Rubato - Scarlett Johansson

Part 37

Scarlett's POV

Waking up I can't help but smile. There is no crying, no tiny fingers jabbing at me and no "Mommy" being whined at me. No instead my perfect girlfriend is straddling me as she peppered my face with light kisses, making me giggle when she sat one right on my nose. "God, just wow" she mumbled, her eyes locking with mine now that I was awake, a look in her eyes that makes my heart skip a beat. Everything has been so difficult with us, not that I care about it being easy, but moments like this, they just make everything worth it. 

She doesn't need to say anymore, comments like that, the simple compliments that slip out of her mouth without her approval, are the most flattering things I have ever heard. She has spent her life learning to say only what she wants to, so comments like that, where I know the words come out without her thinking about it, fill me with a warmth only she could ever provide me with.

I am so used to seeing something troubling her in her eyes, be it work or Ray or lately her family, even when she is with the kids and me it lingers. It never fully leaves her, but right now the only thing in her eyes is love and it makes me feel like I am melting under her gaze. Especially when she shifts to go from straddling me to laying on my chest, her head facing my neck as she snuggled impossibly close to me. "I love you so much Scarlett" she almost whispered as she placed a kiss on my collarbone, making me feel nothing but love and contentment. "I love you too Theo, so much" I whisper back, placing a soft kiss on her forehead as I soaked up the calm moment. We haven't had a moment like this since the new year, and I have been craving this for so long that now that she is in my arms, happy and safe, there is no way I am letting go.

"Where are the kids?" I ask, whispering into the quiet not wanting the devils to hear me and interrupt us. I think Theo caught onto this though, as she laughed slightly, looking up at me with a teasing smile "you miss them already?" She taunted, making me shake my head with a smirk "I love them, but this is the first time we have been alone since LA and you were passed out for most of that" I remind her, a frown forming on my lips as I think about that awful encounter. God, I was so terrified. "Well as much as I want to hang out with them, I thought we could use a day just us so Flo and Lizzie have them for the next twenty-four hours. They are going to spend the night at Flo's place and then come back tomorrow" she replies, a smile on her lips as she gives me a soft peck "so it's just you and me for the day. I hope that's ok with you love" she teased, knowing full well that I would love nothing more than to spend time with just her. "I think I could maybe tolerate that" I teased right back, earning a scoff as she moved her head back to my chest, kissing my neck softly before she went back to just cuddling with me.

"I like Buster for a boy" I mumble after a while of peacefulness, my hands rubbing over her bump as she drew shapes on the exposed skin on my chest. That seemed to snap her out of her peaceful trance as she moved slightly so that she could see my face better. "Buster?" She asked, almost as if she was checking the name in her head, making me hum as she chuckled shaking her head as she moved to sit crisscross on the bed in front of me. "Love, I love you but we are not naming our son Buster. Scar, that is a dog's name love" she complained, a pout on her lips as she shakes her head at me, making my lips twitch into a smile despite the rejection of my suggestion. "Ok, what about Daxton?" I purpose, laughing to myself as she scrunched her face up, clearly about to reject the offer again "too American" she grumbled, making an actual laugh slip past my lips as I pouted dramatically. "You know they're half-American right?"I teased, watching as she rolled her eyes "yes, but I am the one who is going to have to say their name, and Daxton is too American. What's next Colt?" She grumbled, making me huff a little, suppressing my smile as I sulk at all the rejection, although I don't even mind that she doesn't like the names, too caught up loving the fact that this is what we are doing right now.