Theo And Reed's Wedding Bells : Book 2

Chapter One

Washington D.C.

June 2017

To say the meager dreary average life of Theo Walton had changed in a whole year was a true understatement. One year before Theo was tortured by his twin sister Grace Ann Walton Van Owen into attending their dreaded high school reunion back in their equally dreaded hometown Sweet Flower , Texas. Theo had went and his entire life changed. For the better.

Theo rolled over in his double bed and looked at the man who had contributed to that better change. Reed Fisher was dancing back into the bedroom from the bathroom wearing only the smallest of towels around his body. That towel barely covered his assets. Reed was the tall lean Black green eyed Adonis of his long ago high school fantasies and now current fiancé.

Reed smiled at him as he casually dropped the towel. Theo smiled and shifted his short slim body beneath the blanket and sheets. How had he ever gotten so lucky ?

" Are you trying to kill me , sir ?," Theo teased wryly. " You know I'm still recovering from that Ebola I caught. "

As he slid on a pair of sexy black briefs , Reed teased back , " You mean the flu. And I have no immediate plans to bump you off , darling. Least not till the vows are said and the life insurance papers signed. "

Theo made  a face at the reminder of their future wedding which was set for August in their hometown of Sweet Flower , Texas. It wasn't getting married that had cold shivers going down his spine and a knot of indigestion in his belly which always had been sensitive. He was very much looking forward to marrying this gorgeous man. This gorgeous man who had uprooted his own life essentially by moving lock , stock and many comic book boxes from Texas to Theo's three bedroom two bathroom apartment in AdMo ( otherwise known as Adams Morgan ) Washington D.C. The move had gone well. Reed had adjusted well to his new living arrangement with Theo and being in a city. And he was loving his new job at the National Zoo as caretaker for the Primate house.

No. It wasn't getting married that was currently freaking him out. It was who was planning it. Or whom as his English professor mother would say. His mother , his sister Grace and his best friend Charles had literally taken over the wedding that was supposed to be his and Reed's. Everything was just getting too much that Theo had literally begged Reed to just elope. He hadn't expected Reed to be against eloping. After all his bisexual fiancé had been married once already to Bethany Burns until he decided to escape his moth ridden closet finally. But object Reed had. He wanted a big wedding with Theo in front of all their family and friends. Well except for Reed's mother Cynthia who was still refusing to talk to Reed ( she had not taken the closet escape and divorce from Bethany well at all ). Reed had even called her last month on her sixty eighth birthday and the call went to voice mail. She never returned it either. So Theo was resigned to the daily , hell , hourly texts and emails about topics such as food , booze , flowers , music , theme colors , cake toppers etc. Theo was seriously considering running away and changing his name but only if he could take Reed with him.

Well it was time to get up and ready for his own work. He had once worked out of his home as an accountant but after Reed moved in he decided to rent a small space nearby for work. All in all even with the Mom/ Sis/Best Friend Zillas tormenting him he was a happy man. Sometimes he worried he was too happy. He kept waiting for the other shoe to fall.

Theo stood up from the bed and immediately fell over. He was usually clumsy but this felt different some how. It must have looked different to Reed who had finished dressing and rushed over to help him back up. Reed said in a concerned voice, " Are you ok , darling ? I don't think you're over this flu yet. Maybe stay home today. Call Charles to come sit with you until my shift is done. He is back from Vegas ? "

Theo shook his head to clear the sudden fuzziness from it. " I have a couple new clients coming in. I can't. And don't mention that man ! I spent six hours yesterday with him picking out our tuxes via email. Six. Hours. You can thank me now that we are not wearing lime green and baby blue. "

" Baby , I really think you need to rest today. "

" I'm fine , sweetie. If you get freaked out every time I fall down you'll be a nervous wreck our whole marriage. Have you forgotten who I am ? "

Reed's handsome dark brown face still reflected great worry and concern so Theo pulled him down for a tender kiss on the lips. With their foreheads touching , Theo said , : Now hurry up and get to work. You know your Boss From Hades is as bad as Mother about people being late. "

" I love you , Theo. "

" I love you too , Reed. "