We flopped down on the bed and let out an exhausted sigh. It had been a wonderful ten days away on the sun soaked beaches of the tropics. White sands, snorkeling, and spending some time away together was a wonderful break from the daily grind. But finding moments to just be us and enjoy it together were rare as they often are with extended family holidays.
Between the flurry of activities I found myself constantly stealing glances at my beautiful wife. The care free look on her face, the way the sun brought out these adorable freckles on her nose. Watching as she slowly rubbed sunscreen across her shoulders and chest and lay on the soft sand, her gentle curves accentuated by her swimsuit, tempting me and building my desire for a quiet moment with just the two of us.
I fantasised about stealing a moment, finding a quiet secluded beach for the afternoon, just us and a bottle of gin. Lying on the soft sand and talking the afternoon away, being bold and exposing ourselves to the vast beauty of the area and jumping naked into the clear waters feeling completely free and needing nothing but each other.
But we were back, only one more night before going home, back to reality and we lay there trying to just savour the moment of being alone together. We looked out across the city lights, we were 30 stories up and we stood out on the balcony staring at the lights.
"Did you want to find a bottle shop?"
I did, why not. It was the last night of the holidays and we might as well enjoy it by getting drunk and silly. I dutifully headed off and found somewhere to buy some drinks. When I returned back to the hotel room I heard my wife call out from the bathroom. I walked in and the large spa bath was being run. She opened up a bottle from her bag and poured bath oil in. The oil mixed with the water and filled the room with the most intoxicating smell.