Exploited

The Second Birthday

Erika 

A slow gasp covers the silent room. Then the smoke rises, dissipating into the ceiling as everyone cheers. "Yay! Good job, girls!" I smiled as my babies blew out their birthday candles from their dad's lap. He threw Nova up above his head smiling. God, I love them. Jake turned to me and smiled as I snapped a quick picture of them and added it to my Snapchat story. I just laughed as Naomi's smile was wide as ever as she took a chunk of cake and shoved it into Jake's face.

"Babe, would you mind grabbing me a napkin?" Jake asked me as he licked the frosting off his lips. I grabbed a napkin and handed it to him as I took Naomi to the kitchen to clean her up. I wish it could just stay this way forever. Jake pulled out his camera and started filming. "So guys, my little babies are already TWO!" 

"Hey," I yelled from the kitchen, "this is my vlog!" 

He laughed and continued, "Look at my beautiful wife and daughters, what did I do to deserve this?" Jake pointed the camera at us.

"I must have gone crazy or something," I laugh as I come next to him and peck his cheek. Jake rolled his eyes and took Naomi from my arms and handed me the camera.

"I love you so so so much, munchkins," Jake said to Naomi and Nova, "You're my little princesses." 

"Look at how cute they are," I say pointing the camera toward the three of them.

Later that night Jake, the girls, and I headed to dinner then came home and began filming again. "Hey guys it's time to put Naomi and Nova to bed! But we will totally see you tomorrow! Love you guys! Peace!" I said to the camera, and with that Jake kissed Nova and Naomi on top of the head, then pecked me lightly on the cheek and headed to the office to start editing my video.

After I laid the girls down in their cribs I headed up to the office and Jake made a comment that I wasn't exactly sure how to respond to. "Honey the girls are in this video a lot, don't you think?" he said. 

"Well I mean it is their second birthday..." I say clearly confused.

"Well, I guess, but they have just been in your videos all the time lately, I'm not sure how to feel about it."

"Okay, I'm not sure what's wrong with putting them in my videos, baby."  Jake just stared at me for a second then a light smile was painted over his face.

"You know what, forget I even said anything, you're right, I'm probably just reading too much into it."  With that last comment he had finished editing my vlog and got up from his seat.  Walking toward me in the doorway, he smirked just a bit before sweeping me off my feet and carrying me to our bedroom.  I giggled as I landed on our bed and Jake took his shirt off.

"I'm glad the dad bod hasn't hit you too hard." I say as he climbs into bed next to me.

"What about you?" He whispers in my ear seductively, "You bounced back from having two kids in 3 months flat, I mean look at these abs," he says as he lifts my shirt up and off kissing my abs all the while. 

"I love you so much." I whisper back to him.

"I love you, too."

"It's been a long day, let's just go to bed."

"Whatever the queen wants," he said smiling.

"If that isn't true."  We cuddled under the blankets and slowly drifted off to sleep.