I say nothing but stand up and extend my hand to Stephen. I pick up his suitcase in the hallway and walk him into the bedroom. My pussy sitting on my bed hisses as I turn on the light and enter the room. "Your cat doesn't like me." Stephen says as I put his suitcase down.
"Tiddles had better learn to like you or she loses her coveted place sleeping on the end of the bed. I'm just going to grab my nightgown. Make yourself at home." I consider changing in the bathroom but I realize that I have nothing to hide from Stephen. I grab a pink nightgown from my closet and go back to my bedroom. When I go back in Stephen is sitting on the edge of the bed sobbing into his hands.
"My wife has destroyed everything! My reputation is shot! Everyone is laughing at me at Grace Brothers! They all know about what Pamela has done to me. She's trying to kill me by destroying everything that I love. I don't know how to stop her."
I sigh; I don't know if I can help Stephen. I sit on the bed and put my arms around Stephen's shoulders. Stephen lays his head in my lap and cries. I stroke his hair and try to soothe him. I rub his back and try and stay calm. "You can stop her by living your life the way you want to live. You need to try and enjoy your life without her. I will support you through everything."
Stephen sits up and dries his eyes. "You're right. I mustn't let Pamela affect me and I mustn't let her affect my relationship with you." Stephen says as he puts his suitcase on the bed, opens it, and pulls out a pair of very elegant, wine coloured, satin pyjamas. "Where's the bathroom? I'm going to wash before I put my pyjamas on."
I point to the bathroom door to the left of my closet. As Stephen walks into the bathroom I begin to unbutton my blouse. Stephen pauses in the doorway to watch me for a moment. I smile gently at him. He smiles at me before he finally enters the bathroom. As Stephen brushes his teeth I slip my pink satin nightgown over my head and slip my brown skirt off. I see Stephen watching me again as I sit on the edge of the bed and slip off my stockings.
Stephen comes out of the bathroom and I pat his bum as I enter the bathroom. He's got a nice bum, too, I think to myself. Stephen spends a grand total of 10 minutes in the bathroom. I can't spend less than 20 minutes in the bathroom before bed. As I exit the bathroom I see Stephen sitting in bed, with his glasses on, reading an intriguing-looking book. "You look cozy." I say as I climb into bed next to him.
"I am cozy and look; your cat is sitting on my feet." Stephen says as he drops his arm around my shoulders, and continues reading his book. I strain to reach my glasses and book on my bedside table. "Sorry," Stephen says cordially as he releases me for a moment.
I curl back into Stephen's arms when I pick up my book. Stephen looks down at me and laughs at my winged, jewelled, ruby red glasses. "Cheeky," I say as I elbow him gently in the side.
"I think you look cute." Stephen says as he gives me a squeeze trying to pin my elbows to my sides.
"Just cute?" I ask pouting a little as I open the book on my lap.
"You're stunning. I never thought that I'd say that, but I watched you dress for bed tonight as I walked into the bathroom and I was awestruck at how beautiful you are. I just thought you looked cute with your glasses on. I don't see you with your glasses on very often. You look very intellectual." Stephen says as he holds my hands.
I blush gracefully. I'm not used to men being so emotionally demonstrative. "You're sweet, but I think your glasses need a stronger prescription."
"You need to look in the mirror and tell yourself that you're beautiful. You need to believe in yourself. I do." Stephen says gently. "Set the alarm clock. I think we need to get some sleep so we're well rested for tomorrow."
"Are we going to tell anyone about our relationship tomorrow?" I ask as I set the alarm clock at my regular time.
"Let's leave it for now. Let's try and develop our relationship without scrutiny and gossip." Stephen says as he places his book on the bedside table.
"All right, darling." I reach up and kiss Stephen on the cheek and then reach over and turn off the light. As I settle into the bed and place my head on the pillow I feel Stephen drop his arm around my waist and kiss the back of my head.
