The quiet whisper of the evening breeze gently ruffled the curtains as she stood at the French windows. Looking down on the moonlit lawn that sloped away from the swimming pool below, she could just make out small movements. As her eyes adjusted to the moonlight she saw that there were perhaps a dozen rabbits loping around, grazing on the lush grass that fringed the manicured lawns.
The Grand Hotel did boast some grand views across its seemingly endless grounds. The views led everyone who stayed there to forget that they were in the middle of the Surrey stockbroker belt. It looked for all the world as though the hotel was in the middle of a quiet, verdant forest, away from the rush and bustle of everyday life.
The moon's rays washed over her and past her into the darkened bedroom, picking out the luxurious four-poster bed and next to it, the elegant chaise lounge.
She heard the door to the room open. It was he at last. She had returned to their room before he did, leaving him in the restaurant bar talking to the friendly bar staff about local attractions that they could seek out in the morning. As she rose to go upstairs, she had whispered in his ear, "Just give me ten minutes...."
It seemed much longer than ten minutes when she finally heard the door open, but a glance at her wrist told her he was right on time. The door closed and he was lost in the blackness. She turned to look out over the grounds again and placed both hand lightly on the wrought iron balcony.
She did not hear his footsteps, but she could feel his presence in the room. His silent movements heightened her anticipation and when she finally felt his breath on her neck, she leaned back to ensure some contact.
The first touch she felt was when his hands lightly brushed the skin of her bare shoulders. A feather-like touch, as though he were exploring her skin for the first time. His hands ran softly down her arms to her elbows where they paused. His hands moved to her waist as his lips lightly kissed her shoulder. For a fraction of a second she felt the heat of his breath on her shoulder before the lips touched her.
She could hear, as well as feel, his hands move over the intricate brocade of her evening gown. As his hands held her firmly at the waist, his kisses started on one shoulder and moved in a delightful pattern across her back to the other shoulder and then up to where her hair was swept upwards into a confection of wisps and swirls that accentuated the elegant line of her neck.
Then nothing.... He was gone. Her eyelids that had slowly closed as she savoured the caress of his lips now snapped open. All her senses reached out for him. Then the touch came. He must have knelt behind her, for she felt his hands at the back of each ankle. Her eyelids slowly closed again as she relaxed, and her head angled back, lifting her face to the moonlight. His hands, with fingers pointed downwards, slowly traced the seams of her stockings up to the calf of each leg. She knew that he could go no further because the slit at the back of the gown stopped just below the knee. She wondered what he would do next, where he would go next.
He was standing again, and his hands went to the clasps of her gown in the centre of her back. She arched her shoulders to make it easier for him and she wanted him to hurry. But he took his time. He unclipped the hooks and eyes in his own time, to his own rhythm. It became a delightful torture that she had come to expect from him. He always took longer than she wanted, but somehow it was always just right.