Chapter 41
A/N Peter Frampton
Suzanne had a rare day off and was using it to clean the house. Benjamin had surprised her and gotten her the new Peter Frampton cassette. She had it turned up loud as she cleaned. She had loved him since college. She had introduced Lizzie to him and she played his music all the time now too.
They had gone to the mall a few weeks ago so Lizzie could get some new posters to put up in her room.
Suzanne was dancing in her socks in the living room when Benjamin came through the door to surprise her with lunch. She had her back to him so she didn't see him. He leaned on the door frame admiring her as she sang and danced. She was so carefree since she thought she was in the house alone.
Benjamin had a huge smile on his face. She was the love of his life and he fell in love with her more each day. He loved when she enjoyed herself.
She reached the chorus and spun around. He caught her eye and she jumped when she saw him. He laughed at her and she hollered in fright.
"Benjamin, you nearly gave me a heart attack. What are you doing here, standing over there smiling? What are you smiling at?" she asked him as she walked over to him.
"The most beautiful thing in the whole world. You my love make me fall in love with you more each day. I decided to come home and have lunch with you," he said.
"Lunch or lunch, lunch?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Either is fine with me, but I did bring some actual lunch," he laughed as he showed her the bags he had behind his back.
"One, then the other," she told him. She led him to the table and unpacked the lunch he brought.
She was about to sit down beside him when he took her hand and pulled her into his lap. Reaching up he pulled her head down and captured her lips in a searing kiss. His kisses took her breath away and she could spend all day just kissing him. She pulled back needing oxygen and tried to stand up. He pulled her back, keeping her in his lap. He wanted her as close to him as possible.
"I need to eat, let me up." she told him.
He reached over and pulled her food over to her and proceeded to eat with one hand and circle her waist with the other. His hand was drawing circles on her tummy with the hand that had slipped under her shirt.
"Stop distracting me, so I can eat," she told him.
"It is not bothering me from eating," he said laughing.
She decided to not let it distract her any farther, letting him win and went back to eating. She rushed through eating. She jumped off his lap and pulled him to his feet. She took his head in her hands and pulled him down to her. As she kissed him, she walked him back to the couch. Once the back of his legs hit the couch, he tightened his hold on her and laid down pulling her on top of him.
She moaned into his lips and that was his undoing. Her moaning had always been his weakness and she knew it.
Their clothes soon were off and scattered all over the living room. They were tangled together in their favorite way. She was laid across his chest trying to catch her breath. He was running his hand up and down her sweaty spine and placing kisses on her head.
"Now that is the best way to do lunch," she laughed at him.
"Hmm, my favorite kind of meal, YOU," he said breathlessly.
He used his finger to raise her chin up and kissed her tenderly. She kissed him back.
She laid back on his chest and snuggled into him. They were in no hurry to get up. Will had a tutor session after school and would not be home until later. Lizzie had lacrosse practice and Sam would be picking her and Isabelle up and taking them out. She was sleeping at their place tonight, so they had all the time in the world to just enjoy being them and recreating their love for each other.
Suzanne woke first and was kissing Benjamin's chest and moving downward when he woke up. He was having a wonderful dream, but when he opened his eyes he realized it wasn't a dream. His beautiful wife was waking him up in the most wonderful way possible. Another round later and they decided to clean up and make dinner.
They retrieved their clothes except her panties, they would be found at a later, more inconvenient time.
The next afternoon Lizzie arrived home and Suzanne had a surprise for her.
She greeted her at the door with a hug and a kiss to the top of her head. "Did you have a good time with Isabelle and did you thank her parents for having you over?" she asked her.
"Yes and Yes Mom. Do you want to go riding? It feels like I haven't been on a horse in months," she asked, walking towards the stairs.
"Yes, that is a great idea, but I have a surprise for you first," she told her as she handed her an envelope.
Lizzie opened the envelope and pulled out three tickets. She scanned them quickly and found that they were 3 front row seats to a Peter Frampton concert in Richmond next weekend.
"NO WAY." she screamed. "Mom, you got these for us? You are the best Mom ever," she said as she lunged into her, hugging her tightly.
"They are a gift from your Dad and I, but since I love him too, I guess it is a gift for both of us," she said as they danced around in circles.
They were still dancing around and smiling when Benjamin walked in. He laughed at their antics.
"What has my two girls so giddy?" he asked.
They both stopped and turned to him. Laughing, they said together,"PETER."
It took him a minute to figure out what they were talking about. He turned his head sideways, questioning them. "Oh Peter Frampton. Looks like I have been replaced as your favorite guy."
Suzanne walked up and wrapped her arms around him and pulled him to her. "He will never replace you, but he is a good second," she laughed.
He turned her to face Lizzie with their arms around each other. "I guess you like your surprise?" he asked her.
"You are the best Dad ever. Thank you so much. Mom, Izzie and I are going to have so much fun. I need to go call her and let her know," she told them.
Lizzie bolted into the kitchen to call Izzie to let her know as Benjamin and Suzanne smiled at each other. "I guess we did a good thing with the tickets," Benjamin said, as he turned her to face him.
He leaned down and captured her lips and pulled her into a deep kiss. She pulled back looking at him with a What was that for look on her face.
"Just reminding you who your number 1 guy was," he said with a smirk on his face.
"Do not ever worry, no one will replace you ever. I love you too much to trade you in," she laughed.
He reached down and placed both of his hands under he butt lifting her up. She wrapped her legs around him and he walked them over to the back of the couch as he leaned down and took her lips to his. He sat her down and they continued to make out like teenagers. They were lost in each other, forgetting that Lizzie was in the next room.
They pulled apart when they heard a gagging noise coming from the doorway of the kitchen. "Teenager in the vicinity, keep it PG," Lizzie told them.
They pulled back as Suzanne ducked her head into his chest. She mumbled, "Just showing your Dad appreciation for getting us the tickets."
The next Thursday, Suzanne picked Lizzie up from school. They were going shopping to buy new outfits for the concert. They wanted to look good for Peter.
Three hours later and both loaded down with shopping bags, they entered the house. Benjamin heard them drive up and met them in the foyer. He saw all the bags and asked. "Did you two leave anything in the stores for anyone else?"
"We just wanted to look good for Peter and couldn't decide on which outfit so we got several," Lizzie told him. She rolled her eyes at him like he was supposed to understand their logic. "Men just don't get it do they Mom?"
Suzanne laughed and said, "It is in their DNA not to understand the concept of just a certain look."
Benjamin laughed and shook his head as he helped them carry their loot upstairs.
Saturday rolled around and the girls were dressed and ready to leave for Richmond. Benjamin had booked them a hotel room so they wouldn't have to drive back so late after the concert. He hadn't told them yet, but had told them they needed to leave by noon. Suzanne had questioned him about leaving so early and he just told her, so in case something happened you won't miss the show.
They were all eating breakfast when he walked in and set a piece of paper in front of Suzanne. She picked it up and asked,"What is this?"
"That is your hotel confirmation number. I booked a room for you next to the venue where the concert is. I didn't want you to have to drive back so late after the concert," he told them.
They all squealed and took off to pack an overnight bag.
Later that night, they were front row center singing along with Peter having the best time. Suzanne looked over at the girls and they were lit up with joy. She was so glad they were having a good time at their first concert. She remembered seeing him the first time and it brought back wonderful memories for her. Benjamin had taken her to see him for their 10 year anniversary.
They spent 2 hours singing and dancing to his music. They were still singing at the top of their lungs as they made their way back to their hotel. Everyone showered and tried to settle down to go to sleep. Finally exhaustion overcame them and they fell asleep.
Lizzie and Izzie were in the back seat singing along to Peter on the ride home. Suzanne would glance back and laugh at them. They both had insisted on wearing their concert shirts home.
Suzanne had gotten one also, but she wanted to wear it for Benjamin later that night.
Peter Frampton was an Adams family favorite and would carry on with Elizabeth as she grew older.
I know I took a lot of liberties with timelines in this one, but I needed to introduce PETER to Elizabeth's life and I wanted to include her Mom with it. AU never hurt a story…hahaha