"Anything".
He just knew she was going to let him open his presents now.
"What do you want for breakfast? I can make you eggs, waffles, omelets, whatever you like".
"Waffles, but only if we do it together".
"You got it". She kissed him and they headed to the kitchen together.
She quickly made them some waffles, and he squeezed them some orange juice, and they had a very nice breakfast together.
She went to the sink to do the dishes, but he grabbed her arms and turned her to face him.
"The dishes can wait". He scooped her up, and then carried her to the den.
"You are so romantic".
He went and got her one of her Christmas presents and handed it to her.
She got up and handed him one of his.
She opened hers to reveal a beautiful diamond bracelet.
"It's gorgeous. Thank you, darling".
He kissed her and put it on her wrist.
He opened his present to find a new black terry cloth robe.
"Black, and pockets. This is the hint present, right?"
She smiled and shook her head, no.
She got up and got him the rest of his presents, and brought them to the table. He did the same with hers.
She opened a new blouse, a new dress, and some new lingerie.
He opened a new wallet first.
"Is this the hint present?"
She smiled and shook her head no.
He opened new pajamas next, and then she brought him his new golf clubs.
"Darling…which one of these is the hint present?"
"None of them. You haven't opened it yet".
She had one more gift to open from him, and she reached for it, but he told her not yet.
She handed him his next to last gift and he opened it.
It was a beautiful new gold watch. She had placed it face down in the box.
"Read the inscription".
He held it up to the light, and read it.
"My love for you endures forever-J".
"That's incredible, darling."
He leaned forward and kissed her.
"Turn it over".
He turned it over and he immediately teared up.
"Is this…?"
She nodded.
"Yep, that's the face of Max's watch, that you gave him when your business took off. He kept it all these years". She wiped tears from her eyes.
"How did you…?"
"I found it when we cleaned out his room. I took it to a jeweler and asked them to fix it, but they said the parts weren't any good. So, I had them custom build this using the face and the original clasp. Everything else is new".
He was so touched. He squeezed the bridge of his nose, as she embraced him.
"He is always with you".
"Us", he corrected her. "He is always with us".
She nodded.
"You have one more gift left".
"So do you".
"Yours can wait."
She chuckled at him. She stood up, and grabbed a blindfold, and placed it over his eyes.
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
"I have no idea".
"Good, then it's working. Now, take my hand, and I am going to lead you somewhere".
She led him through the kitchen and out to the side porch.
She got him into position, and then turned and put his hands around her waist.
"Darling, before we take off the blindfold, I want you to listen to me".
"Ok".
"You are so selfless, and you are always doing everything with the intent to make me happy. It's never about what you want, it's about what I want. And I love that. But, you deserve to be happy too. So, this was done simply to make you happy, and I want you to remember that, ok? I love you".
He puckered his lips for a kiss.
"I love you too, Red".
She reached up and took his blindfold off. It was right there in front of him. A brand new black, fully loaded Jaguar convertible was sitting in the driveway.
She looked up at him as it registered.
"How did you?"
"2 days ago. When I sent Kelly to get wrapping paper, she had already bought it all. She was really just coming here to let them in to drop off the car".
"You are something, you know that? But darling, you didn't have to get me a car".
"Darling, the last 4 cars that we have bought, have been because I needed them, or it was what I wanted. It's time that I spoil you for a change".
They walked over to it, and he sat in the driver's seat.
"I love this".
She leaned down and kissed him.
"I get the black part, but what about the pockets?"
She took his hand, and opened the driver's side door.
"Come on".
She got him out of the car, and then opened the back driver's side door, and got him. She motioned for him to get in, and he did.
She took his hand, kissed the back of it, and then put his hand in the seat pocket.
"What do you feel?"
He found the envelope, and pulled it out.
He opened it.
He pulled out two tickets to see George Strait in Vegas.
He looked at the date.
"Tomorrow?"
She nodded, while biting her lip.
He leaned over and kissed her, and then they headed back inside.
He led her to the couch, and sat beside her and handed her the last gift he had for her.
It was a book that he had made.
It was filled with candid pictures of the two of them, and each page had a promise.
"In the coming year I promise to" was written on each page.
She started reading them out loud. "Love you harder. Listen to you longer. Not take you for granted. Always give you backrubs. Let you pick the restaurant. Tell you every day that I love you. Show you every day just how much. Always kiss you good morning. Always kiss you goodnight. Have more lunch dates with you. Have more beach house nights with you. Have more spontaneous trips with you. Cook you more dinners. Bring you more flowers. Remind you every day that you are the one and only love of my life."
She had tears flowing down her cheeks.
"This is beautiful, darling. Thank you". She leaned over and kissed him.
He took the book from her, and turned the final page.
There was an envelope taped to the back of the book.
She lifted the flap, opened the envelope, and pulled out two tickets to see Ed Sheeran in Vegas.
"For real?"
"For real".
She looked at the date.
"2 days from now?"
He nodded.
"How did you know?"
"How did I know what? That you love Ed Sheeran? Darling, you sing him all the time, and you play him all the time. It was fairly obvious".
"No, I mean how did you know that I had planned for us to go to Vegas?"
"I didn't, I swear".
"Well, I didn't know you had planned for Vegas, either".
"So, I guess we each planned for Vegas at the same time, huh?"
"I guess so".
They compared plans, and found that they had each booked a penthouse, in the other's favorite hotel.
"Darling, you pick the hotel we are staying at. We can call and cancel the other one".
He nodded.
"Call and cancel all of your reservations, darling, and I will plan the whole thing as a surprise to you".
She nodded.
She kissed him.
"This has been the best and the most different Christmas we have had in a long time".
"I agree".
They snuggled on the couch some, and chatted about what they wanted to do in Vegas.
"Darling, are we driving to Vegas or flying?"
"We are driving".
"Oh yeah, I love road trips with you".
"Not as much as I love them with you".
He kissed her, long and slow, just like she loved.
"I think…I am going to go upstairs and take a long, hot bath."
"Great. I think, I am going to go upstairs and take one with you".
"Perfect".
They headed upstairs to the bath, taking some of the presents with them.
She drew them a bath, and put some of her favorite relax bath salts in, and got them two towels.
She climbed into the bath, and then he climbed in with her.
"I need to make an amendment to one of your presents". He leaned down and kissed her neck.
"What? Darling, they are all absolutely perfect".
"I don't mean take anything away, I mean add to it".
"What could you possibly add?"
"A promise…to take more baths with you".
"Oh, we will definitely add that".
She reached under the water and squeezed him.
"I cannot wait for our Vegas trip".
"Me either".