All She Ever Wanted

She's sitting down at the computer screen, staring at it a long while. Her inbox is full of the usual, jokes from her friends, an invite to a candle party next week, a note from her mom telling her to take good care of herself and that if she were there in person she'd give her a hug. There were the deals on Rolex watches and Viagra if she would just click on a link, and reminders of the upcoming hockey game for one of the kids. But the one that has her attention is one from her husband. He is at work today and sent her a note. One she never expected. It reads:

Hey baby, I can't get you out of my mind today. Why don't we go out for dinner tonight and spend the evening together. You get the sitter and I'll take care of the rest. Love you.

Her mind goes into a kind of delighted shock. Something deep inside of her was stirring, like the memory of someone she used to be before kids, and bathrooms, and homework, and laundry.
She reads his message about a dozen more times, getting more excited each time. She pauses to quickly think through the logistics of getting the kids ready for a sitter, places the call, and has it all arranged in less than ten minutes.

She spends the rest of the day in happy anticipation of her evening out with the man she loves. She had a bounce in her step, and her daily tasks are done with an extra bit of satisfaction. She takes greater care on her hair and make up, and picking out something nice to wear.

The sitter arrives and still she waits for him to come. The phone rings just as she was starting to lose a bit of the high she had been riding on all day. It is him. He is running just a little behind, but would be there in less than five minutes. She sighs just a little and feels her good mood returning to full force almost immediately. She watches for his car and as it pulls into the drive, she says goodbye to the children, thanks the sitter again, and grabs her coat and purse. She doesn't wait for him to come in before she heads out the door, and meets him coming up the sidewalk. He walks straight to her and without slowing down, he has her in his arms, his mouth pressed against hers. She is taken off guard by his actions and her response to them. Butterflies.

Are you ready? he asks, and without waiting for an answer, he takes her hand and they walk to the car. As they pull out of the driveway, she looks at him, and he glances at her and smiles a smile that she knows he is exactly where he wants to be. It fills her spirit to almost overflowing and she knows in her heart that she is wanted.