Previously -

He smiled. "Let's eat our dinner. I'll put your things in the bedroom and open the wine and pour and you fill the plates and put it in the microwave to warm for a minute. Meet you at the table." He smacked a quick kiss on my lips and headed off to the bedroom. I watched his super fine ass move as he walked away and sighed. I was really looking forward to tonight.

Chapter 11

There was a casserole dish full of cheesy lasagna and plate of crusty rolls to go with it. I loaded up two plates and heated them for a minute and headed to the table. Carlos had opened some wine and met me there and sat down. I snickered. "I noticed we don't have any garlic bread. Was that on purpose?"

"Yes. I told Ella to skip the onions too."

"Aww. There's that romantic again. Didn't want to offend?" I took a bite of the lasagna and it was delicious.

"I like garlic, but wouldn't think it sexy to be sweating it out of our pores and breathing it on each other during the night." I closed my eyes and swallowed. Ooh, I got a chill thinking about pores and sweating and breathing hard and our night together. Weird, sexy talker my man was and I loved it.

"Good thinking. This lasagna is really delicious."

"It's the healthy variety. That's not real sausage. The whole thing is made with vegetables and low fat cheeses." I dropped my fork.

"Did you trick me?"

"Not really, but I did want you to see that you could do the Rangeman diet and enjoy your food. Ella made you a low-fat cake and I'm positive you'll like that too."

I began eating again. "Well, I gotta' say. I am surprised it's so good." I broke off a piece of bread and went to the fridge and looked in. "Carlos, where is the butter?"

"Babe..?"

I looked at him. "Seriously? If I'm going to stay here, there are a few things that are going to have to be added to your fridge and pantry that I can't live without."

He grinned. "Make a list and I'll give it to Ella. I wouldn't want you unhappy, now that I got you back up here."

"Damn skippy, you better take care of my needs."

"Babe, I plan too. Just as soon as we get finished with this meal, I want to see what's in that pink bag."

"I had some help shopping. Like you are guessing at romantic stuff, I was guessing at that stuff. It's a grab bag. Lula and Connie both were throwing shit in my basket."

"Connie? She knows about us? Who's Lula?"

"Yep. Cat's out of the bag. She knows a lot about you too. We bought you something and it came in sizes. Lula is a ho' I met on Stark. I got her a job at Vinnie's and now she's going to be an ex-ho' and file clerk." His eyes were huge.

"Babe, what did you buy me that came in sizes?"

"It's a satin thong. It's your color."

He dropped his fork and guzzled his wine. "She already looks at me like she wants to jump me and ride me like a rodeo bronc'. Now it's going to be worse."

"Yup, she really wants to do that now."

"Babe..?"

"Lula also, dropped a mini vibrator in the basket and asked me if you liked um..booty stuff."

His eyes got big again and he turned to me. "And, what did you say?"

I shrugged. "Yes."

He dropped his fork again. "Dammit! Babe...I always heard that women could be worse than men when they talk. Now I believe it."

"You mad or are you embarrassed?"

"No..yes. Shit! New territory again."

I grinned. "So, I'm the only woman that gets to ride you like a rodeo bronc'? Right?"

His face changed and he smiled and his eyes softened and he picked up my hand and kissed it. "Just you."

"Goody. I was kind of thinking more along the lines of riding you like Zorro though."

"Is there a cape and a mask in that bag, Babe?"

"Damn! Didn't think about that. Now I'll have to go back." He smirked and then laughed.

We had dinner and gooey Ella goodness by candlelight and I made Carlos eat cake with me when he told me it was made with vegetables and applesauce and it was a chocolate cake. It just happened to be delicious. We cleaned up and blew out the candles and took our wine and went to the bedroom. Carlos picked up the pink bag and looked inside. He pulled out the thong I bought him and made a face and looked at me.

"Babe…"

"You should fill that in nicely. Black is your color and you said you don't have much in the way of underwear." He snorted and reached in and grabbed something else. It was lube. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Lula put it in and she suggested the small vibrator, but I got you a better one."

Two eyebrows were raised and he reached his hand in and pulled out a nice sized vibrator with a face on it.

"Babe?"

"It has a masculine face. Says it has smooth action and is very stimulating. Thought you'd appreciate it." He grimaced and reached in again and pulled out the paddle.

"Was thinking of your nice butt again." This time he grinned and shook his head and reached in and pulled out the massage oil.

"Now we're getting somewhere. I like this." He reached in and pulled out the outfits and he grinned again. "These I like too." He reached in and pulled out the little cock ring vibrator. He grinned at me. "Normally, I wouldn't need this..." He laid it aside and grinned and reached in again. He pulled out a small box and raised both eyebrows. "Thought you didn't get one of these?"

"It's um..for my purse in case of emergencies."

"What kind of emergency?"

"The kind um..where I might be missing you and I haven't seen you for days? Could also be when I'm bored." He chuckled and pushed the items back in the bag.

"Come here. I've missed you." He pulled me on to his lap and wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. "What's under this cute little dress?"

"Surprise." He grinned and got busy removing the straps on my little jumper and pulled my shirt over my head and looked at the bra.

"Babe, you're missing some pieces from your bra." He smiled and touched one little pink nipple poking through. I moaned and he pulled the jumper over my head and looked at my panties. He raised his eyes and they were smoldering now.

"If I didn't want you so bad, I would say lets just leave these on. But, I want us skin to skin tonight." I shivered a little and it was the good kind.

"I think I do too."

He laid me back on the bed removing the little bra with the peep holes at the same time. I wrapped my arms around his neck and moaned and he lowered his head and looked in my eyes right before he barely touched my lips and the kiss changed. I opened for him and he lingered for moment and then took my mouth with his tongue and didn't come up until he had explored, staked his claim and left his mark. "Mmmm..is that all you got?"

He chuckled. "No. When your toes start to cramp from curling, then I'm through."

I grinned and said, "Well, okay then. Lets get you comfortable too." Looking at his face, I noticed that he looked tired around his sexy brown eyes. So, I got busy and pulled his shirt off his handsome chest and over his head and rolled him over and I got up to do the rest. When I kneeled down to slip the sandals off his feet, he sat up and looked down at me. His eyes were changing and becoming soft as I continued to gently undress him, unbuttoning his jeans. He raised his hips as I unzipped him and I pulled and then he reached for me and pulled me up and rolled us over.

He buried his head in my curls and breathed in and said, "I'm sorry Stephanie, I can't wait this time." He reached down and gently pulled the little panties down and off and touched me. I was ready for him. I had been ready as soon as I had entered the apartment.

He wrapped one big arm around me and guided himself in with the other hand as he looked in my eyes and smiled at me and then he pressed his lips to mine and commenced to make my poonaner sing and my heart flutter a lot before he brought us both to a very special place.

I was dreaming about being on this luxury yacht in the aquamarine blue Caribbean sea and the waves were lapping the boat making it go gently up and down. I mumbled, "Pull that anchor up, we're taking this boat out for a ride." The waves started crashing and now the boat was really rocking and I heard thunder. "Hurry! Thunderstorm coming." My eyes fluttered open and I looked down. I was laying on Carlos's chest and it was moving and vibrating. Looking up, I saw that he was laughing. "Babe, you were dreaming and talking in your sleep."

I rolled my eyes and moved to sit up and grimaced. "Ow. I'm sore Carlos."

"You're sore? I was almost asleep when you attacked my ass with that damn machine. You're supposed to put lube on it first. The end result was fine, but woman, read the directions first."

"Oopsie. My bad. I forgot. I don't know about this stuff. I'm just learning."

He kissed me. "And, that's fine. I love that you want to be adventurous and do things for me."

I said, "But, I don't want to hurt you or disappoint you."

"Babe, I don't think that will ever happen living in the Plum universe. I'm fine." He nuzzled me and kissed me and pulled me out of the bed and to the shower where we added another seductive chapter to our book of love-making.

He got out first and by the time I was ready and got to the kitchen, Ella had already delivered breakfast. It looked and smelled delicious. It was pancakes with berries and whipped cream on top and bacon on the side. I went to the coffee pot and poured a cup and sugared and creamed it and looked at the plate. "I sense there is trickery afoot."

He grinned. "Just try it first before you judge."

I took a big bite of the pancakes and moaned. "Umm..yum..yum. These are fantastic."

"Totally, Ella's creation. She makes everything healthy and good tasting."

"The woman is goood!"

"When the men are here, they don't complain. Ella cooks and we provide the meals. No way would we expect the men to try to do the diet all on their own. Most would crash and burn in a city known for such rich food. We simply ask them to eat healthy during work hours."

"I could do that."

He winked at me. "I know you could, Babe. What are your plans for today?"

"I have a big stack of skip files that Connie gave me. I have to start working on those and I need to go back to the weapons shop and buy a better stun gun."

"I'll give you a stun gun that will knock out any of my men including Tank. Would you consider becoming a Rangeman employee and taking a partner? We have an arrangement with Vinnie."

"Please give me time before you start pressing me again, Carlos."

"I don't mean to be doing that. I just care about you and want you safe and close to me. That simple."

I got up and hugged him and kissed him. "That's sweet and I'm a lucky woman. Give me some time to get used to us."

He kissed me back. "Come back tonight. Leave Rex. Ella and I will look in on him while you're gone."

I laughed. "Okay. That's funny. You on hamster duty. I'll feed him before I leave. He's pretty low maintenance."

I put our dishes in the dishwasher and grabbed my bag. Carlos took me down and showed me the armory and gun range and picked a stun gun and charger and gave them to me.

I hugged him. "Thank you. Sweet man."

"You're welcome. You have a gun yet?"

"I bought one, but I don't know how to use it yet."

"You have it with you?"

"No. It's in my cookie jar at my apartment."

He raised an eyebrow. "The Cookie jar? Get it and bring it. We'll come down to the range in the morning."

"Okay. I need to stop there anyway to get more clothes. Should I assume that you want me to stay with you a lot?"

I brown eyes were smoldering again. "Yes."

"Well alright, but only because you have very nice sheets."

"That's all?"

"And, I like your body..wash. It smells really good. That's all."

"Babe..? See you tonight." He grinned and kissed me again and dropped some keys in my hand.

"You need your Lexus, remember?"

"Oh, right. Thanks. Later sweety."

TBC -