“That was so much fun, wasn’t it?” Nicky remarked, breaking the comfortable silence as they made their way home. 

Winnie grinned, her eyes sparkling mischievously as she leaned back in her seat. “Oh, it was beyond fun, Nicky. I had the best time today.”

Nicky chuckled, happy to see Winnie in such high spirits. “I’m glad. We really needed a day like this, just enjoying each other’s company.”

“Oh yeah, we really did.”

Indeed, it had been such a great day out for the couple. From making new friends to renewing their bond, this was a day they never realized they had needed. They had hung around with the Buenorteys for quite a long time, watching other races and just hanging around till late. Having gotten their contacts, they would certainly be getting in touch with them later on.

In hindsight, Nicky’s parents were right. Of course, once you were living in a bubble of rage, you’d be too blind to realize certain things. Now that that bubble had been popped, however, they saw just how true their words were. The little gestures had not been the biggest or most poignant gestures ever, but they had certainly made a difference. This trip to the race track had not broken the bank, but it had given them memories that would definitely last a long time, and strengthen the bond between them.

Lying back in her seat, Winnie glanced at Nicky as he focused on the road. Her eyes still glistening with some gleeful mischief, she couldn’t help but find him even more attractive than he was looking when she stepped out of the room that morning.

Lord, I can’t believe I let my hurt blind me so much that I forgot what a sexy husband I have. Mmm-mmm! Look at that fine beard on him. Look at perfectly rounded head shape. And those pearly whites, too. Chale, anger na bastard! Never again…

A few minutes later, and they were back home. It was a few minutes past seven o’clock, so the evening was still a little young. As Nicky killed the engine, he looked at her. “Home sweet home,” he gently declared, a smile on his face.

Adjusting her seat back up, she returned his look with quite the flirty gaze. “Uh-huh,” she responded.

His smile slightly disappeared, and a nervous one began to emerge. “Umm… is there… is there anything you would’ve wanted from the shop?” he asked.

Shaking her head, she leaned towards him and rubbed his chest seductively. “I don’t think so,” she whispered. “But… I think there’s some ice cream in the freezer. That will suffice. If you know what I mean.”

They did have some ice cream in their freezer, but that wasn’t what Winnie wanted. She wanted something much sweeter than that.

And as she brushed her fingers across her husband’s face, she knew he knew exactly what ‘ice cream’ meant here.

***

“Just take a seat and relax. Maybe you can find something for us to watch on Amazon Prime while I just clear up the few plates in the kitchen.”

Nicky could feel his heart pumping as Winnie gently helped him onto the couch, brushing her fingers against his face again, in the most deliberate manner. She smirked at him, then walked to the kitchen.

He looked at the remote on the couch, but he had no interest in turning the TV on. His attention was all on the woman who had just disappeared into the kitchen.

Buenortey’s naughty comment was swirling around his brain, and there was no doubt about it, the guy was right. Anyone who had observed her behaviour throughout the day knew she was in seductive mode.

And he loved it.

The last time they had any passionate moments of intimacy was about a week before that infamous fight that started all the ugliness they had been through. Since then, they had not so much as kissed each other. But as he watched her step out of the kitchen and strut over to the dining table to take something, he knew one thing.

Only the rapture would stop them from getting intimate that night.

“What are you looking at?”

Noting the low, seductive tone of her voice, Nicky bit his lip and shook his head while he sized Winnie up and down. “Good God, babe, you are so damn sexy!” he whispered aloud.

Winnie smirked. “Oh really?” she remarked, her tone still as sensual as before. “So what you wanna do about it?”

She turned and walked away to the kitchen before he could say a word.

***

Hot damn! Nicky thought to himself, watching her disappear into the kitchen. The sight of her in that off-shoulder jumpsuit really sparked up a hunger in him, now that he really dwelt on it. Her glowing shoulders, that sweet cleavage… it was sparking him up real good.

All that teasing added to the working up, he could feel the banks ready to overflow with passion. From that captivating dress to those intimate touches, to the way she rubbed on him during the photoshoot at the track, she had been very intentional in getting him enticed.

And it couldn’t be more obvious that she had succeeded. At that moment, the thoughts he had for her would have people gasping in horror and parents covering their childrens’ eyes if they were played back on a large screen. He hadn’t felt that way about her in a long time, but now, every cell in his body was screaming out for a taste of Winnie Koomson.

And at that point, he was ready to fulfill their demands.

Nahh, I gotta have this woman right now! She’s mine, anyways!

He sprang up and walked into the kitchen.

***

She was busily washing a plate or two in the sink, humming. She smirked to herself, remembering that hungry glint in her husband’s eyes and his naughty comment.

She had missed teasing him like that! This was so much better than screaming her head off at him. It was so easy to tell that he was burning with desire for her, and it was only a matter of time until he let loose on her.

Just how she had planned it from the moment she pulled on this steamy jumpsuit.

She continued humming while the water ran. Then she heard the footsteps.

Ooooh, he’s coming!

They grew louder and louder. Until she could feel his breath on her shoulder.

“Hey, girl,” he whispered directly into her ear, “you know you’ve been driving me crazy all day, right?”

She smiled, then rubbed herself against him. “Oh really, huh? I see.”

“Oh, you wanna play with me, huh? I like that. I like that a lot. Bring that booty over here.”

She shivered as he squeezed her, then slowly left a trail of hungry kisses from her exposed shoulder up to her neck, the excitement and desire rising to Mount Everest levels with each sensual action he took.

She knew it was coming, but damn, she didn’t realize it would feel so good!

“Mmmm! Baby, this is nice!” she gasped as he nuzzled at her neck.

“Oh yeah? I’m just starting up, baby! Come here, you!”

With that, he turned her around.

And furiously pressed his lips against hers.

If a thermostat was in the kitchen, it probably would have exploded, the rate at which the temperature shot up to insanely high levels.

With her arms around his neck and his arms tightly around her waist, the Koomson couple kissed passionately, the repressed desire for each other bursting forth like a tsunami over a beach.

Separating for a moment, he whispered out loud, “Damn, you’re so sexy!”, before getting back to the liplock.

Tops were pulled down. Shirts were pulled off. Bras were unhooked. Belts were unbuckled. Gasps and sighs of ecstasy escaped from lips. It was getting steamier in the kitchen by the minute, and absolutely nothing was going to stop that inflow of steam. These two were greedily partaking of each other after months of not even sharing the same bed.

“The things I’m gonna do to you tonight, eh!” he whispered.

“Oh yes, Bop Daddy, do them all! Do them all!” she panted, overwhelmed by her husband’s kisses and touches. “Take me to the room and do what you want with me!”

“Let’s go!”

For a long time, passions ran high in the Koomson household, and they were usually passions of rage, fury and ire. But as Nicky and Winnie ran to the bedroom, giggling and still undressing themselves, a different passion had been set ablaze.

A passion of desire for each other. A passion to be united in love.

As it was supposed to be.

Oh, good! Finally!