Waspile's Unexpected Bundle of Joy

She could feel the heat in her cheeks and there was a faint throb in her temples. She knew she was well on her way to blushing into oblivion. That didn’t mean she couldn’t still walk, though.

The plan had been to surprise him with dinner at home. He would be working late and it had been such a long day for both of them. A nice dinner, a little wine and then a night in front of the fire, maybe their first time in the new house, a late night romp?

Of course, that was before she’d unpacked every box in the house instead. By the time she’d finished putting away all the dishes, glasses, pans and various other kitchen utensils that had been strewn about the floor, she’d forgotten to stop by the store on the way home. Everything had been put away and now it was too late to go out again.

She turned around once more to look at the mess that remained of boxes still unopened in the living room. Surely he wouldn’t mind if they ate there? There weren’t any leftovers from lunch but she thought that he might like some sandwiches or something. It wasn’t much but it would have to do until tomorrow when they could go shopping together for real food.

She opened one box at a time, finding plates and bowls and glasses tucked neatly inside each one. Then came utensils; knives large and small, forks and spoons, whisks… he was going to need every piece of cutlery she thought as she untangled them from each other before placing them carefully on an empty dish rack so they could dry out properly.

As she worked she began to hum quietly to herself, looking forward to seeing his face when he walked through the door and found her there waiting for him with dinner all ready. Maybe after eating they could watch a movie; she hadn’t seen one of his choice in ages! Maybe he would even… *giggles* …maybe he would even buy me chocolate! She felt warm all over as she thought about it. Yes, tonight was going to be perfect! She picked up another box from under the couch where it had fallen during her last attempt at moving furniture around by herself. This one was heavier than all the others combined. She struggled with it for a moment before deciding that it must be full of Christmas decorations so she dropped it back down again with a sigh.

There were still boxes everywhere but it was getting easier to see the floor now that most things were put away. She decided that she’d start on those holiday decorations soon enough; tomorrow morning if they were going shopping together afterwards! She carried on putting things away here and there until she got to what looked like her bedroom door still shut tight against her efforts to open it earlier today when unpacking started in earnest. Her bedside table drawers were still unopened as were her closet doors; everything needed to be put away or hung up before they could finally use their room! Well, not *their* room *yet*, but soon enough!

She let out a long yawn while opening another box marked ‘bedding’, wondering what else there might be left for her to do before dinner later tonight…