Exhale: Book 2

Good Cookie

Gabriel

These past two weeks have been pretty good. Zach says that Issy is fine, Claire is still running a few more tests on her, and we're getting the adoption papers for Issy in order. Sabrina and I are also working on the foster home we talked about. I finally moved my stuff in Sabrina's house and sold mine.

I wake up to see Sabrina still asleep on my chest. I shake her, trying to wake her up. "No Gabe." She whines, "Just give me fifteen more minutes and we can go another round." She groans hugging me even tighter.

"Love I have to get up and get ready for work." I get out of bed just to feel her legs wrapped around waist, arms wrapped around my neck and face buried in my bicep. "Love you're going to make me late." I chuckle.

"But you're so warm." I feel her smile on my chest, "Besides you own the company. Push your meetings back a bit. Stay here and cuddle with me." She picks her head up and kiss me.

I lay back down in bed and continue to kiss her soft lips. I pull off her nightgown, leaving her only in her panties, and roam my hands down her body. I pin her down on the bed and kiss her lips, moving down her chest. My lips move away from her and down her neck. "Gabe." She moans, "We're supposed to be cuddling before you go to work."

"This is my definition of cuddling." I chuckle and continue to kiss her neck.

Our cuddle time was cut off when I hear my phone ring. I groan and look at my phone to see that my secretary text me telling me that one of my meetings have been moved to nine am. I kiss Sabrina on the lips and get out of bed. "My secretary just text me saying that I have an early meeting today." I kiss her cheek, "I'm sorry Love."

"That's okay." She smiles.

"What are you and the girls are going to do today?" I ask while looking for something to wear in the closet

"The girls and I are making cookies, brownies, and cupcakes for the bake sale tomorrow." She smiles.

We placed Issy in the same performing arts company Mahogany is in. Instead of taking ballet like Mahogany, Issy wanted to take piano lessons. Her teacher said, for her age, she's a fast learner and that she's past the beginner's course.

I walk back in the bedroom to see Sabrina searching for some clothes in the drawer. I walk up to her grab her waist and pull her closer to my torso.
I whisper in her ear, "Will you save me one of your delicious cookies?" I smirk.

She turns around and wrap her arms around my neck. "Maybe." She smiles, "If you're good today."

I kiss her on the lips, "Oh, I most definitely will be."

Sabrina

"Okay girls, now we put the chocolate chips in the dough," I smile.

"How many do we put in Mommy?" Issy ask holding a measuring cup.

Mahogany, Issy and I were making chocolate chip cookies for tomorrow's bake sale for their performing arts company. We were making some extra cookies and brownies for us. Mahogany was standing on her little stool she always stands on when we cook together and Issy stands on my other side. I look down at the girls and smile, "Let's put a lot in the bowl like last time."

They smile and throws a half bag of chocolate chips in the bowl as I mix the dough. After mixing and flatting the cookie dough, I get the cookie cutter. We start cutting the cookie dough, making weird shapes. I place them on a pan and put the cookies in the oven. "Okay girls, the cookies will be ready soon." I smile, "But our cookies are done," I pull out the tray of chocolate chip cookies, "We just have to wait a minute for them to cool down." I say taking off my oven mitts.