Thrive - Side 2
Back Where I Belong
I’m on my way home and I could not be more excited. Abby was going to meet me at the airport when my flight arrived; I couldn’t have gotten there faster. When I saw her, she stood up and walked only a few steps as I took the remaining one and made my way over to her. I wrapped my arms around her waist as she stood on her toes so we could kiss; the electricity shot through as she wound her arms around my neck.
"I missed you." I said, separating our lips.
"I missed you, too."
I wanted to kiss her again, but we heard our daughter cry.
"Someone else missed you."
I moved away from her and knelt down to see Scarlett. She smiled again when I smiled at her.
"Daddy missed you, too."
I went ahead and tickled her causing her to go into a giggling fit. After that wonderful moment, I turned my attention back to Abby.
“Hey.” I said.
“Hey. Ready to go?”
“If you are.”
Once we said our goodbyes to Miranda, Jack and Luca, we grabbed my suitcase and left. When we got home, I was starving and wanted to get straight to the kitchen.
“What are you in the mood for?” she asked, reaching the kitchen.
I was behind her with Scarlett.
“You, but that’s not exactly an option right now.” I smirked.
“Just give it a few days.” she smirked before placing another kiss on my lips.
“Let me make something and you can feed Scarlett.”
“You sure?”
“Absolutely.”
It was past noon.
“Thank you. I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
Abby headed to the fridge where there we pre-made bottles of breast milk. While she was waiting for one to heat in the fridge, I wound my arms around her stomach and she backed into me.
“Alex. I need to feed her.” she said, placing her hands on top of mine.
“Then, why are you getting comfortable?” I said with my lips on top of her head.
“Shut up, smartass.”
Then, we heard the microwave beep.
“I need to get that.”
I sighed.
“Ok.” I said defeatedly.
She laughed as I let her go.
“What are you making?” she said, feeding Scarlett.
“Shrimp tacos.”
“You know your way to a woman’s heart. Don’t you?”
I laughed.
“You up for a nap later?” I asked.
“Whenever she is. There’s some body heat I’ve been desperately missing.”
“What a coincidence. I’ve been missing some body heat also.”
She bit her lip and finished feeding Scarlett while I continued cooking.
“Lunch ready?”
“As a matter of fact, it is.”
“Yay!” she said, placing Scarlett in her swing.
“Sit down. I’ll bring them in.”
She sat down in the living room and turned on the television. A few moments later, I walked in and placed a hand on her shoulder with lunch in tow.
“You okay?”
“Yeah. I’m just a little sleepy is all. Lunch smells delicious.”
She let out a sound of pleasure after her first bite which caused me to laugh.
“I missed your cooking.” she said.
“I enjoy cooking for you.”
"You're too much."
"I try."
Abby moved closer and placed her head on my shoulder when she finished eating. She glanced over at Scarlett who was on the verge of sleep.
“I’m gonna go put her in her crib. I’ll meet you upstairs?”
“Of course.” I said, wiping my mouth.
When Abby was about done eating. I gently picked Scarlett up, walked up the stairs and into her nursery where I placed her in her crib. Once I reached our bedroom, I saw Abby lying in bed with her phone in her hand.
“Hey.” I said, lying next to her.
“Hey.”
"What's with the big smile?"
"Open up Instagram."
She shimmied a bit, so she was lying partially on my chest and looked at me as I opened it up on my phone. I wrapped my arm around her body tighter, pulling her onto my body.
The two loves of my life are back together again! #loveyou #missedyou #family
“You are amazing. I love you.” I said.
“I love you, too.”
I commented and loved the post quickly. She looked up at me and saw the smile on my face.
"You are seriously the most amazing person I’ve ever met.”
She was speechless as she took my phone and set it on the nightstand and pressed her lips onto mine.
“Fuck. I need you so badly.” I said after a few seconds.
“So do I.”
I wanted to pull her into my lap and take her shirt off, but I knew what that would lead to and it was something that could not happen… at least, not yet.
“Remember, we gotta wait just a few more days.” she said.
“A few more days.”
