Smokescreen: A Collection of Vignettes

Chapter 34

Sakura Vrbada really had a craving for caramel. It had been a rare treat growing up and it had been a favorite since then. She went into her walk-in pantry to look for some and, to her delight, found a glass bottle full of it. A childlike giddiness took over as she stuck her finger into it and sucked it off. How she missed this.

"Sakura? What are you doing in the pantry?" Tomas asked.

She blushed. She felt like a kid that had been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. She walked out of the pantry to grab a spoon, explaining that she had a sudden sweet tooth and that caramel had been her favorite treat growing up.

"Want some?" Sakura offered.

Tomas agreed. It wasn't often he indulged in sweets, other than his pretty wife. Plus, he was always willing to try something new. That was what the young woman loved about her husband. Taking the spoon, she fed him the treat and, before it landed in his mouth, some of it began to drip over the rim. The stuff landed on her husband and slowly oozed downwards. Violet eyes widened.

"I'll get it!"

Sakura leaned in and licked the caramel off of his chest, forgetting that she had the spoon in her husband's mouth. For the wickedness she had just indulged in, she knew that it would set off a firestorm. She giggled. Maybe if she was lucky, she could pour it all over him and eat him up. Her face became a deep shade of red as she turned the idea over. Her husband quirked a gray eyebrow.

"Sakura..."

"Yes, dear?"

"Don't give me that innocent look." Tomas tutted. "I know what you're up to."

"What am I up to, Tomas?" His wife challenged.

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His wife was being a complete imp. While the man believed that she did, indeed, have a craving for caramel, her craving was of a different variety. It was just too obvious, but he had nothing against it. Actually, it was a very attractive idea. It was something new and rather exciting. Tomas Vrbada was always looking for something to enhance his married life.

Since starting the Shirai Ryu with Kuai Liang, he hadn't had time to spend with his wife lately and he felt bad about it. Luckily, Sakura always seemed to amuse herself somehow and never really held it against him. Besides, she had always known that if she married a clan member, she married the clan itself. In fact, she often contributed to the clan in other ways, such as assisting Harumi in taking care of administrative duties.

"Tomaaaas. What am I up to?"

Caramel. Why not? Sakura would absolutely look delectable dripping in it. The young man took the jar of caramel and capped it, pushing it back into her hands. He tossed his mystified wife over his shoulder and laid her onto their kitchen table. Her pajama top was low and allowed for the top of her breasts to peak out at him. A devious smile crossed the smoke-user's lips.

"Is this what you had in mind?"

He poured the thick liquid upon his wife's bare skin. Tomas would definitely eat well tonight.