Dear readers,
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. All characters are above the age of 18 and any likeness to a real individual you may know is completely coincidental. This is simply a work of fiction and fantasy and is simply meant as a form of entertainment. Please feel free to leave comments and constructive criticism. Enjoy and on with the show.
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Jim jolted awake as the phone rang loudly in the morning air. "Hello?"
"Hey Jim, sounds like you're just waking up."
"Yeah, sorry. Who is this?"
"HAHA. It's Diane, you're neighbor."
"OH, hey! Sorry, still kind of groggy. We didn't get to sleep until late."
"Oooh, sounds like you had some fun last night. Was just calling to check on when a good time to return Mary to you. We were about to go grab breakfast and didn't want you two to worry if you came by to get her."
"Hang on a second Diane, let me ask Sue." Lightly shaking Sue's shoulder, "Hun, Diane wants to know if we want to pick up Mary before they head to breakfast."
Rolling over to stretch, Sue lazily responds, "Mmmmm. Breakfast actually sounds good. They mind if we join them?"
"Diane, Sue wants to know if you would like some company. I'm sure we could go for some breakfast as well."
Laughing, Diane responded, "Jack actually just suggested you two joining us. Anywhere in particular?"
After thinking for a second, Jim said, "Well, there is this awesome little place a couple blocks from here that makes an amazing eggs benedict. Want to give it a try?"
"Let me ask Jack . . . He says he's been meaning to try it, sounds like the perfect excuse to do so now."
"Awesome, let us get up and make ourselves presentable. We'll meet you outside in about 15 minutes?"
"It's a date, the kids are just about ready to go now. See you in a bit."
Jim hung up the phone and turned to Sue. "Hey, time to get your sexy ass out of bed. I'm hungry and unfortunately, eating you won't fill me up."
Sue reached beneath the covers to Jim's well used cock, "Maybe not, but you certainly filled me enough last night."
Chuckling as he moved away from his wife and got out of bed, "And it's for that exact reason I need to refill my fuel tanks. Let's get a move on and go see Mary."
"You know, it actually feels weird to not have to get up every so many hours. We should see about doing this more often."
Jim thought about it, "It would probably be smart in order to avoid feeling burned out or overly stressed. We can talk to Jack and Diane over breakfast. Maybe we can do an exchange where we watch Joni for a night or two to let them have a break"
As Sue got out of bed heading for the closet, she looked back, "That's a really good idea. I was also thinking we can pick-up they're breakfast this morning since they were nice enough to keep Mary overnight. What do you think?"
Rinsing his mouth after brushing his teeth, Jim agrees. "That sounds good. It's the least we can do for them watching Mary."
They finish getting ready quickly and grab a few things to refill Mary's diaper bag. Walking outside, they notice Jack just locking up their house as Diane walks across the street with Mary already in the car seat. Sue hurries to see her daughter, "Oh my precious little angel. Mommy missed you so much. Thank you Diane for sacrificing your Friday night to watch her."
Diane beamed a huge smile, "It was no issue at all. She was a peach and Joni loved having a baby around. She only woke up once during the night to feed and get changed, otherwise it was smooth sailing down the river of dreams."
As Jim caught up to the two ladies, he interrupted, "How would you like to finish this and other conversations at the restaurant? I am famished."
Diane smiled slyly at the two of them, "Work up a big appetite last night did we?"
Blushing, Jim took the car seat from Diane and loaded Mary and her stuff in the car. Sue gave Diane a wink to suggest she was right and suggested they follow Jim as he knew the directions to the restaurant. After being seated at the restaurant and ordering their food, Diane asked, "So, how was the date?"
Sue saved Jim by answering first, "It was lovely. We went to this Italian place downtown and then saw a musical I've been wanting to see. I've read the book and love the story, just never had the chance to actually see the musical until Jim surprised me with the plan. All-in-all, it was a lovely evening."
Jack interjected, "Which Italian place was this?"
And so the conversation went as their meals arrived. They discussed what each other had to eat, how the play was, what Mary did while over at Jack and Diane's, and even Joni told some stories about her plans for Mary once she grows up. As the tales of the previous evening were coming to a close (the ones that could be told in public and in front of children), Jim said, "Sue and I were talking this morning and she suggested that we could do for you two what you did for us. We could watch Joni for a night or two so the two of you can go have a date for yourselves."
Sue interjected, "And if it works out, we could do this on a regular basis to ensure we all have little breaks to remind us that we're still in relationships other than being parents."
Smiling, Jack said, "That's actually very kind of you, but we already do that. My mom takes Joni once every month or two for a weekend so Diane and I can go out and have some, uh, adult time."
Diane added, "That's actually why we offered to watch Mary for you. We know you don't really have any family close by and we've seen how beneficial to our relationship it is to continue to have these dates and outings."
Jack said, "As much as you want it to be all about your child, you also have to foster the relationship between yourselves so that Mary grows to see a strong relationship between you two."
Sue was first to respond with almost tears in her eyes, "Oh my god you two, that is so sweet. And thank you again. That's why breakfast is on us."
Jim, "Definitely. I seriously don't know what would become of us if it wasn't for the two of you."
Diane, "You would probably be running around naked trying to put stuff in your car."
Blushing again, Jim asked, "Am I ever going to live that down?"
Jack laughed out, "If you're dressed like that, it shouldn't be down."
Sue choked back a sip of coffee, "Well, there's another tale for when little ears aren't present."
Diane brightened up, saying, "Speaking of when little ears aren't present, Jack has to work on some shelves in our garage later and Joni loves helping daddy build stuff. Do you mind if I take that time to bring over the rest of Mary's things and we can have a little girl chat?"
Sue loved the idea, "Sure, that would be great. Jack, could you use Jim's help at all? You don't have any plans, do you?"
Jim shook his head, "Nope. I got nothing on the agenda for today. I would be more than happy to lend a hand."
Jack, "That would be perfect. While I love having Joni's help, she's just not strong enough to hold things in place while I try to screw them to the wall."
At this last comment, Jim and Sue shared a little smile regarding the events of the previous evening. Diane noticed, but only said, "That's settled, when should I stop by?"
Sue, "I'll give you a call. I just need to straighten up a little so the place is a bit more presentable."
With that, Jim paid for the meal and they said their goodbyes and see-ya-laters. Once home, Sue put Mary down for a nap while Jim gathered some tools he might need to help Jack with his shelves. They both then gave the living areas of the house a quick once over in an attempt to hide any evidence of the animalistic sexual battle that happened the previous night. After realizing a small spot on a couch cushion wouldn't come out without deeper cleaning, Sue just flipped the pillow and moved on to make sure all their clothes were collected and in the proper place. Once satisfied with the appearance of the house, Sue sent Jim on over to help Jack and called Diane.
Diane arrived relatively quickly with the last few items of Mary's supplies. Sue greeted her at the door, "Thank you so much again for watching Mary, I hope there was enough milk and diapers and other things."
"Sue, there is enough milk there to last her a couple days. Speaking of milk, how are you feeling?" Diane enquired, "Unless you fed Mary when you got home from breakfast, you haven't fed her in almost a day and the pump died the other day. You have got to be full by now."