Relaxation
                       
© Dream 2001           

       The kids were in bed, the house was quiet save for the sound of a cd playing on the downstairs stereo and everything was just about ready. He looked around the room and made sure things were as they should be. Candles in her favorite scent covered every available surface casting a soft glow in the room. Thick fluffy towels were in the warmer and the tub was full. He smiled in satisfaction and then went in search of his wife.
     It wasn't too often he was able to do things like this for her, his work schedule and his charity work kept him more than busy. But when little opportunities presented themselves, he took advantage of them and put them to use.
  His wife, the love of his life, kept the family together, taking on the lion's share of the work around the house, raising the kids, cleaning, cooking, and supporting him and whatever ventures his career threw at them.
   He found his wife sitting on the couch in the den. Her head was tilted back against the head rest, her feet were propped up on the table, her eyes were closed, and a soft smile was formed on her lips.
  Quietly, on socked feet, he entered the room and stood beside the couch just watching her. She was beautiful, her long dark brown hair was piled haphazardly on top of her head, a few wispy tendrils escaping to curve along her cheek. She had generous, kissable lips, a cute button nose and a graceful neck. To him she was perfection.
  Sensing someone watching her, her eyes fluttered open and a wide pleased smile graced her face. "Hi," she whispered.
"Hi yourself," he returned as he crouched down next to her and ran a finger along her jaw line.
   "I have a surprise for you," he added as his finger trailed down her neck, to her arm and then traveled down over the sensitive skin of the inside of her arm, before taking her hand in his and pulling her to her feet.
  "Oh?" she asked when she was standing.
"Uh-huh, but you have to come with me to get it," he teased.
Her bright eyes sparkled and silently she followed him out of the room and up the stairs and into her room.
  From where she was standing, she could see the flickering of lights coming from their private bathroom.
"Kevin?" she asked, her eyes meeting his.
"Shh! Come with me."
  He led her into the bathroom, where the sunken tub was filled with fragrant hot water and bubbles, lots of bubbles. A delighted giggle escaped and she threw her arms around him and peppered kisses all over his face, before placing a slow, sensuous kiss on his lips.
"I take it you like it," he said as he sat her back on her feet.
"I like it very much," she admitted as she stepped back from him.
   He reached out and began to unbutton her shirt, taking his time and occasionally brushing his knuckles against her soft flesh as he went. He drew in a ragged breath as the fabric parted and he pushed it off her shoulders, letting it fall to the floor at her feet.
   Kevin ran his hands down her sides and reached for the button of her jeans, quickly undoing it and pushing the garment down to her feet and helping her step out of them, leaving her only in her matching bra and panties.
  "God," he breathed roughly, as his fingers trailed up her legs, over her knees and upward to her thighs. "You are so beautiful," he whispered reverently as he hooked his fingers inside her panties and pulled them off. He then rose to his feet and unhooked her bra, letting it fall on top of the growing pile of clothes.
  He bent down and hooked an arm behind her knees and gently scooped her up and then sat her in the hot water, enjoying the look of pure bliss that flitted across her face.
  "This is heavenly," she whispered as she sank lower in the steaming water.
  He smiled and reached for a body sponge and began to run it leisurely over her limbs, gently massaging her muscles as he went. Her breathy sigh echoed through the room as he gently worked down her body in long strokes.
  When he was finished with the body sponge, he sat down on the floor beside her and trailed his fingertip up and down her neck, sending shivers through her body. Their eyes met and held for a long moment.
  "What prompted all this?" she asked lazily.
   He shrugged his shoulders lightly before answering. "I've been so busy lately and you have taken so much on yourself to lighten my load. I just wanted to do something special for you, to let you know how much I appreciate all you've done and how much I love you."
  She couldn't answer for the emotional lump that had risen in her throat, so instead, she sat up and put her hand on the back of his head and pulled him closer. Her lips closed over his and slowly, brushed back and forth before seeking entrance, imparting with her lips what she couldn't say with words.
  They sat together, their foreheads pressed together as the water turned cool. A slight shiver ran over her bare back and Kevin took the hint and helped her from the tub, quickly drying her off with a warm towel, before helping her into her pajamas.
  They walked hand in hand to the bed, crawled in and cuddled spoon fashion.
"Thank you for tonight," she whispered as she hugged his arms tighter to her.
"You're welcome," he replied as he pressed a kiss to her shoulder.
  A comforting silence enveloped them and just before they drifted off, she turned her head and placed a kiss on his lips.

                                  THE END

 
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