Author's Note: I wrote this a long time ago--like 2017. I had originally intended
Heat
,
Stacie
to be a part of this manuscript. I'd also intended to have a section on Katie. I've never found the words for Katie...so this sat until I wrote
Heat, Stacie
separately. Thus far this is the only installment of
Heat
that has no elements of hypnosis other than Holly's trigger that appeared in
Six Ways to Heaven
. Incidentally, Holly and Ed are the same character from
Six Ways to Heaven
--just aged. It's rather short (sorry) but that's because much of Ed's story is told through the eyes of Holly, Katie and Stacie in other manuscripts.
Heat, Edward
Edward lit the candles and dropped the shades. He and Holly were early eaters which meant waiting for a candle-lit sunset dinner was out of the question, mid-summer. Nor was eating on the deck in a hundred-and-fifteen degrees a sexy option. Candles in the formal dining-room, with the shades pulled, was the best he could do.
He returned to the kitchen and inhaled, sherry, mushrooms, chicken -- divine. Ed checked the clock; 6:17. Provided she'd not been delayed, Holly'd be home any minute now.
Right on time, the garage door opened and the purr of Holly's Bugatti sounded from the driveway. He took the drained linguini from the sink and folded in his home-made Alfredo. Laying out the china, Ed speared a chicken breast for each of them and heaped on the Marsala.
"Hi, honey--" The garage door slammed. There was a heartbeat pause. "--oh wow."
Ed looked up from the dining room where he was pouring the Chateau Ste. Michelle. Holly stood in the middle of the kitchen; her hair swept to one side and cascaded in gentle wavelets to her top of her ass. One corner of her smile was pinned by a pearly white that couldn't dam the joy that beamed from her face.