Napkin Scrawl #31 - Forever and Always

Thoughts of you reach into the depths of my soul as if some unknown force connects us deep inside. For moments at a time, I push myself to keep my mind steadfast on my daily routine. But corralling my thoughts is like riding a wild horse. It bucks and fights the confines of its bit and bridle.

When I let go of the reins of my mind, my thoughts roam freely, and they gravitate toward you. My thoughts look to our God and I hope and pray that you are happy. I take a deep breath, hopeful that he hears my prayers.

I imagine our hearts beating as one in the stillness of that moment. I know, deep inside, that you are thinking of me as I am of you. We know each other's thoughts as if we are of one heart and one mind.

My ears long to hear your voice once again. My voice longs to say your name.

I dream of the day when we will meet again, that moment when our eyes glimpse each other, and our mind grasps that it is you. Our heart will explode with joy; our tears will flow like a river. We will hold each other in our arms in a firm embrace, with no intention of ever letting go. When that time comes, we will both say…"I'm Home."

Napkin Scrawl #30 -- Missing You

The clock reads midnight. The only sound in this peaceful night is the constant beating of the fan overhead as it keeps the room fresh from the sweltering heat. I lay awake staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to overtake me. But, it cannot. My mind is full and races with thoughts of my day, feelings of family, and of you.

Your hand reaches across to me as if you know my thoughts. My skin prickles as your hand gently caresses me. The spinning in my mind comes to a halt as I turn to look at you. Your eyes closed, as if you have succumbed to sleep, yet your body finds mine as you get close to me. Your arm wraps around me. Your leg fits snugly between mine. Your head finds a soft, comfortable spot above my breast to rest. The scent of your hair taunts my nose with its beautiful aroma. My hand finds your hair and begins stroking as if conjured to do so. The softness of your hair is like a talisman to me, calming me with each stroke. Upon taking one last, cleansing deep breath, my eyes grow heavy as my hand finds its rhythm.

Moments later, my bed begins to shake and bounce. I open my eyes to find my arms wrapped around my pillow, and my body curled up, snuggling it tightly. I let out a sigh as I realize you are only a dream. Two thoughts cross my mind. First is, how much I miss you, and the other, how fast can I fall back to sleep so I can see you, hold you, and feel you again.

Missing you…

Napkin Scrawl #26 -- Unwanted

Every day I look to you for reassurances that I know I will never get. A passionate kiss, a stroke, a word, anything, yet you give me nothing.

I have let years pass by, and yet you still do not understand me. You still do not realize how much I need you. You still do not see that I need to know you love me, daily. Maybe you just do not care.

A small kiss in the morning and a forced kiss at night is all you offer. When I say, "I love you," and you respond with, "I love you too" as if forced to respond. This, to me, is duty, not love.

To know you do not wish to look at me when I stand in front of you, tears me apart deeper than you can imagine. To know you would rather read your book or work your puzzle instead of talking to me, or caress me, or playfully teasing me kills me deep inside.

The teasing you do offer, cuts like a knife, digs deep into my soul and all you say is, “I’m just teasing.”

I cannot tell you how I feel. I cannot tell you of my need. Every time I do, you think I am teasing. You think I am “being silly.” It does not matter that I tell you I have something serious to discuss.

Why does it feel like you no longer want my heart? Just man-up and say you do not love me? Cut me deep. Cut me loose. Let me cry. Let me grow a hard shell around my heart so I can never give it to anyone ever again. At least I would know.

Of course, where we are today, is entirely my fault. I forgot it is always my fault. Apparently, I am too needy for you. I can no longer touch your heartstrings. Perhaps you realized too late that I am not what you really wanted or I do not offer what you need. Too bad, you won’t just talk to me. I am sorry that I cannot read your mind. I really thought I could. I really thought I could be everything you ever wanted. Apparently, it is true I am a failure.

Napkin Scrawl #25 -- Morning Quietness

I lay there in the quietness hearing your soft breath, as you travel deep within your slumber.

You stir – We touch

The soft, slow sounds of your breath, tell tale signs of your deep sleep.

Gently, softly I brush fingertips across your skin. It prickles to my touch, yet your stillness remains.

You stir again.

Gently, softly your fingers brush my skin. Heat rises, desire begs for more.

Your hand finds solace in the valley of my breasts. Softly, steady sounds of sweet contentment rise and fall from your quiescent being.

My touch finds your dreams and draws your hunger to the surface.

Your eyes open to find mine, gazing at your beauty.

Your hand brushes my heated skin once more… softly.

And then, you are gone… a fleeting moment… no more.

I sigh as I watch you walk away from what could have been.

Napkin Scrawl #24 -- Passion Interruptus

Closed in the bedroom of our suite, with no distractions, we found ourselves wrapped in each other’s arms, almost completely aroused and ready for each other. He concentrated on me more, making sure I was ready for him. Marking a trail of kisses down my neck, he stopped near my ear and said, “Want to fuck in front of the open window?”

Surprised by his comment, I drew my head back, looked squarely into his eyes, and gave him an inquisitive look. I started thinking to myself, Oh really. This is odd for him to ask, not to mention do. Oooh, and I love his use of the word ‘fuck’. I realized all this turned me on more. I grinned and said, “Why not! It’ll be fun!” I knew this would be a first for me as well, but something excited me about this new adventure.

He stood there, completely naked, erect and ready for action. He grabbed the curtains, yanking them back one side at a time. I grinned and giggled as he grabbed me and forcefully turned me toward the window. The sun shone brightly through the four-foot wide tinted hotel room window. Looking out the window, construction workers worked diligently on the building across the street and cars drove by cautiously, staying out of the construction zone. I thought to myself, this should be interesting and quite the show. We have never had sex where others could see. I found myself excited even more.

“Mmm,” I purred as his hands reached around me. Finding my breasts, he began to rub them gently, kneading them as if they were clay. Soon, his gentle demeanor became aggressive as he pulled me back to his chest abruptly. One arm held me firmly as his hand cupped my breast. Reaching his other hand down, he ran his fingers between my legs. “Mmm, you are wet,” he whispered closely in my ear. His lips touched my ear and the breath from his whisper made me tingle that much more as he pressed his hard body against me.

Pushing me forward into the window, my hands reactively reach out for the window frame to keep me from going through the window. I gasped as he grabbed my hips firmly. With his leg, he swept my feet apart, then reached up to my arms and ran his hands down my body. My breath caught and my skin prickled as his fingertips brushed the outsides of my breasts and trailed down to my waist. Leaning over me, his right hand reached around my stomach and trailed upwards, cupping my breast again. His other hand reached around and found my wetness. Yearning for him, I pressed myself against his hardness. At the same time, he lunged himself deep within me.

I began panting, moaning, as he pumped harder and faster into me. Each thrust plunged deep causing me to scream out, “Oh. My. God! Yes!!!” As I felt myself just on the edge of orgasm, the bedroom door swung open. The sound of the door hitting the doorstop caused me to jump, lunge for a blanket on the bed, to cover up. Our son walked in as if we were not in the room. He walked to the luggage, and striped off his clothes.

“What the hell are you doing?!” I yelled at him. “Get the fuck out of here!” I continued to scream.

Completely aghast, his eyes wide as saucers, he covered his nakedness with his hands. “Ahhh!” He screamed out completely surprised to see that we were there. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He continued to yell. He began to back out of the room when my eyes caught his glance. I looked to see what he was looking at, only to see my husband standing there in all his glory sporting the hardest wood I had ever seen. Seeing that we were indisposed, our son blushed crimson, turned around and ran out the door.

Completely upset, angered, and frustrated, I sprinted to the bathroom. I felt hysteria grip me, and now could no longer bring the mood back to finish what we had started. As I began to tell my husband that, he needed to speak to his son about this intrusion, I awoke and realized this was just a dream.

Awakened - Chapter 3

“Peter, Peter, Peter,” Christoph chuckled as he opened the door. “What can I do for you, sir?”

Peter giggled at his father's use of the word 'sir.' “You’re silly Dad!” Peter nearly tackled Christoph with a great big hug. “It’s good to see you, Daddy.” His hug showed Christoph just how much Peter had truly missed him.

Christoph grabbed hold of Peter and gave him one big hug. It felt like a lifetime since he had hugged so tightly. Christoph held him and breathed in his scent. “It’s good to see you as well, son. I missed you too! Now, what is it that I can do for you?” He let him go from his embrace.

Peter hung his head and said, “Um, I was just lonely and wondered where Momma was. I’m kind of hungry and wondered if I could have a snack.”

Christoph rested his hand atop Peter’s head, “Hmm, snack huh? Well first, you have to do something for me.” Peter looked inquisitive. “First, you need to tell me what time it is, because I’m just not sure.”

Peter smiled then darted into the kitchen and looked at the clock radio. “It's 3:30, Dad!” Resting his hands on his hips, he blurted out with a huff, as if Christoph should have known already.

Laughing, Christoph shook his head and replied, “Not that clock! That clock is digital and doesn’t teach you how to tell time! Next time, I want to you use this!” He pulled out a watch from his pocket and handed it to Peter. “I saw this at a shop while I was away this last time. It kept speaking to me. Want to know what it said?” Peter’s eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously. Christoph sat on a chair in the kitchen and pulled Peter closer to himself. He put the watch on his wrist, and quietly murmured into Peter’s ear, “It said, ‘I would like to be Peter’s watch. Get me for Peter.’”

Peter giggled, “No it didn’t Dad!”

“It didn’t? How do you know? You see Goofy right there. Maybe it was his voice I heard.” Peter looked intently at his new Goofy watch then he placed his ear on the face, ‘Tick, tick, tick’ was all he heard.

“I don’t hear Goofy Dad,” he whispered.

Christoph could not help but laugh. “Peter, where are Goofy’s hands pointing on the watch?”

Looking intently once again, Peter said, “The short-hand is between the three and the four, and the long one is on the seven.”

“So do you know what time that is?” Christoph asked.

Peter used his pointer finger from his right hand and began pointing at each number while counting by fives, “Five, ten, fifteen …” He counted to thirty-five, and then proudly announced, “Thirty-five minutes after three! Three thirty-five!”

“Good job, my man! Give me five!” He held his hand out waiting for Peter to slap his hand, which Peter took as an invitation to hit his hand hard. ‘Smack!’

“Well Peter, what this means is that dinner is closer now and having a big snack is probably out of the question, so, how’s about a small one? Hmm, let me think…Want to share an apple with me?” Peter nodded his head in affirmation. “Ok, go get me an apple, and I’ll cut it up for both of us.” Peter went to the refrigerator, opened the door, and picked the biggest reddest apple he could find. He walked to the sink, turned the cold water on, and began to wash the apple off. He then took his apple to the cutting board on the counter. “One second, Pete.” Christoph grabbed the sponge and spray cleaner and quickly sprayed the counter down. Then he set the cutting board down. “There we go! Let’s cut this.” Christoph cut up the apple into eighths. He put four in a bowl for Peter and put four in the second bowl for himself. Then he went to the refrigerator again grabbed the Peanut Butter and spooned out a big spoonful in his own bowl then offered Peter a spoonful. Peter nodded his head, affirming his desire for Peanut Butter.

As Peter began to eat his snack at the table, he began to wonder why his dad was so silly and happy. Shrugging it off to himself, he took another bite and stared at Goofy’s hands on his watch. Goofy was his favorite Disney character and was elated to have his favorite cartoon character on his wrist. His grin grew on his face as he put his apple down and wrapped his arms around his dad. “Thanks for the watch, Dad. I love it.” He kissed his dad on the cheek with a messy, Peanut Butter kiss.

They both laughed as Christoph wiped the Peanut Butter from his cheek. “You’re welcome, buddy… now go finish your snack before your mom comes out and notices that I’ve just spoiled your appetite.” Peter went back to eating his snack.

* * * * *

“Slam!” The screen door shut hard and tight at the front door. Peter jumped up startled at the sound. Christoph looked in the direction of the front door. Andrew ran through the door shouting, “Pete! Pete! Where are you?”

Peter waved his Peanut Butter covered hand, “In the kitchen!”

Andrew barreled through the house, excited to see Peter. “Dude! C’mon outside. We need another player for ‘Capture the Flag!’”

In all the excitement, Christoph stood up and reached for Andrew. “Hey, Andrew, don’t you say hi to your ol’ dad.”

“Oh... Hey Dad, when did you get home?” His excitement diminished a bit as he realized his father was home.

“Well, I’ve been home all day. I was working in my office today.”

Andrew stood there puzzled. He remembered when he came home, peeking through his father’s office doorway. “Hmm, I looked in your office when I came home. I didn’t see you there.” He shrugged his shoulders, believing perhaps that his father was just teasing him.

Christoph explained, “Well, I wasn’t in my office when you came home. I have been in there working all day, though. I had decided on a break for a bit when you boys came home. Eh, why am I explaining all this to you?” He smirked and then ruffled Andrew’s hair.

Andrew shrugged his shoulders and attempted to rake his mussed hair back into place. “I don’t know, just seems like you’re not around much anymore.”

Christoph began to feel guilty for being gone so much. His business had taken him away from his family more than he expected. Sitting there at the table, Christof tried to gather his thoughts, but he kept hearing Andrew’s words echo through his head. “Well, Andrew…” he lingered as he tried to formulate his thoughts. He took his bowl of apple slices and offered it to Andrew. “This new job I have may not be fun for the family, right now, but I hope that soon I can be home more often.” Christoph was not certain how much explanation he needed to ease his boys’ minds. Taking a moment longer, he then drummed his fingers on the table and gave Andrew a hug. “I’m sorry I’ve not been around. These last few weeks have been hard for me too.”

Andrew had become bitter. Standing there in his father’s embrace, he could not hug back. His feelings were hurt, and he was concerned for his mother’s loneliness, but he would not let his father know his thoughts. Not now, not yet. “Uh, yeah Dad, I got some friends waiting for me outside. We need to go. C’mon Pete.” He strode away from his dad, grabbed Peter by the arm and walked out the front door.”

“Hey, wait a sec!” Christoph shouted. “Be back in an hour to check in with your mom!”

“Yeah, yeah… Whatever.” Andrew waved his hand as if trying to erase a bad memory.

Christoph leaned against the kitchen doorjamb and let out a deep sigh. It was then he realized that he had some serious issues to deal with at home. It was as if his eyes opened from a dream and revealed the loss of his family. Yes, he still lived there. Yes, he was still married to the most beautiful woman he had ever met. Yes, he had two beautiful boys. But, to Christoph, it felt as if they no longer saw him as husband and father, but as a passer-by, a stranger, living in the same home, but not in their lives. So many things were different and distant. Yet because of his work, his choice was to ignore things at home until he could get his workload leveled out and under control. The only problem… his workload never did level out. He was continually working toward the next deadline, the next emergency, the next catastrophe.

Pulled from his thoughts, Christoph heard a loud crash, tinkle and then the cat screaming and hissing to the commotion outside. Christoph ran out the back door to investigate. As he exited the door, he spotted their grey cat, Schrödinger, scampering away from a pile of glass and hummingbird food on the ground. Schrödinger had apparently attempted to catch a hummingbird but missed terribly, knocking the feeder off its hook.

Christoph went back into the kitchen to find a broom. “Where the hell does she keep the broom?” He mumbled himself as he looked in every cupboard throughout the kitchen.

The bedroom door opened, drawing Christoph’s attention from his search. Laurel walked out the door and glanced up to see Christoph frustrated from rifling through the cupboards. “What’s up, babe? Did you lose something?” She grinned at him, knowing that he was out of his element there in the kitchen.

Christoph now flustered, answered, “I’m just looking for the broom! It seems Schrödinger has made a mess of the hummingbird feeder. I was going to sweep it up before you came out here.”

“Oh no! I loved that feeder. Darn that cat!” Reaching in the corner, next to the door, Laurel grabbed the broom and dustpan and began to walk out the door.

Christoph dashed to her side and grabbed the broom and dustpan from her hands. “Here, I can handle it!" He then continued out the door and began to sweep up the broken pieces of glass outside. She stood there, stunned that he had taken the tools swiftly and abruptly from her hands.

Laurel watched as Christoph swept through the sticky, syrupy mess. She found it appealing to watch him maneuver the mess into one pile and then bend to scoop it up into the dustpan. She tried to remember the last time she had seen Christoph clean up anything. She couldn't. As she stood there deep in her thoughts watching, it occurred to her that she could help by getting the garden hose to spray down the sticky mess.

Walking to the back of the house, Laurel untangled the garden hose, stretching it out so that she could use it where Christoph was working. She then returned to the spigot and turned the water on full blast. Laurel’s eyes widen as she watched the garden hose take on a life of its own, spraying water everywhere. Quickly, she ran to capture the nozzle end. The wild hose had sprayed and soaked her as she reached out to grab the sprayer. Disengaging the sprayer, Laurel stood there dripping wet and in shock. She looked up at Christoph who was rolling in laughter at her demise.

Not appreciating Christoph’s laughter, Laurel took the sprayer nozzle pointed it at him and squeezed the trigger firmly. “That’s for laughing at me!” She shouted at Christoph. The water found its target thoroughly soaking Christoph from head to toe. Christoph dropped the broom and ran toward Laurel as she continued to spray him.

Realizing that she had just drenched Christoph, Laurel let out a squeal and began laughing. She turned quickly and ran with the garden hose in tow, spraying him as she ran. Christoph pursued her until she ran out of hose. Then like a lion playing with its prey, he stalked closer to her, making sure she could not get away.

“You drenched me, you wicked minx! Why did you do that?” He asked, as his devious smile grew bigger on his face.

Laurel’s eyes grew big and round as she readied herself for another escape. “I didn’t mean to soak you!” She replied with a giggle, “I just meant to... uh… startle you. You laughed at me!”

“Seeing the look on your face after being hosed down by the ‘wild’ garden hose was pretty entertaining!” By now, Christoph was rolling in laughter as he reenacted what he saw only moments earlier.

Laurel feinted left then ran right in an attempt to dodge Christoph. Seeing her deceptive dodge, Christoph ran after her. “I swear… I’m going to get that hose and soak you down! We’ll see how you like that.” Christoph laughed maniacally with his threat. Finally, Christoph found his opportunity and cut across the yard. Leaping forward, he grabbed at Laurel, hooking his arms around her waist and tackling her to the ground. He finally reached out, grabbed the hose from her hands, and pointed the nozzle right at her.

“No! No! No! It was an accident!” Laurel squirmed and laughed as she tried to convince Christoph. “I. Am. So. Sorry.” She giggled and snorted trying to get the words out, “I was just trying to help you clean up!”

“Here let me help clean YOU up.” Christoph squeezed the sprayer, spraying Laurel all the way down her body. Laurel screamed at the cold water thoroughly drenching her fresh clothes. She guarded her face with her hands, hoping to keep the spray from getting in her eyes. She tried as hard as she could to wriggle free, but Christoph sat on her legs, pinning her to the ground.

Christoph saw that Laurel was covering her face from the spray. So, he took the opportunity, to swiftly and simultaneously grab her pants and the sprayer nozzle and spray the water into her pants. “Nooo!” Laurel screamed. “Chris! These are fresh clothes!”

By now, Laurel began to get upset. She had no place to go, was utterly helpless, and now entirely well soaked. All she could do was hit Christoph in the head with her hands. So, she began swinging. This was no longer fun!

One hit to the head and Christoph realized he had taken his fun too far. He tossed the sprayer nozzle away and held onto Laurel as she squirmed. He laid his head on her cold, wet stomach, trying to calm her down. Laurel grabbed two fists full of hair and pulled hard. “Whoa, baby! Easy Laurel! I’m sorry! Ouch!” He exclaimed. Freeing himself from her grasp, he rolled off her and let her up.

Just his weight removed from her legs helped Laurel to let go of all her pent-up anxiety and breathe. She jumped to her feet and looked squarely at Christoph not sure of what she wanted to say. She was so upset with what had happened. Standing there, she first put her hands on her hips. That felt wrong, so she fidgeted more and then crossed her arms in front of her. That was when she realized that there was a cool breeze blowing and she was freezing cold.

“Uh, baby? Are you ok?” Christoph cajoled. He reached out to touch her leg. “I’m sorry, baby.”

Lauren took a deep breath and let it out a loud blast of air. “Yes. I’ll be fine.” She stated. “I don’t like being pinned like that, I guess.”

“Come here.” He reached up to take her hand. Laurel took it and came back down to Christoph in the grass. He took her waist in his hands and drew her to him. “Let me try to warm you up.”

Laurel straddled Christoph’s hips and sat on him saying, “I’m not cold.”

Christoph looked up at Laurel. Her arms rippled with goosebumps from the cool blowing breeze. She wore a white t-shirt, which clung to her skin. Her tan skin showed through her wet t-shirt. Her nipples were visibly firm, her breasts round and tempting. He reached up cupping both breasts gently in his hands. He drew circles around her nipples with his thumbs, occasionally stroking over the tips. “You sure look cold to me.” He grinned. “Maybe you are just glad to see me.” He smirked. He reached inside her wet shirt and found her breasts once more. He continued rubbing and kneading her breasts. He took her nipples between his thumb and forefinger, pinching firmly and then starting all over again.

Each stroke, each squeeze, and each pinch caused Laurel’s breath to hitch. She could feel her breast harden more then they were from the cold. “Oooh, you naughty boy!” She exclaimed, pushing into the motions his hands made. The pleasure she felt caused her to rock on Christoph’s groin.

Leaning down to Christoph, Laurel’s lips found his. Her tongue searched to gain entrance into his mouth. She gently sucked in his lower lip and bit down. Christoph moaned. Laurel placed her hands in Christoph’s hair using it to pull her cold, wet, perky body across his chest. They kissed again. This time both gained access to the other. Their tongues danced together as their bodies began their telltale signs of desire.

“No, you call out to them!” Peter whispered to Andrew.

“No way! You call out to them. They won’t get mad at you!” Andrew said in a not so quiet voice.

Hearing the boys arguing, Christoph and Laurel snapped their heads up to see where the boys were. Using each other to cover their evidence of private behavior, Laurel smiled and said, “What’s up boys? Is there something you need?”

“Dad said to be back in an hour for dinner,” Andrew explained.

Laurel looked down to Christoph for an explanation. Christoph just shrugged. “Oops. I lost track of time I guess. Uh, let’s see… Could one of you go grab a towel for Mom? I think she’s cold.” He smirked at Laurel.

Peter replied, “I will, daddy. Be right back.” Off he ran through the back door, into the house. Within a minute or two, Peter ran out the door again, running toward Laurel and Christoph with a huge beach towel bunched up on his head. “Here you go, momma!”

Taking the towel, Laurel wrapped herself up and started for the house. Looking at Christoph, she grinned and said, “I guess I need to go get MORE dry clothes on. See you inside.” Off she strode.

Awakened - Chapter 2

Lost in the afterglow of the moment, the music on Laurel’s iPod changed. Nickelback played, “S.E.X.” Both started laughing as they listened to the explicit lyrics, which described the feelings they both felt at that very moment.

Laurel kissed Christoph then stroked his nose with her finger, “What brought this … surprise on?”

Christoph shrugged and replied, “Not sure exactly. I heard music from my office, so I decided to check it out. I saw you there dancing and swaying to the music, and was enjoying the scenery.”

“Hmm… I should turn it on more often!” Laurel smirked and snuggled closer.

“Mmm… The music or the scenery?” He snickered.

Shouts came from the front of the house, “Hey Mom! We’re home!”

Laurel looked at the clock and then at Christoph. “Uh, oops! School’s out.” Laurel squeaked. “They must have taken the school bus.” She shrugged.

Both giggled and snorted as Christoph grabbed pieces of his clothing from the floor and darted for their bedroom. Laurel slid off the counter, found her shredded panties and quietly whispered for Christoph, “Psst, Chris!” Christoph stopped, turned toward Laurel, and gave her an inquisitive look. Laurel laughed seeing Christoph with a bare ass and a pile of clothes covering his front. “Can you take these too?” She held up her torn panties, walked toward the front of the house, and handed them to him. Christoph looked at her panties, then at her and with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk on his face, took her panties between his teeth, and started toward the bedroom once again.

The kids came running to Laurel excited from their long day. Seeing them coming, Laurel stepped far enough into the next room to allow Christoph a clean getaway. Both kids grabbed their mom in a giant hug and greeted her with excitement.

“We looked for you Mom when school let out, but when we didn’t see you, we hopped on the bus,” her oldest son Andrew exclaimed.

“I’m glad you remembered what to do and took responsibility to get it done. Great job, son.” She patted the boys on the back. “Now, let’s make sure you put your stuff away and then you can go outside and play for a little while. Then we will see what you have for homework. How does that sound?” Both boys were excited to hear that they could play first then do their homework. They ran off to their rooms to deposit their book packs, and quickly ran back outside to play.

Laurel made sure they were gone before she turned to head back to her bedroom. On her way through the kitchen, she grabbed her iPod. “Maybe I can play this in our bedroom,” She thought to herself as she opened her bedroom door.

Walking into the bedroom, she saw Christoph lying on their bed, completely naked, still holding her shredded panties in his teeth. Propped up on his right side, he watched her reaction as she walked in the door. Laurel giggled loudly at the sight of her panties still between his teeth. It was not as if Laurel had never seen her husband in the buff before, but after what had just occurred earlier, she found herself blushing. “Mmm, he looks so yummy lying there.” She thought to herself as she smiled deviously. “It would be nice to have more of that!”

Closing and locking the door, Laurel walked over to her dresser on the other side of the room. She reached in her drawer for another pair of panties. As she began to put them on, Christoph sat up and whispered, “Hey baby, come over here and sit next to me.”

Laurel giggled coyly, “I have to finish the dishes, and the kids are home now.”
“So! Do the dishes later. The kids will be fine. They are outside playing, right?” Christoph held out his hand for hers. She walked over and took his hand. Christoph tugged Laurel closer to himself. As Laurel moved close enough to him, he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down to him. She giggled and followed his motion by straddling him. She sat on his lap, leaned down, and kissed him passionately on his lips. Her tongue searched for entrance into his mouth. Feeling her tongue brush his lips, he opened his mouth and allowed the kiss to deepen.

“Mmm… Now that is nice,” Christoph spoke as they ended their kiss. Laurel leaned in again, this time kissing his neck and coming back up to his mouth once more, then slowly back down the other side of his neck. She began to rock her hips as she leaned back to kiss more deeply. The taste of each other lingered on their lips. Each kiss screamed for another. Laurel sucked his bottom lip into hers and bit down gently. “Ooh, feisty! I love when you’re feisty” Christoph responded in kind, playing at her lips.

Reaching his hand between her legs, Christoph ran his thumb over her opening and up over her clit. Laurel gasped. Closing her eyes, she began to push herself into him. She looked down into his eyes, “Mmm, you naughty boy… what are you up to? I thought you just wanted to, um talk.” He gently rubbed her clit again, this time pressing his thumb into her opening.

She licked her lips and leaned down to kiss his chest. She ventured a trail of kisses down his abdomen stopping at his navel to indulge her tongue. Christoph whimpered as she ran her tongue down his treasure trail, only to retrace her path back to his chest. Finding his nipple, she gently bit down. Christoph moaned, feeling the sharpness of her teeth on his skin. Again, he stroked her nub with his thumb, and then gently he pinched it between his thumb and forefinger. “You like that huh?” Christoph murmured as he stroked her again. Feeling how wet she was he slowly pushed one finger through her opening, drawing it out back to stroke her again. He enjoyed watching his wife as he stroked her, bringing her closer to climax.

“Oooh, Yes!” she panted as she now began to grind herself into Christoph.

Christoph pulled his hand away, grinning, “Oh then maybe I should stop?” He teased her now, waiting to see what she would do.

“Oooh, noo! Don’t stop!” Laurel made a pouty face, whined, but kept grinding into Christoph’s now growing manhood. “Now that’s more like it.” She grinned when she felt him growing hard.

Christoph reached around and untied Laurel’s dress. Laurel pulled it over her head and discarded it. While she was removing her dress, she felt Christoph running his hands up her stomach to her breasts then back down. Feeling his touch on her skin made her skin tingle. As her nipples harden, Christoph sat up and began to kiss her breasts. He wrapped his arms around her waist, took her nipple into his mouth, and sucked.

Laurel’s breath hitched, and she began to gyrate in his lap. Running her fingers through his hair, she grabbed two handfuls of his tresses and yanked his head back. Christoph winced in pain, but the pain turned him on more. He dug his nails into her ass as he began to pull her toward himself and grind his manhood over her opening. She moaned and pushed him back onto his back, then leaned into his face and found his mouth with hers. Her tongue found his as their kiss deepened once more. He moaned into her mouth as her breasts pushed into his chest, as she continued to gyrate and grind on his lap.

Christoph grabbed her hips, pushed her up, and guided her onto his thick hard erection. Laurel let out a loud moan as she felt him enter her opening. She began to grind herself harder as he pushed up into her core. Christoph loved to watch Laurel come when she was on top, but this time he was feeling more aggressive. He grabbed her once again; this time flipped her on her back and began to drive harder until they both came together.

Christoph collapsed on Laurel. Both were exhausted and covered in sweat. Once Laurel could catch her breath, she said, “Wow! That was awesome! What came over you, babe? You were an animal!” She giggled as Christoph rolled off her and onto one side. He lightly ran his fingers over her nipples as the perspiration began to pool between her breasts.

He leaned over and kissed her gently on the lips, “I’ve missed you. Watching you reminds me of how much I miss you. Plus, you are so sexy, baby. You really turn me on!”

Laurel cuddled next to Christoph, but his words struck a chord in her mind. Her thoughts took over as she began wondering why today was so different. Laurel had started to worry that their marriage had become so predictable and boring. She couldn’t help but wonder if she was the reason for the monotony in their relationship. Sex seemed only to happen on weekends because during the week one or the other was just too busy or too tired. This was a highly unusual circumstance. She wanted to ask him why the change, but was afraid she would erase the euphoric bubble they were in. She kept it to herself. “Perhaps we’ll talk later.” She thought to herself.

Hearing a knock at the door drew Laurel back from her inner monologue. “Momma, can I come in? It’s me, Peter.” Peter was their youngest son. He was soon to be 9 years old but still kept the role of the baby in the family. He was such a momma’s boy at times. Sometimes, his dependency drove Laurel nuts, like now when she really wanted to lay there next to Christoph and snuggle.

“NO!” Both Christoph and Laurel answered together. Then they laughed at each other’s response. They trusted that Peter wouldn’t open the door, but just in case, Laurel answered, “Sweetie, we’ll be out in a little bit. I’m going to get some dinner together in a little while. Okay?”

“Um, okay, but why are you in your room?” Peter asked. Laurel looked to Christoph and stifled a giggle. Christoph pulled her into his embrace and held her close.

Christoph spoke loudly, “Hey, Pete, we’re resting right now. I’ll be out in a little bit to help you. I think momma has some stuff she needs to do in here. Now, go on and get your homework done. Okay?”

“Okay, Dad,” Peter answered. “I’m hungry though.”

“Okay, be there in a little bit,” Christoph repeated.

He leaned in and kissed Laurel on the lips, then whispered softly, “Why don’t you take a little nap, or take a nice soak in the tub. I’ll take care of the boys. Then we can make some dinner together.” Laurel looked completely surprised. “What?" Christoph asked with a smirk on his face. "You don’t think I can manage?”

“Um, no. It’s not that,” Laurel began. “It’s just unexpected. Um, thank you, but maybe I’ll just take a quick shower and then make some dinner.”

“Okay my love, if you insist. I’ll see you soon.” Christoph kissed Laurel once more, then got out of bed and put on his pants. Walking to the dresser, he grabbed a black t-shirt out of the drawer and pulled it over his head. The t-shirt fit his chest snuggly, which brought a grin to Laurel’s face. Christoph has such a lovely physique. Laurel never tired of watching him.

With that, Christoph blew Laurel a kiss and walked out the door.

Laurel lay there on the bed a little longer, enjoying the quiet, peaceful moment. Her thoughts went back to the incredible sex they had just experienced, not only once, but twice. She tried to remember the last time they climaxed twice in one night together. It was so uncommon any more. She had a tough time recalling. She then decided it must have been the first few years of their marriage because ever since the boys were born, they had to plan around their boys’ sleep schedules. This made everything more predictable and less spontaneous. She found she really like surprises like this.

Letting out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding, she decided it was time to get showered and start her night time routine. She headed into the bathroom and turned the shower on to let the water heat up. Looking into the mirror, she saw her hair in its matted, bed head mess, and giggled. “I guess it’s a good thing he went to help the kids and not me.”

Shaking her head as she stared in the mirror, she kept reminiscing to herself about fantastically giddy she felt. “Damn, the sex was fantastic!” The words rang out, but could not nearly describe her giddiness and satisfaction she now felt as she stood there staring into the mirror. With a huge grin on her face, she found herself wishing this could happen more often.

Turning to the shower, she stepped in and immersed herself under the stream of warm water. “Ah, this is wonderful,” she said, as she stood, soaking in the hot steamy shower. Leaning against the shower wall, she let the water stream down her body. The rivulets of water washed over her skin, causing her skin to goosebump at first. Soon, it began to soothe and relax allowing her mind to begin racing again with thoughts of “why” and “what is different.” As she began to lather her hair, she started wondering if she should talk with Christoph. At the very least, maybe she should ring her girlfriend on the phone and see what her opinion would be. She giggled at the thought of calling her friend. Even though she felt seriously concerned, she still felt that ‘schoolgirl’ hype that made all girls want to share about the new boy they had a crush on.

Rinsing off and finishing her shower, she thought the wiser and decided this time, she would see how the night and days to come carried on. “Perhaps this is just random,” she thought to herself, “No need to get all paranoid.”

Awakened - Chapter 1

Laurel stood in the kitchen staring out the window, watching two hummingbirds flit about the feeder as she filled the sink with water for her next load of dishes. Chores were not an issue for Laurel, but cleaning the kitchen was not one of her favorites. Like all the others, she made it a part of her daily routine. She liked to have everything clean and in its proper place when she got up in the mornings.

As Laurel stared out the window, she began to feel the weight of the day come down on her shoulders. She had many things that needed her attention, for her list was long. Her husband, Christoph had tucked himself away in his office and was working on some project for his work that she really did not care to know about. Standing here at the counter, watching the bird feeder, had its peaceful, relaxing undertones that would help her gather her thoughts for the rest of the day.

The house was more or less quiet for a change. No kids were yelling in the background and no blaring televisions or music. If she stood real still and turned the water off, Laurel could hear the flutter of the hummingbirds’ wings as they fed on the feeder. Laurel turned to the counter beside her and picked up her iPod. She set the playlist for shuffle and inserted it into the clock radio that she had sitting on the other side of the kitchen. Music always helped to move the job along, and it made her happy.

Pressing play, her iPod began. "Love Game," by Lady Gaga blared through the speakers; not her most favorite song, but it will do in a pinch. Sliding back over to the sink, she began to bounce and move to the music as she started washing the load of dishes. Lady Gaga always brought a swing into her step as she blocked the world out, washing dishes.

The iPod continued to play as Laurel continued to wash more dishes. The shuffle would bring a couple of upbeat songs and then a slower one, creating a nice mix for the job. As the next song came on, Christoph could hear the music from his office. Curious, he quietly stepped from his office and poked his head into the kitchen where he saw Laurel dancing to the music as she washed the dishes. He leaned against the doorjamb and grinned as songs like, "Something in Your Mouth" by Nickelback and "I Touch Myself" by the Divinyls played.

Christoph always loved watching Laurel get into her groove as she worked. She had a gracefulness and charm as she moved that he enjoyed watching. As he stood there watching her sway and bounce to the music, he tried to remember the last time he stopped to take in her beauty and charm. The years of work and family responsibilities seemed to consume his days. Today was no different when it came to his work. However, standing there watching her sway to the music in her pale blue cotton sundress seemed to distract him. There was something about how she wore that dress and how it swayed to her movements that intrigued and excited him. Her sleek black hair, dark skin, and spunky personality made everything more exotic and pleasurable to him.

The song changed on the iPod and began playing "Run" by Snow Patrol. Laurel's mood seemed to adjust to the music. She stood there for a moment, staring out the window whilst the song played. Slowly, she began to sway to the music.

Drawn to the words of the song and the music, Christoph walked up to Laurel, drew in closely, spooning himself behind her as she continued to sway. Leaning into her, he breathed in Laurel's spicy yet intoxicating scent, and then placed a chaste kiss on her neck. Laurel's heart fluttered. She leaned her head back to rest on his chest, closed her eyes, and smiled. This was a nice change in Laurel's routine. It brought back so many great memories. "Mmm, this is nice," she said softly.

Christoph picked up quickly on Laurel's rhythm, and they began to sway to the song together. He leaned in once again and made a trail of chaste kisses from Laurel's shoulder to the bottom of her ear where he gently took her earlobe into his mouth and sucked. Laurel shuddered with pleasure. Feeling his breath, lips, and mouth on her neck made her skin tingle.

The song changed once again, this time Janet Jackson sang, "Nasty Boy." Laurel began to press into Christoph. He worked himself against Laurel as she moved. Laurel then reached up with her right arm and grabbed Christoph's left shoulder, turning herself into him, never losing contact with his body or a step to the beat. This excited Christoph very much as he continued to grind himself into Laurel. Carefully, yet firmly, he moved his knee between her legs allowing her to straddle him in the dance. Their dancing turned into a fluid movement of one body bumping while the other pressed into the other.

Laurel watched as Christoph put one arm around her waist and the other hand on her chest. He gently nudged her into a backward dip as he ran his hand down her body from neck to stomach. Laurel swayed backward over Christoph's arm, following his lead as she pressed herself into his leg. She lost herself to the music and Christoph's touch. Her skin tingled everywhere he touched, almost as if this was their first touch. Her skin rippled with goosebumps, and her nipples began to harden in anticipation as his fingers grazed the tops of her breasts.

Laurel came back up into Christoph's embrace. Both feeling the euphoria they had created in their dance, Christoph leaned in and found Laurel's lips and began to kiss her with more fervor. He sucked her bottom lip into his mouth as he kissed her. Opening her mouth, a gasp escaped and their mouths found the momentum they both sought.

Lost in the moment, Christoph picked Laurel up by the waist and placed her on the counter top. As they kissed, he reached under her dress, sliding his hands slowly up her legs. Laurel startled for it had been so long since a flare of unkempt spontaneity enveloped them. She pulled back briefly, glimpsed Christoph, and gave him a coy smile. She wondered for just a moment whether this was just a tease or if Christoph would seriously continue this adventure. She hoped the latter.

Laurel loved Christoph’s straight dark brown tresses. She noticed that today he had pulled them back into a ponytail that exposed the scruff on his face. She loved when he let his beard grow for a few days before shaving. It gave him that rugged ruffian look that excited her naughty side. Seeing him right now was even sexier. He wore a white linen shirt, which had been unbuttoned down to his navel, exposing his beautifully sculpted tan chest. He had his sleeves rolled up to the elbows and fit loosely around his shoulders. His tan chinos fit nicely around his ass and had the cuffs turned up exposing his tan bare feet.

Laurel smiled with satisfaction as she looked deeply into his dark chocolate brown eyes. She reached into his shirt and began drawing trails over his already exposed chest. She made sure to trace every muscle, ridge, and bump of his chest and abdomen. Her touch caused his skin to flush and tingle. Laurel enjoyed watching as his nipples harden from her touch.

She continued her trail down to the last button still fastened on his shirt. Unfastening it, his shirt fell freely to his sides. Continuing the same trail, she proceeded to unbuckle and remove his belt. Next, she reached down to unzip his pants slowly and gingerly, making sure that he could feel her hand running down his length.

Christoph gasped, grinding himself into her hand. Laurel slid her hands back up to his chest, pushing his shirt from his shoulders. With his chest now completely exposed, she leaned into him and slowly began to kiss his chest. Approaching his nipple, she flicked her tongue over his nipple, sucked it into her mouth, and gently nibbled around it causing him to moan.

Christoph took Laurel's face in his hands and brought her up to his mouth. He kissed her long and hard, deepening his enthusiasm. His kisses traveled down her neck to her shoulder. Pushing the straps of her dress off her shoulders, he continued his trail of kisses until his lips found her breast. He flicked his tongue over her hard nipple and felt her shiver. He grinned to himself, knowing that his tongue aroused her. Placing his mouth over her nipple, he sucked and rolled his tongue across the top.

He reached under her dress, between her legs, grabbed her now very wet panties, and without haste ripped the crotch from them. He looked up into Laurel's eyes, grinned and said, "Oops, guess I'll have to buy you a new set." Laurel giggled and grabbed Christoph around his neck, pulling herself closer to him. As she kissed him again, Christoph let his pants fall to the floor, then reached under Laurel's ass, and squeezed. Laurel's breath caught as she looked down to see his very ready erection.

Laurel grinned; pointed with her eyes, and whispered, "Is that for me?"

Christoph laughed at her and said, "Why don't you slide over here and see." With that, he pulled her toward himself, sliding her to the edge of the counter. Gently, he pushed himself between her legs, slowly teasing her wet opening. Laurel's body began to buck as her desire for him heightened. All she wanted was for him to penetrate her.

Wrapping her legs around him, she began to gyrate, pushing herself onto Christoph. Raising and lowering her hips to his movement, she yearned, even panted for more of him.

Holding her ass tightly, he thrust his swollen member firmly and swiftly into her core. With a scream of pure ecstasy, Laurel could no longer contain herself. Her body gave away her delight as it bucked to his thrust. Fiercely, Christoph dug his nails into Laurel's ass and began pounding into her core, deepening his push each time.

As Christoph continued to push deeper, the head of his shaft hammered into the back of her core sending Laurel rolling into a bone-shattering orgasm. The pain of his nails dug deeply into her ass and the constant aggressive pounding exhilarated and excited Laurel. She turned the pain into ecstasy and realized she really liked it.

Sweat now coated Christoph's chest and brow, telltale signs he was nearing his climax. He slowed his thrust, allowing Laurel to feel every bit of his manhood as he thrust in and out. Laurel came again, screaming, “YES!!!” Laurel pursued Christoph more aggressively now by pumping herself on his cock. The tight pressure that Laurel's legs created around his waist while she pumped and her breasts pressed into his sweat-coated chest brought moans howling from Christoph's mouth. One last pump and thrust was his undoing as he climaxed and folded into Laurel.

Collapsing into each other's arms, completely spent, they each tried to catch their breath.

Both began to giggle softly as the reality of what just happened caught up with them. Taking Laurel's face in his hands once more, Christoph looked into her eyes and whispered softly, "Laurel, you are the most beautiful and charming person. I love you." He leaned in, finding Laurel’s mouth once again. Laurel felt his passion as his kiss lingered and became more intense before he finally released her.