edited by BrettJ -- THANK YOU!
This story is dedicated to my favorite txnstud ~kiss~ our PM's inspired this story
"Honey?" Thomas walked through the door of the apartment and laid his keys on the side table. No one answered his call. "Chrissie?" he called out again as he sifted though the mail. Silence engulfed his home.
Today is Tuesday,
he thought.
I know she's off work today. Maybe she's at the store.
Thomas walked down the entrance hall and towards the living room. The apartment was spotless, as usual, but there was a different scent filling his nostrils than the normal Pine Sol. It was vanilla. He noticed the lit candle on the coffee table as well as the cream colored stationary paper next to it. He walked slowly, feeling the dread build inside of him.
He just knew it was a "Dear John" letter. He and Chrissie had been living together for nearly two years, but lately had fallen into a rut. They never went anywhere together anymore. Their friends all had families of their own now. Most nights they would eat dinner and sit on the couch watching television until the nightly news was over at 11:30 and then head to bed. She would dress in one of his old tee shirts and he in his boxers. Their lovemaking had even been reduced to two nights a week... Wednesdays and Saturdays... without fail. He had seen the signs, but had not known what to do to bring back the spark to their relationship. He had wooed her with flowers and gifts in the beginning of their relationship, but she had always said how she wasn't materialistic. He wasn't the romantic type with poetry and songs. But he did love her. He just needed to find a way to express that.
Now it was over. She had left him. He would just have to win her back. The decision was made before he knew it. He would do anything to get her back into his life. He picked up the cream colored sheet of paper with trembling hands and read:
My dearest love: I don't want to live like this anymore. We are in a rut and we need to move on. I need more. And you need more. I have taken matters into my own hands and for once I ask that you just not argue and humor me please. Go into the bedroom with your eyes closed. Don't say a word and I will explain all when you get there.
He raised his eyebrow and glanced down the hallway towards the bedroom. The door was closed but he could now hear faint music coming from it. It was soft and seductive. It sounded like Barry White. He smiled as he dropped the letter back onto the coffee table and went down the hall to the bedroom.
He knocked on the door before turning the knob to alert her although she probably already knew he was home.
"Are your eyes closed?" she demanded with a seductive purr.
He shut them immediately and opened the door wide.
Chrissie stared at the man she loved more than life itself with his silly grin and his eyes tightly shut. He was still in his suit from the office and even though he had not a clue as to what was about to happen, he was a willing participant, she could tell that. She walked over to him and as she stood up on her tiptoes to kiss him very lightly on the lips, her voice was low and husky. "I'm going to tease you tonight," she purred. "I am going to blindfold you so that you can't see until I am ready. OK?" Thomas nodded. She slipped the black silk scarf around his eyes and knotted it behind his head.