Ellie has just turned forty when her husband of fourteen years announces that he's met someone new.
This sends Ellie into a deep depression that only her friends can help her out of. They invite her on a girls' trip to the Caribbean. The goal of th...
I slumbered for a couple of hours, only coming to when Henry came into the bedroom and kissed me on the cheek to wake me. I was lying on my stomach, naked from the waist up. He laid down next to me and ran his finger up and down my arm, gently caressing my skin. My skin reacted to his touch as goosebumps rose in the trail of his finger. I smiled at him, not in a hurry to get up. He kissed my nose and smiled at me.
"I've never seen anyone as beautiful as you", he said studying my face. "It astonishes me every time I look at you".
I hid my face in the mattress to hide my blushing cheeks. He whined and made me turn around, so he could look at me. He fished his phone out of his jeans and asked if he could take a photo of me. I let him.
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"I want to taste your lips one more time and then we have to get ready for our guests", he leaned in and kissed me, softly making my stomach flutter.
***
He took a shower while I rummaged around looking after clothes. Most of my clothes were on their way from Scarsdale, so I actually didn't have much in LA at the moment. I hadn't even thought about buying something when Gayle and I were out. I was about to panic, when I remembered that I could run down to Gayle's room, to see if she had anything I could borrow.
I knocked on the door to the guestroom and she opened it looking fierce as always. Her style was impeccable. "Worn out?" She said with a huge grin on her face. I knew she was referring to the fact that I had been having sex not long ago. I rolled my eyes at her, laughing while entering the room.
"I'm about to have a meltdown! I don't have anything to wear", I said standing in the middle of the room, wearing panties and Henry's t-shirt.
Gayle looked me up and down. "Well, I mean... That's a look, isn't it?" She was teasing me. "Don't worry, El. I got you! Let's see what I have". She opened her bag and started laying clothes out on the bed. We weren't quite the same size; Gayle was taller than me and had bigger breasts, but maybe we could make something work.
She had many different outfits to pick from, but they were all slightly too big for me. But there was one dress, a black halterneck dress that I could wear, but it would be a little low cut and we would need to add a belt to define my waist. Gayle was not one to say no to a challenge and before I knew it, she had Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo'ed a dress for me to wear.
"This actually works", I exclaimed.
"Don't sound so surprised, I'm your fairy Godmother, after all", Gayle chuckled.
***
Our guests arrived at 8 PM and we sat down to eat dinner. It wasn't a formal dinner at all, just friends getting together enjoying a meal. Gayle was in her element, introducing herself and making smalltalk. She made people laugh and I admired her for her openness. Her energy level matched James Corden's so they quickly found each other and ended up sitting together, taking turns entertaining the rest of us. I sat next to Gayle and Henry was on the opposite side of the table. I was laughing at one of Gayle's stories when I caught him looking at me. There was so much going on in the room, so many distractions, but still his eyes were on me. I blushed a little noticing the way he was looking at me. He smiled at me and held my gaze, holding my attention. There was something intoxicating, almost enticing about the way he made me feel. We were eight feet apart, but he might as well have been right in front of me, his hands between my legs. He was just looking at me, but I felt like he was all over me and in me.
Jeff cleared his throat making me snap out of it. "So you're off to England soon?" The question was directed at the both of us. I was still feeling a little overwhelmed by my moment with Henry, but he was fine and able to engage in the conversation.
"Yeah, we're flying over next Wednesday. Mum's over the moon. She can't wait to meet Ellie", he beamed at me. "It's been a while since I was home for four consecutive days."
"Are you just staying with Anne or are you seeing more of England?" James asked, directed to me.
"We're going to spend some time in London as well", I said. "I'm so excited".
"Are you nervous?" Glenne asked, referring to me meeting Henry's family.
I made a little face to everyone's amusement. "I mean... Yeah. It's quite daunting meeting your boyfriend's family in general, but I just really want them to like me". I crossed my fingers, and Glenne mirrored my gesture.
Henry chuckled and winked at me. "They are going to fucking love you, Ellie. Mum is already fawning over you, lecturing me to behave myself".
Several of the people around the table coughed and made evasive noices to point out that he wasn't behaving himself. He rolled his eyes and laughed warmly. "I do behave! Most of the time". Everyone laughed and I smirked at him. Luckily he hardly ever behaved when we were alone behind closed doors, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
