She knew it was time to have a talk with him, so that night when he came home, she sat down next to him on the couch.
"If we're going to spend the rest of our lives together, we've got to have better sex," she told him flatly. "I mean, it's ok, but the fire's not there, the magic in the sex that we had before is gone. It's like, every time we even get around to having sex, it's just in, out, and you get off. I need a lot more than that!"
She realized that she had raised her voice, caught up in her feelings and her need to get it out. She saw the hurt in his eyes.
"Why didn't you ever tell me it wasn't good? You know I would do anything to please you... but you have to tell me. I'm not a mind reader!" he told her. "I love you more than anything and I want you to be happy. Hell, we can start right now. What do you want me to do?" he asked, standing up and facing her.
"I want you to take your time" she told him. "I want you to go sloooowly" she drew out the word to emphasize her point. "I want you to actually explore my body, every inch. I need you to touch me gently, kiss me all over, find every sensitive spot on me..." she trailed off as she realized how romantically silly her words sounded.
But he didn't seem to think she was silly. He smiled down at her and slowly stripped off his shirt. She could feel herself getting wet just looking at his body. His chest and stomach were hard and defined, thanks to his hours at the gym. She loved how strong he was, and loved how deceptively gentle he could be when they had sex. She wanted the kind of sex that they had shared when it was new, when they had first started dating almost 5 years ago.
He leaned over and picked her up from the couch, cradling her in his arms. She buried her face in the space between his neck and his shoulder, breathing in his familiar scent, a smell she loved. He carried her to the bedroom, and laid her gently on the bed. He moved away, then reached down and unbuttoned the clasp of her jeans. Slowly he slid the zipper down and tugged her pants off. When that was done he also pulled off her shirt. Lying in just her bra and panties, she felt her excitement mounting and knew that her wetness was visible to him even in the dim evening light.
Slowly he began to massage her lower legs. He moved up her legs, over her torso, and onto her arms. He moved back over her chest, paying special attention to each nipple as his large hands passed over her firm breasts.