The following in this series are letters written to me by my lover...
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I'll never forget the passion and the intensity of the way you made love to me that night, Sweetheart. We met under a silvery sliver of moonlight, held by a scythe. You had held my heart for so many years, and we had shared ourselves with each other in passion and romance. But in those unforgettable moments under that shadowy moon, our souls were fused forever.
It was 7 o'clock on that Saturday evening in November. We had been talking about our big night out for a couple of months. We'd driven over to the romantic and beautiful city hard on the rugged coast of Northern California--the city of San Francisco. We'd strolled that day along Fisherman's Wharf and enjoyed a sidewalk crab cocktail. We had toured the incredible Rodin collection at the Palace of the Legion of Honor--an ornate turn-of-teh-century building in the lee of the Golden Gate Bridge. And now, here we were, having showered and dressed into our formal attire for a showing of The Phantom Of The Opera at the Curran.
Our room at the venerable and elegant St. Francis Hotel was already laid out for a night of romance later. The candles were in place. Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) was ready on the CD stereo. And a bottle of Dom Perignon was already chilling in its stand, ready for our return.
When you came out of the bathroom and I saw you, I was stunned into silence. You were an ethereal vision of feminine beauty. Your lithe and agile body perfectly filled out your little black dress, revealing a winsome hint of cleavage from the plunging neckline and your well-toned, athletic legs enhanced by your 4-inch stilettos. You were wearing the dangling diamond earrings I had bought for you for our 5th anniversary, and your lips--accentuated by the maroon hue you'd just applied--smiled shyly as you watched me gaze in amazement at your stunning beauty.
"God, Lillian," I rasped, "you're incredible."
"Only for you," you smiled. "Only for you."
I thought I was doing well to look as handsome as I could for you in my traditional black tux with the black bowtie. I was even wearing a white silk scarf for effect. But I immediately realized that all eyes would be on you tonight, for your beauty was stunning. And it would be my privilege and honor to escort you on my arm.
We rode the elevator downstairs to the spacious lobby, past the famous clock which had survived the '06 earthquake. And then I gave you your first surprise of the evening. Instead of heading to the valet stand to retrieve our car, I pointed us in the opposite direction--to the Powell Street side--where a beautiful stretch Lincoln limousine awaited us. You were shocked when the driver opened the door and let us in, and--after getting behind the wheel and giving us a pleasant greeting and closing the privacy glass between him and us--you finally spoke and said "you know I've always had this fantasy, don't you?"