I snuggle next to Elisha, enjoying the sweet drowsy softness of her body against mine. I pull her just a bit closer, giving her a little squeeze.
The sun is warm where it falls through the lace curtains. It's going to be a hot day. But right now everything is perfect. The warmth, the sun, the long day ahead...I sigh in contentment.
"What's for breakfast?" Elisha mumbles.
"Mmmmmm," I respond. "Bring me coffee."
I roll over, grateful for a few more minutes of sleep.
Elisha giggles and gives my ass a little squeeze as she slips from the bed "Yes, Miss Monster. Will there be anything else for you, Mistress? Shall I shine your shoes, Mistress?" She laughs as she pads out to the kitchen.
My face breaks into a sleepy half-smile as I listen to her leave. "Mistress." "Monster." What must she really think of me? A neat freak, a nerd, a wine lover, an opera fan. What could have drawn us together?
I glance at the stack of papers on my nightstand. I barely looked at them last night. I smile as I remember how my professional interest evaporated. Well, who's to say editors aren't allowed a night off?
Remembering the night brings a warmth, a particular itch to the heart of me. Saturday. Just the two of us. Here, alone. We can turn off the phones, unplug the Internet...bliss.
I hear light footstep in the hall and then Elisha backs into the room with two mugs, bumping the door open with her lovely butt.
"Strip," I say. "Sit."
Elisha raises an eyebrow and does as she's told. She sets down the mugs, pulls off the t-shirt and panties she slept in, and folds herself into the armchair we picked up at the estate sale last month. "Just sit," I repeat.
I sit for a moment, gazing at her sweet face. I'm remembering last night. The way I pretended not to notice, like always, when she cheated at Scrabble. The way we fell on each other like hungry animals. I take a deep breath of morning air still perfumed with the musk of last night's encounters. The heat rises inside me.
Keeping my eyes locked on hers, I raise my hand and slide my fingers across my neck, my collarbone. I'm wearing a tank top, tight against my body, so Elisha can see my golden skin under my fingers.
A trail of goosebumps follows my fingertips across my skin. I glide them across the top of my chest, above the scoop neck of my shirt, across my body to the other shoulder. Slowly, slowly, and very deliberately, I caress myself. The light touches awaken my body.
A wave of heat moves through me. And so far it's just fingertips on my neck. And thoughts of Elisha, of course, sweet savage Elisha. Those thoughts are never far from my mind.
Her eyes follow my hand, constantly darting back to my eyes as I stare deep into her, declaring desire without uttering a word. Her gaze follows my hand as it rises and falls, travels from one shoulder to the other, the simple act become erotic in this place of shared understanding and desire. She fidgets in the chair and the movement of her hips reminds me of last night, the two of us locked in passionate embrace, the world melting away around us.
"Don't. You. Move," I say, my eyes boring into hers so she can't miss my intention. "Don't."
I relax into the warm, soft pillows and widen the scope of my fingers' wanderings, letting them graze against my small breasts through the thin fabric of the shirt. I find my nipples already hard beneath my touch. I suppress a smile at the knowledge that Elisha is able to see my dark nipples through the cotton.
My fingers are having a predictable effect on the intensity of my arousal. I kick the quilt off my legs, leaving me in shirt and panties, exposed before her. I draw my feet up and let my knees fall open. I want to touch my legs, the smooth skin of my inner thighs, but I force myself to wait.
I inhale deeply and hold my breath as another wave of pleasure moves through me. I see Elisha's eyes on me, I see the desire on her face and chest, and that desire bumps my own arousal up a notch. I want to see her desire become hunger, the hunger become need, the need consume her.
I'm glad the curtains are open. The chances of someone seeing into the room are virtually zero, but the open curtains are still a turn-on to both of us. I smile again, certain of my ability to arouse her need and confident that her desire will fire a matching passion within me.
The only question, really, is which of us will break, will give in, first.