you.

chapter 57

IVY'S POV
*i wake up with the sun shining in my eyes through the living room window and i look around, remembering that i fell asleep on the couch with joey after he got home from ice cream with sophia. i turn around in his arms and grab my phone off of the table. it was 9:38am and i put my phone back down. i get up without waking joey and quietly walk into the kitchen to make breakfast for everyone. i get ingredients out to make chocolate chip waffles and i start mixing everything together when i feel a pair of arms being wrapped around my waist.*

ivy- good morning baby

joey- good morning princess. how long ago did you wake up?

ivy- 10 minutes ago? i'm not sure, something like that. how are you feeling after last night?

joey- we didn't do anything last night, did we?

ivy- i'm talking about your game. geez you have a dirty mind

*he laughs softly and i giggle, pouring some of the mix into the waffle maker. joey lays his cheek on the top of my head and i reach up and play with his hair. i feel his body relax and i smile to myself as i turn around to face him. he looks down at me and smiles big. i smile back and he wraps his arms around my waist, lifting me up onto the counter. he stands in between my legs and i look at him.*

joey- last night was amazing. feeling the rush and excitement while i played felt great

ivy- see, i told you that you'd do amazing

joey- i trusted you and then that happened

ivy- how was ice cream with sophia?

joey- it was good. we caught up on a lot of things and she also asked about you

ivy- what was she asking?

joey- just how you were doing with things and how we were. small things like that

ivy- awh little soph

joey- it's weird because we think she's so much younger than us but she's already in high school

ivy- you're not wrong

*he kisses my forehead just as the timer goes off on the waffle maker and we both jump up, hitting our heads together.*

ivy- ow my forehead

joey- my lip ouch

ivy- are you okay?

joey- i'll just put ice on it. are you okay?

ivy- yeah it'll go away

*he grabs an ice pack from the freezer and puts it on his lip while i take out the first waffle and pour the mix in again. he hugs me tightly with one arm and i hug back, resting in his arms.*

joey- i'm sorry for hitting your head

ivy- don't apologize joey. we both got scared by the sound. it's okay i promise

joey- another reason to add to my list of why i love you

ivy- you have a list?