For Jo, my special muse
I go to the campsite we have agreed on and begin setting up camp. The place we have chosen is far off the beaten track where we will not be disturbed. The dense grove of trees surrounds a small waterfall formed by a swift stream. The pool at the base of the falls is large and deep enough to lounge in, but not deep enough for swimming.
I set up the tent and put down our sleeping mat and covers. The weather is warm, although at night there will be enough of a chill to make snuggling close feel especially good. Once every thing is ready, I build a small fire and make a pot of coffee. As I sit, staring into the fire, I think back to our previous encounters over the past month since we met. Each one has been memorable in its own way, and each has brought us closer together.
This camping encounter will be our first full night together. I am not certain how you have explained your absence to your husband, but I am pleased that you found a way for us to be together again.
I sit, lost in thought, until I hear you coming through the forest. I stand and turn toward you, and the first thing I see is that glorious smile of yours beaming through the fading light. As always, that smile makes my heart beat faster because of the promise it holds.
We come together, hugging one of those warm, tender hugs of greeting and welcome. I feel your warmth against me, your heart beating rapidly against my chest, the clutch of your hug engulfing me. We stay that way, enwrapped, for several minutes. Finally we part and sit by the fire. We make small talk as I prepare dinner, and soon we are sharing a hot meal.
We sit side by side on a log, our hips touching, as we eat. We catch up on each other's recent lives, already counting down to the too soon time when we will be forced to part. Once the meal is finished, we sit beside the fire and talk more. We talk of life, of family, of fun, of work. We share life's joys, frustrations, triumphs, tragedies, and hopes. The sharing brings us closer, the talk more intimate than sexual intimacy, a sharing of hearts and souls that melds us together into a single being.
I fetch a blanket from the tent and spread it beside the warm fire as the evening cool begins to move in. I throw more wood onto the fire. We snuggle, enjoying the closeness of one another's company. Soon my hands are roaming over your body, rubbing and touching, memorizing every curve and contour. I unbutton your blouse and unsnap you bra so that I can caress and kiss your gorgeous breasts. Your nipples harden at my touch, and I move over you to lick and suck each breast in turn.