A Rainy Day.

Chapter 1.

A Rainy Day. 

Gwendolyn awoke around 8 am on a Saturday in their home in Seattle, Washington.

 They had moved there two years ago when they left Mexico as Gwendolyn's cancer treatment was finished and she was put into full remission.

 They lived in a charming ground floor bungalow with a decent sized garden, little porch and an open fireplace in the lounge.

Gwendolyn stretched her arm out to the other side of the bed to find it cold and empty. Her brow furrowed, Gwendolyn was always the first to wake as she loved to lay in bed and wait for Mildred to wake up and attack her with kisses. 

She moved the bedcovers back and got out of bed, stretching as she stood up. Once her stretch had finished, she put on her robe and slippers and headed out of the bedroom to find her love. 

She peered around the lounge door and saw it was empty. “Darling, where are you?” she called out. “I’m in here, my love!” Mildred replied from the kitchen. 

She was happy to hear her lover’s voice so she walked into the kitchen and smiled as she watched Mildred, still in her pj’s, dancing to the small radio whilst attempting to make pancakes. 

Hearing Gwendolyn walk into the room, she looked up and beamed at her. Some flour was dusted on her cheek and her hair was messy but Gwendolyn had never felt more in love with her. “Good Morning Honey! Breakfast is almost ready and there is a fresh pot of coffee. Sit down and I will pour you a cup.” Mildred said brightly. 

“My, you have a lot of energy this morning.” Gwendolyn chuckled as she sat down at the kitchen table. “Well, the weather is very dreary today but that doesn’t mean that we have to be," Mildred replied as she handed Gwendolyn a mug of coffee. 

“Oh no!” She squealed as the pancakes started to smoke on the stove. “My pancakes! I can’t cook anything right, even pancakes.” Gwendolyn stood up and walked over to her. “Hey, it doesn’t matter darling. I will just have some cereal. Don’t worry.” She reassured her, placing her hands on the other woman’s shoulders and kissing her forehead. 

Mildred sniffles, her eyes welling up. “I just wanted to make us some nice breakfast and now it’s ruined.” Gwendolyn pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair. “Don’t cry, it’s ok. It doesn’t matter, darling.” She soothed, as Mildred calmed down a little. 

“Look at me being silly.” Mildred giggled. “No, you aren’t silly. I understand but honestly, it doesn’t matter and I would’ve eaten the burnt pancakes anyway because you made them for me!” she replied, kissing the younger woman softly. 

“Come on, sit down and have a cup of coffee and I will sort us some breakfast out."

Once breakfast was finished with, Mildred stood up from her place at the table. “I’d better go get dressed, look at me still in my pyjamas!” 

Gwendolyn smirked, an idea suddenly popping into her head. “How about, we have a cosy, lazy day today? Stay in our pyjamas and cuddle on the couch? I’ll start a fire too. The weather is so dull and it’s raining so I think it’s the perfect opportunity for us to have a day of doing nothing.”

A smile spread across Mildred’s face. “Oh Gwendolyn, that sounds heavenly! I’ll make us some hot chocolate a little bit later too!” She clapped her hands excitedly and Gwendolyn gazed at her, she had never seen Mildred so happy. After everything that happened with her brother and then cancer, she would’ve walked over broken glass to see her smile and she was so blessed to see it every day. 

Once they had cleaned up in the kitchen, Gwendolyn made her way into the lounge whilst Mildred grabbed some blankets. 

She placed some logs into the fireplace and added a few lumps of coal and lit a match. As soon as she heard the crackling of the fire, she smiled and stood up.