I have the evening all planned. I bought the silk scarves especially for tonight. I leave work a little early, rushing home to prepare for her.
Just as I get the last candle lit, I hear her car pull up in the driveway. A shiver of excitement and anticipation slides through me as I race to the sofa to wait. I hear the door and start to unbutton my shirt, but before I get to the second one, I see her face. Anger masks her features and I can tell she's been crying.
All other thoughts fly from my head as I get up to ask her the problem. I barely get out "Hi" when she turns towards me and aims a glare.
"Don't," she says, voice tight with barely suppressed anger and frustration.
This unexpected turn of events has me flustered, at a loss for words. I regain myself and reach out to her. She lets her bags fall to the floor and stalks off to the kitchen. I follow, hoping the candles and dinner will lighten her mood. But it seems tunnel vision has her eye on the Vodka and nothing else as she grabs it from the freezer, forgoing a glass and drinking right from the bottle.
She turns to me, a scowl on her face. "I'm good enough to work nearly sixty hours a week, but not as a manager! Bastards! I've only been working sixty hours a week because they said I was going to get the manager position. Why else would I fucking kill myself, miss time with you? I still can't believe it!"
Understanding comes fast as I move to hug her, kiss her, anything to help ease the anger and hurt. I barely get out "Baby, I'm sorry" before she throws my hands off her and walks into our bedroom, slamming the door.
I can hear her moving things, angrily yelling and at some point the bottle breaking. I stand outside the door, stunned. These 3 minutes haven't gone as I planned at all. I lightly knock on the door. A shout from the other side of the door has me wincing and backing away a little.
"I don't want to talk right now. Just..." she breaks off, sighing heavily. The door opens just a crack but I don't try to get any closer. "Just leave me alone for a couple minutes," she says, obviously trying for a semblance of calm.
I nod, even though I know she can't see me, trying to hold in my tears of frustration and turn from the door. I can hear her sigh heavily, hesitate and close the door.
I walk away, heading into the kitchen and start packing dinner away. I'm sure it'll be just fine tomorrow. I clean up and go around putting out candles. In the living room, sitting on the sofa I flop back with a sigh and feel the bag I hid there.
Pulling it out, I smile lightly, thinking of what I had planned. I feel tears prick my eyes again, feeling the soft silk slide through my fingers, missing the opportunity. After a minute, I realize; she didn't want to talk... that didn't mean I can't continue my other plans.
Smiling a little to myself, I take the other bag and head to the bathroom. I carefully get dressed, enjoying the fabric as it slides over my skin, the luxurious feel of it new and exciting. I can't help admire it, nodding my head once with approval when I see how the outfit looks on me. I put my other clothes back on over my new outfit and grab the scarves.
I tiptoe to our door, listening. I don't hear her in there anymore so I take a deep breath and knock on the door. Knowing she'd come open it, I made sure one of the scarves was around my neck, easily seen. She opens the door and sees me. Her mouth opens, about to say something and I shake my head, placing a finger over her lips.
I can see the pinched expression on her face quickly change to one of confusion as I push my way into our bedroom. Before she can begin to speak again, I kiss her. She's stiff at first, obviously trying to hold onto her earlier anger, but it doesn't take long to have her moan softly and deepen the kiss, a demanding hand sliding into my hair. After a moment she pulls back, features softened, about to speak again.
Most likely an apology, judging my her contrite expression.
I again shake my head and shush her with a quick kiss, licking along her bottom lip as I pull away. I slowly slide the scarf from around my neck. Warm silk is wrapped around her wrist and I press myself against her, kissing her again and moving towards our bed.
She sits down as it hits the backs of her legs and I'm on her lap an instant later, threading my hands into her hair, holding the back of her head steady as I take advantage with soft kisses, peppered with hard, biting kisses that have her panting and grabbing at my ass with both hands.
I kiss her again before she can attempt speaking, only breaking the kiss to lightly nibble her bottom lip, sucking it between my own for a moment. "Shhhh," I whisper, licking along her slack mouth. She moans softly again, her hands roaming over my back and ass, pulling me closer.
I have another scarf tucked into my shirt. Pulling back from her, I pull that one from its hiding spot and that goes around her other wrist with a loose, lazily looped knot.
One dark eyebrow raises, silently questioning me. I just grin at her and kiss her again. My tongue slides across her teeth as I roll my hips, gently rocking against her. I hear another moan and I carefully pull away, standing up. I lean down and use my hands to guide her back on the bed, near the middle and up near the pillows.
Before she can settle, I grab her shirt and pull it off over her head. I pause a moment to enjoy the view before moving on to remove her bra. I gently cup each breast, enjoying their warm weight in my hands as I bend over and give each nipple a soft kiss. I can't resist letting my tongue slide out, flicking across each, watching them both harden and peak, pebbled and glistening with saliva.
I move on, nuzzling warm skin and softly kiss between her breasts, lingering just a moment. I smile as she arches into me, her hands sliding along my upper arms. I continue on, up onto her collar bone, lower jaw, behind her ear; hitting all the spots I know will make her wet and pant for more. My tongue flicks over her earlobe before grazing my teeth across it in a way I know drives her crazy. A hitched breath and she's no longer tense.
She pliant and panting, hands demanding and adoring.
My hands are still on her breasts, my thumbs tracing lazy circles over each nipple. She moans and reaches for my shirt, but I shake my head and put her hands back down. She tries to reach for me again, a slight furrow to her brow and I lightly slap her away with a shake of my head and a secret smile.
Understanding spreads across her face and her eyes practically twinkle as she settles back, expression heated and expectant.
I get close enough to work her belt open, working the button and zip down. I lean down, letting my warm breath bathe her stomach and slide her pants down and off. She helps, kicking them away with eagerness that almost has me laughing.
I get pull them the rest of the way off, tossing them to the floor and forgetting about them. I kneel on the bed and wrap my hands around one of her feet, kneading the arch and kissing the tops. I smile at the groan she makes, looking up at her through my lashes and winking. I know exactly what the image does to her; I glance up and huff out a breath across her toes when I see her wriggling into the bed, her hips squirming as she tries to get her thighs tight and rubbing just right.
I work my way up her leg, lingering slightly on her inner thigh, kneading it with my hands and mouth. I continue upwards, kissing across her hip and belly, tongue making circles around her navel and smacking a wet kiss on it. We share a breathless laugh before I move on, kissing up between her breasts again, up her neck and chin to finally land on her mouth.
She reaches up, kissing me passionately. Her fingers slide through my hair as she clings to me, kissing me and stroking the shell of my ears with her thumbs. The warm smile on her face sets my pulse raising and my stomach fluttering. But I'm not done yet; I have plans and I will see them through. I slide my hands down her arms, circling her wrists with my hands.
I gently grasp one of her hands in mine and adjust the silk scarf on her wrist. I shift so I'm straddling her and I can reach the headboard. I make my idea known and she smiles and nods, straining upwards just enough to give me a heated kiss before settling back against the pillows.