It was dark. The TV was quietly playing the late night news in the background. "I can't take it anymore," she whispered on her cell. "You know I want you. You have no idea how much I wish you were here now."
That was all he needed to hear. He slammed his car door shut and strode purposively up to her front door. He had been sitting outside her cute little bungalow all evening. He wanted to know that she was ripe, that she was ready, that she really wanted him. His hand rose and, with two knuckles, he rapped on the door.
The sound pierced the midnight air and echoed throughout house. Her ears perked up at once and her eyes got big. She set down the phone on her bed stand and rose effortlessly to her feet. She adjusted her nighty, flipped her hair back in the mirror, and scurried quickly from the bedroom, down the stairs, to the front door.
Her heart was pounding as she peeked through the spy hole. Taking in his hulking silhouette on the porch, her mouth opened. He looked like a mountain cut into the moonlit sky. Her chest heaved, and her lips swelled. She tucked her necklace into her blouse and immediately swung open the door. There he stoodβhis mysterious face slightly hidden by the brim of his hat.
Before she had a chance to bring his shadowy frame into focus, he reached forward, cupped her face with both hands, and kissed her with the kind of passion reserved for the heat of the night. Her eyes went from wide open to shut tight in an instant, and her hands, which were holding steady to the door and its post, went limp. He pressed her body inside the house.
Overwhelmed with emotion, she gasped, "What took you so long?"
He took her hands and lifted them to his lips. He looked into her eyes and breathed out in a low, determined voice, "I wanted to know that you were ready, truly ready."
A playful smile overcame them both. They laughed. Holding his hand, she led him up the stairs. At the top, the bedroom light beamed down the hall like a pathway to paradise. As they walked together toward the light, the two felt like they were becoming one.