Divine Intervention: One Shots

Arms Of A Woman

It was hot outside, but he was out on the porch recording a snippet of a cover to post to his socials. I knew better than to interrupt him, but I couldn't wait to see it. 

We had been traveling for a few weeks and we had finally settled back home. He was preparing for a live show, his first in a very long while. He seemed nervous and excited and we hadn't had much time to ourselves.  I knew this was important so I was trying not to be disappointed about it. 

I peeked out the window and he was lost in the music. I caught the lyrics of a song that I had heard him listen to about a dozen times recently. It wasn't a new song, but it was pretty.

"I am at ease
In the arms of a woman
Although now most of my days are spent alone
A thousand miles from the place I was born
When she wakes me
She takes me back home"

I found myself humming the tune as I made my way through the house straightening some things on the way to the kitchen to get lunch. I put together an easy meal of leftovers from last night's dinner and made my way back to the porch to grab him. It looked like he had edited the video to his specifications and he was posting it. 

I tapped on the window and got his attention. He smiled at me and held up a finger signaling that he would be in in a minute. I smiled back and went back to the kitchen. There was a notification on my phone that he had posted something. I automatically clicked on it to watch the video. His expression always catches me off guard and this time was no different.  The soft little smile on his face for the last two lines made my eyes water. I hit play to watch it again.

I felt his arms slip around my waist from behind and his lips pressed softly against the back of my neck. His voice still startled me when the clip ended. "What did you think?"

I turned my face to meet his and kissed him softly. "It was beautiful like always. What was on your mind at the end there?"  I needed to know what caused that smile.

He turned me in his arms and chuckled softly. "The same thing that's usually on my mind."  He kissed my nose and held my eyes. "It's you silly. It's always you."