I heard Emily's car pull into the driveway and did a quick survey of the apartment. Everything was just about perfect. Her favorite tuscan-inspired pasta dish was cooling on the stove. Every square inch of our home was the kind of spotless that belonged on a magazine cover. There was just one final touch. I poured her favorite wine into a glass and went to wait for her at the door.
She had spent the whole day venting to me about her asshole project manager and I knew she would need a chance to decompress. That's why everything had to be perfect.
When Emily opened the door she looked worn out, exhausted, and pissed off. That was true. But somehow she was also a fucking knockout. Like a blonde goddess in business casual who had just come down from Mount Olympus for a backrub and a chance to vent about her day. My heart skittered in my chest. Maybe it's crazy to have butterflies seeing my girlfriend of several years, but it would make a lot of sense if you knew Emily.
"Hey," I said, holding out the glass of red wine. Em smiled appreciatively and dropped her bag on the ground. She pulled me in for a kiss.
When we broke away, she said, "Man, am I glad to be home with you."
"Bad day?"
"The absolute worst."
"Go have a seat. Dinner's ready."
"Whatever it is, it smells amazing," she said as she walked into the living room and collapsed on the couch.
"I made your favorite!"
"Thank you, Baby." She flashed me a smile and my heart skipped a beat. I wanted to take her to our room. But that would have to wait until later. Maybe after a couple glasses of wine, her favorite dinner, and a vent session.
I directed her to her seat at the table, where I had some candles already burning. I set her dinner in front of her and gave her the slightest nudge to start talking about her work day. That's all it took and she was off to the races.
All of Em's workplace woes started and ended with her asshole boss, Todd. She worked at an advertising firm and she was really setting herself apart. It turned out that someone with the 'skill set' that Emily boasted would find a lot of business dealings shaking out in their favor. Funny how that worked.
The problem was that setting herself apart from the crowd had netted her more responsibilities and blame and no promotions or raises. Emily found this extremely frustrating and I couldn't say I blamed her.
I know she tried not to use her powers at work but even the tiny, accidental nudges that she couldn't avoid added up to a huge advantage. And it was an advantage that Todd was happy to exploit and take full credit for.
I listened to her whole rant, nodding along in full agreement. It totally wasn't fair. A client had left the company due to factors outside of her control and Todd had chewed her out in front of the whole team. Despite the fact that she had far more on her plate than her job description required. She just had to sit there and take it.
"I have no idea how you held back the urge to tell him to go fuck himself."
She laughed, "He might take it too literally!"
"Good!"
"No, it's fine. He's an ass, but I can't use my power like that. It did cross my mind to tell him he should just fucking quit."
"You should have."
"Maybe, but I would never do that."
"I know, Babe." I wondered what I did to deserve a woman like Emily. Somehow gorgeous, so powerful, and also kind. "Em, I was thinking. You have all this power and even if you're trying to hold back, you still end up getting your way most of the time."
"Yeah?"
"Well right now Todd is reaping all the benefits. If it's going to happen either way, why shouldn't it be you that gets ahead? Maybe you could do something small. Maybe you have a meeting with Todd and he leaves it with a bit of an attitude adjustment."
"Well," she paused, "I have been thinking of making a change."
"Oh?"
"I think I want to quit my job and go into business for myself."
I was shocked and also not shocked at all. I had no doubt she would be so successful running her own company. "Em, that's a great idea!"
"You're sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! God, they won't know what hit them."
She smiled despite herself. "Ok then that brings me to the second part of my idea."
"What's that, Em?"
"If I do this, I'll be working a lot. Even longer hours than I am now. It would be a lot easier if you were able to take care of everything at home. And I don't want to ask you to do more on top of your job. So, I was thinking, what if you quit your job and stayed home full time?"
I gulped, "Like a housewife?
She was gazing right at me, her eyes filled with mirth and love for me. "More like a house-boyfriend."
My cock was rigid and straining against my zipper under the table. "I thought we agreed you made all the decisions for me, Em. Why are you asking me?"
A smile flashed across her features. "You're right, Babe. I'm not really asking, am I?"
I shook my head.
"No, I'm really not." She leaned back in her chair. "I guess I'm telling you that you'll quit your job to keep our house clean and have dinner ready for me when I get home and then you'll rub my feet after I spend all day making us money. I know you'll be so much happier than you are going to work every day."