Fantasy Life made Normal

Chapter 15

Madelyn entered the house extremely excited. She looked around for Marshall and Maverick. She stopped when she found them in the theater room. They were curled up in a chair together asleep. She pulled out her phone and took a picture. She decided to post it to Instagram after she sent it to the girls. She gently placed a blanket over the two of them. Then she walked out of the room.

She had started on dinner before the two of them woke up. She didn't like the idea of someone else feeding her family so typically she cooked.

"Hey baby, when did you get home?" his voice met her ears.
"About an hour ago," she said.
"You didn't wake me up?"
"No, you and Mave were too cute so I took a picture instead."

He rolled his eyes. She chuckled.

"Whatcha makin?" he asked.
"Tacos," she said.
"Sweet."

She laughed. He walked up behind her and dropped his hands to her hips. She leaned back into him a bit. He kissed her neck.

"Don't start that," she said.
"What?" he asked giving his best innocent look.
"Start something that will make me burn dinner."
"Babe,"
"As soon as Mave's in bed, I am all yours. I promise!!"

He made a face at her and eyeballed her funny. She laughed at his facial expression. He sat at the bar.

"What's wrong?" she asked.
"You doing ok babe?" he asked.
"Yeah, I am great."
"Good."

She had finalized everything for Maverick's first birthday party that weekend. He watched her as she cooked.

"Need any help?" he asked.
"No baby, I got it," she said.
"So are we set for this weekend?"
"Yeah, babe wait til you see his cake. I also set up a time this week to get his one year cake smash pictures done."
"Ok?"
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Babe?"
"What does he need cake smash pictures for?"
"They are just one year pictures, love."
"So what does cake have to do with anything?"
"They are going to give him a cupcake to eat. I was hoping the girls would be free and we could get some family photos done."
"Ask them, Mads."

She nodded. He looked back as their son started fussing. Maverick had come into the room. He put his arms up to his dad. Marshall picked him up.

*that weekend*

The pictures had happened. Marshall had just rolled his eyes. He had spent a lot of the week in the studio trying to get things situated for his new album. He was home today for his son's first birthday party. He walked down the stairs. His house was crawling with friends of theirs. He found Madelyn in the kitchen. She smiled when she saw him.

"Where is the birthday boy? Allison asked.
"Taking a nap," Madelyn said.
"How is this pregnancy going?"
"Its all right. I am extremely tired a lot of the time. Marshall is loving my moods though."

He smirked as he wrapped his arms around his wife. She had been sending him messages while he was at the studio that made him want to say screw the album and go home. He was loving this new mood and was waiting to see how long it last.

"Are you going to find out if it is a boy or a girl?" Allison asked.
"I almost think I want the surprise this time. I found out with Maverick. I don't know what Marshall wants to do though," Madelyn said.

Hailie walked into the kitchen carrying Maverick in her arms. She had changed him into his birthday outfit.

He giggled as she handed him off to her dad. Marshall shifted him into one arm. Madelyn kissed her son's cheek. Maverick placed his head on his dad's shoulder.

"You have to see these cakes," Alaina said.

Madelyn walked over to check them out. Maverick's smash cake looked like a giant cupcake.

"He is going to be a disaster," Madelyn laughed.
"Here is the cake for everyone else," Whitney said.

"They turned out amazing!!"Madelyn said.

The girls nodded in agreement. The guests had all arrived. Hailie and Alaina had helped put together goody bags for all of the kids that came. They stripped Maverick to a diaper to put him in the high chair to sing to him. He stared at the cake in front of him. Marshall was off to his left and Madelyn was on his right. Everyone sang to him before they put the cake on his tray to see what he would do. He hesitated for a moment looking up at his dad.

"Go for it bud," Marshall said.

Marshall put one finger in the frosting and gave Maverick a taste. The little boys eyes lit up and he went into the cake with both hands. He had frosting and cake everywhere. Marshall had insisted on hiring someone to take pictures so they could enjoy their son's day and not panic over pictures.

"You get to bathe him," Madelyn laughed.
"Oh well, hey Mav, where's your hair?" Marshall chuckled.

Maverick plopped a cake filled hand on top of his head. Madelyn shrieked as cake went everywhere almost getting her. Everyone cracked up.