Ray yawned as he woke early. It felt great to have a full night's sleep in such a long time. He looked over to Denise who was still sleeping.
"Hey", he whispered kissing her cheek.
Denise opened her eyes yawning.
"What time is it?" she asked.
"About 8", Ray said getting up.
"Where are you going?" she asked sitting up.
"Just going to call Egon and check on Danielle."
Denise sighed and laid back down in bed. She hoped Egon wouldn't mind taking care of Danielle for one more day. She and Ray got their rest, now it was quality time with each other. She wanted things to be perfect with Ray. But what could they do for the day?
"How is Dani?" Denise asked as he came back.
"She loves Egon", Ray said. "Egon seems to love her. I never heard him talk about a child with more affection as he did."
"Does he mind watching her a little longer?"
"We should pick her up tonight", he answered. "I'm going to go take a shower."
Denise laid back in bed and started thinking about what to do with Ray it had been months since they were alone. Maybe they could have a little bit of fun. Denise got up and started decorating the house, setting the mood for the day.
"Ray", she knocked on the bathroom door. "Don't take too long in there. I got things planned for us."
"You made plans?" he asked. "You didn't have to."
"It's just for us. I'll be waiting."
Ray sighed as he got out of the shower. He wrapped a towel around his waist and opened the door.
"What the…?"
He looked down to see lit candles across the floor, leading from the bedroom, to the hallway. He could hear slow music playing in the house. Ray looked at the candles as he followed them to the kitchen. They stopped at the refrigerator where a note was pinned on the door.
"Have a drink – come get me!"
Ray opened the door, getting a beer out of the refrigerator, trying to figure out what Denise was doing. He turned around to see more candles leading out of the kitchen to the living room. He looked at the candles and followed them to the living room. The music was growing louder. Ray stopped as he saw Denise laying on the couch wearing lingerie.
"There you are, Ray", she smiled as she ran her fingers through her hair.
Ray looked at her, stuttering nervously. He didn't know Denise was planning something like this.
"You look so surprised", Denise said. "Come on, honey, why don't we have a little fun?"
"Should…we?" Ray nervously asked thinking about Danielle.
"Dani's not home. We're safe."
Denise got up and slipped her robe off. Ray watched as he popped the top off the beer bottle, watching with wide eyes. She giggled and walked toward him. No matter how long they were together, Ray was always going to be the shy type.
"I love you, Ray…"
Denise softly kissed his lips as she gently tugged on the towel around his waist. Ray watched her and kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her. It was a good thing all the curtains were closed, otherwise the neighbors would never let them hear the end of it.