I felt so sad as I kissed my husband good-bye at the airport. I knew he had to leave on a business trip but it was only a couple of days before Christmas. Even his kisses and assurances that he would be home to spend the holiday with me didn't cheer me up.
I drove home in a black fog. I was so depressed. I didn't have any family to spend Christmas with. It would be just me and him but at least we would be together. I stopped and got some more decorations for the tree that we had gotten at the garden center, thinking that decorating the tree and listening to some Christmas music might cheer me up.
As soon as I got home I started winding all the little twinkle lights around the tree, putting on the ornaments and tinsel then sat in a chair watching the tiny flashing lights. Christmas carols played on the stereo as I sat in the living room in front of the fireplace. The Christmas tree lights twinkled, and music played but I was still depressed and decided to go to bed early.
On Christmas eve, I waited eagerly for his phone call. He was supposed to call as soon as he reached the airport to let me know he was home. Since he wasn't sure when his flight would be in he planned to take a cab home from the airport. I eagerly grabbed the phone when it rang but my disappointment was supreme when he told me the airport and all the roads had been shut down because of a snowstorm. I was ready to cry when he told me he loved me, but he wouldn't be able to make it home until after the storm had stopped and the airport was reopened.
That evening, Christmas Eve, I was really depressed. How lonely I felt as I sat drinking a glass of wine. Even though I knew he wouldn't make it home I still put on the hot red lace baby doll nightie I had bought as a surprise for him and now he wouldn't even be home to see it. I took another sip of wine and nibbled one of the sugar cookies I had made for "Santa", feeling very sorry for myself.
I went to the kitchen for to refill my glass when I heard a thump in the living room. I was scared. I didn't know what had made the noise. I ran back to the living room and saw my husband, dressed in a Santa suit holding a big red bag from which he took the presents to place under the tree. I didn't know how he had managed to get home, but I gave a cry of happiness and rushed into his arms.
I loved the way his fake beard tickled my lips as I kissed him. I slid my tongue between his lips, licking the insides of his mouth which tasted like peppermint. He pulled back looking shocked, but I just pulled him close again, kissing him deeply. I pulled him over to the chair and pushed him down, sitting on his lap as I giggled.