Two updates so close to one another? Yes, I had some downtime after school and after I did some DoorDash deliveries and I couldn't sleep, so my insomnia is your treat. Anyway, enjoy. I still don't know if this is done yet. I feel like there's one more chapter in here. I don't know. We'll see.

Olivia woke up before Charles and she smiled and gently kissed his cheek, she got out of bed and got dressed. She figured he was exhausted from travelling so she let him sleep. She walked downstairs, smirking as she walked because she still felt him inside of her. She opened the fridge and not seeing anything quick enough for her to make for lunch she decided on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They needed to go food shopping.

Charles woke up and reached for Olivia. When he was met with a cool mattress he shot up, looking around. He didn't see her in the bedroom so he looked in the ensuite bathroom and didn't see her. He got dressed and went downstairs, seeing her leaning on the counter, eating her sandwich, reading the newspaper. He walked up behind her and wrapped her in his arms, nuzzling his face in her neck. She smiled and put down her sandwich and stood up and tilted her head slightly. "You weren't in bed when I woke up."

Olivia giggled at his scruff tickling her neck, he needed a shave, but she loved when he let his beard grow out just a little bit, it felt so good on her skin. "I figured you were exhausted from your travels and I wanted to let you sleep." She turned in his arms and grabbed his face and kissed him. "The kids should be home soon." She whispered against his lips. "Want some lunch? I can make you a PB and J," she said, still holding his face in her hands.

Charles smirked. "Can I have you for lunch?" he asked with pleading eyes.

Olivia smiled. "That's exactly why I said the kids would be home soon, we don't have time. But… you can have me for dessert if you wish."

Charles grinned. "I'll take it." he leaned in and kissed her and lifted her onto the counter. He started a makeout session which she gladly participated in, their tongues dancing, kissing each other's necks here and there. When they heard the front door open they stopped. Charles tucked a tendril of her hair behind her ear, kissing the skin there before pulling away. "Beautiful."

Olivia blushed and looked over at the kids coming rushing in the door. "Look who's home!"

All three kids ran right to Charles and hugged him wherever they could reach. He looked down at them and smiled. "My kids," he smiled and knelt down and gave them all proper hugs. "I missed you three so much!" He kissed their heads. "Were you good for Mommy?" The word so easily slipped off his tongue. "Um… Olivia?" He corrected.

Olivia caught his slip and she smiled. She so wished that she could be mommy to the girls, but understood why she couldn't. She looked at them. "They were very good," she said sweetly. "Okay kiddos, homework time!" She saw them all run to get their backpacks and head off to their rooms to do their homework at their desks. Olivia gently nudged Charles and smirked. "Freudian slip?"

Charles held her in his arms. "More like wishful thinking."

Olivia looked at him. "I'm sure Pauline isn't that bad of a mother."

Charles sighed. "She left us, me and the girls, for years. We weren't enough for her while she went off on a sabbatical. She took a sabbatical from her family. I don't trust her to not drop everything again and take off to somewhere else. My girls deserve consistency, consistency that you provide them."

Olivia smiled. "If Pauline is okay with it, they can call me some form of mom. But I don't want to step on toes."

Charles smiled. "I'll call her right now to see if she's okay with it."

Olivia pulled him closer. "Not so fast." She moved in closer and tilted her head. "First you need to kiss me," she whispered, her lips millimeters from his, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. "Kiss me."

Charles smiled and put his hand on the back of her head, threading his fingers through her hair. "Always," he whispered and pulled her closer, their lips meeting in a glorious enmeshment leaving Olivia weak in the knees. She moaned softly and giggled when he picked her up and set her on the counter, his hands running over her thighs.

Olivia smirked and opened her mouth to him, his tongue slipping past her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and moaned into his mouth. She was ready for more but she restrained herself and pulled back. "Before that goes any further you better make that phone call." She whispered against his lips.

Charles smiled and caressed her face. "After I catch my breath. Can't have Pauline thinking that I'm calling to ask her if the girls can call you mom or some version of it out of breath, she'll think we just got done making love and her mind would go awful places."

Olivia ran her hands over his chest. "You mean she'd think I manipulated you with sex to convince you to make that call." She looked into his eyes. "It's okay, you can say it, I won't get mad at you, I'd probably get mad at her, but I have a pretty good way of getting aggression out."

Charles smirked. "Oh yeah?"

Olivia smiled and nodded. "Mmhmm." She kissed him again and giggled into his mouth. "Mm." She pulled away and smirked. "If you make that call now I'll show you just how well I handle my aggression after the kids go to bed."

Charles picked up his phone and called Pauline. "Pauline, hi. No, the girls are fine. I wanted to ask you, the girls, since Olivia is their step mom… Pauline, she's my wife, she's not a flavor of the week. Yes, she is their step mother, and she offers more consistency than you did. She didn't take a sabbatical from her family! He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fine, if it's my call, they can call her whatever they like." He hung up on her and he felt his breath coming in pants.

Olivia hopped off the counter and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Hey, breathe." She looked into his eyes and she smiled. "I know she makes you angry, but getting angry at her is not going to make you feel better. Relax," she whispered and leaned in and kissed him soundly on the lips.

Charles kissed her back, his hand pulling her closer by the small of her back. Olivia arched into him and he pulled away gently. "You calm me down," he whispered.

Olivia smiled and kissed his jaw. "You do the same for me when I have nightmares." She rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. "I'm so glad you're home."

Charles kissed the top of her head. "I'm glad to be home. Pauline told me that it was up to me what the girls call you, they can call you anything they want."

Olivia looked at him. "Was she mad when she said that?"

Charles shrugged his shoulder. "Seemed to be."

Olivia chuckled a bit. "That, my love, was sarcasm. She didn't mean it."

Charles smirked. "Well, screw her."

Olivia smiled. "Ah, I'd rather you screw me instead." She said with a giggle.

Charles held her face in his hands. "I would much rather make love to you."

Olivia turned her face and kissed his palm. "Anytime you want, except this moment because the kids are still up and we need to make dinner, it's getting late, and tomorrow we need to go food shopping."

Charles smiled. "We can do that as a family. Tonight, what should we make for dinner?"

Olivia smiled. "We have ground beef. We can make burgers." She walked closer to him. "Or we can make tacos," she backed him up against the counter. "Whatever you think is best."

Charles let out a breath. "Livia."

Olivia smirked. "Yes, love?"

Charles held onto her hips. "If you're trying to seduce me, it's working," he looked from her eyes to his groin, his erection becoming more prominent.

Olivia bit her bottom lip. "Now would I do that before I could do something about it? I'm not that terrible."

Charles kissed her passionately then flipped them so her back was against the counter, his hips grinding into hers. She moaned into his mouth. He broke the kiss and let out a breath. "Livia," he gently moaned.

Olivia bit his shoulder and moaned. "Charles," she whimpered. "Oh my God."

Charles smirked and leaned in to kiss her neck. After a few moments of her letting out breathy moans he moved to whisper in her ear, "Payback's a bitch, baby."

Olivia felt his lips go back to her neck and she moaned. "Oh, you're bad." She tilted her neck to the side and gripped the hair on the back of his head. "Oh, don't stop. Please keep going."

Charles smirked and continued kissing her neck, running his hands over her body. "You like that baby? You gonna come for me?"

Olivia gasped and nodded. "Mmhmm," she whined. "P-p-p-please." She begged, feeling weak in the knees.

Charles looked at her, he had her right where he wanted her. "Okay. But you need to be quiet, or the kids are going to hear us. If you can't be quiet I'll have to stop. You don't want that do you?"

Olivia shook her head. "No, let me come. Please. I need it."

Charles picked her up and she wrapped her legs around him, he kept moving his hips into hers, this time assuring that his erection was hitting her clit through their pants.

Olivia's eyes rolled back and her head fell forward. She bit on his shoulder and moaned loudly, his shirt and skin muffling the sound. She scratched at the nape of his neck and she stayed like that until her orgasm passed. Once it did, she turned her face to nuzzle into his neck, her breath heavy. "Oh my God, Charles."

Charles smiled and set her on the counter, rubbing her thighs up and down to help her come down from the climax she just hit. "That was just a taste for what's to come tonight."

Olivia smiled and sat up. "I'm not going to be able to walk tomorrow. In the best way."

Charles grinned. "I'll be your legs," he whispered and kissed her softly.

Olivia smirked. "Are you quoting Celine Dion to me?"

Charles chuckled. "I guess I am."

Olivia caressed his face. "Then allow me to paraphrase from the same song. I'm everything I am because you love me."

Charles smiled. "I love you, baby."

Olivia's face lit up. "I love you, too." She kissed him gently. She broke the kiss and smiled. "Let's make dinner, feed the kids, get them off to bed, and then you and I can have mommy and daddy time," she winked.

Charles looked at her and shook his head. "You're so beautiful," he said gently.

Olivia smirked. "Flattery will get you into the bedroom point five seconds after the kids are in bed Mr. Brooks."

Charles moved to let her down from the counter, getting the ground beef and the cheese out of the fridge. Together they made dinner. They called the kids down and they ate together as a family, talking about their days and laughing.

Olivia paused and rested her hand on Charles's thigh. Once they all finished dinner they spent some more time together as a family before Olivia and Charles had the kids get ready for bed. Showers or baths, teeth brushed, pajamas, and in bed by nine. Once the kids were all in bed they met in the bedroom and Olivia sauntered over to him. "Hi," she smiled as she wrapped her arms around him.

Charles held her hips and smiled. "Hi," he smirked.

Olivia took her shirt off over her head, revealing a lacy bra. "Make love to me Charles," she whispered and pushed her pants off over her legs, her matching underwear coming into view. "I missed you while you were gone. I can fuck myself with a toy, my fingers, it's not as good as you, but I can do it. What I can't do is make love to myself. Only you can do that. So, make love to me."

Charles led her to the bed and slowly and softly kissed her. "As you wish, my love."

A/N: Thanks for reading. I hope you liked it. Leave a review if you're so inclined. See you in By the Book in the next update while I figure out if this one is done or not.