I swallowed, feeling just a little nervous as I knocked on the door. It opened straight away, and as always I felt the lift in my heart at the expression on Ria's face. "Hi, Tim," she grinned. "Come in."
I stepped into the hall, and as the door closed behind me, Ria stretched onto tiptoe to kiss me. "Darling..." she whispered.
I wrapped my arms around her. "Missed you."
She nodded. "Me too. Do you want something to eat?"
"I'm OK, thanks, I had something on the way. You?"
"Later," she shrugged. "Something I need you to help me with first, if you don't mind."
"Anything," I promised.
She raised her eyebrows. "I'll hold you to that."
"So what do I have to do?"
She held out her hand, and as I took it in mine, she drew me towards the stairs. "Bedroom first."
"Really?" I said, smiling.
She caught my glance, her eyes dancing. "Not what you think -- well, not straight away, anyway."
"OK," I chuckled. "Nothing wrong with a bit of anticipation."
We reached the bedroom, and she draped her arms around my neck. "Undress me?"
I gave her a puzzled smile. "Thought you said..."
She chuckled. "I did -- but we still both need to undress."
I reached for the hem of her t-shirt. "You'll not hear any argument from me -- just looking at you is a real treat."
Ria smiled softly. "Love you."
She lifted her arms above her head to let me slip her t-shirt off, then reached behind her to unhook her bra. I paused for a moment to drink in the sight of her breasts, not over-generous but perfectly shaped, and crowned with neat pink nipples.
"Earth to Tim," she teased. "Carry on?"
I complied, unzipping her skirt so that it slipped to the floor. She turned her back, looking over her shoulder with a mischievous smile as she slid her panties off, then turned again to face me, standing with one knee slightly bent. "Right -- can you open the drawer by the bed?"
I pulled open the drawer, and glanced across at her. "Hmm -- couple of things in here that might be useful."
She smiled. "Why would I need those, when I've got you."
For a moment her eyes took on a dreamy, faraway look. "Though they were very helpful last night when I had to go to bed without you..."
She pulled herself back to the present. "Look a little further back -- the nail clippers."
I retrieved the clippers, and Ria sat down on the bed. "OK -- toenails first." She lifted one foot, parting her legs a little, and I couldn't help glancing at her dark triangle and the cleft below it.
"Concentrate," she reminded me with a soft smile.
"You're very distracting," I pointed out, turning my attention to her nails. Gently, I clipped each one, starting with her little toe, and as my fingers brushed the sole of her foot she squealed. "Hey -- not fair."
"Sorry," I chuckled. "Other foot?"
She shifted position, and again I trimmed her toenails neatly. "There -- all done."
I moved to sit on the bed, and she tilted her face up to accept a kiss. "Thanks, darling. Fingernails now?"
I used the clippers carefully on each finger in turn. "Want me to file them?"
"Mm-hmm."
When her nails were neatly clipped, I kissed her palms, and said, "OK -- what's next?"
"Could you cope with cutting my hair?" she asked. "It's a little long at the back."
"Sure. How do we not get hair everywhere, though?"
Ria smiled. "Easy."
She got to her feet, picking up the scissors and walking towards the en-suite, looking back to make sure I was following. "Hmm," she said. "We forgot to take your clothes off."
I quickly slipped off my shirt and trousers. "OK?"
She shook her head, and moved towards me, sliding one arm around my shoulders and putting her other hand on the front of my boxers. "Everything."
I pulled off my boxers, and she chuckled. "Seems you're pleased to see me." She gently wrapped her hand round my erection, then turned again. "Come on."
She stepped into the bath, and handed me the scissors. "So trim it as straight as you can, and put the hair in the wastebasket -- if you drop any, it'll just get washed down the plughole in a minute."
I started to cut her hair, running my fingers through it to straighten it as I went. "Hmm -- I took a little more off than I meant, is that OK?"
"Sure. I know you like my hair a little shorter sometimes, don't you."
I nodded. "You can put it in a ponytail -- I can't resist pulling it a little."
A brief frisson of pleasure ran through her. "Especially just when I'm..."
"Mm," I said, remembering. "Can't wait."
I snipped a couple more strands. "There."
Ria shook her head experimentally. "Feels good."