Slow Love

Chapter 10-Dakota Jazz Club Tonight

As I wake up from my deep slumber, I look over and he's gone. I am beginning to think this is his modes operendi, but this time there is a note on the pillow. It reads: You were amazing! Love P

Well, I'm glad he thought so. I gave him my best. He really was amazing too. I never had a lover so considerate, gentle and caring. He knew just what to do and when to do it. Dear God, how am I going to follow this up? I guess we will see. As I get my bearings on the landscape, I see this huge  beautiful vase of flowers on the table. I get up and go over and there's another card. My name is on the envelope so I slowly open it. Good,there was confetti and at this sweet smell. The note says:"These are for you now and thank you for an amazing evening. I look forward to tonight. We have the club tonight so get ready for a totally awesome evening. There is a wrist corsage for you in the fridge for tonight. Don't forget it. I want to show you off in style." Love, P

I guess that says it all.Flowers, a box of candy and a piece of jewelry is what a guy gives you when you did them extra special. Right? The candy and jewelry is missing but I'm sure it's coming, he is a hopeless romantic. Now I am pondering, I've given him my best, how am I going to follow that up?There is nothing left to give, you know the first time is always the best. I need a bath! Maybe that will clear my head. What time is it anyway? It's noon, that's good. Time for a soak. There is only a shower in my room so I'm going to use his luscious tub. What the heck, I've shared his bed, I know he won't mind. Besides, I need this really bad. Over to my room to get my clothes for the day and toiletries. God I hope I don't run into anyone. They will know what happened last night seeing me come out of his suite in this negligee.I check and the coast is clear, I scurry and then I hear, G! It's Cathy. Well if it had to be someone, glad it was her. I stop and turnaround, she comes running up to me. She was beside herself. So, she says, 'what happened?' I smirked and said "Well, look at me, you are not stupid, what do you think?" She just giggles and threw her arms around me and said "I'm so happy for you." I said, where's he at? She proceeds to tell me he was packing up to go down to the Dakota and we had a some time as he always stays till the truck pulls away. We can watch out this window and if we see the truck, you'll know he's on the loose. She wanted details and quite frankly I was too tired and needed my bath. I said, Cathy, let's do this some other time, I promise I'll tell you everything. You know I will. I need this time to take a bath in his suite and get done before he comes back, OK?She said OK, scoot. Do you need me to help you with anything today? I said not at the moment but I'll let you know if I do.BTW-Thanks for the panties, they are great!  So I zipped into my room grabbed what I needed and zipped back to his suite. I had the tub running slow and it was just right. Any further delay would have been disastrous. I slid in to that huge tub and laid back for a soak. I put the washcloth over my face and just relaxed. I felt myself drifting off to sleep then all of a sudden, I felt my fingers being touched. I did not move I just played possum. Then I felt something slip onto my finger, my ring finger of my right hand. I was fully aware of who was there and what was going on. OK, here it comes, remember I said jewelry and candy. Check the jewelry off the list, so candy is all that's left to this scenario. If I take this wash cloth off my face and he's standing there with a box of chocolates, he'll be in the damn tub with me, clothes and all. I ponder a bit and whisper, "what are you doing?" Then he starts kissing my hand and then up my arm and across my collarbone. OH!,that feels so luscious and the heat is heading right down to my core.I slowly reached with my left hand and lifted the washcloth off my face. There he was eye to eye. I just kissed him and what a kiss it was. We had sex right then and there without leaving the tub. God, is he a good kisser. So I look at my finger and asked, what's this? This is a huge diamond ring with purple and pink amethyst surrounding it.He said, you deserve it baby and not just for last night but for being there forever. OK so this is a pay off ring, not an engagement ring, good. I just wrapped my arms around his neck and say into his ear, thank you, it is stunning. He is thinking, humm she thanks me for everything even a cup of coffee. It is nice to hear that when so many others just expected it. He then says, "come on mama, get out of that tub and get dressed. Meet me in wardrobe." I was so glad he left me alone to get out and dressed. I'm not totally ready for him to see me fully naked in bright light. OK, I'm dressed and heading to wardrobe. I know what for but I have to be surprised. I can pull this off in a cinch. I get there and Cathy is grinning from ear to ear. My dress is on a mannequin and I act like I don't notice it. Prince picks up my hand and leads me over to it. He looks at me and I look at him, and ask, "what's this" and he says pointing to the dress "this if for you to wear tonight" I really just about lost it even though I knew, this was no act. I embraced him and just hugged him and kissed him and thanked him for such a wonderful creation. I just knew he helped Cathy with the design and she just put it together. He said, "come on baby, try it on, I want to make sure it fits." Well, I knew it fit. Cathy came over and took it off the mannequin an lead me to the screen so I could slip into it. By the time we got back there I was shaking like a leaf. She whispered in my ear and said, what's wrong, you knew this was coming. I said, I don't know, I guess I'm just overwhelmed right now and I held up my hand and showed her the ring. Her face went off but she kept quiet about it but her gestures and faces she was making were hilarious. She helped me undress and put the dress on me. She said, perfect. You look stunning. Go show him. I slowly tried to regain my composure and walked slowly from behind the screen. He just stood there and gazed at me. He said, "come here love". I did not know if my feet could take me that far. Thank God I had on my ballerina flats as heels would never had made it to him. He opened his arms and engulfed me in his embrace. He said in my ear, you look so HOT baby, I could take you right here but Cathy would not like it. Um, Um Um, you look absolutely stunning, stunning. He signals for Cathy, "did you get shoes for this" She comes with a shoe box and pulls out the most stunning shoes to match. He then says, "Baby put these on to see if they fit". I slipped them on and they were perfect. Then he says to Cathy, "Handbag?" She pull that out. Everything perfectly coordinated to match. I was just in shock. All I could do was just stand there and hope I did not pee my panties as I was in such a flitter. He just stared at me and did not say a word. It was like he was burning his eyes down to my soul. Then he says in the deep baritone voice, "Perfect". He then tells me to get dressed and meet him downstairs. He turns and leaves. Cathy rushes over to me,fighting back tears. She says to me, that was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen him do and the way he looked at you, that spoke volumes. Honey, that was raw pure love, not lust. I almost collapsed. She grabbed my hand and said, come on, let's get you out of this and down there before he gets inpatient. She took me back to the screen and helped me get out of the dress and looked at me full on. She noticed my mastectomy bra and I said we will talk about that later. All I could do was just hug her and thank her. She said hurry,  don't keep your man waiting. I rushed and zipped out of there. But I stopped and looked over to the atrium as I heard singing. There he was singing and dancing and twirling like there was a full band there playing. I headed down the steps and when I landed on the ground floor, there he was and he grabbed me singing and dancing and twirling me through the atrium. What a way to get to the Little Kitchen. He takes me in and there is another beautifully set table for lunch. Well, you guessed it, and a bowl of chocolates. So it has come full circle. Flowers, Chocolates, and Jewelry. I asked what was for lunch, he just smiled and said you will see. The chef comes out and brings us Shrimp Jambalaya with a side of fruit. Perfect. I just love this dish. All he did was go, Um Um Um. Finally he said, "babe I don't know if I'll be able to do the show tonight with you looking like that." I softly said, you will, you always manage. He then proceeded to tell me that Hair and Makeup would be there at 3. Show starts at 7 so be over there when they get there, you are first up for them to do. I said that's not necessary, I can do my own. My hair is short and after all these years, I have the makeup down. He said"No No No, tonight they will be doing you for me and that's different." I said "OK, who else are they going to do?" He said whoever shows up. I asked, what about you, he said he did his own. He gets up and says he has to go to the sound check. "Are you OK staying here by yourself." I said 'sure, when are you coming back,will I see you before the show?' He then said he'd be back around 5ish and we can get a bite before the show. Show starts at 7 so it will run tight. Get your hair and makeup and I see you soon. Bent down and kissed me ever so softly and off he jetted away. Chef Ray materialized and asked how I liked his food. I told him it was delicious. He proceeded to tell me how the boss was such a different person and he was eating really well since I've been here. He then proceeded to say, "Keep doin' what you are doing. We all like to see him happy." I said, "Yeah, that is what I've been hearing."He told me the boss had not be eating very well and he was getting worried. I think it was just depression but that cloud has lifted and he's doing well. "Keep him that way, please?" I assured him I would. Now, it's almost 2, I need to kill and hour before Hair/Makeup get here. I know, Cathy, I'll go talk to Cathy. I know she's dying to hear. I go upstairs and find her in wardrobe. She was so excited to see me. She had my dress and everything in my room already. She asked if that was OK or should she have taken it to his master suite? I said, Lord no, we have not progressed that far, I just did him last night. She laughed and laughed. She got her serious look on her face and I knew what was next. She said "I noticed your bra". I shook my head and said, "Cathy, I knew I would not get that by you for one second. It was 10 years ago and I am cancer free. So all is good." She was surprised they did not do reconstruction on me. I told her it was contained but I loss too much tissue to do that.Maybe now they could but that was not an option 10 years ago. She gasp and grabbed her face. She was like Oh My God, how did he handle it? I knew you could not have possibly kept that hidden with him, of all people. I told her he handled it like a man. Or I should say like my Girlfriend! Bah, Bah, Bah. We really got a good laugh out of that one. No, no, no, Cathy, he was so good about it, I was really surprised. I could not had a better response from him. He was genuinely compassionate and understanding, I know he was shocked but he handled it and did it very well. He still wanted me knowing that,which made me fell like a woman again. I guess that BJ the night before sealed the deal but I do think even without that, he still would have been accepting of it. She said, "Eee gads girl, you have not changed one bit! You know who you are and that is great." You know Cathy, if he did not want to be my lover after revealing that, I was OK with just being his friend like always. She then says, You Go Girl!, you've got it going on. Just keep doing what you are doing and trust God. I then told her I know God has his hand on this, so I'm listening to him. I hope this turns out OK. She goes, don't worry this is just ment to be. It always has, it just took it time to burn. You are exactly what he needs now. He's been through a lot and the time has come for him to truly have what he has been singing about for years and you are it! I know, I know I told her. Morris said the same thing. She goes, Morris has been telling him for years to give up those young things and call you. I guess he finally took Morris'advice. Cathy looks down at my right hand and picks it up. She just gazes at that rock. Then she says, He is smitten truly smitten. You know he never gave diamonds to anyone else. Even the ex-wives had to wait for an engagement ring to get a diamond. He really does love you she proclaimed. Just then, one of the girls leans in and says, you must be Gigi, come with me we need to make you beautiful for the boss tonight. Cathy said, "go, go, they are cool, they know all about you and they are great." So I follow this girl, I think her name is Kim. She turns to me and says, "Hi, I'm Kim. Good, got that one right. Kim continues and says we have the low down and we knew something was up. She then says, "You are something special and we need to get you coiffed and make up done. You will look great for him or we will loose our job, LOL, just kidding." The next girl I meet is Jackie. She goes, humm girl! You have his full attention and he is head over heels for you. I stopped and said, what do you know that I don't. They both giggled and said, "Boss has been so bubbly and gushy with us on the phone we had to call some of the band and find out what was happening." Girl, whatever you are doing keep doing it, we like to see him happy and he deserves it. OK, so do you know something he has up his sleeve. Both shake their heads no. They double time me. One on hair the other on makeup, when they turn the chair around, I was at a loss for words how I looked. I was overwhelmed. Kim goes, now don't cry it will mess up your makeup. Those girls can work magic. Jackie hands me a bag of goodies so I can use what they used to keep me looking like this. They hug and kiss me and say, now go claim your man tonight. Then they giggled profusely.As I stroll back to my room, I ponder, what does this all mean? Am I really what he needs? Deserves? Does he love me or just like the idea of being in love? Well, I guess we will find out. I need to get showered, shaved and all dolled up for him. This is going to be a night to remember no matter what happens. He's got me now under his spell so rather than fight it I'm just going to submit to it. This might just be what I need too.