This is purely a figment of my imagination. Any words, locations, names or details are purely coincidental.
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It started as a typical morning. Coffee. Cereal. His phone ringing. Her Email bleeping. They were both working from home that day.
It started as a typical morning and she barely noticed his clearing the breakfast dishes. His constant pacing and murmur on the phone, comforting and common-place. What she did realize was the beauty of the day. He'd opened all the doors and windows and the sun on the mountain was beautiful. The breeze was warm and the birds were all about. The breeze aired out the house. He'd even opened the bedroom doors and outer curtains. It was a beautiful day.
The breeze was gentle and her typical "pajamas" were comfy. She smiled and went on with her research. Maybe an hour passed. Maybe it was only 20 minutes, she had no idea, time didn't register on days like this; she'd even lost track of where He was, not hearing Him on the phone, she assumed he was in the office, or getting ready for His ride. She smiled.
Suddenly she felt His hands on her shoulders and though He was clearly on the phone, actively listening to someone, He had that look in his eye. The no-nonsense one.
She wondered what she'd done to displease him and shook it off. She'd quit trying to guess what pleased and displeased him since he made it quite clear usually. It was a relief to not always have to be guessing.
As she looked up at him, her heart skipped a beat in both happiness and anticipation. His nearness always doing that to her.
He leaned over her shoulder and placed a neatly folded sheet of paper on the table in front of her. Her quizzical look was met with a shake of His head as He walked away, already ensconced in His call, again.
She sighed and unfolded it. ...
"Zan, it is 12:20pm as I write this. I will be on this call approximately 20 more minutes. When I am done, I expect the following:
1) you will have put away the dishes I have washed,
2) you will have wisely used the time to go to the bathroom, brush your teeth and hair,
3) You will strip (of course you may leave 'my' socks on), and
4) You will be standing spread eagle in the doorway of the bedroom-patio door waiting.
That is all. I love you.
Lee"