The subtle sound of the central heat hummed through the otherwise silent home. Sunlight poured through the pale white sheers that hung freely in front of the window at the foot of the bed. It seemed that even the birds were enjoying a late start to a relaxing Saturday morning as not even the slightest tweet was heard from the outside. It was a beautiful start and he wouldn't have had his long-awaited day off be any other way.

His pale blue eyes stared out the window as he breathed a contented sigh. After a few beats, he let his gaze fall to the woman laying next to him...

The night before had been anticipated and quite enjoyable; Of course he didn't expect it to be anything less. He had known that things would be a bit wild after their conversation the previous morning while they were in route to handle their case for the day. He almost couldn't contain himself as they bantered back an forth about what they wanted to do once they went home for the evening to begin their weekend.

Weekends...they were almost like weekly holidays. They surely felt as such after all of the cases they'd end up handling week in and week out. Nonetheless, somehow their conversation quickly turned heated and he found himself listening to her tell him what she desired he do to her once they got home.

A smirk tugged at his lips. He gave her everything she wanted and then some. Speaking of...

He peered down over her shoulder for a few moments before leaning down to the crook of her neck, nipping and kissing as he ran a hand under the blankets to touch her.

Ari continued to scroll the headlines on her cell phone.

Vergil's eyes flickered up to watch her reaction and when it seemed as if she had none, he nipped a little harder, running his hand around to grip the front of one of her thighs.

Ari held back a smirk, "Can I help you?"

No response, Vergil continued to nip and suckle at her neck. However, when she went back to scrolling on her phone, he gave her another series of hard bites.

Ari giggled, "Can I help you?!"

Vergil hummed in response, "I want your attention."

"You have my attention." Ari replied with a knowing smile as she continued to slide her finger on the screen.

"I want all of your attention darling. Put down that infernal contraption." Vergil could feel the heat of arousal rising in his body as he continued to glide his fingers over her body. "Now."

"Okay, just let me look at the headlines really quick." He could tell she was teasing him and she was thoroughly enjoying his reactions. How many times had he warned her about doing that...?

"You can do that later, I want your attention now. Give it to me."

"What's so special about now?" her voice dripped with honey.

"Well..." Vergil began as he brought his lips to her ear, "This is the morning after...where we should be basking in the afterglow of last night's lovemaking and..." He began to trail kisses down her neck, "diving into part-two."

Ari hummed, "Really?" Her eyes fluttered closed for a brief moment.

Vergil hummed back.

"Okay..." She breathed as he dipped a finger into the top of her panties. "Right after I finish reading the headlines." She went back to swiping at the phone screen.

Vergil mumbled against her skin before pulling himself back slightly. Two could play at this game and he was sure to be the victor. He wasn't surprised at her playfulness, just at her boldness to consistently tease him even after his warnings for doing so. In fact, now that he thought of it, she seemed to tease him even more since his warnings. Interesting. So she wanted him to punish her? He'd be delighted to teach her such a valuable lesson.

"What will it take to get your attention..." He said in a low voice. His tone was laced with danger as his hand found the place he wanted and his fingers went to work. His swift and unexpected actions earned him a yelp as Ari squeezed her thighs together, turning to look back over her shoulder at him with wide eyes.

"Okay, okay!" Ari laughed, "I'm turning it off."

Vergil smirked in triumph as the phone screen went black and she set it down next to the bed. She turned fully to face him, snuggling into his embrace and running a hand down his toned, bare chest.

"What do you want?" She sassed him, the playfulness twinkling in her eyes.

"You."

"You have me."

"I want you some more. Let me make love to you."

Ari giggled as she ran a hand through his downy hair, "More? Didn't we make love last night?"

Vergil was thoughtful for a moment as flashbacks played in his mind, "Yes, we did." He hummed as his eyes slid closed and his hands roamed over her body. He loved how close they were, every one of her hot spots were fully accessible to him and he adored it.

Ari pushed at his chest, "Why are you so horny right now?"

Did she really have to ask? He opened his eyes to stare into her big brown ones. The way the sunlight reflected off of them made them look ethereal. His arousal couldn't get any more intense than it was at that moment.

"Because I woke up next to my beautiful wife under a mound of blankets, pressing her naked body against me. Save for her panties...and...wait..." He peered under the blankets having felt a tug as he ran his hand around her forearm. "When did you put this on?"

"When I woke up to scroll the headlines. I thought I was going to get out of bed to turn off the yard light, but never did." Ari adjusted the thin and silky black housecoat so it wasn't twisting uncomfortably around her body.

"Take it off."

"Why?" She challenged him with a raised eyebrow.

"I need you to come handle this." He replied as he thrusted his hips slightly.

Ari hissed and gave a breathy moan, her caramel-colored face tinted a soft red, most likely from the heat of the moment.

"You awakened these desires in me woman, so you need to take care of them." He planted a tender kiss on her dainty lips.

"I took care of them last night, didn't I? Didn't I?" Ari slid both of her hands up to ruffle his hair before she leaned in to peck kisses onto his lips.

"Yes, yes. You absolutely did." Vergil smirked, "But, encore... Encore I say." he mumbled between kisses. She was so feisty but he could tell she was feeling frisky too, this was just her way to try and tease him into her taking control. He didn't mind letting her have control, sometimes, but last night was his for the taking and the moment they were currently in was going to be also. There was no point in her keeping this up to try and fight it.

"Come handle this, baby doll."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Me." Vergil pulled her closer to emphasize his point. If she truly wanted to keep this up, he'd show her the error of such a decision.

"That's nasty." Ari sing-songed.

"No it's not. It's good." Vergil replied in a mock sing-song tone which earned him a giggle. "Now come on."

"Come on what?" Ari clasped a hand to her mouth, feigning surprise.

It was Vergil's turn to laugh, "Now who's being nasty?"

"Whatever. You started it." Ari smiled as she kissed him again.

"And I always finish it too." Vergil attacked her neck with nibbles.

Ari laughed and held him close as he began to roll her onto her back, with him in tow.

"Wait!"

"Nope."

"Vergil! No wait, I have to go turn the yard light off first. It's already 10."

Vergil furrowed his brows, "And...?" He refused to let her find another opportunity to tease him. She was going to take this without any further delay. "It doesn't matter, let it stay on."

"No! I don't want it to be on all day. That's a waste of electricity."

Vergil pulled back slightly to regard her, "A waste of electricity...? Oh yes, because a yard light that's pulling a fraction of a watt of power is going to cause our utility bill to skyrocket beyond all measure..."

She must have been out of ideas to turn to something as trivial as a yard light in order to regain the upper hand. Come now Ari, you could have come up with something better than that.

"Hey, there's three bulbs in that thing. And you know as long as that's on, the plug box out there is active too! Let me go turn it off." Ari gave him a hard stare that he could tell was all part of her act.

"Yes, because it's imperative that we turn it off now, lest someone come into our yard and connect something to the plug box and siphon our electricity. All the while the yard light is driving up our bill with a massive one and a half watts." Vergil prodded at her with a nudge of his nose against hers.

"OhMyGoodness yes. Now let me go turn it off."

"Interesting. You don't seem like you're really all that eager to get out of bed right now." Vergil challenged the look she was giving him with his own look.

"Well I can't turn it off with you on top of me like this, now can I?" Ari tilted her head slightly. "You go turn it off. The sooner you do, the sooner we can...you know."

"The sooner we can what?" Vergil asked in a playful and knowing tone.

"You tell me."

"The sooner I can pound you into this mattress?" His tone had taken on that same danger from earlier.

Ari bit her lip, "Yep. Now go turn it off."

The ways he could have those lips at his mercy. His briefs suddenly seemed two sizes too small.

But hold on just a moment. When did this flip around to him having to get out of bed to complete the task? A sly little fox she could be when she battled him for control. However she should know better, he would always catch on and turn it right back around in his favor.

"I'm not the one who's bothered by the light being on. So why should I turn it off?" Vergil lifted a silver brow.

"Because I said so." Ari stated in a matter-of-fact tone that only lasted until she uttered the next words from her lips, "I'll make it worth your while." she winked.

Vergil gave a deep, velvety chuckle; He was having fun with this. "Well the quicker you go turn the light off my darling, the quicker we can get to it. I'm quite comfortable at the moment."

"If I go, I might just not come back to bed." A bold challenge.

"Yes you will. Even if I have to come and get you." Challenge accepted.

"I'll run and hide."

"Will you? Besides, are you able to walk now? You were out of commission for quite a while last night after I..."

"I got up and made dinner for you afterwards, didn't I? And I wasn't weak for that long, just FYI sir...Now go turn the light off." Ari stopped his teasing in it's tracks.

Fiery. He loved when they bantered like this and he was confident she would be the first to give in. And oh, how he was going to enjoy what followed...

"It doesn't bother me, you go turn it off."

"Well, let me go."

"I'll never let you go. But i'll get up to allow you to turn off the light." Jackpot.

Ari hummed as she prompted him to lean his head down further so she could kiss his lips, "You have a smooth way of speaking Vergil, you know that?"

"But I mean every word I say." He coaxed her to let him dip his tongue into her mouth and she obliged without any resistance. He had won this one.

"I know you do." Ari sighed as they regarded each other for a few moments before Vergil kissed her lips one last time while silently moving enough to let her out of bed.

Even after six years of marriage, the feelings Ari stirred up in him still never ceased to amaze him. He had never known what making love was until he married her and despite popular belief, he had come to discover that making love could not be confined to just the obvious. No, that's too simplistic; there was much more to it than just that. He realized that they could make love with just a look they shared. They could even make love with a mere conversation they had together; It wasn't always physical. The reality of it all was overwhelming to him, in a good way. He had never loved anyone as much as he loved her and he enjoyed every moment of it.

He watched as she straightened her house coat and headed towards the doorway, "I love you."

Ari turned to looked at him over her shoulder, "I love you too." her voice was soft as she disappeared through the doorway.

Vergil let out a deep breath and relaxed back with a hand behind his head, awaiting her return; He closed his eyes.

"And I might not come back to bed now..!" Ari's voice called from the distance.

Vergil smiled. "You will. And bring me a cup of coffee back while you're at it!"