I continue to get undressed, then take a shower. The hot water soaks into my skin and makes everything feel clean. I open the door to get out of the shower and while putting on some black pants and a red sweater, I see he has left the bed, but he also made it up again.
I only take another moment to get ready before climbing down the stairs one by one by one. A wonderful smell has permeated the air and I take a deep breath. It calms me to inhale the sweet scent of breakfast.
In the kitchen, I cross over the threshold and again, there he is waiting for me. It is my favorite thing to see this early in the morning. I can tell that this image will be imprinted in my mind for a very long time.
He opens his arms as I walk towards him and embraces me in a loving, tight, warm hug. It is so nice to feel wanted in this way. This man before me means the world to me and I will never be willing to let him go again.
Then I get to thinking about our future. I think about all the sneaking around we might have to do, and the lies we will have to tell, and the people we might hurt. I think of my family and how now, he is a big part of it, but how nobody can understand, nobody can know.
Henry! All of these thoughts and I forget he is still in the house. Where did he go?
I suddenly stand up straight and Robin gives me a look.
"Henry. Where is he? He can't see you! He can't see us." I whisper quickly.
"Regina. It is okay. Henry is still upstairs and I will just go and sit down at the table and pretend that I, first didn't spend the night, and secondly are just here to do work with you. It will be hard trying to hide us from him but everything will be okay."
Deep breath, I think, deep breath. My heart rate has calmed down to a normal speed and them he says, "I made you french toast and I cut some fruit."
How can you not fall in love with him? Everything he does is so thoughtful and kind. Grabbing a plate, I swing by and steal another kiss.
The french toast looks delicious, and it tastes just as good as it smells. I can't believe he did all this for me. He really does care and I could just fall back into his arms and all of this could be mine, if not for his heinous wife.
"Where does your wife think you are?" I ask.
"I'm not really sure. Honestly, if I come home pretending to be drunk then she won't care. This is how it works now I guess."
"Yeah, wow, that's, that's what has to happen. If this is the way that we get to be together than that's what I want."
"You are what I want."
Henry walks down the stairs about ten minutes later, and that is when the real test begins. Robin and I are sitting at the table in the kitchen eating breakfast and we have our papers out. I would give lots of credit to us it actually looks like we are working.
"Mom, why is Mr. Hood over so early?"
I clear my throat and breathe, then I say "He was busy all weekend and could only come over to grade these integrated class projects now."
"Oh, okay." He says, like he didn't notice a thing. Henry leaves the room and Robin exhales really loud.
We both laugh a little about how tense we were because we thought he would figure it out. Then he takes my hand under the table and things are perfect.
