'Why have you made me wait this long!?' Stephanie cried out in exasperation to her boyfriend as he opened the front door to their flat.
'You know why. I want this to be special.' Alex replied as he guided her in.
Stephanie pouted. 'But it's always special! I don't see why we couldn't do it bef-' Alex silenced her as he turned and kissed her lips hard and passionately. Stephanie was about to protest but decided against it, instead kissing him back as he wrapped his arms around her. She melted into his embrace as he finally gave her a taste of what she wanted. After a couple of minutes, she gently pushed him away and looked up into his eyes; they were sparkling, even in the dimly lit corridor. 'We haven't even closed the door yet!' She said in mock horror.
Alex let go of her with one hand. He pushed the door shut and flicked the catch on the lock. 'Happy now?' He smiled ruefully. 'You have me all to yourself no.'
'No...' Stephanie said quietly looking down at his chest. His smile faded, and a quizzical expression formed upon his features. 'You know what I want.' She said in a small voice. Alex's smile returned as he watched her; she was playing with her fingers, still looking down at his chest, slightly embarrassed.
He cast his gaze over her, the white bobble hat that she had fallen back in love with after failing to find another hat she liked. Her hair, blonde in reality but brunette in the low light, flicked out from under her hat and fell down over her face and below her shoulders. Her thick woolly scarf wrapped around her neck keeping the cold from penetrating inside her hoody and the little fingerless gloves that matched her hat poking out from the sleeves. Alex smiled to himself. She had no idea how cute she was, or in fact, how much he loved her.
Alex flicked on the light. Then was confused as to why it hadn't come on immediately, until he heard the fan in the bathroom start up. He rolled his eyes, 'Every fucking time! You can tell I've been away for a while can't you.' He still couldn't work out what has possessed the designer of the flat to put the hallway light and the bathroom light next to each other on the wall.
Stephanie looked up at him and smiled. 'Don't worry I do it all the time. Now let's go clean our teeth and go to bed, I need to be snug!'
Stephanie went into the bathroom as Alex went into his bedroom. He flicked the light on before closing the curtains, then picked up the glass of water that stood next to his alarm clock on the chair and went to fill it up with fresh. When he returned, he placed the fresh glass down on the chair, stripped to his boxers and turned the light off before heading back the living room.
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Stephanie looked at her reflection as she brushed her teeth absentmindedly and thought about her boyfriend. They had been dating for just under three years now. She loved him just as much now as she had done on the first day they met, if not more. She gargled mouthwash and spat it out before checking herself in the mirror. Because it was their first night together after the festive holidays, she had made an effort for him that night and she didn't look too bad. She removed her hat, combed quickly through her hair with her fingers then allowed herself a moment to stare at the woman in the mirror. Sharp blue eyes stared back before roaming her body. Her blonde hair, straightened earlier in the evening, was beginning to frizz and the lip-gloss she wore to prevent her lips becoming chapped in the cold air had faded. She touched it up quickly.
Then she heard the pattering of her boyfriend's feet up and down the hallway. 'Babe...' She asked hesitantly, 'what are you up to?'
She was about to stick her head around the door when he called back urgently, 'don't come and look yet! You aren't allowed to see until it's done!'
Stephanie's eyes narrowed suspiciously as she gazed at her sparkling teeth, 'until what's done?'
'Shhh!' Her boyfriend's voice called back. 'You will soon see.'
'It is had best be worth being sex starved for!' She called out.
She had been back just over six hours and her boyfriend had refused all her advances so far, choosing instead to curl up with her and watch DVDs and TV before they went out to watch the fireworks. Even when she was getting changed to go out again her boyfriend had refrained from touching her up like he always did, instead just watching from the doorway. His only input into had been to insist she wear some sexy underwear.
Stephanie turned to leave the bathroom and immediately jumped when she saw him standing there, blocking her view of his room. She hit him in the chest as a reflex for scaring her then realised he was naked. 'Oh I like this!' She stared down at his crotch to find his was still wearing boxers. 'Well...' She said a little deflated, 'I guess it's an improvement.' She went to pull his boxers down but he read what she was about to do and grabbed her hand before she could reach them.
Alex laughed. 'No! Not yet.' Stephanie pouted. 'I need you to promise me something.' He paused to make sure she was listening. 'Promise me you won't go in my room when I'm in the bathroom.'
'Bugger! You read my mind.' She said through a wicked smile, 'Okay, I won't.' Noting to herself that she hadn't actually said the key words "I promise".
Alex noticed it too. 'Please babe. It's just two minutes.'
Stephanie pouted and retracted her hand, 'fine!'
Alex sighed triumphantly. His girlfriend was gorgeous, but when he had a surprise for her she would exploit any loophole to find out what it was before she was supposed to. 'Please babe, trust me, I want this as bad as you!