Asha was bored out of her mind. She had gotten the information she needed from this guy a long time ago, and now she was forced to just sit there and listen to him yammer on and on about who knows what. She had stopped listening long ago, but occasionally smiled or laughed to feign interest. He was a fairly nice guy and all...for a criminal. At least he wasn't treating her like some cheap whore like most of the other creeps she dealt with. He had invited her to a very nice restaurant...the kind she hadn't been to since she was a kid growing up in the suburbs of San Diego.
She and Alec had way too many responsibilities to be able to do things like this, but she was happy with her life. Alec wanted to be able to give her the world...to give her back the lifestyle she was accustomed to as a child. She was constantly reassuring him that she didn't need all that, all she wanted was her family...happy and health. As long as she had that she was content. Alec...he was the reason she couldn't make the best of the situation she was in. She couldn't seem to keep her mind off of him. All she wanted to do was go home, send the kids off with Max and Logan or Original Cindy for the night, and make love to her husband all night long.
The informant was looking at her curiously now, and she couldn't help but he embarrassed as she realized why. Just thinking about Alec and what she wanted to do with him got her all hot and bothered...she was sure her face was flushed. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Oh, I'm fine...just a little warm. I think the wine is getting to me," she replied. Just then, her cell phone began to ring. Checking the caller ID, she recognized the number immediately. "Would you excuse me while I go freshen up and take this call?" she asked. "Absolutely. Take your time," the informant said as he stood to allow the lady to leave the table.
When she was out of the informant's hearing range, she pushed the button to answer the phone. "Hey sexy," he said before she could even say hello. "Hey yourself," she replied. "What are you doing, love? Thinking of your favorite husband I hope," Alec said. "You're my only husband, darling," Asha replied, "and yes, I am thinking of you. I'm in the middle of that lunch I was telling you about. You could get me into a lot of trouble you know."
"Oh I'm counting on it, but not the kind of trouble you were thinking of," he said, "Hey, I can probably sneak off for an hour or two. Are you up for finishing what we started this morning?" "Considering that's all I've been able to think about, I'd say so," she replied. Just then Alec's phone began to break up. "Alec honey, I can't hear you. Your phone is breaking up," she said, but he couldn't hear her. He was trying to tell her where to meet him later and she could hear bits of what he was trying to say. She heard "...Logan...home...at three...love you, bye". "Alec! Alec!" she yelled to no avail. The signal had already been lost. She checked her watch before heading back to the table, it was already two and she was clear on the other side of town. If she was going to get through all those sector checkpoints and over to Logan's before three she needed to haul ass.
"I hate to do this, but a family emergency came up and I really need to go," she said as she reached the table. "Is there anything I can do? Can I drop you somewhere?" the informant asked. "No thank you, I have my car. I had a lovely time, thank you," Asha said as she hastily made her exit. She had a much more important place to be. She raced to Logan's apartment as fast as she could. Logan and Max nearly jumped out of their skins as they heard the door slam. "Where's Alec?" Asha blurted, out of breath from running up so many flights of stairs. She had been in such a hurry she couldn't wait for the elevator. "Oh hi, Asha. Nice to see you too. Alec's not here...ever heard of knocking?" Max said sarcastically. "Sorry, hi Max, hi Logan. How are you? Gee, that's great. What do you mean Alec's not here? He said to meet him here at three," she replied. "I don't know what to tell you. He's not here," Max said with a shrug.
Asha frowned and quickly whipped out her cell phone. It started to ring before she could number 2 on her speed dial. "Where the hell are you?" they both yelled into their phones at the same time. "I'm at Logan's. You said to meet you at Logan's at three," she said. "No I didn't. I said I had to do something for Logan first but I'll meet you at home at three!" Alec said. "Your phone was breaking up. I couldn't hear you!" Asha growled. "Baby, I'm sorry, but by the time you could get here or I could get there...I'd have to be back at work," he sad. "I know. I have an S1W meeting to get to as well," Asha said with a sigh, "I guess we'll just have to pick this up later. Don't forget to pick the girls up from the babysitter's at five." "Okay beautiful, I love you. See you at home," Alec replied. "I love you too, even if I can't seem to get a moment alone with you. Bye," Asha replied.
She hung up and growled from deep in her throat to keep herself from crying. She hated this feeling. "What was that all about?" Max asked. "I'm a little uh...frustrated right now," Asha said, fidgeting. She couldn't keep still. She had a lot of energy to burn and there was only one way to do it. "Frustrated?" Max asked, not quite catching on. "Alec has been gone for two weeks. Two whole weeks, Max. We haven't had sex in fourteen days...do you have any idea how I feel right now? All we want is a couple of hours alone and the universe just doesn't seem to want me to be happy," Asha said.
"As a person who goes into heat, I definitely feel your pain. Hey, if it helps I'll let you borrow Logan," Max said jokingly. "Oh please, Logan just can't do it for me," Asha snorted. "Hey! I'm sitting right here! And if I recall correctly I used to do it for you just fine," Logan said, looking up from his computer screen for the first time since she arrived. "You know I didn't mean it like that. It's just that I love my husband very much...oh hell, forget it," Asha said. "Relax Asha, I was just messing with you. I know what you meant," Logan said, "Why don't you just have a seat and hang out for a while? You look like your head is about to explode." "Among other things," Asha mumbled under her breath. Max's enhanced hearing caught what she said and she gave Asha a knowing smirk.
"I wish I could, but I don't have time. There's work to be done, and hopefully I'll eventually make it home," Asha said. "Okay, well, if you and Alec decide to come up for air this weekend maybe the four of us could get together and do something other than work for a change," Logan suggested. "We'll see how it goes. Well, catch you guys later," she replied. "Lather Asha," Max said. With that, Asha headed out. Leaning against the back wall of the elevator, she couldn't help but think about how dreadful the rest of the day was going to be. The S1W would be spending the rest of the day organizing and strategizing, and the events of the day so far weren't doing anything to help her focus. Feeling the beginnings of a headache coming on, she rubbed her temples. Finally reaching the ground floor, she slowly walked to her car and hoped that they would finish up faster than she expected.
Alec had been home for hours. He had picked the girls up on time, made Ashley and Asia grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner, and gave Alexis her bottle. He had even managed to get all three of them to bed without too much of a fuss. Now he had nothing to do but anxiously await the arrival of his favorite girl. It was getting late, and he was starting to get tired, but there was no way he was letting another opportunity to be with her slip through his fingers. After flipping through channels aimlessly for an hour, the click of the bolt lock finally signaled her arrival. He watched her curiously as she dropped her purse and keys to the floor. She took a few steps and kicked off a shoe, another few steps and the other shoe was gone too. 'Oh, I get it. She's in the mood to play' he thought to himself. She was well on the way to having her shirt unbuttoned as she disappeared through their bedroom door.
Alec was more than willing to play her game. He eagerly got up from the sofa and made his way to the bedroom, but when he got there it wasn't what he expected. Instead of finding his gorgeous wife naked and ready for him, he found her sprawled across the bed on her stomach...sound asleep and still half dressed. She still had one arm in her shirt and her skirt was unzipped, but still on. Alec could do nothing but shake his head and smile as he finished undressing her. He had been hoping to get her naked, but this definitely wasn't the way he had been hoping for. Resigning himself to the fact that all hopes of their earlier plans were now dashed, he got undressed, pulled back the covers, and placed Asha in bed as carefully as he could so as not to wake her.
She stirred a bit as she unconsciously made herself comfortable but never opened her eyes. Brushing a strand of hair from her forehead, he planted a soft kiss there...then another at the corner of her mouth. He inhaled the intoxicating scent that was uniquely Asha Barlow and marveled at the fact that she could still smell that amazing after such a hectic day. He also found that he couldn't keep his eyes off of her...watching her sleep was something he never tired of. She shivered slightly and moved closer to him...seeking the warmth of his body. Alec realized something as he lay there letting his fingers dance up and down the thigh she had thrown across his waist. As much as he would have loved to be making love to her at that moment, there was something much more satisfying about just having her in his arms...with her head on his shoulder and her warm breath ticking his neck. Her neck would be sore in the morning and so would his arm, but a little pain was a small price to pay for a few hours of bliss.
Fin