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The first week of school has been overload times a thousand. I have literally not sat down to even go on facebook or online, besides for homework/reading (TONS OF READING), for more than ten minutes a day. It's crazy. So so so effing busy. Five classes and two three-hour labs are already scaring me. But on the PLUS side, my great best best friend just had a baby this week! UGH HE'S SO HANDSOMEEE! I suggested Nathan and Julian but his mom was set on Aiden lol. So Auntie Haley's visiting them this weekend :)
I did my best to write as much as I could before I moved into school, but I finished this chapter here at school as soon as I could.
Enjoy this one friends!
AGE 5 1/2
As Julian was softly jolted awake, he somehow felt like he was on a boat or something, his body rocking back and forth. His body swayed through the waves of his bed and he didn't realize the cause until his fully opened his eyes.
"Daddy wake up," his son Jude so nicely commanded him as he jumped up and down on his parents' bed on his mom's side. Julian sat up.
"Hey stop you little monster," grabbing Jude's legs, "Where's your mom?"
"She's in here."
Julian looked over to Davis who had his ear pressed to the master bathroom door. The father flung his feet over the side of the bed and stood up, walking over toDavis.
"She's making weird sounds in there,"Davis noticed. Julian touched his shoulder.
"Okay guys, why don't you go out into the kitchen and I'll be out in a minute to make you breakfast."
"Okay," Jude jumped off the bed and left the room.
"Is Mommy okay?"Davisasked.
"I'm sure she's fine," Julian nodded. "Go on."
Davis walked slowly out of the room to go find Jude.
"Brooke?" Julian knocked gently a few times. "Are you okay?"
Brooke mumbled something unrecognizable through the door.
"Honey I can't hear you, I'm coming in."
Julian twisted the door knob gently and opened the door to find Brooke kneeling by the toilet.
"Oh no, Brooke," Julian sighed. "Did you get sick?"
"A little but I'm fine," the mother insisted.
"No, you're not if you're poised and ready to vomit right now."
"Don't say vomit..."
"Sorry." Julian crouched down and brushed his hand across his wife's forehead.
"You feel warm."
"I'll be fine. I'm just nauteous…It must be something I ate... Or maybe I'm pregnant," Brooke joked, laughing a tiny bit, knowing she wasn't pregnant, before coughing and turning her head back to the bowl.
"Do you want me to help you back to bed?"
"Not yet. Just go make sure the boys are okay."
"I'll go start breakfast and I'll be right back."
Brooke nodded, resting her head on her arm as Julian left.
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"Where's Mummy?" Davis asked immediately.
"She's not feeling very well today so we have to be on our best behavior, okay?"
"Are we still getting pictures done today?" Jude asked, hoping the answer was no.
Julian's eyes widened. "Uhhh geez."
Today Brooke had planned to go get family portraits done at a studio today and now, even with Brooke feeling ill, Julian knew she would be very upset to cancel. He grabbed two bowls quickly, filling them both with cheerios and only one with milk, since Jude liked his dry, and placed them at the counter.
"Eat up and I'll be right back."
"But I wanted pancakes!" Jude shouted after him before shrugging and scarfing down his cereal.
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Back in the bedroom, Julian heard the wretching sound coming from the back of Brooke's throat even before he got there.
"Brooke…" He got down on his knees beside her and grabbed her hair as her stomach emptied into the bowl.
After a minute or so, Brooke spat into the toilet before speaking.
"I'll be fine… We have to go for pictures today."
Julian shook his head.
"Brooke, you aren't going anywhere but back to bed."
"But I booked- -"
"Brooke, you can't do this. You're sick and there's nothing we can do about it. We'll reschedule the pictures, okay?"
"But…"
Julian could tell Brooke was starting to tear up. She just wished she could get up and feel fine.
"Let me help you back to bed," Julian insisted.
Draping her arm over his shoulder, Julian picked Brooke up off the ground and guided her back to her side of their king size bed. He could tell she was really, really sick because she'd never leaned on him this much to walk ever.
"Just lie back and I'll get you some water or something."
Julian pulled the covers up to her neck and fluffed her pillows up.
Brooke closed her eyes and tried to wash the dizziness out of her head while Julian was gone. He came back quickly, bringing a water bottle, a pill bottle, a couple extra towels, and the thermometer he found in the boys' bathroom closet.
"Take your temperature please," Julian handed her the ear thermometer.
"This is the kids' one, honey."
"Just use it please."
Brooke put the thermometer up to her ear and Julian took it back when he heard the beep.
"100.6 degrees F."
"It's not that bad."
"It's bad enough. You must have the flu or something."
"It's probably just a stomach bug; I probably caught it from that birthday party I took the boys to last week."
Julian smiled sadly. "What am I going to do with you?"
Brooke sighed.
"Where's the number for the photography studio?" Julian asked.
Brooke frowned, knowing he was going to call and cancel. "On the refrigerator."
Julian leaned down and kissed her cheek before handing her the water bottle and some pills.
"You rest and I'll be back a little later."
"Okay… Thank you, Julian."
"Anything for you."
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"Yes… so we could do that? Great. And if we could reschedule for another day as well that would be great. Okay, I'll have my wife call with available dates when she can. Thank you, see you soon. Goodbye." Julian hung up the phone and saw his boys watching him.
"So Momma's sick?" Jude concluded.
"Yep, she has a fever and doesn't feel too great so you can't go and disturb her, okay? I need to take care of her so you two don't catch whatever she'd got."
"So can we take care of Avery then?"Davisasked sweetly.
A light bulb suddenly went off in Julian's mind. He'd forgotten Avery for a minute.
He looked at the clock: nine thirty. She was usually up by now but she hadn't cried or called out at all yet, signaling she wanted out of her crib, so maybe she was still sleeping.
"Let's go get her, shall we?"
The boys opened the door to Avery's room to see her sitting up in her crib, babbling along with her baby doll and stuffed animals.
"Avey! Good morning sweetheart!" Julian reached over the crib bars and picked his twenty month old up. "How long have you been up for?"
"Hi Daddy!" Avery had now perfected her 'melt Daddy's heart' phrase and he was wrapped around her finger.
Avery was a small little thing but she had a big personality.
"Good morning Ave!"Davissmiled and waved. Jude reached up and grabbed her foot and shook it, making Avery giggle as she rubbed her eyes.
"Are you hungry? Daddy will get you something to eat after he changes your diaper."
He laid Avery down on the changing table and stripped her of her overnight pajamas and diaper.
"Mmommy?" Avery spoke up.
"Mommy's sleeping; we have to let her be."
Julian lifted his daughter and stood her on the ground.
'Let's run Avery! Chase me!" Jude said, running out of the room, looking behind him.
"Chase Jude honey," Julian encouraged andDavistried to nudge her forward.
"Davy?" Avery turned to her other brother and grabbed his hand. Davis leaned down.
"I'm coming too! Let's get him!"
"Ju ju get you!" Avery yelled and she was then off to the races after her brother.
Avery had started walking more since the beginning of the year and was now a big fan of running... everywhere! There was nowhere she went without a little bounce in her step.
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After the kids finished eating, Julian checked on Brooke to find her asleep. He then changed the kids into outfits for the day and decided to take them outside to play so they wouldn't be loud and wake up Brooke.
Julian loaded Avery into her beloved swing and pushed her as he watched the boys play.
"Dad watch!" Jude wound up and kicked the soccer ball as hard as he could. He was practicing for when he and Davis started soccer next weekend. And no one was more excited than 'I have lots of energy' Jude.
"Whoa! You're gunna score so many goals buddy!"
Jude smiled and went to retrieve the ball.
"Avery watch!" Davis flagged down his little sister's attention before he zoomed down the slide and flew off the end, landing hard on his behind.
"Oo you okay, Dave?" Julian asked.
Davis stood up and brushed off his pants. "I'm fine… Avery, do you want to slide with me?"
Avery grabbed on tight to the rope of the swing and shook her head.
"No."
"I think she's okay here for awhile buddy." Julian told him.
"Okay." Davis went around to the ladder, planning on sliding again.
"Why don't you kick the ball around with Jude, Dave?" Julian asked.
"I don't wanna…"
"But you've got to practice for your games. It'll be fun."
"Mummy wants me to play but I don't wanna. Jude does."
"Well I think you might like it, even if you just chase butterflies the whole time."
"Butterflies?" Jude stopped and laughed at his dad. "That's girly."
Davis looked to his Dad for his reaction.
"No, it's not girly. It's fun!" Julian told his all-boy son to reassure his more sensitive son.
Jude laughed and kicked the ball again, while Davis smiled from the top of the slide.
"Maybe I'll like it," Davis nodded. "I'll try."
Julian smiled. "Good. All I want you to do is try."
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A little while later, Julian guided Avery inside, leaving the boys to play in the closed in backyard a little longer.
"Mommy!" Avery reached her hands out for Brooke when she saw her mom sitting at the counter.
"Hi baby… let's let Daddy hold you since I'm sick."
Avery frowned and really didn't seem to understand why her mommy didn't want to hold her like usual.
"Shouldn't you be in bed, Brooke?" Julian raised his eyebrows as he hoisted Avery onto his hip.
"I'll survive out of bed for a few minutes. I just wanted some coffee."
"How about you eat something too? You've gotta get something in your stomach besides coffee."
"I just really don't want to see it later." Brooke made a grossed out face.
"Yeah, I guess not…"
"I'll eat something in a little while."
Julian nodded.
"So I thought I'd take the kids out of the house for the afternoon so you could rest and recoup. Is there anything you need?"
Brooke pursed her lips in thought before shaking her head.
"I can't think of anything."
"Okay, well you go back to bed and I'll see you when you get back."
Julian went around behind Brooke and walked her back to the bedroom with her coffee.
"Nap Mommy!" Avery pointed as Brooke got in bed.
Brooke smiled.
"Yes Avery-cakes. I'm going to take my nap now. You have fun with Daddy."
Avery blew Brooke a kiss like her parents taught her.
"We will," Julian said as he blew his own kiss to his wife, closing their door so she could rest in peace.
Julian went out to the back porch to get the boys.
"Come on guys! If we're going to surprise Mommy, we've got to go right now!"
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A few hours later when Julian and the kids returned, they found Brooke sitting on the couch with her legs pulled up, sketching on her trusty work sketch pad.
"Hey guys. Welcome home."
The kids walked over to her.
"Mommy, are you feeling better?"
Brooke rubbed Davis's arm and he cuddled up next to his mom to see what she was sketching.
"Much better. I don't even have a fever anymore." Brooke looked to Julian and smiled.
"Good." Julian was glad it was only a twenty-four hour thing. Or twelve hour thing…
"We got you something, Mom. We were really good today." Jude told her.
"Oh really?" Brooke said, lifting Avery up on her lap when the toddler stood at her front.
"Daddy show her!" Davis grabbed for the envelope in his dad's hands.
"This is only a few that we get to choose from, but I think I picked good ones." Julian said, handing whatever he had over to Brooke.
"Well let's see what we got here…"
Brooke pulled a stack out of the big envelope and gasped.
"Oh my goodness!"
"We still had out pictures taken, Mommy." Davis told her, even though it was obvious now.
Brooke went through the stack of six pictures. Two of the three kids posed together, one of just Avery laughing, one of the twins back to back looking spiffy in their matching outfits, one of Davis alone and one of Jude alone.
"Look at how good you guys look!" Brooke smiled.
"And the guys said we could go back anytime for shots of all five of us together, since I know that's what you wanted." Julian told her.
"Oh these are perfect. Look at you guys!" Brooke was so happy.
"Pitty," Avery pointed.
Brooke laughed. "Yes, you're so pretty."
"It was really fun trying to get Avery to laugh from behind the camera," Jude told her.
"I'm glad you had fun… and you even put your matching outfits on, too."
"Daddy made us," Jude raised one eyebrow. "But I guess it was okay."
Julian walked over to the boys and put the bag down with their dress clothes in it.
"Why don't you guys go put this up in your room and then we can order pizza and watch a movie or something."
"Cool!" Davis grabbed the bag and the boys ran upstairs.
"I can't believe you did this." Brooke couldn't take her eyes off this picture.
"I knew you were disappointed but I was proud of you for putting yourself first for a change," Julian said ad he wrapped her arm around Brooke's frame, sneakily putting his palm on his wife's cheek.
"I'm fine, Dad. I told you, no more fever."
Julian leaned in and kissed her other cheek.
"Good."
"Me kiss too!" Avery looked up from Brooke's lap and gave her Dad a kissy face.
"Oh I forgot the princess, I'm sorry."
Julian kissed his daughter, too, and Avery smiled and leaned back into Brooke more.
Then the boys came barreling down the staircase.
"We picked Cars!" Jude waved the DVD case in the air.
Brooke had seen that so many times and frowned. "How about Avery picks this time, guys, huh?"
"But she'll pick a princess one!" Davis whined.
"And she falls asleep during movies anyways!" Jude pointed out.
"Well then Mommy will pick then," Julian suggested.
"Nah, it's fine. They can watch Cars… You don't mind, do you Avey?"
"Vroom voom!" Avery clapped.
Brulian and the boys laughed at the littliest member of their family. She was definitely a girl with big brothers.
"Okay Cars it is then," Julian smiled, taking the DVD and putting it in the player.
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The following Saturday was an exciting, yet early morning for the Baker family.
It was Jude and Davis's first soccer game, ever.
"It's soccer day! It's soccer day! It's soccer day!" Jude repeated, running around the island in the kitchen.
"Whoa, whoa, take it easy buddy. You're gunna get too tired for the game," Julian put his hand on his son's shoulder to steady him.
"I'll never be tired. I want to play all day!"
"Well the game isn't for another hour, so let's rest until then, kay?"
Jude hopped up on his usual stool to eat breakfast. "Fine."
"Julian! Do you know where I put the boys' soccer shorts?"
Julian thought. "No? But Jude has his on now… wouldn't they have been together?"
Julian heard Brooke's footsteps walk into the kitchen from their bedroom with a half-dressed Davis behind her.
"You would think so…"
"You didn't hide them, did you Davey?" Julian asked, knowing his other son wasn't as happy about playing as he was nervous.
Davis shook his head no.
"I'm going to look in their room again," Brooke rounded the stairs, "Can you get Avery dressed? I put her outfit on the chair."
"Okay," Julian picked Avery out of her high chair and went to change her while the boys ate breakfast.
When Julian was done dressing Avery, he went to lay her pajamas over the bars of her crib when he saw a flash of royal blue under her blanket. He grabbed the material only to find it was in fact, Davis's soccer shorts.
"How the heck did these get here?" Julian wondered, thinking either Avery was a laundry thief or Davis tried to hide his shorts in the most unlikely place.
"Brooke, I found them!" Julian entered the kitchen and helped Davis into his shorts.
"Ugh, thank goodness. Where were they?" Brooke asked, coming downstairs.
"Just… mixed in with my laundry pile." Julian fibbed, looking at Davis and seeing a relieved smile. He knew his daddy covered for him.
"Hmm? I thought I looked there," Brooke said.
Julian just shrugged her off.
Before they left, Brooke and Julian helped the boys put on their shin pads, socks, and cleats.
"Okay guys? You ready?" Brooke said excitedly, grabbing Avery's hand and her purse.
And off they went to soccer.
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When they got to the soccer fields, there were tons of games going on for all different age groups. Julian spotted the boys' coach quickly and the family walked over to the correct field. Since this was the very first game and team, ever, for most of the kids, the coach went through and introduced all the kids to each other before explaining some step by step drills to the kids that they would do before every game to warm up. Since they were at such a young age group, the 'Tigers' team was co-ed, with about seven boys and four girls. The team they were playing was called the 'Warriors'. It reminded Brooke of the enemy rival Bear Creek Warriors team of her high school days.
When Brooke and Julian left the boys to go stand on the fans' side of the field, Brooke scoped out the boys' other teammates.
"Aw they're so cute!" Brooke gushed over a little brunette and little strawberry blonde girl kicking the ball back and forth to each other.
"He's huge..." Julian whispered, seeing a dark haired boy that towered over his two boys.
"Let's just be thankful he's with us, not against us," Brooke joked.
When the 5 on 5 game started, Brooke cheered loudly for her boys, getting Avery to do the same. Julian tried to encourage the boys as well, but not be as loud as their mom. The boys were pretty used to their mom being loud and proud, so it didn't quite faze them too much.
The parents watched all ten players run around like chickens with their head cut off after the ball. Jude was a powerhouse and actually pushed his bigger opponents out of the way to get the ball. He almost scored once, too. But when Davis was subbed in, Julian noticed how he didn't really seem to like being out there. When the ball came his way, he hesitated and ended up losing the ball to another kid.
Brooke leaned in to Julian.
"Does it seem like Davis is afraid of the ball, or is it just me?"
Julian sighed. "He just needs time to get used to it. He'll be fine."
"I know," Brooke nodded, as Avery began walking away and Brooke had to chase after her.
At halftime, the ref blew the whistle and everyone cheered for the two teams. They were half way through the game and the score was 3 – 2 Warriors.
Julian picked up an extra water bottle out of Avery's diaper bag.
"I'll be right back."
Brooke nodded.
"Okay, I'm gunna walk around with Avery to tire her out. Maybe she'll take a nap."
Julian walked around the field to where the team was sitting. The coach was giving them a quick pep talk and then told them to go kick the ball around with a partner.
When Jude and Davis saw their dad coming, they ran over to him.
"You're doing great guys."
"Coach said I could score if I did what I did before!" Jude told Julian excitedly.
"That's great. I wanted to make sure you two had enough water."
Jude and Davis held up their oversized water bottles that Brooke had sent them over with.
"Oh.. I guess you don't need any huh?"
"Your crazy dad," Jude joked.
"Jude! Come kick with me!" A teammate named Ethan called over to Jude.
"Bye dad." Jude ran off to be with his new friend.
Julian knelt down to his son, still holding the 'extra' water bottle.
"What's going on out there, buddy? You're avoiding the ball while the other kids are playing."
Davis shrugged.
"I'm not any good."
Julian sighed. "Buddy, this is your first game. Relax and have fun. That's all we're here for is so you and Jude can have fun playing with new friends."
"I just… it…" Davis couldn't find the words.
"I was always nervous playing sports," Julian admitted. "And my Dad pushed me to do things I wasn't enjoying. But all you have to do is your best. That's what makes me proud of you, when you do the best you can and you have fun. And if it's not fun after a few weeks, you don't have to play anymore. I promise. I just want you to try, remember."
"Do you think I can be as good as Jude?" Davis asked hopefully.
"I think you have just as much heart and drive as Jude and I know you can do anything you set your mind to."
"Okay." Davis smiled.
Maybe soccer could be something he enjoyed after all.
The ref blew the whistle, signaling half-time was over.
"You go have fun out there, okay buddy. I'll be right over there with Mommy cheering for ya."
Before Julian stood up fully, Davis went in for a hug.
"Thanks Daddy. I love you."
"I love you, too son."
"Come on, Davis! You're in!" The coach shouted and gestured Davis over.
Davis smiled and ran towards the coach and Julian walked back over to the parents and fans side.
"Is he okay?" Brooke asked, setting Avery on the ground, who then walked around her mother's legs.
Julian nodded. "He's fine. Just needed a little encouragement."
"You see yourself in Davis a little bit, there, don't you, Mr. Mathlete?" Brooke joked.
Julian nodded. "When I was a kid and my father forced me to play all those sports I hated, he would scream at me when I didn't score goals or make good plays. He wanted me to be a star player. The BEST… But all I wanted was for someone to tell me that all that mattered was having fun and doing my best. So that's what I'm going to tell my kids, no matter what."
Brooke pouted her bottom lip and wrapped her arm around the back of her husband as much as she could.
"You're a great father, Julian."
Julian smiled as the game started up again.
This half was a lot more exciting. Jude and Davis both played offense together for a little while, and Davis seemed to be having a lot more fun than before. No one scored until half way in when Davis kicked the ball to his brother and Jude ran right past the last Warrior player to kicked a goal past the goalie. The team cheered as they tied up the game and Brulian was so excited for their boys.
After a break on the bench, the coach asked the kids if anyone wanted to play goalie so the other child could play on the field. Quickly, Davis extended his hand high in the air. He wanted to try and experience everything he could. Like his dad said, if he tried it and didn't like it, he didn't have to do it again.
Davis got in goal while Jude went back to offense, even though no child knew how to stay in position at this age.
"Whoa, whoa. Why is our son in goal?" Brooke asked, concerned.
"I don't know, maybe he volunteered." Julian smiled.
"No, no, no! I don't want my kid losing his teeth as a goalie."
"Brooke, they're five. No one's kick is that hard. He's fine."
And believe it or not, Davis loved playing in goal. He stopped a few shots and didn't let in any goals. And at the last minute of the game, the boys' new friend Ethan scored the winning goal and the 'Tigers' were victorious!
The fans and parents cheered, and the kids were so excited. To celebrate, the coach offered to buy all the kids ice cream from the ice cream truck that was parked at the entrance to the parking lot every game day.
So Davis got a SpongeBob shaped ice cream and Jude got a SpiderMan one. And Brooke shared a 'Two Ball Screw Ball' with Avery and Julian.
"Guys, what do you say to Coach John?" Julian asked.
"Thank you!" The boys cheered.
"You're most certainly welcome guys. I hope you had fun today."
The boys nodded with their mouths full of ice cream.
"They really did."
Julian shook Coach John's hand.
"I'll see you guys at practice on Tuesday night, right?" Coach asked.
"Oh yeah! I love soccer!" Jude jumped, giving coach a high five.
"Me too! I like being goalie," Davis said doing the same thing.
Brooke looked at Julian, giving him props for his pep talk before.
"Well the job is yours if you want it," Coach smiled.
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On the car ride home, Brooke and Julian didn't understand how Avery was sleeping over the yelling coming from her brothers. All they did was yell and cheer and talk about how cool soccer was and how they loved it and they didn't ever want to quit and how they liked their new friends, too. Since they played for the town, some of the kids went to public schools and some went to different private schools. But no other kids on the team were going to Jude and Davis's school, Brooke had talked to the other mothers, so the boys got to have even more friends than just the ones at school this coming fall. So far, the boys knew Ethan, Riley, Coach John's son Robbie, Penny, Ben, William, and Samuel. They would learn the other names soon enough, since it didn't seem like they'd be quitting any time soon.
When they got home, Julian put Avery down in her crib and started to cook the boys' favorite Macoroni and Cheese dinner while Brooke attempted to play soccer with the boys in the back yard. Jude and Brooke passed it back and forth and then shot on 'goal', at Davis. The boys told Brooke she wasn't very good and she pretended to be offended and chased them around the yard in her bare feet. The boys laughed hysterically when she caught them and tickled their bellies.
Soccer was the topic of conversation for the whole rest of the day. Brooke and Julian were pretty sure they'd still be talking about it in ten plus years, when they were stars on the high school team. Maybe…
It was a struggle to get the boys out of their uniforms for shower time but the parents won. After bathing, Julian read the boys a story and then it was off to bed. When Julian came back downstairs, Brooke was walking around the living room, bouncing a restless Avery on her shoulder. After the exciting day, how couldn't she be dead tired, but nevertheless, she was fighting it.
"Well that day went very, very well for them."
Julian nodded in agreement and went over to kiss his daughter's head.
Avery whined and reached her hands out, and the parents traded. Julian rocked Avery in his arms.
"So what really happened to Davey's shorts this morning?"
Brooke somehow knew he was lying this morning. Julian knew he was caught.
"I found them in Ave's crib. Davis must have stashed them there because he didn't want to play. I just didn't want to rat him out."
Brooke laughed. "Well I'm glad he ended up liking it so much."
"Me too… I never thought sons with my DNA would ever be good at sports or even like sports."
"Weeeellll," Brooke smiled. "I was a sporty cheerleader."
Julian smiled and leaned down to kiss Brooke's lips. "More like a sexy cheerleader."
"Mmmm," Brooke smiled through the kiss. "Very true."
Avery squawked as she was squeezed between her parents and Brooke took Avery back in her arms again. She was finally settling down.
"I'll go put her to bed and I'll meet you in the bedroom…" Brooke picked her lips seductively.
Julian smiled, lingering his hand down his wife's back as she walked away.
As Brooke disappeared behind Avery's door, Julian couldn't help but think about how great this day really was.
And as he walked to his bed, he knew it was about to get even better.
Review please. I just love reviews!
I feel this one started off a bit slow writing for me, so I apologize if its not up to par. But I did my best loll. Hopefully things will settle down and get into a rhythm so I can find time to get another update out while keeping up with college.
Happy Labor Day Weekend! (But of course my school is the only one in the country that doesn't get Monday off. Cue Snookie sounds. Waah!)
~Haley :)