When I got home two days later everything was great but a week later I was still aching and Austin was still upset. I understood why he was upset because I was myself but there wasn’t anything we could do so I decided to try and cheer him up. I told him to take Mia out somewhere because I wanted some time on my own.

“I don’t think I should leave you.” He’d said to me and I just shook my head and forced him outside. I headed towards the kitchen after he’d left and set about making a cake I knew he’d love. A triple chocolate fudge cake in the shape of his band’s logo. I really hoped he would like it.

By the time he arrived back he was smiling with Mia and Alan was with him. I wasn’t sure where he’d found Alan but I never questioned the relationship those two men had. When Austin got in the door he set Mia down and headed straight to me and kissed me as he rubbed his hands up and down my arms.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine.” I smiled to him and tugged him by the hand into the kitchen. He saw his cake and a smile spread across his handsome face. I’d written underneath in blue icing ‘life isn’t as easy as a song’ because that was something he’d told me when we’d first gotten together.

“This is beautiful. You’re beautiful.” Austin turned and pulled me in his arms to kiss me. I melted against him with a moan. It had been so long since I’d been with my man and I was feeling it in every inch of my body. I kissed him deeper and he hoisted me up onto the counter and pushed against me.

“We…shouldn’t be…doing this…” He muttered against my lips between kisses and I laughed against his lips as I scraped my fingernails through his hair.

“Oh, how about we leave your Mommy and Daddy to have some special time, hey Mia?” Alan asked our daughter before whisking her away outside. I grinned at Austin who was smirking down at me. I was amazed at how we’d bounced back after such a tragedy.

“Are you sure you’re alright with this?” Austin whispered against my lips as he hand trailed up in the inside of my thigh. I spread my legs wider and tugged him closer to me giving him an invitation that I was okay.

“Lift your hips up for me, angel.” He murmured and his voice sent shivers over my body as I lifted my arms up to lock around his neck before lifting my hips up off the counter. He tugged my leggings and underwear down and tossed them to the floor before kissing my neck.

“I’ve missed this.” I said to him as I looked into his eyes. There were even more wrinkles around his eyes now and I rubbed my finger over one and he smiled sadly at me.

“It’s okay, Austin. It wasn’t your fault, it wasn’t my fault. We’ll try again if you still want to?” I asked him as I kissed down his neck and I felt his chest heave as he took a deep breath before he nodded against my head before reaching between us and unzipping his pants.

“It’s going to be quick but we’ll take our time tonight, when Mia is in bed.” Austin said to me and tilted my head up before he tore his top away from his body and then lifted mine over my head. I knew it wasn’t very hygienic to be doing this on the counter but I hadn’t been with him in so long I was missing him.

“I don’t care, Austin. Just hurry.” I whimpered against his chest and he guided himself into me with one swift movement. I moaned quietly as he pushed all the way in and waited for me to adjust to his and as I did he rubbed his hand up and down my back with a content sigh.
“Ready?”
“Mmm.” I nodded against his chest and he left my body only to return quickly. His breath hitched in his throat as his hand clenched on my hip. He was right when he said we weren’t going to last long, it must have been just about two minutes before I cried out and a few moments later he buried his face in my neck and moaned deep.

We cleaned ourselves up and dressed before cleaning the counter down with a laugh. Austin wrapped his arms around me from behind and kissed the back of my neck. Maybe this is what we needed to get back into our routine.

“Mummy? What are those things on your legs?” Mia asked as she hopped into the room a little while later, her face covered in pink icing of some sort.

“What things, honey?” I asked and crouched down to her level with a smile.

“The bumpy white lines.” Mia tilted her head to side as I felt my blood run cold and Austin knelt down next to me with a smile.

“They’re battle scars. Mommy was in a battle before you were born but she came out the other side. Some people have them on their legs and some have them on their arms but never ask about them, Mia. If you do see someone with scars just give them a hug. Alright, sweetie?”

“Okay, daddy.” Mia took the answer easy enough and I turned to hug Austin so tightly. He stroked his hands down my back before he reached behind him and pulled a familiar sheet of paper out.

“Look what I found again.”

“I can’t believe this.” The list had appeared and I smiled up at him as we headed towards the sofa. Mia was sitting and playing with the doll’s house in the living room as I and Austin decided to mark some things off the list.

Notes

Title cred: Of Mice & Men

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