Yes.
I had a good time, Ed. Is that what you want to hear?"
"Of course that's what I want to hear. Don't you think I was busting my ass
to please you last night? You sure seemed to think so at the time, ma'am,
especially when I..."
"Never mind when," snapped Beth. "Yes, dammit, I had a good time. A great
time, in fact. Now, what about Mandi?"
"What about her? She's got no right or reason to say anything about who I
play with. Or who you play with. Are you sure you're not just having some
morning-after regrets, Beth? Is that what this is all about? Or are you worried
I'll brag around the office?"
"No! I mean... No. No regrets. And you said you wouldn't say anything,
right?" She stepped forward until she was almost nose-to-nose with Cade and
repeated insistently, "Right?"
Cade took Beth in his arms and said, "Beth, I promise. Not a word to anyone.
And I haven't said anything to Mandi or anyone else," and then he kissed her.
Beth stiffened for a moment, then gradually responded to his kiss. Cade used
a finger to sweep a few wisps of her hair out of her face, then let the finger
continue down behind her ear and along the line of her throat to her exposed
shoulder.
Leaning slightly, he kissed her shoulder and trailed his lips up Beth's
throat to her jaw, then kissed his way back to her lips as he again held her
close.
When the kiss ended, he said softly, "You aren't on duty this morning. Let's
go back to bed. Breakfast can wait. In fact, you can be my breakfast. Would you
like that, ma'am?"
Beth's lips were slightly swollen, her face and shoulders were turning
pinkish, and her pulse was pounding slightly. She looked almost ready to say
'yes', but still a bit hesitant.
"Beth," he said, "This job ends today. It could be a long time before we get
a chance to play again. I really want another taste of you before you go. Do you
know that feeling?"
She nodded slowly before she softly replied, "Yes. I know that feeling."
Kissing her again, Cade asked, "Well? Are you going to let me please you at
least once more before you escape? Like last night? Can the pancakes maybe wait
a little while?"
Snickering softly, Beth smilingly nodded and said, "Yeah. The pancakes can
wait," and pulled him into a kiss.

After the third time Cade had helped Beth climb her personal mountain to its
summit, she lay limp and winded on the bed for some moments, then she drows