Chapter 4 #3
While she worked on clearing off her desk so that they could eat there, she thought of all the things that had happened since she met him.
She’d fallen in love, bought a house with him, and now had someone in her life who was taking good care of her.
She wondered what she’d do if he were to change his mind about loving her forever.
Rosie didn’t know what she’d do if that happened and didn’t want to think about it.
“Hello, love.” The kiss to her mouth was quick and nice.
He started separating out the bags of food before he sat down.
There seemed to be an endless supply of things coming from them, and she wondered if he had brought out the store when he’d gone shopping for water.
There were even small containers of ice cream with plastic spoons and small tubs of salad.
He must have been thinking he was feeding an army, and asked him about it.
“You’re wearing me out. And giving me a hardy appetite.
I’m burning a lot of calories all the time being with you.
” Another kiss to her mouth, and she pulled out her sub.
“You’re wearing me out too, and I have to work the next day.” He told her that she should give her notice again. “I’m not ready to do that yet. I have to work, and I know how to do this job well enough that they keep me around. I’ll quit sometime, but not just yet.”
“I’ve been playing with the numbers again and doing well.
I seem to have a knack for it.” She told him not to get too cocky.
“I’m not, trust me. I’m terrified of losing everything again, and I don’t want that for us.
I’m playing with little investments. It’s easier to do at night when there aren’t as many people around.
I’m going to have to get on a daytime schedule soon, however. I miss you in the middle of the night.
She couldn’t believe it when she ate most of her sub and some of the fries. She’d not realized that she was that hungry until she started eating. Wylie, of course, finished off his own and what was left of hers, plus all the French fries. She was having her ice cream when he brought up the house.
“They said they’d be out in a week. I guess they decided to have a moving company come in and take over for them.
We don’t have much, but I’m thinking that’s what we need to do as well.
I don’t want to have to lift furniture all day and try to get it arranged in the house, too.
Most everything that I have has been in boxes since I moved into the place I’m renting.
We’re renting. I don’t have much at all, but a few books and my bed, and dresser.
I’m looking forward to sharing it all with you. ”
“I have stuff at the house that I’m renting, too.
Not much, either, but enough that I don’t want to have to mess with it.
I think getting movers will be nice, just so we’re not too worn out to do anything but move it around when it gets there.
” He thought that was an excellent idea.
“I have some clothes too, but not all that much. I usually wear sweats when I’m home, and I have several uniforms so that I don’t have to do laundry every day. I’m happy for that.”
After they finished their lunch with very little left over, Wylie cleaned up the mess they’d made and even took the trash out.
She was thinking of putting her head back and taking a nap, but she knew that wouldn’t go over well.
She had a department to run, and even though very little was going on at the moment, she knew that she had to keep on top of things so that nothing got out of hand.
When Wylie left her after kissing her again, she set to work.
She had plenty to do to keep her mind going, but very little of it needed her full focus.
She found herself drifting off, sometimes thinking about how her life had changed since Wylie had come into her life for good.
She was about as happy as she’d ever been in her life and was waiting for something to happen that would fuck it all up.
Usually not so down on life, she was worried that it would happen and she’d be left alone.
She didn’t think that she’d ever get over losing Wylie.
He’d been a part of her life since she’d been a kid and couldn’t imagine a life without him in it.
Depressing herself into sadness like she hadn’t had in a while, she decided to go home early and spend some time with Wylie.
She hated to be like this, but things had been going so well between them that she was afraid to get too comfortable with life before it was taken away from her.
She was just putting things in her locked drawer when she decided that she wasn’t going to think about him leaving her anymore and focus on what they had going on now.
She couldn’t believe how sad she was about something that might never happen.
On her way home, she called Wylie and told him she was coming home. He was so excited to see her again that he had her sobbing. She told him that she didn’t know what was wrong with her.
“You’re exhausted all the time because of me.
I vow not to make love to you so much.” That had her burst out laughing, and she was happy that he’d been able to make her laugh.
“There’s my girl. We’ll just have to make sure that we get enough sleep from now on.
I find myself a little down in the dumps as well.
I’m finding myself taking little naps during the day just to keep up with you. You’re wearing me out.”
“I’m sorry that you find me so irresistible.
I find that I’m exhausted all the time, even when I get about eight hours of sleep.
I might need to take a vacation so that I can catch up on my rest.” He said that they could get married in the morning, then go on a honeymoon for a few days without sex.
They could go anywhere she wanted. “To bed at home. Just get enough sleep so that I’m not chasing my tail all the time with sleep. ”
“Perfect. We need to find us a better way to be together, too. I mean, having meals together. I missed having supper with you because we’re getting it so late.
And like you said, it messes with my belly too to be eating too late.
” They talked about her vacation, and she would just have to put in for it.
She had a lot of time built up because she rarely, if ever, took any time off.
“I’ve never had a job where I had a vacation coming to me.
I worked for the family farm for all my life, so I didn’t have any time for myself, much less for a vacation.
I’m looking forward to having some time with you all to myself. ”
By the time she got home, they had it all planned out.
They were going to take a couple of days to hang around the house, then go to the Smokies.
Neither one of them had been there, and she was looking forward to it as much as he was.
As soon as she was in the door, they started making plans.
She called the mayor and let him know that she was taking some much-needed time off.
He agreed to give her two weeks that she requested, and they were off and running.
It was going to be fun to be able to not have to answer to anyone but themselves.
She thought that she was looking forward to that as much as she was to being able to sleep in.