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The doorknob turns and my heart leaps into my throat.
It’ll be fine!
The door opens and Paige steps inside with her red and black suitcase dragging behind her.
“Hey!” I say, excited to finally see her. “How was?—”
“Wait, wait.” She raises a hand. “Don’t talk to me yet.”
I halt in place. She closes the door behind her. She sheds off her coat and jacket. She kicks up her feet and pulls her high heels off. As she sinks her toes into the carpet, she lets out a deep sigh of comfort and banishes the shoes to the floor.
Home sweet home.
“Better?” I ask.
“Better,” she says with a smile.
I open my arms to her and she falls into them. “I missed you,” I say as I kiss her forehead.
“I missed you!”
“How was your flight?”
“Okay.” She hums, happy in my arms. “All over now.”
“All over now,” I repeat.
We pull back to look at each other. We spend one long, glorious moment in each other’s eyes before coming together for a long, sweet kiss.
Paige steps back with a glance over my shoulder. “What’s that?” she asks.
“What’s what?” I ask.
“The plates. The candles. The mood lighting.” She smirks. “You made me dinner.”
I take her hand and lead her toward the table. “I did, yes.”
“Aww,” she hums. “What’s the occasion?”
“Pretty much you are.”
“Aren’t you sweet?” She sniffs the air. “Smells good.” Another sniff. “Smells like... New York?” she asks with a piqued brow.
“Good nose,” I say.
I pinch the cloche over her plate and pull it off, prompting her jaw to drop.
“Is that a Sicilian sandwich?” she asks.
“It is.” I uncover my plate as well. “Two Sicilians and steak fries. I know you crave it sometimes, so the last time I was in New York, I hung out in the kitchen with Greg for a few hours. He taught me how to make it. The ingredients aren’t one-to-one, unfortunately. Some things you just can’t get outside of the city, but it’s close.”
“It looks amazing, Oli. You didn’t have to do that. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” I pull out her chair for her and she sits down. “These weekends off together are becoming fewer and farther between, so I wanted to make good use of this one.”
Paige grunts as she reaches for a fry on her plate. “I know, I’m sorry.”
I sit down across from her. “It’s all right. I’m busy, too.”
