"Four days, three nights," Dave said to Liz.
"What does that mean? Four days, three nights what?" she asked with the slightest hint of irritation.
"Well, I was thinking that it would do us some good to get away for a few days, you know, try to reconnect. We've been at each other's throat for a while now and if we don't do something soon, well, I don't want to think about what might happen," he told her.
"So, I'm taking you on a cruise to The Bahamas. We leave tomorrow morning."
She could hear the longing in his voice. It had been quite a while since they had been intimate. They had had sex a few times over the last two months, but it had felt cold and routine. The electrifying connection they had had since the day they met five years ago had somehow faded into something unrecognizable.
Neither of them could put their finger on what the problem was. But Dave was determined to get the feisty, adventurous, sex-craved vixen that he had fallen in love with back.
"Oh my God! Are you serious?" she fumed. "We can't afford that! I can't believe you would spend that kind of money without talking to me about it first!"
"Take it easy," he said softly as he moved closer to her.
"I had some really good sales last month and between my commission and the bonus I got, we can take this vacation without even touching our savings," he said as he brushed the hair back from her face. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was, her blue eyes sparkling as she began to relax,
He held her face softly in his hands and gently kissed her lips. He moved his hands down to her shoulders and as he gently nibbled on her neck, he let them gently graze her breasts.
He felt her catch her breath at his touch, and it made him smile. Her nipples had stiffened and she had let her head fall back slightly. He brought his lips back up to her mouth again.
"I want to be alone with you in a place far away from work, your parents, and everything else that has come between us. I want to feel you again, Liz," he pleaded. "God, I miss how you feel".