After a couple of hours of the three of them hanging out together and watching a basketball game Noah said goodnight to Mark and Callie and went to his room for the night. He was exhausted and fell asleep in no time at all.
Mark checked the front door making sure that it was locked and then walked into the bedroom that he and Callie shared. He closed the door behind him hearing the shower running in their bathroom. He was too tired to get excited. Usually he would be stripping down and sneaking into the shower to have fun with his beautiful girlfriend but tonight he found himself just stripping down to his boxers and pulling on a pair of navy blue pajama pants. He climbed into their bed and waited on Callie to come out of the bathroom.
Callie walked out of the bathroom 15 minutes later dressed in a black cotton night gown with lace at the gem. Her hair was freshly blow dried and she looked absolutely beautiful. She quietly made her way over to the bed thinking that Mark was already asleep for the night. She frowned seeing his clothes on the floor. "Seriously?" muttered Callie in a hushed voice. She picked up the clothes and walked over to the hamper tossing them in. Callie climbed into the bed trying not to disturb Mark.
Mark moved when Callie got into the bed. "I feel like I've been neglecting you these last couple of days. How are you and the babies doing?" asked Mark turning his head in her direction. He smiled looking at how beautiful she was. "I am sorry about the clothes on the floor by the way. I just sort of kicked them off and climbed into bed."
"You haven't been neglecting me at all Mark. You've had a lot on your plate but you've done a great job making sure that we got everything done in time for Noah. We are doing good I think. I wish this morning sickness would disappear…and the backaches are killing me. But other than that I feel really good. Is it strange that I feel like shopping for the babies?" said Callie.
"Well, you are approaching your second trimester. You are rounding out week 12 right…? In another 3 or 4 weeks your morning sickness should end…if you are lucky. I am sure that isn't much of a consolation in the mean time though. No it isn't strange at all…I mean that is what you women do right…shop for the baby get ready for all of that. I guess at some point we will have to work on converting that other room into a nursery." said Mark.
"Yeah because throwing up in the middle of the day is so fun. I had to hold it back yesterday while I was in surgery. Luckily the urgent sense sort of dissipated the longer I stood there. But for a moment I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. I can't wait until we find out the genders of the babies. I want to wait until then to work on the nursery. But I have a lot of ideas…like if the twins are both boys…we could for a maritime theme….or ducks…or the Yankees of course. And if we are having girls…I was thinking like a pink paisley theme in the room. Or pink damask. Okay maybe not pink…maybe like robin's egg blue?" said Callie.
Mark chuckled and said "That would have been a sight to see. So have you talked to the Chief yet? I think all of your ideas are great Cal. Whatever you want for the nursery that is what we will do. What if we are having one of both?"
"Of course. I talked to him and I told him I'd be maintaining a full load until it was no longer possible. So I am looking to stay on until my 32nd week. I figure at that point I might want to cut back." said Callie optimistically. "One of both? I think I would do something gender neutral like Classic Winnie the Pooh or perhaps some jungle them. I don't know I have like a million different ideas. I know for sure that I want like really beautiful sturdy wood furniture for the room. I want that classic…timeless feel. I really want the crib to be on opposing sides of the room. With painted wooden blocks spelling out both babies' names." She sighed happily thinking everything through.
Mark quirked an eyebrow at her not sure if he even wanted to tackle this conversation right then and there. "Cal…I admire your tenacity…I really do. But I don't think that you are going to be able to maintain a schedule like that for that long. You are carrying twins and you have a demanding schedule as it is…."
Callie cut him off by kissing him and moving so that she was straddling his waist. "We can talk about that later…much later." murmured Callie against his lips. Callie sat back for a moment and pulled the straps of her thin cotton night gown down from her shoulders allowing her cleavage to spill out. "Are you tired?" asked Callie. She lightly kissed his neck. The truth was she had missed the physical contact between them over the last couple of days.
"Cal we need to talk about this realistically…" said Mark stopping in his tracks when he saw her breasts come into view. Every bone in his body said that he was exhausted and in no mood for sex but looking at her partially nude body his lower half was getting some other ideas.
Callie leaned back down and kissed him and then kissed his neck. "I've missed you so much these last couple of days…I don't think we've been this long without sex since we've been together. 4 days is much too long…" murmured Callie in a sexy purr.
Mark groaned in pleasure feeling her bare breast pressed against his chest. "We both have to be up early in the morning for work." argued Mark but it was a losing battle. He found himself kissing Callie and running his fingers through her long dark locks. He reached and pulled her nightgown from her body tossing it to the floor. He smirked looking down. "You aren't wearing panties. Did you come to bed thinking you would seduce me?" asked Mark.
Callie smirked and said "It had come across my mind at one point. I need you Mark…" Callie ran her hands over his chest but stopped looking into his eyes. She saw how tired he looked. In fact he didn't look very interested in this at all. Callie smiled a little. "You know…you are right. It is late and we do have an early morning." said Callie feeling a little foolish for throwing herself at him when he obviously was in no mood for it. She moved off of Mark. She had never known him to not be in the mood for sex.
Mark saw the disappointment in her eyes and perhaps a little worry…insecurity. He grabbed her hand stopping her from moving any further away from him. "You can't get me worked up and leave me high and dry…." said Mark. He rolled them over so that he was on top of her. He kissed her passionately to silence the protests he knew would spill from her lips for his benefit. Mark stripped off his pajama pants and boxers pressing his hardness against her to let her know just how much he wanted her at that moment.
Callie gasped quietly when Mark rolled them over. She went to protest but Mark stopped her before she could even speak. She returned his kisses. A lot of things ran through her mind. She was worried about their future if there was a future for the two of them. They were just starting to figure things out between the two of them and they had a readymade family now. She was worried that all of the pressure would give Mark an excuse to stray. She saw the way the nurses at the hospital still looked at him and flirted with him shamelessly. But before she could send herself into a full panic mode she was distracted by Mark moving his kisses from her neck to her chest. "Mark…." moaned Callie biting her lip to stifle the sounds of her moans.
"Mmm hmm?" asked Mark concentrating on pleasing her. He wanted to show her just how much he wanted her. He had seen that flash of insecurity in Callie's eyes and that was something he never wanted her to have to worry about. Mark caressed every inch of her as if he was trying to learn Braille by tracing his fingers over the curves of her body.
Callie's breathing hitched as Mark's hands roamed her body. He was as masterful in bed as he was in the operating room. Mark's hands knew how to pluck Callie's strings like she was a bass guitar and he was Keith Richards. "Mark…I need you…now…" whimpered Callie with a moan. She bit down on her lip more to keep quiet.
Mark looked down at her face thinking about how beautiful she looked at that moment. Her dark hair fanned out on the pillow behind her head. Her soft features contorting in pleasure as he worked his magic on her body. Her teeth bearing down on her plump luscious bottom lip ever so slightly. "I need you too…" whispered Mark as he joined the two of them with a guttural moan. There was a double meaning in his statement that he hoped wasn't lost on Callie. He loved this woman and he needed her in his life. She made the world make sense to him. Mark moved Callie's legs up around his waist and the two of them melted into one another. It was if the two of them were trying to make up for the days they had gone without having sex. After awhile they both collapsed in exhaustion and satiation. Mark collected Callie into his arms holding her. He kissed her softly. "I love you." said Mark.
"I love you too Mark." said Callie looking at him. She kissed him and then laid her head against his cheek.
Mark held her and relaxed for awhile feeling exhausted. He was about to say something to Callie when he looked over and saw that she was asleep. He listened and heard her breathing evening out. He smiled seeing her body curled against his and her right hand protectively laying across her stomach. Mark kissed the top of her head and got out of bed.
He headed into the bathroom to take a shower. He had a feeling he would sleep too late in the morning to shower before work. Mark took a long shower and then dried off and got dressed for bed. He walked over to the bed and pulled the blankets around Callie more so that she would get cold with central air running. He looked at the time and realized it was time to wake up Noah to give him his next dose of pain medication.
Mark walked to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water for Noah and then walked down the hall to Noah's room. Mark knocked lightly on thick mahogany door before gently pushing it open. Mark walked over to Noah's bed and flipped on the lamp. "Noah…it is time to take your medicine." said Mark trying not to startle his son.
Noah opened one eye and groaned tiredly. "Do I have to?" He sat up in bed a little.
"If you don't take it now you'll be hurting by the time the morning comes around." said Mark. He handed him the pills and took the cap off of the bottle of water.
"Thanks." said Noah sleepily. He popped the pills into his mouth and washed them down with the water. Noah slid back down in his bed tiredly putting the bottle on his nightstand. "Night." murmured Noah sleepily.
Mark chuckled slightly and said "Goodnight." Mark walked out of the room closing the door behind him. He walked across the hall to the guestroom and flipped on the light. Right now it was a tastefully decorated guest suite. But in 28 weeks it would be where his children would be sleeping. Mark wondered how his life changed so quickly and if he'd be able to adapt. This was a lot for a man that was used to living out of a hotel and sleeping with random nurses. He looked at the room picturing some of the ideas that Callie had tossed out that night while they laid together in bed. He smiled to himself. "Yes…I can picture that." said Mark to himself.
He walked back to his bedroom which was a good distance from the other two rooms. The main master suite was separated from the two other suites. He wondered how that would work once the twins were born. Mark closed the bedroom door behind him and climbed into the bed silently with Callie. He slid under the covers wrapping his arms around her nude form and closed his eyes tiredly.