Soph gives a light cough from the door way to catch jacks attention and moves to the back of the sofa. 'What you watching there mae?' She says as she ruffles jacks hair. Mae looks up at her with her bright orange mouth making excited cooing noises 'someone seems better!'
Jacks grinning at Soph pleased with being able to keep her settled 'I dint think she where gonna like me, but I seem to have won her ova' he tickles maes chin making her giggle.
'You're a natural' Soph winks at him. She didn't think he could get any hotter, but seeing him with mae is making her ovaries scream, if it was appropriate she'd be on him right here right now.
Jack crosses his leg and mae reaches forward and grabs a fist full of leg hair 'oooorrrrrr nooooo' he laughs, his deep voice makes mae let go instantly in shock, she stares at him waiting for a reaction. 'Ya can't hurt me, I thought we were friends!' Her fist now wrapped around his finger as he bounces her hand 'shared my wotsits with ya and everything!' Mae retreats back to making bubble noises with her lips.
Sophs laughing at him compromising with her 'I think you've got another girl to add to your fan list there' he lifts mae up in the air and drops her back down again making her giggle.
'Obviously' he smirks at Soph then sticks his tongue out at mae. 'Ya mummy's here now look mae!' As he holds her high again so her face meets Soph who's stood behind him still.
Soph reaches out to grab her but Jack drops her back down again 'ahhhh common we're having fun Soph' Jack now reluctant to let mae go.
'Alright then' she can't wipe the smile off her face. She didn't know why she was so worried about Jack meeting mae at this point. It just all seemed to be so perfect. 'I'm going to go get her a bottle from the kitchen, you can give it her if you like?'
'You want jacky to give you ya bottle mae?' He's tickling under her chin again making her squeal 'can't be sick on us though!' He shots her a serious face but mae just continues to giggle.Soph heads to the kitchen to defrost her milk while serialising a fresh bottle for mae. She feels so relaxed and happy despite the days events. She never thought a 26 year old footballer would have stolen her heart like this. Even in the space of a few weeks she knows shes in deep, and she was sure he felt the same, coming to save her like he did. 'Stop overthinking it' she whispers to herself shaking her head before she heads back to the front room milk bottle in hand.
'So I just lay her back abit?' Jacks absolutely confused how to hold her for a bottle but he's having a go.
'Yeah just make sure the bottles always elevated and the milks always in the teat' she nods at him with approval of his positioning.
He looks up from the bottle 'the wot?' He's grinning at Soph. He's always into learning new things but a he's perfectionist, so he's fully enjoying learning all this new baby lingo.
'The teat' now sophs giggling 'the rubber end of the bottle'
'Orrr the fake nipple' he looks down at mae already half way through the bottle 'Jesus she's downing that'
Soph wasn't surprised, but thinking about it she was getting quite hungry herself, she hadn't eaten in hospital and only had a few slices of toast and half the galaxy Jack left out for her in the bathroom. 'You hungry Jack? Fancy a takeaway?'
He shakes his head 'I'm hungry but can't have anything bad I've got a game tomorrow afternoon'
Soph smiles to herself knowing exactly what he's wanting 'Nando's?' His eyes light up at the word!
'Yeah why not, I'll order it once mae the baby dinosaur finishes her bottle' he winks at Soph then puts his concentration back into mae.
________________________________After she finally managed to get mae back off Jack he ordered dinner. It was now 6pm and mae was getting ready for bedtime, she took her upstairs for her night time routine while Jack finished watching one of the matches he had on.
He'd set the dinner table for them both and lit a candle in the middle 'for some ambience' as he described it to Soph when she came back down. She loved how he was always so attentive, the little things that always make a huge difference. He pulled her in for a cuddle 'you deserve the world ya know Soph' she leans back pushing his curtains back off his face, she opens her mouth to speak but is quickly interrupted by a knock at the door. Jacks face lights up like an excited puppy and he bounds to the door 'foods ere'. Soph was 100% certain he was going to eat this faster than what mae drinks her bottle.
__________________________________'I can't thank you enough for today Jack' sophs gripping him tight as they sit on the sofa. 'It's like you know exactly what I need' and he did, he knew when his life is getting on top of him he needs a time out, and that was without any kids. He almost feels protective of Soph, he knew she was different from anyone he'd ever been with and he also knew he needed to protect their relationship from the media if he wanted it to work. His heart just wants him to do everything he can to make her happy, and it excites him when he knows he's fulfilled that.
He brushes her hair back off her face and tucks it behind her ear 'I'm just happy your happy. It hurt to see you so upset' he confesses to her without any hesitation 'I've always been taught to be honest with my feelings Soph' she watches as his bites his lips together then slowly licks them after.
'Jack ..' he lays her back on the sofa leaning over her, his hair flopping in her face.
'Soph ..' he leans down and kisses her before pulling back to finish his sentence 'I think your the most beautiful woman in the world' he's kissing her face and trailing it down to her jaw 'inside and out' he pulls the hem of her T-shirt to reveal her collar bone and sucks it, his breath against her skin 'you're perfect'
She pulls his head back up and her eyes meet his 'jack..' she repeats again still trying to get her words out '.. do you want to stay' shes now pulling his T-shirt over his head revealing his muscles, she runs her hands over the delves between them making his skin tingle.
He leans down pressing his lips near her ear and whispers 'if you'll let me'
YOU ARE READING
In the moment
FanficNew mum Soph goes back to work as a hairdresser only for a new client to be mr jack grealish.