Surprise

Part 16

I rolled easily out of the bed and wandered to the closet to find a shirt. I grabbed it out, a pair of my favorite black skinny jeans, extra socks, and a comfy pair of underwear. I laid it all on the bed and headed to the bathroom.

I turned the shower to a temp I knew he enjoyed and stepped in myself. It was nice, but I was starting to get nervous again. I really wanted him to be surprised and I hoped he liked his gifts.

I got in the shower and smiled. "I still have skin. This is nice. So what's next?"

I slipped my arms around his neck and smiled. "We clean up, get dressed, go skating, and grab lunch. Sound good?"

"You're in charge." I smiled. The idea of being in public was still stuck in my mind but I was doing my best to let that go. I grabbed my body wash and wet my hair then simply got started cleaning myself up.

"I like being in charge." I giggled and started getting cleaned up. The shower was simple and uneventful. I hoped my nerves weren't showing. I finished before he did and got out and grabbed our towels. I slipped into the bedroom to take a peek at my phone and see if everything was going as planned. I had confirmation messages that everything was going smoothly and they would be ready right on time. I breathed a quick sigh of relief and tried to decide what to wear. "Sweetie, what do you recommend I should wear that would be cute and functional for roller skating? It's been so long since I have done it."

"Jeans and socks," I called as I was walking out of the bathroom. "Or shorts or anything that will allow your legs to move, definitely not a skirt." I laughed at myself as I walked around to my side of the bed. "This is what I am wearing." I had one towel wrapped around my waist and was busy drying my hair. I hadn't decided how that was going to be worn yet. I laughed at myself again. "Easy, simple, comfortable, maybe not too comfortable."

I loved his laughter. I ended up selecting a pair of soft jeans and a dressy tank top. I made sure I had a good thick pair of socks and comfy undergarments. I ended up double French braiding my hair. I deemed myself acceptable. "Ta-da."

I nodded and smiled. "Perfect." I shrugged and smiled. "But that's normal." I decided on leaving my hair down and just ran a brush through it to untangle it then since it was still damp I helped it to find its curls. I had picked a darker-colored shirt, mostly black with a dark brown and deep blue flower pattern. I left the top few buttons open. "I'm ready."

I smiled and finished tying my sneakers. He looked absolutely delicious. I grabbed my phone and glanced at the time, we had about 30 minutes before we needed to get to the rink. I knew traffic would delay us a bit, but I couldn't resist holding him tight and kissing him softly for a moment. "Shall we?"

"We could just stay here."

I looked up at him through my lashes and shook my head. "I don't think so, mister. I want to see your moves." I pulled back and reached for his hand. "It'll be fun, I promise."

"That is what they always say right before you die." I laughed and let her lead me away. "Who is driving?"

I honestly hadn't thought that far ahead. "It doesn't matter. I can if you don't feel like it." I didn't think that answer would arouse any suspicion.

"You probably should. I don't really know where we are going and I might not try too hard to get us there." I shrugged and smiled. "Yeah you drive, okay?"

"I can do that." I grabbed my purse and my keys and led him out to my car. I got us situated and on the road to the skating rink. Traffic was a bit heavier than I expected, but that didn't matter. We arrived in the empty parking lot at 12:15.

I looked around, happy to see that the parking lot was empty. "Are they even open?"

I just smiled and batted my eyes at him. "Told ya it would be a ghost town. They opened at noon. Let's go have some fun." I got out and went around to open his car door.