----------------------------------------- The party was over.----------------------------------------- The party was over. Soft laughter floated to their ears from the hall. The music went on though, for the last few couples slow-dancing under the dimmed lights. Adrienne and Garett were barely moving in the center of the dance floor. Neither of them had said much during the night, preferring to hold each other and feel. Garett drew away with a start, suddenly realizing how late it was. But he didn't want the night to end. Neither did she. Somehow, she didn't know how, she had fallen under the same spell that he had thrown over her ten years before. She felt like a teenager in the first throes of love. Stop it! said her cynical side irritably. You're not a girl and you should know better than to be seduced by a touch of romance. But the part of her that would always remain young and hopeful ignored that inner voice. Take happiness whenever it comes. She would pay the consequences later if she had to.. Garett drew her away towards the gardens. She followed him into the cool, softly scented air. The half moon shed just enough light for her to see his face when he bent down to kiss her. Soft, exploratory, beautiful kisses. For one night, she allowed herself to be reckless. She started kissing him back with a depth of feeling he had never felt from her before. Perhaps the magic of the night had got to him too because it drove him crazy like no striptease ever could.. They were both breathing hard when their lips parted. Garett gently rubbed his cheek against hers. His voice, when it came, was husky with passion. "Lets go for a swim." Adrienne came down to earth with a bump. A swim. She could feel a frustrated growl building deep within her, and swiftly tamped it down. She sighed softly. Maybe the game was still going on.. ---------------------------------------- Garett dove cleanly into Andy's pool. The moment he saw it, he knew that this was where he wanted make love to Adrienne for the first time. The lights in the wall sconces were dim, while the moon shone clearly in through the glass walls. The pool was comfortably warm, quiet and very private. Garett smiled and stroked for the opposite side. |