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The 90-day separation of Andrea Herrera-Sullivan and Robert Sullivan ends in 7 hours, 20 minutes)...
She is anxious and nervous and wanting to see him so badly, because she misses him like mad...it has definitely been harder
than she thought it would be, even though the two of them text regularly and FaceTime as well. Richard Webber (as a sponsor) has
been nothing short of a godsend, and her father made himself available for encouragement and support. They are a matter of hours
from being re-united, and the ingredients of his favorite meal (ribeye steak, creamed corn, spinach, cauliflower, dinner rolls, and iced
tea) have been assembled and readied for their reunion dinner. Also ready is the partial list she created of the music she'll play tonight:
BETWEEN THE SHEETS--Isley Brother
GOOD FOR YOU--Selena Gomez
ANYTHING--3T
HERE--Alessia Cara
SIGN YOUR NAME--Terrence Trent Darby
HERE AND NOW--Luther Vandross
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE--Luther Vandross and Gregory Hines
THE GLORY OF LOVE--Peter Cetera
I TOUCH MYSELF--Divinyls
PONY--Ginuwine
SIDE 2 SIDE--Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
DESPACITO--Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
WOMAN IN LOVE--Barbara Streisand
DRUNK IN LOVE (REMIX)--Beyonce
CALL OUT MY NAME--The Weekend
4 hours and 10 minutes until the most anticipated re-union in her young life...she laid out the special lingerie purchased weeks in
advance; then the new black A line dress and high-heels purchased at the same time as the lingerie. She planned to shower and
complete he other 'ablutions' an hour before Robert's scheduled to arrive. Her phone buzzed before she finished making her sandwich
and she hurried into the living room to answer it...IT'S ROBERT!!
Andy: Hi, Baby!
Robert: Baby.
A: I'm so NERVOUS - about later...is that crazy?
R: Unless we are both crazy! he laughed.
A: God, I miss you. I didn't think that - that I could make it 3 months without being with you, without touching you -
R: (groaning) STOP IT - My dick is hard enough to snap in two! HARD, I tell you!!
A: I'd pay good money to see THAT! (and she grinned broadly)
R: Owowowow! Let's just leave it at we can't wait to get 'knee deep' again - that's to say I miss you too, Baby...only 3 hours and 20 minutes
until we're together again.
A: Don't forget the seconds - 22 to be exact!
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(COUNTDOWN: 1 hour and 07 minutes until her man is back in her arms)
Excited and exhilarated by her conversation with Robert, she giggles like an expectant schoolgirl while she showers, shaves her privates,
then powders and lotions her body...that done, she then dressed in the lingerie that she knows will knock her spouse's block off. This done,
she decides to dress her hair and put on her makeup before slipping on her dress and heels.
Less than TWO MINUTES: and there's his KEY IN THE LOCK!
His coat is off and he hung it up as she made it to the anteroom-he looked so handsome in his crisp dark blue shirt and
trousers; after more than one year of acquaintance, his height and BULK still shock the young Lieutenant. His hands are chilled,
and she tried to warm them between her own, though they are so much larger than her own. "I've asked you to wear gloves, Captain"
she smiled, lifting her face for a kiss. He pressed their foreheads together, nodding agreement. Hand in hand they walked into the dining
room. Sullivan peeled off to wash his hands in the half-bath off of the main hall. Andy continued to the kitchen and brought a tray with
their plates on it to the dining room table. By the time she served wine for him and iced tea for herself, her man had come out to sit at the
table.
(She noted the look of fatigue on his face-the way his eyes blink rapidly in a valiant attempt to stay awake., and shuffled the prepared
playlist so that ANYTHING--3T/HERE--Alessia Cara/SIGN YOUR NAME--Terrence Trent Darby and HERE AND NOW--Luther Vandross
played first...:'I'LL GIVE YOU LOVE...THE THINGS YOU WANT...OOO-AH-AH; OOO-AH-AH...I would do anything for you-I would do any-
thing for you...I would do anything, girl, anything for you...'©)
He looked tired, yet he dutifully ate the excellent food, though he yawned from time to time. He either didn't notice that her beverage is
non-alcoholic, or is too tired to comment on it. Amid their chit-chat, Robert remarked, "Your Dad was at the station today. He must have arrived
while we were at the plane crash. He waited until Aid Car, Engine, and Ladder were recovered so that he and I could speak privately."
"Oh...what about?" Her curiosity is piqued.
Another yawn. "He suspects that you're keeping something from him. I assured him that I didn't know what he meant." He caught himself
and looks into her eyes. "And I DID NOTICE how incredibly beautiful and desirable you look tonight. How could I not."
"Don't dance around and divert!" Her red lips curve upward into an impish smile. "Is that all that Pruitt said, or was there more?"
Yet another longggYAWN. "He dreamed that he lived to see his grandchild born."
"Ah. I'll tell you all about it later. C'MON...let's get upstairs."
(I'll give you love-The things you want
Baby, there's nothing in this world I wouldn't do
I would do anything for you...I would do anything for you
Yes I-WOULD...')
*CONTINUED*