I'm sitting on the couch watching the end of the hockey game. I keep glancing at the clock wondering when you will come home. A surprise snow storm hit the city, you were not dressed for the work you had to do outside. And to make it worse you had to work over.
Finally I hear your key in the lock. The door opens and a rush of freezing arctic air comes into our apartment. I hop up to greet you as I hear you call out for me. When I come around the corner, you are bent over unlacing the steel toed work boots. You're shivering. I take you in my arms and kiss your so cold lips.
"I'm so cold baby" you say between chatters of your teeth.
I take your hand and lead you to the washroom. I start a warm shower. I help you shed off the wet ice caked clothes. You get into the shower and start to warm up. While you're in there I go through the apartment turning up the heat a few degrees. I get the big goose down comforter your grandmother made, from the closet.
I hear the shower shut off. You come out of the washroom a few minutes later in your boxers and a t-shirt.
I laid a blanket on the leather couch I tell you to lay down and cover you with the comforter. As I walk away you grab my hand. You pull me down beside you. I tell you I have to get your supper, you need to eat. You smile at me "What did I ever do to deserve you my southern belle?" I kiss you. Your lips are not so cold this time. You snake your hand into my hair and deepen the kiss.
I pull away from you to get up and get your supper. When I come back your sitting up on the couch the comforter tucked around you watching the highlights of the hockey play off games.
I set your food on the coffee table as I go in search of the bottle of scotch I know is somewhere in the house. I finally find the bottle in a kitchen cupboard. I pour you a few fingers into a glass and head back to you.
You always seem to take my breath away. I stand at the entrance to the living room and just stare at you. Your short hair is now dry from the shower. You eat the food voraciously, watching the sports centre intently. The comforter is around your legs, the t-shirt you have on is a little small in the sleeves and shows off your muscular arms.
I sit beside you and set your scotch on the table. "perfect" you say as you take a drink from the glass.