Chris came to bed just after 11 Pm and slipped into bed quietly, not even disturbing April until the next morning when he was leaving for work.  He softly kissed her on the forehead and told he he loved her, it was an automated response, not much heartfelt.  He was grinning from ear to ear, he had a little suprise for her.  He had actually won the bet last night and figured he would splurge a little more on their anniversary date, which was approaching fast.  But he decided not to tell her quite yet.  "Keep your fingers crossed the Johnson's decide to buy the house they've been looking at for the last 3 weeks." Love ya Hun" He said closing the bedroom door, shuffling his feet down the stairs and exiting.  He couldn't wait to tell her the good news regarding the wager on last night's game.  Keeping the secret was part of the fun, but so was the anticipation of her reaction when he finally would divulge the good news.