by Cee Bowerman
The couch in the middle of the sitting area had new pillows on it, they were in a multitude of colors, and I recognized them from the couches I had seen in Summer’s house. On each end of the ‘L’ shaped couch, a colorful afghan was folded up, waiting for someone to snuggle on the couch for a nap.
Over by the television, the area had exploded with baby items. A changing table was against the wall under the photos. The shelves under the table held a few baskets. One basket had diapers; another had a few changes of clothes. The container of wipes and diaper rash cream were sitting next to the basket of diapers on the shelf.
A small basket holding infant toys and a few folded baby blankets was on the floor beside the changing table.
I took a deep breath and smiled to myself. I had always loved my house. I had painstakingly worked with the builders to get it exactly the way I wanted it to be. I helped select the furniture to go around the living room, making sure everything was just right in its place.
I had been lonely here for years, and I rarely spent time in my own home because of that.
My house was different now, and not just the décor. Soon, the toys that were contained in the baskets to my right would explode to all corners of the room. I would someday look around my house the way I had looked around Summers, and see a mismatched sock here, a car peeking out from under the couch, an action figure in the seat of the recliner. I was ready for that. Ready for a family to live here with me, be part of the happiness and chaos of having a house full of kids.
I looked up to the balcony and saw that the door to my bedroom was open a crack, and there was light shining out of it. Summer and Lark must be up there getting ready for bed. I walked up the stairs, admiring Bear’s work on the wood frame, and made my way to the bedroom.
I quietly pushed the door open, but Summer wasn’t in here with the baby. As I turned to walk out, I heard Lark’s squeal come from the closed bathroom door. I could hear Summer murmuring to her now, as I walked closer.
I pushed the door open slowly, trying not to let them know I was watching. Summer was in the large bathtub, Lark floating in front of her on the bathtub accessory that Summer insisted we buy at Target the other night.
Lark’s naked little body was floating around, her feet kicking and arms waving as she moved around in the water.
“You’re going to be quite the little swimmer, baby bird.” Summer reached out and pulled Lark closer to her. “Look at my girl, she’s a natural in the water.”
Summer had a plastic cup and was slowly pouring water over Lark’s belly as she floated in the tub.
“We should make this relaxing bath thing a nightly occurrence, don’t you think? I bet if your Daddy was home, he would get in here with us.” Summer poured another cup of water over Lark’s stomach. “You like this don’t you, my sweet girl?”
I cleared my throat and Summer glanced over her shoulder at me.
“Hi, handsome. Join us for a soak?”
“I think I will.” I walked into the bathroom and started taking my clothes off. “The house looks good. The two of you have been busy.”
“Oh, not just the two of us. The girls came over while you guys were in your meeting. We got almost everything put away.” Summer watched me climb into the tub. I pulled Lark over to float in front of me and watched her splash the water with her feet. “It was hard not to say anything about Brenda and Terra’s news. They didn’t mention it at all today, so I assume Jenna doesn’t know.”
“Maybe they want to go to their doctors and get official word first.”
“I understand that completely. Your Mom and Dad will be over the moon.”
“If you’re having a baby too, then they will all be born really close to each other. That would be awesome.” I reached down and picked Lark’s foot up. I brought her foot to my mouth and started making growling noises as I nibbled on her toes. Lark started laughing and I felt my heart race. “I made her laugh!”
“That’s the first time I have heard her laugh, Bird. Oh my goodness, that was cute. Do it again.”
I growled and put her little toes in my mouth. Lark cackled with laughter. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen.
“You think Daddy’s a clown, little bird?” I growled and she giggled again. “I’m a clown for you, huh?”
After a little longer soaking in the tub, I helped Summer wash Lark’s hair and body. I got out of the tub first and once I was dressed, I took Lark from Summer’s arms. She and I went to lay on the bed to do diaper, lotion and pajamas.
Once her diaper was on, I rolled her over to her stomach so she could look around the room. When Summer came into the room and spoke to me, Lark’s head swiveled in her direction and she smiled.
“She already knows your voice, Sunshine. That’s good.” Lark turned her head back and smiled right at me. “She smiles like that at me, you know what that means? She already knows she’s got me wrapped around that little finger; she’s just practicing getting her way.”
“I think she’s a little too young for nefarious plotting, babe. She’ll rule the world someday, but she might need to learn to sit up first. It will make it easier to hold court.”
“Yeah. True.” I scooped Lark up and laid her on her back between us. “She’s drooping. I’ll do lotion if you’ll get the bottle ready.”
~*~
“Aren’t you tired, Sunshine? We’ve had a hell of a busy day.”
“I am tired, but I just want to get a few more things finished today.” Summer was bending down to gather the clothes from the dryer, and I moved behind her to put my hands on her hips. She pushed herself back to grind into me, and my cock leapt awake. “Or, the laundry could wait.”
“I like how you think.” She stood up in front of me and rubbed against my erection for a second before she turned around. “What all do you have left to do?”
“There’s a load in the washer I just started. I need to make the boy’s beds, put up the clothes that are in the dryer now, change over the load that’s washing. Stuff like that.”
“Why don’t you leave all that shit down here, and you can point me in the right direction to get it done tomorrow when we wake up. You know I don’t have to work until late evening, right?”
“I know. I’m just so used to doing it all myself, it’s hard to break the habit.”
“Try.”
Summer laughed at me but nodded her head. “Okay, Mr. Bird. Take me to bed.”
“My pleasure.” I swept Summer up in my arms and she yelped. “Grab the monitor.
She swiped the baby monitor from the top of the dryer and hit the light switch as I walked us out of the room. The rest of the lights in the living room were already shut off, so I took her up the stairs to our room. Once we were inside, I tossed her on the bed and immediately moved on top of her, holding her still with my weight.
“You’re so fucking sexy, Ms. Summer. I want to eat you up.”
“Please do.” Summer leaned up and bit me on the neck. “I want to do the same to you, but I don’t want to chip a tooth.”
“Yeah. That’s a problem.”
“Only for you. I can feel them when you are inside me. I like it. A lot.” I groaned when I remembered, “And now your Mom knows that.”
“Please don’t talk about my Mom when I am trying to get you naked.”
“Yeah. That was a bad idea.” Summer licked my bottom lip. “Erase that and start fresh. You were saying something about eating me up?”
~*~
“Good morning, Sunshine.” I whispered in Summer’s ear as I nibbled on her lobe. “Can I wake you up in a good way?”
“Hmmmm.” Summer groaned when I bit her neck. “The baby is going to wake up soon, I’m sure. We’ll have to be quick.”
“Sweetheart, I’ve been up with the baby for four hours. She’s napping downstairs with my brother right now. She’s made a nest out of his beard.”
“Daughtry?”
“Yeah, he won two out of three in the arm-wrestling competi
tion, so he gets the baby nap this morning. Clem will be back this afternoon.” Summer chuckled. “Oh, and during the contest, a coffee mug got broken. I think I got all the pieces, but you’ll need to watch out if you’re barefoot.”
Summer rolled over onto her back and moved her legs apart so I could settle between them.
“You’re used to wrestling boys breaking shit, aren’t you?”
“Yeah. I’m usually involved in it. This time, Lark and I were playing ref, so we didn’t get to tag in.”
“I’ve got morning breath.” Summer flipped over again, and this time dislodged me from her body when she scooted her knees up under her. “We can make out later. Right now, I want you to fuck me.”
“Lord, woman.” I unzipped my pants with one hand as I ran my fingers through her wet heat with the other. “You’re ready for me now? I was going to slow and easy wake you up.”
“I’m awake. We have had slow and easy. I want you to toss me around and fuck me like you mean it.”
I shuddered as I held myself back from coming in my hand at her words. “Okay. I like the sound of that.”
Summer wiggled her ass and it was like waving a red flag at a bull. In one stroke I filled her, and she screamed into the pillow. I opened my mouth to ask if she was okay, but she wiggled her hips again, pulling herself off me and then slamming down my length again.
She pushed herself up onto her hands and then put them up on the headboard of the bed. The angle changed and I groaned at the feeling of her heat surrounding me. I used my knees to spread her legs further apart, and I scooted so that she was sitting on my lap and thighs, my feet under my ass.
“Oh, that’s good. I like that a lot.” She whispered and let her head fall back to my shoulders. Her hands went higher up, and she gripped the top of the headboard for leverage. I could see the muscles flex in her arms as she pulled herself up and then dropped back down in sync with my movements.
She and I moved in tandem for quite a few minutes, the air heavy with our breathing and vibrating with our moans. I felt her muscles start to tense around me and knew to keep the same pace and movement because she was almost at her peak. I gritted my teeth as her pussy got tighter and tighter, and as soon as she let go with a yell, I joined her, my groans loud in the quiet room.
Summer stayed seated on my lap, her head back on my shoulder, until we both caught our breath.
“That was…” She took another deep breath before she continued. “I liked that. Mark that position down as a 10.5.”
“We’re ranking them now?”
“So far nothing has gotten lower than an 8. We’re good.”
I was curious which one was an 8 and why.
“If you’re wondering, it was the third time we did it that first night. We were both tired and drained, our hearts weren’t in it.” She chuckled. “I could hear the wheels in your mind spinning just now, wondering which position was my least favorite.”
I laughed with her. “Yeah. But feeling a little tired on the third time in one night makes sense. I’ll have to build up my stamina.”
“I’ll practice as much as you want. I’m sure Big Bird won’t mind.”
“Big Bird?”
Summer laughed loudly and leaned up to move off my lap. “I’ve gotta get up. We are making a mess.”
“Big Bird?”
Summer laughed again but didn’t comment on my question. She scurried into the bathroom and I heard the water come on in the shower. I followed her into the bathroom and shut the door behind me.
“Woman. Did you name my dick Big Bird?”
She laughed at me from the shower and I started to take my clothes off so that I could join her. She and I had made quite a mess on my jeans, so I needed to change anyway.
“You’re not answering me.” I said as I stepped behind her in the shower and reached around to cup her sex with my hand. “If that’s the case, is this the bird’s nest?”
~*~
SUMMER
I had Lark on my chest in a baby sling, and I was double checking the living room for breakables and sharp corners when the doorbell rang. I had been with Bird less than a week, but I knew that the doorbell meant strangers. Family walked right in through the side door.
I opened the front door to see Ms. Cherry waiting on the other side. I smiled brightly and invited her in. She took in the changes around the house and smiled back at me. Her eyes were stuck on the large biker working on the staircase. She moved closer.
“A slide?” She asked with one eyebrow up. “Hello, by the way.
I laughed at her reaction. “I felt the same way, but Bird makes a very valid point. The odds of them falling down the stairs is more likely and more dangerous than if they fall when they are going up. If we give them a slide, then that takes away part of the worry.”
She nodded her head slowly and Bear looked up at her and smiled. I know he was trying to be nice and welcoming, but with his wild hair and beard he looked like a crazed mountain man.
“I’m here to check in with Lark and see how she’s doing.” Ms. Cherry walked a little closer to me and smiled at the baby against my chest. “She looks happy as a clam right where she is.”
I moved to the couch and held the baby as I unstrapped the sling. I picked Lark up and spun her around to see Ms. Cherry. With the edge of my t-shirt, I wiped the drool from her little chin, and then thought to offer our guest a drink.
“Would you like a bottled water or a soda?”
“No. I won’t stay long. I was going to see if you would give me a tour of the house and let me see what you’ve changed since I was here last.”
“I would love to. Let’s take those stairs, since Bear is working over there.” I led her to the other staircase, Lark watching her over my shoulder. I took Ms. Cherry on a tour of the house and let her see what I had done with the boy’s rooms and especially the nursery we had set up.
“How are the wedding plans?” Ms. Cherry asked as we walked back downstairs.
“Going great, actually. I am going to head to a final fitting this afternoon and then I’ll be ready.” I didn’t mention that it was really a scramble to find a dress, rather than a fitting that had been in the works for weeks. “My boys will be back tomorrow evening and then the wedding is on Saturday. The crazy will just be getting started!”
“Are you okay raising a baby in these conditions?”
“These conditions? You mean another woman’s child?”
Ms. Cherry nodded.
“Of course. She’s part of Bird just like my sons are part of me. It would be very hypocritical of me to shun this baby, when I expect Bird to treat my boys like they are his own.”
“Yes, it would. You would be surprised about some people.”
“Probably. I like to think that most people will do the right thing if the occasion comes up.”
“Most of the time that is not the case. It’s pleasant to see that happening here. This little one is lucky to have you two. It’s a shame her Mother won’t be here to watch her grow up, but at least she’s safe and loved. That’s a great start for her, considering that her life has been in an uproar for the last few weeks.”
“That’s why I’m keeping her close in the sling, rather than let her lay down or play in her crib while I’m busy. I want to get her to feel secure and somewhat attached to me and Bird so she knows she can trust us now. I did the same thing with my boys, but for different reasons. To be honest, it was always easier to have them close. In this house, with the stairs, I’m going to have buns of steel anyway. If I have to go up and down just to check on her along with everything else, my legs might fall off.”
“Is Mr. Forrester here?”
“No. He’s at work right now. He should be back in an hour or so. He’s going to take Lark while I do the dress.”
“I am very happy to see how Lark has adjusted to her home here. Of course until this is all settled, I’ll be making random visits.”
“Of course. We understand.” I stood up whe
n Ms. Cherry did and walked her to the front door. “I will see you when I see you, Ms. Cherry, otherwise Wednesday morning?”
“Yes, Ma’am. You have a great weekend and congratulations on the wedding.”
I waved at Ms. Cherry as she pulled around the driveway and then walked back in to shut the door. I locked it and then leaned my back against it.
Bear appeared in front of me and spoke in his low voice. “I called Bird and he’s on his way now. I didn’t know. She looked official.”
“She belongs to Child Services to make sure Lark is safe and taken care of. It’s okay.”
