Set 8 weeks after the end of The Reluctant Lion Heart. This will be the last one shot, although that might change over the next few months.
The first chapter of the final installment of Gabby story, THE HEART OF THE LIONESS will start next Wednesday!
Disclaimer: do not own, not for profit.
2020
Age 28
Gabby looked around Happy's apartment. It was clean and sparsely furnished, comfortable furniture, coffee table, not a single decoration except family pictures on the wall.
"You're sure you can handle the both of them?" Gabby asked for about the fifth time since bringing the kids over.
"Yes sweetheart." Happy assured her and took 8 week old Mathew from her.
"Two is a lot different than one, and you never had Kristen on your own this young."
"Gabby, you haven't had a night away from him. You're anxious. The kids will be fine here with me." Happy swayed as he held Mathew. "Kristen's already playing in her room." He reminded her and kissed Mathew's head when he stirred.
"Okay…just umm call me for anything. I'll be back tomorrow morning to pick them up. I brought enough milk for him through the afternoon but I can pick them up before breakfast…"
"Gabby, kiss the kids goodnight and go home to your old man."
She took a long sigh before taking Mathew back in her arms and nuzzling him. Happy shook his head and followed her into the kids' room.
"Kristen sweetie come give me a kiss goodnight." Gabby got down on one knee and kissed her daughter. Kristen spending the night at Happy's was nothing new, it happened about once a week since Happy had gotten his own apartment.
"Mommy, grandpa put a bed up for baby Mathew. He's staying here tonight, you promised."
Gabby smiled at her daughter as she peeked at Mathew wrapped in a receiving blanket. "He is staying. I'm just saying goodnight to him. You're gonna be a good girl and help grandpa if he needs it, right?"
"Yes mommy."
"Okay, goodnight sweetie, I love you."
"Goodnight mommy I love you too." Gabby stood up after giving her daughter another kiss on the head.
"You want me to put him down?" She offered.
"No I want you to leave." Happy said nicely.
"Maybe I should nurse him again."
"It's not feeding time. Give me the baby before I start thinking about what you're gonna be doing while I babysit." Hap warned while taking Mathew back.
"Okay, okay. Thanks dad."
Gabby cleaned herself up and changed when she got home. She had enough time to quench her nerves with a glass of wine before Casper got home.
Casper was caught off guard by the silence when he entered the house. "Love?" He called for his wife but stopped in the doorway of the living room when he saw his old lady drinking wine on the couch. "Hello love."
"Hey babe." She smiled and lifted her wine glass.
"Where are the kids?" He walked into the room and poured wine into the empty glass on the table for himself before sitting.
"At my dad's." She answered.
"Both?" He asked sitting down next to her.
"Yup. Finally get some adult time." She took a sip of her wine. "To talk."
"To talk, right." Casper rethought his plans for the evening. He loved his wife to death, and loved his kids, but missed having alone time with his old lady. He had promised her, and himself he would never stray, and he never had. Through both pregnancies and recoveries and during the longest furthest runs he had never touched another women.
"So…oh, you went to the doctors today right? Was that for you or Mathew?" He recalled her plans for the day.
"Yeah, that was with my doctor. Said everything was fine."
"Fine, good." Casper nodded his head and downed his wine, not his drink of choice.
"Yup, fine, and she cleared me for sex." Gabby hid her smile behind her wine glass.
"Good she… she cleared you for sex." The words took a second to register and he leaned over and took her empty wine glass. "And your dad has both the kids." He leaned in closer to her.
"Yup." She said again, popping the p and licked her lips.
Casper smiled wide and swooped her up over his shoulder. "Ahhh Casper!" Gabby laughed as he started to carry her off to the bedroom. He responded by smacking her ass which was right next to his face in her current position. "Casper where are you taking me?" She screeched out between laughs.
"We need a bed for the proper fuck you're about to get love." Gabby continued to laugh as Casper practically ran up the stairs and dropped her down on their bed before pouncing on her.
Thank you to absolutely everyone that has read favorited followed and especially reviewed Gabby's story. You guys are amazing, truly. This story was basically just a few one shots of Gabby's life that I strung together. Now I'm going on to write a sequel that will be even longer than the original. I would never have gone further with this story if it weren't for you guys!