Luckless Lover

chapter 15

Zake's pov

When Steff cries she is so cute. Her eyes sparkle like stars. Her sobs sound like a child, quiet and soft. When he took her to her room she held his shirt tight so he scooted her over and laid down by her she snuggled to him and slept like an angel. He slept all the same. She had moved away from him in the night. he felt her moving around whispering. "No, no." Over again. He pulled her close again and held her hand, she calmed again.

He woke up at 5:56 a.m. still holding her hand. He tightened his grip not wanting her to float away. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled up at him. "Good morning, babe." He said and kissed her forehead. "Did you sleep well?"

"I had a nightmare." She said in her raspy morning voice. "But you made it go away." She kissed his chin. "Thank you."

"Anytime."

"Did you sleep well?" She sat up

"Like an angel. Thanks to you."

"What did I ever do." She looked at him and blushed when she noticed he had no shirt on. She turned he head fast. 

"I don't like to sleep with a shirt on." he laughed. "And you looked so peaceful and relaxed. you made me relax."

"Oh." She sighed. "Ugh I slept in my clothes." 

He laughed. "Sorry I didn't know you wanted me to put your pajamas on."

That earned him a slap on his chest. he held her hand there and kissed her lips. Then he tickled her and she hissed. "Stop!" She giggled and held her stomach. "Don't tickle me!" He tickled her more and she laughed. "Zake, you're going make me scream and wake up Aly. Stop it!" Finally he obeyed. She tried to catch he breath.

"Sorry." He chuckled. "Your laugh is just so cute." She blushed.

"go5 out." She said in a stern voice.

"What? Why?" He frowned.

"I need to shower silly." She pushed his shoulder and he pretended to fall of her bed making her laugh. "Out!" She got up and pushed him out the door. "The spare bathroom is across from the guest room." 

"Okay. Thanks." He grabbed his night bag and went to the bathroom. He showered, dressed, and brushed his teeth. When he got done he went to the guest room to check on Aly. Steff was in there helping her get dressed. She was putting Aly's tights on her. Steff wore her normal tank and knee length shorts,  her hair was pulled up in a braided bun. When they finished they all went into the kitchen.

"Did you have a good nights sleep?" Steff asked Aly as she brushed her hair out while Zake cooked pancakes.

"Yeah." Aly said. "I had a happy dream."

"Nice." She pulled Aly's hair up in a tie and put a bow that matched her uniform. Zake put four plates on the table, one with the pancakes and the rest were empty. "Here put these on the table." She said and gave Aly forks and cups. She got the orange juice and syrup. They all sat and ate. Zake got up first rinsed his dishes and came back to the table. It was five to 7 so he kissed Aly And Steff on the cheek and turned to leave. "Thank you, Zake. You've gotten a lot better at cooking." she took a small bite. "These pancakes were really good." 

"Thank you." He  smiled. "Goodbye."

"Bye, daddy."

"Bye."

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Steff's pov

After Zake left Aly and Steff finished eating and did dishes. She put Aly's homework in her backpack and took her our to the car. She had mark take over again today. She dropped Aly off and went to the printing place to get the pictures. She stopped at the dollar store and got a photo album. It had a slot for a cover picture and she had the perfect one. She went back home and hid the pictures and album in her closet. Zake's birthday is in a week so she wanted to give him her best memories.