Joe ran his hand down her arm as he heard a soft knock on their bedroom door. 'Are you guys descent', Jan called out laughing. Joe reached over and deftly pulled the sheet around Jill's shoulders making sure his own waist was covered too. 'Come in Jan, it's safe', he called.
Just as the door opened, Jill came blearily awake and turned to reach for his face, as she did so the sheet slipped from her breasts, quickly he reached out and pulled the linen back up and placed his hand protectively across her back, gently pulling her body into his so her nakedness wasn't on display.
He ran his fingers down Jill's face and caught her lips in a tender kiss. He rubbed her nose with his. 'Happy Birthday again baby', he whispered, his lips rubbing deliciously against hers. He had already wished her a happy birthday, after midnight last night and again early this morning when they had slow and leisurely sex, hence their nakedness and laziness this morning.
Jan smiled at them as she deftly stepped around the discarded clothes on the floor. 'You two look happy', she said, 'or should I say satisfied', she corrected herself with a glint in her eye. 'Jan!', Jill exclaimed, understanding exactly what her sister was alluding to. A chuckle rumbled deep in Joe's chest, causing Jill's thighs to squeeze pleasantly. 'C'mon you two lovebirds, we need you both downstairs', Jan called to them, turning to leave the room. 'Much as I'd love to pull the sheet off you sis I think Joe wouldn't thank me for it', she called. 'See you in your kitchen in fifteen minutes!' 'Oh', she continued, sticking her head back around the doorframe, 'we all know you don't need to work out this morning, you did enough of it during the night' she teased them both, her laughter floating back to them as she made her way down the stairs.
Joe laughed aloud. He loved listening to the Jacobs sisters rib each other. He adored Jill's faux-outraged reaction when one of her sisters called her out. She didn't always get her own way with her sisters and he loved that they challenged her but they also gave Jill such support and grounded her in a way that no one else could. They were strong women with an unshakable bond between themselves.
He kissed Jill again, running his hand along her back. 'She's right, we didn't get much sleep last night', she murmured, dropping a light kiss on his chest. 'I'm just going to rest here for a minute before I get up', she declared, slipping her arm across him and resting her body against his. 'Mmmmm, you're so warm and comfy', she murmured, her breath tickling his chest. 'This is the best way on earth to start my birthday', she said, wriggling her body, settling herself to be as close to him as humanly possible. He kissed her hair and smiled in absolute satisfaction as she nestled against him, dozing quietly.
He thought back to the previous day, and how quickly their plans had been upset. How he couldn't really complain under the circumstances but still, he hated it when precious time with Jill was knocked off his schedule. Yesterday when his whole day was thrown off course and he had to abandon his plans he was so grateful to Jill for understanding and to the girls for stepping in for him.
'Honey I'm so sorry but I'm gonna be later than I hoped', Joe said into the phone gripped in his hand. One elbow was resting on the smooth polished surface of the Resolute desk. With his other hand, he ran his fingers across his brow, frowning slightly. 'Is it because of the shooting?', Jill asked, her voice soft, intimate. She knew how much the events of the past few days weighed on him. How much it had taken out of him.
He sighed deeply, the sound echoing down the secure line to their beach home. 'Yeah, that and the war. We need to keep on this, keep the pressure up', he said, twirling the flex between his fingers, 'I've got to connect with Zelensky today but I'm also gonna make a speech about gun control. The team feels that it should be delivered in primetime. Baby, I'm so sorry ...', he said pausing for a moment to stop, the catch in his voice evident to Jill.
