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Ch13 - Brand new day pt1

When I woke up this morning, I sat up in bed and I looked at the clock; I had some time before I had to get up for work. I decided to have a nice relaxing shower this morning.

As I showered, I could feel all of the stress that I had been feeling over the last couple of days wash away; once I finished up in the bathroom, I dried off.

Once I dried off, I sat down on my bed and I contemplated on what I was going to wear today. I looked at my closet, I must confess I have a lot of dresses, jeans, sweaters, blouses, purses and shoes.

I sighed, knowing I had to get ready for work; I walked over to my closet and I sifted through all of my dresses.

I then lifted my red dress from the closet, I placed it on the rack in my closet again, I then lifted it back out again. I then went over to the floor length mirror in my bedroom and I stood in front of it.

I haven't worn a red dress since Rita and Norman got married, and I was wearing it because it was their wedding colours.

It would be nice to wear a dress the same colour, because Rita convinced me that red was definitely my colour. I've had this dress for a while, and I always avoided wearing it because it didn't seem appropriate.

I made the decision to wear the dress, it was dark red; it also had some lace along the neckline and hem. I then crouched down to lift out my black heels, I decided to go for a simple yet elegant makeup choice this morning.

I got dressed, put on my makeup and I went downstairs, I then lifted my black purse and my coat off the coat rack at the front door. I then went into the kitchen, made a quick breakfast; I then cleaned up; I then headed to the DLO.

As I made my way to work, I walked by the Mailbox Grille; I could feel that guilt I felt yesterday bubble back up inside me, so I made my way inside and I ordered two coffees to go; I noticed that they had muffins. I asked the barista what flavour the muffins were.

She smiled, and then she answered the question.

"They are lemon curd, do you want to add them to your to go order?"

My eyes lit up, lemon curd; that was perfect as that was Oliver's favourite flavour.

"Yes please, I'll take two"

The barista bagged up the muffins, she then handed me the two coffees. I thanked her and paid her. I left a tip in the tip jar near the register. She thanked me.

Once I got to the DLO, I spotted Oliver who was sitting at his desk. I placed my bag down on my desk, I then walked over to his desk and I set the coffee and muffin down.

He looked up when he heard the cup being set down on his desk, he then stood up, and he rounded his desk and he walked over to where I was standing. He smiled, then he kissed me.

It left me breathless, it took me a few minutes to regain my train of thought. I shook my head slightly, he then spoke.

"Good morning my love, my goodness you look beautiful this morning

Still breathless, I smiled; once I got my breath back I greeted him. I blushed at being called beautiful.

"Good morning Oliver, may I ask what that kiss was for? Not that I minded being kissed like that"

He looked at me, deep down I had a feeling it was because he still felt bad due to yesterday's events.

"Well we are engaged; and I love you and I wanted to show you just how much I love you. And if I'm being honest, I still feel bad because I raised my voice when speaking to you yesterday and when you wouldn't look at me I began to worry that you might try to leave again"

I looked at him and I smiled, I realised that he was looking at me as well; we both smiled softly at each other, and before we knew it all of the awkwardness that had risen between us was now gone.

"Oliver, I love you; I will always love you, and you know sometimes couples have disagreements or misunderstandings and sometimes in those instances voices are raised. Just because we had a misunderstanding yesterday, it doesn't mean that I'm going to leave when we misunderstand each other. Didn't we agree to love each other forever?"

He nodded, he then smiled slightly. I could tell that he was probably remembering the night he proposed. I know that I will remember that night forever. He sat back down at his desk.

"Shane my love, thank you; I promise that I will talk to you if I get bothered by any letters with torn stamps that come our way again and I will let you deal with them. Also thank you for the coffee and muffin"

I smiled, I then got my coffee and muffin from my desk and I sat down in the chair facing his desk. I waited for him to take a drink of his coffee. Once he did I sat there waiting patiently for him to take a bite out of his muffin.

He must have read my mind, as he lifted the muffin; he peeled back the paper case, he then broke a bit off and he ate it. I watched as his eyes lit up, he then looked at me and he smiled.

"Lemon curd? Shane, where did you get this?"

I laughed softly, I knew that he would like it. I watched as he broke off another piece.

"I got it from the Mailbox Grille, they had them sitting near the register. I decided that we needed a little pick me up so I got coffee this morning, and then I noticed the muffins; so I asked the barista what flavour they were and she explained they were lemon curd. I remembered that it was your favourite flavour so I couldn't resist getting you one. Oh and I got one for myself too"

He looked at me and he smiled softly, he reached across his desk and he took my hand. He squeezed it gently, he then lifted it and kissed the back of it.

"Well thank you my love, however you didn't need to go to so much trouble this morning. It is a real indulgence to have a sweet treat first thing in the morning, I love it and I love you thank you Shane"

I blushed slightly, I then smiled; oh how I love this man. I laughed slightly.

"Oliver, it was only a muffin; I was feeling guilty, I know we settled everything last night over dinner; however I still felt guilty"

He got up from his desk and he came to sit in front of me. He reached for my hands, once he took my hands he smiled.

"My Shane, be rest assured that yesterday was one of those days that we seemed to have other things on our minds. My love, I think we should take it easy this morning; we will talk, listen to what we have to say to each other and we will be better off for the experience so these types of things do not happen again"

I nodded in agreement. This morning will be dedicated to us, and I have no doubt that we will grow during this conversation.

TBC