I woke to a warm body cuddled up to mine. A hand was gently stroking between my legs, and miraculously I was responding.
I rolled onto my back, sighing. There were a lot worse ways to wake up.
“Good morning sleepy head.”
I reached out to pull her close, her head resting on my shoulder.
“I take it you had a good night?” Chris asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
“Very. You?”
“Decadent. Two men. Two! I felt so naughty. And they must have found some miracle drug, because they were ready to play, long and hard.”
“You little slut! Two more broken hearts left behind. I’m surprised you were able to walk this far.”
“Barely. I was walking funny. I’m worn out. Thoroughly.”
“Ditto.” I gave her a squeeze and kissed the top of her head.
We lay quietly for a while, each lost in their own thoughts.
“What are we doing, Jack?”
“Nothing yet, but if your hand keeps that up things are going to change.”
She slid her hand up to my chest and hugged me. “I mean, why are we doing this? You and I having a little fun is one thing, but it’s all gotten so out of hand.”
“You’re irresistible.”
“I’m married, Jack. I would say happily married, although my behavior this week might make that sound silly. And look at you. You’ve got two incredible women at home that most men would kill to be with. Either one of them. And they’re both there waiting for you while we pull these stunts.”
“I know. It’s not what I’d expected this trip to be like. That’s for sure.”
“I don’t know how I’m going to face him. God, the things I’ve done!”
I hugged her close, and it broke my heart to have her crying on my chest, sobbing hard. I soothed her, stroking her back, trying to calm her.
“It’s over now. It’s out of your system. He never has to know.”
“But I’ll know!” she sobbed. “And what about us?”
“We get off that plane, and it’s over. We had our fun. Now we go back to the ones we love, and put this chapter behind us.”
“Is it that easy? Are you going to forget about your Major just like that?”
“I have to. It’ll be tough for a while, but I’m sure that once I’m back with the girls we’ll be back to business as usual.”
“I hope you’re right. I don’t want to lose my marriage.”
“We’ll have each other to lean on. Friends. No weirdness in the office, right?”
“Friends. I need a friend.”
“Anytime you need to talk about it, you’ve got me. Remember that.”
Her hand had wandered back down between my legs, and in spite of the seriousness of our discussion and her recent bout of crying, having a sexy naked woman in my bed stroking me produced the expected results.
She slowly climbed on top of me, sliding me into her moistness. “One last time, as friends?”
“Do you think I could ever say no to you?”
“When we get back you’ll have to, for both of us. I’m not sure I’ll be able to.”
I pulled her down for a kiss. “You’re stronger than me. I don’t know how to say no to a woman. Sometimes I wish I did.”
“Like now?” she asked.
“No. I’m happy to be with you now.” I nudged with my hips, setting her to moving again.
She sat up and screwed me easily, gently, while I toyed with her breasts.
“I’m going to miss this,” she said softly.
“Me too. A lot.”
“Bullshit. You’re never going to do without. Not in the house of lust.”
“I may not do without, but I’ll still miss being with you.”
“Friends?” she asked, rocking against me more forcefully.
“Always. We’ve shared too much now.”
“Yes,” she moaned. “But we’ll always have Spain.”
“We’ll always have Spain,” I agreed, pulling her down to me thrusting into her hard.
It didn’t take us long for her to get me off, and I held her close, while she cried again, when it was all over. Then she kissed me and got out of my bed.
“Late checkout’s in less than an hour. I already called down to let them know we’d be late. I’ll check in with you when I’m ready.”
She walked back into her room, and I had to wonder again, if this hadn’t all been a mistake. Had I done this to her? If I had just left her alone, would we both have been a lot better off?
Was I growing a conscience?
Damn it.