Wildflowers; After the long wait

chapter 7

They arrived at the little Bed and Breakfast off the north coast at around eight that night. By car it would have taken them three hours to reach, but they had taken the train, which took them only an hour. Alice loved the coast. She, Dawn and Sierra often drove down on the weekends when Sierra came back home to visit. The Bed and Breakfast was located at the top of a incline overlooking the pristine, clear blue northern seas. The wooden cottage was maintained and operated by an elderly couple, who ran a small diner, no less than five minutes away from the house. They passed the diner and drove up to the small white cozy cottage.  Dwayne pushed open the cottage door, and Alice stepped in, he followed in after her with their bags in his hand.

The caretakers had left the lights on for them. She walked into the living room and over to the window. The moon was in its first quarter, and it offered a soft glow of sliver light across the vast ocean below them. The sky was filled with stars and she could see a lighthouse in the far distance. Alice heard the gentle howls of the breeze as it wrapped around the small cottage, below them the sea lashed against the rocky cliff, and she sighed, 'it had been a very long week.'

Dwayne dropped their  bags on the couch before walking over to stand beside her. "Why dont you go change?" Alice shivered, as she felt his warmth next to her and she quickly turned around. He was only a few inches away from her. She looked up at him, swallowing the hard lump in her throat. "Let's go down to the boardwalk and have a late-night snack." He said smiling down at her. Alice nodded, bypassing him, grabbing her bags off the sofa and heading into the only bedroom she could find.

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Alice cried out in frustration; she knew this was going to happen. She couldn't get out of the darn dress and for the life of her, she wasn't going to call for Dwaynes help. She sat on the bed for what seemed like an hour, stretching her arm in some of the most awkward ways, trying to reach the little velvet buttons. She'd developed a serious kink in her neck from her awkward stretching. Alice sighed hopelessly, she had to call him. Getting up off the bed, she walked to the door.

Dwayne was about to knock on the door, when she pulled it open, he looked at her from head to toe, she was still in her dress, his brows knitted together. She looked exhausted,"Why arent you changed? He asked curiously, looking at his watch. "You've been in here for more than an hour."

"I need help," she turned her back to him. He looked at the length of the buttons that tightly ran down her back, and he swallowed. She walked back into the room and he followed her in. The windows were open and the cool salty sea breeze blew softly into the room, the lace curtains gently flutted inwards. His eyes fell on the large king-sized canopy bed sitting in the middle of the room so inviting under the soft dim lights. God he could just see her under him, moaning under those soft white  sheets. Dwayne could feel himself being aroused, and he took a deep fortifying breath. She stopped halfway into the room, and he almost bumped into her. "Help me please," she whispered in a half hearted plea, and Dwayne wished he didn't have to. He had promised he wouldnt touch her. How could he unbutton her dress without wanting to slip his hand around her smooth waist cupping her firm breast between his fingers? 'Lord his parents were going to have to plan a funeral next cause he was about to die.'

She turned her back to him once again  waiting for his help. He hesitantly  reached for the first button on her dress and he gently tugged at it, his fingers slipped and they made contact with the delicate skin at the base of her neck, she trembled and he knew she was having just as hard a time as he was. The tiny hoops made him feel clumsy, the first button parted after great difficulty, exposing her back to him. She exhaled deeply; he couldnt help himself he needed to touch her. His knuckles brushed against her skin as he attempted to release the second button.