"Let's have it, by all means," she panted after she'd pulled her mouth from his.

"I'm going into Hensley's research lab! They liked the work I did on infra-red sensors, and Hensley wants me to come in with him!"

"Marvelous! Sounds to me like Walton Instruments knows a first-class scientist when they see one." Jackie murmured, retaining her hold on Max's waist and shoving her pubic bone snugly against his loins. "In fact, I think this calls for a celebration."

"Sure it does. Where shall we start?"

"Why, darling, where all our celebrations start," she purred. "In our passion chamber, of course! In fact, I think that right now would be a good time for a Special!"

Max's eyes flashed eagerly at the reference to one of the many routines they'd developed in their eleven months of fevered lovemaking.

"Really? That strikes me as a marvelous response," he told her, leading her to their bedroom.

Since the Bensons had waited so long before getting married, they hadn't had to skimp on furniture, as do so many newlyweds. Max's healthy starting salary at Walton Instruments had allowed them to pick an apartment with lots of room, as well as a collection of choice furniture. Max had insisted on the king-sized bed, and Jackie had convinced him – with no great effort – to lay out a sizeable sum for mirrors and to hang them about the bedroom in strategic spots. "I can't help it," she'd told him. "I just think it'll be fun to lie there and watch us!"

Max had never regretted the investment. He'd discovered that he too liked seeing himself make love with his wife, and that the sight of their naked bodies, passionately entwined, stirred Jackie to even more frantic and heated responses. All in all, the Bensons were very well adjusted in the sex department.

"I've got some news too," Jackie told him as she slipped off her blouse. "But it can wait till after this, darling."

Max didn't try to change her mind; he was too engrossed in the still-magical mystery of her unveiling body. Their courtship and engagement had been curiously chaste, considering their passionate natures, but the fact was that they'd both been shy and awkward before marrying. Only in the privacy of their bedroom had they been able to uncover the fierce hungers and erotic imaginativeness that made their every coupling so memorable.