The end of the affair

Luxuriating in the space afforded by the hotel’s king-sized bed, he pushed the now-crumpled sheets down towards his knees.

There was a distinctive aroma in the air, created by their recent exertions, the evidence of which was clear in the sticky pool on the bed beneath the two of them.

He glanced at the still figure alongside him, smiling to himself as he remembered the passionate peaks they had repeatedly scaled together. Wow, she’d been fantastic; willing and enthusiastic.

Tired as he was, he turned to take her once again, after all she wouldn’t stay warm for long.