Inside the bathroom, steady footsteps approached.
With her back to the newcomer, Rebecca Quentin was bent over, adjusting the bathtub's water temperature.
Suddenly, a strong arm reached around her from behind, holding her tightly...
The familiar, pleasant masculine scent of a certain someone invaded her nostrils. Allowing herself to be embraced, she asked softly, "Why did you come home early?"
Howard Geoffrey buried his head in her neck, savoring her faint fragrance, and murmured indistinctly, "What, you didn't want me to come back?"
"Not at all..."
Howard Geoffrey turned Becca around. His deep, dark eyes fixed intensely on her as he whispered tenderly, "Honey, I missed you so much..."
Becca had never been able to resist Howard Geoffrey's affectionate gazes, so she slowly lowered her head, falling silent.
Suddenly, Howard Geoffrey picked up Becca by her hips and placed her on the bathroom countertop...
