“Hello” Lucy shouted into her I phone, “what’s up?” listening for a few moments Lucy’s face lit up and she started jabbering into the phone, “fab idea; yes; yes count us in. Hold on let me ask Luc?”
Turning to her friend who was leaning up against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, Lucy took a moment to appreciate the sheer beauty of the man. At times like this she really wished there could be more between them because let’s face their children would be stunning, but that moment had passed long ago and she could only love him like a brother.
“Luce?” he cocked his head at her raising an eyebrow in anticipation of her question.
“Oh yeah, the guys are off to Brighton for a night of debauchery and drunken antics and want us to join them. We’ll be back tomorrow after breakfast. Wanna come? Pleeeease Luc? They’re on their way to pick us up now.”
“Nah, not this time babe.” Luc shook his head at her. “I really need to put in some study time, my exams start in 3 weeks.”
“God you are such a party pooper...” Jess snarled at him as she grabbed Lucy up the stairs to go pack a few things.
“C’mon Lucy, let’s get ready, leave Mr Boring Pants to his own devices. You can keep mother dear company………..”
“Oh, I intend to…………” he murmured under his breath rolling his bottom lip between his teeth.
Luc was desperate to change out of his suit. As much as he appreciated the designer threads, the comfort of his worn jeans held much more appeal although the idea of a shower was proving to be an enticing prospect. Taking the stairs two at a time he raced into his room already excited at the opportunity of having Rachel all to himself for the rest of the day and night.
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Just a short way down the hall, Rachel stepped into her en suite bathroom and set the shower to the right temperature while she went to the loo and brushed her teeth. Looking round the room she hummed in renewed appreciation at the roll top stand alone tub in black with the gold clawed feet. It had taken her forever to find such a thing but it was worth the wait and took pride of place in the centre of the room.
She and Nate had often bathed together enjoying their opulent surroundings. The bathroom itself was themed black and gold – totally out of character to the rest of the house but they had wanted a haven of luxury to enjoy in private and so they made over their en suite with no holds barred. The walls and floor were covered in shiny black oversized tiles flecked with gold. There was a ‘his and hers’ sink unit running the length of one wall with co-ordinating gold taps and accessories. It could have been tacky but Rachel had such good taste that it came across sexy and luxurious.
Two large mirrors were mounted behind each sink with little inset lights framing them, and a chaise long tucked into the far corner of the room. This was covered in the softest black leather with gold leaf arms and legs. The subdued lighting cast a gold glow reflected around the room and the under floor heating made it cosy and warm. The piece de resistance however, was the impressive shower. Nate was a gadget man and the shower had given him limitless opportunity to feed his obsession. The cubicle was a huge double walk-in glass encased feature. It was like a surround sound experience with water instead of music, although of course there was music available through hidden speakers if you wanted it. Water cascaded in any direction with a choice of speed and intensity. Rachel laughed as she pictured Nate in a prune like state having often spent too long enjoying his ultimate toy. Well at least the man was clean!
A vision popped into her head of Luc wet and dripping in her shower and she groaned at the image. What was wrong with her – one night of passion and her hormones were running riot.