Clive drummed his fingers on the steering wheel as he waited to circle the passenger pick-up lane. The two terminal, twelve gate airport was slowly getting outgrown by the nearby towns. It certainly was not designed to handle the level of traffic that now surged through its winding, circular roadway on a regular basis. Finally though, he was able to get to the curb.
He glanced in the rear view mirror and rubbed his pointed jaw with its weeks old growth. A shave before leaving probably would have been prudent. It kind of looked like he had been out in the woods for the last two weeks. Zippering his on-the-snug-side jacket, he got out of his old Beamer.
Diane, back from two weeks with her family in Greece, was already moving his way. She was dressed for comfort and her dark hair was a wild mass of curls that bobbed as she strode quickly towards him. A well-worn duffle bag bounced against her prominent hip as she wheeled a moderately-large suitcase on the other side. Her round face beamed as she caught his face in the crowd. Just as it had since they met five years ago, seeing her smile made his heart flutter.
"Hey, you," she said pulling him into a fierce hug. "Feels like forever since I got to hold you."
"Same," he said as he ran his hand over her hair. "Dinner before we get home or...?"
"I want a shower before we go do anything. I love my family dearly, but I am much too American now to deal with BO of that magnitude."
He put the suitcase in the trunk. "Can understand that. We're both there next month, right?"
"For Lucia's wedding, yes," she responded when they both sat down.
"At least it'll be spring by then."
"Oh, true. You've not seen the vineyards in bloom yet, have you?"
"I don't think so," he said shifting into drive and pulling back into the tangle of traffic.
They exchanged other small talk while fighting to escape the airport. She leaned into him as they got onto the highway. "Love you, just so you know."
"I love you, too." There was not much about his wife he did not love. Her outlook on life had kept them afloat through hard times. Her voice was like a silver bell. She looked positively amazing, even in sweatpants and a hoodie. Her radiant olive skin had hints of freckles. Her flared hips gave her body a huggable pear shape. Her thick, powerful legs made it look like she still belonged on the volleyball court. On top of that, she was also wicked intelligent, had killer instincts for business, and was driven to succeed.
So much so that, when she went for her MBA, she had invitations. When she graduated, she did so with the highest GPA ever seen in her program. When went after a board position with the company her parents' co-founded, it was hers in a year. In short, she brooked no nonsense and he was very happy to support her ambition.
Because, the truth was, as much of an a-type personality she was publicly, she loved letting him run the show at home. She knew that as much as her super boss persona turned him on, he got real pleasure out of being the dominant. Coming home used to mean peeling off her tailored suit and putting on nothing but a collar and an apron over her lingerie.
Now though, she was traveling a lot for work, as was he, so quite often one was getting home as the other was leaving. They probably not slept in the same bed for more than a week consecutively in the last six months and probably not for more than two months all told. Time for sex was even more scarce, but he planned to fix that tonight.
"Dee, can I tie you-"
"Honey, I was hoping we could-"
"You go first," she said as her hand moved to his thigh.
"Well, uh, I got some new rope and I was hoping to test it out tonight."
"Oh? I was actually going to ask if you wouldn't mind if I drove tonight."
"What do you mean by that?"
Her hand slid to the inside of his leg, her fingertips brushing sensitive skin through his jeans. "I wanted to play a bit. Just me, my hands, and your cock."
He started to respond and then paused to think. "You know what? Sure. Pleasure me."
She grabbed his crotch. "I don't think you understand. I'm in charge tonight and all I want is throbbing, turgid toy to play with."
Despite himself, he was getting hard. "Ah, I see. Well, what's in it for me?"
"Besides me edging you until you explode all over me from the sheer weight of your arousal?"
"Well, yes, besides that."
"You'll have to see, it's a surprise."
They were silent for a beat, while Diane rubbed his crotch until he rose to full mast. Just as he began to strain against his pant leg, she stopped and then leaned over. "Well, love? What'll it be?"
"I guess I'm curious enough to see where this is going. Can I have-"
"A safeword? Of course, I know how this works."