Our New Normal

Part 20: Time Well Spent

"She just fell asleep." He says as he comes back from putting Luna down for a nap. Sitting in bed, Helen looks at him longingly- her mind racing with so many thoughts.

"At least her fever is coming down." Helen says as she leans back on her hands.

"Hopefully it stays down. Hopefully it was just a stress fever from the change in living spaces." He sits down next to her and places his hand on her knee. "So how many carats are you gonna get me?"

He jokes and she smirks before laying back all the way.

"How many do you want?" Laying on his side beside her, he props his head up on his hand as he looms down at her from his bent elbow.

"Only 20."

"Oh...okay. Mr. Man."

"You know it's supposed to be two months salary."

"Hmm...in that case I can get you twenty orange Carrots and call it a day."

"Only if you hollow them out enough to fit my finger through." They laugh and he cups her cheek gently- his eyes looking over her still glassy ones.

"Deal." She says as he slides his hand from her cheek down her side to her waist, where his thumb sneaks under her shirt and rubs back and forth across her smooth skin.

"Where shall we honeymoon?"

"Does it matter?"

"Do I not get a proper honeymoon?"

"Haha, where do you want to go?"

"Someplace I've never been before."

"Cleveland." She jokes and he laughs out loud.

"I was gonna say Down Under."

"Australia?"

"No, but I can give you an Aussie kiss if you'd like."

"Pervert!" She pushes his shoulder and he winces slightly. "Sorry."

"It's okay- bone cancer is better than throat cancer..."

"How do you figure?" She asks a bit annoyed.

"I can still tell jokes and eat steak."

"Hmm, how lucky I am. Haha."

"I would say 10/10 lucky." His hand glides over her stomach as he leans forward and kisses her lips and jaw. Her eyes flutter shut as her hands cup the sides of his face.

"For once I think you're right."

Getting up, he removes his shirt and gets in between her legs. Rubbing his hands up and down her outer thighs, he looks her over longingly and she just watches him intently.

"What do you think about us consummating this marriage early?"

Using her heels, she pulls him forward- causing him to lose his balance- only to catch himself just before face planting on her. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she kisses him and heels his ass to bring his pelvis closer to hers.

"I take that as a yes." He says and kisses her heatedly. Her hands play in his hair and it doesn't take long for his one hand slide up her shirt and embrace her breast. Her stomach twirls and twists as their tongues explore each other's mouths. Her hand fists his hair gently- their bodies writhing against each other.

After a few seconds, he pulls back and tugs her shirt off- looking down at her breasts, he smiles before leaning down and capturing one of them in his mouth as his hand plays with the other one's hardening nipple.