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Jule had come up with the scenario, and they agreed that once begun, they would stay in character even in their thoughts. The entire evening was meant to be an escape from real life, a few hours of pure fantasy to relish and enjoy.
She had played with their names and finally called their fantasy adventure Jule Reigh and the Jim Stone Affair. Interpol agent Jule Reigh and international jewel thief Jim Stone were, in reality, Juliet and Stone Jamison. Jule had always been her nickname. Her maiden name was Butler, not Reigh, but it was her fantasy and she could call herself whatever she wanted.
The closest thing to a museum in town was a small exhibit hall where, currently, high school students displayed their artwork for regional competition. The upscale restaurant where he’d confronted her was the diner they’d sunk all their combined savings into. They had actually eaten their anniversary dinner together before she slipped away and into her role of Interpol agent.
The other man who had been at the table with Stone was a friend of theirs just spending a few minutes to chat and say hello. The potted trees had been real—well, real plastic—and they had gone further than they’d planned. The danger of getting caught behind the palms had been very real and added a dash of excitement to the game she hadn’t anticipated. And this five-star hotel suite was merely a spartan room in the low-budget motel out on the highway.
When they broke the kiss, Stone looked down at her. “Thank you for the robe. It’s exactly what I wanted.”
Jule giggled. “Your old robe is so ratty. Besides, you’re sexy in black.”
He gave her a quick kiss. “And you’re pretty in pink.”
She held up the Pink Ecstasy and looked at it again.
“Did it bring you all the sexual and sensual delights you’ve ever imagined?” he asked with a chuckle.
“Oh, yes, and much more,” she said, meaning every word. “It’s a beautiful present. Thank you.”
She felt him shrug. “It’s only cubic zirconium and sterling silver. Someday, though, I’ll be able to buy you a real pink diamond necklace set in platinum.”
“I don’t want another one,” she protested. “I love this one because you gave it to me.”
“But you deserve more, so much more, by agreeing to put all your savings along with mine into the diner when it might fail.”
“Don’t say that!” she said sharply.
“Well, it’s true,” he insisted. “Most businesses fail in the first year.”
“You’ll succeed. I know you will. We have it all planned out, remember?” It was true most businesses failed in the first year, but Stone was smart. He’d make it work if anyone could. “In a few years, after the diner is a smashing success, I'll be able to stay home and we can start a family.”
“And that,” he said and kissed the tip of her nose,” is why you deserve real diamonds, not fake.”
“It’s not fake,” she objected. “You love me, don’t you?”
He kissed her temple and rested his head there. “You know I do.”
“Then it’s a symbol of your love, and I’d never call it fake.” She turned in his embrace and put her arms around his neck, her body pressing to his. She placed her mouth near his ear and whispered, “Are you as hungry as I am?”
“Horny? Did you say horny?” he asked with a wicked gleam in his eye. “You bet, babe.”
“No, I said hungry. Let’s have some cake.”
She cut the cake while he poured pink champagne in the fluted glasses. They wished each other a happy anniversary again, although technically it was the day after. She placed the pieces of cake on paper plates and carried them while he took the glasses to bed. They settled in, side by side, and fed each other bites of cake and sips of champagne between kisses. Stone broke the silence.
“Do you remember right after I tied you up? I said we could fuck but then I’d have to—well, I meant to say, kill you, but I couldn’t. It sounded funny in my head, like the way someone says, I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you. I couldn’t say it, though, not even to make a joke.” He frowned and shook his head. “The thought of hurting you or anyone hurting you made my heart break, and I almost went out of character to apologize.”
“No frowning, not today.” She smiled at the man she loved with all her heart. “It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean it. Everything we said was all in fun.”
“I love you too much to even make fun of hurting you,” he murmured. “I just wanted to make sure you know that.”
“I do. By the way, what did you stick in my back at the diner? It really felt like a gun at that moment.”
Stone laughed. “My cell phone. It was all I had on me, and when I came up behind you, it seemed appropriate that a suspicious thief would do that.”
“Nice touch, as well as what happened behind the palms. You improvise very well.”
“Thank you.” He clicked his glass to hers. “So do you. I never did figure out which role you played—Interpol agent or rival jewel thief. Which one?”
“Interpol agent, of course.”
He thought a moment then nodded. “That does make more sense. Why would a rival need to take pictures of the other thief?”
She took a sip of champagne while thinking. “Well, if she’s pretending she finds the other thief sexy and just looking for a roll in the hay then that would be part of her cover.”
“True. You do have a knack for inventing covers.”
“Thanks. Maybe I should go into the spy business.”
“I don’t think Interpol agents are considered spies.”
“Oh. Then I guess it’s best I don’t.” She took another bite of cake. “Mmmm, pink champagne and cake for breakfast. How decadent.”
“Not as decadent as what’s for dessert.” Stone took her glass and set it with his on the nightstand.
“But cake is dessert,” Jule protested, batting her eyelashes innocently.
“Not today.” He moved their plates to the nightstand as well. “You have a little frosting right here—”
He licked the corner of her mouth, turning it into a kiss. Her body tingled in anticipation as if she hadn't just spent an evening of stimulating sex with the man. She had craved Stone ever since first meeting him at the diner two years ago, and his kisses always made her feel desired and loved. Eagerly surrendering her lips to his, she reveled in the taste and feel of him.
She put her hands on his shoulders then let them drift down his chest until she found his nipples. She grazed them with the tips of her fingers where both became hard nubs. She played with the peaks, swirling her fingers around them then plucking at them when a harsh moan sounded from deep inside his throat.
“I want you now," he growled against her mouth.
When he put his arms around her and slid her down onto her back, sprinkling more kisses over her neck and shoulder, she moved beneath him in a restless way, her body needing his caresses everywhere. The more he touched her as his mouth trailed over her breasts, where he roughly tongued her sensitive nipples, the more she wanted him. With a sigh of longing, she reached between their bodies and took his cock in hand, pumping the hot silken skin of his hard erection.
“Now,” she whispered to him, “oh, yes, now.”
Apparently encouraged by the way she held him and her words, Stone moved over her and settled between her outspread thighs. Her clit throbbed in a steady rhythm, and her hips rose to meet him. Impatient to join with him, she helped direct his cockhead to her center and gasped when they made contact. His first deep thrust nearly sent her over the edge, but she hung on, intending to enjoy every stroke. She hooked her legs around his waist, and Stone rocked into her, hard and deep, again and again.
Their fantasy evening had been exhilarating, but Jule loved this way best. She delighted in the way he nestled into her, his weight pressing against her. While other positions were fun to try, she preferred lying beneath him, face to face. She liked that he was close enough to kiss and that she could easily run her fingers through his thi
ck hair. The intimate sound of his panting increased her own desire, even when his exhaled breaths tickled her ear.
She let her hands roam the familiar lines of his taut body while they moved in perfect time. She felt his muscles strain and cord beneath her fingertips as her own tension built and wound tighter than a spring.
When her moment came, it took her by surprise, and her body convulsed with the effort. Pleasure rippled through her, and unintelligible sounds escaped her throat. When the last swell receded, she raised her hips again while Stone threw back his head and grunted. He stiffened against her, his back arching with the effort, and drove into her one last time. She felt his cock spasm inside her as he released in a hot burst.
Afterward, he fell beside her, breathing hard, and wrapped his arms around her. “I love you, babe,” he murmured.
Jule snuggled against him, her head on his chest, and her arm around him. “And I love you.”
She loved Stone with everything in her and thrilled at the thought of spending the rest of her life with him. She felt the pendant shift and slide between her breasts and smiled. Sexual and sensual delights would be theirs the rest of their days as promised by the legend of the Pink Ecstasy.
The End
About the Author
LANI AAMES lives in rural west Tennessee with her family and a clowder of cats. She is multi-published in a variety of sub-genres of erotic romance. She also writes romance as Lanette Curington. She has been e-published since 2000, presently with Ellora's Cave, Samhain, Loose Id, Amber Quill, and Silver Heart Books. For more information about Lani’s other books, visit her website: http://www.lanettecurington.com/laniaames.html
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