I wasn't sure how long you'd need to recover in the hotel room, but within five minutes you were down in the lobby with a dazed expression. You were certainly looking smarter in the short-sleeved shirt I'd given you, and you even had the good taste to leave it hanging at the waist rather than tuck it into your jeans.
As you come in I walk over and put my arms around you and kiss you on the lips. I move my hands down onto your buttocks and pull you into me. "I want to find out if you being without underwear is as much of a turn-on for you as it is for me," I explain with a mischievous look. Part of me wants to pull your briefs out of my handbag and taunt you with them, but I don't think the staff in the hotel would appreciate that much.
You say nothing, but it's probably for the best that I can't feel much more than a modest bulge pressing against my stomach. You seem well recovered from your experience upstairs.
We stand together for a second before I break the spell. "Well come on then! You've promised me the sights!"
We don't have a great deal of time together this afternoon, and I have a work dinner to go to this evening. Still, I'm glad to have a few hours with you, and I don't want to waste a minute of it.
We walk and chat. As you had promised, we take a circuitous route through Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, and Whitehall. I'm partly trying to absorb the sights and sounds, but mostly trying to just enjoy being with you. We pause at Horse Guards to wait for the Dismounting Ceremony. I turn to face you.
"There's so much to see here," I say, "And so many streets, and cars, and people. I'm glad I've got you to look after me."
You smile. It's that kind, heart-melting smile again. I put my arms around your waist, and then slide my hands into your shirt. I feel you tense slightly at the public show of affection I enjoy your discomfort and push my palms down your back so that my fingers rest on the tops of your buttocks. It's nice to have them so easily accessible and, although I like the tight jeans, I do wish there was a bit more room inside them for my hands as well.
"And at least I know you won't be running off anywhere," I say with a wink. You smile sheepishly.
I lean forwards as if to start a kiss, and then pause. "Do you remember earlier? You promised to do anything I say for the day as long as I took off my dressing gown?"
You remember, kind of, but you don't want to admit it. This sounds bad.
I pull my hands out of the back of your jeans and then hook an index finger into the front to pull you closer to me.
"How about we take these jeans off here?" I suggest.
Your eyes go wide with panic as you look around at the tourists standing with their cameras ready. None of them are paying attention to us, but I bet they would do.
With one hand in your waistband, I slide the zip of your jeans down. I can feel your cock right behind it, and I know you can feel the zip moving over it. It grows in response and I feel the tip touch my fingers looped around your belt. It's delicious to see just how terrified this is making you, but also to feel how much you're enjoying it and wanting it to happen all the same.
"It's okay," I whisper, and then slide the zip carefully back up again, watching the intake of breath it draws from you, both at relief and the caress against your shaft. "Maybe later, huh?" I plant a kiss on your lips and take my hand out of your jeans.
As if nothing has happened, I turn to watch the Dismounting Ceremony. It's both immensely impressive to feel the history of the event but also almost comically anachronistic amongst all the smartphones and high definition cameras.
With the ceremony over, we walk through Horse Guards and into St James's Park to amble along the gravel pathways. I enjoy the seclusion amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city.
"All that traffic," I say, "I don't know how you cope with so much going on."
You shrug. "It's just what you're used to."
"Well, I'm used to Welsh hills and Swedish forests, and this park is the best thing you've shown me today." I pause. "Can we sit for a while?"
I take you by the hand and lead you up a slope, away from the path. I sit on the grass with you beside me and look down at the gravel path and the lake.
I unfasten the straps of my sandals and kick them off to feel the grass between my toes. "We're staying here a while then?" you ask. I smile: it depends on how I feel.
"I just love to feel the grass on bare feet," I say, "Try it."
You shrug, not expecting much as you untie your shoes and take them and your socks off. You place them neatly to one side. I know you're just doing it to humour me but I feel like we're sharing something and I'm grateful for it.
"A question," I say.
"Of course."
I pause and swallow. "My husband. What did you think when I told you?"
It's your turn to pause. "I... I don't know. I was surprised, but maybe I should have worked it out. But... you've explained it." You look into my eyes. "I know things are complicated, and I trust you."
You've gone and melted my heart a little again. I don't know how long this whirlwind romance will last, if that's what it is, but it's been perfect so far. You turn to look out at the lake. You haven't finished yet and choose your words carefully.
"I didn't realise... I thought you were young, free and single," you say with a smile. This makes me smile too.
"Rather than old, chained and attached, you mean?" I laugh and you do too. I was concerned about how you'd feel about the age gap. "I was worried, about what you'd think. I know I look okay, and not too old, but I thought you might..." I tail off: I thought you might be disappointed that I wasn't one of the young, tight bodies we've been seeing around the city all afternoon.
You turn to me and smile that smile again. "You look amazing," you tell me, and really seem to mean it, although I don't care one bit whether you're lying or not. I roll over to straddle your lap.
"Can you say that to me again? Just once?" I ask. You smile.