"No"; said Liz.

A very simple word, short and to the point. But in the back of her mind she knew that she didn't mean it when she said it.

"Don't worry, I won't forget...", she assured her husband. "I'll make sure that everything is ready for when you get back."

She hung up the phone after the usual "Love you, talk to you soon..." and turned to her empty house. This house may have been a good idea at one time, when Tom wasn't forever on the road, but it had now lost most of its appeal. More and more, Liz thought of it as a place where she resided but it didn't feel like a home.

And now she was left here again. Alone. But this time she had the added joy of having to set up a big dinner party for some of Tom's clients and his boss.

"What a fucking thrill that's be!", she thought as she went into their room to get dressed. "If I never have to site through another one of those it'll be too soon!"

Liz took off her robe and toweled her hair gently. The cool morning air left her shivering, naked as she searched for something to wear. Pulling out a pair of panties from her desk drawer, she caught a peek of her limited toy collection, hidden at the bottom of the drawer.

"hmmm..", she thought, "I sure could use a little of that right now..."

She took out her vibrator and the clear blue gel dildo and laid them on the bed next to her.