The touch of her lips on his bare chest lulled him awake. His eyes opened and he turned his head just as her lips met his.
His heart beating rapidly at the sight of her. "Good morning, angel." Dear God she was so incredibly beautiful. And she was his. How was that possible?
She laughed and kissed his chest once more. "Niles, it's hardly morning. It's dark outside, see?" She pointed to the large window where he could see the full moon surrounded by stars and a few feathery clouds.
"So it is.." he whispered, as they kissed again… and again. "Goodnight, then."
She laughed again. "It was a good night, wasn't it? It was wonderful, in fact."
He glanced at his alarm clock, relieved to find that only a few hours had passed. But chided himself for not making certain that he was awake in plenty of time. He'd have to remember to thank Daphne appropriately for taking care of that. It would have been a disaster if they had slept any longer. But after what they'd done to wear themselves out, it was perfectly understandable. And he was quite sure that Roz, Frasier and even his father would completely understand.
Now his heart beat even faster. It was time.
"Yes it was wonderful… exquisite. In fact, I've never experienced such pleasure in my life." he said, tilting his head slightly as she knelt beside him, wrapped her arms around him and kissed him everywhere.
"It was wonderful." She repeated. "So wonderful, that I'd like to do it again, three or four more times, if you're willing."
He could hardly contain himself. He was wiling all right, more than willing. He wanted her now. His lips met hers in another fiery kiss that was filled with passion and he pulled her on top of him. The feeling of her soft skin next to his was nothing short of heaven. And oh how he wanted to make love to her one more time… Actually, make that several more times.
But first things first.
Reluctantly, he moved away from her and propped his elbow on the bed, looking at her intently. He could tell that she was a bit hurt by his actions, but he'd make sure to make it up to her. "We will, my love, I promise. But first I have something to show you."
Her eyes sparkled; the initial hurt seemed to have melted away. "Oh, right. Me surprise. How could I have forgotten? I'll get dressed."
"Mind if I watch?"
She laughed and hit him playfully with her pillow. "Niles…" And then as though to tease him, she climbed out of bed and pulled on her robe in a slow, sensual manner, affording him once last glance at her perfect, Venus-like body. And then she turned and went to the bed, crawling upon it, moving catlike toward him where she kissed him sensually. The kiss made him crazy with need for her and it was all he could do not to forgo his original plan and take her to the place that made them both happiest. But he couldn't do that. He'd waited too long for this day to pass them by.
She climbed off the bed and turned around. "I'll be right back, sweetheart."
"Don't be long." He called to her as she disappeared into the bathroom.
Once again he tried to quell the desire to forgo the surprise and make love to her yet again, with the promise of exceeding her expectations to infinity. But as tempting as it was, it wasn't fair to either of them. And he knew that there would be plenty of time for lovemaking later.
He rose from the bed as quickly as he could and got dressed. He chose his wardrobe carefully; a pair of khaki pants and a button down shirt. It was more casual than he'd intended but to wear too much might give away the surprise.
A glance in the mirror told him that he'd chosen well. All that was left to do was add a touch of cologne. Now he needed to make sure that everything was in order. He picked up the phone and walked into the hallway, where his voice would be out of earshot.
"Hello, George? This is Niles Crane. Yes, I'm fine thank you. I was just calling to make sure…Oh good. And listen George, I really and truly appreciate this. You have no idea how much. I know that Frasier and Roz and even my dad helped out as well, but you've done more than you can imagine. No, you have and I'm eternally grateful. All right… Daphne? She's getting ready but she has no idea what's in store for her. I'll bring her up in a little while. Okay, thank you again, George. Goodbye…What? Oh, yes, I'll let you know how it goes. Goodbye."
Relieved that his often-chatty doorman chose to end the conversation rather quickly, Niles hung up the phone and smiled in satisfaction. This night was going to be absolutely perfect. And he could hardly wait to reveal his surprise.
A/N: Thank you for reading Ch 2. Reviews are appreciated.
