Lauren got home first and took her time preparing. She shaved her legs, showered and dressed up nicely, throwing on a big coat so she wouldn't ruin the element of surprise. She ordered dinner and set the table. It was a few minutes past 7p.m when she was done and she heaved a sigh, feeling thankful for the delay.
He was supposed to be home by 6pm. maybe he got caught in traffic, she thought.
She waited, sitting on the couch with her eyes glued on the day.
"Any minute now," she said with a cheeky smile on her face and her stomach twisted in a tight knot of nervousness.
Minutes turned into an hour and then two and then three. She waited three hours with her smile long gone without a trace, food cold on the table and fists clenched on her thighs.
Today when she needed him home so fast, w
