Contract love

17

"Ben do you want to go with me and your sister's to the mall." Miranda yelled standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"No ma, I’ma stay here with dad." Ben yelled back as he walked to the top of the stairs.

"Okay honey." Miranda smiled looking at him. Her 14 year old was a miniature version of his father.

"Ma we got a whole day planned. I made a list."

"A list?" Miranda said loudly looking at her twelve year old.

"Yes ma, daddy helped me." Gabrielle said and Miranda wanted to roll her eyes but refrained. Ben was such a softy when it came to his daughters. He had daddy daughter dates, dinners and so much more, some how it seemed that daddy forgot all about mommy. Miranda wanted to laugh at her self. She honestly was quite jealous of her daughters. She knew it was going to be like this from the start. When Gabby was born he never put her down. He didn't want her to sleep in her crib either. It got worse two years later when majesty was born. Ben and her eventually figured out a good routine to accommodate all of them but then it got harder when he became an intern, now resident and it's only going to get worse considering that she was just appointed chief 2 weeks ago, she was already working so much but she told herself that she had to make it home 3 times a week, on time to have dinner with her family.

"Majesty." Miranda called and watched as her happy but shy ten year old came to the stairs.

"You ready?" Miranda asked as her face was looking down into her book.

"I'm ready I was just trying to get to the end of this chapter." Majesty responded pushing her glasses up.

"You wanna read it in the car?" Miranda asked and she nodded closing it after putting her bookmark in the section.

Miranda looked at her two daughters in the back seat and she smiled. Ben named Majesty. He said when they first laid her in Miranda's arms that she was beautiful, royal like. He said this about Gabrielle too but Miranda wanted to name her Gabrielle on purpose. She was so sick that whole pregnancy and was on bed rest by the time she was 5 months. Gabrielle means God is my strength and Miranda deemed that as the perfect name for her middle child.

Ben thought that Majesty looked just like Miranda and now that she is older. She was a spitting image and even personality wise. He told Miranda that she was his queen and that their last born was a princess thus finding the name Majesty.

"So what's first on your list honey." Miranda asked looking back at her.

"Um" Gabrielle pulled her list out and began to read. "Our hair done."
Miranda smiled "great because I could use a good wash and silk press."

Ben walked inside from the back yard after doing his work out routine.

"Bj." Ben called out.

"Coming pops." Ben called back as he came down the stairs.

"How long has your mom and sisters been gone." Ben questioned grabbing a water bottle out of the fridge.

"About 30 minutes."

"Okay great. I'm going to go shower and then I'll be ready to go to the restaurant to set up."

"Okay and hey dad. Do me and my sisters have to go to grandma's house after the party? I wanna stay home and play my game." Ben said to his father.

Ben looked at his son and chuckled. Of course they had to go to their grandparents’ house tonight. He wanted to have sex with his wife so bad. Something they have not done in a long time. Every now and then they would be on the same schedule and would be off work together while the kids were at school but that was so rare.