Back to the present...
The sounds of Whitney Houston wailing filled the air as well as the smells of smoke from the kitchen. Vince was once again attempting to cook dinner for his husbands but to no avail.
Vince did know how to make a beautiful table setting. In their Naples style kitchen he arranged a lovely black table cloth with gold trim along with their special black imported china with plates, fine Waterford crystal glasses and silverware.
"Savin' all my love, for you...and you..." he added. It was one of his favorites when thinking about his two partners. Today was the anniversary of their official culmination almost 18 years ago. "Fuck, look what it took for us to actually get there! SHIIITTTT..." He dropped the skillet on the floor with the burnt fish inside. He'd attempted to fix fish tacos since he knew how much Jared and Diante' loved them but only his number one knew how to fix them the best.
"Goddamn...what is..." Jared walked in, waiving his hands. "Babe, what'cha doin?" He wrapped his arms around Vince's waist and kissed the side of his face.
Vince placed the burned pot back on the stove and sucked his finger. Quickly he turned around and gave Jared a hug. "I was tryin' to cook a meal but..."
Jared laughed and took Vince's sore digit in between his lips. "What did Diante' tell you about doin' this, huh? He's the woman of the house. Neither one of us can cook shit but boiled eggs and hot dogs." Jared covered his lover's lips.
Vince reciprocated the embrace. "Mhmm...barely that. I guess we'll be doing take out then?" He pressed his body against him.
"Yeah, we will or..." Jared took Vince's hand and led him to the opening of their patio doors leading out to their private beach. "We could order somethin' and have a romantic candlelight dinner for three near the waves."
Vince held his husband tightly and planted a kiss on his shoulder. "That sounds great. Maybe sushi. Diante' loves that but..." He turned back to face the lovely table he'd set up. "What about all my decorations?"
"Leave it there hun." Jared grabbed his man.
"We'll eat breakfast on it er somethin'. Ooh Good lord, are you playing Whitney again?" He rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, you know I love her. I got it on loop."
Vince shifted to hug Jared again. "I know you're not crazy about her..."
"Nope...so not. Put on some Sade er somthin', babe. Somethin' more sensual and then let's go outside to grab some air." He started waiving his hand in front of him. Jared coughed, "The smell is getting to me. Ahem."
Vince kissed Jared again and did as he was asked. He really loved that the two of them finally got everything squared away after they'd talked everything out. Now that they'd been together for so many years, they were inseparable. He put the Best of Sade on his IPOD dock with the first song being "Cherish the Day."
"Now there..." Jared said, holding his arms open for Vince. "Is a woman that can sing and who I love! If I were still bisexual, I'd be her love slave."