***All characters involved in sexual activity are depicted as being over 18***
Early April
Year 3 of Us
Monday
I got up much earlier than either Lacey or Cathy, but I did give each of them a kiss as I climbed out of bed.
Lacey murmured something and then one eye opened. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to deal with the kids -- I heard a few of their waking up sounds." I smiled at her.
"Are you sure?" Her voice was still sleepy.
"Yes." I leaned forward and gave her a kiss as she turned over.
Lacey wrapped her hand behind my neck and gave me a deep kiss. Once she broke the kiss, she looked into my eyes and smiled. "Don't forget Kitty-cat."
Cathy made little noises in her sleep as I kissed her cheek. She smiled a bit, but she didn't wake. I smiled at Lacey, then finished getting out of bed.
When I walked into the twins' room, both dogs stood up, tails wagging. As I bent down to pet them, I heard, "Da-da!"
Looking up, I saw Sam holding on to the railing of her crib. "Good morning, littlest princess," I said softly before Duncan stood up in his crib. "Good morning, buddy!"
He smiled before jumping up and down a few times. I reached over to him and patted his bottom. "Ah ha! You need a new diaper. How about you, littlest princess?"
Sam smiled at me as I reached over and checked her, too. Yep, she needed a new one, too. It didn't take long, and once they were clean, I lifted them up. I gave each of them a kiss. "Shall we go wake up Mommy and Mommy Cathy?"
They both gurgled and laughed, and then the dogs got excited, too. I walked into the bedroom, and I smiled when I saw them in each other's arms. Cathy rolled over and smiled at us as Lacey caressed her shoulder. "Did we interrupt?"
"No," Lacey laughed. "We heard you coming down the hall..."
"We heard the dogs, you mean," Cathy added, laughing.
"Okay, yeah, we heard Sherlock dancing around and knew that you were on your way." Lacey smiled at me, and I had to smile in response.
"I love your 'sunrise smile', Beloved."
"My 'sunrise smile'?" Lacey sat up and looked at me, and so did Cathy.
I smiled and set the twins onto the bed. They both clambered across the bed. Duncan got into Lacey's arms and Sam crawled over to Cathy. They both held the twins close while looking at me.
I grinned and scratched my neck as Lacey asked, "The smile, love?"
"Okay. I call it the sunrise smile because when you give to me, my life is warm and bright. My soul feels the glow and I feel like I can do anything. I feel... loved. And safe. I never want to lose those feelings."
I looked at Lacey's face and sat on the bed. My hand cupped her chin past Duncan's head. "Now it's your turn to not cry, Beloved." I could see Lacey's eyes shining, and then Duncan patted her face by reaching past my hand.
"Ma-ma," he said sternly.
"What, my little love?" Lacey looked down on him.
"Love ma-ma."
With a little cry, Lacey pulled him closer and kissed him several times. When she looked up at me, there were still some tears in her eyes, but they were tears of joy this time.
I smiled at her and got a smile in return. "He's saved me some consoling efforts right now."
"You!" Lacey said with an even bigger smile. "I thought you liked consoling me?"
"I do, but we have a day to begin."
"Well, okay," then she hit me with that 'sunrise smile' again and I melted a little inside. Again.
After all the morning things, we got down to our chores -- Lacey and Cathy took care of the kids while planning on getting her moved out here, while I searched for that controllable cat tail. I found at least four different possibilities, and bookmarked them for later examination by the two ladies. I watched as Lacey cuddled Sam while Duncan crawled into Cathy's lap as she started reading.
I made a call to the contractor, who said that she could be out the following week to look at enclosing the hot tub. When I put my phone away, Lacey looked over at me with a question on her face. "Vicki says she'll be out next Thursday to take a look at the hot tub."
Lacey smiled, "Oh! You remembered!"
"What did he remember, Lacey?" Cathy looked at her.
"When we were at the inn, I was really enjoying the hot tub in the bathroom of our suite. He asked if I'd like to have ours enclosed, and when I said 'yes,' he said he'd look into it." Lacey grinned at me. "I'm surprised she's going to be out here so soon."
"It's a quiet time of year for contractors, my princess."
"Ah," Lacey said as she nodded. "Speaking of quiet time -- she's out."
"So is he," Cathy said.
"What time is it?" Lacey looked over her shoulder at me. "Check for me, please."
"Damn, it's not even noon yet and they've crashed?" I was surprised.
"Yeah. We'll let them sleep a little bit, then we'll wake them for lunch."
"Beyond the hot tub stuff, did you find anything about getting me a cat's tail?" Cathy looked at me curiously.
"I found four different possibilities, but let's hold off on looking at them until we get these two down for their real naps later on." Cathy nodded, and so did Lacey. "Have you figured out the move, yet?"
"Yeah. She's got a two-room apartment. Maybe if you got together with Bert and Travis, and their trucks, we could get everything here in one day." Lacey smiled at me. "You go over there with her, tomorrow maybe, and see what you think -- you know how much storage space we have downstairs."
I caressed Lacey's thigh, being careful not to disturb Sam. "Are you trying to give Cathy and me more alone time?"
Lacey smiled. "Yes, I am, as a matter of fact. Does that bother you, Cathy?"
She shook her head. "I like the sound of it. Lacey, will you be able to get stuff done by yourself?"
"I think I'll be able to get scripts done, figure out what I need to have on hand, and maybe call Lance, if he'll be needed."
"Lance?" Cathy looked a little confused. "Who's he?"