Author Note: This is chapter 11 in the Helena series, written from the inspiration of my close friend and frequent muse. Set in the area of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Smoky Mountain National Park.
I'm still more than a little bit perplexed by all of this.
How on earth can it be that a beautiful woman from a supposedly civilized country has gone through life without having spent time in a hot tub? Someone somewhere should be chastised severely for NOT having introduced you to this!
We spend a few hours in the shops in Pigeon Forge, which I endure only because it means I get to watch you try on new dresses and clothing. After the first store, you refuse to allow me into the dressing rooms with you; some foolish worry about me not being able to keep my hands to myself, and a concern about being arrested for public...oh, well. At least I get to see you in new stuff. A couple of them are so sexy I insist on getting them for you. In my head, I'm building a special evening out around both of them.
See how just the sight of you affects me? You're corrupting me! :)
But when we wander into a beachwear/swimwear shop, that's when you REALLY knock my socks off. You're leaving me panting with each change, but the green one...oh, my! Those hues of green...your eyes...your fair skin...
And that's when I mentioned the hot tub.
"You know, that suit ALMOST makes me want to rethink the 'No clothes allowed' policy for the hot tub," I mused. "I may make a temporary lapse, just to see you in that suit again. Even if it's only for a little while," I smile, thinking of the pleasure of taking it back OFF of you.
"Hot tub? You have a hot tub? I've never been in a hot tub before!" Your eyes come alive, and I have to fight the urge to take you there and then, and see how that suit looks on the floor of the changing room.
"Yeah, it's on the upstairs balcony. Not big; just enough for two people; maybe three if we get creative," I say, arching my eyebrows suggestively. Or maybe it's more comically. "I turned it on before we left, so it should be hot by the time we get back."
This news seems to cause a break in the shopping urge, and I think you're almost willing to forego dinner just to get back to the cabin sooner. Which, of course, causes me to drag things out a bit, just to tease you. It also gets me bargaining power to get you to wear one of the two dresses we just bought.
Among the sexiest things a woman can wear to me is denim. I'm old-school country, I guess, and blue denim, whether it's a pair of pants that seem to be painted onto a sexy ass like yours, or a short skirt, or, in this case, a simple short dress, well, that does a LOT to me. You slip into one of the restrooms in the shopping center, and shortly I see you coming out.
Sometimes life is like scenes in movies, at least for guys, when a gorgeous woman walks in and smiles at her man, and it all seems to move in slow motion. I know you don't REALLY walk in slow motion, but inside my head, I'm just trying to slow everything down, so I can take in and memorize every bit of this moment, this vision. Judging from your smile, I guess my shock and awe (and lust) are quite evident on my face. When you get close, you taunt me a bit.
"Is everything okay? Does it look that bad? I can change if you want; here, let me just go change back into-"
"Woman, if you even think about changing, I will spank you right here in the middle of Pigeon Forge," I tell you, none too quietly.
"Ooohh, that sounds exciting!" you reply, just as loudly.
I growl a bit as I put my arm around your waist and pull you along towards the Beast.
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We stop for dinner at a Chili's (very common chain restaurant here; no idea if you have them in the UK). We have to wait a few minutes, and I can't take my eyes off of you. It's still early evening, but this IS Pigeon Forge, so we still have to wait 15 minutes or so to get a table. As the hostess guides us to a table, you walk before me, and I shake my head and smile as I watch you walk.
Sex on legs.
I guide you through finding something you like, and you excuse yourself to go to the restroom. The waitress brings drinks while you are gone. I see you coming back, and you have a smile on your face. A sneaky kind of smile.
You just slide in across from me at the small table. I can tell something is going on, but I can't tell what, and you're obviously enjoying having a little secret. I just decide to ride along, waiting for you to spill the beans and explain that smile. I'm content just to be graced by it.
The waiter comes along, refills our drinks, and assures us our food will be coming soon.
"Okay, what gives?" I have to ask, after the waitress walks away.
"What do you mean?" you ask, too innocently.
"You've been smiling since you came back to the table. What are you up to?" I ask.
"What? Is it a crime for a lady to smile at her man? You know, I'm just happy to be here with you," you say, and I ALMOST believe your smile was just that. ALMOST...