"You say that now, when he is here for you saying all the right things but you know as well as I, that you will come back to me soon enough. It won't last. It never does. But you and I? We are forever."
Nikki smiled at us both gently.
"You are wrong, Nikki," I stated simply. " You always were."
I didn't lift my gaze off her retreating back. The buzzing timer of the oven that never ceased, grabbed my attention as soon as the front door slammed shut. I turned then to hurriedly save what little of our dinner that I could.
Shoving Eric aside and ignoring his sudden bout of laughter I all but doubled over in my haste to get the meat out of the oven.
Ignoring the mittens, I used a kitchen towel to tug out the tray and lift it to the counter then almost burned myself when cool hands closed over my plump derriere.
"Eric!" I snapped angrily. Now was not the time to get all touchy feely. I was still chilled to the bone over Nikki's duplicity.
I couldn't believe the extent of her betrayal. I switched off the oven and turned to face Eric. Crossing my arms I demanded insistently,"Tell me! Tell me all of what Nikki had done."
Eric shrugged his shoulders tiredly. Lifting a hand to run through his tousled hair, he said,"Let me have a quick shower and clean up. Then we'll talk."
I nodded my head. I needed to finish off dinner preparations. Setting aside all my burgeoning questions, I hurriedly moved about setting up the dining table with plates and wine glasses then poured myself a liberal helping of the later and busied about sorting out the rest.
I was swift sloshed but done with dinner by the time Eric rejoined me. I lifted another brimming glass to my lips only to have him swipe it out of my reach.
"Hey!"
"Nope! You're not going drunk on me."
I pouted sorrily.
But Eric was adamant. Refusing my pitiful looks without a qualm. I sighed unhappily. Then took my seat beside him. We dug into our neal with relish. I hadn't realised just how famished wading through an emotional turmoil could make me.
"Let's take the fruits in the lounge room," I suggested once we were done. Eric nodded and was already busy on his phone as he moved off to the lounge room. I frowned mightily at his retreating form. Then sighing after him, I left the plates where they were and picked up the fruits to trail after Eric.
As far as I was concerned, the damn dishes could wait.
I set the fruits on the coffee table then slumped inelegantly onto the sofa besides Eric. He caught me up at the last minute and had me tugged onto his lap instead.
"Who was on the phone?"
"No one. I was just informing the office I won't be coming in tomorrow."
I couldn't help the shiver of anticipation to course down my spine at the intimate implications of his words. I snuggled closer against him and immediately regreted the layers of clothing between us. Mine while few was not as slinky sexy as I would have liked it to be.
I was still clad in Eric's shirt and nothi g else. I really should have changed into some clothing. But at this moment my state of near undress was satisfactory. Eric was way overdressed for the discussion to come. I glanced at the jumper and slacks he had on and said pointedly," You 're too dressed up for what we need to discuss."
His wolfish grin was instantaneous.
"I can remedy that in an instant."
Reaching between us he tugged up the edge of his jumper and threw it across the room. The slacks were unbuckled next and I was lifted up before settled back down onto his now naked lap. I snuggled in contentedly and clung tight as he completed the removal of his briefs and pants.
I had my buttons undone an instant later and then our lips meshed. Long and ravenous. We parted breathing hard. Feeling happier than ever.
The large grin on his face matched mine.
"I used too stare at you when you weren't looking. In the office, car, on the plane. Whenever you were busy reading off your phone, I would pretend to be working off my ipad or laptop, and sneak glances off you," Eric murmured hotly, making me shift impatiently on his lap. But he didn't respond, other than for the already present protrusion pressing hard against my hip. Perhaps having this discussion undressed was a bad idea. I ran a hand down his chest and caught his hand in my own before lifting it up to my lips for a sweet kiss then settled it on my aching breast.
"I was reading horny romances off Wattpad. Imagining you and me in the lead doing everything romatically possible to each other's persons. I used to get so hot for you. Knowing you were right there but never mine for the taking. Six long years!"
I breathed heavily in agitation over the lost time we could have been together.
