Life's Simple Pleasures
::::Same Day:::: ~Piper's POV~
"Patrick slow down," I said as he went running through the club as I came out of my office with my laptop. I sat at the bar while Leo cleaned glasses.
"Hey, are you doing inventory already?" He asked as I pulled out the notepad with numbers all over it.
"Actually, it's mostly done I just have to type it all up," I said plugging up the computer, "Oh and somebody has to count swizzle sticks." A smile spreads across his face, "What are you smiling about?"
"Just the first time we did inventory together, you finally told me I was the one, of course that was after you dumped a whole box of swizzle sticks over my head," Leo said coming out from behind the bar.
"Daddy, me bored," Patty said tackling Leo before he made it to me.
"I bet there is something you can find to play with in my office," I said as I went in there and pulled out the big box of Legos putting them on the floor as he went to play with them.
"Okay, how come when I ask him if he wants to play with 'Legos' he doesn't want to?" Leo asked thinking back to the day I had to go to the club and Patrick refused to play with the 'Legos' Leo had bought for him.
"Well for starters, those 'Legos' could not be made to build people and these can, and nobody wants to build a robot from 'Star Wars' unless they are a '70s junkie," I said laughing at the hurt expression on his face, "Now you count," I mocked sternly placing my hands on my hips.
"Yes Mommy," Leo said going back behind the bar to find the new shipment to count.
~Leo's POV~
After an hour of counting those stupid little sticks, I looked up to see Piper zonked out with her head on top of her computer screen. I stood up to see that Patty to had fallen asleep and was now laying in a mess of 'Legos'. "Mommy wake up," I whispered softly as Piper mumbled something, "Wake up," I whispered again this time kissing her cheek then her ear then her neck.
"Well that is a nice way to wake up," Piper said grabbing my hair and pulling my down to kiss her on the lips.
"Look Mommy, I think he was a little tired," I went to pick up the sleeping two-year-old and when I got to him he had rolled onto his side and was suckling at his thumb, eyes tightly closed, and one of his little dark curls had fallen in his face. "Piper you have to come see this," I said and Piper put her stuff down and came to stand beside me, "Should we wake him?"
"Na, let him sleep, just clean these up while I put my stuff away and then we can go get some lunch," Piper said leaning down to kiss Patrick's cheek then moving the small curl out of his face, and went back to her work.
I began putting all the 'Legos' back in the bucket, leaving the little men together, I picked up the bucket and the men I hadn't put away and put them in Piper's office placing the little figure Patty had created on her desk next to the picture of Patty the day he came home from the hospital. "Ready to go, or are you going to play with the toys now too?" Piper asked leaning against the door looking like she would fall asleep right there.
"Sure, but are you sure you don't want some more sleep?" She shook her head grabbing the three jackets that were on her office couch throwing mine at me and then going out to put Patty's on him. She gently pulled his hand away from his mouth and slid his arm through the jacket, while his thumb went right back to his mouth she grabbed the other arm putting it gently through the jacket, "I got him," I swooped in as she was about to pick him up, I held him close as he placed his head in the crook of my neck, grabbing Piper's hand I climbed the stairs out of the club.
~Piper's POV~
When we finally made it home Patrick had gone back to sleep after eating at McDonalds, I looked over at the sleeping boy who had just gotten his 'big boy bed' and was now fast asleep in it. I felt strong arms wrap around my waist, Leo's hand entwined with mine he placed them over my stomach, "he's so peaceful when he's asleep nice and calm," I said looking up at Leo and then back down at Patrick who was definitely his father's son with the exception of the hair they were mirror images of each other.
"And just think in 8 months were going to have another one," Leo said placing a kiss on my cheek, "I can't wait, this is going to be our second miracle."
"I can't wait either, but we have to just a measly 8 months, and we'll be able to watch our baby sleeping," I said my heart filled with warmth as I thought about the family I had made for myself.
"So are you still planning to go out with me tonight, because I have to call Phoebe and tell her to be here a little bit earlier then what I was planning on," Leo asked changing the subject.
"Leo, you can't ask Phoebe to baby sit she could go into labor at any time," I said thinking of my 8-½ months pregnant sister, who could barely move.
"That is why Cole is coming with her, and Paige and Glen are right next door they will be fine," Leo said leading me out into the hallway turning off the lights in Patrick's room.
"Yeah, you better call her and tell her whatever it is you have to tell her but not about the baby, I don't want anyone to know yet," I warned knowing Leo who spilled to Darryl last when I told him about Patty even though my sisters already knew I wanted to tell people together.
"I promise not a word about the baby, if you give me 5 minutes I'll join you in the shower," Leo wiggled his eyebrows at that last comment.
"Okay, but hurry it up mister or you will be too late," I said walking into our bedroom and I heard him practically run down the stairs.
~Leo's POV~
I felt the warm water pellets running down my back as Piper stepped under the spray with me, I grabbed the shampoo squeezing a little on to the palm of my hand I started to wash her hair as she leaned back against me moaning softly, "Don't sound so aroused," I joked sliding us back underneath the spray.
"Don't be such a guy," Piper said turning to face me whipping her hair around with her, "I don't have to take a shower with you, you know?"
"Okay, okay I'll stop," I pulled her back under the spray with me; I thought to myself at least we haven't done the crying thing yet. "So do you think this will be our Melinda this time?"
"I don't know but we'll love it who ever it is," Piper said moving to get the soap coming back to wash my back, leaving kisses where the water had washed away the soap. "I'm still worried about Patty though, I don't know how to tell him or how he'll accept it."
"Don't worry about that now, worry about that later when he asks why mommy is fat," I said that and immediately regretted it, "Wait Piper, that's not what I meant come on your gonna be beautiful," I said watching her as she grabbed her robe and threw it on going back to our bedroom. I finished getting all the soap out of my hair and then quickly followed grabbing a towel. I walked into the bedroom to see Piper curled up in the fetal position with her knees tucked neatly under her chin. "Piper, come on Piper, you know I didn't mean it that way," I said going to the other side of the bed as she rolled over away from me, "I'm sorry, but you are gonna be caring my child Patty's little brother or sister and I think you are gonna be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, I mean heck you are now," I said she rolled over to face me.
"Honestly Leo sometimes you can be so insensitive and other times you are the most sensitive man I have ever met, and I know what you meant but did you have to say it like that?" She asked looking at me trying to figure out what I was thinking no doubt.
"All I was trying to say is that you don't have to tell him or anyone else for that matter until you start showing, until we know it's safe and there are no problems," I said pulling her up into a sitting position my hand on her stomach, "So can we go to dinner now, Phoebe and Cole should be here any minute."
"Okay, but do I have to dress up because I really don't want to right now," Piper looked like she just wanted to lounge around.
"You can wear anything you want, no dress code," I said pulling on a pair of jeans, grabbing a t-shirt and a flannel, before kissing Piper and then heading downstairs.
::::Same Day:::: ~Piper's POV~
"Patrick slow down," I said as he went running through the club as I came out of my office with my laptop. I sat at the bar while Leo cleaned glasses.
"Hey, are you doing inventory already?" He asked as I pulled out the notepad with numbers all over it.
"Actually, it's mostly done I just have to type it all up," I said plugging up the computer, "Oh and somebody has to count swizzle sticks." A smile spreads across his face, "What are you smiling about?"
"Just the first time we did inventory together, you finally told me I was the one, of course that was after you dumped a whole box of swizzle sticks over my head," Leo said coming out from behind the bar.
"Daddy, me bored," Patty said tackling Leo before he made it to me.
"I bet there is something you can find to play with in my office," I said as I went in there and pulled out the big box of Legos putting them on the floor as he went to play with them.
"Okay, how come when I ask him if he wants to play with 'Legos' he doesn't want to?" Leo asked thinking back to the day I had to go to the club and Patrick refused to play with the 'Legos' Leo had bought for him.
"Well for starters, those 'Legos' could not be made to build people and these can, and nobody wants to build a robot from 'Star Wars' unless they are a '70s junkie," I said laughing at the hurt expression on his face, "Now you count," I mocked sternly placing my hands on my hips.
"Yes Mommy," Leo said going back behind the bar to find the new shipment to count.
~Leo's POV~
After an hour of counting those stupid little sticks, I looked up to see Piper zonked out with her head on top of her computer screen. I stood up to see that Patty to had fallen asleep and was now laying in a mess of 'Legos'. "Mommy wake up," I whispered softly as Piper mumbled something, "Wake up," I whispered again this time kissing her cheek then her ear then her neck.
"Well that is a nice way to wake up," Piper said grabbing my hair and pulling my down to kiss her on the lips.
"Look Mommy, I think he was a little tired," I went to pick up the sleeping two-year-old and when I got to him he had rolled onto his side and was suckling at his thumb, eyes tightly closed, and one of his little dark curls had fallen in his face. "Piper you have to come see this," I said and Piper put her stuff down and came to stand beside me, "Should we wake him?"
"Na, let him sleep, just clean these up while I put my stuff away and then we can go get some lunch," Piper said leaning down to kiss Patrick's cheek then moving the small curl out of his face, and went back to her work.
I began putting all the 'Legos' back in the bucket, leaving the little men together, I picked up the bucket and the men I hadn't put away and put them in Piper's office placing the little figure Patty had created on her desk next to the picture of Patty the day he came home from the hospital. "Ready to go, or are you going to play with the toys now too?" Piper asked leaning against the door looking like she would fall asleep right there.
"Sure, but are you sure you don't want some more sleep?" She shook her head grabbing the three jackets that were on her office couch throwing mine at me and then going out to put Patty's on him. She gently pulled his hand away from his mouth and slid his arm through the jacket, while his thumb went right back to his mouth she grabbed the other arm putting it gently through the jacket, "I got him," I swooped in as she was about to pick him up, I held him close as he placed his head in the crook of my neck, grabbing Piper's hand I climbed the stairs out of the club.
~Piper's POV~
When we finally made it home Patrick had gone back to sleep after eating at McDonalds, I looked over at the sleeping boy who had just gotten his 'big boy bed' and was now fast asleep in it. I felt strong arms wrap around my waist, Leo's hand entwined with mine he placed them over my stomach, "he's so peaceful when he's asleep nice and calm," I said looking up at Leo and then back down at Patrick who was definitely his father's son with the exception of the hair they were mirror images of each other.
"And just think in 8 months were going to have another one," Leo said placing a kiss on my cheek, "I can't wait, this is going to be our second miracle."
"I can't wait either, but we have to just a measly 8 months, and we'll be able to watch our baby sleeping," I said my heart filled with warmth as I thought about the family I had made for myself.
"So are you still planning to go out with me tonight, because I have to call Phoebe and tell her to be here a little bit earlier then what I was planning on," Leo asked changing the subject.
"Leo, you can't ask Phoebe to baby sit she could go into labor at any time," I said thinking of my 8-½ months pregnant sister, who could barely move.
"That is why Cole is coming with her, and Paige and Glen are right next door they will be fine," Leo said leading me out into the hallway turning off the lights in Patrick's room.
"Yeah, you better call her and tell her whatever it is you have to tell her but not about the baby, I don't want anyone to know yet," I warned knowing Leo who spilled to Darryl last when I told him about Patty even though my sisters already knew I wanted to tell people together.
"I promise not a word about the baby, if you give me 5 minutes I'll join you in the shower," Leo wiggled his eyebrows at that last comment.
"Okay, but hurry it up mister or you will be too late," I said walking into our bedroom and I heard him practically run down the stairs.
~Leo's POV~
I felt the warm water pellets running down my back as Piper stepped under the spray with me, I grabbed the shampoo squeezing a little on to the palm of my hand I started to wash her hair as she leaned back against me moaning softly, "Don't sound so aroused," I joked sliding us back underneath the spray.
"Don't be such a guy," Piper said turning to face me whipping her hair around with her, "I don't have to take a shower with you, you know?"
"Okay, okay I'll stop," I pulled her back under the spray with me; I thought to myself at least we haven't done the crying thing yet. "So do you think this will be our Melinda this time?"
"I don't know but we'll love it who ever it is," Piper said moving to get the soap coming back to wash my back, leaving kisses where the water had washed away the soap. "I'm still worried about Patty though, I don't know how to tell him or how he'll accept it."
"Don't worry about that now, worry about that later when he asks why mommy is fat," I said that and immediately regretted it, "Wait Piper, that's not what I meant come on your gonna be beautiful," I said watching her as she grabbed her robe and threw it on going back to our bedroom. I finished getting all the soap out of my hair and then quickly followed grabbing a towel. I walked into the bedroom to see Piper curled up in the fetal position with her knees tucked neatly under her chin. "Piper, come on Piper, you know I didn't mean it that way," I said going to the other side of the bed as she rolled over away from me, "I'm sorry, but you are gonna be caring my child Patty's little brother or sister and I think you are gonna be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, I mean heck you are now," I said she rolled over to face me.
"Honestly Leo sometimes you can be so insensitive and other times you are the most sensitive man I have ever met, and I know what you meant but did you have to say it like that?" She asked looking at me trying to figure out what I was thinking no doubt.
"All I was trying to say is that you don't have to tell him or anyone else for that matter until you start showing, until we know it's safe and there are no problems," I said pulling her up into a sitting position my hand on her stomach, "So can we go to dinner now, Phoebe and Cole should be here any minute."
"Okay, but do I have to dress up because I really don't want to right now," Piper looked like she just wanted to lounge around.
"You can wear anything you want, no dress code," I said pulling on a pair of jeans, grabbing a t-shirt and a flannel, before kissing Piper and then heading downstairs.