I came home early from work that day. The headache had been so bad I couldn’t handle it. The pain was so bad, I was crying by the time they told me to leave. Julia, the girl who sits across from me, took her lunch break and drove me home.
I closed the blinds and cranked up the air as soon as I was in the door, tossing my jacket across the arm of your chair. I undressed in the dark and crawled into bed, loving the feel of the sheets against my skin.
I must have dozed off, I didn’t even hear you come home. Suddenly there was a weight on the edge of the bed as the sheets were pulled away and you slid in beside me. The nap did a lot of good, most of the headache was gone by then. I purred softly, fitting myself against your body as you pulled me close, your arm wrapped possessively around my waist.
Your breath tickled my ear as you whispered my name. “Another headache?” I nodded just a little, wincing as the motion brought a stab of pain. You pulled away, pushing at my back so that I would stretch on my stomach. Your hands were gentle as you massaged my shoulders and moved up to my temples. It felt so good, and the last of the pain just washed away.
I couldn’t help but get turned on. You were so gentle, so tender. With a soft purr I rolled around, pulling your hands down to my waist, thanking you with a kiss. You hesitated for a moment, wanting to make sure it was okay, knowing that sometimes with the headaches, the slightest thing can bring them back. I trailed kisses along your jaw line up to your ear to whisper “I love you.”
You smiled teasingly as you got out of bed, leaving your clothes in a trail toward the stereo. I just closed my eyes, knowing that you would be back before long. I still don’t know what it was that you put in, something soft, with an insistent pulse. It made me think of a rising passion. It was raw though, like desire. After a few moments it faded to be replaced by the sound of a rushing wind, crash of thunder. I almost expected to see a flash of lightning. I laughed a little, realizing you’d gotten the CD because of my fantasy, the one about thunderstorms…
I lost myself in the sounds for a while, not really noticing how long it was taking you to come back to me. I was content to wait, positive it would somehow be worth it. I was a little startled when finally I did feel your touch, pulling away the covers, tugging at my hand, pulling me out of bed. I asked, but you only smiled, pulling me toward the bathroom.
I could hear the sound of running water now, and a flicker of light as we got closer told me you had lit candles. The bathtub was the reason we’d decided on this place. It was a large sunken basin, more like a hot tub than a bathtub. Complete with bubbles and jets, self-heating, all we had to do was fill it. In the months since we had moved in, we’d never gotten around to trying it, but obviously that was about to change. You stepped in, tugging at my hand to follow. Once the door was shut, it was like being in a separate world.