Anabel quickly sprung open the door and swung into the bed over the smooth bedding while Terry rushed behind her and closed the door, quickly but quietly. Terry was still busy unbuttoning his shirt when Anabel pulled him into the bed and jumped on him.
"This girl is on fire!!!" Terry sings out dramatically in response to his wife's wild display, they both burst into laughter as their eyes interlock.
"Yes, she is so on fire!!!" Anabel replied with a melodious voice as she yanked off her gown and threw it on Terry's face. Terry was also getting undressed but Anabel took over when she saw how slow he was and she was in no mood for a slack...
Twenty minutes after - they were both done and facing each other as they giggled loudly trying to catch their breaths.
"That was sweet," Anabel whispered sweetly under her breath.
"I know right, I enjoyed every bit... Where are you going? Let's remain like this for a while" Terry replied and pulled Anabel back from leaving the bed.
"I'm not leaving, I just need to get my phone from there," Anabel replied pointing over to her dressing table. Terry looked in the direction but he couldn't see any phone.
"But I don't see any phone and laptop from here. Are you sure you did not leave it in the living room?" Terry asked gently as he looked away from the dressing table.
"It should be in my bag then, I'm sure I packed them along when coming to the room" Anabel insisted and tried to get up but Terry pulled her back once more.
"Five more minutes please, stay for five more minutes dear wife," Terry mumbled passionately and kissed her twice, one on the cheek and nose before stroking her hair as he tried to pull them away from her face. Anabel had packed her hair into a bun after her shower but it was now roughly scattered all over her face, a result of the fun and excitement.
When Terry would not allow her to leave the bed, Anabel surrendered and patiently watched as he cuddled and played with her hair. She loved and enjoyed it as well so she might as well just allow him to do his thing. Anabel loves all the post-s*x cuddling and extras, one might say even more than her husband but right now, she has a million and one things going on in her mind.
"In as much as I would have loved to stay wrapped in your loving arms all night, unfortunately, I can't afford to, as I have work to do," Anabel said freeing herself from Terry's light grip and then kissing him as a sort of consolation.
"You talking this way arouses me the more" Terry persisted, refusing to release her as he inhaled the air around her as if ready to gobble her again.
"Babe, please, I think we have had more than enough for a night," Anabel said gently as she finally got up, Terry tried to grab her again but she was slippery fast, she giggled in light of this feat.
"I can't believe this is coming from you. You? Accepting that you have had enough, am I dreaming already?" Terry said proudly, as he rolled back into the sheets and placed his hands on his head dramatically smiling at Anabel.
Although Anabel is outspoken and very direct with things she wants and likes, she loves to compete with her husband in the bedroom, and rarely would you see her saying she was okay. Even when she is satisfied and singing Terry's praises after lovemaking, she would still try to chew more. Terry was used to this so it came as a surprise when she admitted it, you don't see that very often...
"Stop... You can't fault me for craving my husband so much" Anabel reacted as she picked up her gown and threw it back on.
"Of course, I'm always at your service... lioness" Terry taunted and burst into a loud laugh, he quickly controlled himself so as not to wake their son.
"Ohh please, you can enjoy teasing me all you want. I'm serious though, I really have a lot going on at work. This week is filled with tons of meetings and arrangements." Anabel reported dismissing Terry's taunt
"Well, I'm always here for you, whenever you need me, anytime at all." Terry was clearly enjoying his time.
"I know right, thanks so much babe"
"I love you too. But why do you have to saddle yourself with so much work? Why not have your workers do it?" Terry was getting serious now, he had also noticed Anabel has been coming home tired for the past few days. He thought of asking her what the problem was but he didn't want to add more to her plate. Now that she has revealed the problem herself, he might as well take advantage.
"Do you really think I'm in on this alone? Of course, we all are, stretched thin in fact. It's just that... You know I like to handle these things myself to avoid any slip-ups." Anabel explained as she took her seat beside Terry who also adjusted and faced her while resting on his side.
"Of course, I know. Ethan got that from you..." He chuckled lightly and then revered back to being serious.
"All I'm saying is that you find a way to balance it all, don't overwork yourself. Your workers are there to help you, you employed them so they could work and help around with certain tasks. Let them do their job and all you need right now is to trust them, supervise and rest." Terry advised
"I don't think I can just leave them to it. What if they don't come through? What if..." Anabel goes on with the never-ending list of what-ifs before Terry cuts her short.
"What if you get too stressed and the whole thing ends up in a mess anyway? What will you do then? Better to be safe than sorry and the only way to be... There is only one way to answer all your doubts..."
"Which is?" Anabel impatiently interrupted him
"I was coming to that... The only way to know if they would come through is to allow them do their work. Let them be, face your part and let them do the same." Terry concluded
"I can try..." Anabel said, but not satisfactorily.
"Good. Cause I do not want my wife getting all stressed. Ethan would not be pleased with me."
"Good move, using innocent Ethan to cement your bid," Anabel said as she packed her hair again into a bun and was finally ready to work.
"Ohh, it's not here. I guess I was really lost in all the excitement and left my phone in the living room" Anabel muttered to herself but Terry's long ears picked the words.
"You did no wrong my love, I mean who wouldn't be?" Terry said as he flexed his muscles and body with so much pride.
"Ohh please, don't flatter yourself, save it for later when I'm through with work and ready to take you on"
"Says the one who is running off"
"Whatever makes your five minutes of victory even more pleasurable love," Anabel said taunting him
"And they say I'm the good one with words." Terry praised her but with a hidden taunt — Only Terry would sing someone's praises and still lace the praises with subtle jabs and taunts...
"Thanks for admitting it," Anabel said majestically as she made her way out of the room — Well, game recognizes game, Anabel can sense any jab thrown at her, no matter how subtle, and would flip it in her favor...
As she walked down to the living room, she quickly scanned through in her head, her to-do list for the night. After the quick scan, she realized she would still be staying up longer than she thought. The thought made her sigh heavily, she was supposed to be sleeping off her headache. Though, Terry already helped with getting half of it off...
The phone was not in the living room either, Anabel looked around once more and she still couldn't find it. After searching for a while, she sat down to relax and catch her breath from all the moving around.
"It must be in the room then, exactly how tired am I not to have seen it then?" She thought to herself as her mind slowly slipped from her worry to work. She sprung up a minute later to put off the light as she couldn't think straight with all the brightness and the slight ringing in her head that was returning due to brightness empowering her headache.
Different thoughts crawled through her mind as she sat silently and alone in the darkness. She had thought she needed her phone and laptop to pull through the heavy workload but maybe all she needed was the alone time she was currently having.
Anabel sat there for another thirty minutes, sorting out solutions and how best to manage it all. A sound from Ethan's room jacked her back to reality, she quickly made her way to his room. As she opened the door quietly, she saw her phone, laptop other things she thought she had packed lying carelessly on the bed just a few inches away from Ethan. It was a surprise Ethan had not knocked them off the bed with all his usual moving around.
Anabel then wondered what she thought she took to the room when she actually left them in her son's room. She smiled as she picked them up, and thought of how Terry gloated about her being so eager to have s*x. Guess he was right, she thanked her stars Terry wasn't with her at the moment, otherwise, she would not hear the end of it for days.
Anabel looked around the room trying to find the cause of the sound she heard earlier, she left after she was satisfied the sound was nothing and probably came from Ethan who was deep asleep.
"Here, thought you might need it," Anabel said to Terry, handing him a glass of water. She had gone for a refill and decided to get a glass for her husband as well.
"And the self-proclaimed champion is fast asleep" Anabel mumbled disappointedly and then gulped down the water.
"I can still hear you," Terry said from his sleep.
"Uh-uh" Anabel mumbled while rolling her face as she knows Terry wasn't awake like he claimed, it was just his subconscious trying to play smart. She dropped her gadgets into her bag and retired to bed. She saw no reason why she should still stay up since she already solved what she worried about. It wasn't long before she closed her eyes that she slept off, Terry circled his arms around her but -he was still not awake-