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.