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thing giving off heat in the room.
“Tonight can be whatever you want it to be.” Charles turned and closed the bedroom door.
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The next morning after a shared shower, I found Charles in the kitchen making me applesauce pancakes with breakfast sausage links. Applesauce pancakes was something I hadn’t had since I was a child. It brought back cozy feelings. But the only cozy feeling I could think of was waking up in Charles’ arms while he spooned me from behind. It made me feel safe, secure, and wanted.
“Hi there Beautiful!” He said putting my plate and fresh squeezed orange juice on the breakfast bar, as I sat on one of the stools.”
“Hi there to you”, I said giving him a big smile.
He put his plate and orange juice on the bar and walked around to sit on the stool next to me. We kissed and enjoyed our meal together. It felt comfortable like this was something we had done before…many times. I reminded him how I had to head home at about noon to work on a presentation for Monday.
“No problem,” he said. “I understand.”
I leaned over and kissed him. “What was that for,” he asked.
“Just for being you,” I answered.
“I like that,” he said with a smile.
After breakfast, I sat on the living room couch while Charles went to get my overnight bag upstairs in the master bedroom. I heard his cell phone ring. He answered. I could hear him talking to his personal assistant about one of the rental properties he owned.
A minute later he yelled out, “Babe, I’m sorry. I’ll just be another minute. O.K.?”
“No problem,” I yelled back. Babe? Oh yea, I could get use to this.
Just then the house phone rang. I could hear Charles still talking on the cell. I wouldn’t dare pick up his phone. The answering machine picked up. I heard Charles’ voice tell the caller what to do and then a woman’s voice spoke.
“Charles, are you there? It’s Caroline. (Pause) O.K., I just wanted to remind you that my flight gets in at 7:00 tonight. Please be on time. I hate waiting. Oh and I have a surprise for you!” she said teasingly. “Love you, Babe. Can’t wait to see you!” And she hung up.
Love you, babe? Can’t wait to see you?
What the hell was going on? What kind of game was he playing? Was he just passing the time with me while his woman was away?
That’s it! I’m done with men.
As I was debating whether to walk out the door without a word or stay long enough to give Charles a piece of my mind he came down the stairs.
“There. I’ve turned it off. Now there’s nothing to interrupt us.” He put the cell phone down and reached for me on the couch.
“You had another call,” I said trying to keep it all together.
“Oh yeah?” he said trying to pull me closer.
“Aren’t you going to see who it was?”
“I’m not interested,” he said while about to kiss me.
“It was Caroline, Babe.”
He stopped in mid-stream, “Oh?”
“Yes. Oh!” I hesitated a moment. “Don’t you want to know what she had to say?” I said through clenched teeth.
“Not really,” he said looking into my eyes.
“Well, I’ll tell you.” I counted off on my fingers. “She called to tell you her flight is coming in at 7:00 tonight; don’t be late, because she hates to wait; she has a surprise for you and she loves you ‘babe’! I think that covers it.”
Charles sat back on the couch, not saying a word. He just stayed quiet and still.
“Don’t you have anything to say?” I said.
“No,” he said in a very calm voice.
“No?” I repeated in disbelief. “So what’s going on here, Charles?” I said standing up and beginning to
“Tonight can be whatever you want it to be.” Charles turned and closed the bedroom door.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning after a shared shower, I found Charles in the kitchen making me applesauce pancakes with breakfast sausage links. Applesauce pancakes was something I hadn’t had since I was a child. It brought back cozy feelings. But the only cozy feeling I could think of was waking up in Charles’ arms while he spooned me from behind. It made me feel safe, secure, and wanted.
“Hi there Beautiful!” He said putting my plate and fresh squeezed orange juice on the breakfast bar, as I sat on one of the stools.”
“Hi there to you”, I said giving him a big smile.
He put his plate and orange juice on the bar and walked around to sit on the stool next to me. We kissed and enjoyed our meal together. It felt comfortable like this was something we had done before…many times. I reminded him how I had to head home at about noon to work on a presentation for Monday.
“No problem,” he said. “I understand.”
I leaned over and kissed him. “What was that for,” he asked.
“Just for being you,” I answered.
“I like that,” he said with a smile.
After breakfast, I sat on the living room couch while Charles went to get my overnight bag upstairs in the master bedroom. I heard his cell phone ring. He answered. I could hear him talking to his personal assistant about one of the rental properties he owned.
A minute later he yelled out, “Babe, I’m sorry. I’ll just be another minute. O.K.?”
“No problem,” I yelled back. Babe? Oh yea, I could get use to this.
Just then the house phone rang. I could hear Charles still talking on the cell. I wouldn’t dare pick up his phone. The answering machine picked up. I heard Charles’ voice tell the caller what to do and then a woman’s voice spoke.
“Charles, are you there? It’s Caroline. (Pause) O.K., I just wanted to remind you that my flight gets in at 7:00 tonight. Please be on time. I hate waiting. Oh and I have a surprise for you!” she said teasingly. “Love you, Babe. Can’t wait to see you!” And she hung up.
Love you, babe? Can’t wait to see you?
What the hell was going on? What kind of game was he playing? Was he just passing the time with me while his woman was away?
That’s it! I’m done with men.
As I was debating whether to walk out the door without a word or stay long enough to give Charles a piece of my mind he came down the stairs.
“There. I’ve turned it off. Now there’s nothing to interrupt us.” He put the cell phone down and reached for me on the couch.
“You had another call,” I said trying to keep it all together.
“Oh yeah?” he said trying to pull me closer.
“Aren’t you going to see who it was?”
“I’m not interested,” he said while about to kiss me.
“It was Caroline, Babe.”
He stopped in mid-stream, “Oh?”
“Yes. Oh!” I hesitated a moment. “Don’t you want to know what she had to say?” I said through clenched teeth.
“Not really,” he said looking into my eyes.
“Well, I’ll tell you.” I counted off on my fingers. “She called to tell you her flight is coming in at 7:00 tonight; don’t be late, because she hates to wait; she has a surprise for you and she loves you ‘babe’! I think that covers it.”
Charles sat back on the couch, not saying a word. He just stayed quiet and still.
“Don’t you have anything to say?” I said.
“No,” he said in a very calm voice.
“No?” I repeated in disbelief. “So what’s going on here, Charles?” I said standing up and beginning to
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