When Ted Davis got back from his morning run, his phone was ringing. He picked it up. "Ted Davis," he said.
"I love you." The soft, feminine voice caressing Ted's ear belonged to Lori Salter, a young woman who worked for him. She was also the woman he hoped to marry someday.
"Madam," he said, chuckling, "I get a lot calls from women who tell me that. You'll have to identify yourself."
"You nut!" Lori laughed, "I need a cup of coffee. Do you have any made?"
"I will, by the time you get here," Ted said, his heart pounding.
"I'll be right over," Lori said. "I love you, Ted."
"Lori..." Ted began.
"What?" Lori asked.
"I love you, too," Ted told her. Lori was the first woman he'd said those words to since his wife died. Lori was much younger than he was, and that caused him some concern, but he didn't care. For the first time in fifteen years, there was a woman in his life he wanted to be with. And, what was even better, she wanted to be with him, too.
He started the coffee maker, took a quick shower, shaved, slipped on a sweatshirt and jeans, and was waiting in the kitchen when he heard a soft knock on the door. He opened the door and Lori came in, looking fresh and lovely in a white cotton cardigan sweater and snug faded jeans. They came into each other's arms and kissed passionately.
"About the coffee..." Lori said after their kiss ended. She seemed to be having some difficulty breathing. She sat down at the kitchen table while Ted poured each of them a cup of coffee.
He handed Lori's cup to her and sat down, too. "You all ready to go to the wedding?" he asked, and took a sip of his coffee. He'd been invited to the wedding of a client, a woman named Heidi Tate, and he'd asked Lori to go with him. It was the first social function he'd invited her to since their relationship began.
Lori smiled and nodded. "I can't wait," she said.
"Me, too," Ted told her and put his hand over hers.
They sat silently, sipping their coffee. Lori finally put her cup down, rested her pretty chin on her folded hands, and smiled at Ted. He found her so desirable it was all he could do to keep from grabbing her.
"Are we just going to have coffee?" she asked, grinning.
"I hope not," Ted said.
They both stood up. Lori got up on tip-toes and kissed Ted on the cheek. He put his arm around her trim waist and led her to the stairs.
Lori leaned against Ted as they walked upstairs, loving the feel of his body against hers. They went to his bedroom and Lori put her hands on his face, and pulled him down into a wild kiss.
When the kiss ended, they stepped apart and began reaching for each other's clothing. Ted's hands were trembling as he unbuttoned Lori's sweater and slipped it from her.
"You aren't wearing a bra!" he gasped.
Lori giggled. "I thought if I didn't, I'd save you a little time," she replied.
Ted's hands closed over her breasts and when he touched them, such intense feelings of pleasure flooded through Lori that she was afraid she'd faint. "Why does it always feel so wonderful when you touch me?" she murmured.
"Maybe it's because I love you," Ted whispered as he guided her to the bed and laid her down. He laid down next to her, leaned over, and began kissing all over her chest. He took her tender nipples into his mouth one at a time, his tongue and lips drawing each bud out to full, swollen, tingling hardness.
"Oh, Ted!" Lori moaned, "God, I love it when you do that!" She was already trembling with need. Ted aroused her in ways she hadn't believed possible.
While Ted's lips and tongue teased her breasts, his hand slid across her smooth belly and undid her jeans. Then his hand slid deeper into the pants, causing the zipper to buzz down, easing access for his seeking hand as it slid through her soft, curly pubic hair.
"Yesssss!!! Oh, Ted, yesssssss!!!" she moaned. Involuntarily, her hips lifted, offering her body to him.
Ted's lips began moving down the satiny smooth under slopes of his lover's breasts, building thrill upon incredible thrill as they went. Her hips rolled and strained, seeking more of his touch.
Lori reached down and pushed her jeans down, then she kicked them off. "Ohhhhh!!! Ted!!" she murmured, "You're so gentle!"
Ted heard his lover's cries of joy and continued his ever-so-soft adoration of her body. He tongued her navel, bringing a gasp of delight from her.
"God, Ted, you make me crazy!! Every time we make love!!!" Lori cried. "Don't...don't ever stop!"
Ted had no intention of stopping. Lori's body was so ravishing, so responsive, that every time he touched her, it thrilled him more. "I need you so badly," he said, "You are so exquisite!"
"I...I'm glad you think so," Lori murmured. "Ohhhhh!!! Ohhhhhh!!!" Moans of passion erupted from her when Ted's his fingers began investigating her soaked vagina, parting the sensitive lips, sliding between them, into her. Thunderclaps of bliss shook her as his probing fingers moved over her clit. "Ahhhhhhh!!! Darling!!! That's wonderful!!! Oh, darling!!! Darling!!!!" she whispered ardently.
Ted's hands and lips continued their gentle explorations, driving her still wilder.
