“Whose writing is this?” she thought to herself. She sat at her desk holding a letter that was stuck with her messages from the nurse’s station. The letter was folded up as if it was a secret, something that was meant for someone in particular and Marlena wasn’t sure if it was her. As she started to read it she didn’t realize she had left her office door open.
I don’t think they even noticed I was at the nurse’s station. They were on the terrace and I saw her slam him against the wall as she swallowed his mouth in a kiss. I wouldn’t think they acted like that. They just seem so professional. My eyes were glued onto their actions. They are so respected here at the hospital and in Salem. I heard the elevator ding and that brought me back to reality. I tried to get back to work. John and Marlena walked back inside. She was trying to fix the lipstick on her lips and his arm was around her waist. He whispered something into her ear, kissed her on the check, she smacked his butt and winked to him and they went their separate ways. I just couldn’t believe they acted like that here at the hospital.
“Looks like a serious situation with that patient.” Marlena looked up from the note. She could only imagine how red her face was. “Hi Laura, please come in.” Marlena folded the note back up, slid it under a file and walked around her desk. “So wanna talk about it?” Laura said as she walked around Marlena and looked down at her desk. Clearing her throat and trying to look confused, “talk about what?” “What put the serious look on your face. Everything okay?” Laura turned back around to look at Marlena. Marlena looked at her dearest friend and then walked over to shut the door. Walking back to Laura while fanning her face and she could still feel the heat in her cheeks. “I am so embarrassed Laura. I don’t know what to do. If I share this with you, you have to keep it to yourself.” Laura crossed her arms, tilted her head to the side “Marlena, this will stay between us and you know I can keep your secrets.” Marlena chucked a little and walked around her desk. Still standing she picked up the letter. “I found this with my messages. I don’t think it was meant for me. I don’t know if I should give it to the person who wrote it, share it with John or pretend it never happened and throw it away” She handed Laura the letter and sat down in her executive chair. Laura pulled up a chair to Marlena’s desk and sat down. Marlena tried to read Laura’s face expressions.
“Teenagers!!” Laura laughed as she folded the letter back up and handed it across Marlena’s desk back to her. “What? What do I do Laura?” Marlena said as she held onto the note and sat back in her chair. Marlena was not a fan of PDA and couldn’t believe something like this was being said around the hospital. “Well my friend. I personally think this is very cute and I see nothing wrong with it. You and John love each other. Sometimes you get caught up in the moment and lose track of your surroundings. What are you so worried about?” “Laura, someone is writing a note about John and me. You know I don’t care for PDA. I remember the moment and I didn’t think anyone was around otherwise I wouldn’t of done it.” Laura laughed and gave Marlena the ‘really?’ look. Rolling her eyes, Marlena stood up from her chair, walked around her desk and behind Laura “Should I tell John? I don’t think he will be to happy being gossip talk. Should I keep it to myself? Oh Laura what do I do?” Laura stood up and walked over to Marlena placing her hands on her shoulders. “There is nothing wrong with what you and John have done.” Turning Marlena around and placing her hands back on Marlena shoulders, “I know you don’t like PDA but my friend, you do love your husband and there is nothing wrong with that. Look on the bright side; it isn’t like you were caught on a conference table this time” Marlena chuckled and pushed Laura’s hands off her shoulders. Walking around her office she was considering maybe Laura was right. There wasn’t anything wrong with what she had done. “Maybe you are right Laura but there is one thing, I would like to know who wrote the letter. What if there are more?” “Do you remember who was at the nurse’s station at that moment” Looking on the floor trying to think back, Marlena did remember a long blonde teen girl who looked puzzled as she walked away from John. “Yes I do but I didn’t know her. She has long blonde hair and a teen.” “Okay, that’s a start. I will go to the station right now and see if maybe perhaps she is there. I will keep you posted. Will you still be in your office when I come back?” “No, John and I have plans.” Laughing and feeling the heat back in her face “actually that is what he had whispered in my ear. That is what the note was talking about.” Laura rolled her eyes and turned to leave. Marlena walked to her desk, picked up a photo of her and John from their honeymoon and thought “maybe we are teenagers but I just can’t help it.”
Marlena was on her way to the Penthouse smiling ear to ear predicting how her unbelievable night with John will go when her cell rang. She looked at the caller ID and it showed hospital. She shook her head trying to clear her thoughts and answered. “Hello” “Hey Marlena, its Laura. I went to the station and believe it or not, there she was.” Marlena’s eyes opened wide. She started to pull over as she knew she shouldn’t drive during this conversation. “She is a very lovely girl. I didn’t ask her too many questions. I just asked her if she had seen you today and her face got red, she smiled and stuttered ‘yes but only for a brief moment as you walked past the station’. “Did you get her name? I would like to ask her if there are more letters. Maybe I should turn around and go back to the hospital and talk with her.” Laura shaking her hand ‘no’ as if Marlena could see her “no, no, no honey! You have your evening with John. I will get her name and that way you can ask her in the morning. Enjoy your night” “Should I tell him about this Laura? It could be on my mind if I don’t.” Laura laughed on the other end, “Marlena, you and I both know nothing work related is going to be on your mind tonight. There is nothing wrong with this situation so go ahead and tell him. Don’t worry him with it though. I will talk to you tomorrow” and Laura hung up the phone. Marlena looked at her phone and couldn’t believe Laura just hung up on her. Again, she was thinking Laura could be right.
Walking into the Penthouse, John was nowhere to be seen. “John honey?! I’m home” Marlena shouted as she looked up the stairs and toward the terrace. No response was given. She shut the door, put down her purse and keys and walked towards the couch. There was a glass of champagne with a note beside it on the coffee table. ‘So many notes today’ she thought to herself. She leaned down and picked up the note.
Doc,
I had to run to the cop shop. Sit down, relax and have a drink. I will be home ASAP.
JB
Marlena smiled to herself. She loved this man so much she would have thought her heart would explode. She set John’s note back on the coffee table and took a sip from her glass. This would give her time to take a bath and get dressed for her evening with her husband. She ran up the stairs so in love.
John slowly opened the front door to the Penthouse, peaked in and saw Marlena wasn’t in the room. He opened the door the rest of the way, walked in and shut the door as quite as possible. A bouquet of lilacs in one hand and a bag from the jewelry store in the other, he saw Marlena’s purse on the table by the door and walked towards the coffee table. Noticing she didn’t drink the glass of champagne, he bent his head to one side and placed the lilacs on the table. “Hum, I hope everything is okay. Why wouldn’t she drink that?” John walked into the kitchen to get a glass for himself keeping the bag in his hands.
Marlena walked down the stairs in her white robe and hair up. She meant to grab the glass of champagne to drink while taking her bath. She could smell the lilacs from the staircase. She walked to the coffee table and smiled. Grabbing her glass, “John honey, are you home?” No answer. She thought maybe he was in the kitchen so she walked that way. Bumping into each other as John was walking out of the kitchen; Marlena spilled the champagne down her robe and chest. “Oh Doc, I am so sorry. I didn’t hear you down here.” Marlena looking down at herself “Oh man, this is a sticky mess.” Looking up at her blue eyed lover, the sexual thoughts started racing through her mind. “I better hurry up and get this cleaned up before I get to sticky.” Dropping her glass onto the carpet, she keeps her eyes on her husband and slowly unties her robe. John’s mouth starts to go dry and his eyes magnetically look towards his wife’s body. “Oh Doc!” Marlena let the robe fall to the floor and then grabbed John’s glass that he was holding. As she took a sip she noticed the gift bag in his other hand. “What’s that?” she asked keeping her eyes on it. No response from John as his vision was still glued to his wife. Marlena looked up at John and giggled. Snapping her fingers in front of his eyes, “John, honey, what’s in the bag?” Again, no response. Not even a movement. Marlena lowered herself and picked up her rode. She started to put it on when John said “Oh come on Doc. What are you doing? Let me enjoy the beautiful view.” Marlena walked towards the couch and sat down. John shook his head, cleared his throat and walked towards the couch also. Marlena set John’s glass on the coffee table forgetting about the one she had dropped, and patted for John to sit next to her. John set the bag on the coffee table and sat next to his wife. He leaned in to give her a kiss and she patted his leg and said “I need to tell you something before I forget.” John backed away and looked puzzled. “Is something wrong?” Marlena looked at John and started to fall into the deep blue. “Um well I don’t know. It depends what you think.” Really confused at the words of his wife, “Okay Marlena just spit it out.” Looking at the lilacs and thinking of how much she does love her husband and everything he does, she also thought back to the note. She wanted to get this conversation out of the way so they could enjoy their night. It was already moving towards a direction she wanted it to so she had to hit pause and get this conversation over with.
“Today at work, I had read something that kind of disturbed me. It was a note stuck in with my messages. A note not meant for me but I didn’t know that until I had read it.” “What did it say?” John asked as he tried to find the answers in Marlena’s eyes. He was starting to get concerned. “It was a note written by someone who was at the nurse’s station when you and I were on the terrace earlier today. This person had seen our affection towards each other.” Marlena stopped and looked at John waiting for his response. “What else?” “What do you mean what else? Someone had seen us John! Had seen me kiss you with the passion you drive into me, had seen our affection towards each other. I didn’t know anyone had seen us or I wouldn’t have done it. I don’t want to be the talk of the hospital b/c I was ‘making out’ with my husband and hitting his butt.” John laughed. “This isn’t funny John” Marlena said as she hit his arm. John started laughing even harder. “Doc, so what if someone saw us. It isn’t like we were caught on the conference table.” Marlena glared at him remembering Laura saying the same phrase. “Doc, if it bothers you that much, why don’t you just talk to the person that was at the nurse’s station and ask them about it.” Marlena got up from the couch and walked towards the windows of the terrace. “So this doesn’t bother you? You don’t mind being the gossip of the hospital?” John got up and walked towards Marlena. “If it is related to how much I love you (placing his hands on the back of her neck) and how much I kiss you (moving her robe off her shoulders) and how much I want to be with you (kissing the lower back part of her neck) then no, it doesn’t bother me. You are my wife and actually Doc, it is hard for me not to have my hands on you.” Marlena started to moan as John was making her body melt to his touch. She turned around to face him and gave him a kiss that seemed like it would save her life. John picked her up and carried her back to the couch. Laying her down, he kneeled down beside her. “I have something for you.” He turned around and grabbed the bag from the jewelry store. Marlena sat up and tears started to form in her eyes. John, still holding the bag, looked her in the eyes “Doc, today is not our anniversary or birthday’s. It isn’t Valentine’s Day or Christmas. But every day that you are in my life, I feel like it is a special day. You make everything right; you make me feel whole and complete and loved. You love me even when there are times I can’t love myself. You support me and deal with my pain in the ass. I fall more and more in love with you every day. You truly are my best friend. I am going to cherish you all the days of our lives.” Taking the black velvet box out of the bag, he gave his gift to his crying Marlena. She wipes her eyes and before even opening the box says “Thank you” and takes his chin in her hand and gives him a kiss. Again, she wipes her face as the tears won’t stop and opens the box. It is a silver ring with her birthstone on one side and John’s on the other joined to create a heart. Marlena inhales deeply and can’t believe her eyes. John takes the ring out of the box and takes Marlena’s hand. Placing the ring on her finger, he looks up at her eyes and says “Thank you for being my wife.” Marlena wraps her arms around John’s neck and tries to pull him up to sit on the couch with her. “I will never forget this moment. Thank you.” John leans in to kiss Marlena. With Marlena on her back and John on top of her, they lay on the couch kissing with passion, electricity and lust. John moved his hands towards the tie of Marlena’s robe and starts to undo it. As he places his hands under it to remove it, he laughs in Marlena’s mouth as he can feel the sticky champagne on her chest. “What?” she says as she looks down. “You’re all sticky. I should start a shower for us and get you cleaned off.” John started to rise from Marlena as she grabs his arm, “Wait, I think I have a better idea” she said with a mysterious gleam in her eyes.
Marlena looks around the nurse’s station for the blonde teen. ‘Maybe she is gone for the day’ she thinks to herself. “This won’t work then.” A patient’s room door opens and the young girl walks out looking down at her file walking towards the station. “Excuse me, I am Dr. Evans. I was wondering if I had any messages?!” The young girl looks up and takes a step back. “Oh, um, I am not sure Dr. Evans. I (cough) can check here” as the girl rustles through some notes. “Busy night? You seem distracted” Marlena said as she tries to look at the girls face. “Um no, um not, wait, no not really.” Marlena puts her hand on the teens hand to stop her “Dear, what is your name? I don’t see you have a name tag on.” “Leslie, Dr. Evans. My name is Leslie” the teen says as her cheeks begin to blush. “That’s a beautiful name” Marlena said with a welcoming smile on her face. “Doc, can I have a moment with you, alone please, on the terrace?” John said as he walked up behind her. Marlena turned around “Yes of course.” She turned back to Leslie, winked and said “excuse me.” Leslie bowed her head and watched Marlena and John walk out to the terrace. ‘Where is that note’ Leslie mumbled to herself. I know I set it right… oh, no!!’ Just then Leslie realized that all the messages that were placed next to the note, were gone. “Oh no, Dr. Evans read my note.” Looking up toward the terrace, she could see John has Marlena pinned against the balcony in a passionate kiss.
“Snap out of it Leslie” one of the nurse’s said snapping their fingers in front of Leslie’s face. “Oh sorry, what can I do for you?” “What has you in the trance” as the nurse looking towards Leslie’s view, she can see it was John and Marlena. Looking back towards Leslie, “They can be such teenagers” said the nurse as she places files on the desk. “I don’t understand how they do it though. All those years together and they are so in love.” “They have a long history together. They have fought many things to be together. They don’t take each other for granted. It’s a true love story that John and Marlena have.” The nurse walks away with her nose in her files.
“John, maybe this isn’t a good idea. Maybe we should just go home and continue our night hum?!” Marlena said as she tried to look over John’s shoulders. “Doc, you got me all excited with this plan. I can’t just shut my thoughts off when you put ideas in my head like that.” Laughing as Marlena could feel John’s warm breathe on her neck “I know Sailor but what if we get carried away?! If you don’t want to wait until we get to the penthouse, we can go to my office.” Marlena looked over John’s shoulders again and didn’t see Leslie at the station. “Okay my pretty lady, we can wait. I won’t think about your beautiful, sexy body next to mine.” Marlena shivers at the thought. John moves in close to her ear “I won’t lean in and smell your sexual scent that you get when you think about making love” Marlena’s eyes start to flutter. “I won’t lick your ear and tell you that I love you and want you.” John looks deep into Marlena eyes as she is in his trance. “I won’t slowly kiss your swollen lips to feel your arms around me.” As Marlena hears John’s words, she moves her arms around John’s neck and John moves his hands to Marlena’s waste line. “I won’t lift your sweater to feel your soft heated skin.” John moves his hands to Marlena pants button keeping his eyes on Marlena’s. “I will do my damnest not to undo your pants as all I want to do is feel how much you want me.” In their own world, they forgot that Leslie had returned to the nurse’s station. Thinking ‘I wonder if they are still on the terrace’ as she looks up and can’t believe her eyes. At that moment, Marlena couldn’t take it anymore and inhales John’s mouth by slamming him against the wall. Feeling the blood rush through her body, she wanted to feel John, all of John. John grabs Marlena’s hair and pulls her back “Doc, I have a feeling I won’t be able to stop myself if you keep this up.” Marlena grabbed John’s ass and pulled him closer to her feeling how excited he was getting. Grinning ear to ear, licking her lips while looking into John’s eyes “Oh I can feel it.” Kissing John again while still having her hands on his ass, John starts to move his hands upwards under Marlena’s sweater. Leslie couldn’t believe they were doing this in public. Should she interrupt them before it goes too far or before someone else sees them? Marlena has moved her hands under John’s shirt and starts to scratch her nails down his back. Both moaning intensely, John can feel the pleasure and pain as his wife leaves marks on his back. “Leslie, our shift is over, want to go for a couple drinks or something?” Leslie blinks and looks towards her friend who has her back to John and Marlena. “Um, I’m sorry. What did you say?” “You okay? I asked if you wanted to go out for drinks or something. It’s time to clock out.” “Oh, um yeah just let me scratch things up here.” Laughing her friends says “Scratch things? Maybe you shouldn’t drink.” Leslie was stacking notes and files up to try and finish things up “what? I mean wrap things up. Sorry, other things on my mind.” “Okay, I’ll wait over here” points to the waiting area and turns around. At that moment she sees John and Marlena through the window on the terrace. “Oh wow! So that is what you were going to tell me about. Doctor Evans and Mr. Black. Wow! You weren’t kidding. I could never picture them doing that in public.” “I wrote you a note about it and I think she read it. Let’s go” Leslie said as she walked towards her friend.
The door to the terrace slams open and John and Marlena are still arm in arm, walk out kissing passionately. Leslie and her friend hide around the corner. John and Marlena look around and do not see anyone. “I can’t wait to feel you inside me Sailor” Marlena says as she throws her arms around her husband. Their plan had gotten a little out of hand and they knew they had to find privacy. “Your right, I won’t be able to make it until we get back to the penthouse.” Pushing the button to the elevator “I don’t even know if I can make it through the elevator ride.” John and Marlena are standing in front of the elevator and Marlena lowers her hands to John’s waste line and starts to undo his pants, “then we better get a head start. The show must go on!” The doors to the elevator open and John and Marlena struggle walking as they can’t keep their hands off each other. As the doors close, Leslie and her friend look at each other with their mouths open wide.
“Yes, I am going to need those drinks after all” Leslie said to her friend as they ran out of the lobby area. “Looks like we have to take the stairs.”
“I guess we can take elevator off the list of places we have made love, hey Doc?” John asked as he pulled Marlena’s sweater up over her head. “I don’t know if we have time for love making.” Marlena said as she lowered to her knees taking her husband’s pants down with her. “Well, I guess I can be a 2 minute man.” Before Marlena knew it, she was pulled up into standing position, against the wall, one of John’s hands on the back of her head pulling her to a hard, passionate kiss and the other hand trying to undo her pants. “You have too many clothes on” he said as he looked down and lowered her pants. Marlena placed her hands on the railing of the elevator as John removed her pants. Standing again, it seemed like one swift motion and John was inside his wife. “Oh John!!!” Marlena screamed as it seemed like she was going to be the 2 minutes person. John placed his hands on top of Marlena’s on the railing and moved in and out of one of his favorite spots on his wife’s body. Marlena wrapped her legs around John and started to close her eyes. “Look at me Doc” John said as he could feel he was going to explode at any moment. Marlena opened her eyes and slammed her hands against the walls beside her not realizing she hit the ‘stop’ button on the elevator. Feeling the elevator suddenly stop, Marlena looked up and that gave John the opportunity to attack her neck with kisses. Marlena wrapped her arms around John. Both John and Marlena could feel the warmth rush to the center of their bodies. “I love you Marlena” John said in her ear. “I love you John” she said as she could feel John remove his lips from her neck. John and Marlena look into hazel and blue as they both release their passion for each other. Not moving, Marlena being cute asks “It’s probably a good thing I hit the ‘stop’ button hum?” Laughing, John says “yeah b/c to tell ya the truth, that type of button was the last thing on my mind.” John removed himself from his wife as Marlena lowers her jelly legs so she can stand. “I guess we better get dressed so we can continue this someplace more private” John says as he gives Marlena her pants. “That’s a fact” Marlena says as she winks at John all smiles.
John is slouched back in the driver’s seat of his Jeep holding Marlena’s hand. “Did you ever happen to get the girls name who wrote the note?” “Oh, I forgot all about that. Yes I did. Her name is Leslie. She seems like a sweet girl. I wonder how much she saw.” John raises Marlena’s hand to his lips “well, if we have to do it again, I’m your guy.” Marlena shifts in her seat so she is sitting sideways, puts her other hand higher up John’s arm, “Oh my love, you are always and forever my guy.”
“You did what!!!!?” Laura said as she stood slamming her hands on Marlena’s desk. “I know, I know, I couldn’t believe we did it either but Laura, to tell ya the truth, it was such a rush” Marlena said as she ran her fingers through her hair. “I don’t know how much Leslie saw b/c when we walked back into the hospital from the terrace, she was gone.” “Who is Leslie?” “The girl who wrote the note. See the plan was I was going to get her name and ask her if she wrote the letter. I didn’t get the chance to actually ask her but by her reaction to me introducing myself, I assume she wrote it. Anyway, John was going to pull me away and we were going to make out like teenagers on the terrace. John is just so good at kissing that I couldn’t control myself.” Marlena was now reclined in her chair. “I can see you are more relaxed b/c of this situation” Laura said as she sat back down. “So now what? Are you going to drop this note situation?” Just then Marlena’s phone rang. “Excuse me” she said as she held up a finger to Laura. “Doctor Evans… right now?.. okay, I am with Doctor Horton so I will tell her also. Thanks.” Marlena hang up the phone and stood up to walk around her desk. “Come on Laura. Apparently there is an emergency staff meeting in the cafeteria.”
Laura and Marlena are standing in the back of the crowded cafeteria. They usually don’t pay attention to these type of meetings b/c they don’t pertain to them but with both ladies being senior staff, they have to be there. “Needless to say, the nurse no longer has a position here at University Hospital” Mike Horton said as he looked around the room. “Who is he talking about Laura?” Marlena leaned over and whispered. “A nurse that was transferred from another hospital” said the young lady standing in front of Laura and Marlena. She turned to face Laura and Marlena “She apparently was stealing from” and froze as she realized who was standing behind her. “Oh hi Leslie, I didn’t realize that was you” Marlena said with a grin. “Are there any questions Doctor Evans?” Mike said loudly as he tried to look over everyone’s head. “No Doctor Horton” Marlena shook her head. “Okay, well if no one has any questions and to prevent this from happening again, we are going to have more cameras installed. The hallways will have more, possibly more in the lobby and we will even install some on the terrace, stairway and elevators. We can’t be to sorry. You may all be excused.” Marlena and Laura were standing in the back of the room as the cafeteria started to clear out. “Wow, good thing that didn’t happen before Dr. Evans and Mr. Black had their show last night” said Leslie’s friend. Leslie cleared her throat and motioned to her friend that Marlena was behind her. “Excuse me” Marlena said while crossing her arms and looking at the friend. “Oh.. umm… hi there Doctor Evans. I didn’t see you there.” “Did I hear you mention something about my husband and me last night?” Marlena was starting to get a little worried that maybe Leslie was at the nurse’s station. “Excuse me Dr. Evans but I need Leslie and Carli with me for a moment please” Maxine said as she walked up. “Yes ma’am” both girls said as they hurried off. “Well, they must be eager to work” Maxine said as she watched the girls. “Thank you” Maxine nodded to Laura and Marlena and walked away. “Laura, do you suppose?” Marlena said walking away from Laura. Laura followed her and then saw John walking into the cafeteria. “I’m sorry Marlena but we will have to continue this some other time. I have a patient coming soon.” Laura walked away waving at John. “So should we put the lunch room on our list?” John said as he walked up behind Marlena and wrapped his arms around her waist. Marlena exhaled and was immediately relaxed. “Hi Sailor, what are you doing here?” Marlena said as she turned around in John’s arms wrapping her own around his neck. “Well ya see, it’s like this doctor. I have this woman on my mind 24/7. Not only is she on my mind, she is in my heart also. My lips and hands ache if they don’t touch her. My eyes start to water without her in sight. It’s a feeling that I don’t like and I knew there was only one way to solve it.” John leaned down to kiss Marlena. She moaned “You always know how to make me feel better” and Marlena gave John a kiss. “You do the same for me. My body is feeling so much better already.” “John, I think we might have had an audience last night.” Marlena lowered her arms to around John’s waist. “When we were on the terrace, I thought we were alone b/c I didn’t see Leslie. I have a feeling she was there.” “What would make you think that?” John said with his brow up. “Well the hospital is going to install cameras and I overheard Leslie’s friend mention something about it being done after last night and not before.” “And you think that has to do with her seeing us?” “She did mention our names.” “Oh” John said as he removed his arms from Marlena’s waist. “John, what do I do? I don’t want to be the talk of the hospital. That was just a ‘have fun’ type of thing. I really didn’t think anyone was at the nurse’s station when we got outta hand.” “Want me to talk to her Doc?” “What would you say?” Marlena said as she tried to get the answers in John’s eyes. “Well, I would ask if she has seen a hot hazel eyed blonde doctor in the hospital and if she knew where I could find her b/c I am a man and I have needs” John said as he walked closer to Marlena. “John this isn’t funny. This isn’t a game” she said as she slapped his arm. “Oh come on Doc. Play the game.” “I’m going to go talk to her” and Marlena left the cafeteria with John standing alone.
Marlena saw Maxine before she saw Leslie or Carli. “Maxine, could I borrow Leslie for a moment when you get a chance please?” “Oh yes my dear. She ran to the linen closet for me real fast. She should be back soon.” “Oh, I will just grab her from there. Thanks” Marlena winked at Maxine and headed down the hall.
“Maxine, have you seen my wife?” John asked hovering over the nurse’s station. “Yes, she just headed towards the linen closet.” With a silly gleam in his eye, John headed down the hallway. “Thanks Maxine” and waved. “Teenagers!” Maxine mumbled to herself shaking her head.
John caught up to Marlena and grabbed her arm pulling her into the broom closet. “Doc, I’m sorry. I don’t think this is a game. I know you don’t want to be the talk of the hospital. I will do anything I can to help you relax your mind.” Marlena started to get teary eyed and gave John a hug. “Thanks honey. I am going to find Leslie and talk to her.” “Do you want me to come with you?” “No, I think I should do this on my own” Marlena said as she broke their hug. “Okay, I will see you at home then. Well unless you wanna meet me in the elevator for one last rondavoo before the cameras are installed.” John said. “Oh, you..” Marlena smiled and turned to leave.
The door to the linen closet was open and Marlena walked in. “Leslie?” “Be right out!” a voice shouted from the back of the closet. Marlena walked out of the closet and waited. After a few minutes, Leslie didn’t even see Marlena as she walked out with her arms full. “Oh let me help you with those” Marlena said as she reached her arms out to grab blankets. “Oh thanks. I tried to save myself some trips.” Just then Leslie saw it was Marlena who was helping her and almost dropped all the blankets. “Oh be careful. You okay?” Marlena said as she helped Leslie from not dropping all the blankets. “Yes, Dr. Evans, I am fine.” “I was wondering if I could speak to you for a moment.” Leslie started to walk towards the nurse’s station “I have a heavy work load to do before the day is up Dr. Evans. I don’t know if I will have time.” “I already spoke with Maxine and she said it would be fine.” Leslie’s face turned red. “You did? She did? Um..well.. I guess I could spare some time. Where would you like to talk?” Leslie said turning the corner by the station. “We can speak on the terrace or my office. Whichever” Marlena said giving Leslie the blankets she was holding. Almost dropping the blankets again at the thought of the terrace, she hurried up and placed them on the counter. “I’ll meet you at your office Dr. Evans. That would be fine.” “Actually Leslie, if you don’t mind, I would like to speak with you now.” Leslie could feel the heat rush to her face as she knew her cheeks were as red as a strawberry.
“Please sit down” Marlena said as she pointed to the couch in her office. Marlena leaned against her desk and faced Leslie. “Leslie, I don’t know you that well and I don’t think you know me that well but I need to get this off my chest. When I went through my messages yesterday morning, I found a note.” Leslie put her face in her hands “Doctor Evans, it was me. I did it. It was all me. I wrote the note. I saw you and Mr. Black on the terrace. I don’t want to cause any issues. I am so sorry.” Marlena couldn’t believe her eyes. Walking over to Leslie, she sits down and puts her hands on her shoulders. “Leslie honey, I didn’t mean to upset you. I just wanted some answers.” Leslie stood up, “I saw you and Mr. Black on the terrace and I couldn’t believe how lovey dovey you two were b/c you seem so professional. Seeing a more personal side to you was just something that I hadn’t seen before. I’m sorry. I wasn’t spying or anything. My friend Carli had called me while you two were on the terrace and I told her I would talk to her later. That was why I had written the note. There is only one. Then last night, when you and Mr. Black came back…” Marlena stands “Wait you saw us again last night?” Leslie turns around with tears rolling down her face. “Yes ma’am. Carli and I hid when you and Mr. Black walked back into the hospital. Don’t get me wrong, I wish I had a relationship like you and Mr. Black but I just didn’t think you did that in public.” Marlena was embarrassed. She walked towards her desk. “Leslie, John and I have fought many years to be together. We have an interesting incredible history. We try to act professional in public but sometimes, us being together is a way of survival. Does that make sense?” Leslie shook her head yes. Marlena walked over to her and gave her a hug. “If you ever have any questions or anything, please come to me. I feel really uncomfortable with notes wandering around the hospital about me. A lot of people know what John and I have been through but not everyone does.” Marlena wiped the tears from Leslie’s face. “I’m sorry. Thanks for being so understanding. It won’t happen again Dr. Evans.” “Thanks. Can we just keep what you had seen between us?” Leslie started to calm down. “Yes Ma’am.” Leslie and Marlena hug.
Marlena and Laura are sitting in a booth having lunch at the Brady Pub. “I think things are going to be okay. I saw what an emotional mess she was when she confessed to writing the note. I truly believe she is sorry.” “Well Marlena,” Laura says and she puts a napkin under her drink “If Leslie only knew half the places you and John have made love, she would think this was nothing.” Marlena’s eyes got wide and hit Laura on the hand “Oh you.” Just then Marlena looked up and saw Abe walking in the Pub. Marlena smiling “Well hi there Abe, would you like to join us? We haven’t ordered yet.” Abe standing at the table by the two ladies says “Hi Laura, Marlena, no thank you. Actually, I was wondering if you know where I could find John?” Marlena looks at Laura and then back at Abe, “I assume probably Basic Black” she says shrugging her shoulders. “Well that is what I thought too but the receptionist said he was there earlier today and left and hadn’t returned. I can’t reach him on his cell either.” Marlena grabs her purse and started digging for her phone. “About what time did you try his cell?” Abe gets his phone out of his jacket pocket and looks at his past calls “about an hour ago.” Looking up at Abe, “Oh he was with me at the hospital. He probably left his phone in his car.” Marlena told Abe” he was at the hospital with me. He probably left his cell in his car. Is there something I could help you with?” Scratching the side of his mouth, Abe looks around the room for a distraction “I’m sorry Marlena, it’s a guy thing. No emergency.” Marlena and Laura look at each other and laugh. “Well okay then. He will probably give you a call back. If I see him I will tell him you are trying to get ahold of him.” “Thanks Marlena. Enjoy your lunch ladies.” Abe bows his head to Marlena and Laura and leaves the Pub.
Marlena looks down at her drink “I wish he could have stuck around. I miss seeing Abe.” Looking back towards the door, “Yeah he is one of the few greats left.” “You got that right!” Marlena and Laura start to look over their menus. “What are you going to get Laura?” “I’m not sure. I’m not really that hungry.” Marlena looks up over her menu and sees Leslie and Carli walking in all giggles. Laura hears the giggling girls and turns around. “Hi Leslie, hi Carli, how are you?” “Oh hi Doctor Evans. We are good. How are you?” “Good, would you like to join us?” Laura looks over at Marlena. Marlena winks at Laura and then looks back up at the girls. Leslie looks over at Carli “um well.. we wouldn’t want to impose.” Marlena stands up and walks over to Laura’s side. “It’s not imposing. We haven’t even ordered yet. Please sit. Join us.” Leslie and Carli look at each other again and then sit. “So do you doctors come here often?” Carli asks. Marlena holds up 2 fingers and looks towards the bar asking for two more menus. “Actually yes we do. This is one of our favorite spots.” “Oh really, I haven’t eaten here” Carli says and then looks at Leslie. “I haven’t either.” Caroline walks over to the booth and gives the girls their menus. “Can I get you two something to drink?” Both girls order water. “Thanks Carolyn” Marlena says with a smile. “Oh, I’m sorry, you haven’t been introduced” Marlena says as she looks at Laura and the girls. “Carli, Leslie, this is Dr. Laura Horton.” Leslie reaches her hand out “We know who you are Doctor Horton.” “I hope that isn’t a bad thing” laughing Laura shakes their hands. “No it isn’t. We just know you because we work the nurse’s station and have to take messages sometimes.” “Oh okay.. yeah your right.” Laura reaches for her menu and starts to look at it again. Carli leans over to Leslie and whispers “Do they have any specials here?” Marlena says still looking down at her menu, “If you haven’t ate here before, the first thing I recommend you order is the clam chowder. It is the best within 50 miles and homemade.” Laura puts her menu down, “Good thinking Marlena. That is what I will have.” The girls look at each other and nod their heads in agreement. “Ready to order?” Carolyn asks. “I think we will all have the clam chowder Carolyn” Marlena says as she looks around the table handing her menu over to Carolyn. “Excellent choice my dear, I will put your order right in.” All four ladies thank Carolyn. “Do you know everyone Doctor Evans?” Leslie says as she watches Carolyn walk away and couldn’t help how Marlena called her by her name. Laughing putting her napkin on her lap, “oh no dear! I don’t know everyone. What would make you think that?” “Well most restaurants that I go to, I don’t know the waitresses so I was just wondering.” Laura and Marlena look at each other. “Carolyn is the owner. She used to be my mother in law. I was married to Roman Brady who is her son.” “I.. I… I didn’t know that. Sorry for being nosey.” “You’re not being nosey Leslie. You’re fine.” “Yeah and because Marlena was married to Roman, she was also related to half the town.” Laura laughed as she pushed Marlena with her arm. “I wasn’t as bad as you. You married a Horton” and Marlena pushed Laura back causing both girls to laugh. Leslie and Carli look at each other in confusion. “If you used to be married to him, how can this be one of your favorite places to eat? They don’t hold a grudge?” Carli asked. “Carli!” Leslie said with her cheeks getting red. “She’s fine Leslie. I would rather have questions asked to me instead of around town” Marlena winked at Leslie. “Shawn and Carolyn Brady are the sweetest kindest people you will meet. They welcome their business and home to anyone and everyone. There was a rough period but we were able to put that past us and move on. Shawn and Carolyn actually consider John one of their sons. There for a while, they thought he was. That’s a whole other story though.” “And we have four Brady clam chowders here” Carolyn said as she set the tray down on the table and started to hand out the meals. “Smells fantastic, thanks Mrs. Brady” Leslie said. “Oh my child, call me Carolyn. Enjoy!” “Thanks” “Wow this is amazing” Carli said as she was inhaling her chowder. “Told ya” said Laura as she was doing the same.
After everyone was done eating, Marlena excused herself and walked up to the bar. “Well, my lunch hour is about over so I better get back” Laura said as she grabbed her purse and shuffled across the booth. “Have a great day girls. It was nice meeting you.” “You also Doctor Horton” both girls said in unison. Marlena was walking back to the table when she saw Laura standing up. “Hang on Laura and I will walk out with you. I’ll see you girls back at the hospital. I enjoyed this. We should do it again sometime.” Marlena and Laura walked out. “They are super nice” Carli said as she stood up from the booth. “Yeah, Doctor Evans and I had a talk earlier. I really like her.” Leslie and Carli walked up to the bar. “Can I help you ladies?” Carolyn asked. “We need to pay our bill” Carli said. “Marlena paid for your lunch. You girls are taken care of already.” Leslie and Carli looked at each other. “Thank you. The soup was delicious Carolyn. We will be back very soon.” Both girls smiled and walked out.
“This is going to be the best surprise ever Abraham” John said as he hung up his phone. “I almost blew it earlier Partner. I saw Marlena at the Pub and I asked if she had seen you. She asked if she could help with something. I told her it was a guy thing.” Laughing and patting Abe on the shoulder “Well it kind of is. We are guys working on a surprise.” John and Abe were at the Penthouse Grill working on a charity dinner for the police force and hospital. John overheard Marlena discussing a few weeks ago, that she thought the hospital needed more funding for a safe haven. “Hopefully tonight, this will top any vacation, jewelry or dinner I have ever given her.” “I don’t think you are going to have to worry about that Partner. With everything that you have thought of, I believe this will be a success. Plus, you are doing it for a wonderful cause.” Abe walks towards the guess book “So how are you planning on getting her here?” John turns around and looks at Abe “well she doesn’t know anything about this event so she doesn’t know the place is booked for a private event. I figured I could just ask her out for dinner.” Abe looks up at John “Well that doesn’t sound like anything out of the ordinary.” “I’m just glad everyone has been able to keep it hush hush and the guest haven’t said anything” John says.
Marlena’s afternoon at the hospital went fast. She had patients back to back. Looking down at her watch “I can’t believe it is so late. What happened to this afternoon?” “Excuse me Doctor Evans but John is on the phone for you.” Marlena’s secretary peaked in and said. “Oh great! Thank you, I’ll take it.” Marlena’s secretary shut the door and Marlena walked behind her desk, sat down and picked up her phone. “Hi there handsome, how are you?” “Well I am much better now. How is my wonderful wife?” “My afternoon has flown by. Oh before I forget, I saw Abe at lunch and he was looking for you. He said he couldn’t get ahold of you.” “He found me. I was working on a project and didn’t have my phone on me.” “Oh, okay great.” “Other than having the privilege of talking to you, I do have a purpose behind my call. I was wondering if you had any plans tonight. I would like to take you out to dinner at the Penthouse Grill. We haven’t been there in a while. What do ya say Doc?” “A night out with the most handsome man in Salem, a night I could show you off in a monkey suit? Oh I don’t know John. I think Laura and I were going to go to the spa.” John’s stomach dropped thinking his plan could be a bust. “Are you serious?!” Laughing hysterically “Oh honey, I wouldn’t pass an evening out with you, are you kidding. It’s a date.” John felt his stomach return to normal. “Oh good then. It’s a date. I’ll see you at home honey. I love you.” “I love you too.” Marlena kissed the phone before she hung it up. Marlena looked around her desk and saw that she had so much more work to do. “Oh it can wait. I have to get ready for my date” and she hoped out of her chair and out the door of her office.
Marlena is pretty much skipping down the hallway to the nurse’s station. “Well look at you happy go lucky Doctor Evans” Maxine says and she sees Marlena. Marlena leans over the desk and whispers “I have a hot date with my husband tonight.” “Why am I not surprised” Maxine says in a giggle shaking her head. “Maxine I have nothing to wear to the Penthouse Grill tonight!” Mike says running up to the nurse’s station. He didn’t see Marlena standing there. “You are going to the Penthouse Grill tonight too Mike?” Marlena asks. Mike’s face turns red. “Oh hi Marlena, I didn’t see you standing there.” “Yes, he has a hot date with me tonight.” Maxine says as she winks at Mike. Mike smiles and lowers his head. “This will be great! John and I are going to the Penthouse Grill too. We will see you there” Marlena said and turned around to leave. “Doctor Evans!” Marlena turned towards the voice of Leslie running down the hallway. “I was looking for you.” “I was just on my way out, everything okay?” Marlena said as she placed her hands on Leslie’s shoulders and Leslie was bent over trying to catch her breathe. “Yes, everything is okay. I was wondering if you would like to go out for some drinks. I would like to pay you back for lunch today.” Leslie stood up and rested her hand on the nurse’s station. “That sounds fun but I’m going to have to take a rain check. I am meeting my husband for dinner tonight.” “Oh okay, yeah sure, some other time, no problem.” Marlena smiled and walked away. Leslie bent over the counter “Crap, tonight is the benefit isn’t it?” she asked Maxine and Mike. “Yep!” both Maxine and Mike said together.
John and Marlena are on the elevator at the Penthouse Grill. Marlena inhales John’s scent as he is hypnotized by her beauty. Marlena has on a knee high red spaghetti strap dress with her hair pulled up leaving a few strands hang loss in the front. “Marlena, if I didn’t have to make reservations for tonight, I would of taken that dress off of you as soon as you put it on” John says as he kisses her neck. “I won’t stop you from doing that later my love.” John and Marlena walk off the elevator towards the restaurant. All of a sudden there is a room full of applause. “What have you done?” Marlena asks in John’s ear with a smile on her face. “Well it’s like this Doc, tonight, I want to make your dreams come true.” Marlena’s eyes fill up with tears. “You already have” and Marlena kisses John on the lips with a soft kiss that said so much. “Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, tonight as most of you already know, we are here to help those children in need with a dependable safe haven at University Hospital” Abe announces. Marlena’s knees buckle as she claps her hands together in cheer then grabs John’s face and kisses his cheeks. “You are just so amazing. How could you of done this?” John grabs Marlena’s hands and says “Well, it’s a guy thing” and laughs. “Tonight’s activities include a silent auction along with some entertainment. Tonight’s meal will be provided by the Penthouse Grill staff. On behalf of the Salem Police Department, if you plan on drinking, because we all know that is what opens the wallets (room full of laughs), please be responsible. Enjoy your evening and thanks for coming.” Everyone clapped as Abe stepped down. Marlena looked around the room and saw everyone she knew, Mike, Maxine, Abe, Lexie, Leslie, Carli, Laura, Bo and Hope, Victor and Maggie, Eric, Brady, Sami, Belle, Carrie, Austin, Alice, Jack and Jennifer. “You did all this John?” Marlena asks as her and John walk hand in hand towards their table. “Of course not, I had help. I overheard you speaking to someone about funding for the save haven so I thought, why not give it a shot” John says throwing his hands in the air. John pulled out Marlena’s chair and she sat down. John walked around the table and to his chair. “This is magical John. I am at a loss for words.” “Honey, seeing the look on your face says it all.” John reaches across the table for Marlena’s hands. “Can I start you two off with something to drink?” asked the waiter. “Two glasses of pinto grigio please. Oh and keep them coming” John requested. “John, I wouldn’t like to drink too much tonight. Not at an event like this.” “Doc, don’t worry, I’ll protect you.” “You always have.” Marlena couldn’t take the smile off her face as she was living a dream. Helping people is something that she has always had a passion for. “Hi Doctor Evans, Mr. Black” Leslie said as she stood at the table. “Oh, hi Leslie, I thought you were going out tonight?” “Yeah well that was a lie. Actually, I am out tonight. Just not having drinks. I’m staying sober just in case anyone needs a ride home.” “That’s very smart Leslie. We might have to take you up on that offer later.” John said as he winked at Marlena. Marlena looked at her husband and shook her head. “This is an amazing thing you have put together Mr. Black.” “Leslie, we are not at the hospital or anything. Please call us John and Marlena.” “Well, okay Doctor.. I mean Marlena. You two enjoy your evening.” Leslie walked away. She couldn’t believe how close she has gotten with Marlena in the past 48 hours.
After John and Marlena were finished eating their meal and on their 3rdglasses of wine, they wanted to dance. “Excuse me everyone” Alice said over the microphone. “On behalf of University Hospital, I would like to take this moment and thank everyone for coming. I have just been informed that all the meals and drinks are on the house tonight and the running total will be a donation to the safe haven from the Penthouse Grill.” Everyone claps and looks around for a Penthouse Grill staff member. “Now to get this evening started, we have a very special entertainer with us tonight. Please give a warm welcome for Ms. Tamara Price!” Alice passes on the microphone and steps down. Marlena couldn’t believe her eyes. Her long time schoolmate was back in town!! “First off I would like to thank Mr. Black for this very thoughtful evening and thank everyone else who has been involved. I hope you are all enjoying yourselves.” Marlena tried to rush to the stage to see her friend but John grabbed her arm. “Oh no Doc, I want to hold you in my arms. You can talk with Tamara afterwards.” “Did you do this too? Did you get ahold of Tamara?” “I told you. I want to make all your dreams come true.” John took Marlena’s hand and placed it on his chest and wrapped his arm around her waist. “I never want this moment to end” Marlena said placing her arm on John’s shoulder. John leaned down and kissed Marlena. Both dancing as if they were the only two in the room. “John Black, my love, you are somebody to love and you are mine.” John kisses Marlena again.
Cheers, claps and whistles filled the room when Tamara was finished. “Thank you!” She walks off the stage and was instantly hugged by Marlena. “I can’t believe you are here!” “Well, when John called and said what the benefit was for, how could I refuse?” Marlena turns around and smiled at John. “Let’s get a drink and catch up” Marlena puts her arm around Tamara and walks towards the bar. “I’ll get it for you ladies. You two go have a seat. Tamara what would you like?” “Club soda please. I have to drive.” John gives Tamara thumbs up and walks towards the bar. “So, John Black hum…?!” Tamara asks Marlena. “Isn’t he something? He is just perfect. I had no idea this was planned” Tamara and Marlena sit down at the table. “Yes he is something. Very nice to look at too.” “I would have to agree with you on that.” Both ladies laugh.
The crowd was starting to wind down and John and Marlena were still drinking. “Abe, you are my best friend, how can you keep this a secret from me?” Abe looked down at his feet “Well Marlena, it was hard but it was a lot easier to keep then other secrets you have told me or John has told me.” John and Marlena look at each other in confusion. “Oh come on, you two don’t remember when you were so stubborn you wouldn’t tell each other you loved each other but you had no problem telling me.” Laughing “sorry about that Partner. I won’t let that be a secret ever again. In fact, I will tell her right now.” John turns to face Marlena “Doc, I love you. I love you. I love you.” Marlena while kissing John says “I love you. I love you.”
“I hate to interrupt but I have to get going” Tamara says as she walks up to everyone. “Oh I am so glad you came.” Marlena says as she give Tamara a hug. “Me too. Looks like it turned out to be a successful night. Be careful going home everyone.” “Yes you too” John said as he gave Tamara a hug. “Speaking of that, I think you two need to find a driver. How much have you had to drink?” Abe asks John and Marlena. “Only 2” Says Marlena. Abe crosses his arms. “Bottles” John tries to hold in his laugh. “Each” Marlena says as she hides her face in John’s chest. “Yeah, I will drive you two home.” Abe says as he pats John’s back. “No partner, don’t worry about it. Leslie said she would. I hope she is still here.” John said as he looks around the room. “She is over there.” Marlena points to the snack table where she sees Leslie and Laura talking. “Okay, I’ll go get her” Abe said as he starts to walk away. “And I will go get us more wine” John whispers in Marlena’s ears. Marlena giggles. “Marlena, haven’t you had enough to drink?” asks Hope. “Yeah probably but this is such a fantastic night and I don’t want it to end. All the hard work everyone put into this evening, all the money rose, getting to see Tamara, everything, it’s just go great.” Marlena starts to sway while standing. “Maybe we should sit down.” Hope grabs Marlena’s arm “I got her Hope” John says and he sneaks up behind the ladies. “And here is my hero and the man of my dreams.” “Doc, I have a secret. We drank the rest of the wine. They don’t have anymore. Maybe we should take Abe up on his offer and head home.” “As long as I am with you” Marlena hugged John and put all her weight on him. “Doctor Ev.. I mean Marlena, Commander Carver said you and John need a ride home?!” Leslie said walking up to John and Marlena. “Yes please. Here are my keys.” “Okay, I’ll ask Carli if she will follow in my car. I’ll be right back.” “John you have done such a wonderful thing tonight.” Marlena said floating. “And now we have the house to ourselves so please, thank me properly.”
John and Marlena are in the back of John’s jeep. “I didn’t realize how much room you had in the back of this honey. We could lay this seat down and you can undress me and we could sleep or not sleep in here.” Leslie couldn’t help but laugh. “Doc, Leslie is in the front seat” John whispered in Marlena’s ear. “Oh she has seen me make out with you and talk dirty to you. This isn’t anything new for her.” Agreeing in her head, Leslie nodded. She turned on some music thinking that might give them more privacy. Faithfully was playing. “Oh I love this song!” Marlena shouted. “Don’t you Sailor?” She asked John as she attacked his neck. Because it was nighttime, Leslie couldn’t see too much of what was going on in the backseat but she could see there was motion. Marlena swiftly raised her dress and sat on John’s lap. “Doc, this isn’t a good idea.” Marlena undid John’s tie and started to unbutton his shirt. “It’s okay, you’re not driving and I’m not driving.” Marlena grabbed John’s hand and placed it under her dress. “Shit Doc, you’re not wearing any underwear!?” John raised his voice. Leslie was now the last thing on his mind. John grabbed the back of Marlena’s head and pulled her in for a kiss. Leslie was starting to feel the movements in the Jeep. ‘I wonder if Carli can see these actions in her headlights?’ Leslie thought to herself. Marlena put her hands on the headrest behind John’s head and pulled herself closer to him. She could feel how excited he was getting. John tried to fight his desire but he lost. Before he knew it, his fingers here inside Marlena and he put his other hand over her mouth. Marlena lowered her head to John’s neck while trying to unzip his pants. Leslie turned up the music. Marlena released John as he was rock hard. With every stroke she did on John, his fingers were in unison. “Doc, I’m going to cum if you don’t stop.” John said in Marlena’s chest. “So am I” Marlena said with one hand in John’s hair. Marlena bit John’s shoulder as she could feel herself lose control all over his hand. John untucked his shirt and covered himself while Marlena could feel his release. Out of breathe and Marlena still sitting on her lover “GPS says we were here. Do you have a certain parking spot?” Leslie asked as she turned down the music. John clearing his throat “the one over there that says reserved will do fine. Thank you so much Leslie.” Marlena got off John’s lap and lowered her dress. “Yes thank you Leslie.”
“Isn’t making love the best thing for a hangover?” John says as he holds his wife in his arms on their bed. Marlena moans “especially if it is first thing in the morning.” Marlena is relaxed and satisfied and in love as she melts in her lover’s arms. “We haven’t left the bed all morning” Marlena says as she rolls onto her side to look at the clock. John moves to her side of the bed “are you complaining?” “Oh no” rolling back to face John, “What else have you got?” John throws the blankets off the bed, “I’m so glad you asked.” Marlena felt a chill over her body as she was nude. John noticed and was on top of her within seconds. Brushing back her hair from her face “I love you so much Mrs. Black.” Marlena’s eyes started to water. “I love you too Mr. Black.” John softly and slowly kisses Marlena’s lips. Marlena felt as if her body was going to sink into the bed. John jumps off Marlena and stands beside the bed. “Oh wait a minute buddy” Marlena says as she grabs John’s arm. “Where do you think you’re going?” “I think we need some water. Last night’s alcohol has sweet out of us. I don’t want you dehydrated.” Marlena sits up still holding onto John’s arm “We will worry about water later. You already have what I need.” Marlena pulls John’s head towards her’s and kisses him as if she was drinking his mouth. John grabs Marlena’s hips and pulls her closer to him. Marlena can feel her body warming up. John can’t take it anymore and lifts Marlena up by her hips and she wraps her legs around his waist. Still kissing uncontrollable, John slams Marlena up against their bedroom door. Marlena has her arms around John’s neck. “Oh Gosh Doc!” John says before he enters his wife. Marlena lets out a slight scream. John pushes hard into Marlena as if he was trying to push the door open. Marlena has her eyes shut with her face upward and her hands are running through John’s hair. John starts putting marks all over Marlena’s chest. “Don’t stop.. Oh my gosh John… don’t stop” Marlena grabs John’s face with both hands and kisses him. “Oh Doc!” They both have a hold of each other’s faces. Looking into each other’s eyes, they can see the love, passion, electricity, and need for each other. “Love me John” Marlena said softly. John grabs Marlena’s hips again and pushes hard and fast into her. Both lovers can feel their mouths getting dry as they moan through their release. “Oh Doc” John says as he lowers his head to Marlena’s chest. “I’m sorry honey but I couldn’t help myself. I marked you” John said as he still had Marlena against their bedroom door. “Did you hear me complaining? They are marks only you can see and that’s okay with me.” Marlena grabs John’s head and kisses his forehead.
John and Marlena are in their robes as they sit on the couch in the living room with the terrace French doors open to feel the cool breeze on their skin. “I could get used to this” Marlena says as she lays her head back closing her eyes and puts her legs up on John’s lap. “Would you like more juice or anything honey?” John asks as he starts to rub Marlena’s feet. The only way Marlena could respond was with the shaking of her head. Laughing John asks “are you going to fall asleep Doc?” Marlena doesn’t respond. John starts to get on a knee on the couch and starts to move his hand more up her leg and he heads towards Marlena’s lips. “My sleeping beauty” John whispers. His hand reaches the center of Marlena’s legs and she moans. “I am not a teenagers John. I don’t think I can go again.” “Well maybe you should eat more food so you can get more energy” John says as he reaches over Marlena and grabs a piece of toast from the coffee table. “Okay fine, the reward sounds like it is worth it” Marlena says as she sits up. John stands up from the couch and pours some coffee. “Were you planning on going to the office today Doc?” Almost choking on her toast, “Well, I have been sidetracked this morning and haven’t given it to much thought. Are you going to your office?” “I don’t think so. I am enjoying myself to much to leave.” John winks at his wife and hands her a cup of coffee. “Thank you.” “You’re welcome. So what do you say Doc? Want to stay in this big ole apartment with your boring husband today?” Marlena sets her coffee down and stands up “Oh honey” putting her arms around his neck, “you are anything but boring” and Marlena seals that statement with a kiss.
“Leslie, would you please take these files to the clinic?” Maxine asks. Leslie was having problems thinking about work. She couldn’t get the thought of John and Marlena from last night out of her head. She understands they were drunk but to do that with her in the car?! “Earth to Leslie! Hello!!” Maxine raised her voice. “Oh I’m sorry Maxine. I just can’t think straight today. Did you say something?” Shaking her head and handing Leslie the files, “yes, I asked if you would take these files to the clinic?” “Maxine, have you heard from Marlena today? She isn’t answering any of my texts, emails or phone calls. Did she make it home okay last night?” Laura asks in a panic. “Oh.. um.. (clearing her throat) yes Doctor Horton. I drove Mr. and Mrs. Black home last night. “Oh thank heavens” Laura said and she rested over the counter at the nurse’s station. “I wonder why she isn’t responding then. I haven’t seen her at the hospital either. I should go to her apartment and check on her” Laura said tapping the counter. “Doctor Horton, calm down” Maxine says. “No I haven’t seen Marlena and Leslie has to go to the clinic. She could swing by Marlena’s and check on her.” “Oh Leslie, that would be fantastic. Thank you so much.” Laura grabs a slip of paper. “Here is my cell. Please call me as soon as you know something.” “So I’m going to the Penthouse.. to check on Doctor Evans? She didn’t call off?” Leslie asks looking like she is hiding something. “No she didn’t call off. Is everything okay Leslie dear?” Maxine asks. “Um yeah.. yeah sure. No problem. I’ll just.. um.. I’ll keep you posted Doctor Horton” and Leslie walks away.
‘I can’t believe I am doing this. How can I face these two ever again? Doctor Evans is a professional, educated, well known doctor. Who would have thought she was so outgoing and spontaneous. I can’t tell Carli this. She will never believe me.’ Leslie was in the elevator to the Penthouse. Just as the doors open, she sees a blond girl about her age standing by the door. “Oh, I’m sorry. Is this Mr. and Mrs. Black’s apartment?” Belle turns around and says “Yeah, can I help you?” “Oh I’m sorry, I am Leslie and I work at University Hospital. Doctor Evans didn’t come to work today and I was asked to check up on her.” Belle rolls her eyes. “My Mom is something else.” “Your Mom?” Belle reaches her hand out. “I’m Belle Black.” ‘They have a daughter living with them and they still act like teenagers?’ Leslie thought to herself. “Nice to meet you” Leslie said shaking Belle’s hand. “I was just about to go in and I noticed the door is locked. I’ll get my keys and we can go in and see. I really don’t know if my parents are here or not” Belle said as she was looking through her purse. “So you are Doctor Marlena and Mr. Black’s daughter? I’m sorry I didn’t know they had a child. I thought she only had kids with Roman Brady” Leslie felt like she put her foot in her mouth. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say that. It isn’t any of my business.” Belle finds her keys and starts to laugh “are you kidding me? You are fine. It’s kind of a long story but to make it short, my parents had an affair when my Mom was married to Roman. I guess I am the love child” Belle says laughing. ‘An affair?!?! Doctor Evans has some strange hidden life’ Leslie thought. “I honestly didn’t know that.” “It’s cool. Sometimes you would think that my parents just met the way they act towards each other but they have known each other since the mid-80s.” “Yeah I have seen them at the hospital and they are cute. Hope I can find love like that someday” Leslie said looking at the floor. “You have seen them act like that? Oh how embarrassing?” ‘Oh you don’t know the half of it’ Leslie thought.
Belle and Leslie walk closer to the Penthouse door and hear screaming. “What in the world?!?!” Belle says. She tries to put her key in the door “Dang it, wrong key.” “Was that screaming?” Leslie asks.
John has Marlena pinned on the floor with a can of whipped cream hanging above her in his hands. “You wouldn’t dare” Marlena says with her eyes open wide. “Well now just what did you have in mind?” John smirked. He could see the marks he made earlier on Marlena’s chest. John, still having Marlena’s hands pinned above her head, sprays a little whipped cream on his markings. “I just want to double check to see if you still taste good.” John leaned down and licked all the cream off Marlena’s chest. Marlena can start to feel her heartbeat in the center of her legs. “Oh honey” she moans. John let go of Marlena’s hands. “Let’s see where else this might look good” and John unties Marlena’s rode opening it just a little.
“Why does my key have to look the same as my parent’s?” Belle says as she keeps trying different keys. “I don’t hear screaming anymore. Do you think something happened Belle?” Leslie asks. “I don’t know. With my parents, it’s hard telling.”
John sprays a line down Marlena’s stomach. Marlena puts her hands on John’s knees as he is still sitting on her. John starts to lick Marlena clean “Oh gosh honey that tickles.” Marlena starts to squirm under John. “Doc, you just taste so good. I can’t stop.” John puts the whipped cream beside him and puts his arms under Marlena to lift her up from the floor. Marlena grabs the can “Hey Sailor!” John looks up and Marlena squirts him right in the mouth. John sits up and Marlena pushes him back on his back. “Looks like it’s my turn” as Marlena pins her husband.
“Okay this has to be the key. It’s the last one.” Belle get the key in the door and turns it.
“Here here, let me get that” Marlena leans down and starts to kiss her lover.
Belle opens the door and her and Leslie walk in. “Mom!!” she shouts and then both girls look down and see Marlena and John’s mouths covered in whipped cream looking back up at them. “Oh my gosh!” Belle shouts and slams the door shut leaving the room.
Marlena and John look at each other and can’t help but laugh. “I should make sure they aren’t scared Doc” John says as he tries to get up. “That’s a good idea but first” licking and kissing John’s mouth, “I have to get this whipped cream off of you.”
Leslie and Belle couldn’t believe their eyes. Clearing her throat, still holding the door handle, Belle says “I am so sorry you had to see that.” Shaking her hand in the air “Oh.. um.. yeah.. no.. it isn’t like it was your fault.. um.. I’ll just go back to the hospital and let everyone know Doctor Evans is okay.”
“Belle!!” John shouts from inside the Penthouse. He is rushing to put on pants and a tshirt. Marlena is sitting on the couch watching her muscular husband wiping her sticky hands off. “I have to check on them Doc” and John heads towards the door.
“Oh no! My Dad is coming.” Belle and Leslie run towards the elevator and hit the button for the first floor. Just as John opens the door to the Penthouse, the elevator doors close. “Belle!” John shouts again as he runs towards the doors. Belle and Leslie lean against the back wall of the elevator. “I can’t believe that just happened.” Leslie said staring at the lights on the ceiling. “I think our friendship just moved past a whole level” Belle said looking at Leslie. Leslie started laughing “yeah it’s like we just became best friends or something.” Both girls started to laugh. “Yeah and knowing my Dad, he has probably taken the stairs to meet us so we will have to run fast outta here.” Leslie nodded her head in agreement.
Belle and Leslie ran out of the lobby of the Penthouse as if the building was on fire. Belle couldn’t stop laughing as Leslie was a little embarrassed. She wasn’t sure if John and Marlena would remember what happened last night but she knew they would remember her walking in on them half dressed. Belle and Leslie look behind them and don’t see John. They stop to catch their breath. “Belle what is so funny? Will you get in trouble for seeing your parents like that?” Leslie asked breathless. Belle looked at Leslie as if she was speaking a different language. “Why would I get in trouble? If anything, my Dad will ask who was with me b/c we ran out so fast and why didn’t we stick around.” “They were in their robes Belle! It’s almost afternoon!” Leslie said as she looked at the clear sky. “So, this isn’t something out of the ordinary for them. Sometimes they think, we think they are asleep and well… I’m sure you know what they do. There was this one time I was at the beach and accidentally walked up on them making out. They are so in love. They don’t care. I’m just glad they had clothes on.” Belle said as she straightened her clothes after what she felt like she had run a mile. Mumbling under her breathe “Yeah, I kinda got that they don’t care where they are after last night.” “What? What happened last night? Wait I don’t wanna know. It’s my parents but I can only imagine what they did at the benefit.” “That’s just the thing. It wasn’t at the benefit. I drove them home b/c they had too much to drink. Let’s just say I couldn’t get the music loud enough but the Jeep was still rocking if ya know what I mean.” Belle covered her ears “Oh my gosh! You have got to be kidding me? They did it with you right there in the Jeep?” Belle shouted. “Well it was dark and I tried not to look in the rear view mirror but they were for sure enjoying themselves.” “I can’t listen to this. They can be such teenagers. Why didn’t you say something to them?” “And what was I supposed to say? I pretended I couldn’t hear them. Your Mom is Doctor Marlena Evans! She is such an icon” Leslie said as she walked in circles. “She is my Mom! Yeah she is pretty awesome but still. I thought she would have held out until she at least got home.” Belle couldn’t believe she was hearing this. “Well like I said, they had a little too much to drink.” “That explains more then you know. Bet you learned from that experience” and Belle started to laugh. Leslie nodded. “Hey, are you busy? Wanna moca at Java Café? We could talk about something else other than my parent’s weird active sex life,” Belle asked as she started to laugh again. “Actually, I can’t. I had to run errands and then the hospital asked I check on your Mom b/c she wasn’t answering her phone or anything and Dr. Horton thought she was working today. Rain check?” “Of course Leslie, It was nice meeting you. Have a great day” and Belle walked away and Leslie thought ‘the things that happened behind closed doors’ and shakes her head and walks away.
Leslie walks up to the nurse’s station and sees Maxine and Laura. “The clinic said thank you Maxine and Doctor Horton, Doctor Evans is at home and her and Mr. Black are fine.” Leslie felt the embarrassment showing up on her face. “Oh John is home with her?” Laura asked. “They must be hung-over or something” Laura said as she gave Maxine a soft elbow nudge. “Oh I’m sure after seeing them last night.” “They didn’t seem hung-over” Leslie said as she turned around to go through some notes. Just then Marlena walks off the elevator heading towards the nurse’s station. “Nice to see you again Leslie” Marlena says as she skims through her messages. “Thanks for driving John and I home last night. Heaven knows we couldn’t have driven.” Leslie almost fell backwards. Seeing Marlena at the hospital today was the last thing she thought would happen especially after what she had seen a few moments earlier. Leslie bows her head to Marlena. “I see you and my daughter have bonded. Now that you know where I live, maybe you could come over for game/movie night sometimes. We won’t eat off the floor that night” Marlena said as she winks at Leslie. Leslie sees John walk off the elevator “excuse me” she says and she turns around to leave. Marlena turns and sees her lover. “Hello Sailor” she says as she gives John a kiss. “Hello Doc. Did you get a chance to talk to Leslie? I would like to thank her for last night.” “Yes… well kind of… I thanked her and invited her over for game/movie night sometime” Marlena said as she wrapped her arms around John. “Oh that would be great and maybe Belle could join too. Speaking of Belle, I am meeting her at Java Café so I have to get going. I just wanted to check in.” “Oh well you could have called me instead of wasting a trip.” “I tried to but your phone is off. Plus I couldn’t do this if I called you.” John planted the softest kiss on Marlena’s lips and then patted her butt and walked away. Marlena watched John until the elevator doors closed. “Did Leslie walk in on something today?” Laura asked Marlena as Marlena reached for her cell to turn it on. “Eating on the floor? What’s that all about?” “Haha, Leslie and Belle walked into the penthouse this afternoon while John and I were having an afternoon snack. We were clothed but for the privacy of our own home.” Looking towards the direction Leslie walked “and that has her flustered” Laura asked as Marlena’s phone started going off with all the missed calls and voicemails. “She also drove John and I home from the Penthouse Grill last night. She probably heard stuff that she didn’t want to. You know how we get Laura. It’s a crazy little thing called love. I have to get to work. We will chat later.” Marlena hugged Laura and walked away. “Most of those messages are from me!” Laura shouted down the hallway. ‘There has to be something more with Leslie than Marlena thinks and I am going to find out what’ Laura said to herself.
Marlena felt really relaxed and was having a hard time concentrating on work. “Got a minute?” Marlena looked up from her desk and saw her daughter standing at the office door. “Always for you honey, please come in” Marlena said as she walked around her desk. “What brings you by?” Marlena asked as she gave Belle a hug. “Well, I just had a chat with Dad and as you probably remember quite well, Leslie and I walked in on you and Dad earlier” Belle sits down on the couch. “Yes I do and we didn’t know you were going to stop by” Marlena says as she sits beside Belle. “I just wanted to hang out.” “Oh, I’m not complaining, we love seeing you” Marlena puts Belle’s hair behind her ear. Smiling and looking down “Mom, how could you and Dad have sex in the Jeep with Leslie driving?” Marlena got really quite. “Excuse me?” “Leslie and I were talking after we ran out of the Penthouse and she told me you and Dad had sex last night when she was kind enough to drive you two home b/c you had been drinking.” Marlena stood up and faced away from Belle. Marlena didn’t want to go into detail on what had really happened. “Mom, you didn’t answer me? Do you remember last night?” Marlena turned around “of course I remember last night Belle, I just don’t really feel comfortable discussing this with you.” “Mom, Leslie seems like a really cool person. I would like to hang out with her more but I don’t know if she will like it if every time she sees you and Dad, she remembers that moment. And then there was earlier today.” “Okay Belle I get it. First off, what happened earlier today was in the privacy of our own home. Your Daddy and I didn’t know you were coming home. We took full advantage of the situation. Second, I will speak with Leslie about last night. I guess your Daddy and I got lost in the moment.” Belle stands up by Marlena “yeah that’s what Dad said.” Marlena looks at Belle “is this why you meet with him at Java Café today?” “Yeah, how did you know?” “He came by to thank Leslie for last night and told me he was meeting you.” Putting her hand over her face “Oh Mom, Leslie must have been embarrassed seeing you and Dad.” Marlena didn’t give it much thought. “Belle, we both work at the hospital, we are going to run into each other.” “I get that Mom, I’m sorry. This is just nuts. You and Dad are such teenagers sometimes.” “Belle, I will take care of Leslie, you don’t need to get worked up about this.” Exhaling “Okay Mom, can you try and keep your sexual contact with Dad behind closed doors and out of vehicles with others in with you?” Laughing with her hands on Belle’s shoulders, “Yes Belle, I will try. Sometimes I just can’t help it though. I just love dat guy.” Belle smiles grateful that her parents love each other “you and Dad are on like a never ending honeymoon.” Marlena starts to laugh. “Okay we got that situation solved now how would you like to go shopping with your Momma? I feel like I should get Leslie something in appreciation and to say I’m sorry” Marlena asks as she giving Belle a hug. “You have Dad’s credit card?” Belle questioned Marlena. Marlena starts to walk towards her desk “I never leave home without it.” Both girls laugh. Marlena grabs her purse and walks with Belle out of the office with her arm over Belle’s shoulders.
Marlena and Belle are standing outside the movie theater. Marlena is smiling ear to ear remembering her and John’s ‘first’ date. “Mom, did you hear me?” Belle asked as she patted her Mom’s shoulder. “Mmmm?” Marlena still looking at the theater and then shakes her head trying to bring herself back to real time “I’m sorry baby girl, what did you say?” “I said I wanted to go to Florida.” “What? When?” Marlena crossed her arms. “Just kidding Mom, I had asked if you thought if it would be a good idea if I volunteered at the hospital. After talking to Leslie earlier today, I wanna help make a difference.” Marlena hugged her daughter, put her hair behind her ear and said “Oh honey, I think that is a wonderful idea. I would love to have you working at the same place I do.” Marlena was all smiles and so proud of her daughter. “So other than you and Leslie talking about mine and your Dad’s sex life, what else did the two of you talk about?” Marlena asked as her and Belle started walking around the shopping plaza. “Not much really. She seemed really cool tho. I think we should invite her over sometime, ya know, just to hang out or something.” “Well, actually I said something to her earlier today about maybe coming over sometime. Your Daddy thought it was a good idea too.” “Cool!” “Yeah!” Starting to feel a yawn coming on “oh honey, I think staying out so late last night is taking a toll on me. Are you ready to head home?” Marlena asked. “Actually Mom, Mimi is on her way here and I was going to stay at her house if you don’t mind.” “Oh so you use me to shop and then you ditch me? I suppose. I’ll just wait until..” “Hey Belle, ya ready?” Mimi asked walking up to Marlena and Belle. “Oh I’m sorry, hi Mrs. Black” Mimi said waving at Marlena. “Hello Mimi, are you here to save Belle from a boring shopping evening with her Momma?” Marlena asked winking at Belle. “Yep, good night Mom. I love you.” Belle gave Marlena a hug and walked away. “I love you too sweet girl!”
Marlena couldn’t find a gift for Leslie. She searched all the stores she thought Belle would shop and still couldn’t find anything. ‘Maybe I should get to know Leslie more and then I’ll get her a gift’ she thought to herself. Marlena started to walk towards her car and her cell rang. She looked at her caller ID and it showed Brady. “Hi Brady honey, how are you?” “Hi Marlena, I’m good, how are you?” “I’m good, always happy to hear your voice.” Laughing “Hey listen, I was wondering if you and I could have lunch at the Brady Pub tomorrow. I haven’t talked to you in a while and I just wanted to chat and catch up.” Marlena looked at her phone to make sure it was Brady Black she was talking to. Putting the phone back to her ear “Well, yes of course we can have lunch tomorrow, I would love that. Should I call your Dad too and see if he would like to join us?” “Um, ya know what; I would kinda just like it to be the two of us if that’s okay.” “Oh yes of course, that’s fine sure. Okay I will see you tomorrow afternoon then.” “Great, perfect, see ya then.” Marlena hung up the phone smiling wondering ‘that was strange. I hope everything is okay.’ Marlena started to head towards her car again and walked past a window with lingerie. ‘Belle is gone for the night. No one else is home but John and I. Hum, maybe I should…’
Marlena felt like a school girl walking into the Penthouse. She hadn’t bought a purchase like this in a while. She was really hoping John would like it. Setting her items down on the table inside the door, she notices her husband asleep on the couch. ‘Oh no you don’t John Black’ she mumbled. Marlena walked over to the couch and kissed John’s forehead. John didn’t move. ‘Okay, I’ll just go get dressed then and that should wake him up.’ Marlena walked back over to the table, grabbed her bags and walked upstairs.
Marlena walked down the stairs, hair down, black bra and stocking worn with suspender belt covered by satin see through night dress while walking in black high heels. “I think I will just grab a bottle of champagne before I wake him” she mumbled to herself as she looked down at her sleeping husband. Marlena walked toward the kitchen.
Marlena set down a tray with drinking glasses and a bottle of champagne onto the coffee table, turned around and looked at John. “John” she said in a low sexy voice without touching him. John started to move around. “John honey, wake up.” Marlena stood by John’s feet. John started to move around more and started to flutter his eyes. Marlena just stood watching her best friend, sole mate, lover, husband shuffle around on the couch. She didn’t want to speak anymore. She wanted John’s eyes to find her. She wanted John to tell her what he wanted. John started to moan “please don’t wake me; I was having the best dream.” John’s eyes opened as he looked beside him and didn’t see Marlena. He started to sit up and looked towards his feet and saw the most beautiful sight. His mouth went dry, his arms started to shake as he had all his weight on them, his blood rushed to his waist, his chest started to throb and his eyes were open wide. “Doc! Wow Doc!” John was frozen. He had feeling in his body but couldn’t move. “Yes my love?” Marlena asked but still didn’t move. “Am I still dreaming? If I am, please don’t wake me.” John was able to sit up fully and started to slide closer to Marlena. He could feel himself getting hard as he got closer to his goddess. “No this isn’t a dream, its reality John” and Marlena started to freeze. She could sense that her body was going to give in as she could feel the need for John to touch her. John still on the couch right in front of Marlena, slowly moved his eyes upward, he wanted to instill this picture in his mind. John started to stand up “Oh no you don’t Sailor, stay right there” Marlena said as she put her hands on his shoulders to hold him down. Marlena stood, straddling John “stay right here” and she walked over to the stereo. It took everything John had not to follow Marlena. She was breathtaking. Marlena turned on ‘Gorilla” by Bruno Mars and walked to the champagne. Slowly poring a glass for her and John and then walking back toward her lover, she hands him his glass. John tried to stand again “no” Marlena said shaking her finger back and forth. Standing in front of John, Marlena slowly put her foot beside John on the couch so her leg was right by John’s arm. “Doc, you can’t do this to me” John said looking at Marlena’s leg and then her eyes. Marlena took a sip of her drink. Looking back at Marlena’s leg, John wrapped his arm around her thy. His hand worked it’s way to the suspenders “no” Marlena said as she handed her glass to John. He looked up at her, removed his hand and took her glass. Marlena, with her eyes on John, slowly reached down and undid one suspender. John’s eyes followed her hands. John lowered his head towards the inner part of Marlena’s leg and kissed it. Marlena closed her eyes and her head fell back as her body was so hot wanting to feel his lips all over. ‘Have to have him tell me what he wants’ Marlena thought. Marlena undid the other suspender making John moan. “Oh Doc!” John could feel his mouth was so dry. In one move, he threw his head back and drank all his champagne. Setting his glass on the couch, he now had a free hand. He scooted closer to the edge of the couch and wrapped his arm under Marlena’s leg and pulled her closer, kissing her stomach. “I want you” he said in between kisses. Marlena lowered her leg and stood back. John tried to stand up again “no” Marlena said as she grabbed her glass from John, took a sip and put her other foot on the couch beside John. John looked up at Marlena “I need you, I want you, all of you, I want it all.” Marlena handed John her glass, undid both suspenders, lowered her foot and stood back. John fell to the floor onto his knees in front of Marlena. She put her hands in his hair. John looked up at Marlena, and by her scent, he could tell she was just aroused as he was. He slowly lowered her leggings and removed her high heels. Marlena was hypnotized in John’s eyes. “I want to taste you Doc” John said as he wrapped his arms around Marlena’s waist hugging her with his face between her legs. Marlena felt her knees getting weak. John started to stand up. Marlena had her hands on John’s upper arms. John placed his fingers under the straps of her dress and lowered them down her arms. Marlena pulled her arms out of the straps still looking into John’s eyes; she could feel herself losing control of her body. “I need to feel you, all of you” John said as he lowered Marlena’s dress to the floor. “You have me, all of me” Marlena said placing her hands on John’s face.
Carefully, John laid Marlena on their bed. John stood back and removed his shirt. “I hope you are not in a hurry my love. We have the house and the night to ourselves.” “I am going to make love to your until morning then Doc” John said as he threw his shirt to the side. Marlena didn’t know if she could last that long or that many times. John started to undo his pants “Oh no no no, let me” Marlena said as she sat up from the bed. “You better hurry up Doc, I can’t move slowly anymore” John said. Marlena undid his pants, lowered them, wrapped her arms around his waist and squeezed her husband’s ass. “I want it all” Marlena said as she looked up at John. John leaned down and kissed Marlena’s swollen lips. Kicking his pants off, he kneed on their bed and laid his wife down to lay on top of her. Still kissing her, John was thankful Marlena’s bra strapped together in the front. Pushing the bra to the side, John laid beside his wife and looked at hers body. “You are so beautiful Doc.” Marlena ran her hands thru John’s hair “How did I get so lucky to have you love me?” she said as she could feel her eyes watering up. John looked up at Marlena, wiped her tears “Loving you is like second nature. You complete me. You make me whole.” John kissed Marlena with a promise to love her till death.
John could not take the pain and pressure of his manhood not being in his wife any longer. Being completely still, he looked into Marlena’s eyes “I love you Marlena” and slowly, he entered his wife. Both John and Marlena exhaled with release. This was the feeling they both yearned for, a feeling only they knew was so wonderful, a feeling that took them in their own little world, a feeling of love. “I love you too John” Marlena said looking into John’s eyes. John slowly moved in and out of his wife and he never wanted to stop. He could feel his body wasn’t going to last long. Marlena didn’t want him to stop. She reached for his back and scratched her nails down knowing she was leaving marks. Wrapping her legs around John, she felt him go deeper and deeper. “Oh Gosh John, don’t stop… please don’t stop.” John placed his hands under Marlena’s ass and lifted her up so she was sitting on him. John was enjoying his view of his wife’s chest move up and down in front of him and she pounded onto him. “Yes.. yes.. yes!” John shouted. Marlena held onto John neck for support. John leaned into Marlena’s chest and started sucking her nipples. Marlena was about to lose all control of her body and John knew it. Both John and Marlena threw their heads back and they knew they wouldn’t last much longer. John grabbed Marlena’s ass and drove deeper and deeper into her. Marlena looked at John with her bedroom eyes. “Love me” Marlena said as her mouth was going dry. Those were the only words John needed to hear. He pounded into his lover as they both released their passion for each other. Holding onto each other as if they were a body of one “please do that again?” Marlena asked John. Still inside Marlena, John picked her up and carried her into the bathroom. “How about a different location” John said as he set her down on the counter of the sink. “Let the fun begin” Marlena said as she grabbed John’s head and pulled him in for a deep kiss.
John and Marlena wake up nude in each other’s arms, in the hallway to their bedroom. “Guess we didn’t make it back to the bedroom Doc.” Marlena stretched out “I’m okay with that. We took full advantage of the house to ourselves.” “We should do that again” John said leaning over his soulmate to capture her lips in a kiss. “Oh no you don’t Mr. Black, I can’t be late for work again” Marlena said trying to get up. Laughing “Doc, it’s the weekend.” Marlena stood up and started to walk towards their bedroom. “Oh it’s funny how wonderful nightly love making can make you lose track of days.” John followed Marlena to their room, walking up behind her; he wrapped his arms around her waist “So that means we can go back in the hallway” leaning down to kiss the back of her neck. Marlena closed her eyes “Oh honey, really, I have to get moving. I’m having lunch with Brady at the Pub today.” John let go of Marlena, looked at her in confusion and said “You are? What brought that on?” “I don’t know but I am okay with it. I’m just greatfull he asked me. I’m going to get in the shower.” Turning to look at John “you, my sex machine, stay out of the bathroom while I’m in there” Marlena said putting her hand on John’s chest then giving him a soft kiss.
Marlena was sitting at Java Café looking over the paper. “Good morning Doctor Eva.. I mean Marlena” Leslie said walking up to the table. “Oh good morning Leslie. Please sit, join me.” “You come here often to read the paper?” Leslie asked as she set her stuff down. Laughing “oh no, I was actually just meeting Laura here. I’m just a little early.” “I won’t intrude then” and Leslie grabbed her stuff. Marlena put her hand on Leslie’s “oh don’t be silly. I asked you to sit remember? Please stay.” “Okay, yeah sure.” Laura walked up to Marlena and Leslie, “Good morning girls. I am going to get some coffee, can I get you anything?” “No thank you” both ladies said. Laura walked away. “So what brings you out this morning Leslie?” Marlena asked and then took a drink. “Nothing certain” Leslie said looking around. “So Marlena, rumor has it you and John cleaned out the bar at the benefit the other night.” “We what?! Who told you that?” Marlena asked looking at Laura and then Leslie. Leslie held her hands up as if it wasn’t her. Laura looked at Leslie and then back at Marlena. “I overheard some ladies in the restroom at the hospital last night. They didn’t say anything bad, just that you two had a lot to drink.” “Well, not that I have to explain myself but yes, we had some drinks and had a fabulous time. It was a wonderful evening and a great cause. We didn’t clean the bar though.” Marlena said shaking her head. Laura looked back at Leslie who was looking down at her hands. “I saw you two having a good time so I was just wondering. Not a big deal. It was a great evening and celebration yes” Laura said. Marlena couldn’t believe she was being talked about like that. “Excuse me, I have to go. Sorry Laura, we can talk later” and Marlena grabbed her stuff and walked away. “So Leslie, why did Marlena look at you as if you said something about them? I saw that look.” “I don’t know what you are talking about” Leslie said not looked at Laura. “Look Leslie, there is something going on with you. You back down and get shy or distracted when Marlena is around. What’s up?” “I do not” Leslie said looking up at Laura. “Yes you do.” Leslie looked away. “Okay, let’s play a game. We don’t really know each other and it seems like we keep running into each other. How about I ask you a question and then you ask me one.” “I don’t know Doctor Horton. I don’t like to talk about myself much.” “Oh come on, it will be fun. I’ll go first. What made you want to start working at the hospital?” “Okay that’s easy, I want to help people.” “That’s great, now your turn.” “Oh..um..how long have you worked at the hospital?” “Haha too many years, I have lost tract. What do you do when you’re not at the hospital?” “Carli and I like to go out for drinks. We like the Cheatin Heart.” “Are you of drinking age?” “Haha is that a compliment? Yes, I am 22.” “Oh I thought you were a teen, closer to Belle Black’s age.” “Oh no, I did meet her the other day though. She seems like a sweet girl.” “Oh yeah, where did you meet her?” “Isn’t it my turn for the questions?” Leslie asked looking at Laura. “Oh I’m sorry; I just got so interested in you.” Blushing Leslie said “I meet Belle at Doctor Evans penthouse when you asked me to check on her.” “Oh, when you saw John and Marlena having a snack on the floor?!” “Well, lying on the floor in their robes with whipped cream all over their mouths, now that’s some snack” Leslie said looking down. Laughing “are you serious? Marlena didn’t tell me that.” “I’m sorry Doctor Horton, I don’t wanna gossip about Doctor Evans, I shouldn’t of said that.” “Could have been worse and heaven knows they wouldn’t of thought twice about it.” Leslie just looked at Laura laughing “yeah like having sex in the back of a vehicle.” Laughing uncontrollable, “What?! They what? Wait, you drove them home from the benefit. Oh my word, they didn’t.” Leslie just realized what she had said and looked at Laura “I’m sorry, I have to go. I’ll see ya later” and Leslie grabbed her stuff and walked away. ‘I knew there was more to the story. Marlena, you are a little horny girl’ Laura said watching Leslie leave.
“I’m so glad you called me honey” Marlena said as she picked around at her salad. “Yeah me too” Brady said. “So how have you been?” Marlena asked. “Good! Great actually, yeah, things are great. Hey… um listen, I had a chat with Belle the other day.” “Oh yeah, that’s nice.” “Yeah, she told me you and Dad had a little too much fun in Dad’s Jeep.” Brady said looking down at his food starting to laugh. Marlena almost choked on her food. “Wow, who else is she telling?” “It was just the two of us” Brady said confused. Sitting back in her seat, “okay yes, John and I did our own version of celebrating on our way home from the benefit. It was wrong and it won’t happen again. Can we drop it or did you want to lecture me also?” “Marlena I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I just don’t know who Leslie is, the girl who drove you home?! Belle said she seems cool.” Marlena calmed down “oh, I’m sorry Brady, I shouldn’t have done that.” Just then Leslie and Carli walked into the pub. “Well you can meet Leslie now” Marlena said as she saw the girls walking in. “Nice to see you again Leslie. Hi Carli” Marlena says as the girls walk by their table. “Hi Marlena” Leslie said and then looked at Brady. “Leslie, Carli, this is my son Brady.” Brady reached his hand out “Oh, so nice to meet you Leslie. Belle and I were just talking about you the other day. Carli, nice to meet you.” “Would you girls like to join us?” Marlena asked. “Yeah, have a seat” Brady said scooting over in his booth. Leslie sat next to Brady and Carli next to Marlena. “So you girls like the pub now?” Marlena laughed remembering their lunch the other day. “Yeah, we actually came here to have some drinks” Carli said. “Some drinks?” Brady said looking at Marlena. “You girls are of age?” Laughing “dang girl, we must look good. That’s the second time I have been asked that today. We are both 22” Leslie said. “Yes, you do look good” Brady said looking at Leslie. Leslie looked into Brady’s eyes and saw a spark between them. Marlena saw it also. “So your Belle’s brother?” Leslie asked Brady. “Yeah, well, we have the same Dad. My Mom passed when I was young. Marlena has pretty much been my Mom since I was small.” Marlena winked at Brady. Carli’s phone rang “excuse me” and she walks outside. “While she is outside, I am going to use the ladies room. Excuse me.” Marlena said sliding out of the booth. “Can I get you a drink Leslie?” Brady asked. “Um, yeah sure. Would you join me?” “I will have a soda. I’m trying to cut back on the drinking.” “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t know.” “Don’t worry about it. Come on, let’s get you a drink.” Brady and Leslie leave the booth and walk towards the bar. Brady has his hand on Leslie’s back “What do you like to drink?” “Hi ya lads, what can I get cha?” Shawn asked. “I’ll have a soda Shawn and this beautiful lady will have…” “Root beer and vodka please” Leslie said. “Coming right up” Shawn turned around and starting making drinks. “Thanks Shawn” Brady said patting the bar top. Waiting, Brady turned to Leslie, “So you’re a vodka girl?” Laughing and starting to blush “well I have to be in the mood for it” Leslie said. “I see” Brady said winking at Leslie. “Here ya go” Shawn said sliding the drinks across the bar. Brady pays for the drinks, “You didn’t have to pay for my drink” Leslie said lifting her drink from the bar. “I wanted to” Brady says looking at Leslie. They both walk towards the booth and Marlena walks behind them. Carli comes back into the pub “I’m sorry but I am going to have to go, something came up. Leslie, can you get a ride?” Carli asked. “I’ll take care of her” Brady said right away. Marlena looked over at her son. “Great, see you all around” and Carli walked out. Seeing the way Brady was looking at Leslie, Marlena said “you know how about you two come over for dinner tonight. I’ll call Belle and we can have dinner or something.” “You’re not going to cook are you?” Brady asked. “Well aren’t you cute. No I am not” Marlena said with a smile. “Yes he is cute” Leslie mumbled. Both Brady and Marlena heard Leslie. “Okay I’ll be there” Brady said looking at Leslie. “Yes I will too. Can I bring anything?” Leslie asked. “Nope, I’ll see you two tonight. I’m going to go and get things ready.” Marlena slid out of the booth and left. “Well, should I drive you home? We have a date at my parent’s house to get ready for” Brady said. Downing her drink “yes please” said Leslie.
John is sitting at the head of the table with Marlena to his left, Belle next to Marlena and Brady and Leslie across from Belle and Marlena. “This is a good idea, Doc” John says grabbing onto Marlena’s hand. “This is always a good idea as long as Mom doesn’t cook” Belle said taking a bite of her food. “I’ll agree with you on that Tink” John said. Marlena looked at John “be careful my love” and she removed her hand from John’s and squeezed John’s inner leg. John looked at Marlena and shuffled in his chair. “Do you not cook Marlena?” Leslie asked. “It’s just best that she doesn’t” Brady leaned over and said in Leslie’s ear. “Okay, enough picking on me, let’s talk about something else. Oh I know, seeing how we are all here, let’s talk about the benefit the other night.” Leslie, Brady and Belle’s face got red. “Apparently there is talk of John and me cleaning out the bar.” John looks at Marlena. “I would just like to say, we didn’t clean the bar. We did have a lot to drink and we did get carried away on the way home. For that Leslie, I am sorry. It won’t happen again.” Marlena looked over at John “yeah Leslie, I am sorry too” John said. Leslie felt like she was put on the spot. “It’s fine. I’m just glad you two got home okay.” “So, how about those Cubs ah?” Brady said trying to change the subject. “That’s a sad subject Brady” John said. Everyone laughs.
After dinner, John, Marlena and Leslie are drinking a glass of wine. “Mom, Dad, I think I am going to head out. Mimi asked that I come over. I guess he had a bad day or something.” “Okay, be careful. We love you” both John and Marlena gave Belle a hug and kiss. While Brady walked over to Belle, Leslie placed a note by his seat that she had written earlier. “Love you baby sister” Brady said and then Belle left. Brady walked back over to Leslie and put his arm around her. “How much longer would you like to stay?” Brady asked. “Oh I don’t care. This has been a lovely evening.” “Well, I was thinking of heading soon if that’s okay with you.” Taking the last sip of her drink “okay” Leslie said. Brady didn’t even see the note Leslie sat down. “Thanks for the lovely evening John and Marlena” Leslie said. “Thanks for joining us” John said giving Leslie a hug. “Be safe” Marlena said giving Brady a hug and Brady and Leslie left. “That was a great time” Marlena said giving her husband a hug. “Yes it was. I am going to clean up a bit” John said walking back over to the table. “I’ll grab us another drink” Marlena said walking towards the kitchen. John saw the note on the table and opened it.
You took my breath away the first time I saw you. You are a site to see. I didn’t believe in love at first site until I saw you. I know writing a note is corny but this is how I can say what I feel.
John folded the note back up and looked up to his wife standing in the entry way holding two glasses of wine. “What are you looking at?” Clearing his throat “um I think Leslie wrote Brady a note and left it here” John said handing Marlena the note. Marlena set down their drinks and read the note. “That is so sweet” she said then folded the letter back up. Handing John his drink “it’s funny you know?” Marlena said looking at John. “What’s that?” John said then took a sip of his drink. “The note. That’s exactly how I felt the first time I saw you. I fell in love with you right away. Before I really knew who you were” Marlena said wrapping her arms around John. “Do did I Doc.” John leaned down to kiss his wife. “So are you going to give Brady the note or give it to Leslie to give to Brady?” “What would you do?” John asked. “Well, I would probably give it to Leslie and explain what happened.” John handed Marlena the note “okay that sounds good. You can give it to Leslie and explain.” Patting Marlena on the butt, John picked up some dishes and took them in the kitchen.
John and Marlena had just gotten to the Penthouse from church service. Still in their Sunday’s best, Marlena walks over to the back of the couch and rests to remove her shoes. “I think today should be a lazy day, what do you think?” she asks looking at John removing his suit jacket. He sets his jacket on the chair at the desk by the door and walks towards Marlena. “Does that mean I get to lie around and hold you in my arms all day?” Marlena removed her scarf around her neck and set it on the couch then stood up and started to remove her sweater top “you want to hold me?” Walking towards her husband “You want to hold me?” John started to undo his buttons on his shirt “or we can do a little work out first and I will race you upstairs.” John looked at Marlena for a moment and then took off up the stairs with his wife right behind him. Before Marlena reached the top, the front door opened. John looked at Marlena and then looked over the balcony. “Mom, Dad, you home?” Belle asked yelling. Marlena looked at John who had his shirt almost off and pointed to their bedroom. ‘Go’ she whispered. “Yes honey, we are home” Marlena said as she walked down the stairs. Belle continued to walk in the penthouse and Leslie walked in behind her. “Oh, good morning Leslie” Marlena said walking towards the girls. “Good morning Marlena. How are you?” “I’m great, how are you?” “I was walking out of the bagel shop and ran into Leslie. I asked her to join us for breakfast if that is okay” Belle said walking towards the coffee table. “Of course that is okay” Marlena said sitting down on the couch. Leslie noticed Marlena’s shoes by the couch “did you just get home?” she asked. “Oh, yes we did. John and I went to church service this morning” Marlena said grabbing a bagel. “Oh Dad is here?” Belle said looking around. “Yes, he ran upstairs real quick to change.” “Good morning Tink!” John yelled from upstairs as he started to walk down the stairs. “Hi Dad, Leslie and I brought breakfast. Want some?” John headed towards Marlena “actually, I was going to head to the gym and get that out of the way before your Mom and I start our big day of lying around and doing nothing.” Marlena smiled ear to ear looking up at her man who was dressed in under armor and swishy pants. John leaned down and kissed Marlena on the head “I’ll be back soon. I love you” he said. “I love you” Marlena said watching John walk away. “Mom, stop drooling over Dad’s butt” Belle said as she pushed Marlena playfully. “See ya Dad” Belle said laughing. John looked back at the girls, smiles and shook his head. “Can I get you girls something to drink?” Marlena says as she stands up. “Water please” Belle said. “I’ll take coffee with cream please” Leslie said. “Okay, I will be right back” and Marlena headed towards the kitchen. “I wonder if Brady is as fit as his Dad?” Leslie said taking a bit of her bagel. “Oh come on! I have you going goo-goo-gaga over my brother and my Mom going goo-goo gaga over my Dad. What’s with you girls?” Belle said covering her ears. “They are good looking men Belle. We just can’t help it” Marlena said walking back into the living room. “I’m sorry Leslie, I don’t have any cream” Marlena said setting a tray down with drinks. “I can run and get some at the store” Belle said jumping up from the couch. “Oh no Belle, that’s okay” Leslie said. “No really, it’s fine. I don’t mind. You two can sit here and get it out of your system at how hot my Dad and brother are without me hearing it.” Belle grabbed her stuff and was out the door. “Well, she seems in a hurry” Marlena said handing Leslie her coffee. “It really is okay. I don’t always drink coffee with cream.” “Well, I use creamer sometimes too so it isn’t like it wouldn’t get used. Besides, with us having alone time I can give you something.” Leslie looked at Marlena puzzled. Marlena stood up and walked to the piano and grabbed the note and handed it to Leslie. “You left this hear last night” Marlena handed Leslie the note. “I wanted to give it back to you. John and I weren’t sure what it was until we read it. Seems like I have been reading a lot of your notes that weren’t meant for me” Marlena said sitting back down winking at Leslie. Leslie’s face was beat red. She didn’t know what to say. “You read it?” “Yes and I’m sorry.” “I’m so embarrassed.” “Oh honey, please don’t be embarrassed. There is nothing to be embarrassed of. I’m just glad it was left here instead of gossip starting. We don’t need any radio gaga.” Leslie looked down at the floor. “Leslie, I know how you feel.” Leslie looked up at Marlena. “You see, when I first met John, I feel in love with him. I didn’t know who he was or anything. As soon as I looked in his baby blue eyes, I knew that he was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I think that is why we fought so hard to be where we are today. We are more in love and happy then we have ever been.” Leslie smiled. “Brady is so sweet and kind and such a gentleman.” “Yeah, I think he gets that from his Daddy” Marlena said taking a sip of her drink. “I saw the spark you two have. I saw it at the pub and again here during dinner. Go for it girl!” Marlena stood up and walked towards the kitchen to get more to drink.
“Hey handsome!” Marlena said as she sees her husband standing by the other guys at the gym. John turned around “Hey honey, what are you doing here?” John tried to give Marlena a kiss but she moved back. “You are all sweaty, I’ll kiss you when you are clean” Marlena laughed. “I actually came here looking for Brady. I thought he might be here. He isn’t answering his cell. I wanted to tell him about Leslie. Apparently she really does have the hots for him” Marlena said laughing. John started to walk towards his gym bag “I don’t think I have seen him. Was he supposed to be here?” Marlena was looking at John up and down. “Umm.. I don’t know.. I just figured I would try here and if he wasn’t, I still got to see you.” John smiled then removed his shirt and threw it in his bag. “Aren’t you cute Doc.” “No, you are the cute one. Maybe I don’t want you all clean” Marlena said as she walked towards John. “I remembered I like you all sweaty” she said as she started rubbing one hand up John’s arm and the other up his chest. “I think the only problem I have with this is I wasn’t the one to make you sweaty” Marlena said as she was inches away from John’s mouth. “Doc, you have to stop or I am going to take you somewhere and we are both going to get sweaty” John said trying to fight his need for his wife. “I don’t want to stop. I want to work out. A private work out with just you and me.” Marlena grabbed the back of John’s neck and pulled him in for a kiss. Only stopping because they were short of air “Doc, we have to get out of here. I have never needed or wanted you more than I do right now.” Marlena, with her eyes shut and lips swollen “I know where we can go” and Marlena grabs John’s hand and runs out of the gym. “Doc, where are we going?” John asked looking around making sure no one was close. Marlena opened the doors to the sauna, looked in to see if anyone was in there, pulled John’s arm so they both were in the sauna, shut and locked the door behind them. “Make love to me John. Make love to me here.” Marlena grabbed John’s jaw and pulled him in for a kiss she had been yearning for. John lifted Marlena’s sweater up and over her head. Marlena pulled John’s pants down followed by his boxers and then pushed him towards the bench. The steam was so thick; Marlena was already starting to sweat. She undid her dress pants and they fell to the floor on top of John’s. Marlena started to walk towards her lover while taking off her panties. Marlena stood in front of John and she could see he was ready for the hot, sweaty love making they were going to perform. Marlena sat on John’s lap, his hands went straight to her waist “I love you Doc. I love you so much” John said looking at Marlena’s hazel eyes. “Prove it” she said as she kissed him. John entered his wife slowly as they ended their kiss. Marlena threw her head back with her eyes closed “Oh my gosh John. You feel amazing in me.” John was having issues trying to get Marlena’s bra off as she moved up and down. John wanted to pick his lover up and slam her against a wall but he knew that could be dangerous with their sweaty bodies. It was almost as if Marlena red his mind. She stood up right in front of him, turned around and sat on him. “Oh shit Doc.” John didn’t think he could last much longer. Marlena leaned back against John’s chest to rest for a moment. John massaged Marlena’s chest. Marlena moved up and slammed down on John. John moved Marlena up and beside him then stood up. John, with Marlena sitting on the bench, grabbed her waist and entered his wife feeling her as only he did. Marlena wrapped her legs around John and rested on her arms. “Don’t stop John, oh gosh, don’t stop” Marlena said with a harsh voice. John could feel the sweat dripping off his face. John was losing control of his body. Marlena was losing control of her body. “Aw!” both Marlena and John yelled as they released their passion. John set Marlena’s waste on the bench and leaned down to Marlena’s face “I love you Marlena. You are the love of my life.” Marlena wrapped her arms around John’s neck looking in his eyes “I love you John. Always and forever.” John kissed Marlena and she felt like it was the first time. “As much as I would love to do that again to you, we have to get out of here” Marlena said still holding onto John’s neck. “Okay only if you agree to be continued” John said not moving. “How about I promise?” Marlena said looking at John with her eyes open wide.
Marlena walking into the penthouse ‘oh I can’t wait to get in the shower and get cleaned off’ she mumbled to herself. “Mom, your home! Where did you go?” Belle says from the couch. Marlena set her stuff down, “Oh hi baby girl. I didn’t know you were here.” “Leslie and I came back for the night. We were going to meet her friend Carli at the movies but something came up so we thought we would just chill here. Where were you?” Marlena felt her body get warm as she remembered where she just came from. “I went to see your Daddy at the gym. He should be rolling in anytime” Marlena said as she started to head upstairs. “I am going to get in the shower. I’ll be right back down.” “Can we order the pub for dinner tonight?” Belle yelled. “Sure!” Marlena yelled back down. “Are you hungry?” Belle asked Leslie. “No not really” Leslie said as she flipped through a magazine. “We can wait until later to order then.”
John and Brady ran into the penthouse as if they were racing. “I beat you son” John said out of breathe. “No Dad, I beat you. You caught up when I opened the door.” “Not true” John said flopping down on the floor. “What are you two doing?” Belle asked from the couch. Brady looked over at the girls “Oh hey there” he said looking at Leslie. Brady walked over to the girls and sat by Leslie. “I just smoked Dad running up the stairs.” No reply from John on the floor behind the couch. “Dad, are you okay?” Belle asked still sitting on the couch. “Yeah sure, I am just resting” John said light headed and out of breathe. “John, honey, what are you doing on the floor?” Marlena said looking down from the balcony. “Waiting for help up. I just beat Brady coming up the stairs.” John said with his arm in the air. Marlena knew better then to believe that statement. She walked down the stairs and over to her husband. She looked at the kids on the couch and stood above John. Whispering “what if I don’t want to help you up,” leaning down so she was almost sitting on John “I like you on your back” she said with her bedroom eyes. “Mom, really, come on!” Belle shouted. Marlena winked at John and stood up, helped him up then smacked his ass. “I am going to go shower” John said walking towards the stairs. Marlena walked over to the couch “so when are you going to call in dinner at the pub?” she asked Belle. “You’re getting dinner at the pub? Cool, yeah I will stay for dinner” Brady said leaning back on the couch. Everyone started to laugh. “Did you meet Dad at the gym Brady?” Belle asked. “No, I saw him in the park lot and we started talking and then he said I should come up so we could hang out.” Brady put his arms in the air “so here I am.” “I’m glad you are here” Leslie said leaning over towards Brady. Brady started to blush “me too.” “I can call in the food whenever Dad gets done and tells me what he would like.” “I can see what he would like if you are in a hurry” Marlena said standing up walking towards the staircase. “No!” Brady and Belle shouted. Marlena turned around looking at the kids. “What?” she said with her hands in the air. “Marlena, we all know if you go up there, we will never get to call in our food” Brady said turned around looking at Marlena. “What’s the yelling about?” John said walking down the stairs. Marlena looked his way and was in a trance. His hair was a mess as it was towel dried, he had a t-shirt on, jeans and barefoot. John could see what he was doing to his wife as her chest started moving in and out heavy. He walked up to her, put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. Walking back to the couch, Belle said “I am going to call in dinner at the pub. What would you like Dad?” Sitting on the couch by Belle and Marlena on the other side of him, John says “Oh I don’t know Tink. What is everyone else getting?” “Clam chowder!” Leslie spoke right away. Everyone laughed. “Yeah that sounds good. That is what I will get too” Brady said. John looks at Marlena and she nods her head. John looks at Belle “I guess 4 clam chowders unless you would like one.” “Okay, 5 clam chowders it is” and Belle walked into the kitchen to place the order. “We can go get it if that’s okay with you?” Leslie asked Brady. “Yeah, sure” Brady said looking at Leslie. “Cool, I have something for you.” John looked over at Marlena and winked.
John is lying sideways on the couch with Marlena lying against his chest between his legs. Brady and Leslie are lying on the floor and Belle has the other couch to herself as she is all covered with a blanket. “I could do this forever” John whispered in Marlena’s ear. Relaxed, Marlena turned a little in John’s arms “me too” and kissed the side of his neck. After dinner, everyone had decided to get some popcorn and watch a movie. “I am going to get some more water. Would anyone else like anything?” Belle asked getting up from the couch. “Yes please” Marlena raised her glass. “I’m good!” “Good” Leslie and Brady said. “Yeah know Marlena, if we keep watching this chic flic, I am going to fall asleep. Maybe we should play a game or something” Brady said as he sat up. “Good idea son.” Marlena elbowed John in the chest. “We like this movie” Marlena said. “How about cards against humanity” Belle said as she walked back in the living room. “What?!” Marlena asked. “Oh yes but I might need some wine or something for this game” Leslie said getting up. “I’ll get the game” and Belle ran to her room. “I’ll get the wine” and John hoped off the couch and ran into the kitchen. “I’ll clear the coffee table” Brady said. “What the heck just happened?” Marlena asked. “Apparently we are no longer watching the movie and going to play a game” Leslie said. Marlena looked over at Leslie with a ‘smartass’ look on her face.
“This game is nasty and so wrong” Marlena said as she looked at the cards in her hand. “Oh come on Doc, it’s just for fun. Loosen up!” John said sliding a card over to Leslie. “If you keep filing my wine glass the way you are, there will be no problems there” Marlena whispered in John’s ear. John raised his brow and looked at Belle, Brady and Leslie to see if they heard Marlena. John looked at Marlena and said “drink up my love.” Marlena still looking at John, reached over for her glass and moved it to her mouth but missed spilling it down her shirt. “Damn it!” she yelled standing up right away. “Here Mom” Belle said as she grabbed some napkins from the piano left over from the popcorn. Marlena set her glass down “I’ll just run upstairs and change real quickly. I will be right back” and Marlena headed towards the stairs. “Looks like halftime” John said wiping up the wine from the couch. “Good because my back was starting to hurt from laughing so hard “Leslie said.” “This is a fun game” Belle said looking through her cards. “Leslie would you like another drink?” John asked grabbing Marlena’s glass. “Oh sure, seeing how you are going that way” and Leslie handed John her drink. “I’ll be right back.”
Brady, Belle and Leslie started eating some popcorn waiting to start the game again. “I am going to see what is taking Marlena. I’ll be right back” and John stood up. “Dad, seriously, just check on her” Belle said. “I will” winking at Belle.
The wine had gotten all over Marlena so she decided to take a quick shower. She had just opened the bathroom door and walked in her bedroom when there was a knock at the door. “Hang on” she shouted as she looked for something to cover up with. She looked towards her bed and saw John’s dress shirt from earlier. She put it on and started to button it walking towards her dresser. Her bedroom door opened and she froze with her hands on the shirt looking towards the door. John walked in. Feeling relief that it wasn’t someone else “John, you scared the shit out of me” Marlena said walking towards her dresser again. John couldn’t hear the words his wife just spoke. His eyes were glued. Marlena grabbed clothes from her dresser and then started to walk towards her closet, stopping in her tracks, looking at her husband drooling “John?” John ran towards Marlena, picked her up, and carried her in the closet. “What in the world are you doing?” John set Marlena down on her bench seat and attacked her mouth. Marlena couldn’t believe John was doing this with the kids down stairs. Pushing John away “John, what are you doing? We can’t do this. The kids are down stairs.” John, looking at his wife’s chest as the shirt she was wearing only had one button done, “Doc, I see you wearing my shirt and no panties. You know what that does to me?” He attacked her mouth again. He was going to have his way with his wife but it had to be fast. Pushing John back again “Sailor, you need to calm down. We can continue this later when we don’t have to be rushed.” John grabbed Marlena’s hand and placed it on his pants. “Doc, I can’t wait. I need you know” and he ripped his shirt open and off his lover. “Oh gosh!” Marlena exhaled sharply. Marlena lowered John’s pants as he took his shirt off. Picking Marlena up by her waste, John turned around and laid her on the floor. Spreading her legs, he entered his wife. “Oh my gosh John!” Marlena yelled. John leaned down and covered Marlena’s mouth. “You can’t be loud. Shhh!” Marlena placed her hands against the door frame of the closet as John pounded in and out of her. She knew she would have to be fast. John, started to massage Marlena’s chest as he knew that is what she loved. Marlena looked up at John, found his baby blue eyes that she would get lost in so many times and with her mouth getting dry, said “Love me.” John made eye contact with Marlena, was in and out of her a few more times, her nails were digging into his back and they both released. “Oh Doc, you are my everything. Unless you want that to happen again, I would suggest not going downstairs in one of my shirt” and John kissed her chest. Marlena ran her fingers through John’s hair “Oh my love, I won’t be going downstairs until I get some energy to move.” John stood up and helped Marlena up. “I’ll meet you downstairs” John said smacking Marlena’s ass as he walked by.
“Your Mom took a shower. That is what was keeping her. She will be right down” John said as he walked over to the couch. “So do you want to keep playing the game?” Brady asked. “Yes, it is fun” Marlena said walking down the stairs. John could have picked her up and carried her back upstairs as soon as he looked at her. She was wearing one of his old baseball shirts with sweatpants. Marlena picked up her wine glass and sat by John. She winked at him and said “I just wanted to make sure we continued” and then took a drink. “I wouldn’t mind just chit chatting and telling stories” Belle said as she sat against the couch. “That’s fine too” Marlena said as she sat against the couch.
After an evening of laughing, sharing memories and having a couple drinks, the Black family, along with Leslie was having a nice relaxing time. John had his leg bent while sitting on the couch and Marlena was resting against John with her arm wrapped around his leg. Marlena leaned towards John’s ear and whispered “I could get used to this. These are the days of our lives and I love it.” Belle watched her parents and then Leslie and Brady. “Brady, you have been treating Leslie like your little princess all night. I am going to have to find my prince and bring him over some night.” John leaned towards Marlena and said “then you must be the queen” and kissed her forehead.
The Jarlena Journal 