Getting up the next morning for work was hell. I love teaching but I had got absolutly no sleep thanks to mr. lets - make -wild -love. As I bushed my long black hair into and low pony tail, James came into the bathroom in his batman boxers. I smirked at them, he knew they were my favorite.
With a quick kiss on the cheek he says " Good morning babydoll " I smiled. I love it when he calls me that.
"Good morning honey." I say in the most cheerfull voice I can manage. He looks at me like I'm an alien.
"WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY SEXY LOVER?!?!? SHE ISN'T THAT CHEERFULL IN THE MORNING!!!" he screamed as he grabs my shoulders and shakes me. He's right. I'm usually a grump, he knows, we've lived together for almost 4 years. But this morning is the first morning waking up and being engaged! This was a big thing for me!
"You're not this cheerfull and awake in the mornings either, what's your deal-ie-o?" I throw back smiling mischeiouvsly.
"Well you know, I just remembered as soon as I woke up that I had some great sex last night -" he pauses to catch me roll my eyes. "and then I was like dudeeeee!! That's gonna be muh wifey!! " he exsclaimed like he had struck gold. I laugh. This is the man I love. I smile. Yes, yes it is.
"Maybe that's why I'm so chipper too" I say mysteriously with a side ways smile.
He grabs my waist and pulls me in for a kiss. I push away,"You know we both need to get to work-" he cuts me off "Whooooo caressss?? "
"The bills."
"I was just trying to show my lovee!!"
" You showed alot of love last night, that's for sure" I wink, then ger serious "Baby, we are working to save up so i can get my masters and we can have more money. And you! You sonny boy, well you need to get to work! They need you there! " I say convincingly.
" It's just a gas station..." he looks down at his feet truing to stall.
I grab my tooth brush and apply tooth paist and start brushing.
" urh now dat urh -ree reend dat murny" I struggle to state while I brush my teeth.
"What? " he looks confused.
"Urh now dat ree reens dat murny! Ruu noaw whaut imme raying!" I try to muffle my snickers.
"I can't understand you!! " I can tell he's getting frusterated.
"wreee reend der muney!! " I try and sound upset that he can't understand me. He jerks the tooth brush out of my mouth and throws it over his shoulder.
"WHAT ARE YOY SAYING?!? "
" WREE RNEED DER MUNEY!!" I say pretending to be upset and serious although, this is pretty serious. I'm only teaching pre-school so it's not the same amount of money and benifits. It really doesn't pay well. James gets minimum wage at a gas station. He spent alot of money getting the degree to be a prinicpal but no schools have any openings. The plan was, when we went to school that he would become the principal at the school I work at. Well, no schools need and peincipals or teachers. So I found a little pre school right in town and got myself a job. At least it was some money.
" You know we need the money baby." I say seriously into his eyes. Then when he looks down all sad-like, I burst into laughter.
"I thought this was serious!! " he sounded aggervated. I kept the exsplosions of laughs going. I became serious.
"It is. I'm sorry. You were just so mad about me talking with my mouth full of tooth brush, it was funny. I'm sorry for pissing you off." I say then I kiss him.
He kisses back,like it was the end of the world. I love kisses like this. My hands run up and down his bare,hairy chest. So hard, and broad. When he kiss breaks off he gets this look on his face like he just shot a puppy. "Shit! Dammit!! How could i forget?!? " he runs into our room and comes back in a blink of the eye. A little out of breath he looks at me and takes my hand and slips the ring on.
It is beautiful. I couldn't even say anything. It is simple, a silver band with a sparkeling diamond on it. Not big, but noticable. How did he get money for this?!
I grab him into a huge hug and he wraps his bkg arms around me. I can feel the smile kn his face.
"I love you James!" were the only words that could come out.
