Ash smiled and brushed her fingers down Carmen’s cheek. “I’d love that. Give me a few minutes to freshen up, and I’ll come to your room, okay?”
“Deal. What would you like to drink?”
“Gin and tonic would be great.”
Carmen ordered the drinks as soon as she entered her room, then gratefully slid her feet out of the shoes and tossed them in a corner. She’d just used the bathroom and cleaned the make-up off her face when there was a knock on the door.
The hotel staff member carried in their drinks on a small tray and set it down on the table. Just as she left the room, Ash appeared in the corridor outside.
Carmen let her in. “Perfect timing.”
“Nice.” Ash looked down at Carmen’s bare feet. “How are they?”
“Sore!”
“Hey, if you have any nice lotion or something, I can give you a foot rub. I’ve been told I’m good at them.”
It was so tempting. “Um, that does sound lovely, but…” Carmen flushed. “Would it be okay if I washed my feet first? I mean, they’ve been in opened-toe shoes all day and—”
“Totally fine. I understand. You do that while I just sit down and have a sip of this.” Ash picked up one of the drinks and moved to the armchair on the opposite side of the small table.
Carmen chuckled. “Okay, you just make yourself at home.”
Ash raised her glass, and Carmen left her to it.
Washing her feet made them feel a hundred times better, although perching on the edge of the bathtub to do so and stop herself from sliding in, thanks to the silky nature of her dress, took a little concentration. Once she’d patted her feet dry, she retrieved the body lotion from her toiletry bag and headed back into the room.
“Better?” Ash asked.
“Much.”
“Then let me see if I can make them even better still. Here, sit on the edge of the bed, and I’ll pull the chair nearer.”
They quickly arranged themselves, and Carmen handed over the lotion. In return she was given her drink, which she sipped with pleasure.
Ash carefully lifted one of Carmen’s feet into her lap.
The first touch of the cool lotion on her tired foot was blissful. But when Ash started to firmly work the lotion into her skin, Carmen groaned aloud with unbridled pleasure.
“Good?” Ash asked quietly.
“Like you wouldn’t believe.” Carmen tipped her head back and closed her eyes.
Ash slowly massaged the lotion into every pore, from the ends of her toes all the way up to her ankles. She switched feet and repeated the process. It was heavenly, and it didn’t take long for Carmen’s mind to start thinking about how good it would feel to have Ash’s hands working their magic on other parts of her body.
A few moments later, she wondered if they had developed some kind of telepathic link as Ash slowly began to caress her calves, then the backs of her knees. The latter area was, unbeknown to Carmen up to that point in time, an erogenous zone. The minute Ash’s fingers began to stroke there, Carmen shuddered with arousal, her nipples hardening against her silk bra. She opened her eyes and lifted her head, meeting Ash’s intense gaze.
Ash didn’t stop moving her fingers. She caressed in slow figures of eight, from the middle of Carmen’s calves to the backs of her knees. In the next moment, she lengthened her stroke and took the tips of her fingers up to the back of Carmen’s thigh, teasing at the skin there before repeating the gesture with her other hand on the other thigh.
“Ash…” Carmen breathed, her heart thudding.
Somehow that one word seemed to be all Ash needed. She gently let go of Carmen’s leg and lowered it from her lap. Then she stood and took the small step that brought her to the edge of the bed. Her legs touched Carmen’s where they dangled over the bed.
“Sure?” Ash asked softly.
Carmen didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”
Ash’s smile was molten. She placed her hands on either side of Carmen and kissed her.
When Carmen inhaled sharply, Ash’s tongue immediately sought entrance, and Carmen gave it willingly. The touch of their tongues made her moan. She arched her torso upwards, needing to feel Ash against her.
Ash responded, pushing Carmen onto her back and climbing onto the bed with her. She held herself over Carmen as she gazed down at her. “I want you so badly,” she whispered. “But stop me if you’re not comfortable, okay?”
Carmen nodded but seriously doubted she’d tell Ash to stop anytime soon. Her entire body blazed with desire, with the need to know what it would feel like to make love with this gorgeous woman. Oh sure, a small part of her still worried about certain mechanics, but that was soon forgotten as Ash skimmed her fingers down Carmen’s neck to the bare skin above her left breast revealed by the cut of her dress.
Ash caressed gently, teasingly, gazing into Carmen’s eyes the entire time. When she drifted lower and cupped Carmen’s breast through the dress, Carmen moaned and pushed up into her hand.
Ash leaned down and kissed her, massaging slowly, using her thumb to rub over Carmen’s nipple, which stood so proud, even through the dress and her bra. Ash’s mouth plundered hers, becoming more passionate, more powerful, by the second.
Carmen threw her arms around Ash’s neck and let her fingertips play with the shaved area at the back of Ash’s head. The hair there was incredibly soft.
Ash groaned, and the throbbing between Carmen’s legs jumped into hyperdrive.
She shifted and fumbled for the side zipper of her dress, needing to be naked, to offer more of herself to Ash.
Ash’s hand stilled her. “Let me,” she said hoarsely.
Carmen nodded and watched as Ash pulled the zipper down and peeled away the front of the dress to reveal most of Carmen’s torso and bra-clad breasts.
“I want to see
