Dani hurried to their bedroom, anxious to be in Howie's arms. She had missed his touch the last few days and was eager to make up for lost time. As she reached for the knob, the door opened. Howie stood there wearing a deep purple silk bathrobe, his hair loose, the way he knew she liked it. He reached out and took the tray of food from her with one hand while pulling her into the room with the other. The soft scent of vanilla hung in the air. He knew vanilla was a relaxing but passionate scent to Dani. He had raided her scented candle stash and lit every vanilla candle he could find. Candlelight danced on the breeze that drifted through the room as he pushed the door closed with his foot. He sat the tray down on a nearby table and wrapped Dani tightly in his embrace. "I've got an appetite for something other than food at the moment," he told her lovingly before leading her into the bathroom.
The bathroom decor had always made Dani feel like she was in a southern garden. She could almost feel the moonlight beaming down on her. Jasmine scented candles helped complete the feeling of the outdoors. The shadows from the flickering candles danced on the walls of the darkened room. Howie reached down and turned on the faucet, adding more hot water to the large garden tub. Removing the cap from a bottle of gardenia scented bubble bath, he poured a small amount into the water. Dani closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, letting the scents envelope her.
"Dani," Howie began tenderly as he returned to her side, embracing her. Dani placed her hand on his lips to quiet him. "Howie, I am so sorry," she said softly. "I should have never tried to keep something so serious from you. Can you forgive me?" Dani said as she looked into his eyes searchingly.
"Oh baby," he said, smoothing her long hair away from her face. "Of course I forgive you," he told her, kissing the corner of her mouth. "I'm sorry I doubted you. I should have trusted you to tell me when you were ready." He hugged her to him tightly. "I love you so much. I just wanted to make everything right for you. Oh Dani, don't you know that I would rather die than see anything hurt you?" He cupped her chin in his hand and brought her lips to his, kissing her gently. Slowly he unzipped her dress and slid it off her shoulders, letting it fall to the floor. She stepped out of it and kicked it aside. Reaching behind her, he unclasped her bra and slipped it off her arms, revealing her breasts. Tucking his fingers into the elastic band of her lace panties, he slowly slid them over her hips and down to her knees. He squatted down and she placed her hands on his shoulders for balance as he helped her slip them off. He stood up and untied his robe, opening it to reveal his muscular frame and then dropping it to the floor. Dani caressed him with her eyes, and Howie felt himself drowning in the passion he saw revealed there. He reached down behind him and tested the temperature of the water. "Perfect, absolutely perfect," he said, never taking his eyes off her.
He stepped into the tub and offered his hand to Dani, who genteelly accepted his assistance. They settled themselves into the water, Howie placing Dani between his legs and wrapping his arms around her. She leaned back, resting her back against his chest and laying her head on his shoulder, her long hair draped across his chest. Dani sighed, wishing she could stay wrapped in his arms forever. "Howie, I'm worried," she said quietly. "Someone must really want to discredit the group. And from what I've seen, they're pretty serious about it. Do you have any idea who might be doing this?" Howie tightened his arms around her, wishing desperately that this wasn't happening. "Why don't we put that out of our minds for tonight?" he said reassuringly. "The four of us can talk about it on the way to Dallas. Besides, we have a bigger problem." Howie chuckled.
Dani sighed. "Yeah, how to keep Sam and AJ from killing each other while they're together. Why is he here anyway?" she asked, as she reached for the bar of rose scented soap. Howie playfully put a handful of bubbles on Dani's nose. "That wasn't the problem I was referring to," he said, sighing dramatically as he pressed his throbbing erection against her backside. "But we might as well solve Sam and AJ's problems first. Here, give me that soap," he told her as he took the bar from her. He lathered the soap in his hands and began washing her back as he started to explain. "It seems AJ still has feelings for a certain past lover. He broke up with Amanda. . .."
"He broke up with Amanda?" Dani interrupted.
"He broke up with Amanda," Howie continued, "because he didn't think it was fair to lead her on when he was in love with someone else." Howie eased his hands around to cup Dani's breasts. She closed her eyes and arched her back slightly, pressing herself into his soapy hands. He toyed with her nipples and kissed the back of her neck. "Amanda, needless to say, isn't taking it very well. He came here to get away from her."
"Are you saying AJ is in love with Sam?" Dani asked, trying to concentrate on Howie's words.
"You know he loves her, Dani," Howie said. "You knew about the trip he was planning before she walked out on him. The one to the French Riviera," he reminded her. "He was going to tell her there how he felt about her."
Dani turned her body toward Howie to make eye contact with him. "She wouldn't have "walked out on him" if she hadn't caught Amanda in his bed," she told him pointedly. "It broke her heart when she heard he and Amanda were back together so soon after she left." Her eyes filled with tears remembering her friend's pain. "Oh Howie, she loved him too. She told me about a week before, well, the incident, that she had fallen in love with him. Sam may have been around the block a few times, but AJ stole her heart. He was the first man she ever truly loved. And you know," Dani said, "I think she's still in love with him."
"Do you think, with a little help from us, that they could stop being so pig headed and admit their feelings for each other?" Howie asked, speculatively.
"I don't see why we can't give it a try. I would love nothing more than for Sam to be as happy as you've made me." Dani said as she looked deeply into his eyes. Howie stroked Dani's cheek with the back of his hand. "I love you so much," he said tenderly as he leaned in and gently pressed his lips to hers. Using his tongue, he parted her lips and deepened the kiss.
Howie rolled onto his side and turned Dani to face him, continuing his soft kisses. His tongue traced the soft fullness of her lips. She moaned softly placed her leg over his, running her foot gently up and down his leg. He broke their kiss and began placing a line of kisses from her ear down to her neck. Eager to reach more of her, he put his hands on her waist and lifted her out of the water, placing her on the small ledge of the tub, her back against the wall. He rose to his knees and ran his hands from her shoulders down to her hips, smoothing away the bubbles. Running his hands along her thighs, he gently separated them and placed one of her feet on each side of the tub. Easing himself between her legs, he took her one of her swollen nipples into his mouth and flicked his tongue across it repeatedly. Dani gasped with pleasure. His touch electrified her whole body.
Howie ran his tongue in a path down her ribs to her stomach where he traced her belly button and flicked his tongue into it taking her deeper into her pleasure. Dani began to quiver in anticipation of his final destination. Lacing her hands into his hair, she urged him lower. His fingers proceeded his lips only long enough to spread her legs wider. He slid his hands underneath her hips and brought her closer for his taste. Howie parted her with his tongue and began teasing her clit. Pulling one hand out from beneath her, he slid two fingers deep inside her. "Oh Howie," Dani moaned in ecstasy, barely able to contain herself. Sensing she was nearing her climax, Howie removed his fingers and lowered his tongue to her core, thrusting it inside her repeatedly. Dani tightened her grip in Howie's hair and pulled him up to face her. Looking deep into his eyes, she said passionately, "I want you to come with me." Howie pulled her into a hungry kiss, letting her taste her own sweetness. He carefully eased her back down into the water, settling her astride his hips. Using the side of the tub for support, she wrapped her legs around his hips and lowered herself onto him. Dani knew just how to please Howie in this position. .
"Oh God, baby," Howie groaned, as Dani moved against him. "I love it when you do that." He took her hard nipple into his mouth and suckled her, sending her over the edge. Arching her back and crying out, she thrust hard against him, sending him into his own climax. They clung to each other as they recovered from the intensity of their lovemaking. Dani sighed contentedly. "Howie?"
"Mmmmmm, what baby?"
Dani nuzzled her face against his hair. "I'll let you do that to me again in the bedroom in a few minutes if you clean up all the water we just sloshed into the floor," she said seductively.
"Baby, right now, I'll do anything you want," Howie said contentedly. "Anything."
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