Kathy didn't seem to notice when Stephanie's hand ran itself across her breast as she moved to pull the door key from her purse, her mind was preoccupied with the opulence she speculated she would find beyond the door.Kathy didn't seem to notice when Stephanie's hand ran itself across her breast as she moved to pull the door key from her purse, her mind was preoccupied with the opulence she speculated she would find beyond the door. The foil wallpaper covering the foyer seemed to expand the already grand expanse of space in the entryway. Kathy saw the elegant spiral stairway leading to the second floor, the high-ceilinged hallway leading to the sunken living room causing her to exhale in awe. Stephanie guided her down the hallway, through the immaculate living room, and over to the wet bar separat- ing the delicate peach patterned walls of the living room from the bright yellow kitchen. Following Stephanie's advice, Kathy kicked off her high- heeled shoes, her feet instantly surrounded by the plush fibers of the deep carpet beneath her. Stephanie poured Brandy into snifters for both of them, raised her glass in salute, and sipped the warm liquid into her throat. Kathy was awe struck as she returned the salutation and tasted the soothing warmth of the decanted liquor. Stephanie gave Kathy a quick kiss on the lips, crossed the vast expanse of the living room, and disappeared through a set of French doors on the other side of the room. It took Kathy a moment or two before she realized that Stephanie had never done that to her before. Holding the snifter in her hand, Kathy walked over to the folding doors at the back of the living room. Opening one of the panels inward, she saw that the doors gave way to a wrought iron balcony overlooking a splendid gazebo. She was just about to walk over to the wood covered enclosure of the spa overlooking the oriental landscape of the backyard when Stephanie came up behind her. "Beautiful sight, under a full moon, at four in the morning; isn't it?" "Beautiful," Kathy's voice was a croak in her throat, "doesn't do this near the justice it deserves." "And what's really relaxing," Stephanie continued, "is a luscious soak in the hot tub over there." "Yeah," Kathy replied innocently, "if I'd known I was going to be exposed to all this tonight, I would have put my swim suit in the car before I went to work." "Swim suits be damned!" Stephanie's words echoed in Kathy's ear as she stepped out from behind her. |