Chapter 7 #3
“ I wonder if that would have been enough with her. I mean, we’d say that we only wanted one more with her, then there would be the next with her because of all the kids we’re going to be having.
” He said he’d not thought of that. “ I think about her a great deal. Without her, there is no telling what we’d be doing with our lives.
I know that we’d not be as wealthy and happy as we are right now. She taught us that.”
“ She taught us a lot of things that I still use to this day.” Demi agreed.
“ I just wish the women could have met her. I know she would have loved them all as much as she did us.” He decided to change the subject.
“ They’re calling for snow tomorrow and Christmas week.
I hope it’s not too bad that we won’t be able to travel.
I know that most of us have four-wheeled drive cars, but if it gets too deep, we might have to postpone getting together until it mellows out. ”
“ I’m going to each of our houses even if I have to walk.
I want this holiday to be epic, and there will be no snow deep enough to keep me from doing that.
” They both laughed and knew that they’d have to postpone the holiday if it got too bad.
But since it rarely snowed all that much where they lived, they thought that they’d be all right.
“ The kids are so excited to be having Christmas this year. I think it’s their first one where they’re going to get gifts. I know how that feels for them.”
“ I know too. It’s been a long time in coming, and I’m looking forward to having my first holiday at home.
Who would have thought that we’d be having wives this time?
Not to mention children on the way and here too.
” Demi said that he was going to make the holidays special for his kids every year.
It’s been a long time in coming around for them, and I want them to have something to look forward to all year.
They all believe in Santa Claus still, so that makes it fun too. ”
After they parted ways, Zander made his way home. Olivia was working today at the store, and he was happy for her. She seemed to be enjoying her work more simply because she didn’t have to worry about her parents anymore. He knew that it did him good knowing that they couldn’t come to get him.
Getting home in time for dinner, he decided that they were going to have his favorite meal. Once the biscuits were made up, Hari baked him a couple so that he’d make it to dinner time. With a bit of honey on them, he really did enjoy them while waiting for Olivia to get home.
“ I’m home.” She came in the door and was covered in snow. “ It’s really coming down out there. I hope that it only goes for a bit longer. I don’t want to be snowed in this week. It’s the busiest days of the store, and I’m really booked up.”
“ I would imagine that you are. Those people who wait until the last minute are nuts.” They both laughed because he’d been one of those last-minute shoppers until this year. “ How have the tips been? I’m betting good.”
“ Not so much. People are just angry about the prices and having to pay me, too. I got to the point today that I just wanted to tell them all to fuck off and to leave me alone. I didn’t have any robe shoppers today, but it was just as bad.
Who buys their wife a vacuum for Christmas and thinks that she’s going to be all right with that?
That’s something that you might buy for the house because yours broke down, but not as a holiday gift.
” He said that he’d keep that in mind if they needed to get a sweeper.
“ You’d better. I’d hate to have to hurt you over one.
Get this, this guy bought one of our top-of-the-line sweepers that also doubles as a carpet cleaner.
He bought all the attachments, thinking that she’d love it even more.
I would have vacuumed his dick right off of him had he done that to me. ”
He loved it when she got all riled up like she was.
She had no filter when she was angry about something like gifts.
He really was going to remember that for the future and tell his brothers about it, too.
There wasn’t any point in them being in trouble with their wives when he could save them the trouble.
Tomorrow she had to work again, and he was tempted to tell her to stay home instead.
She seemed kind of depressed about the gifts that people were buying for their spouses.
He wondered if the wives were telling him to go to a special shopper, hoping for something romantic, at the very least something that they wanted rather than something that they could use around the house.
A lot of wives were going to be disappointed when they opened their gifts in the next few days.
He’d been shopping all day for something for Olivia.
He had given her a plain band for their wedding and was hunting for the perfect diamond to go with it.
As soon as he saw the one that Martha had left him, he knew it would be perfect for her.
After having it cleaned up again, ready for her finger, he decided that it was going to be wonderful to give it to her.
He hoped that she loved it as much as he loved her.
It was thoughtful and not a robe or vacuum cleaner.
After dinner, which was a huge hit, they settled in the living room to watch the snow coming down.
Around seven o’clock, it began to taper off, and he was glad for it.
Just knowing that she was going to have to be out in it tomorrow made him nervous.
He was going to get her a new car too for Christmas, so he’d not have to worry about her getting stuck in the snow that they had.
He might just give it to her today so that he’d not have to worry so much.
It was in the garage along with a giant bow. He couldn’t wait for her to see it.
Another thing that he’d gotten her was some lingerie.
Mostly, he figured that he’d bought it for himself, but he was excited to see her wearing it.
She was so beautiful that every time he saw her naked, he couldn’t believe that she was all his.
If he could paint, he’d love to do her in the nude so that he could hang it in their bedroom.
It was his dream to have her looking loved whenever he wanted.
“ We need to get ourselves a television for the family room. I love watching the fireplace in there when we’re in there together.
And with the weather being like it is, we would be warm if the power were to go off, I think.
” He said that he’d only lost his power once since living here, and it had been a godsend to have the gas fireplace back there.
“ Then it’s settled. We’ll get ourselves a larger television for back there after Christmas.
There might be sales we can hit up to get one cheaper. What do you think?”
“ I’ll say it again, you’re brilliant. I love the way that your mind works, too.
” She snuggled up to him as the news was on, and he noticed that she’d fallen asleep.
Holding her until they were ready for bed, he knew for the rest of his life he’d be as happy as he was right now.
He just couldn’t tell her enough times how much he loved her and still feel good about it.
She was his heart’s desire and his only true love.