Chapter2: A Normal Life

 

 

Feeling her husbands lips against the back of her neck is what woke Evelyn.  The sun had not come up yet, and this time for both of them was treasured, a time when they didn’t have to worry about Alex.  Without hesitating she turned to face him, and instantly his lips were upon hers.  The kiss was slow and sensual, and she sighed in contentment as his tongue stroked against the roof of her mouth.  When he pulled away she opened her eyes.

 

“Good morning,” she said.

 

“Good morning.”  Rick rubbed his nose against hers, then kissed her again.  He moaned when she rubbed her hand against his bare chest, and gasped as it moved lower to his boxers.  In their four years of marriage, Evie had gotten very good at knowing what pleased him, and he loved times when it was exclusively them.  It didn’t take much of her gentle strokes against his sensitive flesh to really get Rick aroused.  Gently he moved her hands away, and lifted his hips sliding his boxers off, then helped her remove her long flannel nightgown, something she had to wear in case Alex awoke in the night, which he often did.  Once they were undressed, he reached out and pulled her closer to him kissing her full soft lips once again.  He pushed against her bottom with his hand bringing her center against his arousal, and felt her shutter.

 

“I need us together,”  she moaned as he rubbed his penis against her.  Never one to make his wife wait, at least not in this, Rick eased her on her back and moved over her, gazing into her deep hazel eyes.  Unable to take a moment of being separate from her husband, Evelyn reached up and pulled his head down opening her lips to a more heated kiss.  Rick reached down and grasped around his penis moving it against her Vagina, then pushed into her.  Both of them gasped at the intense feeling, the tightness as well as the warmth as he slid inside of her.  This loving was slow and tender, and each movement illicitated moans from both of them.   Rick parted from her lips to watch her as he moved into her.

 

“I never get tired of this,”  She said, reaching up to trail her finger against his lips.  His response was to suck it into his mouth, nibbling it before he released it.  When his movements speeded up, Evelyn arched her hips to meet his thrusts, and it wasn’t long before a powerful climax took over both of them.  Rick covered her mouth with his so they wouldn’t wake Alex, then rolled them to their sides, holding her as their heart beats slowed to a normal rhythm.  As they rested, Rick ran his hand through her long dark hair.  Her cheek was pressed against his upper chest, and she could hear his heart beat which relaxed her even further.

 

“You know I could lay here all day and not mind,”  she admitted.

 

“I remember a time when we were able to do that,”  Rick responded.  Evie lifted her head to look at him.

 

“We need to make more time for us Rick.  I love Alex, and I love our job as parents, but with the museum, and your job at the shipping firm plus Alex, it just doesn’t seem that we ever see one another,”  Evie said.  Rick’s job was very flexible, and he did most of his work from home so he could take care of Alex, but by the time Evie got home in the evening, Alex wanted her full attention, and then by the time he was down for the night, they were both worn out. 

 

“What do you suggest?”  Rick asked as he leaned in to kiss her again.

 

“He is old enough to start preschool,”  she said.  Both of them had been very hesitant in that because Alex was going through a hitting and biting stage, and they were worried that he would get thrown out on the first day for that.

 

“Or we could hire a nanny,”  Rick suggested.  That made Evelyn shutter.

 

“Honey tell me what the difference is between putting him in school, and hiring a nanny?”  Rick asked.  For some reason, Evelyn had been set against that from the beginning.

 

“I just remember our nanny.  She was a wonderful woman, but my parents were always away, and I worry that if we do hire one, we will end up doing the same thing,”  she said. 

 

“We won’t ever know until we give it a chance,”  Rick responded, and after a moment Evelyn agreed.  They stayed in one anothers arms for almost an hour more just resting, then Evelyn’s alarm rang, and it signaled the start of a new day.  After a lingering kiss both of them arose from the bed, Rick heading to the bathroom to shave, and Evie to her closet where she put on a robe before going to get Alex up.

 

 

 

 

 

Two doors down from their room, on the right was Alex’s room.  It was not as big as theirs, but not small either, and was full of his toys and books.  His bed was against the far wall to the left with the foot of the bed sticking out and the head against the wall.  As with the past few mornings, Evelyn didn’t find her son in his bed, and sighed taking the long walk to the other end of the house where Jonathan’s room was located.  For some reason, Alex had not wanted to sleep in his own bed, and since neither she nor Rick were willing to allow him to sleep with them, Alex had managed to swindle Jonathan into letting him sleep there.  When she approached, she heard her brother’s loud snore, and wondered how in the world her baby slept through that.  Quietly she crept into his room, making a mental note to herself to talk to him about bringing Alex to them when he snuck out of his bed at night.  Carefully she picked Alex up, cradling him against her chest without so much as a peep, and walked out, taking him back to his own room.  Once there, she settled in the rocking chair, humming a soft tune to rouse him, which in a minute it did.

 

“Mummy I want to go work with you today,”  he said as he lifted his head from her chest.

 

“I wish you could Angel, but mummy is going to be very busy today.”  Alex pouted, but Evie would have none of that, and tickled him which brought instant laughter.

 

“All right my little Angel help mummy pick out what you are going to wear today,”  she said as she set him on the floor.  What Alex picked out was his favorite outfit, his blue corduroy trousers and his warm red sweater.  Evelyn got what he missed, which was a long shirt to go under his sweater, and his underclothes then helped him get dressed. 

 

 

 

 

A little later in the day, Once Alex was down for his nap, Rick called the Nanny Agency and set up a few interviews, and then called Evelyn to tell her he had managed to set up a few for that day.  Now both of them awaited the arrival of the first nanny enjoying a quiet lunch as Alex was still asleep. 

 

“Are you all right?”  Evie nodded, though she kept fidgeting with her napkin, and she looked up when Rick put his hand on hers.

 

“Evie look I can call this off if you want.”  Rick said, not realizing until now how truly upset she was by this.

 

“No don’t, I know I’m just being silly.  We love our son, and we need time for us,”  Evelyn said.  She knew this, and it was why she was willing to hire a nanny.  Before to much more could be said, Marie came with the first young woman.  Introduction were made, then Evelyn asked her the questions she had come up with.  They saw three young woman that day, all of whom neither liked, then the next day they found a young woman named Cara who was exactly who they wanted.  Alex met her that day, and it was an instant friendship.  Life was looking up for all of them, and for once Rick believed they could actually have a normal life, and was finally content.