she had no idea.
pulled it off.
the reveal #
picked her up from work friday.
“where are we going?”
“you’ll see.”
she kept guessing the whole drive. dinner? beach house? LA?
when we turned onto the mountain road, she got quiet.
“are we…”
“big bear. anniversary surprise. 3 nights.”
she started crying.
the good kind.
the cabin #
fucking perfect.
private hot tub on the deck. mountain views. fireplace.
snow on the ground. actual snow.
she ran outside like a kid.
made snow angels. threw snowballs at me.
I stood there watching her laugh.
this is what I wanted.
friday night #
hot tub under the stars.
she was across from me, steam rising, lights from the cabin behind her.
“you planned all this?”
“for months.”
“you’re terrible at keeping secrets. how did you not tell me?”
“almost slipped twice. dr R helped me process the anxiety of keeping it.”
she laughed. “of course she did.”
the sex #
later that night.
fireplace going. snow falling outside.
slow. romantic. no rush.
I took my time with her. built her up until she was begging.
when she came, she grabbed my face and kissed me.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
we stayed tangled up until 2am.
saturday #
hiked during the day. cold as fuck but beautiful.
she took like 200 photos.
dinner at a fancy italian place in the village.
wine, pasta, tiramisu.
walked back to the cabin holding hands in the snow.
places list update #
hot tub: #65
cabin in front of fireplace: #66
cabin shower (heated floors): #67
three new ones in 24 hours.
we’re very efficient.
tonight #
11:52pm saturday.
she’s asleep by the fire.
I’m writing this on my phone.
best anniversary gift I’ve ever given.
her smile when she realized where we were going… that’s the image I’ll keep.
11:52pm saturday. big bear anniversary surprise. she had no idea. cried when she realized. private cabin, hot tub, fireplace, actual snow. slow romantic sex by the fire. hiking saturday, italian dinner. places list: #65, #66, #67. best weekend ever. she’s asleep by the fire.
-AK