Chapter 151

When the family got back to the beach house, the little walk home ended in Phoebe falling asleep on her father's shoulder. Alex was tempted to let her sleep but deep down after their time spent in the water and in the sand, she knew she'd have to bath her little girl. Ryan laid her down on the couch while Alex disappeared somewhere in the house.

"Is the bath for you or Phoebe?" Ryan asked when he walked past the bathroom.

"Why?" Alex asked turning around, looking up at him. "Because Phoebe is sleeping and maybe I wanted to join you if you were about to bath." Ryan continued leaning against the doorway.

"Oh really, well…. I am sorry to disappoint you but it's for Phoebe." She smiled walking past him to get her daughter. "But Phoebe's sleepy, so when she's sleeping can I have some quiet time with my wife?" Ryan asked looking over at her. "I'll think about it." She laughed from the door to get Phoebe.

With a heavy heart Alex picked her daughter up, rubbing a hand softly up and down her back. "Mama?" Phoebe said softly and with heavy eyelids as she looked at her mother. "I'm sorry to wake you bub, but you need to take a quick bath and then you can go to sleep again. Is that okay?" Alex asked but through her daughter's rapid blinking she could see she was not taking in anything her mother was saying. Alex undressed her in record time and put her in the bath, and it took a while until the little girl realized she was surrounded by bubbles and she had renewed energy, as she scooped up the bubbles in her little hands and trying to blow it as it floated through the air.

Alex heard her phone ring somewhere in the bedroom but she didn't bother going in to answer it, if it's important they'll call back but Ryan came to the rescue when he brought the phone into the bathroom where she and Phoebe was. By the time Ryan got into the bathroom with the phone the call ended and Alex looked at the missed call on the screen with her favorite cousin's name showing. Deciding not t pay any mind to it right now she made a mental note to call Danika back in a few minutes, once she was done observing her little human in the water.

When Phoebe was out of the water her tiredness returned as her eyes grew heavier with each blink, struggling to keep them open, as her father dressed her in pajamas, and Alex finished cleaning up the bathroom and the wet floor. The fat that she knew she was getting sleepy was motivation to do anything she could to not fall asleep, sitting up quickly when she was dressed in pajamas, making her way down from the bed running out of the bedroom.

"Where's Phoebe?" Alex asked when she came out of the bathroom wiping her hands on her pants, walking over to her phone to call Danika back. "She realized she was sleepy and decided to fight it again." Ryan summarized knowing what it meant when their daughter was not about to give in to sleep, making it harder for them to get her down to sleep as she would do anything in her power to keep r from closing her eyes. Alex plugged the phone into the charger and sat down on the edge of the bed, redialing the number.

"Danika Parrish." She said when the phone was picked up from the other side.

"Oh, so now all of a sudden I'm a priority and you felt the need to call me back?" Danika asked and Alex smiled, at their bickering.

"I apologize, Dani, I was busy bathing Phoebe and Ryan didn't pick the phone up. I will never leave you hanging you know you're my favorite." Alex continued.

"Oh enough already. It's my last day in town tomorrow, are you guys at home so we can pop in and say goodbye? I actually want to see Phoebe not that interested in you and Ryan."

"You don't even have the decency to lie about it. We're not at home, we're on the coast for a few days, but you drive past here on your way home don't you?" Alex asked trying to mentally figure out the map. "And you said we, who is with you?" Alex asked trying to get as much information out of Danika.

"Malik and I are somehow back together, but I need to explain that to you when we see each other tomorrow. I'll let you know what time we're leaving, text me the address." Danika said before she and Alex said their goodbyes.

In the kitchen Ryan was busy making Phoebe's bottle while she was following him wherever her went, throwing her hands around his legs whenever her stood still for a few moments, and when she found out she was not getting the attention she wanted she started whining.

"Phoebe." Ryan warned in a tone that the toddler had never heard before, looking up at her father with big eyes.

"Daadaaa." She started as her eyes filled with tears and she sat down on the floor continuing her crying, stretching her hands out towards him in an attempt hoping he'll pick her up but he continued his walk over to the fridge when her bottle was done. It took every ounce of energy he had to not pick his daughter up and comfort her, although she had no reason to cry she was merely sleepy but refused to sleep.

"Phoebe Grace." He said finally giving in picking her up and putting her on the table so he can look her in the eyes. Not sure if the one year old will even understand a word he is about to say. He crying subsided when she was picked up and she tried wiping her face with her little fist making it even worse. Ryan got a paper towel and wiped her face. "You need to stop your wining and just close your eyes and sleep baby girl. There's nothing difficult about it." He said handing her the pacifier, that she sucked on leaning her head against her father's chest as he stood in front of her.

"Why the waterworks?" Alex asked when she walked into the kitchen seeing the two of them, while Phoebe still sobbed. "Trying to fight sleep again." Ryan said looking up at his wife, Alex walking closer to them hugging Ryan's waist as he throws an arm around her loosely, kissing the top her head, Alex running a hand through her daughter's curls.

"Time for bed, bub." Alex said as Phoebe looked up at her mother, blinking rapidly, not having the energy to say anything to her mother, but she lifted her hands towards Alex and she picked her up. "You not gonna say goodnight to Dada?" Alex asked but Phoebe shook her head, clearly not forgiving her father just yet for raising his voice at her. "Okay then." Alex laughed, disappearing into the bedroom with her.

Ryan got comfortable on the couch with a beer and flipped through the TV channels looking for something interesting to watch. "I have no idea why she always fights sleep when it's the easiest thing in the world to do." Alex said when she came out of the bedroom, and sat down next to Ryan, holding out her hand for the TV remote because there was no way she was about to watch a sports came.

"Hey I was about to watch that game." Ryan said looking at Alex who continued looking though the channels until she settled on her good old classic, The Breakfast Club. Settling into her husband's arms as the movie starts. "You do know you are being really selfish right now, Ryan." Alex said sitting up quickly and looked at him. "Why? What did I do?" He asked confused not sure if he if he did anything wrong.

"Do you have any idea how badly I want a glass of red wine, or a beer or anything alcohol related." She said looking him in the eye.

"You can smell my beer." Ryan laughed holding the bottle in front of her nose, Alex tried to keep a straight face but broke into a smile. "Oh before I forget Danika and Malik are coming over tomorrow for a few hours before they go home, I know I should've discussed it with you first bu…"

"It's okay, it'll be nice to meet her and hear what the two of you got into when you were growing up." Ryan said and looked at her wanting to hear more of her childhood memories. "I was a good child, growing up." Alex said pointedly, settling back into his arms as they continued the movie. For some reason it felt like it was the first time she was laying in his arms, like those first few dates they went on as she had butterflies in her stomach after all these years they were together. Ryan played with her hair as his fingers lazily massaged her scalp, tilting her head upward slightly, leaning down to capture her full lips, kissing her softly. Maybe this was what her butterflies was all about, she thought returning the kiss feverishly, feeling her body heat up, but she was blaming it on the pregnancy hormones.

The position she was sitting in making it relatively easy to fall back into a laying position, as she laid down on the couch continuing to kiss her husband when he caught the hint. His hands roaming up and down the sides of her body, and she felt her body temperature go up with each touch and with each piece of clothing that was being removed simultaneously. Kissing her neck and moving downwards to her breasts Alex felt like this was too much torture for her and she needed him to speed things up, so she took matters into her own hands, literally, curling her hand along his length stoking along it slowly, as he breathed out slowly and continued kissing her neck through deep breaths to the point that he couldn't stand it anymore and slid into her slowly, not moving which added to her frustration.

"What the hell Ryan?" She asked looking up at him as he hovers above her.

"Are you sure about this? I mean you're pregnant, won't this harm the baby?" He asked genuinely concerned.

"We did this with Phoebe and she turned out perfectly fine! This pregnancy has me so damn hormonal and I will not be arguing with you while you're inside me, so can you just get on with it!" She whispered sternly. The expression on her face was priceless and Ryan knew if he laughed now or say something she won't like he'll have to pay the price for it, so instead he stated moving painfully slow. Removing himself almost completely before thrusting back inside her again. He thought he could outsmart his wife by doing this action but instead she bucked her hips and moved upwards meeting him halfway adding to their pleasure. It didn't take either of them long to reach their peak as Ryan's pace of thrusting picked up drastically, their breathing hitched and heartrate quickens. Alex's long drawn out moan when she couldn't contain herself anymore was enough to get Ryan on edge as well as they both reached their climax simultaneously. Laying down on the couch spent, and damp with sweat waiting for their breathing and heartrates to return to normal.

"You do realize this is not our couch right?" Alex said, seeing Ryan smile slightly. "Maybe you shouldn't have told me that, I won't sit here for the duration of our stay then." He laughed kissing the tip of her nose, handing her his tshirt, that she put on and headed for the bathroom. Checking to see that everything was locked downstairs before walking to the bedroom to join her and Phoebe in some sleep for the night.

Alex was the first one to wake up the next morning, not because she wanted to and she was far from being done sleeping but it was more a case of being forced out of bed when a wave of nausea hit her out of nowhere. Rushing towards the bathroom, making it just in time to empty whatever contents there were in her stomach. This was the worst part of pregnancy that she hated, since there was not really anything she could do to control it. Hoping to make it out of the bathroom before she woke her husband, but it was all short lived when he entered the bathroom after hearing her retch a couple of times.

"Hey are you okay? Do you need to get to a doctor?" Ryan asked the moment he got into the bathroom. Alex flushed the toilet and rinsed her mouth before answering him, looking to the doorway where he did not move since he entered the bathroom. "I'm okay, just morning sickness. That will go away in a little while." She tried putting up a brave face so he wouldn't have to worry about it but knowing her husband there was a 90% chance that he'd worry and force her to go see a doctor or look for a pharmacy in the area just so he can have some peace of mind.

"Ryan I'll be fine really." Alex said looking in his eyes as he hugged her a little while longer than usual, before they got back into bed. "Can I make you something to eat?" He asked still concerned, but Alex shook her head. "No thank you. I need my stomach to settle first before I try and eat." She answered honestly, getting comfortable under the covers once again, checking on Phoebe in the middle first. "Sweetheart promise me you'll tell me when you're feeling worse, or if you need us to go back home." Ryan looked at her and she nodded honestly. "I will. But I'll be fine, really." She said laying down while he looked at her and Phoebe, not being able to sleep but staring at his two sleeping beauties instead.

Guys, I apologize for taking so long to update again, I've been swamped in assignments and it just keeps coming. So here is a little more of their family holiday. I'm not sure when I'll be able to update again, as of right now I will try my best to finish two chapters in advance on Saturday and upload them as soon as I can. Thank you for the love and your PM's where you share your ideas. You guys are really not bothering me when you PM and give me some tips and ideas on how to improve or how to take the storyline further, I truly truly really appreciate them. Also, am I the only one who loves The Breakfast Club, movie? I think it's amazing. On second thought, the scene we had there do you guys think it was too much? I know I ask this question a lot but sometimes I feel like I go into too much detail, and I want to keep it as clean as I possibly can. Okay, I think I'm done ranting now. Last one I promise, how do you guys feel about Alex experiencing a difficulty with this pregnancy that she didn't have with Phoebe? I'd like to hear your thoughts on that. Thank you for all the love.

Lovies-S