Baby Love (Baby #2)(48)
"Would you play with the baby while I make dinner? It’s just going to be sandwiches tonight since I was out this afternoon."
"Sure baby," he said, taking Preston into his arms as he got off of the bed.
"That's right - you had a session with Dr. Hunter today. How did that go?"
(Holy shit - I wasn't ready to get into the details with him yet.)
"Oh it was fine," I lied, heading toward the kitchen.
When we sat down to eat I told Trey about the Halloween theme for Tristan's party.
"What do you think we should go as?" I asked.
"Hmmm, let me think. How about I'll go as a football player and you can be the slutty cheerleader," he smirked.
I gave him a dirty look and continued thinking.
"Oh I've got it, I've got it," he said excitedly, "We can go as two blue balls."
"Blue balls?" I questioned puzzled. "I'm not getting it?"
"Yeah, neither am I," he snickered, grabbing his crotch.
"Trey I'm serious and it is supposed to be either television or movie characters. It's a theme. I want to do something kind of unique, you know? I'll call Gina tomorrow and see if she has any ideas. We're going to have to rent costumes if we want something descent. We leave a week from today," I reminded him.
Trey rolled his eyes at the mention of Gina's name. He still hadn't forgiven her for the "Boo!" ghost she had bought for Preston.
Trey cleaned up the kitchen while I bathed Preston and got her into her pajamas. I nursed her before bed in the rocking chair in her nursery. Next month she would be starting on solids which would cut down on the amount of breast-feeding during the day. I couldn't believe that she would be six months old in just a couple of weeks.
I put her in her crib after she had fallen asleep and put her blanket on her. I switched the light off and went to our suite.
Trey was still in his study so I grabbed clean undies and a nightgown and went in to shower. I crawled into bed ten minutes later exhausted. The session with Karla had taken more out of me than I realized. Trey came in the room and smiled as he saw me reclined on the bed.
He went in and showered. I must have drifted off to sleep. I didn't hear him come out of the shower or climb into bed. I awoke later to find his arms wrapped around me possessively. I turned to face him, kissing his face and his lips. He awoke smiling, returning my kisses. We made love over and over again for the rest of the night.
Right before dawn, just as I had drifted back to sleep I heard Preston fussing.
"I've got this babe," Trey said, rising up and out of our bed. "You stay put. Go back to sleep."
He warmed a bottle up for her and fed her in the nursery allowing me to sink into a deep and well-rested sleep.
CHAPTER 17
Tristan had picked us up at the airport Friday afternoon. He had immediately taken Preston from me and carried her through the terminal while Trey got our luggage. He talked to her and made faces; she was giggling in delight at her Uncle Tristan. He needed to be a dad I thought to myself. I truly hoped he got the opportunity with whomever he ended up settling down with.
"So," I said smiling at him, "The big 4-0 huh? How does that feel Tristan?"
He laughed good-naturedly then leaned closely as if he wanted to share a secret with me.
"Do you want to know the truth?" he asked in a very serious tone.
I nodded waiting for him to share some secret of aging.
"I actually feel almost the same way today as I did yesterday," he confided.
"Oh….you," I said, smacking his arm.
"When do I get to meet Libby?"
"Very soon as a matter of fact. She's back at the house helping Mom bake her traditional pumpkin pies for Halloween. She decorates them with faces," he laughed.
"So," I continued, "What are you and Libby wearing for the big Halloween/Birthday gala?"
"That is a secret Tylar. But - I can guarantee you that our costumes will be unusual," he promised.
Trey, Preston and I were going as Fred, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone. Gina had come up with the idea very quickly when I explained what the theme was to be.
"Girlfriend," she had giggled, "It's freakin' perfect!"
She had seen the costumes at a shop near the Sanctuary and dragged me down there to look. They actually were pretty amazing when I saw them on the mannequins.
Gina had pitched the idea to Trey bringing Preston and I out to model the costumes that we had borrowed on approval from the shop. Preston dressed as Pebbles was adorable. I had pulled her hair up into the little sprouted ponytail and the costume came with a fake clip that looked like a bone just like Pebbles had on the cartoon. My costume included the wig that had a reddish colored tight bun on top just like Wilma's.
Both of us wore the ragged hemmed animal print shifts just like the cartoon characters. My only concern was that Trey (Fred) would not agree to wear his animal skin shift as well. Trey would also get to carry his 'caveman' faux wooden club.
Trey had turned out to be a good sport about it I got his measurements to get his costume rented the following day. Trey's only concern had been that my animal skin shift was too short and that it showed off more of me than what he wanted anyone to see.
"Jesus Christ," he had moaned later in our bedroom as I was changing out of my costume.