"We aren't going to dinner?"
"No, not that. They added an extra meeting in DC, so we are now staying two nights and not one".
"Oh, good."
After a nice dinner with champagne and dancing, they took a horse drawn carriage ride back to his apartment.
They came in and she headed to the bedroom to kick her shoes off.
"Darling, are you coming to bed soon?"
"Yeah, after the news. I'm a little wired".
She slipped on a lacy nightgown and then her robe and went and found him in the den.
They were cuddled up on the couch.
"What time is your meeting tomorrow?"
"Well, the first one starts at 10. That one should go about 2 hours. And then we have another one at 3, and I have told them that no matter what, I have to be out of there by 5".
"Why 5?"
"Because you and I have plans. I have a friend who is a ticket broker. And he's going to get us tickets to whatever Broadway play you want to go to".
"You mean it?"
"I mean it".
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"I love you".
"I love you too. I never knew you were such a huge fan of Broadway, though".
"Yeah, I love the theater."
He reached over and grabbed the phone and called down to the front desk.
"Hi, this is Jonathan Hart in the penthouse. Can you send up a copy of today's paper? Thank you".
A few minutes later, he got up and answered the door and brought the paper to the couch.
They looked through it and found the Broadway listings.
"Oh, Jonathan! Gutterdamen is playing!"
"What about Kiss of the Spider Woman? That's in English".
"Yeah, but Gutterdamen is easy to follow even though it's in German".
"Here's an ad for Rent, that looks good".
They finally agreed to see what the ticket broker could get them.
After the news was over, Jennifer headed to wash her face, while Jonathan locked up and turned out all the lights.
He had just climbed into bed when Jennifer came out of the bathroom.
She came around and climbed into bed next to him and scooted over into the middle.
Jonathan immediately rolled over on top of her and cradled her in his arms.
He was staring at her, mesmerized by her eyes and her striking features.
"What is it?"
"You are the most beautiful woman in the whole world".
"Thank you".
He tenderly kissed her, as she ran her fingers through his hair. He rolled them so she was on top and reached his hands up her nightgown to caress her breasts.
She straddled his waist and then leaned down and kissed him. He slipped the nightgown off over her head while she unbuttoned his pajama top
She kissed his chest as she unbuttoned his pajama top and scratched her nails across his chest as she kissed him.
He rolled them so she was on her back and buried his face in her neck.
She reached down and squeezed his butt.
He trailed some kisses to her nipples and sucked on them a minute, while she scratched his back.
He started to nibble, causing her to arch her back and let out a moan.
"Don't hold back, baby".
She opened her legs, inviting him to settle in between them.
She could feel him pressing against her as he sucked on her earlobe.
"Darling…."
He grabbed her face and kissed her with more passion than either of them had ever felt.
He sat up and took off his pajama bottoms and grabbed a condom while she shimmied out of her panties.
He returned to her and settled between her legs again.
His lips captured hers and his tongue parted her lips and took her all in.
"I love you".
He moved his kisses to her neck.
"I love you too".
He quickly found her center and joined their bodies together, causing her to cry out.
She matched his hip rhythm with her own, and opened her legs to maximize the pleasure.
She gripped his hips with her knees, almost sending him over the edge in record time.
As he exploded inside of her, she gripped his shoulders and their lips found each other. She exploded in intimacy all around him as he kissed her, and they held each other as they calmed down.
"That was the best sex we've ever had".
"I agree".
"Want to do it again?"
She nodded.
They spent the next several hours making love before they passed out from sheer exhaustion.
***Friday***
Jonathan woke up when his alarm went off, and quietly headed for the shower.
He left Jennifer a love note on the nightstand and kissed her and then headed to the office.
She woke up around 9, disappointed that he was already gone.
She rolled over and saw his love note.
"I love you more than anything. Go to the kitchen. Love, Jonathan".
She got up and put her robe on and headed to the kitchen.
She found another note on the counter.
"Call the front desk. Tell them you are in the penthouse and you are ready. They will know what to do. I'll be home by 4, I love you-Jonathan".
She picked up the phone and called the front desk.
"Hello, how can we help you?"
"Hi. I'm staying in the Hart Penthouse. I'm ready".
"Very well ma'am. ETA is 10 minutes".
"Thank you".
She went and put on her nightgown and then put her robe on over it and came back to the living room.
She found the remote and was flipping through the channels when there was a knock at the door.
She got up and answered it.
"Hi ma'am. Room service, if we may?"
"You may".
She stepped aside and let them come in.
The first attendant pushed a cart in that had a dozen pink roses and a large card.
He handed her the card.
"Ask for Doug-he'll make you whatever omelet you want".
The second attendant pushed in a cart with coffee, orange juice and water, plus cups and mugs of various sizes. There was also a bottle of chilled champagne.
"Mimosa ma'am?"
"Please".
The third attendant pushed in the omelet cart and took her order.
"All the veggies plus extra cheese please".
"Yes ma'am".
The fourth attendant pushed in a cart loaded with sliced fresh fruit, toasted bagels and cream cheese, and fresh bacon.
After her omelet was finished, they left her to eat, and told her to just call the front desk when she was finished with the carts.
"And here is a final note for you, from Mr. Hart".
She handed her a card, and then they all left.
"Thank you".
She locked the door behind them and then sat down on the couch.
She opened his card.
"Enjoy breakfast baby-you deserve the best because you are the best. I love you-Jonathan".
She had a relaxing morning enjoying her breakfast and champagne cart. She corked the champagne after her second mimosa and put the rest in the fridge so that they could enjoy it later.
He got home around 4.
"Darling?"
"In here".
He went in the bedroom and found her in the bathroom getting ready.
"Hi gorgeous".
"Hi handsome".
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him several times.
"I loved my surprise this morning, darling. Thank you".
"You deserve it. I just wish I had been able to share it with you".
"I saved the champagne and some of the fruit".
He kissed her a few times.
"How were your meetings, darling?"
"Good, actually. I think we are going to move forward on a few acquisitions."
"That's wonderful".
"How about dinner and an off-Broadway play tonight?"
"Certainly".
"My broker got us tickets for tonight to see "One Chance at Heaven". He got us tickets to the 9:45 showing. And I made us reservations at Dive, an upscale seafood restaurant".
"Sounds yummy".
"Now, it's time for my favorite part of the day".
"What's that?"
He took her hand and led her to the kitchen, where he made them both a cocktail.
Afterwards, he led her out to the terrace, and they watched the sunset while they sipped their cocktails.
"What do you want to do tomorrow?"
"Well, I thought we could go shopping and then my ticket broker is supposed to be getting us two tickets for a Broadway show, one of the earlier ones. And then we have a surprise dinner reservation afterwards".
"Darling, you are always surprising me and pampering me. Let me do it for you".
"I love to surprise you and it's important to me to know that you are taken care of and that you are happy."
"What makes you happy?"
"Being with you".
"No, what I mean is, If I was to plan something for you and me, what would you want me to plan?"
"I like to go and do things, like walks on the beach, or drives up the coast. And having someone to do it with makes it so much more meaningful".
"I agree".
After the sun had gone down, they headed to change clothes and get dressed.
Jennifer put on a pair of wide-legged black pants, some black stiletto boots and an emerald green silk blouse.
Jonathan put on a fresh dress shirt and a new tie.
She snuggled up to him in the elevator and kissed him a few times.
"I missed you today, Mr. Hart".
"I missed you too, Miss Edwards".
They held hands as they walked through the lobby and then they got in the car from his car service.
They got to Dive and were shown right to their table.
He ordered them a carafe of white wine, and two shrimp cocktails as an appetizer.
They looked over the menu and he finally settled on the surf and turf-steak with 4 types of fresh seafood. He chose shrimp, scallops, crab legs and lobster.
She settled on a grilled and steamed seafood platter-grilled lobster, grilled shrimp skewers, and 2 pounds of steamed crab legs.
"How did you find this place?"
"I asked my secretary at the office what her favorite restaurants were and she gave me a list of the top 100 restaurants in the city and this was on it".
"Great choice, darling".
They had a very romantic dinner, complete with lots of kisses and hand holding, and then they headed to the theater for their play.
"One Chance at Heaven" was the charming story about a man who made a series of mistakes and realized too late that he needed to be confident and go after what he wanted in life because it wasn't going to come after him. Both Jonathan and Jennifer could definitely relate to the message in the play.
They headed back to the penthouse afterwards, and she immediately headed to put on her nightgown.
He grabbed the champagne out of the fridge and brought it plus two glasses. He also grabbed the sliced strawberries and dropped some into each glass.
She was settling into bed when he came in with the tray.
"Oh, fabulous idea".
She poured them some champagne while he changed into his pajamas.
Just as he was crawling into bed, there was a loud clap of thunder.
"Looks like we got home just in time".
They cuddled up and drank their champagne.
"Ok darling, tell me about your father".
"Well, he's very old-fashioned. He doesn't like public displays of affection. Scratch that, he doesn't like any display of affection. He is very set in his ways, and good luck changing that".
"I see".
"You don't have to be nervous, darling. He's always the same. He will sit down, order a glass of Montramet Rose, and if they don't have that, he will order a glass of bourbon. His dinner will include fish, 2 vegetables, and a type of bread. And he never orders dessert. As far as conversation, he will ask me what I've been up to, and then he will say that he just ran into an old friend and they asked about me. After that, he will pick a topic and debate it, and just when you are ready to pull your hair out, he will say he's tired and he wants to go home".
Jonathan chuckled.
"I think I can handle that".
"I used to let it get to me. But now, I just get through the dinner, and then try not to think about it".
"Good plan".
"So, since you will be with me, he will probably ask you about your upbringing, how we met, what you know about me, etc."
He set his champagne glass down on the nightstand and she did the same.
"Well, that's easy. My answers will be that I was raised in an orphanage and I was blessed to find Max, that I learned everything that I need to know about life from him or the Navy, and that you and I met at a social gathering, and that I know that you are the most wonderful, beautiful, sexiest woman in the whole wide world".
"Very good. Now let's amend that slightly, shall we? You and I met at a work function, plain and simple".
"Got it".
"And while I appreciate that you think I'm the sexiest woman in the world, I'm afraid that you telling my father that you think I'm sexy will cause his head to explode".
"Got it. But darling, surely he knows that you are a grown woman and that you are very experienced?"
"If he does, I'm sure he prefers to think otherwise. I can honestly tell you that Elliott told him that I was still a virgin, which wasn't true. I had experience before Elliott, I just didn't go to bed with him at all".
"I see".
"That came out wrong. I'm not a sex kitten, I swear".
"Jennifer, you don't have to apologize to me. When I met you, I wasn't a virgin either. Hell, I wasn't a virgin when I met Pam. And I wouldn't have judged you if you had gone to bed with Elliott, honest. I love you for who you are, whatever that looks like".
She leaned over and sweetly kissed him.
"I just have this sense of impending doom, that I always get before I see my father."
"We can cancel if you like".
"No, I don't want to do that. We'd never hear the end of it if we did. And besides, as difficult as he is, he's still my father. And he's getting older now, and I might not get too many more chances to have dinner with him".
"So, we met at a work function, and our sex life is off limits. Anything else?"
"Not that I can think of".
"Well, I think it will go just fine. And if it doesn't, then we will make an excuse to leave and get out of there".
"I love you, I'm glad you are going with me. I can't wait for him to get to know you".
She turned and started kissing his chest.
"I love you too, and I'm happy to meet him, regardless of the outcome".
He reached up and turned off the light and then made love to her before they both fell asleep wrapped up together.