Chapter 58: Hickeys

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~Tessa~
Today I was going to lunch with my mom. I was gonna bring Luna along and we were just gonna go to a small cafe to grab a bite to eat.
I woke up and took a hot shower, then I got dressed and did my hair. I completely forgot about the hickeys because I put my hair up in a loose pony tail and pulled some pieces out in the front. Then I put on a grey sweatshirt and some jean shorts. I put on some converse and then sprayed some perfume on myself. I put on some mascara and lip balm and then I was ready. I went into Luna's room and she was already awake. She was playing with her stuffed animals.
"Good morning, can I help you get dressed?" I asked her.
"Hi, Mommy. I wanna try and do it myself," she said.
"Okay, you can do that," I said to her.
She got up and went to her dresser and opened the top drawer. She pulled out a new pair of underwear and some socks. Then she went to the second drawer and pulled out a pair of jean shorts, too. Then she opened the third drawer and got out a grey T-shirt that said, "you are my sunshine" on it.
She set it out on the floor and then looked at me.
"Is this okay?" She asked.
"You can decide. I think it's really cute but it's your choice," I said smiling at her.
"Okay, well I like it so I think I'm gonna put it on."
"Okay! Go ahead and lemme know if you need any help," I said.
"Okay." She started with her underwear. She changed it and then put her shorts on. She didn't button them or zip them but she got them on. Then she pulled her shirt over her head and then put her socks back in her drawer.
"I don't want to wear socks. I wanna wear sandals today," she said.
"Okay, good idea, it's hot. Do you need me to button your pants and zip them for you?" I asked her gently.
"Yes please," she said.
I buttoned and zipped them for her and then she looked in her mirror.
"It's good!" She said happily as she came back over to me and hugged my legs.
"Good!" I said as I hugged her back.
"Can we go now?" She asked innocently.
"Yeah, let's go."
We got into the car and then drove to the café. When we got there my mom had already gotten us a table and was sitting down.
I went over to her with Luna in my arms.
"Hey!" I said happily.
She turned around and got up.
"Hi! How are you guys?" She asked even happier.
"Good! How are you?" I returned.
"I'm good! I missed you both!"
"We misses you, too!" She hugged us both and Luna kissed her on the cheek. She gave her a kiss back and then kissed my cheek as I did hers.
"Let's sit down," my mom said.
We all sat down and Luna looked across the table at my mom.
"Nani?"
"Yeah?" My mom smiled.
"Do you like my outfit? I picked it out all by myself and and I dressed myself, too!" Luna exclaimed.
"Wow! Yes, I love it so much! It looks so cute on you! And I'm proud that you dressed yourself today and picked out the outfit on your own! Good job!" She reaches across the table and grabbed Luna's hand gently. Luna smiled and then looked at the menu.
"I think I'm getting macaroni & cheese," she said.
"That sounds good, I think I'm gonna have soup," I said.
"I'm having a salad," mom said. She always had a salad wherever she went. She was such a health nut.
The waitress came and took our orders and then we just sat and talked with each other.
"So, how's everything going with the new house?" My mom asked.
"It's going really well! We've finally got everything set where we want and Luna's having a great time!" I said smiling.
"That's good!" She smirked at me and then looked at her iced tea.
"What?" I asked innocently. She quickly glanced at my neck and then looked at Luna, then back at me.
"What?!" I asked again while I chuckled.
"Oh, nothing. Nothing," she said.
"Tell meee!" I said. I didn't know what she was talking about until she looked at my neck again. Shit. I forgot about the marks on my neck.
She turned to Luna and said, "Hey, Luna, can you cover your ears really tightly?"
"Yeah!" Luna did as she was asked and stared down at her crayons.
"Nice hickeys," she said.
"Mom!" I said.
"You know you can cover them with foundation or concealer right?" She asked me.
"Can we not do this here, please?" I asked her.
"Fine, but next time, where your hair down, cover them, or tell him to calm down," she smirked again and then looked at Luna and took her hands gently away from her ears.
"What were you guys talking about?" She asked innocently.
"Your birthday gifts," my mom bluffed.
"Oooh, I don't wanna know anything else!" She said.
The food came and then we all ate together. The food was good, the sun was shining, and everything was really nice.
After lunch, I said goodbye to my mom and Luna and I drove home.
"Did you have a good time with Nani?" I asked her as we came into the door.
"Yeah! Did you?" She asked me.
"Mhm! I did!" I said happily. I was really glad that she had a good time.
Then Finn came down.
"Hi my beautiful angels!" He said coming over to me and kissing me quick.
"Daddy!!!" Luna came over to him and hugged his legs. He picked her up and held her close.
"How was lunch with, Nani?" She asked.
"It was good! I had Mac and cheese!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah? I bet that was sooo good!" He said.
"It was!" Luna said back and then kissed his cheek.
"Momma, I wanna play outside!" Luna said moving around in Finn's arms.
"Okay! You wanna go in the backyard?" I asked her.
"Yeah!" She said happily.
"Okay, how about you play on the swing set while Mommy and I go in the hot tub," Finn suggested.
"Okay!" Luna said and smiled at me.
"I guess that's my cue to go and get my suit on," I giggled, "Luna, come up with me. I don't want you going outside by yourself, okay?" I said.
"Okay, Mommy." She followed closely behind me. Finn already had his swim trunks on so I think he wanted to go into the hot tub for a while but decided to wait till we got home so I could go in with him.
I got my suit on and then looked at Luna.
"Can I go in the pool, Mommy?" She asked me.
"No, I'm sorry. You're too young and that pool is way too hot for you to be in," I said gently to her.
"Oh, okay. That's okay, we can go to the pool at Nani's sometime," she said.
"Yeah! We can!" I went down the stairs with Luna behind me and we headed outside. Finn was already in the hot tub waiting for us.
Luna ran off towards the swing set and I got in the tub with Finn.
I sat down next to him and he put his arm around me. I inhaled and rested my head back on his arm and closed my eyes.
"Are you relaxed?" He asked chuckling a little.
"Mhm," I said calmly.
He gently ran his fingers up and down my arm.
"Don't make me fall asleep," I chuckled.
"Try not to," he said quietly.
"Finnnn," I whined.
"What?" He smiled at me and looked in my eyes.
"I'm gonna fall asleep," I said.
"Don't, I'll stop," he said.
"Noooo," I whined again.
"Well then don't fall asleep!" He chuckled again.
"Okay, okay. I won't, I promise."
He smiled and kissed me then continued rubbing my arm.

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