Chapter Thirty Five:
They dropped Matthew off at Asa and Renee’s house for his weekend sleepover. Nora walked into the quiet house dragging Bo behind her. She turned him around and wrapped her arms around him; kissing his neck as they walked towards the couch….
Looking at him as she straddles him on the couch, “So are you ready to pay up, Buchanan?”
“Your wish is my command. So how many wishes will I be granting tonight?”
“Oh the possibilities are endless.”
Whistles, “Oh I like the sound of that.”
“Okay, time for wish number one. Dance with me.”
She stood up and held her hand out to him. He took her hand in his and pulled her tightly against him. He wrapped his arms around her and moved her out of the way so that he could move the furniture; turning their living room into a dance floor.
While he adjusted the furniture she went over and placed a CD in the stereo….He turned and looked at her as the music began to play. She was leaning against the entertainment center motioning him over to her. He made his way over to the other side of the room; his eyes twinkling, that Bo Buchanan, “melt your heart; leave you weak in the knees” smile on his face.
When a man loves a
woman
Can't keep his mind on nothin' else
He'd trade the world
For a good thing he's found
If she is bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he puts her down
He placed his hands against the entertainment center on either side of her head. He leaned in and kissed her neck as she ran her hands over his chest; finally wrapping her arms around his neck. He brought his hands down around her waist and pulled her against him, never breaking the contact between his lips and her skin. She wrapped her leg around his hip as he pressed her closer against him. Their hips began to sway to the music as they let the music and the memories wash over them….
When a man loves a
woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way
It ought to be
When a man loves a
woman
I give you everything I've got (yeah)
Trying to hold on
To your precious love
Baby please don't treat me bad
Laying her head on his shoulder; their bodies still pressed against each other; their hips rocking back and forth in time with the music, “I still remember when we danced in this living room, to this exact song.”
“You do?”
“Yes, Bo. I remember it all.”
“I knew you remember most of the past; I just didn’t know you remembered it all.”
“I remember everything about us, Bo. The good, the not so good, the wonderful, and the painful, and that’s okay because it’s brought us to where we are right now, in our living room; dancing together, as we wait for our wedding day and the birth of our daughter. So you see now I’m glad I have my memories, both the good and the bad, because now I know why what we have now is so special and something I’ll treasure forever.”
When a man loves a
woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Loving eyes can never see
Yes when a man loves
a woman
I now exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, baby
I am a man
When a man loves a woman
He took her face in his hands and kissed her passionately as the song ended. He began to lay her back down onto the couch but she broke the kiss…
“Not yet, Buchanan, I’m starving.”
“You’re starving? We just ate at the diner two hours ago.”
“So what, besides I’m eating for two now.”
Kissing her stomach, “Yes you are. So is this wish number two?”
“Yes it is. I want pizza, chips, root beer, and anything else you can find in that kitchen.”
“Anything for dessert, dear?”
“Oh there will be time for dessert soon enough, and I mean both kinds of dessert.”
Bo went into the kitchen and found everything she had requested and then some. He ordered one “Buchanan Usual” from Sal’s and they ate and ate; leaving room of course for dessert.
“Okay now for wish number three. I want to watch an old movie while you massage my feet.”
“Anything for my soon to be wife.”
“Ahhh…good answer, Commish.”
They cuddled on the couch and watched “Guess who’s Coming to Dinner?” as Bo massaged her feet; her legs; until she finally positioned herself against his chest; enjoying this rare amount of quiet time; just being together. He kissed the top of her head while she slept against his chest.
She awoke first since their daughter was making her presence known. She turned to her side and took his hand and placed it on her stomach. She lay back against his chest and waited for the next kick….
“Our daughter’s awake, Red.”
“She most certainly is and I think she’s ready for some dessert.”
“And what type of dessert would our daughter and her mother have a craving for tonight.”
“Hot fudge sundaes.”
In a mock French accent, “But of course, I should’ve known. I’ll go get the bowls and everything we’ll need. We can make them out here.”
“Who needs bowls, Buchanan?”
“Oh…I love the way you think.”
“Shall we take this upstairs?”
“I’ll meet you up there, Red.”
He walked upstairs carrying everything he would need on a tray. He walked into their bedroom; candlelight the only light in the room. She was laying on their bed a mischievous grin on her face….
He put the tray down on the bed and leaned in and kissed her…
“Are you ready for wish number four?”
Lifting her shirt up and lowering her shorts down just below her stomach, “Pile it on, Buchanan.”
“You know it’s a good thing that your stomach hasn’t…”
“Watch it, buster, or I won’t share my ice cream with you.”
“Right, shutting up now.”
They laughed together like they used to as he built the hot fudge sundae. When he was done he lay down beside her and she fed him; just like she did so many years ago; although to them it seemed like yesterday….
The ice cream was gone so he began to lick the remaining remnants of their dessert off of her stomach. She placed her hands on either side of his face as they looked at each other….
“Now for wish number five.”
“Oh yeah, and what is that?”
“I want you to make love to me like you’ve never made love to me before.”
“I think I can handle that.”
“I have faith in you.”
He kissed her passionately as they pulled the covers over their heads and made each other’s every wish come true….
She responded to his kiss pushing every thought out of her mind but him and how much she wanted to get lost in his touch, in his body, and he did the same. Once again it was only them inside those four walls and no one else was invited….
Their tongues continued to dance as he ran his fingers through her hair. He broke contact with her lips as he took in the scent of her as he kissed, and sucked on her neck, leaving his mark behind. She arched her head back as he continued to trail kisses down her neck. She could feel her desire for him pool between her legs, wetting the lining of her silk panties. He continued to nip at her neck as he slowly lifted her t-shirt over her head. His fingers against her bare skin felt like fire only increasing her need to feel his love. He slowly ran his fingers up the outside of her arms causing chills to run down her spine. He reached around her and undid the clasp of her bra. He brought his fingers along her back and through her hair and rested them against her cheeks. He brought his lips back down onto hers as her bra hung loosely on her shoulders. He brought his lips back down her neck stopping at her shoulder. He brought his hands up and slowly removed her bra, revealing her breasts to him. He took one of them in his hands and the other into his mouth, his tongue teasing her nipple until it rose to a hardened peak against his tongue. He moved on to the other breast giving it the equal attention it deserved. She arched her head back causing him to take more of her into his mouth. She reached forward and pulled at the button of his jeans. She lowered his jeans and his silk boxers until they lay in a pile at his knees. He continued to taste her sweet nipples as he removed his hands long enough to remove his pants completely. She reached up and ran her hands along his hard chest lifting his shirt over his head. He was there in front of her completely naked his desire for her evident. She took his pulsating desire in her hands and continued to pleasure him like only she could, her hands and her mouth taking in his familiar feel and taste. He closed his eyes as he fought his need for release. He took her face in his hands causing her to break contact with his desire. He crashed his mouth down onto hers, tasting himself on her lips. He laid her back down onto the bed as his tongue traveled down her neck across her collarbone, making his way down the valley in between her breasts and down the plane of her round stomach, stopping at the waistband of her shorts. She moaned as his tongue broke contact with her skin as he slowly lowered her shorts and anything that shielded her body from him.
He took in the sight of her, the glow from the candlelight the only light in the room. Was it the light from the fire or their passion that was making her skin glow? Maybe it was both.
He brought his lips back down onto her skin, burning her with his kisses. He slowly moved downward kissing the top of her womanhood. She opened her legs to him. He slipped one finger than two inside her center. A moan escaped from deep within, at the pleasure his fingers were bringing. She opened her legs wider as he brought his lips down along the inside of her thighs and over to her sweet center. He slipped his tongue in between her folds causing her to scream out his name. His tongue continued to pleasure her as he took in the bittersweet taste of her.
She had had enough. She needed to feel him inside her. She ran her fingers through his hair as she brought his face back up to hers. He crashed his mouth down onto hers. She could taste herself on his tongue which only made her desire stronger. She broke the kiss and looked deep into his eyes.
“Make love to me, Bo”, she said; still breathless from their foreplay.
He took her mouth in another soul searing kiss as he slowly entered her. She arched her back a loud moan escaping from deep within her soul at the feel of his hardened desire entering her moist center. Their movements started slow but as she reached around and took a hold of his hips she pulled him deeper within and soon the pace of his thrusts became feverish. She matched his pace lifting her hips in time with his. He felt the walls of her center tighten around his shaft as her body jerked as she gave into her release. His body soon followed hers in release as they once again finished their familiar dance….
They laid there spent, the after effects of their lovemaking and her sleepless nights causing her to fall fast asleep.