Day6 - December 19th
RPOV
I walk back into the apartment after my morning run and workout. It's now 07:30. I'm tempted to wake my babe up, but I decide to shower first. I call Ella with the breakfast order then I head to the bathroom. Hey, I'm a smart man, I didn't build my successful company by being stupid, so I let Steph sleep for a while longer. So off I go to get this sweat-slicked skin clean. After a refreshing shower I step out into the dressing room with a towel slung low around my hips. I finish drying the remaining droplets of water off of my body, then get dressed for the rest of the day. I'm wearing my basic everyday Rangeman uniform of black cargo pants, black t-shirt, and shit-kicker combat boots. I turn to unlock the hidden safe in the corner of the room near the gun safe. I quietly remove today's gift. I slip it into one of the many pockets on my right pants leg. I make my way back to the bed just as Steph begins to stir; as she should it's nearly 08:30.
"Babe, wake up. Ella just dropped off breakfast. It's waiting for us." I say as I lean down and gently shake her shoulder.
"Mmmmm... 5 more minutes please, Carlos," she tries.
"No, babe, you have to get up now." I insist.
She just groans and tries to roll back over.
"OK, you leave me no choice babe. This calls for drastic measures." I tease. Then I begin to tickle her all over her sides and stomach. She squirms and giggles and eventually relents.
"OK, OK, enough torture Batman, I'm up already!" She sits up and rubs her eyes gently. "You know paybacks are a bitch, Batman!" She whines.
I just look down at her and grin. She heads toward the bathroom as I head for the kitchen to check on breakfast. Ella has left everything in the warming oven for us. She made me an egg-white veggie omelett and Steph has Ella's famous chocolate chip pancakes. I get the fruit and juice out of the refrigerator just as Steph enters the room. Everything is on the dining room table now waiting for us to dig in. Steph sits across from me at the table.
"What's on the menu for this morning, Batman?" She asks.
I lift the covers off both of our plates with a flourish to let her see for herself. "Ella's chocolate chip pancakes for you and veggie omelette for me," I tell her.
She pours a generous amount of maple syrup on her stack of 3 pancakes and starts to eat. "Yum," she moans with her first bite. "I so love Ella, can we keep her?" She asks.
I chuckle. "Well, I don't plan on getting rid of her anytime in the foreseeable future, so you're in luck."
"Good, because I would go with her!" She laughs.
I flash my full 1,000 watt smile at her. We quickly finish our breakfast after that. Steph groans and leans back in her chair patting her stomach with relief. I lean back reaching in my pocket as I do and bring out the gift-wrapped box for today.
"Babe," I say.
"Yeah, sorry, I'm full so now I want a nap." She smiles.
"Well you can go back to bed for a nap, or shower and start the day, whichever you want; but first there's this." I say as I pass the box across to her.
"Oh boy, today's gift," she says as her eyes go up. She slowly pulls the blue paper and white ribbon off to reveal a blue velvet hinged jewelry box. She looks up in surprise.
"Open it, please." I say.
She clicks open the top of the box and looks down upon the necklace I saw at "Tiffany's" and had to buy for her. It is a 2-carat pear-shaped sapphire, the exact shade of blue as her eyes, surrounded by diamonds.
"Oh my God, Carlos, it's beautiful!" She exclaims.
"Nothing but the best for you babe, and the stones are no match for the sparkle in your eyes right now." I quietly tell her.
I see the tears rolling down her cheeks as she rises from her chair and begins to walk around the table toward me. I quickly get up to meet her halfway. She throws her arms around my neck and kisses me soundly.
"Thank-you, it's gorgeous! I love you Carlos!"
"You're very welcome babe. And just so you know, remember, I'm only halfway done!" I tell her with a glint in my eyes.
Day7 - December 20th
SPOV
So here I am walking through the mall headed toward Macy's. Ranger gave me today's gift earlier today at lunchtime. It is short, sweet, to-the-point, and goes directly to a woman's heart, my heart to be exact. It's shopping! He presented me with a $1,000 Macy's gift card and told me to enjoy it and make myself happy. He said. "Go to the shoe department and shop till you drop babe." I intend to do just that! I stroll through the front door of Macy's and head for the shoe department at break-neck speed. My eyes fill with glee as I glance upon the wonderment of shoe bliss. The first pair to attract my attention is a pair of black open-toe 4-inch pumps with ribbon straps that wrap around the ankle and calf as you tie them up. 'These are wicked sexy.' I think to myself. Of course they are the first pair I place in my basket. I quickly add 5 more to-die-for pairs and find I am running out of luck here. But my devilish mind quickly devises a way to spend the rest of my card and treat Carlos while I'm at it. I pay for my shoes and head over to the lingerie department. I think to myself. 'He said to treat myself to whatever I want and I want to treat him too by way of some "bedroom" gifts of his own. Now what to buy?' I decide on practical first getting a basic set of pink lace bra and thong panties. Next I choose a deep purple floor length satin and lace pengoire set. 'Now for the piece-de-resitance.' I think. I find an absolutely stunning red satin corset with black satin ties and black lace edgings. I have a black lace thong that will match it perfectly. I pay for all my lacy things and head out, since the gift card is nearly gone. There is only about $150 left on it, but I decide to keep that for an emergency, because you never know, right?! #
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