The morning dew rested on everything outside the kitchen window. The morning's moistness covered the front lawn and everything within eyeshot of the window. The rain the night before had caused an eerie mist to come and blanket the whole of outdoors making visibility low from every window in the house.
Annette had peaked out of the living room window to see if her friends had driven up yet, but the driveway only held her and Dan's cars. They were not there yet but were most likely in route and arrival eminent.
She had made her way to the kitchen, again looking out the window and taking in the beauty of the start of the day. Morning had always been her favorite time of day, and she loved to get up, make coffee for herself and Dan, and sit peacefully and breathe serenity in and out of her lungs. However, most mornings did not hold the excitement that this one did.
Her and Dan had found and ad online that seemed interesting to them and had developed an interesting friendship with another couple. This was the day they were to meet for the first time.
She had talked to Sheila online and on the phone several times for long periods of time over the last two weeks and they had both found a kinship with one another that to be frank had been something the both of them had been longing for deep down for quite some time now.
Dan and her had talked endlessly in the evenings about Sheila and Mark and how they had found that they both agreed that this seemed like the beginnings of a beautiful long term relationship. What she would come to realize later is that Sheila and Mark had being doing the same thing. In one of their conversations on the phone, Sheila and her had found so many extraordinary similarities between the two of them that it was almost scary. Everything from A-Z has they talked about. Even Dan and Mark had found a kinship via the e-mails they had sent. And in the conversation over the phone, that had revealed itself too.
Drifted away in thought of all that had taken place over the last three weeks, Annette had allowed the water to overfill the coffee pot and it was now running over her soft hand. She shook her head and started the coffee pot and sat and awaited Dan to get up.
After the coffee started making, she sat at the kitchen table and started reading the paper.
She heard a stir from the bedroom and knew her sweetie was coming for his morning ambrosia. He would first kiss her and then pour a cup of coffee. As she listened and watched him walk towards the kitchen, she kept an ear out for the motor from a car.
Dan came to her side and kissed on the lips and smiled at her and went and poured himself a cup of coffee and then came and sat down next to her.
"So. What have you girls planned for the day dare I ask." He remarked with an evil grin spread across his face.
"That's for us to know and you men to find out." She smiled sensually back at him
"You know I read Marks mail last night. He told me that he was so eager to meet us he felt he was going to burst. He said that you and I were all he and Sheila had been talking about." He said softly as he sipped his first sip
Annette had ran back over her thoughts over the last few days and realized that they had both been doing the same thing.
As they sat at the table, not saying a word, the sound of an engine began to grow louder and louder as it pulled closer to the house. Her and Dan's eyes met and they both said simultaneously.
"They're here!"
Dan stood up and went to put a shirt on quickly. Annette went to the kitchen window to make sure they were here and then took a quick glance at her reflection in the window to make sure her appearance was to her own standards.
She heard a light tapping on the front door and made her way to towards it and met Dan in the process.
Dan opened the door to expose their new friends standing there smiling at them.
"Come in." Annette replied with a smile
Mark entered the door first and looked at Dan as they both extended their hands to one another and met each other with a smile. Then Mark turned to Annette and hugged her and said aloud in the deep voice Sheila had told her aboutβ¦
"It is so nice to finally meet you both."
Mark stepped out of the way and allowed Sheila to step in to the house completely. Sheila came first to Annette and hugged her smiling and then turned to Dan and did the same with an equal remark to both of them.
They all four went to the kitchen and Annette offered coffee to both of them. Mark of course immediately took her up on the offer.
Annette laughed inside as she could see he was the same addict Dan was to the nectar of the gods.
"So. Now will you tell me the days plans Annette?" Dan asked eagerly
Annette and Sheila both giggled to themselves at the counter,
"Its no good." Mark replied
"I couldn't get anything out of Sheila either. It would seem were going to have to ride this one out man." He said with a laugh
"So, what you're saying is that our women are tightlipped then, hey Mark?" Dan responded with a snicker
"No pun intended, hey baby?" Replied Annette with another giggle from her and Sheila
They all sat discussing all the e-mails, work, jobs and many other subjects.
Dan and Mark stood up from the table and went to the living room to sit and chat while Sheila and Annette stayed in the kitchen table discussing their plans for the day.
After a while, Annette and Sheila came to the living room also and
Talked about other things, while Dan and Mark discussed what sounded to be like philosophy.
A few minutes later, Dan perked up.
"Mark and I have decided that we'd really like it if you two would at least give us a hint. Please?" they both looked at them with puppy dog eyes.
Both Annette and Sheila looked at one another with a smile and turned towards their men and replied together smiling.
"ROAD TRIP!"