It was a surprise trip to a Highland Castle hotel for your birthday and Valentine's Day. A weekend in a suite with large bath, two-person shower and super king four-poster bed.
You'd been looking forward to this since you were stuck in the house over Christmas. The drive through to the mountains only interrupted with a pit stop at Ann Summers to buy some new lingerie and a new sex toy.
Bags packed, mini prosecco in hand you watch the mountains grow bigger as James drives north to your dream Castle getaway.
The hotel looks small against the backdrop as the car turns down the private driveway. But as you get closer the building rapidly becomes a giant structure of stone, glass and wisteria.
The entrance is as grand as you'd imagined it would be. A wide wooden staircase coated in dark-golden varnish, dressed with a thick carpet which climbs up to the higher floors above.
You follow James to the room as he walks with a purpose carrying your bags, he stops you at the door and turns and kisses you passionately. "Happy birthday beautiful lady" he says.
Opening the door reveals a larger than expected suite. Giant ceilings make the bed look average but you climb on to the firm but soft mattress and look up. The bed seems bigger than the super-king at home and far comfier. You explore the room, French doors lead to a balcony overlooking sculptured gardens. Ideal for a romantic breakfast in the morning.
The bathroom next, is the size of a living room. A high roll-top free-standing bath lies in the centre of the room. A dressing table to your left, toilet against the far wall with a huge rainfall shower to your right. You miss your showers together and make small talk about it coming in handy later on.
James unpacks your bags in to a walk-in wardrobe whilst you stand on the balcony watching the sunset over the mountains only a few miles away.
He walks up behind you, arms around your waist, kissing the back of your neck, his hands start to roam your body. Finally ending up on your bum. He loves your bum and makes no attempt to hide the fact.
You stop him before he gets carried away and remind him that dinner is booked soon so you must find something to wear. You secretly unpack your new lingerie and slip it on whilst he has a shower. A dark blue frilly bra and matching French knickers. Sexy but comfortable. Covered by your wet-look leggings and a white silk shirt with gold heels, you know his eyes will widen when he sees you. His reaction to you is always the same.
Your meal is fantastic. You laugh together, drink together and it's just like you both imagined it would be. A few cocktails each with your food and it's time to move to the bar to continue your night.
A bright well-lit room, comfy chairs everywhere with the biggest selection of alcohol you've ever seen. Tonight you are going to get drunk. And you don't care because he is with you to look after you.
You sit down at a small table, the waiter bringing over various drinks for you both to try. Some are great, some are terrible. But it's so much fun trying them that you don't care. You talk about anything and everything, work and home life are off limits. You live that 24 hours a day. This weekend is the escape.
You are just trying another exotic drink together when the water brings over another round. A gift from the table next door that have heard it's your birthday. You invite them to join us and soon learn the husband is a hospital doctor, his wife a business woman.
You sit to James' left, the doctor to your left. As you talk about life in the hospital wards and your nursing course, your foot is rubbing James' calf.
James and the wife make small talk about anything and everything whilst you all share jokes and tales from your experiences.
You are drawn in to everything the doctor says. His experience, his intelligence and his imposing presence.
He's about 40 years old and 6 foot tall, he obviously works out and you can trace the shape of his muscular arms through his shirt with your eyes.
You laugh at his private jokes to you and your hand falls on his thigh. He touches your knee when he speaks only to you but you don't notice you're doing it.
James is chatting away to the wife, he is watching your reaction to the doctor and it turns him on. Your foot strokes on his leg become more intense but slower.
The wife leans over to James and whispers in his ear "I think he really likes her, I hope you don't mind?"
"Not at all" he replies as he watches you engrossed in another tail of the hospital wards.