“He’s married to Diana Krall,” Alice said as though it was the obvious thing in the world.

“Of course,” Dana grinned. “I don’t know why I didn’t figure it out.” She moved to kiss Alice, who stopped her.

“We have an agreement, Ms. Fairbanks. There shall be no hovering, no distracting, and certainly no kissing while one of us is working.”

“You’re right,” Dana plopped herself next to Alice, closed her eyes and sighed again. It took her a moment to notice that Alice had closed her laptop and set it aside. Opening an eye, she turned and saw the wry smile she loved so much.

“All done,” Alice said.

Dana reached out and tenderly lifted Alice’s chin toward hers.

“That was cruel,” she said as she gently teased Alice’s lips with her own.

“I know,” Alice answered, “but I can’t help myself when you’re like this.” She turned her attention to Dana’s lower lip as she brought her hands up to hold her face. Dana slipped her hand to the back of Alice’s neck, smiling as she felt Alice respond. The kiss got serious, but Dana wanted to know.

“Like what?” She moved her other hand slowly from Alice’s chin, along her neck and shoulders, coming to rest at her waist.

“Stop talking,” Alice moaned. She pulled Dana to her feet and stripped off her shirt and bra in one move. She brought her lips to Dana’s neck and pushed her tongue into her pulse point as Dana tugged at the buttons of Alice’s blouse. She was left holding it as Alice headed for the bedroom, pausing in the hallway to drop her skirt and panties. Dana chased after her, kicking off her jeans as she came through the door.

“What took you so long?” Alice asked as she smothered Dana’s mouth with hers, while Dana guided them onto the bed.

Turning her attention to Alice’s taut nipples, Dana ran the tip of her tongue around them, quickly nipping and nuzzling as she moved between them, leaving Alice breathless. Slowing the pace, she took the time to explore every crinkle in the right nipple. It hardened even more as she softly blew across it before moving to the other side. Alice ran her hands through Dana’s hair and tried to reach further as Dana began her journey south, covering her belly with soft butterfly kisses.