"This is so pathetic" Serenity tossed the thing on the vanity as she paced back and forth inside the bathroom.

The talk with Larah earlier had been cringey, to say the least. The woman used blandishments and cajolery that had resulted in her bringing that thing inside her abode.

She'd already unboxed it. Larah wasn't kidding when she told her that the thing comes with a remote. It was a sheer lace floral pattern eyelash detail underwear and darn just by looking at it she already felt sinful to wear that see-through piece of garment.

She'd spent a total of thirty minutes inside the bathroom clad in nothing but a white towel, doing nothing but contemplate whether she'd give it a shot or not.

Asking Andrei would have been a lot easier, she considered for a moment.

but no! I won't resort to begging just to look like a sex thirst whore. Her thoughts voiced out. Besides, I don't trust my feelings around him.

Taking one last glance at the garment, she'd put on a decision which she hoped was worth making.

Trying won't hurt, right?

***

Andrei gave a long, weary sigh. His energy was drained from the day's schedule. He went directly to his office as he reached his home. As been her schedule for the past days, he knew his wife is in no mood to satiate his needs as a man and she'd probably be asleep by now- or so he thought.

Darn, work exhaustion plus sexual frustration equals his state right now. He'd already resorted to cold showers in the mornings but damn, that didn't help either. He was growing more and more impatient every day.

Though, sexually frustrated, it didn't occur to him to bed another woman. He just couldn't afford to put a stain on his reputation. And out of respect for his wife, he didn't dare to meddle with that thought anymore.

Seated behind his desk, he focused his attention solely on his laptop as he tried to get some work done.

***

Serenity bit her quivering lips; the tears of frustration threatened to fall. Her breath came in shallow gasps as the buzzing sound ceased to work.

She threw the remote across the room crushing it with the intensity on the wall. She'd removed the garment, slid it down her legs and discarded it on the trash bin. It was useless. It didn't even come close to Andrei's performance.

A bit pleasurable? Yes. But it only left her wanting more and it was so painful to realize that she wouldn't be getting more.

What've you done to me? Now I look like a sex-craved wife. She thought, hugging her legs as she sat on a corner.

Mayhap it's time to resort to begging, to ask for his help, to have sex with him. Besides she needed to get pregnant. Damn, they should be doing this more often now.

Standing up with a new-found air of confidence, she'd taken a robe then wrapped it around herself. Screw the feelings and the emotions, they both needed this; his for the pleasure and hers for the baby.

***

When Serenity entered his office unannounced, he was glad that she made the first move to seek him out, but for what reason? He wondered.

The woman was barefooted and was wearing a bathrobe that stopped just a few inches above her knees. Andrei leaned on his seat as he inquired of her intentions.

"What do you want?" He plastered an emotionless facade.

Serenity sauntered towards him. She stopped in front of his desk. Only when she was close did he get a proper view of his wife's misty eyes. Had she been crying?

Andrei urged her to talk. The woman was hesitant. She kept her eyes on the floor as her hands toyed with the fabric of her robe. Truth be told she felt apprehensive about being rejected.

She swallowed the lump of timorous emotions, gazing up to see his stoic face but remained meek of words to utter.

Andrei sighed. She was wasting his time. "Serenity if you're not gon-"

"Take me"

She needed not to repeat the words for him to register what she's implying. He was very pleased with the idea that she sought him out to initiate what he had longed to do.

He stood from his seat, taking a few strides towards his wife who seemed to be glued on the spot in front of his desk. He stopped behind her, tucking her hair to the side as he inhaled the tempting scent of her body. His hand snuck in front, untying the robe from its bounds.

The woman heaved a sigh as her body became tense. She looked over her shoulders meeting his lust-filled eyes.

"Should we go back to our room first?"

His lips curled to a smirk at the bit of modesty she was suggesting. The moment the ties were unbounded, he parted the fabric with ease only to let it fall on the floor. She was naked, much to his preference. Her eyes became frantic at the nudity she was displaying. She made to pick the robe but Andrei held her in place.

"Andrei" her voice dripped with anxiety as her eyes took quick glances on the door then back at him.

"No one's gonna walk in on us. My office is out of bounds for the staff to enter" his husky voice reassured.

"But-"

"I couldn't wait any longer Serenity. Our room is on the other side of this house"

Serenity only nodded, finally submitting to his demands.

"Bend over" he whispered as he cupped her breast from the back, groaning to himself at the fullness of it. Darn, he waited a week for this.

"What?" She was confused.

"Bend over my desk"

She did as she was told, placing both hands on the hardness of his mahogany desk. Then she waited.

There was the sound of a belt buckle coming undone and the shuffle of fabric. She bit her lips the moment his hands groped her hips. She could already feel the tip of his cock on the entrance of her core. She stole a glance at him over her shoulder. The carnal lust of an animal was undeniably visible on his striking brown eyes. She made to grind on him, urging him to enter already but he only displayed a smirk of mockery at her sheer impatience.

"Andrei please"

"Please what?"

He was unbelievable. The nerve of that man to play with me when he knew already what I wanted.

"You know what I want!"

Andrei only chuckled. She looked cute when she's irritated. "I won't do anything unless you say it"

Serenity groaned in frustration.

"I already told you earlier what I wanted"

"Say it again"

"I want you to take me"

With that, he entered her with such a force that she fell forward.

***

Andrei tucked his wife gently on the comfort of their bed. Her energy was all spent by his persistent and hard thrusts earlier. Gods, he'd missed the feeling of her warmth around him. It was heaven and satisfying. They went for a couple of rounds after the first in his study. She'd begged, responded and told him how she liked it.

Now, she was completely worn out; breath coming out in short intervals, lips slightly parted and eyes half-closed.

He turned away from her stripped off his casual shirt, leaving himself abruptly naked from the chest up.

She nuzzled beneath the covers and kept her back to him but she was achingly aware of every sound he made as he headed toward the bathroom.

She sighed softly and turned over to watch the door of the bathroom, he hadn’t shut it completely and a narrow sliver of light streamed out into the darkened bedroom. Steam was creeping out along the edges of the door and she could smell the spicy scent of his soap as he showered. The shower stopped abruptly and she heard the rustling sounds of him towel-drying.

Five minutes later the light in the bathroom went out and he stepped out into the dark bedroom. She could just make out his silhouette enough to realize that he was naked and panicked slightly when she realized that he had absolutely every intention of getting into bed that way.

He doesn't usually sleep naked, tonight was an exception, however. She honestly believed that he would drag on a short or something. No such luck, she felt him lifting the covers and sliding beneath them.

He smelled divine while she on the other hand smelt of the musky scent of after-sex.

He didn’t say a word and made no move toward her, staying on his side of the bed, no surprise in that. She knew he was awake, she could tell from the rhythm of his breathing and obviously, he knew she was awake, she was way too tense to be asleep.

"Go to sleep Serenity" She tensed even more at the sound of his voice and he swore softly.

"If you can't sleep, I've got the perfect solution for it" he murmured suggestively, leaving her in no doubt as to his solution.

“You’re not helping matters,” she gritted through clenched teeth and he laughed quietly.

“Well if neither of us can sleep…”

“We haven’t been in bed long enough to fall asleep… just hush!” She hissed

Suddenly in the dead silence of the night, her stomach had picked the perfect moment to ruin the only peaceful reverie she could have with him. Her stomach clenched painfully, it grumbled and she swore to herself he'd heard it.

Andrei emitted a silent chuckle.

She flipped over to face him and could barely make out his profile in the dark. He was lying on his back, with one arm tucked beneath his head. When he felt her turn over he turned his head to look at her. She could see only the whites of his eyes in the dark.

"I'm hungry" she muttered. She really was, after those rounds of sexual pursuit they've performed, it had quickly drained all her energy. She needed calories to burn.

"Hungry for" he murmured in his most convincing husky voice.

Serenity scoffed unbelievably. If he's suggesting for another round then he should at least let her eat first. Let her regain some energy before he knocked her up again. Jeez, his insatiable habits. What's with men wanting sex all the time.

"REAL FOOD Andrei" she didn't fail to assert what she wanted.

Andrei groaned, running a hand over his wet locks. He had not much of a choice on the matter anyways.

He got up to put on some shorts and a t-shirt. "What do you want?"

Serenity went to sit, leaning her back on the headboard. "Something sweet. ice cream or some hot chocolate will do"

Andrei made to leave to attend to her desires when she stopped him.

"Wait, where are you going?" She inquired confusingly.

"To get your food"

"You have to take me to the kitchen. I don't want to eat here"

Andrei sighed exasperatedly. Succumbing to his wife's desires in the middle of the night was not his cup of tea. He couldn't just leave her in the kitchen to address to herself, she'd be limping her way out and he doubted that there was still staff awake at this dead of a night that'll attend to her demands.

"It's past 11. We've work tomorrow"

"And who's fault was that!" she snapped at him.

Great, a nagging wife was all he needed tonight.

"You were the one who sought for me " he replied almost defensively. And although he was glad that she did, he still has to defend his stance.

"And you were the one who couldn't get enough of me!" she retorted recklessly.

Dang! That hit him. No error on that one.

He didn’t respond and merely went to her side to carry her, seething in outraged silence. This was the first time that she'd succeeded in bruising his masculine pride and Serenity was human and petty enough to give herself a mental high five. They didn’t speak at all after that and eventually, Andrei had attended to her in the kitchen. After her midnight snack, the couple fell into a restless sleep.