“Okay.” I chuckled.
The pottery class lasted for about two to three hours. Lex informed us that we had to wait a few weeks to pick up the finalized item, but I think we both did a good job. It was something that I would do again.
A couple of women approached Janiyah when the class was over, so I asked Lex about the men’s classes.
We grabbed our coats, then headed out to our cars.
“Now I wish you had picked me up,” Janiyah said as I opened her car door.
“Do you want me to pick up the food, and we could meet at home?”
Janiyah got in the car and yawned. It wasn’t that late, but I knew it had been a long day for her just as it had been for me.
“That’s a good idea.”
“Bet. Anything else you want besides the sticks?”
I pulled out my phone so I could order it ahead. The day had caught up to me, and I felt sleepy, but I wasn’t going to bed until I knew my wife was good.
Janiyah told me what she wanted, so I ordered it and put my phone back in my pocket. They were usually pretty fast, soI probably would get home a little after she did. The restaurant wasn’t far from where we were.
“Don’t go to sleep, either,” I told her when she yawned again. I leaned down into her car to get close to her face. “As a matter of fact, take a catnap if you can because I have plans for you.” I kissed her lips, then backed away.
“Well let me hurry then.”
I leaned down and kissed her again. “I’ll see you soon, baby.” I closed her door, then tapped the top of her car.
I waited until she drove off, then got in my car and headed to my destination. I took my time getting to the restaurant because I really did want Janiyah to take a quick nap, since I planned on being inside of her for the rest of the night.
Being with my wife was the perfect way to end a hectic day.
I was surprised by Arsel’s impromptu date to the pottery place. We had a good time, and the night got even better once we got home. Mikayla ended up staying the majority of the next day with Arsel’s parents, so we had more time to ourselves. We made breakfast together and spent time just talking and watching movies until she came home. It was nice being able to reconnect with each other like we used to do in the past.
True to his word, he scheduled a full day of self-care for me. I had an appointment to get a manicure and pedicure at my favorite nail salon. I also had appointments to get my hair done and a sixty-minute massage.
“Are you sure you are okay with her all day?”
Arsel and Mikayla were playing on the floor in the living room when I got downstairs to leave.
“Yes, baby. I told you we would be fine. Stop worrying and go enjoy yourself. We got this.” He got up from the floor, walked toward me, and wrapped his arms around my waist. “Trust me. If, and that’s a big if, but if I need anything, I’ll call my momma.” He pecked my lips a couple of times. “Go before you are late.” He released me and tapped me on my butt.
“Okay.” I stepped away from him and bent down to kiss Mikayla’s cheeks. “Bye. Have fun.”
“Bye,” Mikayla said, then waved.
Arsel walked me to the door and kissed me one more time before he practically pushed me out of the front door.
It wasn’t that I didn’t trust him with Mikayla, but this would be the longest he had to be with her alone. He spent time with her all the time, but I was always in the house. I was confident that he had everything under control, but I was still a little nervous about it. I knew how active she could get, and he worked the day prior, and I was sure he was still tired. He assured me he would be fine, so I went on about my day.
The first stop was the nail salon, where my girl, Jayden, hooked me up and did my eyebrows. After I left there, I went to see my girl Cadence at the hair salon. She touched up my hair color, then washed, conditioned, and trimmed my ends before giving me barrel curls. Arsel loved it when my hair was like that, so that was why I chose that style. I couldn’t wait for him to see it.
I ended my time with a Swedish massage. Like I knew he would, Arsel made sure I had a female doing my massage. Greysi did a wonderful job getting all the kinks out, and before I left, I made an appointment with her for a month away. I was going to make sure I saw her at least once a month, or every other month, maximum. I hadn’t realized how tight my muscles were until shesaid something. Sitting in a chair for hours while I wrote, or even playing with Mikayla, made my body stiff.
By the time I was done, I felt so much better, but I missed Arsel and Mikayla. Since Mikayla lived with us, this was the longest time I’d been away from her, besides date nights.
Pulling my phone out of my purse, I checked Arsel’s location since he mentioned they would go out for a little bit. I wanted to surprise them and pull up to wherever they were.
I saw that they were at a park, so I headed there.
