"Four and a half months? You're really gonna get married in four and a half months?" Will asked.
Jay and Will met up for lunch and Jay wanted to tell his brother in person that the date of the wedding had been moved up. Jay thought his brother would be a bit more excited for him, now he wasn't so sure.
"Well, yeah,' Jay shrugged. 'We just want to be married. Why wait so long? I mean for what reason? All we really need is each other and our family around us."
"And the venue is okay with this? Did you even check if the day was open? What if it's not, then you're going to lose all that money that was put down for a deposit-"
"Will, chill. You're starting to sound like my wife when she rambles." Jay laughed.
"Future wife, Jay, you're not married yet."
"Right,' Jay internally rolled his eyes, 'Sorry."
Will took a sip of his water.
"So, then where or what are we doing for a bachelor party?"
Jay put down his sandwich. He hadn't really thought about it.
"Do I have to have one?"
"What? Of course you do! Why wouldn't you want one? Getting wasted, get a few strippers, get a little wild."
"No strippers, absolutely not."
"Oh come on, what Olivia doesn't know won't hurt."
"It's not like that, I don't think she'd care. It's more me, I don't want that, at all, it's a hard no."
"Why must you make everything so difficult."
Jay came back down from upstairs after putting James to bed and reading him a story. Olivia was sat at the island, paperwork all in front of her.
"Whatcha got there?"
"Paperwork for the salon, and paperwork for the wedding."
Jay kissed the side of her head.
"How can I help?"
Olivia pursed her lips.
"You could help distract me from all this." She said biting her bottom lip.
"I can easily do that."
Jay captured her lips with his own and lifted her off the chair and pinned her to the wall nearest them. His hands roamed under her shirt and her hands played with the hair at the base of his hairline, something that drove him slightly mad.
"We should take this upstairs." She said.
"And run this risk of waking James? You're not the quietest."
Olivia nipped at his neck.
"I can't help it. The way you pound into me how am I suppose to be quiet?"
"The couch will do just fine.
Jay laid Olivia down on the couch and hovered over her, just looking at her.
"You okay?" She asked.
Jay looked at her, and couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Even after a full work day, running around after their son, and taking care of a million other things, here she was looking as beautiful as ever. Hair fanned out around her, face slightly rosy, and eyes filled with lust and love…all for him. They hadn't had sex since she woke up knowing the truth about their relationship status. It wasn't so much that they hadn't wanted too, it was more like having a toddler could be a bit of a cockblock, but non the less they loved their son.
"Jay, are you with me?"
"Yeah, it's just…this is the first time we're having sex since you found out that we're married."
She gave him a puzzled look.
"I feel like I'm missing something here."
"I don't know maybe I'm having one of those moments you always have."
Olivia playfully scoffed and shoved his shoulder.
"A moment, while your half naked wife is under you waiting for you to ravage me?"
"And there's the Olivia I know and love."
"Never going anywhere babes. Now let's do this before James wakes."
When Olivia woke, she was in bed wrapped up in the comforter, and a hot cup of coffee on night table on her side of the bed. Jay wasn't in bed with her, which he should've been since he was off today. She scooped up his bears hoodie that was discarded on the floor and put it on with a pair of leggings. Down the hallway, she found Jay in James' room. He was shirtless and in a pair of sweats, James in the same attire as his father, and Olivia smiled at them twinning. Jay was sitting in the self rocking recliner chair with James huddled into his chest, both of them sleeping silently. Olivia decided to let them be. Jay had been working a lot recently and really hadn't been spending the quality time he'd wanted with James, plus the scene in front of her was too cute to disturb.
Olivia made her way down into the kitchen and continued working on all the paperwork she had started last night. All the major stuff for the wedding was done. Now it was just finalizing the menu, the head count, final fittings, finalizing picture spots, when an idea popped into Olivia's mind. With a smirk she quickly logged onto amazon, and made the purchases she needed, and was having it sent to Yvonne's so Jay wouldn't see it. The countdown was officially on for the McKnight/Halstead wedding…if you could really call it that.
An hour later Olivia headed back upstairs to check on her two boys, who happened to still be fast asleep in the same position she had last seen them. James idolized Jay in every way possible. Clearly he was the favorite parent, badass cop, handsome, strong, a good man all around. There was no one else she'd rather her son love more. She thought about their future children. They already had their first son, maybe their second child would be a girl. Oh man, she'd have James and Jay wrapped around her little fingers. And when she got older, she'd be screwed with how protective they'd be over her but she'd love it as much as she'd complain about it. Maybe it's be another boy, another splitting image of Jay. Great, now the family would have three heartthrobs. She was sure their kids would all look like Jay, or at least she wanted the to mostly look like him. His eyes, his smile, his mannerisms. They'd have her sarcasm for sure.
Jay stirred and opened his eyes, and smiled at Olivia. He gently stood up and laid James in his crib, which she made a mental note that it was time to get him a bed.
"Good morning baby." He said.
"Morning handsome."
"Been awake long?"
"Bout an hour. I just came to check on you both, and I got lost in my thoughts."
"Oh, do tell."
"Just thinking about future little Halsteads."
"Is that so?"
"Mhm, after the wedding I'd like to really start trying. I want the kids close in age."
"I think I like that idea."