Speak To Me

(Tilly)

I gazed down at my wedding ring, the smile on my face was almost painful with how big it was.

We did it..we were married. I was Mrs. Matilda Walters and Rylan was my husband. My husband!! How is this even possible?! I swear I must've hit my head all those weeks ago in the restaurant..this had to be some type of coma-induced dream where I was getting everything I ever wanted. No, more than that..because I didn't even know it could be this amazing.

"Give me a kiss wifey." Rylan whispered, his hand gripping my chin before turning my head slowly.

I couldn't help but bat my eyelashes at him..the past two days have been nothing but incredible and let's just say we didn't leave the hotel room more than once..and that was only because Rylan went to meet the pizza guy down in the lobby.

I swear my body is still tingling from this morning..Rylan and I woke up early for our flight and ended up almost missing it because we got so wrapped up in one another.

"I don't want to go back yet..maybe we should just go straight to the honeymoon like I suggested earlier." He grumbled, making me laugh before pulling away and wiping his lips. He had a tiny bit of my tinted chapstick smeared on the bottom. "Baby, I have work tomorrow..besides, don't you think it will be suspicious if we are gone for a week straight.."

"A week? I'm thinking more like a month..I plan on seeing the world with you Angel." He added adorably, kissing his way up and down my jaw as I became a giggling mess.

I wasn't ever a giggler! But look what this man has reduced me to..

"Baby, you are insane..a whole month?!"

"Mhm..that's why I'm serious about what I said..I want you to quit your job Tilly..let me take care of you. Let me spoil you like you deserve." He grumbled, sliding his hands up my thighs before making his way past the hem of my sundress. I quickly reached down, halting his movements as I pulled back and stared at him firmly.

"Rylan..you know I can't do that..I am still helping out my Papa."

"Well, he is my papa now too..So I can help him. let me be the dutiful son-in-law..or whatever I am..besides, it might help me win him over even more." He added playfully before wriggling his eyebrows and making a beeline for my neck again.

"It just doesn't feel right..I don't want to put any burdens on you..even if you are my husband now." I whispered seriously, making Rylan stop as he pulled back and peered down at me.

"Tilly..nothing in your life is a burden to me..in fact, you not letting me help feels like more of a burden. This..all of this." He said, motioning around the fancy car we were in and the designer clothes we both wore.

Which he bought me by the way..he insisted. I never really cared about materialistic things..I couldn't afford to. Both figuratively and realistically.

"This is just as much yours as it is mine now. And that goes both ways..we are a team..we do this together, okay? Let me help my wife..please..and besides, if you quit your job, we can start trying for that baby." He whispered, making my stomach flip as he began dragging his hand up my thigh again.

He began this baby talk on the night of our wedding..he is more than ready apparently. I'm just trying to process the fact that we flew to Vegas and got married without anyone else knowing..

Well, two people knew. My Papa, and Rylan's brother Nolan. I won't lie..I have come to really like Nolan. Rylan usually puts his call on speakerphone when we are together and Nolan always asks how I'm doing. I can tell he really loves and respects Rylan and wants to make him proud. But when Rylan called him yesterday to break the news to him, he was beyond ecstatic.

"Mom is going to flip the fuck out..please tell her at my party..I need to see this unfold in person." He laughed making Rylan scoff.

"Yeah right..you just don't want all the attention to be on you.." He joked.

"Well, can you blame me? Woohoo..I've managed to not get high for three months. Time to give me a fucking medal." He added dryly, causing Rylan to frown.

"Nole that is a huge accomplishment..but you don't have to go to the party if it's too much.."

"No..I just want to get it over with..might as well throw everyone in the same room at the same time. Make things go faster."

I felt oddly protective over Nolan for some reason..I guess because I can see how much Rylan loves him that I want to keep him safe too.

"Besides, you and Til will be there, so if we want to bail we can." He added happily and Rylan just looked at me with a warm smile. "Yep..sounds like a great fucking plan to me."

Now we just have to try and keep things together until next week for the party. But tomorrow night Rylan's friends are coming back from California and he wants to meet up with them for dinner..Jolie too..I think he is planning to tell them then and I feel pretty nervous about it. "Want to stop by and see your Papa on the way home Angel? I know you have been anxious to see him." Rylan suggested, making me nod as he pulled me as close as possible without taking my seat belt off. He made me sit in the middle for that reason alone.

I called the facility a few times over the past couple of days, just to make sure he was eating and everything was okay. But I still want to check on him just in case.

"We need to make one stop along the way." He told the driver before grabbing my hand and rubbing his thumb across my ring.

"I never want you to take this off..no matter what. And I won't take mine off either." He whispered, staring down at my hand as he played with the band.

"I won't..no matter what. And Rylan..just let me think about quitting my job for a little, okay? It's such a big decision that I'm not ready to yet.." I added, feeling guilty for not doing what he wanted but I can't justify leaving my job just to stay home and do nothing..I would feel so guilty. Besides..I have been working full-time since I was a teenager..what would life be like without a job? I don't even know what I would do with all of that free time.

Then an idea popped into my head..a silly one that I always seemed to go back to.

What if I started dancing again?

Since meeting Rylan, I haven't found time to practice lately..and I can tell..my body feels so stiff and sluggish even with all of the "activities" Rylan and I have been doing.

I was thinking about how to tell Rylan about wanting to look at joining a new studio when we pulled into the Rehab facility.

"Well, perfect timing like always, right Angel?" Rylan laughed, nodding towards the front door where Mama was just walking in..

"We can come back later if you want-" Rylan continued.

"No..I want to see Papa..and there is nothing she can say now. We wanted to prove her wrong, right baby? Well, let's go do it." I stated, feeling this newfound confidence come pouring out of me..

I know a ring and marriage certificate doesn't mean something can't go wrong..but I know for a fact Mama would never expect this..not in a hundred years and truthfully, I can't wait to see her face when she finds out.

"Come on my husband..let's go inside." I stated confidently, making Rylan swallow hard as he just stared at me in complete awe.

"Oh god..you are so freaking sexy right now.."