September 3rd, 2023

No Cell phone. No work. No children. Just sex and more sex. No one asking for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. No one asking for a signature for their paychecks. Just naked time all weekend long. This was exactly what they needed before the stress of back to school schedules began. Noah just wanted to have as much sex with his wife as he could get.

"This room is beautiful, Noah." Lauren said throwing her suitcase down on the floor. The room has a giant window that over looked a crystal clear lake. Lauren went over to the window and looked out. It was a stunning view. "This view is beautiful as well."

"It's not as beautiful as you." Noah walked up behind his wife and put his arms around her. He kissed her neck. She shivered. She'd never get tired of his affection. Lauren turned around and smiled.

"This is exactly what we needed." Lauren said pushing Noah towards the bed. He loved it when she took control. It turned him on.

"What do you think you're doing, young lady?" he asked her falling back onto the bed.

"Taking advantage of you." Lauren said as she removed his shoes. "It's been like a week since I got laid and I plan on doing it a lot." Noah smiled as he pulled her into a kiss.

Lauren laid on the bed watching Noah. She loved it when he serenaded her. She especially loved it when he played his guitar naked for her. She loved his voice and wished her did more with it than playing amateur night at their local coffee house once a month.

"Right now, I'm having a good time, But right now I feel fine. You can tell by the look in this boy's eye that I'm happy to be here, and that ain't no line," Noah strummed his guitar as her sang to his wife. She giggled, "All right, all right, all right. Shotgun in a Pontiac on a summer night, Over ninety miles of interstate playing my guitar and I was feeling all right. That's when I fell in love, hey, that's when I made my choice. For the first time I knew it didn't matter what happened, I was one of those boys."

"Bravo." Lauren clapped as she sat up in bed. "I think this calls for some sparkling cider." She got up and opened up the mini fridge and pulled out the bottle she had bought last night. Noah put his guitar down as his eyes roamed over his wife's body. "What do you think the kids are doing now?" He asked. Lauren chuckled as she popped the cork.

"Probably getting into your sister's room and trashing it. Your parents probably have already punished Erica. It's awesome we're not there." She said as she poured a couple of glasses, "No kids talk."

"No kids talk." Noah agreed.

"Thank you for this, Babe." Lauren said handing him his glass. She held it up, "To adult time."

"To adult time and a lot of sex these next couple of days." Noah took a sip of his cider. This was his fun drink of choice the past couple of years. He would never slip again. "I like this."

"Like what?" Lauren asked bringing the bottle over to the bed.

"Having conversations while we're naked." Noah said crawling back into bed.

"Yes, that's very nice." She said giving her chest a little shake for him, "I think soon we should go for round two."

"Totally." he said.

He had to eat. He had to eat the biggest meal in his life. He had to get his strength back up. Noah had told Lauren they were going somewhere fancy. He had even put on dress pants and a dress shirt. He had almost decided to skip the tie, but decided it completed the outfit.

"Are you about ready, Baby?" Noah said running his hand over his newly shaved scalp, "I'm frigging starved."

"Shut your trap. I'm done." Lauren said stepping out of the bathroom. Noah stared at her. She looked stunning in a nice low cute sparkly top, something he could stare at her boobs in all night.

"I like when you curl your hair." He said.

"I like when you dress up with a tie and shit like that." Lauren said grabbing him by his tie. "A lot." Lauren ran her hand down his stomach to his belt buckle. Noah groaned loudly.

"We have reservations. I'm hungry." He said. Lauren smirked pushing him back slowly.

"I'm very hungry for something but I bet it's not on their menu." She said. They weren't going to make it to the restaurant for their reservations now were they?

October 6th, 2023

School had been going on for about a month. James had tried out for Lima's first tier football team and of course he made it. So, Lauren and Noah had to switch off who took him to practice and who took him to the games every once and awhile. Kelsey started kindergarten and already got in trouble twice. It was when they had a parent teacher conference, they decided they needed to help her let off some energy.

"I mean, how disruptive is she?" Noah asked. Mrs. Willows chuckled slightly.

"Let's just say when its nap time, she runs laps around the room." She said.

"Yea, she doesn't like naps." Lauren sighed, "Is she going to be kicked out of the class?"

"heavens no." Mrs. Willows said, "But she needs a second outlet for her energy. She has potential."

"What do you suggest?" Noah asked. Mrs. Willows slid a pamphlet towards Lauren.

"The Pop Warner team has a cheerleading squad that starts at age five." She said.

"A Cheerleader?" Lauren groaned loudly. "I hated cheerleaders in high school."

"Yea, um, our baby girl is just that a baby girl. Cheerleaders are…I don't know, not what dad's like their daughters to be." Noah said. Mrs. Willows couldn't help but to laugh.

"The team is filled with five and six year olds. It's not a high school squad. It gets the girls active and learn about what team work is. Honestly, I think it'll be good for Kelsey." She said. Lauren took the pamphlet. Another activity to divide her time with.

"Guys, the school bus is here! You cannot be late. I'm not driving you today." Lauren yelled up the stairs. Her two eldest children came running down the stairs. "I'll pick you guys up after school and take you to your practices, so meet me by the big oak tree okay?"

"Yeah. Got it. Love you." James grabbed his sister's hand and dragged her out the door.

"When do I go to school?" Erica groaned looking out the kitchen window, watching the school bus drive down the street.

"Not for a while, baby girl. You need to be five years old and you're only three." Lauren said opening up the refrigerator door. The smell of last night leftover chicken hit her like a ton of bricks. Her stomach did a few summersaults and Lauren ran to the downstairs bathroom to let her breakfast come up.

"Momma, you okay?" Erica knocked on the bathroom door and rattled the doorknob. Lauren groaned ignoring her daughter for a moment. She stood up splashing water on her face. This wasn't good. "Momma?"

"I'm okay, Baby girl." She said opening the bathroom door.

"Your tummy hurt?" Erica frowned putting her hands on her hips.

"Yes." Lauren said taking in a deep breath. This wasn't good. "I think we're going to take a trip to the store. Go get your shoes on."

Things were starting to slow down at work a little bit. Noah could actually come home. When he walked into the door, he knew something had happened. There was no screaming or even laughter. James was sitting at the kitchen table doing his homework.

"Need help?" Noah asked throwing his jacket over the back of the table. James shook his head.

"No. I think I have a handle on it. It's just math." He said.

"Yeah, I never could do math." Noah chuckled ruffling his son's hair, "Where are the girls?"

"Mom put Erica to bed early. Kelsey is stretching. You know, bending stuff. Girl stuff." James shrugged, "Mom is just being quiet. I swore and she didn't yell at me."

"What'd you say?" Noah asked arching his eyebrow.

"Fuck." James said. His eye widened when he realized he just said it again, "You tricked me." Noah laughed.

"I'll give you a pass, but never say it again." He said leaving the kitchen. Noah glanced into the living room. Kelsey was standing in the middle of the room stretching. She was concentrating very hard on it. He chuckled walking upstairs, glancing in on Erica snoring. "Baby?"

"What?" Lauren was laying in bed staring at the television. He began to get undressed.

"Did you make any dinner?" Noah asked. She shook her head with a slight sigh.

"There's some pizza in the microwave if you're hungry." She said not looking at her husband. Noah sat on the side of the bed.

"What's up?" He said. Lauren sighed looking at him.

"I don't know if this is good news or bad news yet. I don't even know if we can do this or not." She said. Noah shifted back and forth. This wasn't going to be good. Lauren looked pissed and sad at the same time.

"Did I forget to pay a bill or something?" Noah asked. Lauren chuckled.

"No you certainly did pay the bill and then some." She said, "Noah, I'm pregnant...Again" He stared at her blankly, "With our fourth child. Four. Four kids."

"You're pregnant?" He asked. Lauren smirked.

"Yes I am. What are you feeling, Babe?" She asked. Noah sat there for a moment thinking about what she had just said. Another baby. How did he feel about that?

"I missed the other three pregnancies by being drunk the whole time." He whispered running his hands over his face taking this all in, "I'm not that person anymore."

"So….what are you saying? Because this whole thing is a shock, like a really big shock. We weren't trying." Lauren said. "I don't know how I really feel about this all."

"I'm going to do this one right, Laurie. I will go to every single doctor's appointment and help you paint a nursery. I'll fucking hold your hair back when you puke if you want me to." Noah smiled kissing Lauren's forehead, "I'll be here this time."

"You better be, Puckerman." Lauren smacked his chest. He laughed pushing her down against the mattress.

"I will be here, Puckerman." He said kissing her tenderly. Another baby? Wow. It would take some time to sink in, but he was really looking forward to this. He had missed so much with the other three pregnancies. He vowed to do it right this time and stand by his family with his head held up high.