1. Thrice Rescued


    Date: 8/8/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: byLaphroaig53

    ... gotten very little sleep. At one point, I thought for sure someone would call the cops because of the noise she was making. We fell asleep in each other's arms in the wee hours of the morning and slept until the maid woke us up to clean the room. We made sure the next evening to hang the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door, providing us with an opportunity for wakeup sex the following morning before we checked out.
    
    From then on, we were a couple. I took Carol and Teddy to meet the Hopkins, who gave me two thumbs up. Carol's parents were equally approving. We spent every possible waking minute together and after talking with all three of the kids about our relationship, began spending the nights together as well. By Memorial Day, I was convinced that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Carol. After talking to Carol's dad and obtaining his blessing, I got down on one knee and proposed at the restaurant where we'd had our first date. Her "Yes!" was loud enough to turn every head in the room.
    
    We'd both been married before, so neither of us saw the need for a big wedding. We decided to hold an outdoor ceremony in a local park, renting the pavilion for a catered reception. The guests were Carol's family, the Hopkins family, our children, Maria, and a few good friends. Maria agreed to stay with the children for a week while we honeymooned at a resort in the Caribbean.
    
    Before our wedding, I'd sat Carol down and told her the whole Vera story. I included the generous ...
    ... bequest and the condition that I raise Violet and Samuel. I told her about the trust for Violet and Samuel. I even explained the importance of the necklace I'd given Vera that first Christmas. We discussed what to do about each other's children and decided that each of us would adopt the other's. We also talked about having one or more children of our own and agreed that we wanted at least one more. Shortly after the honeymoon, Carol discovered that she was pregnant. Apparently one of the medications she'd taken in preparation for our Caribbean trip had had the effect of cancelling her birth control pill. She was concerned that I'd be upset to have a new baby added to the mix while we were still adjusting to our lives together, but I was over the moon. Little George David was born nine months after the wedding. He was followed two years later by Margaret Anne. At that point we called it a day. Carol took a sabbatical to raise the children and I continued teaching. With the two latest additions to our family, we realized that neither house was large enough to serve as a place to raise five children. We purchased a large Victorian era house with a generous yard slightly further out of the center of town and renovated it, selling both our houses to fund the project. We moved in shortly after discovering we were expecting Margaret.
    
    Shortly after we were married, I discovered that Vera had left me one final gift. It was a big one. I'd engaged an attorney to prepare the adoption ...