight,” he swept me off of my slow feet and in to his arms.
“What is tonight,” I asked admiring his chiseled jawline.
“You and Matthew will consummate your marriage.”
“What?”
“Sex you guy’s will have sex; don’t you know what that is?”
“I know what sex is but I thought we could wait to get to know each other.”
“That’s not how it works Elizabeth, We have to prepare you for it so that you don’t get to hurt.”
“Do you think he would hurt me?”
“Maybe, there is also the viewing.”
“What’s that?”
“There has to be some witnesses to the consummation of the marriage, meaning people will be watching you have sex.” He finished as he entered a room.
Sex, I had given it some thought over the last few weeks, but it didn’t feel real until Brian mentioned it. Mom had talked to me about the basics, like what would be expected of me and what I could expect of my partner. She had gone as far as showing me pictures of people who were in the middle of doing it, the people were almost always nude and in different positions. Since mom didn’t know if my Matthew would be circumcised of not I was shown the different kinds of male genitalia there were. I think she thought it would make me comfortable with the deed, but it stirred more doubt in me.
Brian set me down in the large room and said something, but I didn’t pay attention because Matthew was on my mind. Not just Matthew either, the sex and the viewing, the expectations of everyone, and who would view this act. It all spun through my head making my brain feel like cotton candy, I liked cotton candy.

Notes

Hey sorry for not responding to the comments. I will upload two chaps today as a consolation!
How do we feel about syn? and are we okay with some Wedding night smutt ?