She stood up and pulled me up off the bed. "What's for dinner sweetheart? I'm famished."
"Pork Schnitzels, German-style, new potatoes and salad. I've opened a nice bottle of red to compliment it."
"Mmm, sounds wonderful, let's clean up and go take a quick shower, I'll wash your back and you can wash mine."
I laughed, "Mmm, that sounds wonderful too, you've got a deal."
Veronica and I showered together for the first time that night. Afterwards we got dressed, went into the kitchen to sit at the kitchen table, eat my carefully prepared dinner and shared a bottle of South African Merlot. I was a little concerned that the schnitzels may have suffered from their prolonged stay in the oven while Roni and Ron had been fucking but, no, they were perfect.
After dinner we moved to the living room. I chose an album of Chopin piano sonatas to play on the stereo which set the mood for us to then sit on the couch together. Veronica read a romance novel while I took advantage of the quiet time to mark my students' homework papers. It was a lovely way to spend the evening.
The selection of music came to an end and we went to the bedroom. I couldn't fail to notice that the unmade bed had been used earlier but I chose to make no comment and Veronica certainly didn't say anything about the stains that were evident on the sheets. All was ignored and as soon as I pulled the covers up over us Veronica cuddled up next to me with only the illuminated dial of my alarm clock to light the scene. As we lay there I could feel Veronica's gentle breath against my cheek and the warmth of her soft body pressed against mine. I felt like I was in heaven.
After a few minutes Veronica whispered; "Dougie, I think I might be falling in love with you."
I smiled and said; "Good, because I'm absolutely certain I'm falling in love with you."
For a few moments we lay in silence and then Veronica said, "Dougie did you enjoy what we did today?"
I thought about her question. I knew what she was really asking. I gave it a few seconds before I answered, "Yes, I think I did."
"I mean the part when Ron was here and the part just after he left."
"I understand. Why are you asking?"
"I'm afraid I might have been too mean to you." She was quiet for a moment and then she said, "Dougie this is so confusing. I like you more than any man I've ever met and yet I have this incredible desire to be mean to you."
I laughed, "Don't worry about it, I suspect that's part of our attraction to each other."
"I don't understand."
"When you're being mean to me I think I might find it to be even more exciting that you do."
"Really?"
"Oh yes, I loved it when you made me to choose between masturbating tonight or getting a blow job tomorrow night."
"Dougie, right now I feel so guilty about pushing you to make that choice."
I shook my head. "Well don't because I think it very well might be the most exciting choice I've ever had to make."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
There was silence. After a moment Veronica said, "Dougie, I need you to know something. It's important to me."
"What is it?"
"Anytime you ask me I will gladly do anything for you that I do for Ron or any of my other lovers. Sweetheart, I want you to always know that you can fuck me anytime you want to, all you have to do is ask."
"Considering the games we both like to play, that might be a little difficult."
"No, not at all."
"What do you mean?"
"I have an idea."
"Okay, what is it?"
"You heard Ron call me Roni tonight, right?"
"Yes."
"All my friends and all my lovers call me Roni."
"Okay."
"But you call me Veronica."
"Yes."
"Well anytime you call me Roni, that will be a sign that you need me to love you." She sighed, "Legless, I don't ever really want to hurt you. I need to know that you have a way of letting me know when you really need me."
I smiled at her using my newly acquired nickname but said nothing. She kissed my cheek. "Baby, anytime you call me Roni, I promise to become the most loving woman you have ever imagined."
"I like this plan, but what do you get out of it?"
Veronica grabbed my nipple, gave it a vicious twist and started to laugh, "Whenever you're calling me Veronica, I know that it allows me to become the most evil bitch you've ever imagined!"
******
I awoke just before six on Tuesday morning with the morning sun already streaming through the curtains and lighting up the room. I lay in bed and gazed at Veronica for a few minutes while she slept and smiled as I thought about the incredible turn of events that had occurred over the past several days. I felt like I was the luckiest man in the world