Lying next to her, he traced the curve of her back as she sat on the edge of their bed tying her Mizunos.
Encircling her waist with his arm, he rolled her on top of him, giving her an affectionate smack on the ass.
“They say, making love burns more calories than walking.”
“Yeah? I walk for an hour and a half at a strenuous pace the entire time. Can you get my pulse racing, hard, for a full 90 minutes?”
He released his embrace, hands up in surrender.
“That’s what I thought. Maybe you can be my cool down.”
Thin spiral notebook 
‘Maybe you can be my cool down.” !!! Love it! Loved every single word of this story… Yay for playing by the rules and a wonderful combination of prompts.
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Point well made, woman 😉
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Haha… at least he readily gave up, rather than claiming he was up to the challenge 🙂
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I’ve also read that calories thing only works for men. Not fair!
But it serves as an adequate cool down. 😉
Nice 100.
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This made me laugh so hard Tara. The descriptive language you used was great, but the overall gist of the conversation had me laughing.
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Perhaps he should join her. A spot of exercise is good for the libido 😉
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Exactly!
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that calories thing is such crap…apparently it only works for MEN :p And as you said, you’d have to be doing it for a long time…not sure I could sustain that LOL
Loved the banter
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I actually thought of this whole scene while I was out for my morning walk… and yes, I do work out for 90 minutes most days.
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sure, just make him feel inadequate. 😉
And now I have Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride in my head.
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You’re welcome for the earworm.
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Ha! I love the way “no” becomes an enticement to a later “yes”… perhaps.
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Smooth, sexy, and descriptive. That first line is so evocative. I felt like I was intruding on something intimate.
well done
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