Four weeks closer to their wedding.

,,How's my sick beauty ?'' Robby arrived at home finding Joanne wrapped into fluffy blanket, lying on the sofa and watching TV with Fluffy nestling on her belly.

,,Better….I finally stop throwing up, and flu is also better since last week, but I feel cold and still having headache,'' Joanne sipped from her chamomile tea.

,,And have you made that hot bath as your mom told us yesterday ?'' he sat down beside her, petting up her covered legs and then Fluffy's fur.

,,N-mm,'' she shook with her head.

,,Then I'll made it for you and you will willingly go there !'' Robby said firmly , when she opened her mouth in protest.

,,Okay,'' she nodded afterwards, after all, she haven't got a bath for long time. ,,After all, it would be lovely.''

,,Ready ?'' Robert asked when Joanne stepped into bathroom, walked around the corner, around whirlpool and to the bathtub with towel wrapped past her body.

,,Robby ? Aren't you going to be here with me, are you ?'' she looked at him and at all those burning candles lining the bathtub.

,,I wanted to make it romantic for you, and you have to relax, so…'' Robert slowly took her towel, letting her to step into hot bath, meanwhile he ran to switch off the lights and then ran back taking off his shirt.

,,Wait…you're-'' she watched him taking off his pants.

,,You don't want me here ?'' he looked down at her, standing in front of the tub only in his shorts.

,,I haven't said that ! I just…don't want you to be ill too, Bobby,'' she smiled at him.

,,You're ill for already two weeks, I would have been ill a long time ago, don't you think ?'' he chuckled , crossing his arms on his chest.

,,Right,'' she finally smiled, making place for him to come in bath.

Smiling he took off his shorts and joined her, sitting opposite her in bath.

She slowly let her legs rest on his.

,,So , how was at work ?'' smiling with closed eyes, she dived her body more under the water to savor that feel of warm water, caressing her body.

,,Quite good, small conference, not too much papers and…''

,,And ?'' her eyes slowly opened to see him grinning.

,,I managed to arrange some stuff about wedding,'' Robert smirked.

,,Already? Tell me,'' her smile went wider, her toe, teasing up his firm stomach, rubbing up to his chest.

,,Well, in one month it's my birthday, and I don't want to celebrate my birthday with our anniversary, when we can go out and celebrate it separately, so month after my birthday I booked date,'' he petted her calf, lightly stroking with his fingers.

,,That's great, so place and date is booked. And now, how we'll solve witnesses and bridesmaids ?'' she laughed hardly, because of imagination of Robby's and hers friends, fighting between themselves to be witness and bridesmaid.

,,…Well that's a good question !'' Robert's eyes widened as he realized the same.

,,Difficult to choose, right ?'' Joanne smirked.

,,SHIT ! They will kill each other for that place…'' Robert nodded.

,,Funny when you realize, when we told them, they couldn't believe, especially you are getting married, and couldn't believe me, that I won't divorce with you, and now they would seriously fight for place of bridesmaid or witness, huh ?'' she giggled more ironically.

,,True…but I have no idea, how to ask, or who to ask !'' Robert tossed his head desperately back, resting against the edge of tub.

,,Weren't you witness on ehm…what's his name –Paul ?''

,,On Paul's wedding, right ! So…I could ask him to do witness for me…but what about bridesmaid ?''

,,Lemme think,'' Joanne looked up at her bathroom ceiling.

Robert was watching her thorough thinking with knavish smile, kissing up her calf and petting the other one.

,,God –I'm 42 and getting married, choosing bridesmaid –when did this happened ?!''

,,Exactly at that time, when you decided to not be anymore one of those ladies, who just watch and wastes their lives…'' Robert looked at her seriously.

Joanne smirked ,,Looking to their eyes and you'll see what they know…everybody dies-''

,,-Stop it or I'll drown you !'' Robert raised one of his legs from below and splashed at her bust a little.

,,Hhh-you !'' she gasped splashing back.

,,You wanna tempt me ?! Huh ?'' Robert bit at her calf, making her squeal.

,,It was…it's past, okay,'' she leaned her head to one side, smiling at him.

,,Good save !'' kissing her calf again, petting lower.

,,No…not today, I'm still feeling sick, please Bobby,'' Joanne's voice betraying her as his fingers were teasing its way lower on her knee and to her inner thigh, still trying to not do anything until she felt better enough.

,,Alright,'' Robby smiled. ,,Back to wedding-''

,,-God I don't know…huhhh-fine…what about –what about Sarah, she's 40 and at least I won't feel so bad about it, since she's already middle age as I…hmm ?''

,,Not that bad. Actually it seems logical and plausible ! I think she would be for it,'' Robert nodded after thinking Joanne's idea through.

,,Good then,'' Joanne smiled.

,,Fine and now let me wash you, come here-'' Robby narrowed himself taking her hands to draw her closer, to better turn her with her back to him, taking sponge and soap, letting her body lie on his chest, and slowly washing her front, as she dreamily rested against him.

She was slowly taking her nightgown, stopping it before it could fell around her thighs. Holding the fabric just to reveal her belly. Joanne looked into mirror, watching herself, meanwhile Robert washed the tub and drained it.

She squeezed her eyes tightly against those pictures that were haunting her, time after time, forcing back tears, that were already swimming behind her eyes.

Feeling warm hands and then warm body, pressing against her back, hands creeping around her waist, lending on her belly just a bit above her own palms.

Joanne opened her eyes again, single tear escaping her effort to keep them back.

,,You're not alone…you have me, and always will have me, I promise,'' Bobby gently soothed, kissing her cheek when she turned her face to him, slowly, with expression of the worst kind of inner agony.

,,I know-'' she whispered, forcing weak smile, leaning against him.

Next Friday.

,,Robby has next week off, and since we haven't been together for two weeks already, since I was ill, I want to make it up to him somehow…do you have any ideas ?'' Joanne asked girls, when they finished their traditional coffee after yoga and went with her out of their café.

,,I know a good restaurant-'' Sam offered.

,,-I think, Joanne meant , to make it up to him in bed Sammy,'' Liz winked at Sam.

,,I have no idea…just normal sex ?'' Kathy uttered.

,,That's exactly what I don't want…ordinary sex…I want to surprise him, to make him feel I missed it, to make him-''

,,I would have one idea then,'' Rose waved with her brows, tossing her head to the shop they were standing in front of.

,,No…isn't it…too much ? I mean, I never tried such –thing before !'' Joanne was watching the shop window.

,,Do you want to surprise him, or not ?!'' Rose asked throwing at Joanne her ironic gaze.

,,I do , but-''

,,Then any 'but' doesn't exist !'' Rose tugged her into the shop, the rest of girls following them.

,,Actually it would look perfect on you ! You have great figure,'' Sam nodded, as they walked to shop assistant.

,,Sir ? We saw those very nice pieces in shop window, but-'' Liz winked almost seductively at young man ,,-would you be so kind and find something, especially on this beautiful, sexy lady ?'' Liz stroked at Joanne's elbow.

,,Liz !'' Joanne wanted to scold her at one moment, but after her eyes landed on one aisle, she was half lost. ,,You know what…I could try one or-or two pieces…''

,,You bet your sexy ass, Jo !'' Rose nodded.

,,That's the spirit !'' Kathy laughed.