Boston (Book 2 Rob and Caroline)

Catching up

I walked in the door at 10pm, to see Rob laying in bed awake. I put my phone in the drawer of my bedside table, stripping down to my underwear before getting into bed.

"How was the afternoon?" Rob asked wrapping his arms around me from behind, spooning me.

"Rather productive, I want to hear about your trip to visit your mom."

"Caroline, not now" he said kissing my neck. "So I'm thinking we start tonight off with an episode of modern family, and then I want to give you a really good massage, and then I want to make you feel really really good."

"Is that your formula for a perfect night" I said with a laugh.

"Yes, it is" he said turning on the tv.

"Rob, I really don't want to watch tv, I just want to get to talk to you and catch up" I said turning around so I'm facing him.

"Okay, I just thought you might need to wind down" Rob said, he turned off the tv, "so how was your day."

"I don't want to talk about work, I want to hear about your weekend with your mom" I said, rubbing his head.

"Caroline, the last thing I want to talk about right now while I hold you is my mom" Rob said, "it went good. I had fun," he ran his hand up and down my back.

"Well what would you like to talk about?" I asked, "you talk, I'll listen." I nuzzled my head into his neck leaving an occasional kiss on his neck.

"Caroline, you need to wind down and relax" Rob said leaning in and leaving a light kiss on my forehead.

"Well let's move on to that massage you promised me then" I said rolling onto my stomach.

"Julian is coming down next week, are you still okay with that?" Rob asked, his hands running over my back.

"Absolutely, it will be good for you" I said

"But you're okay with us going out" Rob said he dug a hand into my shoulder, "Caroline, you're so tight."

"Yes, I'm okay with you going out, there is no harm. I'm not okay with you stumbling in loudly at 3am drunk every night" I said

"Babe" Rob said, "this is my off season."

"I don't care if you go out and if that's how a few of the nights end, but we're not in college anymore Rob"

"I know" Rob said

I rolled over so I can look him in the eyes, "I'm aware I'm with the biggest party boy in the NFL, and I'm aware that it's," I made air quotes with my hands, "the Summer of Gronk. But I'm just saying you need to take care of yourself, and I don't expect to open up my computer and see you dancing with some girl on the front page."

"Did I just see you get a little jealous?" Rob asked with a smirk "you know you can always come out with us."

"But Rob, I can't, I'm working" I said, "and no I'm not jealous, I'm just trying to set some ground rules."

"And I'm saying I wish you would come out with me," Rob said "Then drunk girls wouldn't try to dance with me."

I rolled my eyes, "what, when we have a toddler at home and I'm trying to get my sex drive back are you going to say I wish we were having sex so I don't feel tempted to look elsewhere?" I'm starting to get pissed, "Rob, I'm not talking about other people. I'm talking about you, I want to be able to trust you, and I do, but don't start giving me reasons not to."

I turned off the bedside lamp, rolling over.

"Hey, babe that isn't what I meant" Rob said turning back on the light. " And I want these dogs out of our bed" he said getting annoyed that they are spread out.

"Rob, you were gone all weekend. They're used to it just being me in the bed, and they mostly stay on my half" I said

"I'm six and a half feet tall and over two times your size, we don't share the bed equally" Rob said, "and I want to cuddle with you ."

"It's late Rob, one argument at a time" I said turning back out the lights and rolling over.

He turned the light back on again, "Caroline, I didn't mean it the way that it came out. It's not that because you can't come out I'm going to dance with other women. It was meant in a positive way, I'm just saying I want you to come, I wish you could be there. I didn't mean it the way that it came out."

"Okay" I said

"Okay?" he leaned in and kissed me. "I will make an effort not to stumble in completely impaired every night."

"Thank you" I said, "I'm completely okay with you going out and having fun and having a few drinks. I just don't like when you come in completely smashed every night. That's not fair to me, at all."

"I can handle that" Rob said leaning in and kissing me again.

"And if you are that drunk, just go to the couch, I don't want your sweaty and drunk butt in my bed" I said, "especially when I'm completely asleep and have to get up early to work."

"Now, the dog" Rob said, "I want my bed back. They both spread out, sometimes in-between us."

"Just, Rob, not tonight" I said

"They have dog beds" Rob said

I turned off the light again, "I strongly suggest you shut up" I leaned in and kissed him.

"Babe, it's late now" I said as he put his hand down my shorts.

"Caroline, we had a conversation" Rob said, "this is what being in a relationship is, we had a conversation and now you know I haven't seen you in five days. It isn't we can have a conversation or we can have sex. We need both."

I took a deep breath, think of a reason to say yes, not a reason to say no.

"You're right, we do need both" I said leaning in and kissing him.

"Exactly, now please get Roxy out of our bed" Rob said kissing my neck

"You just wait till Bandit comes back with us this weekend" I said with a laugh.

"Roxy, get down" I said pointing at the floor. She looked at me like are you serious, "Roxy, down" She unhappily got off the bed.

"Thank you" Rob said his hand unclasping my bra.