**[PART 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/eroticliterature/comments/12b4kpm/tuesdays_with_marcus_part_1_mf_20s_interracial/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)**
After Shelley’s long day of classes that Wednesday—made even longer by her choice to start the day off by working out—she finally walked through the front door at around 7:30 pm.
I glanced over at her and smiled as I finished plating the piping hot roasted chicken with herb potatoes I prepared for us. The timing worked out perfectly.
“Hope you’re hungry,” I greeted her.
“Starving.”
She started to walk to the couch and I stopped her with a holler.
“Hey!”
My love looked over as I stared at her, vexed, waiting for her to realize why I demanded her attention.
After a few seconds, she let out an “oh” of acknowledgment. She walked over to me as I put down the hot pan and gave me a quick kiss.
“I’m sorry. I’ve just had a long day. My brain is running on fumes.”
It wasn’t like either of us to be the last one to arrive home and not greet the other with a kiss straight away. In fact, it had seemingly become some sort of unspoken routine. Aside from kicking off our shoes or hanging up a coat, it was always the very first thing we did. The fact that she didn’t do it here was frankly off-putting. I had to tell myself not to read into it much.