Chapter Thirtysix

Sue tried to help him clean up but he was adamant that they continue as they meant to go on and that he clear away alone. So she agreed to leave him to it and she curled up on the sofa with the bridal magazine. Piers had left it open on a page of gowns and when he came back in it was still open on her lap and her pointed to one dress, "You'd look stunning in that."

"I'll keep it in mind."

"Can I sit down?"

"Of course, come and sit by me" she closed the magazine and placed it on the floor beside her.

"I feel like I'm about to be questioned by a judge in a court of law."

"No just me, and I'm sorry but if I am to give you the answer you want I need to be sure I'm doing the right thing."

They talked for several hours about every aspect of marriage from the sharing of chores in town, to his household staff in the country, where any family home would be. Children and their schooling, her working, holidays and a myriad of related subjects. When she had finished asking questions and he answering them she asked him, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"

"Just one thing."

"Go on."

"Will you marry me?"

"Piers! I said I'd answer you at the weekend and anyway the ring is at my apartment. No answer until I have the ring with me."

He sighed but agreed to wait a few more days.

"We are going back to yours when I pick you up tomorrow."

"Yes we are and I'll need to call in on Tesco as well."

"I'll bring my wallet" he replied cheekily.

"That isn't what I meant! Are you sure there is nothing else you want to ask me?"

He thought for a moment and then with a glint in his eye he asked, "Do you love me?"

"Piers, you know I do!"

"Will you have a bath with me?"

"Now?"

He nodded and stood up and put his hand out to her to pull her up. As he did he pulled her close to him and rubbed himself against her and kissed her hard and deep. When he broke the kiss they were both slightly breathless and he dragged her after him as he moved in the direction of the large bathroom.

The tub was an old Victorian design and sat on large claw feet. The taps were ornate and placed in the middle, "No one has to have the tap end" noted Sue.

Piers lowered the plug and turned on the taps before pouring a generous amount of bubble bath in to the hot water.

"You get in and I'll be right back."

He left and after rummaging in the kitchen he returned with an ornate multi-holed candle stick all filled with long dinner candles which he lit with a flourish, "I'm sorry, I don't have any of those pretty scented candles but will these do?"

"It's lovely. You know what they say about a woman's best light being candle or moon. And I have scented candles perhaps we can do this again at my place." She moved forwards saying, "Join me."

He undressed and added his clothing to the pile of hers on the floor and just before he got in he switched out the light leaving the room bathed in the flickering glow of the candle light. Sliding in behind her he leant back against the bath as she lay against him.

"Is it warm enough? She asked him.

"It's lovely, thank you. Your hair is going curly again."

"It's the steam."

"I like it."

Lazily he reached for the soap and rubbed it between his hands and then soaped her breasts as she relaxed against him. Gently he moved her forwards and washed her shoulders and back massaging her as he slipped his hands down and around her wet skin.

She groaned and murmured, "That feels soooo good."

"So do you." And he moved closer to her lifted her hair and kissed the nape of her neck.

She felt herself melt onto his chest and when she felt his erection sticking in to her she knew where this was going to end. Turning around she moved and kissed him hard and after soaping her hands she ran them through his chest hair and tweaked his nipples until he was moaning into her mouth in pleasure.

When she broke the kiss he turned her around again and moved forwards to impale her from behind. She gasped as he entered her and moved her hands to the tub walls to brace herself as he pumped in to her.

Moving with him she was calling his name each time he moved into her and she screamed as she climaxed around him, he was seconds behind her as she felt him empty himself inside her before he collapsed back down on to the wall of the tub and she on to his heaving chest. They both sucked in great lungs full of air.

When she had the breath to speak she said, "That was incredible." She turned to look at him and he nodded, "Yeah it was."

She pushed herself against the other end of the tub and watched him as he regulated his breathing.

"I have two more questions for you"

He nodded, "One can we do that again tomorrow and two, my friend from work, Kay keeps asking me if you have any single friends… Do you?"

Piers laughed, "I do how many does she want?"

"I think she's after just the one and I suppose Shelly would want one too, anyway I promised I'd ask and now I can say yes you do to her tomorrow and she can stop bugging me!"

"I'm glad you have such good friends and now we should wash and get out before I fall asleep in here."

She agreed and after washing and drying together they climbed in to bed and fell asleep wrapped in each others arms.