The Devil Among Us, Ramsay Sinclair [black books to read .txt] 📗

full.” I grabbed the tea towel and held the hot handle of the saucepan. I hadn’t had a chance to wipe over the wine glasses yet and the once romantic idea was all turning into a shambles.

A set of keys rattled in the door, but I was too preoccupied to take much notice.

“Uh oh. That’s not a happy face,” My wife teased and squeezed in next to me whilst slipping the oven gloves on. She leant over to take the tray of salmon out from the oven. Setting the saucepan down, I jumped to take the tray out of her grasp.

“Sorry,” I apologised and wryly beamed at the sight of her disgruntled self from a long day at work. “Thank you, for rescuing the food. You haven’t even had a chance to take your coat off yet.”

She patted my chest lovingly. “I couldn’t let you struggle on your own.”

“I wasn’t struggling,” I pretended to act nonchalantly. “Things were just a bit hectic, that’s all.” We mutually engaged in an affectionate embrace and stayed there for a short while. My wife hid her face in my chest and inhaled the scent of our dinner.

“You needed rescuing,” Her voice sounded muffled.

“I needed rescuing.” I gave in and agreed. “But that’s all I’m letting you do, I’ve got it from here. Tonight...” I slipped her coat off. “Is all about you.” I pulled her in by her shoulders for a lengthy kiss.

“Ooh,” she seemed intrigued. “Is it a special occasion? I haven’t forgotten our anniversary have I?” The colour drained from her face and she went in search of a diary.

I shook my head. “No. People keep asking me that. Now sit and I’ll pour the wine.” Grabbing the wine from the fridge, I filled our glasses to the top. Shaking the bottle lightly, my wife eagerly sat down and I held the chair out for her.

“Hmm. That does sound good.” The flame moved when we talked. “Nice candles by the way. Are you trying to get me drunk on purpose?” She wondered and took a sip. “That’s nice,” she hummed and took some more.

“Maybe,” I winked and wiped the sweat from my forehead. “The shop assistant recommended it. I’ll tell her she was right when I go there next.”

“Do,” she nodded in agreement as I laid out our plates full of food and settled myself opposite her. We held hands on the tabletop and I gently caressed her knuckles with my thumb. We simultaneously took a bite into our food. I grimaced but my wife tried to chew it politely.

“Well, at least the wine’s good,” I tried to be positive, and we ended up laughing. “Hey, I tried!”

“It’s a lovely thought,” she assured and changed the subject sharply. “Where did you go today?”

“Hmm?” I was too busy trying to chew the salmon.

“Your boots are all muddy.” We both looked towards them. “You said this morning that you were going for a walk around here, but it’s all concrete nearby. I’m not angry or anything, just curious,” she shrugged.

“Wow,” the dry wine was slowly getting to my head. “You’ve picked up on some serious detective skills.”

“I can’t help it. I’ve been living with you too long.” We raised our glasses to that. “So what did you do?”

Leaning closer towards her beautiful self, I gripped her hand even tighter and felt a sense of achievement. “I cleared my head.”

“You did?” She pouted impressively and stared at the wedding rings on our hands.

“I did.”

My wife hummed. “I have a sneaky suspicion that clearing your mind led to this dinner today? If so, I’d rather not know. I’m just enjoying this moment right now.”

The goldfish watched us two partners in the dark. “Yes, It did,” I admitted. “You were right.”

“Say it again,” she begged.

“You were right,” I stood up to lean carefully over the flickering candles and place a gentle kiss on her forehead.

“This is a moment to savour, Finlay Cooper.”

“I think you’re probably right about that.” I stared at her face that shone from the candle light and knew that this was exactly where I wanted to be.

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