Chapter 65
"So how was it?" Jenny Aaronson demanded of her friend.
"Jenny do you know what time it is?"
"Hey! Be glad I waited til the sun was up! So come on, dish! How was that magnificent beast in bed? Now I'm sure he is probably still there so you can say something like 'Jenny you are a fantastic friend' or maybe 'That recipe you gave me was a dismal failure'. I'll draw my conclusions from there."
Catherine looked at the receiver in her hand as she noticed, while she had been distracted, Vincent had gotten up and started to get dressed. She knew she could have found a way to stall Jenny so after he left to send his message the two of them could have had a nice long chat about just how Vincent had performed. But, there was simply no reason on earth that Jenny needed that information.
Grinning evilly, she told Jenny, "Vincent has to go to the basement to tap out a message and I am going with him. Bye Jenny."
"Wait!" Jenny protested. "What kind of code is that? I have no idea what that means!"
Trying hard to suppress her giggles, Catherine said, "I guess you'll just have to draw your own conclusions from there," and she hung up.
Vincent, already dressed, told her, "Catherine, there is no need for you to get dressed to come with me. I will be back very shortly."
"It's okay Vincent. I had no intention of going. I just told Jenny that to get her off the phone. If I do anything while you are gone, I might get up and make us some tea."
"Alright," he smiled, reassured. "I was afraid you were thinking I wouldn't come back."
"That thought never crossed my mind," she told him, then cleared her throat rather meaningfully as he donned his cloak and headed for the balcony.
Vincent turned, knowing that sound from Father's repeated use of it. It clearly meant he had forgotten something that he shouldn't have. Wondering what it could possibly be in this case, he simply asked, "Yes, Catherine?"
"I know you are new to all this Vincent, but you shouldn't leave without giving your fiancée a kiss."
"But I will be back shortly Catherine," he reminded her, a bit confused.
With a grin, she got out of bed and approached him. "That doesn't matter. You are leaving so I want a proper good-bye!"
His level of inhibition had faded somewhat after the night they had shared, but even so, the fact that she had boldly crossed the room wearing nothing at all still had an effect on him. Glad that he already had his cloak on, Vincent teased her, "Catherine with your state of dress, wouldn't it be more of an IMproper good-bye?"
"Oh no Vincent! That would involve me taking you back to bed and keeping you there until noon!"
"If I kiss you good-bye now, could we have that improper good-bye when I get back?"
She nodded as he bent to kiss her and she couldn't resist just a bit of temptation as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body to his.
Vincent made a quick exit at that, but not before she had felt the evidence of his desire. She had a feeling she might be very tired come Monday morning.
While Catherine was making tea two more calls came in from Jenny. The first one had been as she was putting on her brand new lounging pajamas. She had guessed it was her friend calling back and had let her answering machine get it. Jenny left a pithy message saying she knew Cathy was there and was just being mean by not picking up. The next two messages were pretty much the same, but she seemed to give up after that.
What Catherine didn't know was that Jenny hadn't given up, she had just stopped calling. Instead she had gotten in her car and after picking up breakfast for four, she figured as big as Vincent was, he would probably eat enough for two, she was on her way to Cathy's apartment.
To be continued….