They've been married for over ten years. Although not 'lovey dovey' in public, it's easy to see they are both very much in love. Even the most jaded predator can see there's no point in even trying to seduce either of them.
Every Friday night they go out for a 'date'. Tonight it was dinner and dancing at the club.
He's driving them home. She's making it hard to concentrate on the road. Her long black hair is laying over the collar of her white fox fur coat. Her hand is resting gently on his thigh. Her gentle voice is the most wonderful sound in his world.
"You didn't sleep too well last night. Tossed and turned in your sleep. We'll have a bedtime treat tonight to chase the demons from your dreams, Darling."
He can barely keep from mashing the accelerator to the floor.
They met at university.
Her family came from Vietnam three generations ago. Her grandparents started a machine shop in the back of the variety store with a used drill press and used lathe.
His family is of European stock. Mother a teacher, father a mechanic.
She's short trim and beautiful.
He's tall blond and handsome.
He was at the campus pub celebrating getting a job to go with his recently earned PHD in quantum physics.
She was out letting off steam with the girls.
Now she's using her business degree to help run the family business, grown from the back of the variety store to a hundred employee manufacturing company.
He's the director of the lab now. Very secret government work. Very hush hush as the Brits say.
At home as he hangs up their coats she places a gentle hand on the small of his back and quietly says "Bring your strap and riding crop, Please, Dear."
"Yes Dear." He says as he rushes away to do as she's asked. She settles herself on the couch with a fashion magazine.
Returning naked he sets the wide leather strap and the riding crop on the arm of the couch and kneels before her. "May I have my bedtime treat now, please?"
"Why do you want it?" She asks, running her fingers through his thick blond hair.
"Because I've done bad things and the monsters are in my dreams."
"Yes Darling, very bad things we're not to talk about, and that's why the monsters, but I'll chase the bad dreams away. Now go close the drapes."
He releases one end of each velvet covered rope that holds the drapes back. They are long enough he can grasp the ends in his fist, standing spread eagle facing the closed drapes.
"Twenty tonight. You know you must count each one out loud to scare away the demons, and you must not scream or cry because they will know you're weak if they hear you. We will begin."
Whack. The strap hits his right shoulder.
"One."
Whack. His thigh burns
"Two."
Whack. The small of his back.
"Three."
Whack. His left side below his rib cage.
"Four."
Whack. The middle of his back.
"Five."
Whack. His left shoulder.
"Six."
Whack. His right rib cage.
"Seven." He knows he can't cry or the monsters will know.
Whack. His right shoulder.
"Eight."