This story was written for the man I love more than anyone else in the world during his 3 month incarceration and was posted at his urging. Hope you enjoy it as much as he did.
I walked through the door another exhausting day at work. Thankfully it was Friday and I could rest for the weekend. It was his weekend off too, which made it all the better. The house was quit, except for the noise of the television set. I walked through the house looking in the bedrooms for the kids, but there were none to be found. Figuring that they were all outside, I walked downstairs.
There he was, sitting on the couch watching a movie. He looked up as I walked in and then patted the couch beside him for me to come sit down. I kick off my shoes and plop onto the couch feeling exhausted. He lifts my leg and starts rubbing it and my foot.
“Where are the kids?” I ask, thinking I knew the answer already and expecting any one of them to start asking what’s for dinner.
“Your mom came and got them for the weekend,” he said.
“Wow, all of them for the whole weekend?”
“Yep”
“Good because I really didn’t feel like having to figure out what we were going to have for dinner. I’m too tired to even think about it.”
“That’s good because it’s all taken care of.”
I raise my eyebrow and look at him. He smiles at me and says nothing.
“Well… What’s for dinner then?” I ask.
“Just don’t you worry your pretty little head about that, I have the whole weekend planned out for us.”
He lowers my foot back to the floor, then pats my leg and says, “Go get dressed and we’ll get dinner.”
I get up from the couch and walk to the bedroom. Laying on the bed is an outfit that I assumed he wanted me to wear. It was VERY tight jeans and a tank top. I knew that he loved me to wear this when we went out because my ass all but hung out of these shorts and the men all stared, making him strut around like the rooster of the hen house. I take my work clothes off and put them in the hamper, then put on the outfit he laid out.
“Put your hair up and make sure you wear your boots. We’re taking the bike tonight,” he said coming into the room.
I finished getting dressed while he was changing his clothes, then went into the bathroom to touch up my make-up and put my hair up. I saw him walk past the bathroom door in the mirror, then he stopped and looked in.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing. I just love to look at beautiful women, and you are the most beautiful one I’ve seen so far.”
I smile shyly at the compliment and go back to making sure my hair won’t be whipped into knots by the wind.
As I walked out of the bathroom, he tossed my jacket to me, then my helmet and glasses. I put them on and follow him out of the house. He walked up to the bike and straddled it, revved it up and looked at me to get on. I straddle the bike and smile. There’s something about the feel of a Harley between your legs and the man you love in your arms that just can’t be beat.
We pulled out of the driveway as the wind whipped around us and the sun smiled down. A short time later we pulled into the parking lot of our favorite little bar and grill. The food here is excellent and the people are some of the nicest around. They’re all pretty much bikers and there’s this feeling of belonging when we’re there. Even when we don’t know anyone.
He walked to the bar and ordered two beers and dinner. We sat down and checked out the bar to see who was there that we knew. A couple of people were hanging out, but they all looked like they were into their conversations.
“So, how was your day?” he asks.
“Exhausting! I’m glad it’s Friday! How was your day?” I ask.
“Not too bad. We finished the job early today, so I let everyone go home. We start the Johnson job on Monday, so the weekend is all ours.”
“And what kind of plans do you have for the weekend?” I asked, half-way dreading the answer was going to be something to make me even more tired come Monday morning.
“Nothing much really. Relax, enjoy each other, and take some time for ourselves.”
“Sounds good to me!”
The waitress brought out the food and we ate. There’s something about bar food that makes it taste so much better than anyplace else. Maybe it’s the atmosphere, or the people, or the beer. Or maybe it’s just good food.
As we finished our meal, he ordered another two beers. Some people that we knew from the bar came over and sat down with us.
“So how’s the business going? They keeping you busy?” one of them asks.
“Oh yeah. Couldn’t be better. What more can a man ask for? A beautiful wife, great kids, a successful business,” he says smiling.
We sit around making small talk while we finish our beers. Then he says, “Well, we have to get going. It was good seeing you guys again.”
Everyone said their good-byes. We walked back out to the bike and he revved it up again. We both got on and pulled out of theparking lot.
“Where to now, oh Maker of the Great Weekend Plans?” I ask.
“Back home to relax. My baby’s had a hard day and needs her rest and a little pampering.”
I squeeze my arms around his waist and rest my chin on his shoulder the rest of theride home.
We pulled back into the driveway and took our helmets and glasses off. He opens the door and holds it open with a sweeping motion for me to go in first.
“Why don’t you go ahead and get undressed and I’ll run you a bath,” he says.
“Sounds like a plan to me,” I reply as I start stripping my clothes and shoes off.