Will woke up a few minutes before the alarm. He rolled over and shut off his phone, then stretched and settled comfortably for a moment. He loved listening to his wife's breathing while she was sleeping. He always thought it was the cutest thing. While lying there, a clear plan for the day actually fell into place in his mind. He knew Lou would be thrilled. He planned the day with things she loves in mind.
There were a few advantages to his disability. He had become friends with the box office staffs of the theatres on the West End. He called Vinnie, who was the treasurer at the Palace Theatre where Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was playing and had him reserve a pair of seats for then to the matinee. He couldn't believe he scored tickets to a sold out show so easily! He was so happy he could do this for his wife. He would have never been into Harry Potter if it hadn't been for all of those painful nights when Lou stayed up with him and read to him to soothe him and keep him company. As she read to him, the deeper he fell for her and the deeper into Potterdom they both fell. They would always laugh and say that she was a true Hufflepuff and he, most certainly would have been sorted to Slytherin. How did those two fall in love?
He next checked to see what the exhibitions were at the Tate and saw that Mona Hatoum's work was still up. Lou had been wanting to go see it, but they hadn't had a chance. Fantastic, their day had fallen into place.
They would pack a few things and stop by his parent's pied a terre in the city to freshen up throughout the day. Their day was packed, but they had both agreed to make the most of it.
He rolled over in his chair to Lou's side of the bed and decided to wake her up with kisses. She stirred awake with a smile and kissed him back.
Will had such an excited look on his face. She asked what the plan was for the day. He paused for a moment and said, "wait for it...I got us tickets to the matinee of Harry Potter, so we have to hurry a bit." Lou sat up in the bed as quickly as her very pregnant body would allow and she reacted very much like she had when Will had given her the bumblebee tights. "I can't believe it!" She screamed. Let's go. "But wait, there's more...after the show, we can stop by the Tate to see the Hatoum exhibit if you are up for it and then we can stop by the loft to change for dinner at Alain Dicasse. Lou was having a sensorial explosion going on in her head at the moment. Will, how did you know...Will, I love you! "I love you too, darling. I'm so happy we get to spend the day together...now let's go! I've prepared some of our things. Let's pick out what we will wear to the restaurant this evening and get the van ready." She chose a red Carolina Herrera maternity dress that hugged her curves just perfectly which she knew Will loved. Georgina had picked that dress for her on a spree they have been on. She matched it with black pumps and a black clutch. Will grabbed his black suit and a tie in the red color scheme.
Their drive to the city was active with laughter. Of course, for the most part, they would be talking about Alex and his funny sayings, or Alex and how flirtatious he is with the girls in his preschool class or Alex and how excited he is about his baby. They arrived at the loft sooner than expected. There was very little traffic. The doorman greeted them, "Good day Mr. and Mrs. Traynor, lovely seeing you here. Please say hello to your parents." He assisted them with their belongings. The arrived with just enough time for a quick bite at a chip shop and ran to the theatre.
Lou was completely giddy. They held hands throughout the play. As they left the theatre, they looked at each other and simultaneously said, "keep the secret!" They laughed and exited onto the street.
During the day, Camilla and Stephen had been texting them adorable pictures of Alex posing next to the animal exhibits, feeding lettuce to a giraffe, eating ice cream. They both melted and said how much they missed their little man.
Next, they quickly had a snack at a bistro nearby before moving on to the Tate. As they left the exhibition, Lou was bubbly in conversation about what they had just seen. Will listened in adoration. He couldn't believe how much they complemented one another. Before Will, Louisa had never been exposed to things like this and when she was, she enjoyed them to the fullest. Before Lou, Will overlooked all of these things and now with her, he sees them with so much appreciation and together they have so much fun.
They had just enough time before their reservation to run to the loft and rest for a moment and freshen up for the night.
As they got ready, Will looked at Louisa in stunned silence. All that could come out of his mouth was a, "wow!" When he gathered his thoughts he said, "I am married to the most stunningly beautiful woman on earth." She smiled and said, "then we are a perfectly matched pair...coincidentally, I happen to be married to the most stunningly handsome man on earth." Will laughed, grabbed her hand and said, "the night is not over after dinner...if only you could imagine the things I want to do to you right now in that dress...but I'll just have to wait." Lou leaned down carefully to protect her belly and gave will a sensuous kiss that left him in a daze that he had to knock himself out of.
Dinner was amazing. They were so amazed at how perfectly their day had fallen into place. They finished with dinner. It was rather late, but they decided to drive home rather than to stay in town. They missed Alex and wanted to be in the comfort of their own home. They held hands during the drive and recapped everything they had done today.
