Robert has returned from his trip to America, this is the evening of that day.
Robert opened the dividing door towards Cora's room. Baxter just stepped back and said goodnight. Robert lingered a little bit longer in the doorway. Admiring the sight of Cora at her dressing table. She was rubbing her lotion into her arms and hands. He loved how kind she always was to Baxter, he was ever so glad she got a nice ladies maid this time.
"Are you going to come in, or did you want to spend the night in the doorway?" Cora asked, startling Robert.
He smiled at her. "Oh darling, if you knew how many times I'd imagined this scene."
Cora laughed, while she closed her lotion bottle and got up. "You said that same thing this afternoon, sweetheart."
Robert now chuckled. "You have no idea how much I have dreamed about being back in your arms. Seeing you entering the drawing room. Looking at you across the dinner table, watching you interact with Sybbie and George." He watched how Cora walked towards him, how she slid her hands in his and got on her tiptoes to kiss him. He loved how much taller he was than her. During the day, when she wore her heels, the difference was less noticeable, but she was wearing her evening slippers. This afternoon they shared a brief kiss on the lawn, but this one was longer and warmer. They were in the privacy of their room, they did not have to think about proprietary. He let go of her hands and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her close.
Cora rested her head against his chest, her hands sliding over his back. "I cannot believe you are back home."
"You said that same thing too, this afternoon." He chuckled. He felt Cora's body even firmer against his, her hand had reached his neck and was playing with his hair.
"I have been so worried these weeks that you were away."
"But why my darling?" Robert pushed her back and cupped her face. "You knew I would come back to you, did you not?"
Cora smiled and leaned her head against his hand, turning so she could press a kiss in the palm of his hand. "I was not afraid you would stay in America, but it is still a dangerous trip you made."
"I got sea legs now." Robert swayed back and forth while he wrapped Cora in his arms again. He pressed a kiss on her crown. "I missed you so dearly."
"I missed you too." Cora pressed herself even firmer against him.
"We should get into bed; you are getting cold." He himself was wearing his housecoat, but Cora was standing in her nightdress. Her dressing-gown was still on her chair at her dressing table.
"You can warm me up again." She said while smiling at him mischievously.
"I missed that too." He said with his voice low. Scooping Cora in his arms was still an easy task, she was light as a feather. Her arms wrapped around his neck, while she pressed kisses on his skin.
"I hope you are not tired," Cora said, her hot breath against his jaw.
"How can I be tired, when I have such a beautiful woman in my arms?" He slowly lowered her onto the bed. Immediately he crawled on top of her. Each leg on one side of her, pinning her down on the bed. He studied her face, how her blue eyes looked up to him. Her long and dark hair in a thick braid, rested next to her head on her pillow. He followed the shape of her body with his hands. Her strong arms, onto her slender shoulders, slowly over her chest, in between her breasts, towards her stomach and hips. "You are so incredibly beautiful. I am never going to leave again for such a long time."
Cora had laid still, waiting for Robert to finish his study. She loved how he admired her body. How his hungry eyes went from her face to her breasts. She raised her hands and pushed his housecoat off his shoulders. Once she felt it fall down on her legs, she started to unbutton his nightshirt. Her fingers touching his bare skin, made her shiver from desire.
"You missed me too!" Robert's face was suddenly close to hers. She lifted her head so she could kiss him. One hand on his neck made sure she could intensify the kiss as deep as she wanted and needed. Her other hand was resting against his chest, her fingers cradling through his chest hair.
She felt his strong leg muscles press against her hips, his pelvis pressing against hers. Slowly moving on top of her.
His hands searching for the hem of her nightdress, made her warm deep down, in her core. She tried lifting her hips so he could slide the dress upwards. Suddenly Robert put his hands on her sides and rolled on his back with her on top of him. In the same movement, he got rid of his pyjama bottoms and underwear. Cora could not suppress her urge to touch him. He had made that easy for her, now she was on top. She felt his reaction once her hand closed around him.
"Oh, Cora." He exclaimed, fuelling her fire.
She let him go and quickly got off him, she got rid of her own underwear and sat back down. Letting him enter her. Her movements were slow and steady at first, but Robert's vocal reactions made her speed up until she felt him release himself. Her hands roamed over his upper body, following every line as if she saw them for the first time. She gave him control over their movements; she kept rocking with him at his pace. Gradually his movements slowed down, she rolled next to him when she saw his eyes closing. Pulling their blankets over them, she crawled against his chest. Lovingly she traced kissed over his ribcage, her eyes getting heavy in the meantime.