Prompt Table 4:019- Happy Birthday To You
It was almost midnight, but she was still wide awake. Her long red-brown hair tied in a tight ponytail, she sat cross-legged on the queen sized bed they shared, wearing pink sweatpants and a gray halter top.
For the first time in the seven months she had worn it, she had taken her engagement ring off, and was currently twirling it around her fingers.
Aaron had been gone on business for the past seven days, would be gone for another three, and they had always talked at least once during the morning. This morning had been no different in that regard, but he hadn’t said one phrase that while she wasn’t a big believer in, it still made her feel good to hear it.
A sudden knock on the door caused her freeze a moment before turning to look at the clock on her bedside table. 11:43. Who on earth would be coming by at this late hour?
She crawled off the bed, slipping her ring back onto her left hand. Whoever was at the door knocked again, impatiently. “Hold your horses jackass.” She muttered, grabbing the baseball bat Aaron kept behind the bedroom door. She trotted down the stairs and opened the door, freezing when she saw who was there.
“Aaron?” She squeaked.
He grinned, stepping across the threshold into the darkened front room. “Happy birthday, babydoll.” He said softly, kissing her passionately.