"Do you want a coffee Zo?" Nick asked as Zoe joined him in the kitchen just dressed.
"I'd kill for one" She replied, as she began to make the children some breakfast. They were such a good team, they would always share jobs around the house and when getting the kids ready for school. "What we doing today?" Zoe asked. It was their day off work, the rarely got week days off where the children were at school so it would be nice to spend some time alone.
"I thought we could maybe get the nursery painted?" Nick suggested. They hadn't even started making any preparations for the baby and at 21 weeks they knew it would fly by until his arrival.
"Yeah OK" Zoe agreed. In all honesty she would much prefer spending the day in bed, but it was a job that needed to be done.
"why are you not dressed for school yet?" Nick asked as Oliver sluggishly entered the kitchen still in his pajamas.
"I don't feel well" Ollie grumbled as he walked over to his dad.
Nick placed his hand on Ollie's forehead to check his temperature "Mmm, you have got a slight temperature" He said, as he felt his burning forehead.
"I hurt everywhere" He added, clutching an arm around his tummy.
"You'll have to have a day at home then" Nick said. He could tell when the children were lying and when they were genuinely ill and his temperature was above average so it wasn't worth sending him to school like this.
"You go and lay on the sofa sweetie and i'll bring you some medicine in" Zoe added.
Ollie agreed and dragged himself out of the kitchen to go and get comfy for a day on the sofa.
"All ready for school girls?" Nick asked as both Maisie and Phoebe came into the kitchen at the same time, both dressed smartly in their school uniforms.
"Yep" They both nodded, taking a piece of toast from Zoe.
"Lets go then" Nick said, indicating towards the door as he picked up his car keys.
"Bye mum" They both shouted as they walked out of the kitchen towards the front door.
"Bye girls" Zoe called, taking a sip of her much needed coffee.
"See you later darling" Nick said, giving Zoe a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving to take the girls to school.
"How you feeling?" Zoe asked as she walked into the front room to see Oliver settled on the sofa wrapped in a blanket. She crouched down beside the sofa and felt his forehead once again "Do you want some calpol?" She asked, holding the bottle in her hand.
Ollie nodded and let her give him the medicine "I feel sick" He grumbled.
"If you feel like you're going to be sick go to the toilet" Zoe told him.
"Stay with me mum" He asked, holding out his hand for Zoe to stay and sit with him.
"Move up then Mr" Zoe said, laying down on the sofa beside him. She knew he must be ill asking for her to lay with him, as he was never as dependent as Phoebe was.
"Everything alright?" Nick asked in a hush voice as he poked his head around the door after returning from the school run.
"Yeah he's just feeling a bit sick" Zoe replied, keeping her voice low as Oliver had now drifted off to sleep. She slipped herself from his embrace and off the sofa to follow Nick into the kitchen.
"He must be ill asking me to stay with him" She said as they both walked into the kitchen.
"He doesn't look very well, do you want to stay and sit with him then while I do the nursery?" Nick suggested.
"Yeah" Zoe agreed "He won't want to be left downstairs on his own" She added.
"So much for a day alone" Nick chuckled, kissing Zoe on the lips.
"mmm" Zoe mumbled into his mouth before pulling away from the kiss "We will get our time alone later" She playfully raised her eyebrows, before walking off and returning back to Oliver in the front room.
It had been 2 hours since Nick had headed upstairs to start the nursery and Zoe was now getting extremely bored as Oliver was still fast asleep. She decided to pop upstairs just to check how things were progressing.
"Very Impressive Mr Jordan" She commented, standing in the doorway with her arms folded, as she watched him paint the bedroom walls.
"This must be the most boring job ever" Nick complained, turning his head to see Zoe stood behind him.
"Well it's a good job you're not a painter and decorator then isn't it" She joked, cautiously walking into the room avoiding the splats of paint across the floor.
"Very funny" Nick replied, continuing rolling the brush up and down the wall.
"It does look good though, makes it all seem a bit more real doesn't it" She added.
"It certainly does" Nick replied. "Are you just going to stand and watch then or help?" He chuckled, splashing the paint brush over Zoe.
"Nick" Zoe loudly exclaimed "This top is new" She shouted in shock with her mouth wide open in disbelief to what Nick had just done.
Nick stood laughing at her "better take it off then hadn't you" He winked.
"No, I am going" Zoe chuckled, quickly dashing out of the room before Nick had chance to pull her back.
"You are boring Mrs Jordan" Nick called, chuckling as she turned around sticking her tongue out at him like a child.
