Chapter 3 -- Back Home
As they reached Jack's village, he slowed down and pointed out one or two sights which could still be seen in the moonlight, and at the far end of the green, they turned into a small lane which led to the cottage. Jack unlocked the door, which gave straight onto the living room, and ushered Julia inside and had her take a seat. He went back out to lock the car and bring in the luggage.
Jack poured glasses of red Cabernet Shiraz for them both, stayed to drink a little, then moved through to the kitchen to start to prepare dinner. Julia glanced around the living room, taking in the tasteful antique style furniture which was in keeping with the old house. The sofa was upholstered in tapestry, the carpet was a dark patterned traditional Axminster, and there were a couple of dark wood cupboards and a writing bureau around the edges of the room, with a dark wood dining suite at one end.
Julia eventually followed Jack into the kitchen, leaning on the doorpost while he worked. He took the prepared salad from the fridge, tossed it in French dressing and transferred it to a serving bowl. He also took from the fridge a small bowl of sliced onions, also the sirloin steak and some tomatoes. Establishing how Julia wanted her steak, he set to and started to cook the meat. As it was becoming cooked, he quickly halved the tomatoes and put them and the onions in another pan to cook. The meal was soon ready to be served, and Jack brought it to the set table, and replenished their wine glasses.
They chatted as they ate their meal, about the journey, about the tennis match, anything but the physical love which had passed between them, about which they were both a little shy and sheepish. They had dessert - gooseberry fool and cream - then Jack cleared the things away and they repaired back to the living room for coffee and a brandy each. Jack turned down the lighting so that only a couple of small table lamps lit the scene.
During the coffee time they had drawn closer and closer together on the couch, Jack extending his arm firstly along the top of the couch back, then down around Julia's shoulders. He leaned forward to pour more brandy, then resumed his position with one arm around her. Now feeling very relaxed, Julia was happy when Jack put down their drinks and leaned round to kiss her full on the lips, with one hand feeling under the shoulder of her blouse and pulling at her bra strap. He pulled at both to bare her shoulder, and gently kissed her soft, sweet flesh. Continuing to kiss her, more urgently, he worked the buttons undone down the front of the blouse and opened it, showing the curve of her cleavage, and the globes of her breasts which were partially covered by the small pink lace bra. This bra fastened at the front, and he gently unclasped it and it fell away, exposing her full cleavage and breasts. He stroked her breasts and felt once again her nipples, which he found so delicious.
