The Ultimate Gentleman (Part 2)

Twenty Two

"So that's it... Big pickles are in Paris.. Kate and Jamie, have just left, so now it's just us. What are we gonna do with ourselves?" Holly giggled after waving off her best friends who had just left for the airport. She looped her arm with Johnny's as they wandered through the courtyard to where they could hear Lottie and Pippa playing. "Well I think some R&R is in order... then two days from now we celebrate our wedding anniversary and then think about heading to Sweetzer." Johnny said kissing her cheek as they walked up to the girls. "Who fancies a picnic?" Holly said before Lottie cheered and Pippa reached for her father.

Much later in the day, Johnny and Holly were lying on a picnic blanket under a large tree, whilst their little girls played peacefully together nearby. "I'm sure I told you this before.." Holly giggled blushing. "Well If you did I can't remember." Johnny smirked. The pair were lying close to one another facing each other, their faces merely inches apart. "I was 14..." "and..." "he was 16. He had just left school." "And he kissed my girl? The little punk.." "He did.. in my parents back garden. I had thrown a party the first night of Summer.." Holly said proudly. "And where were you're protective older brothers? "University..." Holly said coyly. "See Michael was right. It's always been you that's the trouble maker." Johnny smirked. "It wasn't anything special." "No?" He questioned chuckling. "Your kisses when you're asleep are way better than that ever was." Holly said boosting his ego. With that Johnny lent in and kissed her passionately, his tongue seeking entrance to her mouth as his hand slowly slid down her summer dress clad body. The giggling of Lottie startled them and they pulled back bashfully, the mother bit her lip at the thought of losing control in the presence of their children. "So..." "so what?" Johnny said sitting up and rolling a cigarette. "You didn't tell me yours.." "Doll I'm not telling you about my first kiss." "You just made me tell you mine, and mine was so lame!" Holly said as she sat up and brushed her hair out her face before stealing and biting a strawberry. "I'll tell you the best kiss I've ever had...." Johnny said before he licked the filter paper of his cigarette. "And the sexiest kiss?" Holly said bashfully and winking. "The best kiss..." Johnny began and pretended to think. "Remember right before the wedding... we had sex over there.." Johnny pointed to the vineyard field that backed onto the garden and Holly nodded biting her lip. "That was the best kiss... by far. Knowing you were about to be mine forever." "Johnny, I've always been yours." Holly said taking another bite of the strawberry. "You know what I mean. Official, all legit." He said before lighting his cigarette. "The sexiest?" Holly questioned still not satisfied. "Don't make me choose...." Johnny groaned. Holly gave her best doe eyes and fluttered her eyelashes. "Ok well one... the other day when you thought I was lusting over that woman on the beach with the fucking massive...." Holly rolled her eyes and interrupted her husband but noticed his hands gesturing to what he meant. "When you mark your territory and become extremely protective, there's something rather sexy about that my darling." Holly looked at her lap feeling embarrassed before Johnny tipped her chin to look at him. "There's nothing wrong with wanting doll. Nothing wrong indeed." He said before smiling and winking at her.

"Daddy!! I miss Stanley!" "Do you?" Johnny asked. He was walking hand in hand back to the main house with Lottie who was chatting away. He had the picnic hamper in one hand and his excitable five year old in the other. "Yes... he's my friend you know, he's not my boyfriend though. Sissy says they are only boyfriends if they kiss you and I don't let Stanley kiss me." Lottie said proudly as she skipped along. Holly wasn't too far behind carrying Pippa, who was happily sucking her thumb after the afternoon in the sun. "Well that's very good to know, and between me and you, Sissy shouldn't be kissing boyfriends either!!!" Johnny added with a smirk. "J!!" Holly giggled. "You know she remembers everything. Lily will kill you!!" "What?!! You can never start the training too young.." Johnny smirked as they arrived back at the house. "These two are shattered.." Holly whispered gesturing to the children. "Bath and bed?" Johnny asked and Holly nodded.

After a fairly quick dinner, the parents managed to navigate bathtime before Holly stood after towel drying the children, "Do you think you can handle bedtime?" She asked her husband sweetly. "Sure... but why?" "Meet me downstairs in an hour?" She asked with a seductive look as she quickly kissed her children's heads and walked out the bathroom, all the while Johnny couldn't take his eyes off her. "Daddy!!" Startled him out of his thoughts, and he scooped the two girls up in his toned arms and headed to their bedrooms.

"Take the night off lads.." Holly said as she prepared an ice bucket in the kitchen. "Are you sure?" Sean asked. "Completely sure.. just make sure everything is secure, and umm we would appreciate privacy.." she said almost nervously. Sean nodded knowingly. "If you need us, you'll know where we will be." Holly thanked them and showed them out before rushing back up the stairs. She heard Johnny reading a story, and had to stifle a giggle at hearing his character voices. She silently slipped into the master bedroom and headed to the dresser and opened the bottom drawer. Pulling out a luxurious silk negligee and matching robe, she quickly jumped in the shower avoiding wetting her hair, refreshed her make up, she then donned the silk, after spraying some of her favourite perfume, she quickly headed back down the stairs. The summer sun had finally set so she went around the ground floor switching on the lamps, before pulling out some large tower candles from a cupboard and grabbing two expensive throws from the couch and heading out to the very bottom discreet corner of the garden. It was mainly hidden by the majority of the main house and couldn't be seen by any of the other buildings in the complex so would be a perfect spot. She used one of the various lighters Johnny had left round the house, and lit a few of the candles before laying out the throws and adding a few scatter cushions to the mix before returning to the living area. Pouring a glass of champagne, she took a sip, silently praising herself for how far she had come, how well they had done, the battles they fought and won, and for getting to where they were. Could she be any luckier? In a beautiful part of the world, her darling husband doting on their two youngest upstairs, after a wonderful summer vacation.

Holly was stood admiring the view of the garden and vineyards, a view she never tired off when she felt his presence. She heard him come down the stairs and his breathing hitch when he saw her. The robe was short, the negligee even shorter. Instantly the aroma of Sauvage filled her senses. Johnny on the other hand after spotting his wife took a deep breath, his instincts to freshen up before heading downstairs had been a very good call. She looked Devine, and he couldn't wait to tell her so.

He finally made it down the stairs and approached her like an animal stalked it's prey. She heard him, her skin was on fire with desire, and goosebumps covered it anticipating what was to come, she hoped they never lost this effect on one another. The first thing she felt was his hand move her luscious brunette locks to one side as his lips trailed from her ear down her neck. "You look ravishing..." he murmured against her skin. She immediately lent back, his chest pressed against her back and her jaw went slack as he sucked on a very sensitive spot just above her collarbone. "May I enquire as to the occasion?" Johnny added before moving his lips to the other side of his wife's delicate neck, "Does a wife need a reason to dote upon her husband?" Johnny chuckled. "Never..." he span her in his arms and passionately kissed her before she pulled back. "7 years ago tonight... you ravished me in that vineyard... before I became your wife. Saturday is our wedding anniversary.. and I suggest we start the celebration early and recreate that remarkable evening." She said looking up into his eyes. "The vineyard is a little too far away, but I think I found us the perfect spot." She said with a seductive smile grabbing the ice bucket and glasses before leading him out the terrace doors.