Here is the next chapter of You've Got Mail. Pretty steamy folks, and involves real steam! Also, I am making the assumption, for my own sanity, that the hotel has the highest of standards of sanitation and just 'shocked' the Hot Tub. I'm a nurse; I can practically see germs; I swear they give you OCD when they give you your first stethoscope.

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You've Got Mail

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Chapter 29

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"Kori, why don't you get in the hot tub first, okay, and then I'll join you?"

"I think that is a wonderful idea, Richard."

Kori had recovered a bit from their conversation. She was relieved that Richard was so accepting of the Oa, but there were things that still had to be discussed. On the one hand Richard had been right, after their trip was the crush of the last weeks of the semester. Soon it would time to graduate and begin her PhD studies. She cleared her mind. This weekend was meant for relaxation and as a respite, a time to concentrate on things other than academics.

"So you're sure? I mean, I forgot to mention that you bring a suit."

"I am certain about the hot tub Richard. Very certain," Kori purred, stepping forward into Richard's arms, coquettishly walking the fingers of one of her hands up his chest, earning her one of his trademarked cocked eyebrows.

"Great, I'll wait for you to get undressed out in the other room," he sat back down on the sofa in a hurry, pushing her away, not really caring that he perhaps appeared a bit too anxious.

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Kori changed into her bathing suit, unbeknownst to Richard she had packed some, and slipped on one of the robes provided by the hotel. She opened the connecting door between the bedroom and the part of the balcony where the hot tub was .

"I am going into the tub of hot now Richard," she called out to him and closed the door, trying to contain her giggles.

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Richard undressed came out on to the deck also in a robe and smiled at Kori, strategically positioned deeply in the water. He had brought out just some ice water to drink after a long day of enjoying wine tasting and drinking, and set them on the jacuzzi's edge. Kori pretended to divert her eyes as he removed the robe and got in to the tub, but did take a peak when his back was turned, taking in his wonderful backside that she had more than noticed numerous times before, now in all its glory.

As he turned back and settled in the tub, he saw her and smiled, "Caught you looking."

"Admiring," she corrected with a smile. She then went to stand up and Richard's face went from surprise that she was about to reveal her naked self to amusement when he saw she was wearing a bikini.

He chuckled and shook his finger at her playfully. "I packed a suit too! You cheated!"

"No I did not. When we spoke about using the tub of hot earlier, I simply pointed out that you did not mention said tub of hot or for me to bring a suit of bathing. You made the assumption that I did not have the suit of bathing with me. You did not tell me that you had brought one, nor that you wished to wear it."

"You sneak!"

"Exactly!" Her voice dropped an octave, "I only wore this as the joke."

"Kori!"

"As I do the seeing of it, we have the two choices: you get out of the jacuzzi running the risk that I will be doing the watching," she moved herself strategically to where it was easiest to get out of the tub, the place where the towels and robes were, "or..."

She dropped down into the water and sat on the bench next to him and pulled two strings and with another movement, tossed her bikini top out of the jacuzzi.

Richard swallowed hard, his brain misfiring a bit. Although he thought that they'd be sitting out in the tub naked, this reality as she began to undress in front of him suddenly seemed different.

When she reached down to remove her bikini bottom, Dick touched her arm, leaning in for a kiss and murmuring against her lips. "Hold that thought. You're far too tempting, let's keep that on."

She bit her lip and nodded, adding "Perhaps for now," offering a sad look as she had earlier in the evening that surprised him a bit.

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The kiss lead to more kisses and to nuzzling and to touching and to holding each other close and yes, things were very, very tempting.

Richard's words about the weekend before had caught Kori off-guard: she was always the one to say no in relationships, to later give in. But between the two of them, Richard had always said that things would be on her terms, and for the most part she had believed him, but she still braced herself that things could change. She had only her experiences to go by really and in the heat of the moment things could always change.

Plus, if he had been serious that it was her move to make, she'd better think long and hard about it...

Richard decided to rein himself in before his wandering hands became too insistent. The high temperature of the hot tub was not helping him keep his physical response in check a bit for now. A dip in the Arctic probably wouldn't have done much either with Kori next to him.

"Why don't we cool off a bit?" Richard poured them each a glass of water. Smooth, Dick, real smooth. He handed one to Kori, and then got himself one. He then moved to clink the bottles together, "To us."

"To us," Kori echoed and smiled at him through her lashes. Things weren't getting any easier.

"I love you."

"And I love you as well."

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The temperature of the hot tub and the sobering effects of time and drinking water were not quelling the couple's passion.

"It amazes me that we have not gotten the closer," Kori murmured as she moved her attention from Richard's lips to his ear.

"Mm-hmm, I remember one night," he responded and Kori shivered at the memory. How could she not?

"That night was glorious," she breathed and their eyes met.

Glorious? Yes - Having her fly apart in my arms was pretty spectacular.

He smiled. "It was wonderful."

Kori considered this. She was not used to be on the receiving end of pleasure; was it really wonderful for Richard also?

In response, she found herself kissing him with fervor, her hands framing his face, wanting to give him some of the selfless pleasure he had afforded her that night. Not that she hadn't done so for a boyfriend before, but in those cases it was basically expected and she was at times directed to do it.

Soon her hands slid down his chest slowly as she continued to kiss him, rocking up onto her knees for leverage so she could gain a height advantage and take additional control. Her hands returned to his face as she kissed him deeply again. She repositioned her hands again to his shoulders as she placed opened mouthed kisses on his mouth and cheeks and jaw before she began to assault his neck and ears.

Richard had a bit of trouble relinquishing control, he always did, but this little tigress was something else, a side of her he had no idea even existed, so he forced himself to let go. He was not sure what Kori was up to, but he couldn't wait to find out. At times he had to ball up his fists to hold back from grabbing her and taking over or from the picking her up and pulling her out of the tub and taking her to bed. But they weren't there yet... right?

Her urgency waned, but not the intensity as she changed tactics and began a sensual exploration of his chest and abdomen. Occasionally her nails would scape across his skin and he would shudder, other times her caresses seemed to entrance him. Richard was finally relaxing and allowing her to just love him, and Kori was enjoying the empowerment as well as the ability to give pleasure to a man for the right reasons for the first time in her life.

Their kisses were deep and Richard was so swept up in contrast of the sweetness and the power of them, so that when Kori first began to caress his length he let out a surprised and strangled moan. He had a snippet of thought that it was not necessarily experienced, but loving and sensual, as he should have expected; she responded to his reactions, perfectly in tuned with his body. Soon it was overwhelming.

"God, that's so perfect, Kori... but you better stop. I can't take anymore."

Kori smiled, "But Richard, I can...," Richard silenced her as he recaptured her lips and pulled her into his lap. He knew she would offer to take things further, but knew it wasn't the place even if it might be the time. He flipped her in his lap so her back was against him, but then he repositioned her again, laying her back in the water partially and continuing to kiss her.

"Too tempting the other way," he whispered as he gave her a smile.

"Very," Kori agreed.

Soon Richard's hands were touching, playing, and kneading and Kori was so responsive he couldn't believe it.

Kori's world narrowed down to only their bodies and the water right around them. Richard's touch was wonderful, and like the night in the dorm that he had come back from Florida, again he was able to give her so much pleasure, so quickly. It surprised her and scared her a bit. But with love and their relationship in the mix, she didn't have to feel enslaved to her body's desires and she trusted him. As it was, it had been a while from the last time they were this close and he had not pushed her in any way since then.

Her breathing was soon hard and rapid as she was lost in the feeling, and Richard looked at her with her closed eyes laying back in the water and knew that he'd better take a different approach and try to collect himself.

He kissed her again deeply and sat her up in his lap, and then began to kiss and suck on the tender spot behind her ear. He went back to playing with her chest, but soon one of his hands ventured south, and he was stroking her toned abs and fingering the waistband of her bikini.

She was writhing in anticipation, but he needed to ask, "Are you okay with this?"

"Oh yes... Please."

He gently slipped his hand into her bikini bottoms and began to touch her. His fingers traced the outside of her folds and she reflexively moved against rhythmically against him. Wanting to take things as slowly as possible, he cupped her and let her continue to move against him and then used his thumb to stimulate her most sensitive spot.

Within moments Kori's pleasure crested and although she was expecting it this time, the strength of her climax surprised her. She cried out and then clamped a hand over her mouth, embarrassed, and then began to shudder and somehow laugh and continue to gasp as she rode out the waves of pleasure.

"Well, that's an interesting reaction," Richard teased, and immediately regretted it. Not the most sensitive thing to say, might as well say, 'no other girl's ever laughed when I've done that before.'

"I'm sorry, I said that wrong..."

Kori was caught off guard by the remark and bit her lip and nodded. She could feel tears come on and the last thing she wanted was to make Richard feel bad. It was a time that anyone feels vulnerable; not as vulnerable as she would have if they had just had sex, but she was suddenly feeling naked, literally and figuratively.

"C'mere," he said in a soothing tone and pulled her into a hug, "God, I didn't mean to upset you. The last thing I'd ever want to do is hurt you, Kori."

"I know, Richard," she replied quietly, holding him tightly, wishing she could shrug it off, knowing it was more about her demons and insecurities than anything else. It wasn't the best comment to make, but it shouldn't grind a wonderful evening to a halt. She pulled back to look at him and his heart broke at the contrast between the swollen lips from kissing and her eyes filled with unshed tears.

"I love you, Richard."

"Oh, I love you too, Kori."

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To be continue...