"I've got red Gatorade and aspirin. Time to wake up sleepy head." Jay walked into the bedroom and took a seat at the edge of the bed.
Erin pulled the blankets up over her head. "Why are you so loud?"
Jay let out a silent laugh. He had been the designated driver to the wedding reception last night so he felt absolutely fine. Erin on the other hand had tried to keep up with Ruzek and Burgess. She had to be feeling like hell.
"Come on take the pills." He whispered.
"I'm never drinking with those two again. We're getting too old for this Jay. The kids are killing our high alcohol tolerance."
"Speak for yourself. I'm not getting old. I feel fine."
"That's because you didn't even have a drink."
Erin sat up gulped down the three aspirin and a few swigs of the Gatorade, then went right back to her position in bed with her head under the covers. "There I took 'em. Now leave me be, unless you wanna hold me."
Jay lied down and wrapped an arm around her. "I would love to spoon all day long, but I just went and got the kids. It's nine-thirty. You've got to get up."
"Nine-thirty? What the hell are you doing trying to wake me at nine-thirty on my Sunday off?"
"I believe you have a mommy-daughter princess tea party at the preschool you need to be getting ready for."
Erin groaned. "I forgot about that."
"Well Macy did not. She walked in the front door and turned to me and said 'is mommy getting dressed for the tea party?' Since then she has asked me about it three times."
"This is why the preschool teachers should not read the flyers to the three year olds. I get stuck going to things like this because they can't just stuff the papers into her backpack for me to throw away and never tell her about."
Jay chuckled. "We both know you would probably take her anyways."
"Nuh-uh. Not after the last Mommy-daughter day I attended. It was hell. It wasn't even the kids. It was the moms. They were horrible."
Jay kissed the back of her head. "Well then you are such a good mommy for agreeing to take her to another one."
"Don't you want to be a good daddy and take her for me? I'll be extremely grateful. I'd even be willing to show you just how grateful I am tonight after this hang-over subsides."
"As tempting as that offer is, baby, I'm pretty sure its called mommy-daughter princess day."
"We live in Chicago, dads can be princesses too."
Jay laughed. "This is true."
"Too loud." Erin whined complaining about his laughing.
"Sorry. Micah and I have plans today anyways."
"Like what?"
"Kevin and Adam are coming over. Micah and I are going to kick their ass' on the play station."
"Are you kidding me? You get to sit on the couch playing video games, and going through countless bags of Doritos while I go through princess hell?"
"Sorry, babe. I'm going to start the shower for you, and then I'm going to get Macy ready. You just worry about getting yourself around."
"Thank you." Erin mumbled.
"Oh yeah Macy wants to know if she can wear the Snow White dress."
"I thought she decided on Rapunzel yesterday?"
"She said she 'shanged' her mind"
Erin grinned at the way Jay mimicked their daughter's way of saying changed. "Yeah I don't care. Just put a white long sleeve shirt on under it, and some plain black leggings. It's cold out. She can wear whatever shoes just obviously no dress up shoes or sandals. Something that requires socks."
"Got it." Jay replied before entering the bathroom conjoined to the bedroom, and starting the shower. "Okay the shower is on and I put a towel in there for you too."
He watched as Erin sat up in bed, swung her legs over the edge, and tried to fight back the urge to vomit. "Thanks, baby. You're the best." She finally mumbled out.
Jay reentered the bedroom five minutes later. Erin was faintly humming in the shower and he smiled to himself admiring her. He stealthily lost his sweats and boxers, and climbed into the shower wrapping his arms around her middle.
Erin jumped and shrieked taken off guard at first. Her eyes had been closed allowing the warm water to fall on her face, and she hadn't heard him enter over her humming. "You scared the hell out of me."
Jay kissed her wet shoulder. "Sorry, baby." He mumbled between kisses. Erin melted back against him.
"What are you doing? I though you were getting Macy ready?"
"She's still eating breakfast. I thought you might need a hand because of you head ach and all." He fibbed.
"Oh is that what you thought?" She played along as Jay grabbed her bottle of body wash and squirted some into his palm.
"Mhmm." He began to rub the gel down her back and arms.
"What about the kids, Jay. What if they come looking for us?" She whispered. Her self-control was fading quickly with the feel of his hands all over her body.
"Macy is eating in the living room. I let her watch cartoons, and I told Micah he could have the IPad before I came up here. They aren't going anywhere." He practically purred in her ear while running his hand down her abdomen stopping teasingly low. When he didn't get an immediate response he begin to nibble on her earlobe eliciting a moan from Erin.
"It's got to be quick. I really do have to get ready." Before she even had a chance to finish her thought Jay applied pressure to her hips making her turn to face him quickly.
"We can take however long you want." He whispered before meeting her lips.
They both jumped and separated lips for a moment when Jay stepped on Macy's rubber duck startling them both. Seconds later her moved Erin to pin her against the wall. As they moved, Erin hit the bin of bath toys suction cupped to the tile wall causing it to drop, and cover to floor of the tub in Macy's toys. Jay ignored the toys, but against her best attempts Erin could not stop laughing into his mouth.
Jay finally pulled away to look at her. "What?" He panted.
"Don't you remember shower sex to be, I don't know," she pointed at the collection of mermaid Barbie's, character printed plastic cups, and rubber ducks "a little less kid friendly, and a little more sexy?"
Jay reached with one arm turning off the water. "Bedroom then?" He questioned her with a sly grin.
Just as Erin was about to answer yes there was a loud pounding, followed by Macy yelling through the bedroom door. "Mommy! Micah stole the remote from me!"
"I did not you little liar!" Micah yelled back. Next they heard Macy gasp dramatically at his accusation.
"Go away." Jay groaned and pouted only loud enough for Erin to hear.
Erin rose up onto her tiptoes and planted a quick final peck on his lips. "Maybe tonight, baby. Right now, duty calls." She exited the shower and threw on her bathrobe then closed the bathroom door, so Jay could redress while she dealt with the kids. "What's going on?" She asked opening the bedroom door revealing her children in a war of who could stick their tongue out the farthest at the other.
"Micah took the remote from me, and then he called me a name." Macy whined running over to hug her mom's leg.
"I did not you little brat." Micah retorted.
Macy once again gasped dramatically, and then put her hand over her heart as though she were really hurt. She was all about the theatrics.
"Hey, no name calling." Erin butted in. "What happened Micah?"
"Her DVR'd episode ended, so I tried to take the remote to put another one on for her, and she freaked out. I was just trying to help. It's last time I ever try and do anything nice for her." He scowled.
"Macy if your brother was only trying to help you I think you owe him an apology."
"Nuh-uh. He called me mean names."
"Yes he did, and he needs to say he is sorry too."
"Fine, sorry I called you a liar and a brat, Macy." Micah said sounding the least bit thrilled.
"I'm sorry too then."
"Good. Now Mic go get dressed, and Macy go wait in your room for daddy to come help you get dressed. Mommy needs to start getting ready if we wanna make it to this tea party."
Jay exited the bathroom just seconds after the kids had marched away. "The kids really know how to ruin a good time, huh?" He asked her grinning.
"Yeah, damn kids. What were we thinking?" She teased with a wink as Jay headed out of the room to go get Macy dressed. They joked with the understanding that in actuality they wouldn't change a thing. They would happily have their bathtub filled with toys. They would happily spend Sunday afternoons at mommy-daughter tea parties, and they would happily be interrupted by sibling disputes if it meant their life got to stay this perfect.