The house was dark, not a sign of life coming from inside. Slightly disappointed, I frowned to myself before turning off the car. I knew Jeff had to work today; I’d had to work too. But still, since I’d gotten off early, I’d secretly hoped that he would be home to greet me. It was our last Valentine’s Day together before we had children. The newest edition to our family was growing in me every day. My once slender body had taken on new form. Feeling larger and more awkward than ever, I got out of the car and walked up the steps towards my home.
Twisting the doorknob, I groaned when I found it locked. I hated having to search through my purse and find my keys after already putting them away. Of course Jeff would have left the door locked, he always did. Frustrated with him and myself I slipped the key into the hole roughly, twisting the knob almost violently and pushed the door open. Inside the darkness overwhelmed me, and I threw my purse and coat down before looking for the switch.
For six months I’d been creating life, and in those months my husband hadn’t touched me once. He claimed that he was afraid of hurting the baby, and no matter how I insisted he wouldn’t touch me, wouldn’t toy with me, wouldn’t pleasure me. Now I felt he was disgusted with my changing body, my swelling belly, and my breasts that didn’t seem to stop growing. Depressed, I kicked off my shoes and found the switch, flipping on the overhead and drowning myself in light.
I barely had time to blink in the light before I was in darkness again, soft hands covering my eyes, another brushing my dark hair away from my neck.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, Jenny,” Jeff’s deep voice whispered into my ear.
Smiling, I began to turn around to kiss him, my depression and achy body almost forgotten.
“Stay right where you are,” he whispered, keeping my back towards him. With his hand still across my eyes he leaned in and put soft, sweet kisses on my collarbone.
“Jeff,” I murmured. “I was afraid you wouldn’t be home.”
He seemed to ignore me and kept kissing my neck, making my whole body tingle. His lips were so soft.
“Will you be my valentine, Jen?” he asked, pausing his kisses only long enough to get those words out.
“Yes,” I smiled, sinking back into his body. My hand came up to brush his away from my eyes, but he shook his head against my neck and I dropped my arm back down.
“Thank you,” he whispered, and with his lips still on my neck he began to lead me through the house.
I let him lead me, melting into him with each step we took. Although we hadn’t lived here long, it wasn’t hard to recognize the direction as being towards the bedroom. My insides bubbled as I imagined what he had planned. Maybe it would be the release that I’d been longing for these last months.
“I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting you, Jenny. I don’t want to hurt you, or our baby…I know it’s silly…but…” he trailed off, coming to a stop. I didn’t hear him flip a switch, but light began to flicker through Jeff’s fingers. “I’ll make it up to you, I promise.”
Slowly, my husband moved his hand away from my eyes, revealing the room in all its magnificence. Nothing was as I had left it that morning, and I couldn’t help gasping in surprise as I laid my eyes on all of it.
The bed had been moved to the center of the room, it’s four posts standing tall, and a new pink comforter covered the top. As I walked through the doorway I felt surrounded by roses of all colors, red, pink, white, yellow…a rainbow of colors. Jeff had outdone himself and then some. Candles of all shapes and sizes had been placed on the tops of dressers and bookshelves, every one lit and flickering, illuminating the room in a magical way.
“This is too much,” I whispered, turning around in Jeff’s arms to face him. “You’ve outdone yourself, baby.”
His lips came down and captured mine, his body totally engulfing me. For the first time in months he didn’t hesitate around my slightly swollen belly, but took me as he’d done before we were married. I moaned into his mouth, my eyes closing and my reason lost, as his tongue penetrated my lips. Abruptly, he pulled away.
“Lay down on the bed. In the middle. I have a surprise for you.”
I whimpered as his warm body left my side, but sat on the bed and scooted myself to the center. Jeff walked slowly around, his arms folded across his chest, his eyes smoldering with what I knew was desire. The bubbling inside my body rapidly turned to a heat of my own, waves of arousal coursing through my veins as I watched my husband pace. Behind me, around me, and then beside me. His hands left their places and reached for me, his body arching over mine and kissing me soundly again.
My lips parted slightly and once again his tongue ventured inside, caressing the bottoms of my smooth teeth and tentatively touching my tongue. I moaned into his mouth once again, almost instantly lost in the taste of him, and could hardly feel his hands as they swooped down to undo the buttons on the back of my maternity shirt.
Expertly he released the shirt, pulling it off of my arms and tossing it to the side of the bed. My well-developed breasts seemed to pour over the top of the outdated bra, an article of clothing I found to be quite uncomfortable. My eyes didn’t open as Jeff touched those ripe fleshy mounds, his fingers softly rubbing the skin and then the fabric hiding my large nipples.
“You’re beautiful,” he whispered, his lips only parting from mine for a moment. I longed to grab him, to pull him to me, but fear that he would change his mind haunted my insides. I longed for his body, I longed for his cock, I longed for his lips and his hands and his attentions. “I’m so sorry I’ve neglected you.”
His hands left my breasts to stroke my back, and with another moan I felt my breasts released from their bonds, the bra easily slipping off of my shoulders and joining my shirt on the side of the bed.