“Come baby, I think we’ve both had enough tonight.”
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She could tell it had been a hard day for him. His new position at the engineering firm had been kicking his ass. Having recently graduated, it was taking longer than he anticipated to show his chops. Still, he had been pushing himself all month to deliver on the quarterly schedule.
She, on the other hand, had had a relaxed week with her design work. It had taken all her courage to start her own company after graduating, but days like this made her thankful for her decision. It was hard work being solely responsible for the success of her own vision; earlier this month she barely even noticed the long days they had been spending apart. This past week, as her schedule relaxed, she saw how their time apart had worn them both down.
Usually, he pampered her. Sweet kisses every time he walked by her home office, hot tea when he saw her mug was empty, warm embraces while they cooked food together, cute little butt grabs whenever she was in reach. He never quite tired of showing her that she was always on his mind. The past few weeks, it donned on her, had been quite different. He tossed and turned all night, his hugs felt weary and his naturally intimate and passion-igniting kisses had grown weak and tired. She knew he loved her, and she missed the closeness and warmth between them.