"So, now that you've said no to your fancy man, does that mean your husband's in with a chance?"

"Ooh, sex or chips. Now that's a dilemma."

"You're right, let's finish the chips first."

"You are so northern."

"No I'm not."

Lee lifted a bottle of brown sauce from the bed and proceeded to squeeze the contents all over his bag of chips. He took some chips between his thumb and forefinger and placed them in his mouth before licking the remnants of sauce from his thumb. He turned and looked at Lucy, who had watched the whole act with a raise of the eyebrow.

'What?'

Leaning over, Lucy gently tugged his food away from him, all the time holding his gaze with a sultry expression. She placed his chips on top of hers and wrapped them up before carefully placing them on her bedside table. Lucy turned back to look at her husband, still removing his fingers of the salt and grease.

'I was eating those.'

Lucy shrugged, slowly shuffling down the bed. She licked her lips. 'I thought sex with your wife would be more appealing than the last few remaining cold, soggy chips.'

Lee grinned, turning his body towards her. Lucy initiating sex between them never failed to affect him. 'You're lucky, it's not just any woman I'd give up a bag of chips for.'

'Come here,' she growled, taking a fistful of his t shirt in her hand and pulling him down towards her.

Their lips met, and both could taste the chips they had just been sharing, however neither cared as their desire for one another took hold. There was nothing like this for Lee, even now he stopped sometimes and couldn't believe not only was he able to kiss Lucy, and touch her, she eagerly encouraged him and wanted it. No other feeling in the world came close.

Lucy wrestled Lee's t shirt over his head, breaking their kiss momentarily before he pressed his mouth to hers again, hungrily using his tongue to wrestle hers. She loved this. Kissing him like there was nothing else, the sensation of his skin under her touch, pressing her fingertips into the meaty flesh of his strong shoulders and upper back. The sheer power she felt sent a bolt of pleasure straight to her core and she gasped into his mouth.

Lee had manoeuvred them so half of his body was covering hers, his weight pushing her down into the mattress. His hands were everywhere, her night dress now redundant as he pushed it further up her body so he could caress more of her skin. Lucy never felt as alive as she did when she allowed Lee to take control, to set the pace. It was like he was worshipping her, making her feel like the only woman in the world. How could there have possibly ever been anyone else? She had to know that was how he felt too.

'Lee…'

'Hmm...'

His lips were where her jaw met her neck, his teeth grazing the skin there. Lucy lifted her hips, her centre grazing the undeniable bulge in his shorts.

'Tell me you're mine,' she murmured breathily into his ear.

He continued to press open mouth kisses to her neck. 'You know I am.'

This response incensed Lucy somewhat, the events of the past couple of days still raw in her mind. Although his actions were showing her she was, all of a sudden, Lucy needed Lee to tell her. She needed to hear him say the words. The slight anger that had risen inside her resulted in Lucy digging her fingernails into the skin between Lee's shoulder blades, he recoiling in discomfort and lifting his head to look in her eyes. They were open wide, staring back at him with an expression Lee wasn't expecting. Did he detect the slight shimmering of an unshed tear?

She reiterated her request. 'Tell me.'

Clenching his jaw, Lee swallowed hard. He held her gaze, bringing his hand to her cheek and using his index finger to wipe away the tear that had escaped.

'Lucy, I am yours. Until the last breath leaves my body, I am yours.'

Without another word, Lucy took his whiskered cheeks between both her hands and brought his lips back to hers. Lee moved to straddle Lucy now, their hips moving in an instinctual dance as they ground against one another. It was not too difficult to imagine the act they were inevitably heading towards now. Soon, it wasn't enough, Lee's whole body burned with desire, a part of him desperate to claim her, to make her his not only with words but with action as well.

'Luce, I want you.'

'Hmm… want you too,' she gasped, writhing beneath him.

'Well, at the risk of sounding too northern…' he began, bringing his fingers to tangle in the lace band of her underwear. He made sure his native tongue was clearly audible, 'get your knickers off.'

She groaned as Lee's words resonated within her. In these moments, the way he spoke to her did and always had done something to Lucy she couldn't explain. She hurriedly pushed her underwear down her legs and dropped them on the floor, observing in her peripheral vision Lee doing the same. Her breath hitched as she caught sight of his length, partly in anticipation of what was to come but also in wonder that she could affect him in such a way.

Lee came back to her, his cobalt blue eyes half lidded and dark with desire. He smirked before slowly licking his lips. Lucy's felt her stomach twinge, her centre throb before exhaling a shaky breath. She needed to compose herself. What was her husband planning? His hand came to rest upon her hip, he moving to whisper in her ear again.

'Turn over.'

She shuddered. He brushed his lips against her cheek before Lucy did as he had so masterfully instructed, turning so she was lying on her stomach. In the next moment, Lee positioned himself over Lucy, leaning ever so slightly up on his knees which he positioned either side of hers. She closed her eyes as she felt the undeniable weight of a particular area of Lee's anatomy resting on the small of her back. Before Lucy had too much time to savour the sensation, she felt Lee's warm, heavy breathing caress the shell of her ear, his torso now in contact with her back.

'I've only ever been in love once. With you, Lucy. You're the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I want to kiss every perfect inch of you.'

'Oh God, Lee…'

He didn't often say romantic things to her, but when he did his words affected her deeply. Never could anyone else say such things to her and have them mean so much.

Beginning to press open mouthed kisses to Lucy's neck, Lee gently ground his hips once then twice, his erection pushing into the cleft between her buttocks and Lucy's body into the mattress. The moan that left him caused Lucy's heart to miss a beat. It was primal, animalistic and affected her in the most delicious way. As soon as he had started however, Lee's weight was gone, he having lifted himself further on his knees, his hands either side of her shoulders.

Lucy closed her eyes as Lee softly dragged his lips over her shoulder blades, her upper back, her spine, his teeth sometimes grazing over her skin only heightening the wonderful sensation. She was so ready for release, although at the same time wanted this moment to last forever. The way Lee was worshipping her body with his own, it felt wonderful. For a moment she wondered if two bodies had ever been so compatible with each other, as hers was with her husband's.

In between his kisses on her skin, Lee was murmuring declarations of his feelings for Lucy, reassuring her after the past couple of days and its events. She felt a little silly now, ever so slightly doubting his devotion to her. Lee belonged to her, unequivocally.

'You're so perfect, My Love. I don't know what I would have become if we'd never met. I love you.'

'I love you too. So much.'

The sensations he was evoking within her had resulted in Lucy rubbing her thighs together, her need for release becoming difficult to ignore. It had been so instinctual to do so, Lee's next words made her cheeks burn, realising he had noticed her actions.

'I can see you trying to get yourself off, I promise I'll do something about that in a minute.' Pressing his torso along her body again, Lee murmured in Lucy's ear. 'Kneel up, I'll help to ease the ache.'

He moved away so Lucy could rise up onto all fours, her arms shakily holding her body weight up and away from the mattress. Lee was kneeling on the bottom of the bed, running his palms down the skin at the bottom of Lucy's legs as he waited for her to settle into a position.

'Comfortable?' He husked, Lucy looking back at him over her shoulder. The air left her lungs as she saw him leisurely stroking himself. She couldn't avert her gaze as Lee leant forward and plundered her folds with his tongue, a shriek leaving her as he lapped at her glistening centre. It didn't take long for him to bring her to completion, she moaning his name as her orgasm washed over her.

'Christ Luce,' Lee chuckled, placing his hands on her bum and gently rubbing in a circular motion . 'The kids might be at their grandparents but I reckon they could still hear that.'

'What do you expect when you're doing that? I'm sure you've made many women rather insensible with that tongue and the filthy ways you know how to use it.'

The smile faded from his lips. She hadn't meant to refer to his past, but Lee seemed determined to convince her once more it was only her who mattered.

'I haven't even thought about another woman since the first moment I saw you.'

She looked back at him, the sincere expression on his face causing her chest to tighten. 'God Lee, I know. I'm sorry.'

He shook his head. 'It's my fault for ever making you doubt even for a second that there could have possibly been anyone else. It's always been you, Luce. Only you.'

Carefully, he encouraged Lucy to move onto her back, crawling up her body until their eyes locked on one another. They stared for a moment, Lucy bringing her hand to rest on her husband's cheek lost in the moment. The longer they held each other's gaze, the faster their heart beat in time with one another's.

Lee kissed her again, hard. It was a kiss filled with emotion as much as it was filled with desire. He had entwined the fingers of his left hand with her right, smiling against her lips as he felt her squeeze tightly the metal band on his ring finger. Another symbol that he hoped reassured Lucy he belonged to her.

Taking her other hand into his, Lee held them both above her head, pinning her down gently. His lips moved to her cheek, then her neck, Lucy's response to writhe beneath him. He continued his kisses downward, shifting his body so he could take her left nipple between his lips. Lucy pushed her head backwards into the pillow, her hips arching upwards. Lee sucked gently, eliciting a moan from his wife which echoed in the room around them.

'Oh Lee, I want… I want…'

He knew full well what she wanted. He wanted it too. To touch her, to be inside her, to take from her until there was no more left to take. Releasing her left hand, he dragged his fingers across her collarbone before leading them in a gentle path down her body, coming to rest on the skin of her inner thigh. .

'Can you take more?' He asked her, his fingers edging desperately closer to her centre. She was still breathless from his earlier ministrations. Lucy nodded. He ran the fingertip of his index finger along her opening before softly entering her. Lee made sure he was looking in her eyes as he purred , 'Christ, you're wet.'

'Mmmmm,' Lucy hummed, lifting her hips to meet the movements of his hand. 'You do that to me. I wonder if I've had the same effect on you.'

Hissing, Lee squeezed his eyes shut as Lucy reached between them and wrapped her hand around his shaft. She brushed her thumb over the slit on the head, moving around the moisture that had accumulated there.

'Shit, Luce… what you do to me.' He rested his forehead against hers, his eyes still closed. 'I fucking love it when you touch me.' She began to pump her hand from the base of his length to the top, Lee simultaneously pushing his finger deeper within Lucy, his thumb finding the hard nub, the sweet bundle of nerves at her entrance . 'I'll never say no to some mutual masturbation, you've no idea how much I used to do this solo whilst thinking of you.'

'Used to? Are you expecting me to believe this isn't something you still do solo?'

'Fair point. I've no defence..'

'And do you still think of me?'

Lee nuzzled his nose against Lucy's, brushing her lips with his own before answering. 'Oh yes.'

Their actions took on a renewed vigour as Lee's admission hung in the air. He breached Lucy's folds with another finger whilst her hand continued to work along his length, it throbbing harder and harder beneath her palm. Lee was breathing as if he had been running miles, the sensation of release edging ever closer.

'Luce, I want to finish inside you. Are you ready for me, because I am ready to explode here.'

'I'm always ready for you…'

He waited a beat before replying. 'That is about the hottest thing you could have said to me.'

Lucy offered him a sultry smile, releasing her hold on him. 'Take me. Now.'

'Hmmm… that works too,' Lee growled before positioning himself at Lucy's entrance. Their eyes locked. 'Is it alright if I continue?'

She squeezed him between her thighs. 'Yes. Please.'

Their mutual groans filled the air at being joined at last. Lee stilled, needing this moment to compose himself. Every single time they did this felt like the first, he having to work hard to control the urge thrust his hips. He didn't want to let Lucy down, not tonight.

'Oh, Lee. Fuck…'

Lucy's whimper of his name and the profanity that followed almost caused Lee to come undone. Knowing he could render her into such a state was always nearly enough to tip him over the edge. He exhaled a long, shuddering breath.

'I know,' he empathised with his wife. 'You feel incredible. You always feel incredible.' He began to move then, keeping his thrusts shallow and gentle to begin with. Lee was unable to avert his gaze from Lucy's face. 'You're so beautiful, Luce.'

She smiled, brushing his lips with her own before resting her forehead against his. Lucy ran her hands over the firm muscles in Lee's back, contorting with the effort as he moved around inside her. They continued on a downward path, one coming to a stop on his lower back, the other on his bottom. She squeezed gently then pushed him closer towards her, lifting her hips to meet his.

'I love your bum,' she said, continuing to squeeze the skin under her fingertips. She gave him a little smack and felt him shudder in response.

'Christ, Luce,' he murmured into her ear, placing his head on the pillow beside hers. 'Oh, my Darling.'

Spurred on by his reaction, Lucy spanked him again. 'I need you to move faster. Please.'

Lee let go then, his thrusts becoming more erratic. With each movement of his hips, he pushed Lucy closer to the edge with him, the both of them seeing stars as they came together. As the flood of sensation rushed through him, Lee collapsed down on Lucy, she accepting him into her embrace, clinging to him tightly as she rode the waves of her own climax. Lee continued to rock his hips slowly, extending the pleasure they were both feeling. He placed open mouthed kisses along Lucy's neck until ceasing his movements. All that could be heard in the dim light of the room was the sound of their breathing harmonising with each other's before slowly coming down to normal.

'So, was that better than soggy chips?'

Lifting his head, Lee regarded Lucy with a smirk, his tone teasing. 'Hmm, let me think for a moment. Not much beats a chippy tea.' Just as Lucy was about to berate him, Lee added, 'but making love to my wife definitely does.'

'Good answer,' she smiled, then ran her index finger down the side of his face. 'I'm sorry, for my outburst back then. I just want you to know I feel so lucky that you're mine. I don't say it often enough, but I am.'

As he felt his heart swell with love for the woman beneath him, Lee leant down to press his lips to hers. 'I'm sorry I ever made you doubt it, even for a millisecond. You're everything to me, Lucy. It scares me sometimes that my life would mean nothing without you.'

'Well, it's lucky for you I'm not planning on going anywhere.'

Lee smiled, holding Lucy's gaze for a few seconds. She yawned right in his face then, causing him to begin to laugh. 'Tired?'

'A bit.'

He moved from her then, coming to rest beside her before accepting her into his embrace. 'Shall we sleep like this? Might as well make the most of the kids being away for the night.'

'That would be lovely,' Lucy cuddled into his side a bit more, fidgeting as she made herself comfortable. 'And it means we're ready straight away should there be a round two.'

Swallowing hard, Lee looked down at his wife. Rarely these days was it they had time to make love more than once a night. 'Is a round two on the cards, then?'

'I don't know yet. Let me doze here for a bit and I'll let you know.'

'How will you let me know?'

He gasped as he felt Lucy's hand come to rest on the part of the duvet just below his stomach. 'Oh, I'll think of a way.'