The winter sun filtered through the blinds when I woke. I was naked in the middle of the bed with a pair of quilts covering me. My legs felt sore in the best way.
Warm air enveloped me when I finally stretched out of the blankets. There was a small pile of clothes on the corner of the bed, but I only needed the shirt. It must have fit Stuart's long torso, but it was large enough on me to fall at my upper thigh. It was probably old too, judging by the softness of the cotton. Much better than last night's clothes, still crumpled on the floor.
Out in the main room, the smell of coffee and the sizzle of eggs instantly roused my appetite. Just a few steps into the room and he was in my sights. Stuart stood tall and lean with his cyclist's frame, flipping a few slices of bread-turned-toast. He was already dressed in jeans and a flannel shirt, ready for work outside.
I felt myself brighten when I saw him. "Good morning, Stu."
Stuart turned, smirked a shy half-smile at seeing his shirt draped on my curves. "Good morning, beautiful." Are there any better three words to hear? Actually, probably, but those are certainly on the list.
I closed the distance between us. Closer to the stove, hot and crackling from the fire inside. I slipped my arm around Stuart's waist. Oh, yup, twisting like that reminded me my legs were sore in the best kind of way. "How are you doing?"
He bit his lip with a side glance. "Good. Really good. Actually..." he pulled me in by my hip and dropped his voice to a whisper. "I can't stop thinking about your sounds." He tilted down to kiss my forehead.
I giggled into it. "I told you I could be quiet if you wanted."
"And I believe I said no," Stuart replied, poking at the eggs while he grinned at me. I cradled his smooth jaw in my palm and kissed him on the lips. He must have shaved that morning before he started breakfast.
Stuart was still smiling when I lowered from my toes. "Jess... I can't believe last night actually happened."
"Mmm, you mean you can't believe your cousin pushed us together? Usually I wouldn't either, but Lily..."
"Yeah, she's always been full of schemes. For once I'm glad." The kettle whistled. At the cue, Stuart poured the water into a coffee press. All his movements were smooth and efficient. It was like he cooked a locally-sourced fry-up every morning, only that day he'd happened to make double of everything. "Could you grab the plates, Jess?" Stuart nodded toward a cabinet. For the moment we were silent as we moved everything from the roaring stove to the table.
Through a couple bites and a long sip of coffee, Stuart gazed at me with stars in his eyes.
"What is it?" I asked, playfully nudging his jeans with my foot. The solidness of the chair made me very aware I wore only a shirt. There was nothing between the seat and my bare legs or bare ass.
"Oh. Well. I'm remembering the bounce of your breasts while you rode me," he said. I think I saw his face flush behind his coffee mug.
My fork was halfway raised to my mouth. I hadn't expected him to be so explicit. "Was that your favorite part?"
"I just liked knowing that I was the one making you cum." Stuart said through his blush. The innocent look was surprisingly sexy contrasted with the words. I felt myself growing hot. I slowly lowered my fork to my plate. "Okay, so what was your favorite part?" he asked.
"Probably when you held my hands to the bed," I said.
Stuart stared at me across the table. Finally he recovered enough to say. "I'd always wanted to try that."
"I'm glad we did. I like being pinned down a little bit and fucked." I said it as matter-of-factly as I could but I felt my legs weaken at the memory of it. I wondered if he could see my nipples hardening against his shirt. I might be able to keep a poker face, but I couldn't control the arousal seeping into the rest of my body.
A hunger crept into his gaze. Maybe my nipples were more prominent than I thought. "Tell me something you like that we didn't do last night."
"I like a lot of things..."
"Just one, Jess?"
My eyes locked into his. "I like it if you play with my ass."
First I got a raised eyebrow. As if following my lead, Stuart didn't pull his eyes away. "Something else I haven't done, but I'd love to try. It doesn't hurt?"
"Not if you do it right." He laughed with me. I paused for a sip of coffee. It was strong and hot and loosened my muscles. "If you get me turned on enough, and start slow, then it will feel as good as the rest of sex. It adds a lot for me."
That got a contemplative, smiling nod over his matching coffee mug. "Then I'd love to try it. I can't imagine you enjoying sex even more!"
"I'm lucky," I said. "And you really got me going last night. There was a lot of care in how you handled me, it was the perfect balance."
I started to realize that taking care of things was central to his interactions with others. Not only how he lavished me last night, but this morning too: finding clothes for me to wear, cooking me breakfast, shaving his face. It mirrored his self-sacrificing role on the family farm. I followed that thought. "What do you want, Stuart? Something else we didn't do last night."
Stuart considered the eggs on his plate. It was exactly in his character now that this man, so confident in the rest of his life, would answer quietly. "I'd love to taste you," he said. His lips turned in one corner modestly. "I'm pretty good at it, and I miss feeling a woman's lips gushing on mine."
I felt myself squirming against the chair before I could even open my mouth to reply. I might have even been leaking onto it. Stuart had a surprising directness through his quiet demeanor. "You can do that next time."