We haven't seen each other in almost a year, right now we have to be apart, it's not easy but we are dealing with it. It was a Thursday evening, about 7:30 when I just happened to get on the computer to check my email when you sent me an instant message, "What are you doing?" you ask. I wonder what you are up too, "Just getting done folding and putting away laundry..." Something tells me you are up to something.
"How much do you miss me???" you message me. Oh you know it so is hard for me being apart from you. I miss you 24/7. "Honey, you know how much I miss you, is something wrong???" I ask worried, you don't usually message me this early.
"Oh everything is fine, do me a favor."
Sure what???" It's going to be a long weekend here alone. My daughter suddenly decided to take a weekend trip, she just up and decided this morning to go. "Go to your kitchen door and open it..." you say.
" Okay...be right back..." I say getting up wondering what you're up too and walking into the kitchen, I notice out the kitchen window a familiar car in the driveway. My heart starts to beat really fast, I don't see anyone in the car. I open the door and there you are, smiling. "Suprise!" I can't believe you're really here. I grab you and hold on for dear life. "You're here you're really here!!" is all I can say over and over. "Yes baby girl I'm here...now are you gonna kiss me!!" You kiss me holding me so tight, I love being in your arms. I let you in and close the door behind us. I just can't believe you're here. We have been talking of our next visit, but we didn't know when it would happen. I just hold on to you, not wanting to let you go.
"How did you know where the house is???" I ask, knowing I hadn't given you the new address yet.
"I messaged your daughter and got the address from her yesterday...and told her what I have in mind..." You admit, kissing me again.
"So that's why she suddenly took this trip...okay now it makes sense..." I start to get teary eyed, just so happy to be with you.
We go into the living room and sit on the couch, I get us some drinks. I know you must be tired from your long drive. You put your arm around me and pull me close to you.
"Honey...you're shaking..."
"I know...I can't help it.." I say just so happy to see you. I have had a feeling for months that you would one day suprise me and knock on the door. You explain that you had put in for some vacation time and it had suddenly came through and you decided to come and pick me up and we were going to hit the road tomorrow morning.
"Oh you are so sneaky..." I say teasing you, I realize I must look like crap. I'm wearing an old tee-shirt and jeans and my hair is up in a pony tail. I have been cleaning and doing laundry all day. "So have you had dinner yet?" you ask kissing the top of my head.
"No, I was just going to fix a microwave TV dinner and and watch a movie until time to take my nap." I usually lay down about 10:00pm and take a nap until time to get up and chat with you when you get off of work at 4:00am.
"I tell you what...you take a shower and get all pretty and I'm taking you out to dinner..." you tell me. "I'll just lay here and relax for a bit, it was a long drive..."
"Okay, I can cook dinner for us." I suggest knowing how tired you must be after driving such a long way.
"Nope...I want to take my girl out for dinner..." you say sternly, kissing me again.
I get up and kiss you, "I'll be ready in a few minutes honey, help yourself to anything in the fridge, do you need anything?"
"Nope." you say with a yawn, "I'll be fine...now go and get all prettied up for me..."
I go into the bedroom and pick out an outfit, grab what I need and head for the shower.
30 minutes later I'm ready, I take one last look in the full length mirror. I'm wearing a nice pair of jeans, a favorite shirt and my new sneakers. Something told me the other day to buy the new matching bra and panty set. I'm glad I bought it, I hope you like it. Checking my make-up I brush my long hair, I spray on your favorite perfume and decide I'm set. Before I forget I change the sheets and blankets on the bed and make sure it looks nice.
I walk back into the living room and you are all stretched out on the couch sound asleep.
I know you have had a long day and you must be exhausted. I smile and grab an afghan from the closet and cover you up and go into the kitchen to find something for dinner.
I quickly thaw out some Chicken and put it into the oven seasoning it with Lemon pepper seasoning, peel and dice potatoes for mashed potatoes and open a can of corn.
I'm trying to be quiet, so I don't wake you. I keep glancing into the living room to make sure you're really here. I know you wanted to take me out to dinner but I love to cook for you when you come to visit.
An hour later you startle me by walking up behind me and slipping your arms around me from behind.
"Oh! You scared me!" I say with a laugh, "Did I wake you?"
"No honey, guess I was more tired than I thought..I really wanted to take you out to dinner." you say hugging me.
"It's fine I like cooking for you baby..." I say turning around in your arms and kissing you. "We can go to dinner another night..."
Dinner is done in about 30 more minutes and while we're waiting for dinner you explain your plan.
We'll get up tomorrow morning and hit the road for a road trip to Williamsburg,Virginia.
I used to love to visit you at your house when we lived in Virginia, we lived about an hour and a half apart back then. You would pick me up for weekends or sometimes you would pick me up for a week or more at a time. My friend who I worked for didn't like me taking off like that but I didn't care, I just wanted to be with you.
"Say...you really can cook more than meatloaf..."
"I told you I could...I can even bake a cake..." I say joking as we finish eating, it must have been good because you had two helpings of everything. I love taking care of you, it makes me happy to do that. "Now you go and relax and I'll do the dishes and be right in." I promise you.
"Alright, don't take too long baby."
"Oh believe me I won't, the remote to the TV is on the table next to the couch pick out a good movie, I'll be right there..." I tell you putting the dishes in hot soapy water.
"Okay..." you say kissing me, "Do you know how much I have missed you baby girl?"