“Don’t tell me you haven’t been counting down the days as well.” He groaned as he kissed a trail down my neck to my collarbone.
“Okay, I won’t tell you that.” I laughed up and him and he growled in response as his mouth found my left breast. “Oh, Zane,” I moaned in ecstasy.
“Aunty Lucky,” a small voice called out to me from the doorway and Zane jumped off of me as if he were a thief caught in the middle of a robbery. I looked up through hazy eyes and saw Skylar standing there with a small smile. “I’m hungry, and Noah is still in bed sleeping.”
“That’s what happens when you stay out all night.” Zane muttered and I gave him a look as I stood up.
“Sure, honey, let’s go and make breakfast. What would you like?”
“Pancakes and bacon, please.” She grinned at me happily. “And maybe we can take Noah breakfast in bed.”
“Is this a joke? Am I living in a nightmare?” Zane flopped back down on the bed.
“Are you coming down?” I turned to look at him and mouthed I’m sorry.
“No.” He sighed. “I think I need to take care of myself before I implode.”
“Oh.” I bit my lower lip. “Sorry.”
“Sure you are.” He shook his head. “Close the door as you leave the room.”
“Skylar, honey. Go downstairs to the kitchen and take out the bacon and orange juice from the fridge and I’ll be right down.”
“Okay, Aunty Lucky.” She grinned and skipped to the stairs. “Can I watch cartoons as well?”
“Sure,” I nodded, not sure if Noah wanted her watching cartoons in the morning, but even I was a bit pissed off that Zane and I had been interrupted again. I watched her go down the stairs before walking back over to the bed and straddling Zane. I then planted the biggest kiss on him and then stood back up, as he looked up at me in a daze.
“What was that for?” He mumbled, with a goofy smile.
“That was to let you know that I’m disappointed as well, but that I will make sure we make up for this missed night.”
“Well, I can’t argue with that.” He smiled at me and the expression in his eyes changed from one of lust to one of love and devotion. “You do know it’s about more than sex, right?”
“Of course I do.” I laughed. “If I didn’t know that by now, we’d be in big trouble.”
“You’re a sexy woman, Lucky. I can’t help it if I want to ravish you every minute of every hour.”
“Then I guess I’m one very lucky woman.” I ran my fingers down his chest and to his boxer shorts and held onto his hardness for a few seconds. “A lucky woman who is sad she has to go downstairs and neglect her man right now.”
Zane groaned. “You better go now or you won’t be going anywhere for a good 20 minutes.”
“Oh, Zane,” I sighed, laughing, and stepped back.
“Don’t ‘oh Zane’ me, you little seductress,” he called after me as I walked to the door. “I’ll have pancakes and bacon as well, by the way.”
“Oh, now you want some?”
“If my lazy-ass brother is getting served breakfast in bed, you better believe I’m getting some.”
“Zane,” I admonished him. “Maybe he and Robin got back together.”
“It better be something good, or he is going to get a piece of my mind.”
“Oh, darling.” I shook my head and giggled as I walked out of the door. I had a feeling of contentment in me as I walked downstairs and heard Spongebob on the TV.
***
I watched my family sitting at the table eating breakfast and I felt happy, really happy. I was so thankful that I had met Zane and that Noah and Skylar were also in my life.
“Enjoying breakfast?” I looked around the table and watched as Noah, Skylar and Zane all ate the food up eagerly.
“Uh hmm,” Noah smiled at me as he reached for another pancake. “You’ve outdone yourself this morning, Lucky.”
“Yes, she has.” Zane glared at his brother. “Working night and morning.”
“Thanks, Lucky.” Noah laughed and smiled at his brother. “And thank you, Zane. I do appreciate you babysitting last night.”
“Uh huh.” Zane reached for some more bacon.
“Can I have another pancake please, Noah?” Skylar looked up at him with big hopeful eyes. “With syrup?”
“Sure.” He nodded and placed one on her plate. “No need to ask if you want more, honey. Just take it.”
“Okay, thank you.” She grinned and I watched as she poured about a pound of syrup onto her pancake. Zane and I both smiled at each other, as Noah continued on eating, having noticed nothing. It was funny for me to watch Noah adapting to fatherhood. He was a good man and tried his best, but he really didn’t know the first thing about being a parent. I realized that Zane was likely going to be the same way, and I wondered if I shouldn’t enroll all of us in a parenting class.
“How is Robin?” I spoke the words without even thinking what I was saying.
“She’s good.” Noah grinned so widely that I knew that they had made up. “In fact, I think we’re going to take Skylar on a picnic next week. Would you like that?” He looked down at the little girl, who had so much syrup around her mouth that she looked like she could trap a hundred flies all by herself.
“Oh, yes, please.” she mumbled as she attempted to pour more syrup onto her plate.
“I think that’s enough syrup, honey.” I smiled at her gently and she put the bottle back down with a small grin.
“Ok, Aunty Robin.” It was then that Noah looked at her plate properly and I saw his eyes widen as he surveyed its contents before looking back at me and making a face. I grinned at him and we shared a secret smile.
“A picnic sounds like it will be fun.” Zane joined the conversation. “What day are you going, and what time?”
“Not sure yet, why?” Noah looked up at him casually.
“I want to spend some alone time with my fiancée.” Zane gave him a look and Noah laughed.
“Zane.” I glared at him, slightly embarrassed that he was bringing up our sex life, even if it was in as covert a way as possible.
“Lucky, if we don’t get the exact times we will be wasting a perfect opportunity.” Zane winked at me, and I felt my face burning up as I looked over at Skylar to see if she was understanding any part of the conversation. I let out a sigh of relief as I watched her studiously cutting up her bacon and placing it on pieces of pancake squares.