On the top floor of the hotel rested the suite Jonathan Grant had taken. It comprised of a sitting room, dining area, bedroom, and a bathroom complete with an oversized whirlpool tub. Tall French windows throughout provided a clear view of the city outside.
"Will there be anything else, Mr. Grant?" The room service waiter was a compact, well groomed man. His nameplate radiated with a brassy shine against his maroon uniform.
"No. I believe that will do it," Jonathan said, smiling wanly as he tipped the man and ushered him out of the suite.
Jonathan stood in the sitting room wearing one of the complimentary white bathrobes and slippers. "Okay Tami, he's gone. It's safe to come out now."
She entered the room also wearing a robe. She was squinting her eyes from the December sunrise streaming through the high windows after waking up with only a minor hangover, a small miracle itself.
Looking around the room she noticed her long, dark, wool overcoat draped over the back of the sofa in the sitting room. "I don't remember getting our coats last night."
"We didn't. I arranged to have them brought up here this morning," Jonathan explained.
She nodded, then noticed the trays arranged on the table in the dining area. "Do I smell coffee?"
"Yes. They serve a very good Jamaican blend here. It's a little pricy, but well worth it. Would you like a cup?"
"Please," she weakly smiled through the haze she was feeling in her head.
He poured and handed her a cup of the warm, invigorating elixir and then concentrated on his own morning Joe.
"I ordered a variety of breakfast foods, I wasn't sure what you'd like," he said after a few moments of mutual silence.
"I'm not really a big breakfast eater. I usually have some toast or fruit in the mornings with my coffee," she told him, pushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
Jonathan reached over and removed the lid from a tray revealing a variety of fresh cut fruits.
"Perfect," she said, sitting down, not the least bit concerned that her robe had fallen open enough to reveal a promising view of her shapely, smooth thighs. She didn't seem to mind that he'd noticed, his eyes raking over her legs.
"Did you find something to your liking?" She arched a graceful eyebrow as she sipped her coffee.
"I never apologize for my weaknesses."
"What would that be," she played along.
"I have a genuine admiration for exceptional beauty," he smiled.
"Oh really?"
Too much sarcasm, he'd laid it on pretty thick, but he was also completely serious.
"Yes, really," he said. "In case you haven't figured it out yet, I find you irresistibly beautiful Tami."
She met Jonathan's eyes over the rim of her coffee cup and studied him as she took another sip. "Thank you," she said with a beaming smile, searching his eyes, trying to discern how genuine his compliment was.
They ate breakfast together; Tami enjoyed the morning interaction with her lover. This is how it's supposed to be between two people who care for each other, she thought.
She looked at the time, almost nine o'clock. "I've got to be going soon," she announced. "I have to pick my kids up from my parents' house before ten."
"Well, I guess that means you get the shower first."
"We could share," she ventured as she stood from the table allowing her robe to slip from her naked body. As she walked toward the bath suite she gave Jonathan a seductive 'are you coming' look over her shoulder.
"That sounds like a plan," he said getting up from the table, dropping his own robe.
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"We've got to make this quick," she said as he turned on the water and adjusted it.
"Uh-huh." Jonathan splashed hot water onto her back and followed that with a squirt of liquid bath soap. He began rubbing the soap around her body, letting his hands roam free.
"Quickly," she reminded him as he cupped her breasts, rubbing soap onto the water slick flesh, bringing her nipples to full attention.
"Oh dear God," she moaned.
"Open your legs," he said.
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"Jesus Jonathan. Sometimes you push the pleasure until it's on the borderline of pain," Tami remarked when they were out of the shower, dried off and dressed.
"Are you complaining?"
"Oh, no. No complaints here," she said. "That was extremely satisfying."
"The trick is to administer the pleasure without crossing the line. There's a certain art to it," he explained.
"Well...I'd say that you've mastered the art," she relied as she kissed him. "I have to go, it's five to ten. I'm gonna be late."