The lights were all dimmed when I opened the front door, and the house had that serene feeling of pure night-time silence over it, the only sound being the air conditioning and the crickets outside the screen door. Wearily I slipped my sneakers off and padded over to the laundry room on bare feet to pull my sweaty gym clothes off and throw them in the hamper. Tights, shorts, and sports bra, all in various dark grey colors, disappeared in the hamper, and I decided to at least keep my cotton panties on until I reached the bathroom. My pulse was no longer racing from the work-out, but I had not stayed for a shower at the gym, so the one thing on my mind now was to get in the shower and freshen myself up before bed.
I made it into the kitchen first, feeling a little exhilarated by the darkness and by tip-toeing around in just my undies. A big glass of pineapple/grape juice was refreshing in and of itself, but I shivered as a drop of condensation fell from the bottom of the glass and landed on my right breast, the sensation causing an immediate tightening of my nipples as goosebumps appeared on my upper arms. A shower was seriously going to be the most perfect thing ever invented, at least that was a thought that made sense to my mind right then.
The hum of the air conditioning fell quiet for a moment, the hiss of air from the vents slowing and hushing, like a whispered request for silence in the night. Something about the nighttime makes me feel alive, more aware of myself and my senses, peaked and primed and, somehow, sensual in the way I was quietly making my way through the quiet house wearing nothing but my mauve cotton panties, the color looking indistinguishable from grey in this dim light. I was trying to listen for other noises, but there were none to be heard over the incessant, yet somehow very comforting sound of the crickets. I could feel a small draft of air lightly caress my sweaty skin, reminding me that my goal was the shower, nothing else. I knew you were already sleeping, or I would have been welcomed as I entered, and so it felt more urgent to wash the grime and sweat off my slender body before seeking that safe place beside you in bed.
My muscles ached dully when my consciousness decided to take stock of how I felt physically after the exercising. Running my fingertips lightly over my stomach, I could feel the muscles there being extra tender, and I knew it had been a good work-out. My fingers idly slid further down, trailing over the front of my sweaty panties and sending a tiny shiver through my body, causing me to smile a little and wistfully think of you sleeping there in the other room. Maybe in the morning...? I blushed softly at the thought that sent a warm stir through me, and pushed my panties down over my hips, letting them drop to the floor and stepping out of them. Reaching into the shower and turning on the water, I felt that exhilarating sense of being alive again. Naked now, my body with a soft sheen of perspiration as I viewed it in the mirror. I felt a little vain studying myself like this, my long raven-black hair reaching the top of my small breasts, my slim waist, the fairly flat stomach with just a hint of fullness, the strip of trimmed black pubes and the crevice hinted at below, nested between my shapely hips and thighs, firm from all my running and exercising.
Again I caught myself lightly touching myself without really having consciously decided to, and that old pang of Catholic guilt flared up briefly, making me blush again before shaking it off, realizing the need was there, and thinking that I hoped you would be wanting to in the morning....
The thought was definitely not of the right kind to make me stop this beginning stir of arousal, and I bit down a chuckle and a swear word, forcing myself to stop and rather step into the shower that I had been wanting up until now. The water splashing down over my body after a long work-out session was one of the best sensations I could imagine concluding the work-out with. Unless of course making love was an option. The warm thought was not forbidden, but my focus was definitely not on the shower anymore. My skin was acutely aware of the water caressing it in the most refreshing way. My soapy hands did a cursory cleaning of most of my torso, eliciting a sigh of contentedness as they cupped my breasts, squeezing and pulling my hard nipples in a way that I consciously conceded was no longer just about cleaning myself. My eyes were closed as I allowed the water to splash down on my face while my other hand found its way between my thighs, the pleasure of the touch accepting the need I felt. I wanted a release, needed it, and shouldn't be denying myself, not in the night time, in the dark and quiet solitude of being the only one awake on the whole planet, at least in this shower, and these fingers, my fingers, know better than any how to touch and rub and pinch just right, so good that my own moans surprised me and made me halt for a moment.