I winked, “Enjoy your bath. Relax.”
Then I reached into the sink that I had filled with ice and pulled out the bottle of wine I had gone and grabbed, opened it, and poured her a glass.
I handed it to her and pressed a kiss on her temple.
I stepped around her and opened the door.
But before I could close it, she asked, “Why did you do this?”
I stopped, leaned around the door, and said, “I knew you would be tired. And I have a lot to make up for. This is just something I should have been doing for you all along.”
Then I closed the door.
I gave her half an hour, and then I started the dryer.
Ten minutes later, I pulled them out and headed to the bathroom.
I opened the door to see her with her hair piled atop her head and her eyes closed.
She wasn’t snorting, so I knew she wasn’t sleeping.
“Hot towels on the bathroom counter. Okay?” I told her softly.
She peeled one eye open and nodded, then she whispered, “You're making it hard again.”
I winked, “Good.”
Twenty minutes later, I was sitting on the edge of the couch as I watched the bathroom door open, and then she stepped out and walked through her bedroom and into the living room.
Then she came straight to me.
“I don’t know how hun—” I stopped what I was saying as she placed both of her hands on the sides of my face, bent, and pressed a soft kiss on my lips.
I kissed her back, needing that simple touch.
She pulled her lips away, and then I leaned into her touch.
Fuck, but I’ve missed her touch.
I didn’t realize how badly until just then.
Softly, she ran the pads of her thumbs over my cheeks, then she whispered, “Just because I’m saying this doesn’t mean you’ve won. Got me?”
I opened my eyes and looked into hers and whispered, “Yeah.”
“I love you,” she whispered.
I winked, “Good. Glad you never forgot.”
She pinched my cheeks.
I chuckled.
Then she sat down beside me as I unwrapped the subs I got, and we both dug in.
Enjoying each other’s company.
Then she looked at my left hand, and then she looked deep into my eyes, then she leaned forward and pressed a kiss on her name on my left ring finger.