The darkness enveloped them both, lit only by a small pink-shaded lamp on her side of the bed.
They'd been married for years, until chance and the fortune of summertime alone, free of children for a short time, led them to discover their lovemaking anew, slow and sensual, a contrast to the hurried, giggling, sneaking around after the kids were abed.
She would slip into their bedroom, right before he was due to come home, stripping off her clothes and lying in the semidarkness. No toys or vibrators, nothing to mar the quiet night that was theirs alone. She'd lie atop the sheets, the air conditioner off; a slight mugginess in the air made her feel warm and sensual before she'd even brushed her soft tanned skin with her slender fingers. Being naked, alone in the semidarkness, a gentle breeze blowing in their second floor window, was a luxury all its own.
And her husband, quiet and strong, stood in the doorway, wearing a silk robe he'd not dare wearing any other time, as it would never withstand the loving grabs and pulls of their growing, active children.