A Night of Caramel and Roses

Sylvia comes home to find signs her love is ready for an evening of passion

Stepping into the large bathroom, Sylvia walked towards the tub. The scent of roses wafting from the hot, pinkish water in the clawfoot bathtub helped to relax her, and start the process of washing away the day’s work stress. It also meant that her love was ready for them to enjoy each other this evening.

She had first been introduced to the rose-water bath several months before. It had been a surprise, prepared for her after she’d texted during the drive home that the day at the office had been awful and she needed to relax. When told a hot bath was waiting for her, Sylvia had decided that dinner could wait. The smell of roses combined with the heat of the water had worked wonders – enough so that she decided dinner could wait further while she sexually feasted on Cameron (who more than readily returned the favor).

Over time, that rose-flavored bath had become part of their foreplay. Though they never had sex in the tub, more than a few times Sylvia had stepped from her bath into the nearby shower to join her love in scrubbing each other down. Part of the reason for that was sitting on the small table next to the tub.

“As you wish,” the card next to a small plate said. On the plate was a small capsule of CBD extract and a piece of candy. The candy wasn’t always there; sometimes, they enjoyed each other without it. But if there was candy next to the capsule, it was the flavor her love had chosen to incorporate into their sex play.

The CBD had been Sylvia’s idea. A boyfriend in college had almost raped her (the lucky arrival of her roommate had slowed him down long enough that she could fight him off and yell for the roomie to call the police). Even though he hadn’t succeeded, the event had seriously traumatized Sylvia. His conviction some months later hadn’t lessened her anxiety around people in general. She had tried counseling with limited success.

Then she had read that CBD oil could lessen stress and anxiety. It worked the first time she tried it. As the daughter of an alcoholic-in-denial mother, however, she was afraid of anything that might be a “drug” she could get addicted to, so she used it as little as possible.

Sylvia was surprised to find that CBD also seemed to heighten her libido and sexual sensitivity. It allowed her to not only more easily enjoy sex with someone special, but to not live in fear of it. Having found a lover who listened to her concerns and respected them had also allowed her to open her mind to ideas of sexual pleasure.

One thing she didn’t like about the CBD, however, was the taste. That was where the candy came in. It had started as a way to simply block the aftertaste and not be a distraction in bed (or wherever she might be enjoying Cameron). Then one weekend afternoon, Cameron had placed dollops of candy sauce on her body, licking it off in such a way that Sylvia had to return the favor. This had started a game of experimentation, testing out various candies to see which went best with passionate sex.

After letting the CBD capsule dissolve under her tongue, Sylvia popped the candy square into her mouth. It turned out to be one of her favorites – dark chocolate sea salt caramel. She let the rich, slightly bitter chocolate melt on her tongue for a moment before biting into it. She was rewarded with the further contrast of sweet, buttery caramel and sea salt. The three flavors swirled together, filling her mouth with happiness. They also made her want more, filling her imagination of how it would taste when licked off of her love’s body.

The curtain Sylvia had pulled around the tub didn’t let her see her love walk into the bathroom. The sound of the shower, however, told her she’d need to get out of the tub soon. The mutual shower was almost always a part of their foreplay. They used it as a way to explore each other’s bodies (and help Sylvia further tamp down any anxieties). It also made sure that they were “clean enough to eat off of,” especially after the rose-water bath.

After several minutes of scrubbing and caressing, her love stepped out of the shower. Sylvia wasn’t upset for two reasons. One, she knew she needed a little more time to get the excess rose scent off of her body. And two, her love was getting the last bits of their sex play prep ready.

A few minutes later, Sylvia walked out of the bathroom, wrapped in her red robe. Her love was waiting on the bed, on the extra sheets and towels laid there to contain the food mess. Despite the dimness of the candlelit room, Sylvia made out several places where Cameron had strategically placed dollops of dark chocolate and caramel syrups and sea salt on his body. Dropping her robe on the floor, Sylvia climbed on the bed next to him, enjoying the warm feel of his body next to her. They stayed that way for several minutes before she kissed him deeply on the mouth. After enjoying the feeling of his fingers playing with her breast, she moved to lick the home-made chocolate sea salt caramel sauce off his left nipple. She also looked forward to when he would drizzle those ingredients on her body and return the favor.


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