I had just finished putting up the Christmas tree. All of the lights were working, some blinking randomly. The ornaments and garland reflected the twinkling lights from the tree. The angel stood proudly on top, her wings spread, face gazing serenely out, and her halo sparkling. All in all, it was a beautiful tree, even more beautiful than the designer trees.
I glanced around the room, critiquing the rest of my holiday decorations. The pine garland trimming the balustrade, the candles on the mantle, and all the other little things I did to make my house festive. It was perfect. Or as perfect as I could make it.
I wasn't done yet, I still had things to do. I had to wrap presents, bake cookies, make eggnog; but at this moment, I really didn't feel like it. I paced the room, every do often glancing at the clock. I knew it wouldn't be long. Two more days, in fact. Two more days until you, my beloved, would be here with me. Two days that would feel like an eternity.
A soft sigh escaped my lips, as I turned the lights off and blew out all the candles. Tears filled my eyes as I remembered that this was the first year I was truly content at Christmas. Hot tears spilled out of my eyes and down my cheeks as I brought to mind the image of the person who made me so content, you.
I walked to the bathroom, decided on taking a hot bubble bath. I turned the tap on, letting the sound of the water sooth my frazzled nerves. I poured in my favorite bubble bath, the one you got me. I inhaled the soft scent, my eyes closed. A smiled played out across my lips. I quickly removed my clothes and stepped into the hot water, sinking to my chin in fragrant bubbles.
You are never far from my mind and this was no exception. My thoughts strayed to the time we spent in Tahiti, wrapped in each others arms; the weekend you took me to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower, but we never made it out of the hotel; our vacation to Rio; the trip to the mountains because you were bored. My mind filled with the memories of the sultry nights we spent in each of those places and in this very house, not ten feet away, in my bed.
I felt my pulse quicken and the telltale tingle beginning deep in the pit of my stomach. My hands smoothed over my body, cupping each breast. My nipples hardened instantly at the memory of your lips on them. I tugged them each, gently, twisting each ripened peak slightly. I gasped at the jolt of pleasure that shot through me like an electrical current.
My hands dipped lower, over my stomach, remembering the innumerable kisses you placed there. My skin felt soft, sensitive, my own touch igniting fires beneath it. I grazed my nails lightly over my flesh, sending delicious little shivers throughout my body. Still, my hands moved lower, until they met the tender skin of my mound.