It had been nine months since my husband had been deployed to Iraq, and I couldn’t wait to see him. Our daughter was nearly two years old by then, and I’d finally lost all the baby weight I’d put on while I was pregnant with her. I was excited to show him my new body and the new wardrobe I’d bought to help show it off. He’d seen a few pictures that I’d emailed to him while he was away, but I’d made sure not to send too many. I wanted him to really see me and appreciate my body first-hand when I saw him in person.
On the day I was finally able to pick Rick up at the base and bring him back home, I was wearing my sexiest sundress, something that would show off my figure but not be inappropriate to wear in public. It was hard to find my husband in the crowd of other men and women who were finally coming home, but when I finally spotted him, I could feel my heart start to race with incredible excitement. I zigzagged my way through the crowd to get to him, and I remember exactly the moment he spotted me. His eyes got wide and his mouth opened in shock. It was clear he was pleased with the changes I’d made while he was away.
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