It was 6:30 pm and Noelle had been up since 3:30 in the morning. She loved being a writer, but sometimes she wished she had a job with regular hours. She had been up early to catch a flight to New York for an interview and she had just gotten home.
She set her bag down on the counter, took off her heels and walked back to her room. She dropped her shoes on the floor, unzipped her dress and slipped it off. She grabbed an old sweatshirt from her drawer and pulled it on and then went back to the front of the house. She walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine.
Even though she was tired, she was really looking forward to tonight. It was the annual Chicago Policeman's Christmas Ball. Living in Chicago, she had actually been a few times before, but she had gone for the first time with Adam last year. She had had an amazing time and she was excited to go again. She loved seeing her man in his element, surrounded by his peers and being honored for the work he did. She was so proud of him and she felt lucky to be on his arm.
She walked over to her stereo, put on some music and then headed into the bathroom to start getting ready.
Half an hour later the door bell rang.
She wasn't completely ready, but Adam had told her he was going to come over early. She had done her hair and makeup, but she still wasn't dressed.
She set her glass down on the kitchen counter and then went to answer the door. Adam was wearing a suit and tie with a jacket over it.
He looked down at her, standing there in the doorway in just a sweatshirt and underwear, the music blaring and he felt himself falling in love with her all over again. He stepped inside, leaned down and kissed her.
"Hey babe, how was your day?" he asked her.
"Better, now that you're here." She smiled up at him, running her hands over his abdomen, tugging on his coat and pulling him inside.
He closed the door behind him. He smiled and gave her another kiss and she couldn't help but break into a smile as he kissed her.
She felt as crazy about him as she did at the beginning of their relationship and she felt so happy to have him here with her now. They both had never gotten over that honeymoon stage and she knew not every couple was like that. Sometimes she felt like the luckiest girl in the world.
After he finished kissing her, Adam lifted his head up and glanced around her apartment. He noticed her glass of wine sitting next to an opened bottle on the kitchen counter. He smiled. It was the bottle he had bought her that she loved.
They talked for a little while more and then he looked at his watch. He told her the time and she told him she still couldn't decide what to wear. He smiled and told her whatever she picked out would be fine.
She kissed him and went to the back of the house to finish getting ready.
He walked into the kitchen, grabbed a beer from the fridge, opened it and sat down on the couch to watch the Bears game she had recorded. He was looking forward to having her with him tonight. She could make anything fun, not to mention she was gorgeous. He was proud to have her by his side.
20 minutes later, she came back out into the living room. Adam choked on his beer when he saw her. Her hair was swept to one side, falling over her shoulder in waves and she was wearing a long black halter dress with a high slit and black peep toe heels. She had on blue drop earrings that brought out the color of her eyes. She looked unbelievably stunning.
"So, what do you think?" she asked him.
Unable to speak, Adam just stared at her for a moment, taking her in and then he responded.
"You look so beautiful."
He got up, walked over to her and kissed her. She smiled appreciatively at him.
His ran his hands down her sides and kissed her again. As he hands roamed her body, he realized she wasn't wearing anything under her dress.
He pulled back and looked at her in surprise.
"You're not wearing a bra?" he asked her.
"No." She looked up at him with apprehension.
He moved his hands down lower, sliding them over her ass.
"And you're not wearing any underwear?" he asked.
"No, this dress is too formfitting. You'd see it if I did," she explained.
He looked at her in shock. She looked incredible and the thought of her having nothing on underneath…he didn't even know how to respond. She was turning him on and she didn't even mean to. He looked at her, using his hands to confirm what she had already told him. All he could think of in that moment was taking off her dress. He started to push her back towards her bedroom as he began kissing her again.
After a few minutes, Noelle pushed him off of her and laughed.
"Adam, we have to go otherwise we're going to miss it."
"I'll be quick," he insisted. "I promise." He smiled down at her as his hand moved up her thigh.
"Come on," she said laughing, moving his hand.
He sighed. He knew they had to go, but he didn't know how he was going to keep his hands off of her all night.
She walked back to the front of the house, put on her coat and grabbed her clutch. She opened the door and looked behind her.
He met her at the door and followed her outside into the cold night.