I wander into your study, seeing you bent over your desk. You've been struggling with a project for an important client, a new promotional strategy, and I know it isn't coming easily. And I know it isn't the only project on your agenda, there is always another one around the corner.
I decide to curl up in the overstuffed armchair in the corner by the fire, content to read as you work away so diligently. For once, I don't have my own deadlines looming, and I feel somewhat guilty watching you work so hard. I wish there was something I could do to help. But I know that the best thing I can do is lend silent support, and give you a warm smile the odd time you raise your head, letting you know that I care for you and understand the pressures of your job, and that I simply enjoy being in your presence.
The wind howls outside and ice pellets strike the window, causing me to snuggle deeper under the afghan, very glad for the warmth of the gas fire and the deep soft pile of the carpet beneath the chair. With the heat of the fire on my face and the lateness of the hour, the words keep blurring on my page, and I find myself nodding off.
I awaken with a start some time later when I hear you push back your chair and groan, and as I open my eyes, I see you stretching widely, head tilted back and eyes closed, arms reaching high.
"Are you finished?" I ask quietly.
"Not quite. Getting there, but I can't think anymore. I need to take a break, move around."
"Want to go for a walk?" I offer this half-heartedly; the blustery winds continue to batter the windows and I'm not that eager to leave my warm nest.
"Oh goodness, no!" You look horrified at the thought. "It sounds awful out there. I want to wake up, not freeze to death! Maybe I'll just go down to the kitchen to get a drink. Want anything?"
"Some ice tea would be nice. Maybe some grapes? But wait, I can go get it."
"No, no, I need to move. And you look so cozy there, you stay."
And so I watch as you pad down the hall, admiring your tall, strong physique as you disappear around the corner. There's no doubt that you're a very attractive man, your frame is tall, lean and solid; you give off an aura of strength and vitality that never fails to excite me. Your face is strong yet expressive, and your eyes....wow... I love your eyes; I could get lost in them and often do. And have I told you how much I love your hands? Those long supple fingers, capable of imparting firm reassurance, a caring squeeze, or a soft sensuous caress.
Mmmm...my mind starts to wander down that path, as I remember previous times when your hands have slid over my body. My own hand traces a path down my neck as I imagine your touch, and nestles into the V of my shirt. I absently undo another button of my shirt, and I'm lost in the vision of your fingers dipping lower, tracing the outline of my bra over the swell of my breasts.
My attention comes back into focus as you re-enter the office, carrying two glasses of ice tea with a bowl of grapes balanced precariously on top, and I blush, feeling "caught" in my fantasy.
"Careful" I call out, as I see the bowl starting to slide. I push myself upright in the chair and manage to catch the bowl before it falls into my lap. I put it on the little side table.
"Good catch!" you laugh, handing me a glass of ice tea.
"Thanks. I guess that's one way of waking me up!"
"You should go ahead to bed. You don't have to wait up for me." You look concerned.
"I know. But I like it here. It's cozy. Unless I'm bothering you...." My voice trails off questioningly.
"Not at all! I like the company. And you looked so cute sleeping there; like an angel...with just a hint of drool at the corner of your mouth," you smile teasingly.
"Hey!" I throw a grape at you, bouncing it off your forehead. "I do NOT drool!" I huff indignantly.
"Oh, of course not!" You feign innocence. "Must have been the firelight dancing on your lips."
"Exactly! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Now, why don't you pull your chair over here for a bit and share these with me?" I point to the bowl of grapes, and you nod before fetching your chair, rolling it so you're facing me.