They enjoyed a boisterous meal of burgers done on the grill, Richie's favorite way of cooking. His housekeeper, Jenna, had left a macaroni salad and fresh fruit in the fridge for them as well. Faith's cookies with some vanilla ice cream were the perfect dessert.
After they were finished the girls disappeared to Ava's room and left Richie and Faith with a mess to clean up. They stacked dishes and made a couple trips to and from the patio before they had the table cleared off. "You know" Richie started, "if those cookies are any indication, I am going to have to hire you for my next party." Faith set the dishes in the sink and turned to him. "Did you have something in mind?" "When are you off next?" Faith thought for a minute, "Monday, but I couldn't possibly put something together that quickly."
"Not even a small intimate dinner?"
"How small, how many people?" Her mind was trying to put ideas together. "Dinner for two?" Faith looked at him, he was smiling at her, "two?" He nodded, "two, you and me, no interruptions" he pointed toward the upstairs. "Oh" then she finally understood, "ohhh."
Richie watched as the realization of what he said hit her. "Is that going to be a problem, finding someone to stay with Hannah I mean?" Faith shook her head, "it shouldn't be. Ms. Betty loves having Hannah over." "Good, then I will get everything and all you have to do is show up and cook" he winked at her, "in my kitchen."
She turned the water on then and started rinsing the dishes. Richie came up next to her and shut the water off, taking her hands in his. "Leave them, come in the other room with me?" She pulled hands from his and dried them off. "Can I change first?" She was still in her bathing suit. He led her out to the cabana and waited for her. She came out dressed once again in her shorts and tank top and tugged her ponytail out, shaking her hair down around her shoulders. Richie's fingers itched to touch her.
He moved in on her, "Richie, what are you...?" "Shh" he ran his hands into her hair and brought his mouth to hers. It was a light, easy kiss at first. When his tongue sought entrance, her lips parted and he dove in. Faith dropped her bag and her arms wound around him and she poured herself into the kiss. When they parted, Faith's breathing was none too steady. "Damn, you're good at that." Richie chuckled and pulled his hands from her hair. She brought her arms up around his shoulders and he pulled her closer to him, "I think a little more practice might be in order" and he dipped his head to taste her again. Every nerve ending in Faith's body came alive with that kiss. She was pretty sure she had died and gone to heaven, so thorough was this man's mouth on hers.
When they parted a second time, Faith was glad Richie was still holding onto her, she was sure her legs wouldn't hold her up. "No more practice, you hit that one out of the park." Richie smiled, "darlin' I was just getting warmed up." "If you were any more warmed up, I'd be a puddle on the floor." She reached up and ran her fingers lightly across his bottom lip, "you should have a license for this mouth, it's dangerous." She replaced her fingers with her mouth and kissed him lightly. "I should round up my daughter and get out of your hair before we overstay our welcome
Richie didn't want to let her go but he knew she was right. They needed to be careful when the girls were around. He pulled her in for one more kiss before letting her go. "Let's go find the girls."
After they were finished the girls disappeared to Ava's room and left Richie and Faith with a mess to clean up. They stacked dishes and made a couple trips to and from the patio before they had the table cleared off. "You know" Richie started, "if those cookies are any indication, I am going to have to hire you for my next party." Faith set the dishes in the sink and turned to him. "Did you have something in mind?" "When are you off next?" Faith thought for a minute, "Monday, but I couldn't possibly put something together that quickly."
"Not even a small intimate dinner?"
"How small, how many people?" Her mind was trying to put ideas together. "Dinner for two?" Faith looked at him, he was smiling at her, "two?" He nodded, "two, you and me, no interruptions" he pointed toward the upstairs. "Oh" then she finally understood, "ohhh."
Richie watched as the realization of what he said hit her. "Is that going to be a problem, finding someone to stay with Hannah I mean?" Faith shook her head, "it shouldn't be. Ms. Betty loves having Hannah over." "Good, then I will get everything and all you have to do is show up and cook" he winked at her, "in my kitchen."
She turned the water on then and started rinsing the dishes. Richie came up next to her and shut the water off, taking her hands in his. "Leave them, come in the other room with me?" She pulled hands from his and dried them off. "Can I change first?" She was still in her bathing suit. He led her out to the cabana and waited for her. She came out dressed once again in her shorts and tank top and tugged her ponytail out, shaking her hair down around her shoulders. Richie's fingers itched to touch her.
He moved in on her, "Richie, what are you...?" "Shh" he ran his hands into her hair and brought his mouth to hers. It was a light, easy kiss at first. When his tongue sought entrance, her lips parted and he dove in. Faith dropped her bag and her arms wound around him and she poured herself into the kiss. When they parted, Faith's breathing was none too steady. "Damn, you're good at that." Richie chuckled and pulled his hands from her hair. She brought her arms up around his shoulders and he pulled her closer to him, "I think a little more practice might be in order" and he dipped his head to taste her again. Every nerve ending in Faith's body came alive with that kiss. She was pretty sure she had died and gone to heaven, so thorough was this man's mouth on hers.
When they parted a second time, Faith was glad Richie was still holding onto her, she was sure her legs wouldn't hold her up. "No more practice, you hit that one out of the park." Richie smiled, "darlin' I was just getting warmed up." "If you were any more warmed up, I'd be a puddle on the floor." She reached up and ran her fingers lightly across his bottom lip, "you should have a license for this mouth, it's dangerous." She replaced her fingers with her mouth and kissed him lightly. "I should round up my daughter and get out of your hair before we overstay our welcome
Richie didn't want to let her go but he knew she was right. They needed to be careful when the girls were around. He pulled her in for one more kiss before letting her go. "Let's go find the girls."
3 comments:
Whoo-ee! My favorite quote:
"If you were any more warmed up, I'd be a puddle on the floor."
I'd've been a puddle after the first kiss.
Sigh. Great chapter. Really looking forward to the dinner!
Gar i love the story but the chapters are too short!! *read i'm greedy i want it to last longer lol* Super job loving it love the way you handle the difficult topics and the way you flesh out the characters and show both points of view, great job! Now about the story you wrote before, where is it and how can i get it? *greedy? MOI?? Surely you jest lmao* Thanks for sharing.
Love, Shotgun
Loved it! That kiss! Mmmmmm... nice!
Good job!
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