PLAYING WITH FIRE

"What is this?" He finally asked, folding his hand in front of his body.

Chef Alice didn't like his tone, or his demeanor. For someone whose wife just gave the juiciest surprise, his reaction seemed rather dry.

She kept mum, and it was left to Fay to explain. Her hand twisted around the hem of her gown, as she thought of what to say. There was no welcoming embrace in his glare. He looked rather displeased.

"You've not eaten yet. Thought we could eat together, if you don't mind," she said, her heart pounding against her chest.

There was no shift in his expression. It remained cold, and distant. But his eyes raked through her body; starting from her hair that cascaded down to her waist, and ended on the exact spot the big shirt did.

Her thighs, surprisingly toned and spotless, had his mind briefly occupied.