So, he says he's coming home! She jumps out of her chair!
Wait! .. Is this for real? She pinches herself! .. Hell yeah! .. He IS coming home! For the first time!
You can see the sparkle is her eyes! And her smile couldn't be any wider! Shivers run through her body! She wants to scream out loud, but she is speechless!!
She starts counting the days... 12 days from now! She runs to the mirror. "Do I look okay?" The skin looks a lil stressed.. maybe a facial will fix it. And hair? She knows he likes curls on her. But she must practice with the curling iron a few days before THE day, because she's never done it on her own before. But she is going to pretend she didnt curl it for him, she will tell him, she would've done it anyway!
Few calls to the parlor for facial appointment, waxing. Nails need some work too.
What should she wear? she runs to her wardrobe.. She doesn't want to let him know she is too excited, so something casual , plus they meet at home, so nothing too flashy! she goes looking for something sexy, but cute! Something that should show, and at the same time hide!
What else? House is such a mess! She goes and buys a dresser for the things lying around that had no home. House should be clean and inviting. He should want to come back again, you know!
She doesn't drink, but she knows he enjoys it. So a bottle wine finds it's way to her house, so does a new set of wine glasses! And yes, a cute little card from hallmark! The card says, "If everytime I thought of you was a snowflake, you wouldn't be able to make it here today!"
She is not much of a singer, but she practices a few lines from this new song that's on her mind lately. Just in case, if the card doesn't do the trick, she should have something else ready as a backup.
He works a lot every day, sleeps tired every night and she knows exactly what he needs. A massage! A calming, soothing massage. So, she buys some "learn to massage" DVDs and watches them every night. She already has massage oil at home, aah, one less thing to worry about!
Days pass by real slow!! Longest 12 days in her life! But she is happy, she is dreaming! When he comes home, she is going to give him a warm hug! Then she will show him around the whole house, her patio, show him her favorite things, smile, talk, laugh, kiss!
She has everyhting planned - which sheets go on bed that day, which pillow covers, which candles to light, what food to eat, what perfume to wear, and the list goes on ..
All that, just cos he is coming home! She doesn't even know how much time he will spend with her. Her guess - 3 hours, max!
All that, just for 3 hours?
Well, it could be just 30 min, who knows!
All that, just for 30 min??
Oh yes, every minute with him means a dream to her. She would do that even if it was just a minute! Yes, I know, she is silly!
Is she in love? If you ask her, she'd laugh and say "No way!" dodging the question and further discussions away! But she knows, what you know.. by now!
Just a day left! She is almost ready! Only the kitchen needs to be organized a little.
Everythign else is perfect!
A messenger window pops up on her screen. It's him! yay!
"So, what time are you coming tomorrow?" she asks.
"I am so damn busy lately, I have zero time for anything. And I really can't afford you being involved with me. I have my work, my family, my life, you know... "
And there is this deep, helpless silence ..
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She wipes a tear drop in her eyes!
"Good!" She says to herself, "So the snow-flakes did work!"
