RICKY'S POV:
I walked into the house after my last shift at the diner before my maternity leave started, finding Brax stood in the living room waiting for me...
"Hi" I greeted him as I pulled my handbag off my shoulder and set it down on the chair
"Hi" he mirrored "close your eyes..."
"What? Why?" I questioned
"Just close them" he replied
Doing as he asked, I closed my eyes, feeling his hands take mine and lead me out of the living room…
BRAX'S POV:
I led Ricky through our bedroom and into our en-suite bathroom… "Open"
She turned to me as she opened her eyes, a warm smile on her face… "What's all this?"
"What does it look like?" I questioned "it's time you had a bit of time to yourself, so get in that bubble bath and enjoy and when you get out, I'm going to give you a foot rub"
"What about Casey?" she inquired
"Taken care of" I informed her "Heath's picking him up and taking him into the city"
"And Bianca?" she asked
"Is going with them" I replied "we've got the place to ourselves till later tonight"
She smiled at me warmly and leant up onto her tiptoes… "Thank you"
"You're welcome" I stated, reciprocating her warm smile as I left the bathroom
RICKY'S POV:
Half-an-hour later I walked out of mine and Brax's en-suite bathroom more relaxed than I'd felt in ages. After I'd redressed myself, changing into one of Brax's rugby shirts and a pair of shorts, I made my way out of the room, finding him sat in the living room, switching the TV off as I walked through…
"Thank you for that" I sighed as I flopped onto the sofa next to him
"You're welcome" he replied "feel good?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes, shutting my eyes as his hands lifted my feet onto his lap, beginning to knead at the swollen flesh… "Oh, God that feels good"
Brax chuckled and continued to massage my feet and ankles, a knock at the door breaking us from our own little world a little while later…
"Are you expecting anyone?" I questioned
"Why don't you go and see?" he suggested, raising an eyebrow at me
Looking at him curiously, I made my way to the front door, a wide smile appearing on my face as I saw an Angelo's delivery man on our doorstep…
"Thank you" I proclaimed
"You're welcome. Enjoy" he replied, making his way back down the driveway as I took the food from him
"You've really thought of everything, haven't you?" I inquired
"Pretty much, yeah" he informed me as he stood up from the sofa and moved into the kitchen to grab us some plates and cutlery "why don't you choose a film?"
"You're really allowing me to choose?" I asked as I set the food down on the coffee table
"Fair point" he replied "what about a horror?"
"You read my mind, Braxton" I proclaimed as he walked back into the living room
BRAX'S POV:
Ricky and I had decided to watch Silence Of The Lambs, and thankfully it finished just as Heath, Bianca and a sleeping Casey made their way into the house…
"Hey" Bianca greeted us as Heath made his way into Casey's bedroom "good night?"
"Lovely thanks" Ricky replied as I began to clear away our takeaway containers "what about you? Thanks for having Casey, by the way"
"It was great" she informed me "and no problem at all. That kid is one amazing little dude"
"I know" I chuckled as I handed Brax my now empty plate "he wasn't any trouble, was he?"
"None at all" Heath replied as he walked back out of his bedroom "we went to the city straight after school, ate, went to the movies and saw the new Scooby Doo movie, which he wants on DVD when it comes out by the way, and then came home. What did you two get up to, or do we not wanna know?"
"Heath…" I sighed, shaking my head at him "we just had dinner and watched a film. Do you have Casey's schoolbag?"
"Yeah, I'll just go and get it from my truck" he informed me, disappearing out of the door, returning a couple of moments later and handing it to me
Thought Brax/Ricky could do with some quality time together before they become parents. Thanks to the lovely Chrissy for her help and ideas!