Chapter 52

Nic and Geoff walked into the house and saw Ella asleep on the sofa. They went through to the back quietly and saw Roman on the back patio drinking a beer.
"Hey Guys! He said to them.
"Ella not well?" Nic asked him.
Roman nodded.
"What have you two been up to?" he asked them.
Nic grinned.
"We were babysitting Aden and Belle two children. Amy-Belle is so lovely." She told him still smiling.
"Nic I hope you aren't planning on surprising me." Roman told her.
She smiled at Geoff.
"Not yet." She told her dad.
"So what else do you guys need for your wedding?" Roman asked.
"No you don't Daddy dearest I am so not stressing tonight." She told him.
Geoff looked over at her and smiled.
"I wanted the bathroom cleaned." Roman groaned.
Geoff laughed at the look on Nic's face.
She thumped him on the arm.
"Geoff!" she muttered.
Geoff sat down and Nic fetched a couple of drinks from the fridge. She handed one to Geoff and he smiled at her.
She sat down with them.
"So what does need doing?" Roman asked.
"Well, we've got venue, food, flowers, dress, suits, Stag do and Hen party has been provisionally arranged." She listed. "You could help me with making the bridesmaids outfits?" she told her dad.
He grinned.
"I don't think my talents fall into that category. I could do the food for the stag do/hen party?" he offered.
Nic looked at Geoff who nodded.
"Thanks Dad." She said. "We'd appreciate it."
He smiled.
"Oh and Ella sorted out the photographer. Did I show you what she did for us?" she asked Geoff.
He shook his head.
"No." he said to her.
"She took our photos in these cool clothes. And we get to keep them." Nic told him excitedly. "Ouh!" she muttered. "I didn't tell you I thought we could do fancy dress for the stag do /Hen party 1960's and 1970's theme."
Geoff laughed.
"Ok, but you get to tell Colleen." He told her.
She looked at him.
"Did we actually tell her the circus theme was just a joke?" Nic asked worriedly.
Roman laughed.
"So that's where she got the idea from." He said.
They looked at him.
"She's been asking if she should come as clown the other week." Roman told them.
He looked up and saw that Ella was standing in the doorway.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi." She said to them.
"Ella" Nic said in greeting.
"Feeling a bit better?" Roman had to ask.
She smiled at him.
"Only just." She grinned. "I'm going to go lay down upstairs."
Roman stood.
She shook her head at him but he just ignored her edict and followed her as she walked slowly up the stairs.
"Don't you need to go have a beer with Miles or work out at the gym?" she asked him.
He grinned at her.
"I could do or I could give my wife a back massage or a cuddle." He suggested instead.
Her eyes lit up at the mention of the massage.
He grinned at her.
She pealed off her clothes and lay on the bed.
He poured some unscented oil into his hands to warm it before smoothing it over her back. He worked on her shoulders first easing out the kinks and knots until she relaxed. As he continued the massage he heard Nic and Geoff go into Nic's room and her giggling. He smiled and wondered how his daughter expected him not to notice Geoff staying over.
"You know you could get a job as a masseuse." Ella told him.
Roman laughed.
"I'm sure you won't mind me doing this service for other women." He told her leaning close and pressing a kiss to the side of her neck.
She giggled.
"No not at all." She told him. "Much."
He smiled and worked on her arms and moving down to the small of her back.
She purred.