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Hot Wax
I closed the front door and entered the room. White votive candles, set everywhere, illuminated the darkness. Shadows danced on the walls. Soft music, barely recognizable, floated around in the air. Celeste had called me at work. She had sounded excited. "Hurry home, I've got a surprise for you." It was our night together, a time randomly chosen, away from the busy lives we led. I looked forward to that time we spent. The music was soothing and it relaxed me. I had had a long day and it...