I had been dating Sara for three months, and things were hitting a point of becoming routine in the bedroom. Well all that changed one night.
It was a Tuesday night, and I had gotten home from work a bit early, I wasn't planning to do anything except rest when the phone rang. I looked at my caller ID and saw that it was Sara. "Hey there, babe, what's up?"
"Do you have plans tonight?" She sounded a bit stressed and haggard. "I mean can I come over and have dinner with you? I just had the worse day at work and I just need some good company."
"Sure! Do you want to talk about it?"
"Not right now, I'd rather talk about it in person."
"When are you going to be here?"
"I just left work, so I should be there in about thirty minutes."
"Great, I'll see you then."
I hung up the phone and immediately went over to the refrigerator. I knew that she needed some good comfort food and I looked for what I could make. I didn't really have much left in the house, and I whipped whatever I had together into something that was somewhat comforting, and hopefully a bit appetizing.
As I was finishing up the doorbell rang. I went over, opened the door, and Sara came in and gave me a great big hug. As I hugged her back she said, "I just needed a hug."
"Well I'm glad I could assist you with that." I said with a smile. "I also made some dinner for us."
She looked over at the table and smiled. "Looks great."
We walked over to the table and sat down. I served her some food and we sat quietly eating. About half way through the dinner I said, "So tell me, babe, what happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it, this dinner is so great. I was thinking on my way here that I'm lucky to have a guy like you to come to when I'm feeling like shit."
"You won't get any arguments from me there." I said with a laugh.
"And you're modest too." She replied with a small smile.
"Hey there's the smile that I was missing."
She looked at me and smiled a little larger. Then she seemed to clam up again and focus on eating her food again.
The meal finished quietly, and she helped me clear the dishes off the table. After we loaded the dishwasher, Sara went to the bathroom. While she was distracted, I took two Little Debbie Brownies and put them in a bowl, and then nuked them in the microwave for a few seconds. Then I got some ice cream from the fridge, and put two scoops on top. Then I headed over to the table with the desert, two spoons and chocolate sauce.