She sets another pie on the rack to cool and checks the time again. In a few minutes she'll take him a glass of iced tea. She sets the oven back to 350 and turns the fan to a higher setting. She keeps imagining the mercury spewing out of the thermometer as she taps it again. "It can't be that hot in here," she mumbles to herself, wiping the sweat from her brow.
She pours the tea into a tall glass, drops four cubes of ice into it, and returns the tray to the freezer. The ice cubes crackle and clink together against the glass as she makes her way outside.
He's covered in sweat and grease, and she can smell it as soon as she opens the garage door.
"Thought you could use this," she says, planting a kiss on the back of his neck, and he turns with a smile.
"Thank you, Baby." He returns the kiss, but doesn't touch her; he can tell from the flour on her cut off jean shorts that she's started baking the pies.
"Remind me again why I joined the PTA?"
He laughs the laugh that she loves.
She kisses him on the cheek and goes back inside.
She's kneading the dough for yet another pie when he creeps into the kitchen. He stands in the doorway watching her. She opens the refrigerator for another stick of butter and stands there a moment, her eyes closed and head tilted back, enjoying the cool air, and his eyes trace the curves of her sweaty body as she moves.
She starts to hum as she rolls out the dough, and he moves to stand behind her and sets the glass down on the counter.
"I didn't even hear you come in."
"Mm-hmm."
She finishes rolling out the dough and tries to turn around when she feels his lips on her neck.
"What are you---" she feels his tongue and the ice cube then, and shudders. He moves along her neck until the ice is melted, and she bucks her bottom against him. His greasy hands grip her hips and he lets out a soft moan, and she giggles as the cold water dribbles down her back.