He lay on the chesterfield, lazily smoking a cigarette and slowly sipping the aged merlot. He watched her as she slept; curled on her side on the rug, in front of the fireplace, remaining exactly in the position he had told her to take. She had been disappointed when he had untied her but it had been a necessary lesson for both of them. She had to learn that the lure of her body was resistible. He smiled, for it was a lesson he too must learn.
The curves of her body fascinated him. The sweep of her back that disappeared into the full, plump cheeks of her bottom begged to be stroked. The exaggerated flare of her hips that tapered into soft smooth thighs haunted his thoughts even when he was apart from her. She stirred slightly and her arm slipped giving him a glimpse of the full breasts and proud nipples that he loved to suck. The reflected glow of the flames tinged her creamy white skin with an orange glow and turned her nipples a dark, deep red. He knew that if he reached out a hand it would take only a single caress to bring her responsive body back to full arousal.
He sighed and a languid curl of smoke dribbled from his stern lips and fogged the gaze of his green-tinged eyes. He pondered why he found this one so unique. She was like a drug he could not live without; he both found and lost himself in her arms. It was not because she was beautiful, though there were occasions when the light caught the blue of her eyes a certain way and her face was tilted to his, that he almost saw an unearthly glow surround her. It almost transformed her pretty features into something that surpassed physical beauty. He shook his head almost sadly; the magic that she wove around him had him so transfixed that he could not even begin to imagine how she did it. What her particular difference was probably did not matter; the very fact that she existed was enough. He sipped his wine again, the heavy fermented scent of the grapes reminding him of how well her juices had mixed with it and improved its bouquet a mere hour earlier. He grinned. He just knew that she would be a merlot; heavy, sensual, mature and indolent. Each woman had her own wine: champagne for the young and giggly, a fresh sharp white for the strong, athletic career women that he so loved to introduce to the exotic pleasures they had forgone in favour of their professions, but it was a rare woman that could blend so seamlessly with the rich earthy delight of his favourite merlot.
The throbbing pleasure of his own unsated arousal flowed around his body and centred in the solid bulge of his black trousers. He loved being aroused, maybe more even than orgasm. An orgasm signalled an end, whereas arousal was a controllable source of erotic energy that enabled pleasure to be given and taken endlessly. He would wake her in a moment, he thought; it was time for his pleasure to start, but first he needed to get everything ready. He drank back his wine quickly, and grimaced as the fiery liquid stung the back of his throat, stubbed his half-smoked cigarette out in the ashtray and with one fluid movement was standing and walking out of the room towards the bathroom. He did not glance back at her as there was no need; she would not move until he told her to. He allowed himself to feel proud of her and of himself.
The bathroom, just like the rest of the house, was old. Heavy pipes festooned the uneven walls and gurgled soothingly as he opened and closed cupboard doors. He hummed the chorus of an old Nina Simone song under his breath, as he gathered all the bits and pieces he would need into a neat pile. A moan of contentment interrupted his tune as he found a large metal bowl.
"That is truly excellent" he murmured, as he filled the bowl with warm water. He grabbed a couple of hand towels and bundled everything into his arms to carry back to her.
He placed everything he would need on the coffee table, all precisely lined up in order of use. The reflection of the candlelight flickered across the razor, highlighting the sharp, shiny edge. The low, cushioned stool in the corner of the room was just perfect; he smiled, not his normal quick grin that never reached his eyes but a true smile of pure happiness. He paused: he could not remember the last time he had felt this type of elation at just being with someone. It was as though everything in his world had fallen into place.
He leant over her, and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Wake up, my angel." He allowed his hand to drift down her arm, savouring the softness of her skin, and smiled a greeting as her eyes flickered open and looked at him. She smiled a warm drowsy smile, filled with her trust in him. His passion surged and he fought to control the urge to crush her to him and ravage that innocent pouting mouth with hard, furious kisses.
"Lay flat on your back and raise your legs and bottom in the air. I need to place this stool under you" he said, and watched as she immediately obeyed. He slid the stool into place and arranged her so that her legs were spread wide. She was now fully exposed to his gaze, her intimate secrets revealed and available to do with as he wished. He knelt before her and gazed for a moment at the perfect pink wetness of her. He leant forward and took a deep breath, drinking in through his nostrils the heady musk of her sex and the faint scent of the merlot that he had earlier poured over her. Dried trickles of the wine could be traced down her thighs, in a fine cobweb of dusky red.
He took a precisely-folded face cloth from the coffee table and dipped it into the silver bowl. He was aware that the position in which he had placed her hid his actions completely. He could see her anticipation, the tension in her legs as she strained to stop herself from closing them. He grinned; her desire to please him was being tested against her fear of the unknown, exactly as he imagined it would be. The face cloth dripped wetly across her thighs and he saw her body shiver as he wiped firmly up one thigh and down the other. The water sparkled across the smooth skin and she moaned as the warm water cooled. He wetted the cloth again and dribbled the water across the core of her wetness and watched her body jerk in surprise.
"Stay still," he barked, hiding his amusement in sternness, and thankful that she could not see the humour in his face.
He worked diligently at her softest places with the face cloth, stretching her skin one way and then another to clean her tender lips and the swollen clitoris that peeked out shyly but rigidly from its fragile hood. He completed his task by wiping down the cleft of her buttocks and rubbing gently at her tightly closed anus. He felt her embarrassment in the clench of her buttocks and knew that her pretty face would be hotly blushing.