Kathryn greedily took in the sights of a bustling Washington D.C. from the back of the chauffeured black sedan. While the busy streets and slight drizzle reminded her of Tacoma, there was a different feeling in the air. It was exciting and was calling to her.

There was a crisp chill in the late autumn air and she pulled her new wool coat closer around her. They pulled up to a posh hotel where a valet promptly opened her door and offered her his hand to help her out. She smiled and nodded her thanks as she placed her handbag in the crook of her arm.

"We will have your bags taken to your room, per Mr. Hale's instructions," the valet told her as a doorman opened the door and ushered her inside politely. A woman in a sharp suit greeted her.

"Welcome, Miss Moore. My name is Sharon and I am the manager. Please accept this glass of champagne and follow me to your room. Mr. Hale wants to make sure you are absolutely comfortable during your stay."

"Wow," Kathryn breathed as she was led to a bank of elevators. "Thank you."

"My pleasure, Miss Moore. Here is your room key. You are in room 1217. We hope you enjoy your stay and if you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to find me or ring the front desk."

"I will, thank you," Kathryn replied, her head spinning with the luxury and hospitality.

"Mr. Hale has requested that you freshen up and meet him at the hotel bar at 6."

Kathryn grinned wide and nodded. "Okay. Thank you so much." The elevator opened and she was whisked to the twelfth floor where their suite was impeccably cleaned. Her bags were all ready waiting for her in a neat pile in the living room.

She had over an hour to get ready so Kathryn took advantage and slipped on a matching pair of sexy lingerie before pulling on an slinky navy blue dress and pairing it with a killer pair of black pumps. She adjusted her makeup and topped it off with her recently purchased accessories before going to the bar.

Daniel was sitting at one of the stools with his focus on his phone. She approached him from behind and brought her lips close to his ear. "Hey, sexy. This seat taken?"

Daniel looked over his shoulder and smirked at the sight of her. "You're a sight for sore eyes. Look at you. You look amazing." He kissed her cheek and pulled out a stool for her. "How was your flight?"

"Fine. Glad it's over, though." Kathryn didn't care for flying, but as long as it got her out of Charming she would gladly accept it without a fuss. "So, what are we doing tonight?"

"I was going to take you out to dinner and drinks. You know, show you off." He winked with a grin.

"Sounds fun," Kathryn purred as a martini was placed in front of her. "But, what if we just stayed in tonight? You've been gone so long and I've been lonely." She ran her hand up his thigh casually, letting her fingers brush higher than socially acceptable. "So, lonely," she whispered into his ear, letting her hands discreetly cup him through his pants.

Daniel swallowed roughly and pulled her hand into his own away from his crotch. "Whatever you want, Kathryn. I've missed you too."

"Come on." She pulled him up and they headed for the elevators. "It's a long ride up," she pointed out coyly as the doors opened. "Wanna do it in the elevator?" She ran a hand up his chest.

He cleared his throat and pulled her hand down. "Kathryn, be serious."

"I am," she insisted, nipping at his neck. "Be adventurous for once."

"Kathryn, stop," he insisted calmly, gently pushing her back as the doors opened and a group of businessmen entered. Daniel pulled her closer to him so she was as far away from the other men as possible. His hand reached down and squeezed her behind as the other men chatted among themselves.

Kathryn grinned and let her body every so softly graze his in a sensual nudge.

She was going to prove Juice wrong tonight.

As discreetly as she could, she ground her behind against his crotch and let her hand carefully reach behind her so she could cup him through his dress pants, unbeknownst to everyone else in the elevator.

Daniel placed his arm across her waist and squeezed her side. Kathryn grinned in excitement.

Juice was going to be so wrong tonight.

When the elevator got to their floor and the doors soundlessly whooshed open, Kathryn grabbed Daniel's hand and pulled him down the hall to their room. Daniel led her to the bed and stood by it patiently waiting for her to undress him like she had always done before.

Kathryn shook her head. "No," she breathed. "Tonight, you're going to undress me. Then you're going to lick my pussy until I come and then I'm going to ride you. I'm on top tonight, baby, and I'm going to make you cum so hard."

Daniel visibly swallowed roughly and loosened the tie around his neck. "Are . . . are you sure you want to do it like that?"

Kathryn licked her lips and pulled one strap of her dress off her shoulder. "I'm sure. Come here." She closed her eyes as Daniel attempted to follow her directions to the letter. He undressed her piece by piece before he undressed himself. She laid back on the bed and tried to guide him in the way to pleasure her orally.

"More," she panted as she guided his head yet again. She wasn't getting any closer than she had ten minutes ago. She took a deep breath and raised his hand by his hair. She kissed him hard on the mouth and flipped him over onto his back. "I need you know."

She pulled every trick she knew. Forward, reverse, self-help, nothing worked.

"Oh, baby, I'm so close," Daniel croaked while Kathryn bit back a whine.

"Little more, little more," she begged as his motions became more stiff and erratic. Daniel grabbed her roughly by the hips and flipped her onto her back and finished in three thrusts.

"Oh, my God, Kathryn," he sighed into her ear. "That was amazing, baby. Thank you. I love you so much." Kathryn nodded without enthusiasm in response. "Oh, my God."

Daniel rolled off of her with a sigh and stared at the ceiling with a lazy smile smeared across his face. "You're the best baby. I can't wait to marry you."

"Me too," Kathryn murmured, pulling the sheet up to cover her naked chest.

"Hey," he turned over on his side and put a hand on her stomach, "what if we went looking for a wedding dress tomorrow? Mom said you didn't find one you liked before, so," he trailed with a shrug. "Would you liked that?"

"Yeah," Kathryn replied, turning over so she was facing him as well. And idea had formed in her mind. His hand moved to her hip. "Let's do that. And, I know your family is so involved with the wedding, which is great," she added quickly. "But, I was thinking maybe we could just move up the date a little?"

"Really? Why?"

Kathryn shrugged and linked his hand with hers. "I just don't want to waste another moment not being your wife."

"Really?" He smiled gleefully. "When do you want to do it, then?"

"Soon as we get back."

"Okay. Yeah, yeah. Okay," Daniel nodded. "We can do that. Let's do that. You're going to be Mrs. Hale forever. Just you and me."

"You and me," Kathryn repeated, kissing his lips.

They spoke for a little bit longer before Daniel turned off the lamp and fell asleep. Kathryn laid there next to him as he snored and stared at the wall. David's breath had become deep and steady with the occasional snore.

At least he was a more quiet sleeper than Juice. Juice could pull paint off the wall with his snores. She pulled her phone from the nightstand and quietly tiptoed into the bathroom.

She opened a new message to him and waited with her finger over the letters.

"This is stupid," she muttered to herself, locking her phone without writing anything. "I'm stupid." Her phone buzzed in her hand as she stood to leave.

'still hate you'

Kathryn sighed and leaned against the sink. He was up and thinking about her too.

'Hate you too. I hate your snores mostly.'

'we can fix that. come over'

With a shake of her head, she started to respond. 'Can't. I'm in DC with Daniel.'

Juice didn't respond after that.