had to talk it over with Luke and Allie tomorrow.
Time to get Mia what she needed. Hopefully then, things would start getting better.
Mia
The sound of a crying baby pulled Mia from the best sleep she’d had in months. Kissing the chest of the most perfect pillow, she skillfully exited the bed. Before leaving the room, she regarded her sleeping husband and smiled. They’d needed last night, that reconnection.
Grabbing her glasses, she headed to the boys’ nursery. Pierce was sitting up in his crib, crying at the top of his lungs which normally meant a dirty diaper. His cries quieted when he saw her come into the space. “Shh … mommy’s here,” Mia whispered as she lifted him out and into her arms. Definitely diaper change, she thought, walking over to the changing table.
She changed the gross diaper and bundled him back up. Hugging him to her, she gave him a squeeze and then placed the little guy back in his crib. It didn’t take long for him to go back to sleep. Before she left, Mia checked on Rory. She hoped he didn’t wake up until the morning so she could snuggle some more with Ethan.
Her husband was in the same position that she’d left him. Mia wanted to wake him and have him make love to her again, but she had a feeling he’d stayed up late to read her journal. She hoped he could help her figure this out because she was done feeling so out of sorts. Mia knew she should’ve shared her thoughts with Ethan instead of her journal, but she’d been so ashamed, so unsure—she just couldn’t get her mind wrapped around it all. She’d ignored it … stuffed it far down in the cavern of her brain but it had still been affecting her. So when Ethan woke up, they’d discuss it some more. For now, sleep.
Snuggling up to her sexy quarterback, she found the right spot and easily fell back asleep, but that sleep was short lived. The dual cries of her sons woke her, and Ethan too, but with a kiss, she told him she had it.
“I love you, suga,” he said sleepily, drinking from her lips.
A lazy grin fixed itself on her face. “Love you too,” she replied before going to their boys.
Entering the room, she found two very hungry little guys. After feeding them, Mia brought the babies down to the great room while she made some breakfast and started some laundry, busying herself with domestic chores to keep her mind off what they’d be discussing once Ethan woke up. A little before ten, the boys were ready for their naps. She put them in their cribs, but Pierce continued to cry and she knew why. Lifting him back out, she sat down on the glider and put him to her breast to eat.
Resting her head back against the cushioned fabric, Mia felt her body relax, but she jumped when the door flew open with her husband.
“Hi, suga, I have an appointment I have to get to. I’ll try to be home for lunch,” Ethan said, quickly kissing her forehead and then Pierce’s.
“Okay,” she murmured, a little disappointed he’d be gone. He strode over to Rory’s crib and smoothed his curly hair, before running out of the house.
She sighed and switched Pierce to the other breast. Guess she’d just have to wait to talk with him. Looking down at Pierce, a smile crossed her face at her now sleeping son. Carefully getting up, Mia placed him in his crib. With a quick glance over at Rory, she saw he was fast asleep. With a hope that the boys got a nice and long nap, she crept to her bathroom for a long, relaxing soak in the tub.
Turning on the baby monitor, Mia turned on the water, adding her favorite bubble bath, and let the bath fill.
I wonder if I brushed my teeth today …
Not able to remember, she made quick work of that while she waited. A stupid grin plastered her face as she thought of last night with Ethan. It had been a long time since she had felt like that and she had missed it. Big time. She felt more like herself than she had the past year. That’s when she knew Ethan could help her the rest of the way. That Luke had been right about trusting her husband to help her.
“Oh, God,” she moaned as her body relaxed under the weight of the warm water. It