Unexpected

Chapter 5

FLUFF

Zoey tip toed as quietly as she could after she arrived back home from Kelly's house. She probably should have been all hot and bothered but she wasn't. Not because Brian wasn't the hottest man on the planet that deserved to be taken advantage of but more because she didn't want to wake Elise, who was notoriously grumpy when they awoke her before she was ready. She was headed to her terrible twos and boy if the first year was any indication, two was going to be hell.

Zoey walked into the dark living room illuminated only by the TV to find her husband laying on the couch. She moved closer to see Elise sprawled out over his chest, her tiny hands clinging to his t shirt tightly and his large hand splayed across her back. His dark hair was disheveled but he looked peaceful  with his mouth slightly open.

Zoey couldn't help but smile at the loves of her life.

Instead of waking him, she grabbed the throw blanket that was laying on the love seat and proceeded to cover them.

When Brian's eyes opened quickly, she was startled.

"Hey," he said drowsily. "What time is it?"

Zoey couldn't help but touch his hand. "A little after midnight."

He closed his eyes and gave a contented sigh.

"Did she give you trouble going down? Or are you just spoiling her by letting her sleep on the couch with you?" Zoey said sitting on beside them.

"You know it's my mission to make her love me more than you," he said.

"Same old Brian...Still can't stand not having  every female within a five mile radius you adore you," Zoey mused.

"Not true," he insisted as he shifted slightly "just the ones that live at my address."

"Well that should be no problem," Zoey chuckled softly "I've adored you since the moment I first saw you."

"Wow you're in a good mood...You should go out with the girls more often," he said "what did you all wind up doing?"

Zoey laughed outright and the baby jumped startled. Brian began soothing immediately.

"Sorry, sorry," she said in a whisper.

He hummed a lullaby to sooth their daughter and spoke when she was quiet. "Let me put her in her room."

Zoey nodded as he stood carefully not to stir the child. "Meet you in the bedroom?"

He nodded with a smile before padding off into the darkness.

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Zoey undressed slowly tossing her clothes into a small pile on the floor. She picked up one of Brian's army green t-shirts and pulled it on. It was worn thin from all the washing it had gone through and was the most comfortable thing to wear to bed.

Brian smiled drowsily as he walked into the room and saw her pulling the covers down neatly. He threw himself on top of them much to her dismay.

She picked up her pillow and swatted at him and he laughed.

"So did you gals like the erotic movie Kelly planned for everyone?" He asked with a smile.

"You knew?" She said glaring.

"Knew and helped pick it," he winked placing his hands behind his neck.

"And you didn't warn me?" she said hitting him with the pillow again. "Seriously...I would have stayed home. Move over...I want to get in bed."

He scooted over to his side  and she crawled under the covers. "Yeah Brooks mentioned it to me. Kelly likes to keep things fresh."

"she probably could have kept that between her and Brooks," Zoey yawned crawling closer to lay her head into the crook of his arm.