freeze?”
She only nods, pressing both hands to her head. Her eyes are bright blue when they open again.
Chapter 30 HER
I stop at my door. “I…I know you already saw…how bad it looks…but I’d rather…rather you not come in again…ok?”
He nods, his deep frown in place again, “As long as you promise to clean up before I’m back tomorrow.”
I nod and even give a small smile. I take the bag of groceries from him and open the door just a little to get in.
I’m keeping my promise, Max. I walk down the hall, taking in how messy everything really is. Wow…you really let yourself go, baby. I smile thinking that wouldn’t quite be the words Max would have for me if he ever came home to find our place like it is now.
And the fact that I can smile instead of cry makes me almost cry anyway. No. No more tears today. Ok…not until I’m in bed again later at least. Deal? Deal.
I put the groceries away. I sigh before tackling anything more though. Maybe I need some motivation.
I pick up the phone. Luckily Laura picks up on the second ring, I was just about to lose my nerve and hang up. “Hey. Wanna come over later?”
“Hey yourself! I’d love to! I should get out of here around 5:30ish today. Want me to pick up something on my way?”
“No…I’ll make us something…see you then!” I hang up looking around again. Damn, that only gives me two hours. Yep, that’s motivating.
….
“Lucy…you’ve been holding out on me!” Laura is laughing, wiping her plate clean with the last chunk of bread. “This was amazing…I wanted to stop, but I just couldn’t…you’ve added thirty minutes to my workout tomorrow with this shit!”
I laugh, “Thank you.” On my list for tomorrow is heading to the gym. I’m going to start jogging again. I’ll go slow, but I want to get back to the point that I could follow in Max’s footsteps…it seems important somehow to continue some of the things he wanted me to do.
Like the list. I’m not going to write one down, but I am making a mental list of chores for myself. I smile taking Laura’s plate and mine to the kitchen. She follows with everything else from the table.
I managed to get the majority of the house clean. At least the areas she’d see. I’ll work on the rest tomorrow.
And I frown just as I start to smile again. I was thinking about Jake saying he was coming here tomorrow. Thinking about him spanking me earlier today. Be honest. I was thinking about him spanking me tomorrow if I didn’t have the place clean. And…how tempting it is to leave it a little dirty…I shake this thought off.
I look at my fridge. Baby Traeger’s first photo on display. I touch it as I open the door. Laura gushed over it for the first half hour she was here, then I put it back on the fridge. Another one is propped up next to my bed, in front of Max’s urn. I catch my breath thinking this, but shake my head to stop the tears.
“So…dessert?”
“Are you kidding me, stop demon woman!” But she’s already pulling out two plates and forks. I pull the brownies out of the oven where I kept them warm.
We each take one then laugh at each other, reaching for another one. I lead us into the living room. Max never liked to eat on the sofa. It was a rule. I hesitate at the table, looking from it to the sofa and back again.
I slowly walk over to the coffee table and put my plate down. Laura doesn’t notice or at least doesn’t say anything about my uncertainty. She plops down next to me and digs in with her fork. I don’t touch my plate, suddenly a little nauseous.
“You ok?” Her concerned look makes me smile.
“Yeah…just baby doesn’t think there’s more room right now.” I pat my stomach.
“So your due dates in January?” I nod, taking another sip of water to fight back the rest of my uneasy stomach. “That means you have all summer to be at the beach, sportin a big belly and two piece…” She nudges my leg with her foot.
“ You are a brat! I
She only nods, pressing both hands to her head. Her eyes are bright blue when they open again.
Chapter 30 HER
I stop at my door. “I…I know you already saw…how bad it looks…but I’d rather…rather you not come in again…ok?”
He nods, his deep frown in place again, “As long as you promise to clean up before I’m back tomorrow.”
I nod and even give a small smile. I take the bag of groceries from him and open the door just a little to get in.
I’m keeping my promise, Max. I walk down the hall, taking in how messy everything really is. Wow…you really let yourself go, baby. I smile thinking that wouldn’t quite be the words Max would have for me if he ever came home to find our place like it is now.
And the fact that I can smile instead of cry makes me almost cry anyway. No. No more tears today. Ok…not until I’m in bed again later at least. Deal? Deal.
I put the groceries away. I sigh before tackling anything more though. Maybe I need some motivation.
I pick up the phone. Luckily Laura picks up on the second ring, I was just about to lose my nerve and hang up. “Hey. Wanna come over later?”
“Hey yourself! I’d love to! I should get out of here around 5:30ish today. Want me to pick up something on my way?”
“No…I’ll make us something…see you then!” I hang up looking around again. Damn, that only gives me two hours. Yep, that’s motivating.
….
“Lucy…you’ve been holding out on me!” Laura is laughing, wiping her plate clean with the last chunk of bread. “This was amazing…I wanted to stop, but I just couldn’t…you’ve added thirty minutes to my workout tomorrow with this shit!”
I laugh, “Thank you.” On my list for tomorrow is heading to the gym. I’m going to start jogging again. I’ll go slow, but I want to get back to the point that I could follow in Max’s footsteps…it seems important somehow to continue some of the things he wanted me to do.
Like the list. I’m not going to write one down, but I am making a mental list of chores for myself. I smile taking Laura’s plate and mine to the kitchen. She follows with everything else from the table.
I managed to get the majority of the house clean. At least the areas she’d see. I’ll work on the rest tomorrow.
And I frown just as I start to smile again. I was thinking about Jake saying he was coming here tomorrow. Thinking about him spanking me earlier today. Be honest. I was thinking about him spanking me tomorrow if I didn’t have the place clean. And…how tempting it is to leave it a little dirty…I shake this thought off.
I look at my fridge. Baby Traeger’s first photo on display. I touch it as I open the door. Laura gushed over it for the first half hour she was here, then I put it back on the fridge. Another one is propped up next to my bed, in front of Max’s urn. I catch my breath thinking this, but shake my head to stop the tears.
“So…dessert?”
“Are you kidding me, stop demon woman!” But she’s already pulling out two plates and forks. I pull the brownies out of the oven where I kept them warm.
We each take one then laugh at each other, reaching for another one. I lead us into the living room. Max never liked to eat on the sofa. It was a rule. I hesitate at the table, looking from it to the sofa and back again.
I slowly walk over to the coffee table and put my plate down. Laura doesn’t notice or at least doesn’t say anything about my uncertainty. She plops down next to me and digs in with her fork. I don’t touch my plate, suddenly a little nauseous.
“You ok?” Her concerned look makes me smile.
“Yeah…just baby doesn’t think there’s more room right now.” I pat my stomach.
“So your due dates in January?” I nod, taking another sip of water to fight back the rest of my uneasy stomach. “That means you have all summer to be at the beach, sportin a big belly and two piece…” She nudges my leg with her foot.
“ You are a brat! I
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