Her long brown hair was gathered into a messy bun as she sat at the dining room table staring at her laptop.
On the screen was the social media page of Kendra Lyle an influencer who made videos on various topics from skincare to health and fitness.
The social media star's thick curly hair was held back by a headband with a yellow ribbon. She had this sexy innocence to her that intrigued most men and even women which explained her over 300 thousand followers across multiple platforms.
Ashlyn smiled as she stared at one picture of Kendra in a bikini. It was from Kendra's most recent visit to the Bahamas where she went to visit her parents.
The oven beeped. Ashlyn looked up and saw the timer on the stovetop flashing. The lasagna was ready to come out.
She left the table and walked barefoot to the kitchen. The oven mitt was readily available next to the stove on the counter.
She slipped her delicate right hand inside the mitt, opened the oven door, and inhaled the amazing aroma.
She pulled out the pan and placed it on a rack to cool. It wouldn't be long before her handsome husband Chima would arrive home from a long day of business dealings.
His successful career as a commercial realtor kept him busy and also allowed her a comfortable life. She heard the notification of the security system when the door opened. His footsteps sounded and stopped. She knew he had most likely removed his shoes.
They kept a small rack in the foyer for their shoes. Chima's mother had a long practice of not tracking the dirt from outside into the house.
She smiled as she watched him walk over to her. His stature was that of a warrior. When he wasn't working hard on the job or spending time with her or their new baby girl, he was at the gym perfecting his body. It was how they met.
She worked at the gym as a clerk and he noticed her breathtaking blue eyes. After weeks of flirting, he asked her out. A year later, they were married.
His soft brown lips pressed onto her soft peach lips. He paused to admire her and smiled, "smells nice and I'm starving."
She rubbed his chest, "Why don't you get out of this suit and I'll fix you a plate of food."
"Ummm, I'll do just that."
Just before she opened the cabinet, her cell phone buzzed. It was a message from her mother, "Simone is fine. I'll keep her until the morning."
"Thanks, mom," I'll see you tomorrow after I run errands. It's great having mom close by, she thought.
After her father and mother divorced, her mother moved to Tampa to be closer to her and her baby.
She took two plates out of the cabinet and set them down and quickly reached for a spatula out of the drawer.
