The rain swept through in waves, loud against the wood roof. He was sprawled naked on the couch, long legs hanging off the side, an empty bourbon glass on the floor, pillow on his chest. Rain continued to sweep through as he drifted off, arm across his eyes to shield them from the wet midnight twilight. She was on his mind, six thousand miles away in Spain, and now, in his dreams, he was there.
She leaned on the balcony, light breezes lifting the curls of her hair as he watched her from the bed. The moon silhouetted her outline, olive skin reflecting a light sheen of sweat as the night heat continued. On the bed he lounged naked, leaning on an elbow, shadows alone for modesty. His skin shone as though oiled, his natural heat and the weather warring with each other and sweat being the ultimate winner. She shifted position, the nightgown swaying out, giving him a flash of thigh and a glimpse of the curve of her ass. He growled too softly for her to hear, and swept up from the bed, noiselessly.