I fully trusted him to take care of me.
To take carewithme.
Trussed up in such a way that even my belly rolls were on display, his hands made love to my body, his worship set my soul on fire.
Utterly exposed in every way, I lay beneath him.
Took what he gave me.
Claimed it like it was mine to have.
Watched as he slowly lost control and unraveled at my proverbial feet.
Instead of the shame and insecurity I feared, I fairly floated off the ground.
Though it was early, we spent the rest of the night in bed.Holding each other.Drinking hot chocolate.Watching a movie.
In the morning, he made love to me again.
Slow and sweet.
Soft and lazy.
Instilling in me a happiness unimaginably complete.
Once he saw his students safely onto the bus or released them to their waiting parents, he met me at the resort.
With his help, it only took an hour to put the final touches on the hall for the Halloween Howler event.We grabbed something to eat in our on-site restaurant and retreated to my office to get into our costumes.
I was more excited for this Halloween than any other one that I could remember in recent years.
As the time wound down, I surveyed the results of my labors.
We were ready.
A few minutes later, families began to trickle in, little faces openly awed by the row of jack-o-lanterns lighting their path.
‘Caution: Do Not Enter’ tape crisscrossed the entrance to the hall leaving plenty of space for children and adults alike to duck inside.I endeavored to keep the decorations as non-scary as possible, but that didn’t mean I had to forego the awe-factor.Ghosts made from cheesecloth floated at intervals around the room.Wide-mouthed jars, wrapped to look like mummies, housed artificial tea lights.Branches made into flying bat mobiles hung over the snack table.White helium balloons with happy ghost faces, held in place by skeleton hands, adorned the tabletops.
The popcorn, apple juice, bottles of water, and baked pretzels were ready to go, and the movie was cued.
Daire, dressed head to toe in dark green, a clock face hanging around his neck, and a crocodile hat perched on top of his head, stood beside me, ready to dole out the goodies.
“You’ve got some nice chompers there, baby,” I teased, jerking my chin up at his crocodile teeth.
He wagged his eyebrows.“All the better to eat you with.”
I leaned toward him.“Is that a promise?”
His eyes darkened.“Promise…threat…take it how you will.”
A tiny shiver raced through me.
His smile widened as something caught his attention behind me.
Twisting around, I saw Hawk, Noelle, baby Hunter, and Max framed in the doorway.
There are moments in life that seem to freeze.Some of those moments shatter, destroying everything you thought you knew.Others give off so much joy a body cannot hold it.
