She was half asleep in their hotel bedroom that night when Patrick said quietly "Shelagh"

She turned to him and said "So much for getting back to nature"

Patrick exhaled, propped his head up with his arm to face Shelagh and replied "There are flowers on the table and feathers in these pillows. That is all the nature I need to get back to"

Shelagh smiled and told him "The children haven't come knocking. Do you suppose they're sleeping well?"

"Either that, or they've been mauled to death by squirrels!" Patrick answered and they both laughed.

Patrick laid down on his back and after a brief pause in conversation, he said "Shelagh"

"Mm?" she replied

"I want to call the surgery" he told her

"Why?" she questioned

"Because it will put my mind at rest and then we'll really be able to enjoy our holiday instead of pretending" he answered. He took her hand to his chest and rubbed his thumb against her hand.

"There is something that we can do that I doubt you will have to pretend to enjoy" said Shelagh with a smirk across her face

"And what is that?" Patrick questioned

Shelagh answered him by putting her lips to his and kissing him hard. He sighed and kissed her back, pressing his tongue to her lips and she opened her mouth to him. She placed her body on top of his and he ran his hands up her thigh. She slipped her hands underneath his pajama top, running her hands up and down his back as they snogged.

Patrick abruptly broke their embrace and said with all of the breath he could muster "The door?"

"I locked it before I came to bed" she breathed back

Shelagh kissed his neck and made her way down to his collarbone and to the top button of his pajama top. She took her lips off of her chest and whispered "It wasn't long ago that we were engaged and I slept on the couch wearing this pajama top"

She grabbed the collar of the pajama top with her thumb and index finger, looked up at him and whispered "That first night I slept on the couch I would look at it and think of you"

"My darling what kind of thoughts would you have?" he whispered back

"I would think about what you would look like wearing this top and what it would be like to sleep in the same bed as you every night. I also would think about what it would be like to undo the buttons and take it off of you, which lead me to think of what you would look like shirtless" she answered him with a whisper

"My bride to be wasn't as innocent as I thought" he whispered with a smirk on his face

She unbuttoned his pajama shirt, kissing the skin exposed as she went down his chest. He sat up so she could slide it off his shoulders and she peppered kisses all over his chest and abdomen, making him groan. He flipped over on top of her and unbuttoned the top buttons of her nightdress and touched her bare breasts, which made her moan. He placed sloppy kisses across her chest as she sat herself up, pulled her nightdress over her head and threw it on the floor. She laid back down and Patrick rubbed her hand against her crotch, which caused her to sigh, and then slid her knickers off of her hips. She thrusted her hips against his, feeling his want for her beneath his pajama bottoms. She grabbed the waistband of his bottoms and pulled them down along with his boxers, leaving them both completely exposed.

Patrick kissed her neck as her hands roamed his body. Their mouths met and Shelagh could feel herself getting closer to completion. She spread her legs and Patrick must have been feeling the same way as he advanced himself inside of her. She moved her hips up and down at a brisk pace eliciting a moan out of him. She smiled against his lips because of the pleasure she was able to give him as a wife. She reached the euphoric state that their lovemaking gave her and Patrick shortly followed. He pulled out and they laid on their backs to catch their breath.

Once their breathing slowed, Patrick said "You were right, I did not have to pretend to enjoy this"

They both laughed and Shelagh replied "I do know you pretty well"

"This would have to be a major highlight of this trip" he added and they laughed even harder

They cuddled in a comfortable silence, enjoying one another's company. She was almost asleep when Patrick said "We should probably put on our pajamas in case the children need us"

"Yes that would be a good idea" she replied

They got up out of the bed, gathered their clothes scattered across the floor as the result of their passion for one another. They put on their pajamas and climbed back into bed. They stayed on their sides of the bed as they were before and Patrick said "Goodnight my love"

"Goodnight love" she replied and fell sleep, thankful to not be sleeping in a tent that night.