Lee and Amanda kissed and clung to each other for what seemed like an eternity before both needing oxygen. They broke their kiss both gasping for air but not relaxing their grip on one another. Lee looked deeply into his wife's eyes a brushed a stray lock of hair out of her face. When she'd caught her breath, she whispered, "What are you doing here?"
"Do you really need to ask?" he said in a low husky voice his eyes burning with desire for her. He reached for her bottom pulling her roughly against him so she could feel the reaction her kisses has caused.
Amanda gasped as she felt his hardness pressed against her. She wanted him desperately too, but this wasn't the time or place, "Lee, as much as I'd love to, we can't. Not here. What if mother hears us? Her room is right next door."
"If she asks, just tell her it was the TV," He replied. "Or better yet, tell her the truth. You were spending a much needed night making love with your husband," he added as he lowered his lips to hers again.
Amanda got lost in the moment, reveling in the feel of his mouth on hers, returning his kisses fervently until she came to her senses. "No, Lee stop," she wriggled out of his grasp and turned away from him reaching for her robe. She wanted him too much and having him that close, feeling the evidence of his arousal was only making it worse. She knew she was only about three seconds from giving in and saying damn the consequences.
Lee knew it too. He knew that look in her eyes all too well and knew it would only take a little more coaxing to get his wife to give him what he knew they both needed. He'd seen the look of desire in her eyes that rivaled his own. "Don't, Amanda," he said as he spun her around to face him, pulling her against him once again and beginning a new assault on her mouth kissing her with wild abandon causing her to moan into his mouth. He knew form that reaction that he had her where he wanted her now. He lowered his lips to her ear and whispered huskily, "I need you tonight," and before she could pull away from him again he lowered his mouth to the tender spot on her neck that he knew always drove her crazy.
"Lee," she cried out unable to ignore what her body was crying out for. She wrapped her arms around his neck tilting her head back to give him better access and just gave in to the sensations he was creating pressing herself against his erection. Lee backed them both up toward the bed trying to toe his sneakers off at the same time stumbling in the proceeds propelling himself backward onto the mattress, Amanda landing on top of him. He finally kicked off his shoes just as Amanda moved herself slightly to straddle him while frantically tugging at the bottom of his tee.
Lee groaned at feel of his wife astride his erection, his jeans feeling way too tight. He lifted his arms up enough for Amanda to pull his shirt over his head then used his position to slide his hands under her cotton nightgown and caress her bare thighs underneath. He bunched up the bottom of her gown pulling it up so he could access her pert breasts. Amanda did the rest, yanking the offending gown off and tossing it aside as her husband sat up slightly to ravage one breast with his mouth then moved on to the other delighting in her moans of pleasure. He loved that he could make those sounds come from her. He then slid one hand inside her already damp panties to stroke the sensitive nub at her center causing her to call out his name again.
Amanda couldn't take it anymore and frantically worked to unfasten Lee's jeans. She had to stand for a moment to pull them down his legs, removing his boxers in the process, finally freeing his manhood. Lee sighed at the loss of her nearness but was delighted when she dropped her panties onto the floor and resumed her position. He reached his hand out to continue what he'd started, but she stopped him. "No, Lee, no more teasing," She said as she sank down onto him taking all of him inside her eliciting a groan from him. He rose again to meet her as she began to ride him slowly. He pulled her head toward him and kissed her fiercely his tongue tangling with hers. He grasped her hips to speed up her motion desperate to hear her reaching her peak. He broke their kiss and looked into her eyes as he slid his hand between them to stroke her. He was soon rewarded her crying out his name again, "Lee, you feel so good, oh, I love you."
"I love you, Mrs. Stetson" He said kissing her lightly before lowering his lips to her neck again, one hand still on her hip to guide her motion. She wrapped her arms around his neck pressing her bare breasts up against his chest planting heated kisses to the skin on his neck and shoulder as they rocked together. Lee groaned as he heard Amanda crying out her release and felt her digging her nails into him with the intensity of it. He continued to thrust up into her until his own climax hit him and he was lost in her, crying out her name and raining kisses on her face and neck as he felt wave after wave of pleasure overtake him. They stayed like that together for a few minutes and Lee felt Amanda shuddering in his arms. "Amanda," he said softly gently turning her head to look at him. He noticed her eyes glistening with tears. He started to move fearing he'd gone too far.
"No, don't," Amanda said stopping him from pulling away from her."It's been too long, Lee. I just need to be close to you little while longer. I love you so much," she said as she softly kissed him.
"Then what are the tears about?"
"Because I know this night has to end and I don't want it to," she said burying her face in his chest.
"It doesn't have to," Lee said wrapping his arms around her lightly stroking her back with one hand and tangling his other in her hair. "We could have every night like this if we just stopped hiding."
"We can't, Lee," she said raising her head to look at him. "You know we can't as much as I would love to publicly be your wife, things aren't any safer than they were four months ago. Our jobs are just as dangerous as they were then."
"To hell with the job then," Lee growled. "You're more important to me than any damn job."
"Lee, Sweetheart, as sweet as that thought is, we both know you don't really mean that. What are you gonna' do, quit a job you've had for fourteen years, then what? Six months or a year down the road, you end up resenting me for it. I won't let you do it. I won't let you give up a job you love for me."
"Amanda..."He began, but she silenced him with a finger on his lips.
"Please, don't. Can't we just enjoy our time together while we've got it?" she said as she kissed him again, this time with more passion needing him to know how much she needed him.
Lee resigned himself to the fact that they weren't going to get anything resolved tonight and kissed her back with all the love he had for her before rolling her over onto her back. This time their kisses were not so heated, but slow and languorous, exploratory kisses as if they were learning each other all over again. He kissed her face softly where he tears had been tasting the saltiness they'd left behind. He reached for her handed entwining his fingers with hers as he marveled at the feel of her beneath him. He paused in his exploration of her mouth for a moment just to look at her face. His gaze drifted downward until he saw the chain around her neck. He released one of her right hand and fingered the rings nestled against her bosom with his left and said, "These belong on your finger."
"So does yours," she said as she stroked his bare ring finger.
"Does that mean you're willing to talk about changing the status quo?" He asked hop swelling in his chest.
"No, Lee, we can talk about it later. Right now, I just want to be with you for as long as I can before mother or one of the boys gets up and I have to kick you out."
"You wouldn't have to kick me out if we could just tell the truth," he pointed out.
"I know, but we knew going into this that it would be hard. Missing each other doesn't change the way things are. We have to stay the way we are. It's not safe any other way."
"We could figure it out, Amanda. Aren't you the one who's always saying we work best together as a team? I don't see why we can't team up on this and come up with a better solution."
"We can, but another time," Amanda said pulling his head down to hers so she could kiss him again. "For now let's just enjoy tonight." They kissed for another few minutes and began to caress each other. "Make love to me, Lee."
Lee happily obliged only this time was not the frenzied session it had been before. This time it wasn't about the physical need that hadn't been satisfied in a month. It was about the emotional need they had to express their love for one another. They caressed, stroked, kissed and whispered words of love to each other, both savoring each touch, each kiss, each sigh until they were both spent and lying contentedly in each other's arms. Lee was lying on his back with Amanda's head on his chest. "Do you see how this could be very night?" He said lightly brushing her lips with his.
"I don't know about every night. You'd probably get tired of me after a while," she teased.
"Not in a million years," he said kissing her again. "God, I just can't get enough of kissing you."
"Well, better not stop then," she said scooting herself over to lie fully on his chest and kissing him tenderly.
Lee was pulling on the back of Amanda's neck to deepen the kiss when there was a knock on the door. "Shit, someone's up." Lee said.
"Shhh," Amanda said as she wriggled out of bed and motioned for Lee to do the same. She quickly reached for her discarded nightgown and frantically pulled it over her head and arms, picking up Lee's clothes and tossing them to him.
"Amanda?" Dotty's voice called from the other side of the door.
"Just a second, Mother," Amanda said, then whispered to Lee. "Hurry up and get dressed and get out the window."
"Amanda, there isn't time. She's gonna wonder what's taking so long."
"Then, into the bathroom, go! Quick!" she said giving him a slight push to get him moving.
"Amanda, what's going on in there?" Dotty called.
"Coming, Mother," she said. She waited until Lee was in the bathroom with the door closed before opening the bedroom door to her mother."
"I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, Darling," Dotty said as she stepped into the room. "I know you must be exhausted after working all day then coming home to nurse a sick child. I tried to leave you alone for as long as I could, but now that Jamie's up, I need some help."
"Is he ok?" she asked glancing toward the bathroom door nervously
"He's about the same, but that's not the problem. One sick child I can handle for a while, but now Phillip's got it too now." Dotty noticed her daughter's nervousness and surveyed the room spotting a pair of panties at the foot of the bed, taking notice of the open window and the closed bathroom door that Amanda kept sneaking a peek at.
"I'll be right there," she said trying to urge her mother out the door.
"Amanda, why is your bedroom window open?"
"Mother, you know I like the night breezes when I sleep. I always leave the window cracked."
"Cracked is one thing, Dear, but it's wide open. Why, anyone could just climb up that trellis and into your room and who knows what unspeakable things they might do to you,," Dotty said with knowing look.
"Well, you go on and tend to the boys and I'll close it and meet you there," Amanda said hustling her mother out of the room. "Lee" she whispered as loudly as she could without alerting her mother. When he poked his head out the bathroom door she said, "The coast is clear."
He emerged from the bathroom fully dressed and said icily, "We wouldn't have to worry about the coast being clear if we were living out in the open."
"Lee, please, not now. You've gotta' get out of here. Go! We'll talk about it tomorrow." She gave him a quick kiss and shoved him toward the window before heading down the hall to tend to her sick children.
"Damn it!" Lee swore. This had not gone the way he'd wanted it. He sighed in frustration as he did as his wife had asked and climbed down the trellis, broken-hearted that he had to go back and sleep in his empty bed.