They'd kept to their word about making the night about just the two of them and after enjoying their meal at a leisurely pace, they retired to the bathroom.
Charlie sipped the champagne, sighing as she leant back, happily nestled between her girlfriend's legs, whose arms were casually draped over her shoulders as she fed her another strawberry.
"Those are amazing strawberries," she murmured appreciatively.
"It's the special ingredients I add to them that makes them amazing," replied Joey.
Charlie moved slightly so she could glance over her shoulder. "What ingredients?"
"Champagne, chocolate sauce, relaxing music, bubble bath and," she leant in, pressing her lips to Charlie's. "A dash of love."
"I like that last ingredient the most, I think," Charlie said, turning completely and kneeling between Joey's legs.
"Careful Charlie," Joey warned. "Move too quickly and the water will go everywhere."
"So it goes everywhere," she replied, splashing a little at Joey. "It's only water." She manoeuvred again until she was straddling Joey's waist, her arms around Joey's neck. "Now, does that last ingredient come in larger amounts?"
Grinning wickedly, Joey shakes her head.
"Well that's a shame, because I was really looking forward to having more than just a dash."
"I may be persuaded to increase the portions."
"And how do I go about persuading you for more?"
Reaching for the jar that was resting on a small table she'd dragged to the side of the tub, she holds it up in front of Charlie. "I'm thinking chocolate coated nipples."
"That's chocolate sauce, not body paint," Charlie pointed out as her nipples stood to attention just at the thought of Joey's idea.
"I think it will do," Joey replied by dipping her finger into the sauce and circling it around one of her girlfriend's nipples before dabbing some onto the tip of the nipple.
"Jesus Joey," gasped Charlie. The chocolate felt cold against her skin which was flushed from the warm water and what her girlfriend was doing to her. "You're going to kill me," she muttered when Joey repeated the action with Charlie's other nipple.
"Huh?" Joey murmured, her mouth already seeking out the chocolate treats in front of her.
"Never mind," Charlie said, raising herself up to give Joey better access to her breasts as her nipple was engulfed into the warmth of Joey's mouth. "Fuck!" she groaned when Joey's teeth brushed lightly over her nipple before her girlfriend's tongue and lips lapped up every drop of chocolate and then moved to the other one, repeating the actions. "Oh god that's wonderful," Charlie moaned as Joey slowly devoured her.
Licking her lips as she finished, Joey sat back with a satisfied smile. "Chocolate Charlie is my new favourite flavour."
"I think I like it too," Charlie replied, panting softly from the desire Joey had aroused in her. "Though for different reasons," her nipples still feeling incredibly sensitive. Noticing a smudge of chocolate on Joey's chin, Charlie leant in and kissed the chocolate away. "We're going to need another bath at this rate," she said, her lips finding Joey's in a kiss that left both of them gasping when they finally come up for air.
"Is it just me or does it feel incredibly hot in this tub?" asked Joey, her face and body looking flushed.
"I think it's us baby, we're overheating. How about a drink to cool us down?"
"We're out," Joey said, her eyes closing as she leant back and relaxed.
"Oh." Charlie glanced at the empty bottle in the bottle holder, a gleam coming to her eyes as she spied something else. Picking up the items, she rubs them over both of Joey's nipples, almost bursting out laughing when Joey's eyes flew open and she bolted up straighter, water sloshing everywhere.
"Fuck that is cold!" she yelped.
"That's why it's called ice, baby," Charlie said cheekily, holding up the said items which had already started to melt. "And was it really that bad, because parts of you look like they really enjoyed it," she teased.
Looking down at her chest, Joey saw that her nipples were still erect and hard and she couldn't deny that she was still feeling an erotic buzz in her nipples. "Just give me some warning next time."
"Ok." Reaching for another couple of cubes, she held them before her for Joey to see.
Joey nodded, her breath catching as the cold hit her nipples again. Rubbing the cubes back and forth in a sensual motion over each nipple, Charlie paused and put one cube into her mouth, before leaning down and sucking a nipple into her mouth and using her tongue, she swirled the cube around it.
"Oh fuck," Joey groaned loudly, the contrast between the warm water and her own desire to the chill of Charlie's mouth and hand as she moved both cubes over her nipples was amazing.
With little of the melting cubes left, Charlie discarded them, her freed hand quickly seeking between her girlfriend's legs. The moment those still chilled fingers glided through her heated wetness and entered her, had Joey crying out, "Oh god!" Her hips bucked up against Charlie who increased her thrusts and captured Joey's lips with hers.
Her own moans of passion joined in with her girlfriend's when Joey's fingers found her wet and wanton.
Their fingers thrust fast and deep as water sloshed over the sides of the tub in all directions and the heavy sounds of their passion echoed throughout the bathroom.
"Oh yes," panted Charlie, knowing she was close and feeling Joey's own climax approaching as her inner walls gripped her fingers more tightly.
A few more thrusts and they were both crying out, their climaxes bouncing off the walls and back at them.
"Oh man," sighed Joey, holding onto her girlfriend as she all but fell onto her. "I think we will need that second bath."
Chuckling, Charlie snuggled onto her lap. "I think we might need to soundproof this room," she joked. "Because my ears are still ringing."
Laughing, Joey pressed her lips to Charlie's forehead. "The acoustics certainly added to it all."
"I don't think I'll ever tire of you calling out my name though."
"Then perhaps we should soundproof the bedroom as well, because I love screaming for you as much as you scream for me."
"And maybe we should make that a cold shower now, because I'm about ready to explode from this heat," murmured Charlie, not talking about the still warm water that was left in the tub.
"Unless you want Ruby having to paddle her way to the basin, we should probably clean up in here first."
"Can't we leave it till later?"
"Sure, but then you can be the one to explain it to Ruby when she gets home as to why there's water everywhere."
"I'll get the mop."
By the time they'd cleaned up and had a shower, it was well past midnight and Charlie was forced to admit that the long day had finally caught up to her and she wouldn't last much longer as she climbed into bed beside her girlfriend and snuggled up against her, her head on Joey's shoulder. "That bath was a lovely way to end the day."
"I'm glad I could help."
"You have more than helped, just by being here. I absolutely love having someone to come home to."
"Then maybe we could make this a more permanent arrangement," suggested Joey.
Charlie props herself up on her elbow and gazed down at Joey. "Are you saying what I think you are?"
"I want us to be together Charlie, in every way, which includes living together."
Charlie could feel her face breaking into a massive smile. "From the second I got you here, I didn't want you to leave, but I just didn't want to push too quickly by saying anything."
"Everything about being with you just feels so right, including being in this bed with you." She grins cheekily, "Plus, it would seem a waste to soundproof the place if we weren't testing it out all the time."
Chuckling, Charlie captured her lips in a slow, lingering kiss before snuggling up in her arms again.
"Before I go to work, I'll make some room in the drawers and cupboards for you and we can put what doesn't fit into the spare room until we can get everything properly sorted."
"I still have some things at the hotel that I'll need to pick up."
"I can do that."
"No Charlie, I can do it and if I run into my father, I'll deal with it."
"You can call if you need me though."
"Of course I will."
"What about at Angelo's, is there anything there that you left behind?"
"Yes, but nothing I can't do without. Everything that's important to me, I took with me when I moved out."
"Do you know that you really are the best thing to have ever happened to me?" said Charlie, overjoyed to finally have the love of her life sharing her home with her.
"I feel the same about you. I didn't think it was possible to feel this happy."
"Me either." As happy as she was though, Charlie couldn't stop the yawn from coming.
"I think it's time for poor little tuckered out baby to go night, night."
"I really wish I could make this night last even longer, but I think it would damage my rep if I fell asleep mid-coital."
"Mid-coital?" Joey said with a chuckle.
"Hey, I'm tired here."
"Then go to sleep baby," Joey told her. "We still have the morning to enjoy."
"That we do," Charlie murmured, her eyelids already too heavy to keep open.
"I love you," Joey said softly.
"Love you too," replied Charlie, already drifting off to sleep.
Joey watched her sleep for a few minutes, enjoying the peaceful repose on her girlfriend's features, before she joined her in sleep.
Next chapter, Joey runs into Angelo and coming soon, a long held secret is revealed, a shocking accident leaves a loved one fighting for life, oh, and a murder.