I awoke first, with most of the buzz of the evening gone but the room still saturated with the scent of sex. Paula was still in my arms but had turned on her side as we spooned one another. Not moving, I tried to remain perfectly still so she could still sleep, but secretly wanted to see her face looking up at me. About five minutes later, I felt her stir.

"Carli?" she croaked out.

"I'm right here, hun," I said, squeezing her tightly.

Paula let out a deep breath of relief. "Good, I was worried this was just another one of those sex dreams and it never happened." she...