282 CAUGHT RED-HANDED

It was past 8:00 pm, and it drizzled ceaselessly. She had called Ethan to find out why he was running late from work. "You know I can't do this without you by my side, baby." "Somebody misses her stud; I can clearly see that." Ethan makes her blush. He could hear her chuckles across the phone and the clinking of glass cups. "You wish!" She heard a thud and knew he was leaving work. "Just leaving work, I see." "Yeah, I had a lot to cover, and I have had tons of meetings today. But I can't wait to see you to ease my body of the pains." Her laughter gave him chills, and he smiled. He drove home and attached his phone to a phone mount to keep his hands on the stirring while she spoke with her. "What are you up to tonight, darling? I can hear the sound of some cups coming together." "Getting you a fine wine, ordered by a girl in red, waiting patiently to get it all down your throat while I sit comfortably on your lap as I watch you gulp it. Then..." She stopped talking. Silence. The