why sweat to create an ambiance. ”
He realized he loved having her sit in the bathroom and chatter to him while he shaved. He took a daub of shaving cream, turned and touched her nose.
She laughed and said, “ Want to have a shaving cream battle? ”
“ Not enough time, honey, and I prefer whipped cream. It tastes better. ”
“ Ooh, that's naughty. Cray, isn't this intimate? I like it, do you? ”
“ Yes. ”
“ It's like we're married. ”
“ Not quite, Angel, but tomorrow morning when you watch me shave the intimacy will have begun. ”
She gave him a devilish smile and stood, beginning to remove her sweater and jeans. “ You're hogging the bathroom and I do need to shower. ”
“ Please, don't let me stop you. ”
“ You want to see me nude? ”
He chuckled and said, “ It's my heart's desire. ”
She turned her back to him, stripped and stepped in the huge shower. As the water warmed, she called, “ Cray, I forgot a towel. Where are your spare ones? ”
“ It will be on the towel rack when you get out, honey. ”
“ Two please, one for my hair. ”
“ Of course, ” he said with a wry tone, “ How could I have forgotten that? ”
“ Cray, surely you've lived with a woman before this. ”
“ No, you're the first, but I'll get the hang of sharing space with you because I'm motivated. ”
“ Thank you, darling. You're so sweet. ”
She entered the bedroom with a towel wrapped around her hair and the other around her breasts, tucked in and dropping to her knees. She stopped and stared at him in his boxers with calf high dress socks and buttoning a white dress shirt over his chest. “ You have the nicest shaped legs. They're perfectly straight, not bowed in the slightest. ”
He grinned and said, “ Thank you. I like your legs, too. ”
“ No, Cray, I mean it. They're muscular and strong, hairy but not too much. I should have known your legs would be as good as your ass, tight and shapely. ”
He laughed and said, “ Angelica, you're embarrassing me. I'm glad you approve, but I feel like a specimen under a microscope. ”
“ That's silly, darling. I'm sure I'm not the first one to comment on your legs and ass. ”
“ If others' thought it, they didn't say. ”
“ That's dumb; men like compliments as much as women. I'm sorry I didn't get to see your chest before you covered it. ”
“ You'll see it later tonight. ”
“ I'll touch it later tonight, too. ” She grinned and smirked at him.
“ From your mouth to God's ears. ”
In the back of the limo, headed to the Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Angelica said, fingering Cray's cufflink. “ You are so handsome tonight, darling, and I love a man who wears cufflinks. They're Tanzanite set in platinum, aren't they? ”
“ Yes, does that offend you? ”
“ No, sweetheart, you deserve the best. ”
“ Really? Will you let me buy you precious jewels? ”
“ I'd rather you didn't. Not this soon. Cray, I earn a good living as a full professor, but I can't compete with you. ”
“ Honey, I don't expect that from you. When I give you a gift, it's because I want to do it, not because I expect something of like value in return. ”
“ Please, let's not get into that. ”
“ We're spending Christmas together, Angel. I will have a gift for you. ”
“ Well, sure, and I'll have one for you, but it doesn't need to be ostentatious. ”
“ I'd like you to write a Santa's wish list in the next day or two. Will you do that for me? ”
She removed her glove, tucked her hand in his and leaned against his shoulder. “ Cray, there's nothing I want or need, except for one thing and that's for us to be
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