I woke up to the sound of the car pulling into the driveway. The bright headlights casted shadows across the room as they pierced the darkness. I pushed myself up on my hands and rolled my body over facing the other direction. I grabbed a pillow off the floor that I'd knocked from the bed earlier and shoved it between my knees. It was almost impossible for me to fall back asleep without something between my legs, I'd have to be really exhausted.
I closed my eyes and was just about to fall back when I heard the screen door open and the keys start to jingle down the hall. Ugh. Please be quiet... I just want to go back to sleep. I heard the door open and the familiar steps of my husband as he entered the house and dropped his bags on the ground. Normally he was quieter than this but just my luck he picked tonight to switch it up. I sighed and turned my head around toward the open bedroom door. A second later, light filled the foyer down the hall. I heard him fumble around a little bit by the door and then head to the kitchen.
I closed my eyes again and relaxed myself into the bed. It was quiet for all but a minute before I heard plates clanking together in the kitchen. The fridge door opened. Then the microwave. Seriously. I rolled over onto my back.
Fridge door again and the microwave again. Then the chair sliding against the tile floor of the kitchen. I sat up. I was fully awake now. Wonderful.
I scooted myself down to the edge of the bed and moved over to the door. The second I was in the hall way the light burned my eyes. I raised a hand to shield them as I shuffled down towards the kitchen. By the time I arrived it was silent. My husband knew he was in trouble. He sat at the kitchen table completely still. "Are you freaking serious?" I asked.
He didn't answer and just sat there frozen in front of his microwaved left overs. I don't know why but I assume he must have mistaken me for a T-rex. Thinking maybe if he sat still I would leave him alone. Not the case.
After a minute, he just mumbled... "Sorry."
I sighed. But then he smiled. Which of course made me smile.
"Ohh wait!! This is good. I just remembered I have something for you!" He exclaimed as he jumped up from the table.