Chapter 6
"What are you thinking, Abigail?"
His voice pulled her from her stupor.
"I'm thinking about you. How much I love you and I'm so glad I met you. There's been no one else and never will be."
"Me, too. You are my strength, my voice, my love. And I'm so glad we met that day long ago. I can't imagine anyone else by my side."
"Hey, we're getting a bit mushy aren't we?"
"Hey, I have a right to get mushy when I'm holding you in my arms."
His touching became a little more urgent. Abbey's body trembled at his touch. At the sensations he never failed to elicit from her.
Carefully, Abbey turned to face him. She leaned inward and forced his mouth open with her tongue, taking in the sensations that, for so many years, have kept her so satisfied.
Ring! Ring!
The loudness of the ring cut through silence. As Jed automatically reached for the phone on the side table, they rolled off the sofa and onto the floor.
"Jed!" "Abbey!"
Both were laughing hard.
"Hey, the phone still works."
"Yeah, but you didn't have to try and answer it. I was enjoying the direction we were headed."
Ring! Ring!
"Me too. But the call could be important. Get off me and let me get to the phone."
"Let the answering machine get it. Nobody important is calling."
The phone stopped ringing. "Damn Abbey."
She pulled him down to her. "This is what is important," as she kissed him again, this time with the most passion she could generate.
Breathless, they broke apart.
Jed stood up, grinning as he offered his hand. "To hell with the phone. Come on upstairs. I know what's important tonight. It's you. And it always will be you."
Kissing, they made their way to the stairs and disappeared.
From the shadows two images appeared.
"Josiah and Abigail won't need us for awhile. Come on. We have other things to do."
"Yeah. Jed and Abbey have their priorities straight. We'll be back when they need us but tonight they only need each other."
And the night shadows shifted one more time.
THE END
