He swung the car into it's usual spot, there had been a comfortable, contented silence between them on the journey back, he had occasionally glanced across at her as she looked out of the window her eyes scanning the lights and people of the city, lads stumbling home from the pub, couples coming out of the cinema, darker shadows of solitary figures huddled in a doorway trying to make a bed for the night and keep the cold at bay, he could sense her quietly studying her surroundings and taking it all, taking all of them in.
They got out of the car and headed up the steps toward the door as he was about to put the key up to open the door but he could feel that she had stopped at the top of the steps, he turned and could see her lent against the railing looking across at the lights twinkling in the trees on the opposite side of the road.
"It's lovely here, I can't believe I am stood here with you, all this, you, me, how everything seems so right, so easy, how can it all just fall into place like this, I don't do perfect, but this is...this is"
He moved toward her and put his finger over her lips "stop" she looked up at him, those captivating green eyes fixing him with a stare brimming with a mix of worry and wonderment. "Don't overthink things, just be in the moment, enjoy it and stop thinking you don't deserve to be happy, let me make you happy, Molly" before she could say anything else he put his hands at either side of her face and smoothed the tops of her of cheeks with his thumbs, holding her he leaned in kissed her, taking her hand he led her up to the door, let them in and pulled her into the hallway, kicking the door shut as he swiftly pushed her against the wall behind the door this time kissing her with a passion and urgency that made her stomach do backflips. She matched his enthusiasm both of them running their hands over every inch of each other, he stopped for a moment and swept her off her feet, she kicked off her shoes as he carried her through to the sitting room and they both fell back into the large sofa as he had lost his balance when he stepped on the remote control both bursting into fits of giggles as they untangled themselves.
They both just sat there for a second and then turned to look at each other again laughing, giddy with the mixture of lust, love and happiness. "I could really murder a cuppa boss" he gave her a puppy dog look "really, I thought you were in mind for something that would hit the spot more than a cup of tea Dawes ? "
She grinned at him, slapped him cheekily on his backside "well maybe I am but for now you can move your lovely arse into that top notch kitchen of yours and bring me a lovely cuppa...please...boss" he got up from the sofa and gave her a look of mock protest, shook his head , laughed and she swore momentarily wiggled his rear at her as he disappeared out of the room.
About five minutes later he reappeared with a cup of tea for her and a cup of coffee for him, wearing nothing but an apron which judging from the design she presumed belonged to his mother, he leaned against the door frame, immediately turning to give her a full view of his other "cheeky grin" looked over his shoulder "shall we take this upstairs Dawes?"
She fell back on the sofa laughing ..."yes Boss, definitely Boss"