Jeff’s mouth dropped open. “Why? Why does he like to torture me?”
I shrugged. “You’ll probably do the same thing to some boy when Grace starts dating.”
Jeff looked forward. “I won’t have to because Grace will never date—ever.”
I smiled as I snuggled up next to him, and then I began drifting off to sleep.
I felt Jeff lifting me as he took me out of the car. I lifted my head to see that he was carrying me into the hotel.
“Baby, I can walk,” I said with a sleepy voice.
“Shh…I’ve got you.”
I buried my face into his neck and took in his heavenly scent. He looked so handsome tonight, and as much as I wanted to make love to him again, I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Jeff somehow managed to open the door to our hotel room with me in his arms. He walked up to the bed and gently laid me on it. He gently removed my right high-heel shoe and began massaging my foot.
“Mmm…feels so good,” I mumbled.
He repeated the process with my left foot. Then, he reached for my hands and pulled me up. He began unzipping my dress. He pushed the dress down some and then began kissing along my neck. He moved down to right above my breast.
He whispered, “Sit down and lie back, Ari.”
As I lay back, I lifted my hips so that Jeff could pull my dress down. He quickly took the dress off of me, and he licked his lips as he took in my body. The only thing I was wearing now was an ivory lace push-up bra.
He ran his fingers along the bra and then down my cleavage as I closed my eyes. My whole body felt like it was on fire. He rolled me to the side just a bit, and after one of his movements, my breasts sprang free, and I let out a moan of relief.
He tossed the bra on top of my dress on the floor. He cupped both breasts and began massaging them. I could feel my whole body relaxing. My eyes grew heavier, and I tried like hell to focus on Jeff.
He gave me a crooked grin and whispered, “Go to sleep, baby.”
I tried to respond, but all that came out was a, “Hmm…”
I closed my eyes and felt Jeff getting up from the bed. I could hear him taking his tux off, and then he made his way to the bathroom. I thought about how wonderful the last few days had been, and I still had two more days of nothing but Jeff, horses, passionate sex, and shopping.
What a lucky, lucky girl I am.
Then, I rolled over onto my stomach and let sleep take over.
Today was our last day in Kentucky, and I was taking Ari everywhere she wanted to go. We had toured Churchill Downs and a few other historical places, and we were now getting ready to head out on the Belle of Louisville for a dinner cruise.
Ari turned to me and smiled. “It’s our last night in Louisville, and this is such a wonderful way to spend it.”
I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head. “It looks like the sunset is going to be beautiful. Are you cold?”
She shook her head as she turned and looked up at me. “You know, this trip was exactly what I needed. I feel so refreshed.”
I grinned and nodded. “So do I. I miss the kids so much, but damn, five whole days without fighting kids or getting up at the crack of dawn to work has been like a dream. Plus, we’ve had hot sex more than once a day. We should stay another few days.”
Ari hit me on the chest and winked. “As much as I would love
to, I miss Luke and Grace something terrible.”
“I do, too, baby. I do, too.” I kissed the tip of her nose.
We stood in silence as the steamboat headed out.
During dinner, we sat next to a couple who were also from Texas. They would be moving from Texas to Kentucky, and they were visiting to buy land here. We had a blast with them.