Chapter four
The night found her nervously pacing her room. She had left Sonny at his desk proof reading the negotiations they had reached with the other families. She excused herself right after dinner and retired to her room. She had had a fleeting thought to go curl up in his bed and wait for him, but realized that that would have been presumptuous of her. After all it had only been a day ago that their relationship had been nothing more than one of tolerance and occupying shared space. She couldn't assume that one night of passion would change that into a relationship let alone a happy marriage. Their first night together hadn't accomplished them anything so there was no reason for her to think that their previous night together had been anything more than two needy and horny people using each other to satisfy those urges. So she had been genuinely surprised when a knock came at her door. She quickly hopped in the bed, if it was Sonny she didn't want him thinking she had been pacing the floor waiting and hoping he'd come to her room, even though that's exactly what she had been doing. "Come in." She called out to the closed door and it slowly began to open. Sonny only stuck his head in the cracked door.
"You all ready for bed?" He asked. "It's a bit early, you feeling all right?" She nodded her head as she spoke.
"Yeah I'm fine. Actually I'm a little restless which I'm told by John, makes me a wee bit annoying. I know you were doing important work and I didn't want to disturb you so I figured I'd just turn in early."
"I appreciate that but this is a big house and there's plenty to do, you didn't have to go to bed to stay out of my hair. Not that you were bothering me, I could have used some fresh eyes with all that paperwork I had to go through."
"Sorry you should have said something I would have helped you. It's a habit I guess. I'm used to being dismissed to my room whenever business is being done."
"Well that was then, I don't want you thinking that's how it will be here. I told you that I'd keep to involved with the business and I will."
"Thank you I really appreciate that." She said as she gave him a gracious smile.
"You're welcome," Sonny replied as his eyes scanned her face and then moved downward, which caused Claudia to smile and blush slightly at the attention. "Well I think I'm gonna turn in too, it's been a long day. You were really good today, that was a brave thing that you did, you showed true loyalty and I won't forget it." She found herself feeling pleased by his praises, for she was not used to getting them.
"Anytime," She threw out casually.
"Right, so if you need anything I'm just across the hall." Sonny said feeling like a nervous schoolboy being chivalrous to the new girl in school. Claudia simply nodded her head as her face fell a bit in disappointment that he wasn't inviting her to his bed again. "Goodnight,"
"Night," she replied and watched as he then closed the door. She flopped back against her pillows and blew out a frustrated breath, while on the other side of the closed door Sonny stood leaning against the door, battling the urge to go back into her room and make love to her in her bed. He shook away the thought, he had promised himself that he would keep things strictly business and wouldn't let things get personal. He had anticipated that things would get sexual, because there was undoubtedly a strong attraction between them, but he was determined not to catch feelings. It would be a no strings attached relationship, that was the plan, but he knew that sometimes things didn't always go a planned. With a frustrated sigh he made his trek across the hall to his bedroom.
It had been a couple of hours since Sonny had left her room heading for bed, and she had been awake the entire time tossing and turning. Every time she'd close her eyes their night of lovemaking would flash behind them, which would cause her body to hum with arousal making it difficult to sleep. She had gotten up several times and moved to the door with the idea to go to Sonny's room with some excuse that would gain her entrance into his bed. But then she thought better of it, today she had shown him that she could be trustworthy and loyal, a true equal and ally to him, and she didn't want to ruin the seemingly new found respect Sonny had for her by acting like a harlot. But, she mentally argued, she was his wife and was it so wrong for her to expect to share his bed, to have his body beside her and inside her every night? No she had decided, the only thing wrong was that it appeared that Sonny didn't share her thoughts or feelings. Maybe she could change his mind, seduce him, make him want her. She chuckled at that thought.
"Claudia girlfriend you have truly lost it. This is about power don't get sidetracked with feeling. Love doesn't work in our world." She mumbled to herself and then hopped from the bed. She needed a drink, something to soothe her and make her sleepy. So she left her room, pausing a moment to look at Sonny's closed door, before quietly making her way down the back stairway leading to the kitchen.
After leaving Claudia's bedroom he had gone into his with the intent to shower and then get some rest. Yet he found that after showering he was restless. It wasn't because the shower had refreshed him and made it difficult to sleep more as it was due to the image of Claudia in his bed naked with her hair like black silk splashed across his white satin sheets. Knowing sleep would be long in coming he decided to try to get some more work done, so he went back down to his desk to work. He had been downstairs for nearly two hours when he heard the noises. He quickly stood reached down and opened his desk drawer, he pulled out the gun he always kept there and then followed the noises. As he approached the kitchen the nosies got louder and when he got to the doorway he peeped into the darkened room to find Claudia standing in front of the open Refrigerator door. The light from inside the refrigerator showcased a silhouette of her body, her shapely legs and tight backside. Sonny stood quietly for a moment taking in and appreciating the the view. "Looking for something in particular?" He asked and chuckled slightly when she jumped a good two inches off the floor. She swiftly turned to face him clutching her chest and casting a hard glare on him.
"God Sonny you scared the hell out of me. What are you doing down here I thought you went to bed hours ago?" She questioned.
"I couldn't sleep, why are you creeping around in the kitchen?" He asked.
"I'm sorry I thought I lived here too, unless I'm being restricted to only certain parts of the house now." She threw out as she wrapped her arms around herself, which Sonny suspected she did as a defense mechanism.
"Not at all, this is your home too. I already told you that."
"Thank you," she said sarcastically as she turned back to her task, grabbing some milk from the refrigerator and then moved to the stove, switching on the light overhead. Sonny made his way further into the room and silently watched her. "I couldn't sleep so I came down to make some warm almond milk with bananas and honey." She stated.
"OK that sounds nasty and I don't think I have almonds." Sonny said as he came closer and leaned against the middle island.
'Number one you've probably never even had any so don't knock it until you try it, and two I know how to grocery shop. I've picked up some things I like from the market." She said as he placed a banana, a bag of Almonds, a small jar of honey, and container of cardamom seeds on the counter beside the milk. She put a handful of almonds in the food processor and chopped them until they were course, and then added them along with the milk into a small sauce pan, which she had set to medium atop the stove. She added a teaspoon of honey and the cardamom and let it cook a moment. Then in a non-stick skillet she added 3 more teaspoons of honey and cut up the bananas, while that simmered she removed the almond, milk mix from the burner pour it through a strainer removing the chunks of almond and seeds. Finally she turned off the stove took out two teacups from the cupboard and two spoons from the drawer, scooped the honeyed bananas into the bottom of the cups and then poured the warm almond flavored milk over it. Sonny stood watching her with interest at the ease at which she moved around the kitchen. He had never before been involved with a woman who knew how to work the appliances in the kitchen let alone actually cook. He eyed her suspiciously when she moved to him and held out one of the cups to him, and made no move to take it from her hands. "Oh come on you just stood there and watched me make it, I'm not trying to poison you Sonny. Look," She then took a sip from the cup before extending it back out to him. "Will you just try it, you just might like it." She coaxed and despite his apprehension he took the cup and sipped from it. His nose was instantly fill with a pleasantly sweet aroma and wonderful flavors spilled onto his tongue.
"That is good," He conceded.
"Told you so." Claudia said beaming in pride.
"I don't think you should drink this in order to sleep though." Sonny said as he took another sip from his cup.
"It's a proven fact that warm milk makes you sleepy, and bananas cause drowsiness as well."
"Is that right?" He asked as he placed his cup on the counter he still leaned against. "Well I know something that is guaranteed to knock you out cold after you've had it." He continued as he reached out and took her cup from her hand and then grasped her handed and pulled her closer.
"Oh yeah," She said as she willingly melted against him, growing excited about where this might lead. "And what's that?" He answered her by leaning in and capturing her lips in a fevered, hungry kiss which she welcomed and returned in earnest. Sonny shot a hand out and swiped the contents on top of the counter onto the floor and then turned them so her back was to the counter. He then lifted her and settled her atop the counter, she instinctively spread her legs, and Sonny moved between them. She leaned in this time and initiated the kiss as he ran his hands up under her black nightgown over her bare thighs until he reached her hot core. He smiled against her lips upon realizing that she wasn't wearing any panties. She reached down in front of him and tugged at his pajama bottoms, pulling them down enough to free his engorged member, which she grasped firmly in her hand, stroking it a bit. Driven by a strong need, a need that didn't require foreplay Sonny swerved his hips forward and buried himself deep within her. "Mmhaaa!" Claudia gasped out as her head fell back and her mouth fell open in ecstasy. Sonny quickly took advantage of the opportunity right in front of his face, and began to suckled her hardened nipples through the black satin material of her gown. Claudia clutched his head, clinging to him as she gyrated and ground her hips against his. It didn't take long for the friction to bring about a mind blowing climax for both of them that sent her felling back flat against the counter top, and caused Sonny to collapse on top of her. They remained this way for several moments trying to catch their breaths. Sonny was the first to move as he extracted himself from her warm tight walls and pulled his pants back up.
"We should take this upstairs," He said as he reached out and helped her from the counter.
"What about the mess?" She asked as he tugged her behind him.
"Let the housekeeper take care of it, you and I have an appointment with my bed, we need to have a long 'discussion'." He said with a smile one she matched.
"Oh really, how long exactly?"
"I don't know it could last hours, maybe even days." He answered as they ascended the stairs.
"So lets 'talk'." She said with a smile as she followed him back up the back staircase.
