One Promise Too Late

Chapter 22

Family Man

Mick and Stevie sat at home on the couch that night playing with baby Lucy. They tickled her then watched her giggle. It brought them all the joy in the world to say their little girl laugh. "Okay, I think it's time to clam down daddy. I think it's time for little Lucy to go to beddy bye." She said, picking up the tiny child and craddling her in her arms.

"Say, 'goodnight daddy.'"

She bent over carefully so he could kiss her goodnight. "Goodnight, princess." He whispered.

She carried her up the stairs and into the nursery. She rocked her to sleep in the rocking chair Mick had built for her and she had fallen asleep in a matter of minutes. She carried her to the crib and laid her down covering her stomach with the blanket, then laid down the fuzzy brown bear that Chris and John had given her beside her. She placed a kiss on her cheek. "Goodnight angel, mommy loves you."

She went back downstairs to Mick who was now warming up in front of the fire place.

"You have any trouble?" He asked.

"Nope, she went out like a light."

"Good, because I want to talk to you."

"Sure." She said taking a seat beside him on the carpet.

"I want to appologize for how I treated you before Lucy was born. I shouldn't've shut you out like that."

"Oh, Mick. No, I understand, you were just out building us this beautiful house."

"No Stevie, I mean for not letting you join the band. "

"It's fine, Mick. It's over now. I'm a mom and that's good enough for me."

"Well Stevie, that's what I wanted to ask you... I was wondering if you could join the band. All I'm asking is for your voice. I mean what I said when I said you had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard."

She perked up. "Really? You really mean it!?"

He nodded. "But Mick, what about Lucy? She's still so young..."

"We can bring her in with us. You won't need to stay as long as we used to. John and I are considering hiring a manager."

"Oh."

She thought about it. "So will you?...Please?"

"Okay but under one condition."

"What?" He asked.

"You have to let Christine join too!"

"What? Why Chris?"

"Mick, she can play piano really well and she can sing so beautifully! You have to hear her! She sounds like a goddess! She could really give something to the band! I'll only join if you take my best friend too."

"Okay, I'll take your word for it Stevie. Welcome to the band." He put out his hand for her to shake.

She pounced forward instead, knocking them down on the floor and kissed him passionately. "If I knew this would be the response, I would have asked you years ago!"

She laughed. "Wanna take it upstairs?" She whispered seductively in his ear.

He smirked and picked her up off the floor and carried her up the stairs. She giggled all the way up and they both quieted as they passed the nursery. He took her into their room and let her down on the bed. She sat on her knees and pressed into him, kissing his lips.

He took off her shirt then shorts. His soon followed. She laid back across the bed and brought him down on top of her. He placed kisses across her stomach as she ran her hands through his hair. He made his way back down and slid off her panties. She watched him closely as he spread her legs open and went back down. She moaned out in pleasure. "Oh Mick."

"Ssh, you'll wake the baby, love." He hushed.

He brought his hand up to her mouth and she took one of his fingers in her mouth. She sucked gently as he brought her to the first climax. Just as she was about to moan again he covered her mouth with his and kissed her with a fever. She sat up on her elbows and he carefully removed her white lacy bra. He kissed across her chest until he was back down where he started. He sat up and removed his silk boxers that Stevie had bought him. He kissed her gently as he slowly entered her. She bit her lip trying to hard not to cry out with pleasure. He was trying so hard to be gentle; being it was their first time since she became pregnant. She moaned softly in his ear as he moved above her rhythmically. She dug her nails into his back as she came below him. His release followed. He rolled over beside her and she clung to him as she caught her breath. He put his arm around her and kissed her possessively. "I love you, Stephanie."

"I love you too, Mick."

She cuddled up against him and they fell asleep together.