Nora had the whole house to herself on a Saturday morning. Bonnie needed Mary Louise's help locating a lost witch who was on the run from a werewolf.
Since Mary Louise would be gone for most of the morning, Nora decided that this would be to perfect time to surprise her.
Mary Louise mentioned in the past that she wanted to re-paint the stairs on the porch leading to their house. Nora headed out to Home Depot to by the perfect color for the stairs.
She walked down the paint aisle looking at all the potential colors that would match the house. Pink was one of her favorite colors but she was sure that Mary Louise wouldn't be happy about living in a home that reminded her of a Barbie dollhouse. Then, she thought about getting red but change her mind because she figured that her girlfriend would be tired of seeing the color red from all the blood they drank. Next, she stumbled across a tan color that would like great on the stairs but it seemed a bit too plain and boring. Finally, her eyes lit up when she found a beautiful dark blue that would match the house perfectly. It was bold and eye-catching yet subtle and calming.
Nora grabbed a couple of cans of the blue paint along with white paint for the railings and multiple paint brushes. She checked out at the cash register and hurried home.
When she arrived home, she researched how to properly paint a staircase. She learned that she needed to scrub all the original paint off the wood first. She put on her overalls, put her hair in a bun and proceeded to remove all the old paint off the stairs.
Removing the paint was more work than she realized. She was starting to sweat because of the sun, her hands started to cramp, and she kept cutting her hands from the jagged rough edges of the stairs. It took her over 2 hrs to remove all the paint.
Next, she grabbed some sandpaper in order to smooth out the rough edges on the stairs. She wanted the stairs to look as new and clean as possible for her girlfriend.
Finally, it was time to add the paint. Nora opened up the cans of paint and started at the top step and worked her way down. She moved as fast as she could without spilling the paint everywhere and ensured that the paint reached every nook and cranny of the stairs. Making sure that the paint was perfect was tougher than she thought, even though there were only nine stairs.
Once she was done with the first coat of paint, she started working on the second coat. She worked her way down the stairs again and by the time she was done, she was totally exhausted. When she finished the last final touches of the stairs, she stepped back to look at her work. 'I really hope she likes it' Nora thought to herself.
Wanting to keep the stairs a surprise, Nora ran into the house from the back door and grab a rug to cover the stairs. She used the rug to cover the stairs for Mary Louise's surprise and decided to take a quick nap on top of the rug since she was so drained and tired.
Soon, Mary Louise came home and got out of her car. When she stepped out the car, she noticed Nora laying on the stairs with her hands, arms, face, and clothes covered in splashes of blue and white paint. Mary Louise couldn't help but to think how beautiful her girlfriend was laying there covered in paint.
Mary Louise sat on the stairs next to Nora and softly brushed her hand on her cheek waking her up.
Nora fluttered her eyes open.
"Mare! You're finally back!" Nora said excitedly. She grabbed Mary Louise's hand and pulled her to the bottom of the stairs. "I have a surprise for you my love."
Nora grabbed the bottom of the rug and pulled it off the newly painted stairs.
However, to Nora's horror, the paint came off and completely soaked the bottom of the rug. There were blue and white blotches everywhere and it looked as if a 2-year-old painted the staircase.
"Oh no! Mare! I ruined the staircase." Nora said sadly looking at Mary Louise. "I'm so sorry."
Mary Louise smiled and pulled her girlfriend into a hug.
"I think you were supposed to let the paint dry first my darling," Mary Louise laughed.
"Are you upset that I made the staircase look worse that it did before?" Nora asked looking into Mary Lou's beautiful green eyes. "I promise I'll fix it tomorrow."
"No Nora. I think it's beautiful," she said before leaning in to kiss Nora. "Now come. Let's go take a shower and get you cleaned up."
