𝕊𝕋𝕆ℝ𝕀𝔼𝕊 𝔽ℝ𝕆𝕄 𝔸 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 ～ 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘺

40 - [JM] Bootstrap

B O O T S T R A P
verb [boot-strap]

To help (onself) without the aid of others.

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"It's getting late James!" You yelled before stepping out of the house and walking down the pathway to your car, parked outside the garage.

"Hang on a minute, we have enough time," He shouted back and you rolled your eyes. You carried your 8 month old son to the car and started buckling him onto the car seat.

He stared at your blankly then let out a wide yawn. You grabbed his blanket and tucked him in, patting his chest softly to lull him to sleep.

You shut the door slowly after putting the window down then stomped into your house. "JAMES what are you-"

Someone grabbed you by your waist and turned you around, immediately planting their lips on yours. You kissed him for a moment then pulled away and glared at him.

"I'm done, let's go!" He said cheerfully and you furrowed your eyebrows.

"What were you doing?" You questioned and he shook his head, quickening his pace towards the car, "James!"

He shut his eyes as he opened the driver-seat door, "I was looking for my shoes!"

You crossed your arms and bit your lip to hide your laugher after glancing to his feet. "And by the looks of it I don't think you found them," You commented as you examined the flip flops he was wearing.

"Get your pretty arse into the car love!" He scolded playfully and you laughed.

"You're too cute," You said and sat on the passenger's seat. You buckled your belt as he started the car and did a mental check to see that you both had kept every-

"Where's [y/s/n]? We forgot [y/s/n]!" He exclaimed in a rush and you placed a hand on his arm. You looked back to the cat seat and pointed.

"Lower your voice, he's sleeping!" You shushed him and he let out a sigh of relief.

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2 and a half hours later...

"Oh I love this song," You said happily and turned up the volume. You started swaying with the music and once you started singing James laughed. You glared at him playfully and he shrugged his shoulders.

You opened up a pack of gummy worms and started snacking on-

"You know you look very pretty in that dress today," He complimented and you looked at him with awe.

"Thank you," You smiled, "It's an old one but it still fits!" He watched you lovingly then leaned over to kiss you on the lips. You shut your eyes but he then reached to yank the gummy worm from your hands with his mouth.

You gasped and punches his arm, "Argh James!" He smiled smugly and you crossed your arms while he reached for the entire packet placed on your lap.

You stared at him with an eyebrow raised and he rolled his eyes. "I really did mean what I said... But the worm looked more promising than a kiss," He explained and you sighed, leaning your head on the window.