Page 136 of The Fighter
Leo smiled. “Not if you keep giving me beers while stripping for me.”
He was beautiful when he smiled like that. “When did you start smiling so much? I feel like you make jokes and smile a lot more than when I first met you.”
He tilted his head to one side. “I wonder why that is? I can’t imagine it has anything to do with the fact that I’m no longer a sexually starving man in love with a woman who constantly makes jokes about how boring I am.”
“Youwereboring.”
“Oh yeah?” In a fast movement, Leo got up and I could tell he was going to tickle me again, so I got out of his way and let him chase me around the room.
When he caught me, we were both panting and he locked my hands behind my back while kissing me. “Here’s what’s going to happen. I’ll sit back down and let you finish that enticing show you started, and when you’re out of your dress, I’ll show you how imaginative I can be. After tonight, you’ll never call me boring again.”
“Is that a promise or an order?” My heart was beating fast and my body was buzzing with desire for my husband.
“Both.” Holding on to me, Leo moved back to sit on the bed before releasing me. “If this is the only time you’ll wear a dress, I’d better take mental pictures of your last seconds in it.” He released me and gave me a nod. “Come on, baby, strip for me.”
“Yes, sir, Inspector,” I teased and began dancing again.
He took a sip of his beer. “I’m the luckiest man alive.”
“Yes, you are.”
“Will you promise me something, babe?”
I gave him a cute smile with a questioning look.
“When you get to be a police officer and get your official uniform, will you strip for me again?”
“I love it when you say ‘when’.”
“Will you?”
Walking closer, I let the top of my dress fall down to my waist. I was topless now, but with my back to him. Covering my breasts with my hands I turned to face him, still moving seductively to the music.
“I will… if you do the same for me.”
Leo’s eyes widened as he pointed to himself. “You want me to strip out of my uniform for you?”
“I do.”
“But I’ve never stripped to music in my life.”
I laughed and pushed the dress all the way down. “There’s a first for everything, babe. Think of it as an adventure.”
Leo was admiring my body and reached for me. “Raven, I swear every day with you feels like an adventure.
I tapped my finger on my hip where the large P was tattooed. “That’s because P stands for pioneer.”
“After seeing how sexy it looks on your hip, P will forever be my favorite letter in the alphabet.” Leo squatted down in front of me and let his finger trail over the P before he licked it. “P for pioneer, and pleasured panther.”
“Pleasured?” With a questioning smile, I lifted his chin to look into his eyes.
“Yeah, pleasured. Remember how I told you that I’m the best lover you’ve ever had?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Lucky for you, I’ll also be the best husband you’ve ever had.”
“Thatislucky.”
