As far as workweeks go, the one that had just passed was on the more enjoyable end of the spectrum. Monday, of course, was only a half-day in the office with me leaving around lunchtime to pick Amber up from the airport. From the time we got back to the truck in the parking garage, she and I couldn't keep our hands to ourselves. An extended session of foreplay on the drive home led into us having sex within minutes of our arrival at the house.
Following that enjoyable reunion, we decided to get dressed up and go to a nice dinner at the seaside restaurant that had become our go-to choice for romantic evenings out. Upon returning home that night, we spent the rest of the evening in bed catering to one another's needs.
Despite not getting to sleep until well-past midnight that night, Amber and I awoke the next morning energized for the week ahead. With plenty to keep us busy in the office, the workdays seemed to mercifully fly by. Back at the house, Amber's precious absence, albeit brief, had rekindled something between us. Our normally quiet weeknights were made more interesting by little, spontaneous acts for one another, a simple foot-rub while watching TV on the couch, a neck massage while doing the dishes, or an extended cuddle before going to sleep.
The only thing missing from the week was done by design. After our passionate night on Monday, and with plans for a trip together over the weekend, Amber and I had decided to abstain from sex during the week. One factor in that decision was also the fact that Amber had been having her monthly issues at the beginning of the week. Monday night was the first time we'd really attempted to have sex despite what was going on down there. Although the results were fantastic and I had done everything that I could to let her know that it didn't bother me at all, the extra hassle and some lingering embarrassment on her part had caused her to again shy away from it. When that finally resolved, the weekend was right around the corner so we decided to just wait for what would hopefully be a couple days and nights of passion.
So on Friday, with work winding down, people had already started dipping out around 3:00 to get an early start on their weekends. I was sitting at my desk, putting the final few touches on a drainage schematic when I was startled by a pair of hands on my shoulders. Lowering her head down next to mine, Amber laughed at my jumpy reaction before giving me a kiss on the neck. Brushing her hair back with her hand, she stayed bent over the back of my chair and quietly asked, "You almost done here?"
Turning my head to see her smiling face, I chuckled, "I am now."
Giving me a little wink, she glanced at the mess of papers on my desk and said, "Catch up, my computer's already off and I can think of a dozen things I'd rather do than watching you struggle with that text formatting."
Laughing as I shuffled the papers around and began logging out of my computer, I jokingly asked, "Only a dozen?"
Resting her hands on the back of my chair, Amber tilted her head, pretending to be deep in thought. Then with another little wink, she said, "Ok, more than a dozen... how about sixty-nine?"
Smiling in response, I waited until my screen flickered off and then got up from my seat. After Amber went back to her cubicle to retrieve her things, we said a cursory goodbye to the few people still at their desks and headed outside.
Because we were leaving a few hours early, the sun was still high in the sky as we walked across the parking lot. Once at the truck, Amber looked across the bed at me, smiled, and then opened her door to hop inside. A few brief dry spells notwithstanding, Amber and I had always had a healthy sex life. As we drove back to the house that afternoon though, I couldn't remember ever seeing her this affectionate or excited for anything like she was for this weekend.
Amber's uncle owned a huge piece of land nearby that had once been a working cattle ranch. Now it sat empty but was ours to use whenever and for whatever we wanted. We had been out there multiple times; and, each visit was always an adventure. With plans to head out there this weekend, Amber had taken it upon herself to begin preparing days in advance.
Earlier in the week, we made a grocery run, getting the things that we'd want for our trip. Nonperishable items were already packed on the counter, while everything else sat ready to go in the refrigerator. Matching her enthusiasm, I had done a little prep work and those containers sat with the others, ready for our weekend away. Our clothes, which had already been picked out and set aside, got stuffed into our travel bag prior to leaving for work this morning. And finally, yesterday we made a purchase that I had long been wanting, a gas-fired camping griddle, which I had plans for how it could be used.
With so much of the work already done, despite being anxious to get on our way, both of us were relaxed as we neared our neighborhood. Arriving at the house, I backed the truck up the driveway and we hopped out. While Amber went inside, I poked around the garage, making sure that I had everything from there that we would need. Although I was just as excited as Amber was, my capacity for preplanning couldn't overcome my instinct for procrastination.
Relieved to quickly find everything that I had been looking for, I loaded those items into the back of the truck before heading inside. There, Amber had already changed out of her work clothes; she now wore a pair of black soccer shorts and an old t-shirt of mine. Looking up at me with her dark hair pulled back into a ponytail, she smiled and said, "You better hurry up."
Walking behind her as she was bent over, loading something into the cooler, I went to give her a playful smack on the butt. When my hand connected, a little harder than I had planned, with the bare skin peeking out beneath her shorts, she let out a surprised yelp. Stopping in my tracks, I spun around as she stood and jokingly glared at me. Hurrying back, I gave her a quick kiss while gently rubbing the injured butt cheek. Holding in a laugh, she tried to sound serious, "You're gonna have to kiss it to make it better."
With my hand still on the area, I gave it a squeeze and replied, "I mean, if you don't mind running late, I could kiss it now... or I could make it up to you later with a little more than a kiss."
Slowly swaying her hips, she smiled and said, "Oh I'll make you pay." Then, reaching out and slapping me on the backside, she said, "But for now, get changed. I'm almost done here."
Laughing to myself at her eagerness to get going, I went back into the room and changed into my usual shorts and t-shirt. After a quick stop in the bathroom to check that I had packed all the necessary toiletries, I headed back out to the kitchen. Peering down into the loaded cooler as I walked in, Amber turned and asked, "Can you think of anything else that we should bring?"
Coming up beside her, I perused the selection of food and drinks. Shaking my head, I said, "No, I think that's everything."
Giving her a quick thank-you kiss, I closed the lid before each of us took one of the handles and carried the large chest to the garage. After setting it down to quickly put on our shoes, we carried the cooler the rest of the way outside. Sliding it into the cargo bed, I stayed to begin tying things down while she went back inside for the rest of our things. A few minutes later, all of our bags were in the back of the passenger compartment and the cargo in the bed was secure. Giving everything a once-over, we agreed that it looked like we were ready to go.
With her hand now on the passenger-side door handle, Amber gave an excited flash of her eyebrows before opening it and hopping inside. A moment later, we were on our way. Leaving the neighborhood, I stopped at the gas station by the pub and began topping off our tank while Amber went inside for a bag of ice. A few minutes later, when the nozzle clicked off, I crumpled up the receipt and shoved it into my pocket. After waiting for Amber to finish loading the ice into the cooler, I helped her down from the bed and we were back on the road. As we pulled away from the gas station, Amber spent a moment flipping through her phone. When I glanced over, her brow was furrowed and she looked up saying, "Well that sucks."
Seeing the unspoken question on my face, she answered, "Yesterday the forecast looked great."
Laughing, I asked, "Now not so much?"
Showing her teeth in apprehension, she replied, "Ehh, we might get wet."
I joked, "Well, I was kind of planning on that for you."
Laughing when she realized what she had said, she clarified, "Yeah, I'm gonna get wet multiple times this weekend; but, you and I might get rained on tomorrow."
Shrugging, I said, "Ahh, who knows, a little rain could be fun." Then placing my hand on her bare thigh, I added, "As for the other thing..."
Amber just bit her lower lip and shrugged as if to say, 'Show me what you've got.'
As we raced down the rural highway, I set the cruise control and began just lightly brushing my fingertips up and down the soft, smooth skin on the inside of her pale thigh. Each iteration brought me progressively higher up her leg. Reclining her seat as my fingers teased up inside the bottom of her shorts, she turned her head towards me and let out a relaxed exhale.
As the four-lane highway carried us past some of the sprawling orange groves, I felt my fingertips brush against the seam of her panties. Letting her thighs fall further open, Amber sighed, "What a great way to start a weekend."
When I peeked over at her out of the corner of my eye, she smiled shyly and asked, "You mind if I just enjoy this?"
Chuckling, I said, "I mean... that's kind of the idea."
Nodding her concession of the point, she said, "Yeah well... I'll find a way to pay you back."
As my fingers brushed up the front of her panties for the first time, I said, "Yeah, or you could just call us even."
Closing her eyes and sighing as my fingertips glided across the smooth cotton, she laughingly said, "I dunno, I was kind of hoping to seeing what you came up with to make it up to me."