Right from the Start (bwwm) - 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙻𝙴𝚃𝙴

79: valentine

It was last Valentine's Day and with just a little more than a week left until her due date, all Dahlia wanted to do was stay home. Jordan understood and after running a quick errand returned to find his wife sitting on the living room sofa, tears streaming down her face.

"Baby what's wrong?!"

As Dahlia pointed at the television, Jordan's shoulders dropped in relief. He set the grocery bag on the coffee table, before joining his wife on the couch.

"This is her fourth time on the show and she's testing the tenth and eleventh dudes. She's never gonna find her baby daddy."

Jordan wrapped an arm around Dahlia and leaned in, kissing her neck. She'd been extra emotional the past few days and Jordan seemed to be able to diffuse it-- most of the time.

He pulled out a massive bag of Twizzlers from the bag, handing them to a now wide-eyed Dahlia, who ripped open the corner with her teeth and pulled out a few red ropes.

"Mmmm, what else is in the bag?"

Jordan laughed as he stood, grabbing the bag and holding it behind his back. He stood in front of Dahlia, hovering down as she leaned in for a kiss.

"Close your eyes, Mamas."

Dahlia did as she was told, hearing the rustling of the plastic bag. She tilted her head in curiosity before Jordan finally told her to open her eyes.

When she did, they instantly filled with tears, seeing something she thought she never would again.

"My, 'Aye, He's Mine' sweatshirt?! But-- I thought we lost it in the move..."

Dahlia looked at the sweatshirt in confusion before putting it on, noticing Jordan nervously start to scratch the back of his head.

"Yeah... I might've hunted down where to get another one or at least a replica after all these years."

"And you did."

Jordan nodded proudly as he shrugged.

"That day last week when me and Marcus had a 'team meeting'...? Yeah, we drove out to Pomona to get it."

Dahlia wrapped her arms around Jordan's neck, pulling him in for a bunch of kisses all over his face, finally settling on his lips.

"You're amazing, Jordy."

The doorbell ringing is what finally broke the two apart. Dahlia looked over and as her eyebrows knit together in confusion, she looked up to see a smirk finding Jordan's face.

"Who's that?"

Jordan smiled as he stepped back, bopping Dahlia lightly on the nose before he made his way to the front door.

"Another surprise. Pick a movie for us to watch and I'll be right back, okay?"

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About an hour and two large heart-shaped pepperoni pizzas later, Jordan returned to Dahlia, still on the couch, with a tiny stuffed bear holding a box of chocolate candies.

"Jordy?! Babe, when'd you even--"

She was stunned once again when Jordan seemed to pull out a candy bouquet from nowhere.

"I knew with her possibly showing up any day now, you wouldn't wanna do anything too big, and I remember how we'd build pillow and blanket forts and watch movies  in my living room when we were little."

As Jordan took his seat back on the couch, Dahlia leaned back against him, smiling in content as a wave of nostalgia hit her.

"I wonder if Sunny will have a little friend who--"

"Absolutely not, Doll. I'm not letting her anywhere near any guys until she's forty."

"Jordan?!"

"What?!"

Dahlia gently elbowed her husband, causing him to protectively wrap his arms around her, leaving a kiss at the spot where her ear met her neck.

"That's not fair and you know it. If my dad had acted like that, we would have never gotten together."

"Exactly! Love him to death, but Doll... your dad shoulda been on my head a lot more than he was back when we were younger. Like-- coming from a former horny little dude-- I don't want Sunny anywhere near any horny little dudes."

Dahlia smirked as she nudged Jordan and mumbled, just loud enough for him to hear.

"Former horny little dude, my ass."

Jordan's head cocked back as he chuckled, before kissing her shoulder as his hand slipped inside her sweatpants.

"Only horny for you, Baby Doll."

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