The House In The Woods

chapter 4

Dinner time

I turned off the 6 pm alarm and grabbed my keys and unlocked the front door then opened the door and walked into the house and close the door behind me then I put my keys in the bowl

Heading to the kitchen, I flicked on the overhead light and went into the freezer and scanned its contents, pulling out a package of chicken breasts and some fresh vegetables I set the ingredients on the counter and reached for a cutting board

As I chopped the vegetables the rhythmic sound of the knife against the board filled the room. The sizzle of the vegetables in the pan

my husband came into the house and locked the door and put his keys in the bowl with mine and I heard him coming to the kitchen

"Hi my love, how was work" I said as I put the chicken in the oven and closed the oven door and started a timer

"It was okay I'm just glad I can finally be home and relax with my beautiful wife" he said as he came and hugged me from behind

"Oh my love" I said smiling with a giggle as i finally finished the vegetables and then turned in my husband's arms to face him

"I missed you so much baby" he said before kissing me on the Head and pulled me closer by the waist, Giggles filled the room as I was being covered in kisses then the timer sounds filled the room

I turned off the timer and opened the oven door, the aroma of the perfectly roasted chicken filling the kitchen. My husband held me close as I carefully removed the sizzling hot dish from the oven, the heat radiating through my oven mitts.

As I placed the chicken on the countertop to cool, my husband let go of me then headed to our room as i grabbed two plates and put the dinner on them, he came back to the kitchen with PJ on as i placed the plates on the table

"My love I'm going to get changed now" I said as he sat down at the table and nodded, i headed to our bedroom and went in then went to the closet and changed in to boxers and a shirt the go off the shoulder and put up all the stuff that was in the pockets and realized that I have so many cuts fromthe woods

I headed out of the closet and went in to the bathroom then grabbed the medkit and put bandaids on the cut, I headed out the bathroom and out our bedroom into the kitchen and sat down next to my husband

We started to eat dinner and talk about what happened during our day, after dinner my husband cleaned the dishes and I headed to our bedroom and got into bed placing my phone on the bed side table and grabbed the remote and turned on the TV

My husband came into the bedroom, headed to the bed and got on the bed then i cuddled up to him as he took the remote and put on our show, The familiar theme music filled the room as we settled in, getting lost in the world of our favorite characters.

As I rested my head on his chest, I couldn't help but feel grateful for moments like this. Despite the chaos of the outside world, in that small bedroom, with the dim light and the soft murmur of the TV, everything felt right.

We laughed at the funny scenes, empathized with the characters in their struggles, and simply enjoyed each other's company. It was moments like these that made me realize how lucky I was to have someone like him by my side, someone who made even the ordinary moments extraordinary.

As the episode came to an end, my husband turned off the TV and pulled me closer, planting a gentle kiss on my forehead.

"I love you" he whispered as I smiled and kissed his lips and moved back to where I was

"I love you more my love" I Said as we started to drifted off to sleep, wrapped in each other's arms