"Do you really have to leave today?" Terra says into the phone.
Marte replies, "Yes, unfortunately. You know how important this trade show is for our business."
Terra sigs into the phone receiver. "I know, but tomorrow is our anniversary. How can you be gone during our anniversary?"
Marte giggles then says, "I thought I was supposed to be the sentimental one."
"Shut up." Terra quickly quips. "I have been looking forward to celebrating our anniversary with a night in bed, if you know what I mean."
Terra turns the SUV left and begins heading up the hill to the cabin in the hills that she shares with Marte. After a long day at the craft store the two of them own and operate, along with their longtime friend Cindy.
Marte says, "I am packing up my Tahoe and getting ready to leave. We can celibrate our anniversary in a few days when I get back. Are you headed home? I have to leave in less than a half-hour."
"Don't leave before I get there. I am just heading up the hill."
After she finishes packing the Tahoe for her weekend trip to the regional craft show a few hours away, Marte places her gift on the kitchen table for Terra. She grins and begins to blush just thinking about the gift she has for Terra. She cannot believe she is actually going through with her gift. The gift is totally out of character for her, but after five years together, she wants to give her lover a gift that shocks and rocks her world. Marte feels a familiar twinge between her legs.
Knowing she has a long drive ahead of her and not wanting to be distracted, Marte changes her thoughts and begins second checking the house to make sure she has everything she needs for the trip. She hears Terra's SUV pulling into the stone driveway and heads for the door.
Terra steps out of her vehicle and runs over to Marte. She wraps her arms around Marte's thin frame and gives her a big kiss on the lips. As she heads toward the door of the wood cabin, Terra wraps her arm around Marte's waist. They walk side by side up the steps to the entrance.
Marte turns to her lover when they approach the door. "I have to get going, but I have a gift for you on the kitchen table. You can open it once I am gone. I think it will adequately keep you occupied while I am gone."
Terra looks deep into Marte's green eyes and says, "You didn't buy me another dildo did you?"
Laughing, Marte says, "You wish."
"Well here. This is my gift for you. Open it now."
"So bossy." Marte says, laughing loudly.
Marte slowly removes the wrapping from the rectangular shaped present. The anticipation builds as she carefully pulls the tape from the wrapping. Terra waits with bated breath as she watches her lover open the gift. Marte shakes her head back and forth when she sees that Terra has bought her a glass dildo. It is packaged in a clear plastic box.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from you, Terra." Marte says rolling her eyes at her lover.
Terra smacks Marte on the ass and says "You are going to need it this weekend without me" as they walk inside the cabin.
The two of them embrace and give each other a few kisses before Marte grabs her keys and heads toward her Tahoe, grabbing Terra's butt cheek as she passes her. Terra turns back with a confused look on her face as she watches her woman rush out of the cabin. It is not normal for Marte to grab her ass or be forward. Marte plays the role of the reserved, inward thinker. Terra laughs as she shuts the front door and rushes into the kitchen. The SUV is hardly pulling out of the stone driveway before Terra tears into her present.
Her present is wrapped in a square package about 6 inches long and wide. The package is about three inches thick. Throwing the wrapping paper onto the floor, Terra pulls the top lid off of the white cardboard box. Reaching down into the box, Terra pulls out a digital memory card for Marte's video camera.
"What in the hell is this?" she mutters to herself.
Marte drives down the hill with a huge grin on her face, singing along with the religious CD playing through her speakers. She hears her cell phone begin to ring. She looks down at the cell phone screen on the dash and starts laughing when she sees Terra is calling her. She reaches forward and sends the call to her voicemail. A few seconds later, the cell phone starts ringing again. Marte sends the call directly to voicemail a second time then turns the ringer off.
Terra waits for the voicemail message to finish playing and says, "What the hell kind of gift is this? I video camera memory card? There better damn well be a great video on here. If this is a video of nature or something corny like that, I am going to kick your ass when you get back home. And why the hell are you sending me right to voicemail?"