***Willow Pond***
Jennifer is at home, lying in bed with her coffee. Jonathan had to go on a business trip 3 days ago, and is supposed to fly back this morning and then go straight to the office. This afternoon when he comes home can't come fast enough.
She dozes off and a short time later, wakes up to the phone ringing.
"Hello?"
"I love you".
"I love you too, and I can't wait to see you".
"I have missed you so much. As soon as this meeting is over, I am coming home".
"Are you in the meeting right now?"
"It's going on in the next room. I got an emergency call, and took that, but I couldn't go back in there without calling you and hearing your voice".
"If you'd like, I can come sit in on the meeting with you, darling".
"If you do that, I won't be able to control myself. I have missed you terribly".
"Well then, I suggest you get the meeting over with, and come home, sailor".
"I think I might have to do just that. Do we have anything on the calendar for tonight?"
"Yes, now that you mention it, our calendar is all filled".
"Filled with what?"
"Getting reacquainted".
"I am all for that".
"How long is the meeting supposed to last?"
"A few more hours. I think I might have Kelly order lunch for everyone and we can just push through".
"I missed you so much, darling. I haven't slept well in 3 nights without you".
"Same here. I love you and I will be home soon".
"I love you too, and I can't wait to see you".
"I will make it worth your while. I love you, Red".
"I love you too, Jonathan Charles".
She blew him a kiss as she hung up the phone, and started counting down the hours till he was home.
Being apart was hard, no doubt. However, reuniting was worth it.
***Hart Industries***
The board meeting was extremely successful. Everyone approved almost everything he mentioned, and the board only asked for further research on one item, which made Jonathan happy.
One of the board members wanted to do a donation drive to benefit a local homeless shelter. She mentioned that they could take up gently used bags, purses, outfits, shoes and jackets and then Hart Industries could donate them to a local homeless shelter as part of their charitable donations they made every year. For every ten items that were donated, the employee would receive one ½ day of vacation. Jonathan was all for it, so they voted unanimously to do it.
He figured Jennifer would be more than willing to help sort and organize the donations.
He looked at the clock, and saw that it was 2:45. The meeting was over, so he told Kelly he was headed home, and that he would see her Monday.
He headed out, stopping only to pick up some flowers for Jennifer.
***Willow Pond***
Jennifer was on the couch, writing on her laptop, when she heard the gate open through the intercom. She was so excited.
She jumped up and had the door open before he parked the car.
She ran to him and jumped into his arms.
After a very long, sensual, passionate kiss, she grabbed his hand and they walked inside.
They settled on the couch, and kissed and cuddled some more.
"I missed you".
"I missed you too".
She was running her fingers through his hair and kissing him.
"This house is so lonely without you here".
"I missed you too, darling. The hotel room wasn't any fun for me either".
She straddled him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"How was your meeting?"
She was kissing his neck while he was trying to tell her how the meeting went, and it was increasingly harder for him to talk to her.
"Jennifer….I signed you up for something, and we need to talk about it".
"Later", she whispered.
She kissed him for a few minutes and nibbled on his bottom lip, which was his favorite, and then pulled him down on to the couch so that he was laying on top of her.
She kissed him and started undoing his neck tie and his dress shirt, and then ran her fingernails all across his back.
He was consumed with kissing her neck and hugging her tight.
"Darling…"
She reached behind her and took her bra off, as he left a trail of kisses down her chest while he unbuttoned her blouse.
"I'm on it, babe….don't worry".
She kissed his forehead as he got her completely undressed, and then she reached down to do the same to him.
He reached over and got them a blanket, and wrapped them up in it. They laid there kissing and cuddling for a few minutes, and exchanged a few "I love you's", and then she reached down and guided him to where she wanted him.
"Not yet, baby".
"Darling….it's been 3 days….please….."
"Not yet…soon, baby. Soon".
He was enjoying teasing her, and feeling her shudder at the feel of his kisses on her nipples and abdomen.
She pulled his mouth to hers and kissed him passionately.
"Come on, darling…."
"Almost, baby".
"Jonathan!"
"Ok, baby…" He gave her another neck kiss, and then entered her, and found her center.
"Oh, baby…."
"You feel so good".
She tightened around him as he crushed his lips on hers, and then nibbled her earlobe.
He nibbled her jawbone, as he filled her, and relaxed on top of her, after they both went over the edge together.
After a few minutes of light kissing and basic recovering, she looked him in the eyes.
"Welcome home, Mr. H."
"Always glad to be with you, Mrs. H.".
She scratched his back for him while he laid on her, and loved hearing him moan in delight.
She whispered to him as she scratched his back "You should come home early more often, darling".
He leaned up and kissed her. "Maybe I will".
They laid there for a few more hours, and then she got up and made them dinner.
He came and helped her in the kitchen by setting the table, and getting their drinks.
"Darling, I never got to tell you about what I signed you up for".
"Oh, that's right. What is it?"
"Well, the board met today, and they want to do a donation drive. They are taking up gently used clothing, bags, purses, shoes, and donating them to a local shelter to help people get back on their feet. For every ten items that an employee donates, they will get a ½ day of paid vacation time. So, we said we needed someone to sort the donations into women's clothes, men's clothes, and the different types, and I decided that you would be perfect for that".
"Oh you did?" She was grinning at him.
"Yes, because nobody organizes things like you do. And, you will be able to decide what category the clothes go in. The only question is, do we want to organize here at the house, or at the office?"
"Office. Definitely at the office".
"Office it is. You can have the one next to mine".
"Great. When do you want me to do this?"
"Well, we are going to tell the employees tomorrow, and we are going to take donations for the next two weeks. So, probably in 2 weeks or so, we will start organizing".
"Perfect".
They had a nice dinner, and then he helped her clean up the kitchen.
They decided to watch a movie in bed.
Jonathan got it all set up, while Jennifer changed into her pajamas, and got the bed ready.
She climbed into bed and snuggled up to him, and he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close.
"I missed you so much, darling".
"I missed you too".
He kissed her jawbone, as the movie started.
"Darling, what movie did you pick?"
She turned back to look at him.
"Dr. Zhivago".
"Darling, we never make it through that movie".
He nuzzled her neck.
"I know. I hope tonight we continue our record".
She chuckled and gave his arm a squeeze.
"You are so crazy".
"Only about you".
She turned and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Thank goodness".
He kissed her passionately, and laid her down on the bed, moving to lay over her, as he returned her kisses.
They made love for a few hours, and then fell asleep, wrapped up in each other's arms.
***A week later***
Jennifer was lying in bed, asleep. Jonathan was lying next to her, watching her sleep.
His alarm went off a few minutes later, and he reached over and turned it off.
He leaned over and kissed her cheek, and whispered, "You are so beautiful".
He eased out of bed, being careful not to wake her, and headed to take a shower.
The warm water felt so good as it washed over him, that he stood there under the water for a few minutes.
She woke up, and heard the shower running, and decided to surprise him.
She jumped into the shower with him, and began to tease him as she ran her hands all over his body, with the soap.
He turned around, kissed her passionately, and wrapped his arms around her.
She wrapped her legs around his waist, as he backed them up against the wall.
He was kissing her neck and squeezing her breasts. She moaned out in delight, and ran her fingers through his hair.
He entered her, and brought her to the brink in a few thrusts, and then they relaxed against the wall.
He was nuzzling her neck again.
"You sure know how to make a shower enjoyable, Red".
"You made it good for me too, Jonathan Charles".
They climbed out of the shower, and dried off together, and she went and put a robe on, and then headed to make them some coffee.
He found her in the kitchen.
He came up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her head.
"What do you have going on today?"
"I am having lunch with Susan Kendall, and then I have a hair appointment this afternoon".
"Perfect. Well, I have a meeting at 2, and then I should be home around 5, or 5:30. You feel up to going to La Scala?"
"Sounds perfect". She handed him his coffee.
"Want me to make you some breakfast?"
"No, we are having a breakfast meeting this morning".
"Oh, alright. Well, have a good day".
She leaned up to kiss him a few times.
"Bye darling, I love you".
He kissed her a few times and then left.
She headed to take a proper shower, and get dressed for the day.
***The Bistro***
Jennifer met Susan at the Bistro at 11, and they had a nice lunch. Jennifer told Susan all about how she was in charge of organizing the donations for Hart Industries, and Susan said she wanted her clinic to participate in that as well.
"Perfect! We are only taking donations for 2 weeks, so when you have everything your employees are donating, call me and we will come pick it up".
"Is Jonathan offering an incentive to those who donate?"
"Yes. Every 10 items gets you a ½ days vacation".
"That's a wonderful idea". She thought for a moment.
"I think I will tell them that if everyone donates 10 items, we will close an extra day at Thanksgiving and Christmas".
Jennifer nodded in agreement.
"Well, thanks for meeting me for lunch, but I gotta get back to my patients."
"My pleasure. I am sure we will see you soon".
Susan left, and Jennifer stayed behind to finish her drink.
***Hart Industries***
Jonathan was in his office, and decided to check his email.
He had a few emails from business contacts, and a few from employees. One that caught his eye was from "Anonymous".
He opened it, and then began to read.
"I work for you. You are always so complimentary to me, and so nice and polite and kind, and you always praise me for my work. However, I must tell you-while I appreciate what you say to me, I don't feel that it's true. I feel like the world will be better off without me. I don't know what I am going to do, or how I am going to do it, but I know that sometime soon, I am going to end my life, and I just wanted you to know that I appreciate your kindness. I just can't take this any longer. I saw the flyer about the donation drive- When I am gone, I want my entire wardrobe donated, and I want you to disperse my vacation days to the rest of the company".
Jonathan was stunned. He racked his brain trying to figure out who the sender of the email could be. Nobody in the office had been displaying any peculiar behavior lately. He decided to have IT trace it, and then he would figure out the next step.