Marital bliss?

James felt his balance shift and for a moment was very certain he would hit the ground. Everything spun and pivoted until a steadying hand pressed itself to his chest.

“You ok, babe?”

Nia’s brows were knitted together in an expression of concern as she searched his face for any signs of distress. James blinked slowly, feeling the faintness begin to pass and gave a weary nod.

“Not sure what came over me,” he grunted, shaking the remnants of his headache away. “My head’s been weird all day.”

“Do you want me to make an appointment for you with Dr Fitzpatrick?” She asked, tucking her arm through his own. “He said you were a little anaemic during the last check up.”

James pressed his mouth together in a frown. How the hell did Nia know his doctor? And why would she be making an appointment for him?

A dozen questions bubbled at his mouth, but they all died once he and Nia returned to his home. Or rather, what should have been his home. The basic house was much as he had always known it, but as they drew near he saw that an extensions had been added onto the building, connecting it with the neighbouring home on the left.

In a daze he stumbled to the front door, terrified about what could possibly lay within.

“Babe?” Nia asked, “did you want to speak with your parents?”

James ignored her, opened the door and felt a sigh of relief escape his lips. Just as he left it. His mother was sat in the living room, channel surfing. She looked tired, but otherwise it was the same old mom he had always known. At least he wasn’t going completely insane.

“Wendy,” Nia chimed sweetly, “James and I wanted to let you know that we were thinking about having some friends over. Nothing crazy, but since Cassie’s in town we thought we’d catch up around the pool and have a few quiet drinks, you know the routine.”

“That sounds nice,” Wendy replied, “just keep the noise down to an acceptable level and we’ll be all good.”

Nia nodded sympathetically. “We’ll mostly keep everyone to our side of the family home. We won’t be a bother.”

Pearls of laughter escaped Wendy’s mouth. “Dear, you’ve been my daughter-in-law for the better part of six months and not once have you been a bother.”

That managed to wake James from his funk. Daughter-in-law? What the hell did his mom mean by that?

“Despite how young you both are, you’re very responsible,” Wendy smiled affectionately at them both, oblivious to James’ confusion. “I really am glad that you two settled down.”

James eyes darted across the room as things details began to stand out. There were a plethora of small things changed, but the biggest one hung brazenly on a nearby wall. It was a picture of himself in a full suit and tie, kissing Nia who was adorned in a beautiful white wedding dress.

His hand went to his face to rub at his temples, but when it did he caught sight of the gold band that adorned his finger. Looking down, he saw an identical one on Nia’s finger.

He blinked once and then an explosion of images occurred in the depths of his mind. A montage of events, of Nia asking him out for the first time, their cutesy romantic dates, her nude ebony form bouncing on his dick the first time they made love, Nia being the one to ask him for marriage, the wedding day, the wedding night…

It was too much too fast. James couldn’t process, he felt his legs give out and suddenly the world was dark.