Summary: Brady and Mimi have a very hectic day taking their children to each of their activities.
Black Family - No Rest for the Weary
It was an ordinary day at the Black house and this morning was even more chaotic than usual as Brady and Mimi were awaking all their kids, respectively, to get them ready for their events. Today Conrad had a wrestling match, Racquel a gymnastic competition, and Spencer a tee-ball game. It was shaping up to be hectic day for them and it hadn't even started.
Mimi had the duty of awaking all of the children while Brady prepared the breakfasts for his athletes. This was the beginning of the chaos.
"Mom I can't find my wrestling tights," was yelled out at random just as Mimi was about to enjoy her first sip of coffee.
"Conrad, did Did you check your closet Conrad?" She asked as he came into the kitchen.
"Yeah, Mom" he sighed as he moved to steal a piece of bacon from the platter by the stove. Only to have his hand swatted by his father. "Dad," Brady arched a perfectly formed blonde brow in response. "What my hands are clean."
"So then that wasn't you playing with Edge this morning." Brady replied knowing full well that Conrad was had been playing with his dog this morning his silence was his answer. Edge was Conrad's Scottish terrier named after his favorite WWE wrestler. "Uh huh that's what I thought." He relented and handed Conrad a piece of bacon anyway. He was soon rewarded with a smile very similar to his own.
"Conrad if I go upstairs and find your tights in that closet, I will be very annoyed. I haven't even had a cup of coffee yet." Mimi said bringing his gaze over to hers.
"It isn't Mom. I did look you know."
"Yes, I'm sure you did on the surface. I'm very sure, absolutely positive in fact that you did not bother to move anything around." She told him.
"Mom it's not there."
"Just go back upstairs and check your closet, Conrad. You know how grouchy your mother gets when she has to get up early on the weekend. Besides, that she hasn't even had a chance to drink her coffee. And she needs her coffee. So do me a favor and go upstairs to your closet and double check your closet." Brady ordered gently trying to save Conrad for facing Mimi's rant. Conrad turned and left the kitchen to go back upstairs all the while mumbling to himself.
After Conrad had gone up the stairs Mimi had turned her attention to Brady. "I'm not grouchy. I'm tired and besides you know that he really didn't even look, he did a surface glance." She replied before taking a much-needed sip of her coffee. She and sighed at the taste of the coffee, it was clearly it was heaven sent.
"Momma, I need help with my hair." Racquel said entering the kitchen partially dressed in her gymnast outfit; she wore a pair of sweats, pink, as it was her favorite color.
"Rocky, why don't you eat breakfast first and then I'll help you with your hair. Okay?" Mimi suggested watching her only daughter enter the kitchen. A few seconds later to be followed by Spencer already dressed in his T-ball uniform.
"Oh there's the champ, are you ready for your big game today?" Brady asked his youngest son as he moved to sit down in his chair at the table.
"Yeah Dad, I'm ready." He answered climbing into the seat. Conrad reentered the kitchen this time with his wrestling tights over his shoulder as he moved to sit down at the table.
"Where did you find the tights?" Racquel asked her brother smiling mischievously knowing exactly where he had found them.
"Yeah Conrad tell us." Spencer chimed in after drinking some of his OJ.
Although, Mimi of course knew where he found the uniform she too wanted to hear him say it. "Yes my dear Conman, tell us." She said using a nickname that Brady had given him years ago for some trick he pulled.
"Do I really have to tell you? I You know I found it in the closet. and sSo do you so do we really need to focus on that, Dad?" Conrad said looking for an alliance in his father since his siblings clearly wouldn't let up, laughing at him even.
"Conrad, I think you said it perfectly well yourself. So I don't think there is anything for me to add." Brady replied as he started to bring the entrees to the table. "Do I Rocky," he paused waiting for her laughing nod, then moving to Spencer, "Spencer," and finally his wife, "Meems." All of them of course laughed in agreement. "Good now for my breakfast a la Blackettes. We have pancakes, toast, bacon, and eggs for my Undisputed Wrestling Champ," he placed a hot plate before Conrad. "We have French toast for my lovely lady gymnast and of course we can't forget the All-American Five Star bacon, cheese, omelet a la grits with a side of applesauce for my favorite pitcher." Brady presented each child with their favorite breakfast food.
Mimi sat silently drinking her coffee as she watched her darling children eat their breakfast. She had already eaten her breakfast of Fruit and yogurt before she got them up. It was about twenty minutes later that they all finished and retreated back into their rooms. Rocky stopping briefly so Mimi could do her hair. Then once again she was left alone with Brady. "So who are you taking?"
Brady paused mid-drinking his coffee. "Conrad and Racquel?" He suggested know she would object.
"How did I know you would pick them?" Could it be because their competitions don't start for another four hours?" She replied with a question of her own mocking him.
She was so easy to bait, Brady thought as his wife turned her green-eyed gaze on his grinning face. "That could be true. In fact I'd say there was a great possibility that it is true. But, it doesn't matter because you still have to go first due to our aforementioned agreement. You know the one, you made with me the last time this happened. Whoever fixes the breakfast gets to leave last."
Mimi hit him on the arm, "God I hate you and that memory of yours Brady Black." She attempted to hit him again only to have him pin her against the counter.
"No you don't, you love it babe, you know you do. In fact, I'd say it's probably the thing that excites you the most. My amazing ability to remember," he wrapped his arms about her waist. "Any and everything, you say." He kissed her cheeks, "Look," her eyelids, " and do." As he moved to kiss her mouth a voice came out from behind them.
"Okay first let me just say EWW! That is so not necessary this early in the morning. And in the kitchen no less man, you guys are kinky. Secondly you really don't have time for that unless you plan on banging each––,"
"Conrad," both Mimi and Brady cried as their eldest walked into the kitchen.
"What? I was just saying––," Mimi forestalled him before he could put his foot further in his mouth and earn even more ire from her or Brady. She extricated herself from Brady's arms.
"I know exactly what you were going to say and there is no need to continue it. And if you're in such an all fired hurry rush to go why don't you have your shoes on?"
Conrad looked down at his socked feet and then back at his father, who was trying desperately to hold in his laughter. "I was just going to put them on."
"Well go get them and put on your shoes. Then we'll discuss your leaving. As for right now, tell Spence I'll put his gear into the car and meet him in the garage." Mimi ordered taking control of the situation and bouncing into action. Conrad nodded and ran out of the room. She turned back to Brady. "We'll finish this later Mr. Black. I'll see you at the game later." She leaned up and brushed a kiss across his lips before turning to get her purse and leave.
"Bye Daddy," Spencer called out from the front door.
"Bye Spence, good luck kiddo." Brady said as he picked up Mimi cup of coffee and carried it to the door holding it out for her because he knew she would forget it.
"Thank you." Mimi said as she ran back to get her coffee before turning back to get into her car. Brady smiled as he watched his wife drive off.
The Tee-ball game was in the ninth inning when Brady popped up. As usual she was very animated as she watched the game. There she stood in her jeans and leather jacket in the second row of the stands, her auburn colored hair gleaming in the sunlight. She was very actively in watching the game, cheering on the team, the Wildcats, and of course their star pitcher "the strike-out king," Mr. Spencer Black.
"You're doing great out there Spence. Go Sweetie. Let's go Wildcats, let's go." She cheered as Brady came up behind her.
"So how's the game?" He asked coming to stand on her side.
"It's been good but very close. Every time we make a point they go behind us and make one too. But, we're in the lead now though," she replied not for a minute taking her yes off the action on the field. "How much longer do I have here?"
Consulting his watch Brady answered, "About twenty minutes however, you might want to leave now, Maple drive is backed up because of the parade." Maple drive was a short cut they used to get to the gym where Racquel's competition was going to be held.
"Alright then I'll leave in a second." She paused briefly to catch Spencer's gaze as she came off the field, waving her hand in the air she flagged him over to her. She met him at the gate. "Sweetie, I have to go now it's time for Rocky's competition. You were great out there today sweetie. Momma is so proud of you. Knock dead Champ." She ruffled his hair thru the gate before turning to leave. Walking back she waved at him once more before leaving.
Brady stopped her trek on her way to the car. "So I'll be bring Spence to Rocky's competition and we'll switch there."
"Of course," she nodded. See you later babe." She said before walking and getting into her car to leave. After getting into her Sunfire GXT, she gunned the engine and took off. Shaking his head, Brady returned to watching the game. Man his wife was a spitfire.
Mimi walked into the gymnasium only a few minutes later than she would have been. Searching the stands she saw the blonde head of her son and started to approach him.
Although, this was a rare occasion whenever the children all had events on the same day, they would all try to go show support if they weren't busy.
"Hey sweetie," Mimi said coming up to sit next to Conrad. It wasn't until she got up by him that she saw the pretty little girl sitting next to him.
"Hey Mom, this is Sharon McKenzie," Conrad replied somewhat embarrassed to be caught flirting with a girl with his mother there.
"Has Rocky gone yet?" Brady asked coming up from the left with Spencer in his dirt spackled uniform in his arms.
"No, not just yet, Dad." Conrad gave his father and annoyed look as he arched his head to the side slightly toward to Sharon so his father would get the message.
Brady smiled as he looked at the young girl sitting next to his son. "Hello Sharon, how are you today?" He asked much to Conrad's obvious embarrassment.
"I'm fine Mr. Black. Conrad was just telling me you had a little league game today, Spencer. Did you win?" She asked Spencer who was now sitting down by his brother.
"Yup, we beat 'em 5 to 4." He announced proudly grinning.
"Wait to go Spence," Conrad said high fiving his baby brother. Sharon laughed at the affection shared between Conrad and Spencer.
"Well let me congratulate you Spencer, that's great." Sharon replied before leaning over to kiss his cheek. Spencer blushed as Conrad gave him a thumb's up grin of approval.
Mimi and Brady watched their little Romeo get his first kiss with great amusement although they held in their laughter at the sight of Spencer's pinken cheeks. "Your Dad and I are going to sit down there okay?" She pointed to an area near the front of the bleachers. "Come down after the competition, okay." She told her boys as she pulled Brady down the bleachers leaving Conrad, his crush, and an embarrassed Spencer sitting on his older brother's lap to watch the competition.
An hour later the competition was over and Racquel team had performed victoriously winning the young gymnast competition by five tenths of a point. The lead due to Racquel's excellent floor performance that many said rivaled that of a young Dominique Dawes, who of course was Racquel's idol. Mimi had walked over to the take pictures of her young gymnast with her team's trophy and her own medal. After she had ran out of her film she made her way back her husband and children at the bleachers.
"She was great wasn't she Brady?" She questioned beaming with a pride that only a mother could have.
"You bet she was, she won the whole thing after she nailed that double somersault––," Brady began to say as his cell phone started to ring. Taking it out of his pocket he answered it. "Black," after a few moments he left the bleachers and exited to the hallway so he could hear the person who called him.
Racquel made her appearance back at her mother's side receiving a reward hug as well as kisses all over her face as Mimi congratulated her.
"You were great Rocky," Conrad said standing up going to high-five her.
"Yeah Rocky you were good." Spencer chimed in repetitiously following his brother's example and high-fiving her too.
"Well I heard you were good, too Spence. Mom told me you won your game. Way to go Champ." Racquel replied going to her baby brother and ruffling his hair. She turned to her mother. "Mom, Kelly wants to know if I can go to her sleepover tonight. It's a celebration party for winning today." Kelly was one of Racquel's friends who was also on the team.
"Of course. But, tell Kelly that I'll drop you off later after Conrad's match okay?"
"Good I'll go tell her now." Racquel said as her father came up behind her.
"Not before I get a chance to congratulate my girl you don't." Brady said as he reached down and picked up his daughter. "You were fantastic sweetie. I'm so proud of you." He placed her on the ground after kissing her cheek once.
"Thank you Daddy." Racquel answered before she ran off to Kelly.
"So who was that? Calling you on a Saturday no less. I thought you were off this weekend." Mimi asked as the boys and she walked over to him.
"Oh that was Tommy, one of my guards on the Estes Estates. Apparently, Mrs. Estes was trying to change the security codes on her husband. You know the deal. Where i's Rocky going?"
"Kelly invited her to a party tonight and she's just letting Peggy know that I'll drop her by later." Mimi said as they headed toward the exit.
"Oh that reminds me, Spence was invited to a sleepover too, at Jerry's house. I said he could go. So we'll have to drop him off too." Brady said holding the door open for his wife and children, Racquel included because she too had rejoined the Blackettes.
"Well we'll get to that after Conrad's match. Who knows maybe he'll make plans tonight and we could have a night to ourselves." Mimi added as she opened the door to her car. Brady stood by it holding it between them. He had given his keys to Conrad who was in the process of getting into the car with Spencer. While Racquel hopped into her mother's car after stowing her bag in the backseat.
"I have no doubt in my mind that Conrad will have plans tonight. He is my son after all. But on the off chance he doesn't he'll make some. Because I plan on getting lucky tonight." Brady said cockily to Mimi's amusement as she slid into her car.
"Yeah right Brady." She added laughingly as she put her car into gear.
True enough after Conrad's team had won the wrestling meet –– much to Mimi's distain that her poor baby would get hurt –– he too had made plans for the night. Leaving Mimi and Brady just where they wanted to be for the night, alone. Or so Mimi had thought until Brady had gotten another call from his office and had to go into the office, on Saturday night. Thereby leaving Mimi all alone for the night unless of course you count Edge, her ever-loyal companion.
And so Mimi decided that since her children and husband had seemingly abandoned her she alone deserved to relax in a way she hadn't in a long time. She prepared herself a bowl of chocolate covered strawberries, a bottle of cold champagne, her favorite jazz CD to listen to in a CD player, and a hot, soothing bubble bath with her favorite scent, Midnight Flowers. Sitting in the big black tub, she positioned her strawberries to the right of her and flute of champagne along with the bottle on the left, she eased into the tub and put on her headphones.
Closing her eyes she relaxed, eating strawberries, sipping some champagne and listening to the soothing voice of Sade via her CD. So it was logical that she never heard the front door open downstairs, nor for that matter did Edge. He didn't even lift his head when he heard the bedroom door open. It was only moments later when the bathroom door opened that he glanced up. Seeing that it was only Brady he went back to his previous position on the floor, to sleep.
Brady had to leave on business right after they'd dropped off Conrad. So there was no alone time for them. But, he'd planned to remedy that when he got home. Only when he arrived there were no lights on, Mimi wasn't watching a movie, cooking or even waiting for him in the bedroom with nothing on but a smile. It was only after he'd entered his bedroom that smelled it––blackberries––immediately reminded him of Midnight Flowers, Mimi's favorite scent. Figuring that she had to be in the bathroom, he opened the door.
Although, he'd figured she was here, he never expected to catch her soaking in tub with scented bubbles, her hair in a clip with few strands hanging down, her eyes closed feeding herself a strawberry with a flute in her hand. He took off his boots and laid them to the side quickly before lifting Edge and putting him outside the bathroom. Thinking he could surprise her he silently started to take off his clothes.
"Champagne Brady?" She asked without opening her eyes as she offered him the flute. Brady stopped, mid-taking off his shirt, to look at his wife in astonishment. "Next time you want to surprise me dear you might want to try lose the cologne, I can smell it over my Midnight Pleasures. I'd know that smell anywhere considering I bought it for you." She said opening her eyes smiling as she pulled off her headphones. He leaned down and took the flute of champagne away from her draining the remainder of it.
"I guess I need to work on my sneaking abilities a little more." Leaning across the tub as he sat on the rim of it, she watched as he plucked a strawberry from the bowl. "So did you plan this little treat for us or––,"
"My other lover?" She replied drolly. "Well it was supposed to for us, but you got called away so I went ahead with it anyway. I'd hoped you'd get here in time." She responded as Brady precariously perched himself on the rim of the tub to get the champagne. So he wasn't paying attention when Mimi's hands came up grabbed his waist and pulled him back into the tub jeans, shirt, and all. The water sloshed over onto the floor as he sat on the bottom of the tub laughing hilariously with Mimi.
"Well that's one way to get me in the tub with you Meems. But for future reference all you had to do was ask." He replied pilling off his wet shirt and throwing it onto the already wet floor to be joined by his jeans and briefs seconds later.
"It was the quickest way I could think to get you out of your clothes. But, I must say it did work wonders, look how quickly I got you undress and in here with me. But, I guess you in your old age figured that those sort of moves are lost on you." Brady arranged himself across from her. "We obviously need to work on your moves. I know the perfect way too."
"Oh you do, do you?"
"Yes I do." She said easing over to his side to lean against him, planting kiss up his neck. "How about… you …and … me…" she said in between kisses.
"Mmmhmm?" Brady sighed
"…Go…dancing." She said nibbling on his ear.
"Sounds like a plan but what about the kids?" Brady questioned, turning to plant a kiss on her lips then he started to nibble on her neck.
"Oh did I forget to tell you," she arched her head to his shoulder, giving him more access to her neck as she reached up to put her hands in his hair to keep his head at her neck. "My parents called and asked to take the children away for a weekend."
"Good, now stop talking. I'm trying to focus here. I have a lot to learn before next weekend." Brady told her and Mimi giggled as he turned Mimi around and kissed her passionately forgetting how tired he was supposed to be.
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