Lee stood in front of the bedroom mirror fumbling to tie his bow tie.
Tonight, he was all thumbs. He didn't know how he'd let himself get talked into
this. Yes, he did. Amanda. He could never say no to her. Especially when she
looked at him with pleading in those deep chocolate eyes. He let out a defeated
sigh and pulled the tie open again.
Taking a deep breath, he picked up the ends of the black silk and started to
make the knot once again. The bathroom door opened and he turned to see his
wife, dressed in nothing but a sexy slip, step into the bedroom. His eyes held
hers. "Tell me why we're doing this again. I'm sure we can find something
else to do tonight." He wiggled his eyebrows at her.
She stepped into the blue gown she'd chosen to wear tonight and glided
across the bedroom to stand in front of him. She caressed his cheek. "We are doing
this because he's your uncle. And it's an important day for him. It's not
everyday he gets promoted to Brigadier General." She turned her back to him.
"Zip me up, please."
He placed soft kisses up her spine dragging the zipper behind his lips. He
reached the nape of her neck and brushed her hair aside before kissing the
sweet spot there. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled her tight
against his body. His lips nestled the sensitive skin behind her ear and whispered
all the ways he wanted to spend the quite night at home in her ear.
She let out a soft moan of pleasure then turned in his arms. She kissed him
deeply. He couldn't breathe. It took a moment for him to realize it wasn't
her kiss that made him breathless. The little minx was slowly strangling him
with his untied tie. He broke the kiss and she took a small step back.
She smiled and winked at him, still holding the ends of his tie. "There'll
be plenty of time left for that later, but only if you behave yourself."
"With an incentive like that, you can bet I'll be on my best behavior." He
slipped the silk from her hands and measured the ends of his tie against his
shirt front.
"Here, let me do that."
He dropped his arms to his side and stood ruler straight while Amanda deftly
knotted his bow tie. He slid into his jacket and tucked Amanda's hand in
his. He couldn't wait for the formal ceremony to end so that he could peel her
out of that dress and start his own celebration.
End
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