Tangled Desires
I arrive home with my head throbbing with pain, unable to stop imagining what the two of them might be doing... All I can think about is what they might be doing at this hour... Undoubtedly, Filomena must be shamelessly flirting, while X invites her to dinner at the hotel to avoid raising suspicions. She accepts, and they go to a table in the corner, away from everyone... Filomena touches X's hand, gazing seductively up at him.
"Hi, my love," Carlos says, coming out of the kitchen with a towel over his shoulders. "I'm glad you're back. I thought you were just having lunch with the financier... Is something wrong?"
"Hi, love," I replied, kissing my husband... Without a doubt, Filomena must be moving closer to X's lips. I pull away nervously from my husband and sat on the sofa. "Nothing happened... The financier just showed a lot of interest in the project, so we had to take him to the headquarters, and we ended up spending quite some time there."
I rest my head on the sofa, closing my eyes, and the image of those two comes to mind. X's mouth gets covered in sauce, making them both laugh. She then takes her own napkin and goes toward X's face, carefully wiping the corners of his mouth, passing slowly over his lips while his eyes reveal a mischievous smile. X gazes deeply at her as he holds her hand and then kisses her forehead in gratitude, making Filomena blush.
The waiter comes and serves dessert, but the tension between the two of them is so intense that they decline the dessert...
"So, is everything okay with you?" Carlos asks, taking our plates and heading toward the kitchen.
"Well, if it's okay with you," I replied, adjusting my napkin. "I don't see a reason to be against it."
"You have no idea how happy I am to know that you have no problem with me going to Lisbon on the first day of the year," Carlos says excitedly, placing the dessert in front of me. "I thought you would be upset that I wouldn't spend the first day of the year with you guys. Now, we need to figure out how we'll manage to see each other without disrupting our routines."
"We can see each other on weekends," I said, stuffing the cake into my mouth. I can't be mad at Carlos; it was me who wasn't paying attention to what he was saying because I was thinking about those two. I smile at my husband as I take another big bite. "Twice a month is perfect. Perfect! Just like this cake, perfect!"
"Would it be a problem... if we only saw each other twice a month?" Carlos asks cautiously in his words. "I have so much work piling up..."
"That's perfect," I replied tersely, eating another piece. "Twice is just fine." Perfect! Just like this cake, perfect!
"Are you mad? Did I say something wrong?" Carlos questions.
"No. The only thing wrong here is that we're not making the most of the little time we have," I said, standing up in front of my husband. I grabbed his hair, and pulled his head towards me, giving him an intense kiss, finishing with a light bite. "I'll be waiting for you in the bedroom."
I enter my room, take a long shower, and in my mind, I see Filomena going up to the room with X, arm in arm, laughing at some joke he told. X opens the door, and Filomena enters, admiring the whole space. He approaches her and touches her shoulders, making her sigh. Filomena's dress strap slips off her arm, guided by his hand. Her skin burns at his touch; she turns her face towards X, who moves his lips closer to hers...
"Love, is everything okay?" Carlos knocks on the door.
I turn off the shower, wrap myself in a robe, and face my reflection in the mirror. They won't be the only ones to have a great night.
I opened the door and went face to face with a naked Carlos waiting for me. He slowly opens my robe, then touches my shoulders, removing it and letting it fall to the ground, leaving me completely naked. His lips touched mine, making me smile; oh, how I missed the taste of him. His hands descend slowly, savoring every part of my body. His lips slide down my neck, sucking my breasts, making me moan... and he continues down my belly. My stomach fills with butterflies, anticipating the next touch. He bites my inner thigh and continues up until he reaches my center. He kisses it carefully, then sucks harder, making me moan... He takes me in entirely with his mouth, making me climax quickly. I hold his head, and he keeps going, wanting more and more... I collapse on the bed, breathless... He comes to me, kisses me, then whispers in my ear, "You're a wonderful woman, Doce."
I open my eyes, startled, and find Carlos staring at me. I wrap my arms around my husband's neck and let him enter me slowly. I feel his body pressing between my thighs, but my mind is still on the memory I had of X. Why? Why did he come back? Why does he still affect me?