"Options... I've ran out of Options..." (Book 3)

Chapter 181 - "Forgotten Aniversary...?"

Chapter 181 - "Forgotten Aniversary...?"

Clara's PoV

'We need a night out' John smirked as he sat on the bed next to me as I tickled Harry's little tummy.

'Huh? We've just had a holiday? I can't really be bothered to do anything' I grumbled.

I couldn't really be asked either to go into the details of the flight home and all the times that John had embarrassed the girls.

But it was a nice break,

Although now I have to think about a bloody funeral where it is going to be, how I'm going to get there and who's going to go but that's by the by.

'Dinner. Tonight? You and me' he smiled and I wasn't quite sure what he was implying.

'John. I don't have time to go for dinner. I've also just unpacked all of Harry's stuff and can't be bothered to re pack it' I whined.

'No. Not Harry Clara. Just you and me. It might be a strange concept but we can go out without him. The freezers are stacked full of his milk so we're good' John pointed out.

'I'm not staying away the night without him. I can't. I'll go crazy' I complained.

'What are you talking about? He's a baby. We'll leave him and Henry with Lilly and Richard and then have a baby sitter in for the others. I've thought this through'

'Why can't harry come with us?'

'Because he's a baby and won't miss out on much. He'll just sleep the whole time anyway but it defeats the object of alone time if he comes with us. Come on please? We haven't had alone time in so long' he begged as I deflated and let him win.

'Fine. But promise me if I feel home sick that we can come home?'

'Promise' he said but I knew full well that was a lie.

- - -

'I'm sorry to dump him on you when your going through a rough morning sickness time. It seems so unfair but John was so insistent' I scoffed.

'Hey. Give him the benefit of the doubt. And it's good practise for what I've got to endure in 7 months anyway so may as well get a head start' she hummed taking the milk that I had pumped and put it in her fridge. 'I'm sure he's got one heck of a night planned' she smirked obviously in on the whole thing.

The main reason we split the kids up now when we go away is because it is a lot to ask to dump all 5 kids on them when they have one of their own and Lilly is pregnant.

I trust Lilly with Harry opposed to a baby sitter and Henry always sleeps in with Ollie which the pair love.

Evie could go but most of the time she prefers the baby sitter as their always young girls in their 20's who will let them do make up and hair and have a great night.

'Wait hang on a minute? This has turned into a whole thing? I don't want to go and stay away the night' I moaned.

'Oh come on Clara. It'll be good for you' John said with a grin, grabbing my hand and kissing the top of Harry's head. 'The distance will be good as well' he hummed.

- - -

'What was all of this for? I mean it's amazing and so posh but what's the reason for it?' I asked.

'An apology really for putting you through so much shit. It's easy to forget that you only had a baby a few weeks ago because you have just slipped back into your normal life so quickly. And then I didn't realise that you were in pain so I just figured it would be a nice little treat'

'Well it's really been lovely' I smiled taking a sip of my lemonade and watched as he swigged his beer.

'I also figured that since it was two years ago today that I proposed to you again I assumed that it would be a good night for a little date night' he hummed.

'Oh my god. Is it really? Two years ago? Ugh do you remember that? When we had younger kids that didn't run our lives as such. God Henry was just a little baby back then. Now he's a fully grown toddler. In two 4 months he'll be officially a child' I scoffed.

'Listen we need to set aside some time together. Since having Harry I don't feel like we see each other enough and I also feel like you didn't get enough distance from the baby or enough time alone and outside which is why I am deciding right now that I'm putting Harry in a nursery two days a week from October'

'What?' I growled.

'He needs routine and you just need to get outside the house more' he scoffed. 'Now come on. Let's go'

'Go where?'

'To the riverbank of course' he huffed like  it was obvious.

- - -

It's funny how you do t realise how little time you spend with someone anymore until you spend time with them.

He had organised a very romantic stroll up the Thames on one of the boats which allowed the pair of us to snuggle up together (which we very rarely have time for anymore) and look up at the Summers nights stars.

It was a good job that it was the summer and was quite warm really because it would be pretty cold if it were the winter.

After that he led us to a beautiful hotel that was in central London and he had arranged for it to be very romantic with candles and champagne and some French orderves because there was exactly the way it was on the night he proposed.

'I love you. I really do. Despite all the stupid things you and I do and arguments we have but I love too' John hummed kissing my neck as I looked up at his deep green eyes.

His lovey eyes were the same as they were when he was 16.

So I just closed mine and kissed him gently for making such an effort.