Might as Well Face it, You're Addicted to Love (Joe Perry/Nikki Sixx)

Chapter 40: I'd Do Anything for my Everything Part 4

A few days have passed since the guys visit and I have eagerly been planning the picnic date I promised my husband, I can't help but be a wee bit nervous and am hoping he will love what I have in store, though really, I know he will. The past few days have seen Nikki resting, us taking our now daily walks and yes getting some work done. Nikki though making sure to rest as much as possible.... which brings us to now: Nikki and I driving towards our destination, after my husband had given me directions to his spot. I have everything, surprises included all packed and ready to go....and I feel now, his hand reaching for me free one and I oh so gladly give it to him, our fingers twining together.

"I've really been looking forward to this Joe, and this means so much to be able to share something special to me with YOU." Nikki's contains excitement, love, and pure emotion. Before I can reply, Nikki laughs his other hand on his swollen stomach as he says, "I believe our daughter feels the same...here feel this!" Nikki then places our hands on his stomach and my heart melts, tears springing to my eyes.

"She does, she really does!" Excitedly before my tone turns tender, "And it's because she I swear is seeing it thru YOUR eyes."

"Joe..." Nikki's voice trembles, but I hear his message loud and clear......

Before I know it, we've arrived my husband having dozed off and well now, I can see what Nikki meant about this spot.... beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil. However, it doesn't fucking compared to the man at my side, carrying our child.

Gently I wake Nikki whose immediately finds mine, his eyes shining so much so that it takes my breath away.

"We're here and its.... this spot is everything you said it was, but Nikki...honeybee, it doesn't fucking hold a candle to you. You just look so damn beautiful." I whisper before I kiss him, no longer able to resist. We kiss until we part for breath, "I love you so much, you and Josephine.... now, wait here babe and I'll get everything set up. I promise it won't take too long."

Nikki smiles albeit tearfully, "I love you too, Jo-Jo Bear and I know it won't." I kiss him once again before then giving Josephine affection, before I get out of the car. Pop, the trunk....and make sure I have everything I need picnic wise and the surprises I have and true to my word, I set everything up quickly eager for Nikki to see: I check and make sure the food is good and it is, I spread a large blanket on the ground...tons of pillows and bags containing my surprises for my husband and at last, I race back to my love and help him carefully out of the car...telling him to close his eyes, him telling me he trusts me and I very carefully guide my Honeybee to our picnic spot, help him sit down making sure he is comfortable before I tell him....

"Ok baby, open your eyes." Softly and a bit nervously, nonetheless Nikki's eyes open and his eyes widen and fill with tears as he takes everything in...me sitting as close to my husband as I can get, making sure to touch some part of him.

"Joe...." Nikki's voice trembles, so I reach for his hand and squeeze. "—This is, I have no words other than i love it because it's YOU that's made this so.... I mean." Nikki fumbles for words.

"I hear you honeybee, I hear you....and I would do anything for you because YOU are my everything." I caress his face with my other hand and pull him in for a kiss, no other words are needed, and everything ceases to exist but US here in this moment together....

Time stops and then starts again and my eyes never leave my husband's as he watches me dig out containers of food and drinks, him eyeing everything eagerly in anticipation and I know.....Hands on his swollen stomach, that god...I can never get over how beautiful he looks and I bet anything Josephine is moving, kicking eagerly in anticipation seeing everything thru Nikki's eyes, eyes which I hope that she gets.....

Drink wise I'd pulled out of the picnic basket, Raspberry Lemonade ( this sees me practically tackled, not that I mind in the least & Nikki's favorite cravings of the moment including anything Raspberry flavored), along with panzanella, olives (another of Nikki's favorite cravings), slices of mortadella and mozzarella everything in take out containers and made sure to include forks so we'd be able to eat everything more easily and so it goes, Nikki and I digging in...laughter, trading kisses, feeling our daughter move and we of course talk about all sorts of things.....and I TREASURE each and every moment.

"This has been the most romantic and perfect date, "Nikki says around a bite of food and then sighs dreamily before his tone turns tender and is coated with such emotion. "And to be able to share this...with you, something I've never shared with anyone else is so special and its our daughter's first beach trip and she's not born yet but I can FEEL she loves it, loves US."

"It means more than I could ever express Nikki and truer words have never been spoken."

Eventually we eat enough packing away the leftovers and I exhale nervously, hoping Nikki loves the other surprises I have in store, as I pull all the bags to me and hand him one, him eyeing me curiously....

"—I am sorry if I am nervous Honeybee, but I got all these things for you...and well our daughter to, I just really wanted to make this day extra special...and I...." My husband cuts me off with a finger to my lips.

"Jo-Jo Bear, you have...you ARE, and I know I will love what you have in store. I can't tell you how much I love and appreciate everything you do for me, have done.... i really can't." With that I once more seal his lips with mine and the more I get of him, the more I crave of him...kissing until we part for breath and Nikki at last opens the first bag, I handed him which contains: as Nikki calls them Jo-Jo Bear, Bears.... that resemble Nikki and I along with a baby bear and more gifts follow which include:

The most adorable outfits for Josephine, rock n roll baby chic if you will. Baby sized band jackets a la Aerosmith and Mӧtley and then I couldn't HELP but get things I know Nikki loves such as a new camera for his photography, lots of film and all kinds of drawing supplies and Nikki and I are both in tears, because of how special this all is to us and after things are packed away, I pull Nikki to me...him sitting in between my legs and our hands entwine over his swollen stomach watching the waves and feeling our daughter gently move.

"Nikki?"

"Yes Joe?"

"I will remember today for the rest of our lives; I am sorry if I was nervous at all.... it's just that I wanted to make this the best day for you, for us." Quietly, and I smile as I feel Josephine kick at our hands.

"I will too." Nikki agrees before adding on, "You make every day the best day...you have since I met you and it took me SO long to see that. I would have died without you; I really believe that.... but I am here NOW.... here with you and our precious princess living the greatest of dreams and its all the better because its REAL."

"Nikki...I love you." I whisper.

"I love you too, so much."

I need not have been so nervous that day of our picnic date, a date which would come to be repeated many times over the years.... over the days and weeks that passed. That day, every moment...surreal, full of love.... such pure emotion, neither Nikki nor I have ever forgotten and its among our most shared and treasured memories....

And as evening fell that day, Nikki falling asleep in my arms....i carefully scooped him up, and carried him to our car making sure he and our daughter were ok before racing back and collecting everything and when I got back in our car, I couldn't help but admire my husband....his sleeping features soft and open, taking away my breath.....until at last we headed for home.....

And it is very shortly after this date I will begin working on Josephine's nursery.

A/N: A romantic date, sweet surprises and more. Next chapter a bit of a time skips and the reveal of baby Josephine's nursery.