Joe didn’t leave but was killed in action. However, the counsellor is right that my nightmares over Stephanie leaving do feel like abandonment. I feel like I abandoned Joe when he needed me most and that I could have tried harder to save him. I’m just glad she’s agreeable to talking with me.
I arrive at the house, park the car up the drive since neither Toby nor Sasha is home. I grab the flowers I bought her off the front seat, climb out of the car and grab my bag from the backseat. Then, I make my way to the door.
As I get inside, there’s no sign of Stephanie at all. I wonder where she is. I make my way up to the bedroom where I find her dressed in a silky robe, lighting some candles. I slide my arms around her, and she jumps.
“Jake, you scared me.”
“Sorry baby, I didn’t mean to. What is all this for?”
“I thought we could have a mini date then talk like you wanted.”
“Talk first beautiful, then sexy time.” I waggle my eyebrows at her.
Dumping my bag into the closet, I come back into the room and pop open the bottle of sparkling grape juice that Stephanie has chilling on the bedside table. Pouring us both a glass, I motion for us to sit down on the bed. She takes a drink and sits.
“So what did you want to talk about?” she asks.
“Well, I want to tell you that I’ve been seeing an on-base counsellor and that I’m still having nightmares. Mostly they’ve been about you leaving me, and lately, I’ve been worried about that. You’re making all these future plans, and I’m wondering where I fit into them.”
She looks at me, and I worry for a moment that she’s going to tell me I don’t fit at all.
“Babe, I’m so sorry. I should’ve made things clearer. I’m making these plans for us. I want us to have some stability and a home for our family, but I need a place where I can still work too.” I take a sip of my drink. I need to hear her tell me she wants me. “Actually, it’s what I wanted to ask you about tonight. I want you to come home; no more of this staying on base. I need you here every night. I want to cuddle into you and be there for you when you have a nightmare. I don’t want you doing it alone anymore.”
I look at her unbelieving of what she’s just said.
Stephanie takes my drink from me and places both our glasses back on the nightstand. I move back a little further on the bed, and she comes to straddle me. I slide my arms around her.
“So what do you say, Jake? Do you want to move in with me?”
“Are you sure you’re ready to handle this with me?”
“I’ll do anything with and for you. I want to support my man.”
Undoing the tie on her robe, it slowly slides open, giving me a glimpse of the sexy lingerie she’s wearing beneath it. “I thought if you didn’t say yes to my asking, a little gentle persuasion wouldn’t go astray.”
I chuckle. “This certainly would’ve worked. But to answer you, yes, sugar, I’ll move back home.”
She slaps her hands to my cheeks and places her lips on mine. “That is the best news I’ve had all week, and that includes the new client I got today.”
I smile. “Let’s celebrate, shall we?”
I want to flip her over and ravage her, but I can’t with her belly now getting in the way. Instead, I slowly begin to kiss and lick across her exposed skin. Using my hands, I lower the robe off her body, removing the tie as I go. The silk fabric drops to the floor, and I grab both of Stephanie’s wrists. She squirms in my lap, and I swear I can feel the heat of her pussy through both sets of our clothing.
Tying her hands together tightly enough, I return my lips to hers. “You’re all mine for the rest of tonight, baby and I plan to play with you all night long.”
“I hope so.” She moans as I devour her mouth with a kiss.
This woman is my everything and all I ever need in life. I only hope, with time, my nightmares will subside, and we’ll get to be a normal couple.
Stephanie
Jake and I have settled into a routine for a few weeks. It’s been hard on him at night. He’s had nightmares most nights, and they keep getting worse the more the weeks go on. He almost fell out of bed last night. I’m worried about him, but he doesn’t want to talk about it. I know he will eventually, but last night was a bad one.
I snuggle into Jake, who is lazily rubbing my back.
“What are we going to name this little one? Do you have any ideas?” I ask, placing light kisses down his chest.
He laughs. “That tickles. As for names, I have no idea. Perhaps we can look at a baby name book this week and get some ideas.”
“Sounds like a plan. I was also thinking that we could paint the room this week. I was thinking maybe mint green with a light pink feature wall?”
“I like the sound of that. Toby and I will get started over the next few days if you like.”
“Great. We really should look at buying some furniture too.”
He motions around the room with a wave of his hand. “We have furniture.”
I look up at him to find him grinning at me. “I meant for the baby.”
“I knew you meant that. I was trying to make you laugh. But seriously, about the furniture; we should go buy some; and a car seat. We’re going to need one of those too.”
He rolls over and snuggles into me, then pulls me close and lays kisses down my neck before he licks little hearts on my skin.
“Babe, that tickles.” He does it again, making me laugh and the baby rolls. Jake slides his hand over my tummy, and the baby kicks him. “Little one is awake,” I say.
“Hmm... I’m enjoying this too much.”
“I gotta pee,” I announce. He groans as I throw the blankets off myself. “I can’t wait to get my body back.”
“I can’t wait to have some bed breaking sex with you,” he says.
I throw him a look over my shoulder. “Is sex all you think about?”
He shakes his head. “Nope. Food, sports, whiskey and you are some of the other things I think about.”
I walk into the bathroom. Once done, I brush my teeth. As I spin around, however, I find Jake standing there, leaning on the doorframe. He’s wearing a smirk, a raised eyebrow and absolutely nothing else.
“Shall we shower?”
“Yes, please.”
He turns the shower on and pulls me to him. “So, what are the plans for today?”
“Well, I have a dress to deliver to a client, and then I think my mum wants to meet up and discuss the baby shower. I also think we should get some baby furniture.”
He pulls me beneath the water and into his arms. “And we also have family dinner tonight.”
“Are you cooking?” I ask.
“Toby and I are cooking on the barbecue. You, my love, are going to sit down and relax.”
“I love you, Jake.” I seal my admission to him with a kiss; a hot, hungry heated one that sends a delicious shiver right down my body, making my pussy come alive for him.
Once we’re done fooling around, and I’m out of the shower stall, I wrap a towel around myself and make my way into our room.
I get dressed quickly and try on a new pair of pregnancy jeans I purchased. I really need them now because my belly has popped out.