Chapter 4

Freya beamed as she opened the card. It was handmade and her heart immediately melted. Alex was so incredibly sweet! The front of the card had a somewhat crude drawing of his father’s hardware store – well, their hardware store, now that Mr. Prossa had gifted it to them as a wedding present.

Already misty-eyed from the drawing, Freya looked up at Alex and smiled.

She opened the card and read the handwritten inscription inside.

Freya looked up at him again, but this time with tears running down her cheeks.

“I love you so much!”

They both looked at each other for a moment, and then Alex said, “Open your gift.”

Freya unwrapped the tissue paper and opened the box. Laying on a black velvet panel inside was an exquisite, heart-cut ruby pendant on a delicate gold chain.

“Oh! Alex! It’s beautiful!”

“Cyn and Katie helped me pick it out.”

“Well, I love it!”

Alex came around to her side of the table and gave her a kiss. “Here, let me see how it looks on you.” When Freya went to hold her hair up, the top of her apron shifted and a breast peeked out the side.

“Oopsie!” Freya feigned embarrassment, but made no attempt to cover herself.

Alex smiled and clasped the necklace around her slender neck.

Freya let her hair back down, readjusted the apron front to cover herself again, and stood up. Facing Alex, she absolutely glowed. She took his hands in hers and told him, “You’re the best husband I could have ever hoped for. And I’m so glad that I absolutely needed to paint my bedroom that day!”

“Well, I’m so glad that you chose Prossa’s Hardware for your home improvement needs!” Alex said and they both laughed and hugged.

“I have a gift for you, but that’s later,” Freya said. Stepping back from him, she asked, “So, how does the necklace look?” Then interrupted herself. “Wait! You need the full experience!” And with that, she pulled the apron off and delicately dropped it onto the floor beside her.

Freya stood in the kitchen wearing nothing but her new ruby pendant glittering between her upturned breasts.

They had been together for well over two-and-a-half years, and sexually active for most of that time, and Alex still marveled at her beauty. Dark auburn hair with deep red highlights fell past her slim shoulders. A face that many considered pretty, but Alex felt was the face of an absolute angel. Breasts that were perhaps average in size, but on her slender upper body, looked much bigger. Tiny, dark pink nipples that Alex knew were very sensitive and longed to be touched.