“You are gorgeous when you wake up.”
She could not help but smile. It was nice that they had settled in to a comfortable rhythm with one another. Kate was coming to know what to expect from Bruce. He would wake up next to her, dote on her, cook breakfast for the two of them, and then they would be off to start their days.
Kate rolled over, only to see a tiny box resting on the beside dresser next to her.
“More presents?”
Bruce nodded. “Take a look.”
“Promise me one thing first.”
“What is that?”
“That you will not get tired of giving me so many presents and surprises.”
Bruce jokingly looked around the room. “Hmm, let me think.”
“Stop it,” she chuckled.
Bruce nodded toward the box. “Open it.”
She leaned over, taking the box in her hands. It was flat and red, tied with a soft white bow. Kate contemplated what could possibly be in the box, but she was not sure. Flinging the top off, she opened it to find two rectangular cards.
“What is this?” Her question was rhetorical.
“Plane tickets.”
She examined it for closely. Two tickets to Paris, France. Kate opened her mouth to speak, but did not know what to say.
“Seriously?”
Bruce shrugged. “I thought that maybe we could go back and take the time to really enjoy ourselves. You were working so hard and all we had time to do was steal a few moments here and there. It would be great if we got the opportunity to go back and really see the city and spend a bit of time with one another.”
“This is fantastic. I guess I have to just rearrange a few things on my schedule.”
“Already done.”
“What?”
Bruce kissed her on her soft, full lips. “I called Amelia and she rearranged your schedule so that you could have the week off. On top of that, Linda is going to keep the ship afloat while you are gone. Everything is in line and you don’t have to worry about anything.”
“I can’t believe it.” Kate clasped her hands in excitement.
“I can’t either. You know, I fully expected you to say that you had a hectic work schedule and that we should plan this for another time.”
Kate placed the top on the box and slid it in her nightstand drawer for safe keeping.
“I told you that from now on, things will be different. I know what I have in you and I don’t want to lose that.”
“Sounds sexy.”
Kate tenderly returned the kiss, biting on Bruce’s bottom lip. “You could not possibly want to stay in bed all morning since we have a flight out tonight?”
“That, my love, is exactly what I wanted to hear.”