You Call It Chaos, We Call It Family

Chapter 9

"We are going to be late!!! Let's go!!!" Both Mason and Lizzie were excited to go to their first birthday party of the year. The two of them were ready, each holding the present they had gotten for their friend.

"Coming!" Owen called out from Claire's bedroom. She was still in bed, under the sheets. He was going to take them to the party on his own, since Claire was still recovering from the flu.

Both parents had decided to take Mason and Lizzie out to Times Square for New Years and the redhead had gotten sick after spending so many hours standing outdoors. It had been worth it, though. Sure, it had been hours of standing in a crowd, but the kids had been so happy and they had played Heads Up with Lizzie's iPad while waiting for the celebration to start to try distracting them, so they wouldn't get tired and bored. They had teamed up, playing girls vs boys, and of course Claire and Lizzie had kicked Owen and Mason's butts. For her, it had definitely been the best New Years she had ever had in her life, just like last Christmas and her past birthday — Owen truly made her happy, and even when dealing with two mischievous kids, it was everything she ever wanted: the whole package, and all the headaches were worth it.

They had also talked about something they would like to do for this new year, and they had all agreed that a trip to Disney would be a great idea. The kids had promised to behave, and even chip in with some of their allowance to help pay for the trip.

This had been almost ten days ago, but Owen kept insisting she shouldn't leave home to go out in the snow if it wasn't necessary. He handed her a glass of water and her antibiotics: she was in the last few days of her doses.

Claire smiled lovingly at him and took it, before pecking his lips a couple of times. Owen adjusted on the edge of the bed and let his lips move down her jawline, his hands moving under the sheets, caressing her warm legs, up her thigh.

"The kids are waiting..." She reminded him, feeling his fingers inching closer to the middle of her legs.

"I'm desperate..." He groaned, nibbling her chin before kissing her lips soundly. "We haven't had any sexy times this year." He whined, leaning closer, while his lips nibbled behind her ear and his hand massaged her through her panties.

Claire giggled before biting on her lower lip. "Poor baby..." she pouted, playful about him going through a dry spell for ten days now. "Babe..." she moaned, feeling his fingers get carried away. "What..what are you doing?" She gasped before they starting kissing hungrily.

"I'm making sure that when I get back...you'll be heated up and ready to go." He moaned, feeling how her body was quickly reacting to his touch.

Her eyes looked into his with desire and her hands softly cupped his bulge; he was semi hard. "Hurry back." She agreed to have a morning of lust once he was back sans kids and they wouldn't have to worry about them for a few hours; winter break from school had also meant they had to take a break, since Mason and Lizzie were unpredictable and wouldn't let them have a moment alone.

Owen stopped by the bathroom before joining Mason and Lizzie in the living room, who were watching some television while waiting. "Okay monkeys, let's go!" He grabbed his jacket and watched Mason rush in to say goodbye to his mom and come back, ready to leave.

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Claire knew Owen was back home when she heard the front door behind slammed. He didn't waste any time and kicked his shoes at the entrance, as well as shrugging his jacket off, and started rushing through the hall while pulling his shirt over his head.

Claire laughed while still in bed. She set her book down and nibbled on her lower lip. She was wearing a black short lace nightgown and helped him by kicking the thick comforter and sheets down her legs.