Chapter 96: The Father's Betrayal, Part 8, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Pyjamas

KLEMPNER

We lie together, both wearing the ridiculous pyjamas. Never in my life have I wanted a woman the way I want this one. I'm lying on my back and have a screaming erection, but I rumple the blankets to conceal it.

She's a professional....

She knows....

Mitch rolls onto her side to face me. "Larry..."

"Hmmm?"

"You said.... You said that you wanted me to want...."

Hope flutters inside my chest. I roll onto my side too, our faces close.

"Larry, I want you to touch me."

My groin jolts.

Propping myself up on an elbow to look slightly down on her, I cup her cheek with my palm. Inside, I'm shaking; short of breath. Something pulses inside my ears.

How do I do this?

She echoes my gesture, reaching up to caress the side of my face, her fingers digging in slightly, guiding me to her, my mouth to hers, my lips to hers. Our lips touch. Her flesh is warm on mine, her breath fresh; a little minty.

Mitch's fingers slide from my cheek and into my hair, pulling me close