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“I swear if you let me run into a wall, I will kick you where the sun doesn’t shine,” Christen threatened as Tobin led her through the hall of the house, one hand covering her eyes, while the other hand rested on the small of her back. She guided Christen into an unknown room, stopping once they were just inside the doorframe.
“I’d never let that happen,” Tobin said with a laugh as she stepped next to Christen, still holding her hand over the pregnant woman’s eyes.
“Ready to see?” Tobin asked with excitement in her voice. Christen nodded and smiled against Tobin’s hand. “Okay, three, two, one,” Tobin counted down and removed her hand slowly. Christen’s eyes fluttered open, immediately taking in the brand new decor of what was previously the guest bedroom in her house. She took in the sight of the light pink walls that were freshly painted, along with the beautiful wooden crib that was placed in the corner of the room. The carpet was completely brand new, and the wall was occupied with pictures of purple butterflies. She smiled as she looked down at the toy trunk and changing table in the opposite corner of the room.
Christen looked over at Tobin. She was beaming, and rightfully so. “You did all of this?” Christen asked, motioning around to the newly renovated room.
Tobin nodded shyly as she nervously scratched the back of her neck. “I did it while you were out dropping off and picking up Julian everyday.”
Christen shook her head in disbelief, before closing the distance between them. Tobin looked into Christen’s eyes and smiled. The younger woman wrapped her arms around Tobin’s shoulders and craned her head to rest on Tobin’s chest. This action made Tobin’s heart thump as she wrapped her arms around Christen’s waist, pulling her into a tight hug.
“Do you like it?” Tobin asked with a bit of hesitancy in her voice.
Christen looked up and met the firefighter’s golden brown eyes and smiled. “This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.” Christen gently scratched the back of Tobin’s neck with her nails, causing the woman to sigh in pleasure. “Thank you.”
Tobin grinned, before leaning in to kiss Christen’s forehead. “I’m happy to do it. I just hope our sweet girl likes it,” Tobin spoke as she gazed around the room again.
“Something tells me she is going to adore it,” Christen smiled and pecked Tobin’s lips.
A few weeks later, Christen and Tobin were sleeping in bed when they heard a wailing cry come from Julian’s bedroom. Christen immediately shot up as Tobin struggled to turn on the bedside light. Once Tobin finally got the light on, the couple ran down the hall to Julian’s room. They turned on his light, and the scene they found was unsettling. Julian was sat up in his bed, vomit all over the floor next to his bedside table.
“You okay, baby? What happened?” Christen asked as she made her way over to sit on Julian’s bed, making sure that she didn’t step in the vomit in the process.
“I’m sorry, mommy! It was an accident,” Julian whimpered as he cried out. Christen pulled Julian into her lap, wrapping her arms around him so that he was pressed securely to her chest.
“It’s okay, honey. Accidents happen.”
Tobin grabbed an old towel from the bathroom, along with disinfectant spray. She started to work on cleaning up the mess on the floor, while Christen continued to comfort Julian.
“Do you feel sick, pal?” Tobin asked as she wiped up the last of the throw up. Julian nodded his head with a pout of his lip. “Do you want me to sleep in here with you until you fall back asleep?” Tobin suggested and Julian nodded again, his lip quivering this time as he tried to control his crying.
“Babe, you’ve had a long day at work. I can stay with him,” Christen spoke and Tobin shook her head, spraying down some spray to thoroughly clean up Julian’s accident.
“It’s fine. I don’t want you to possibly catch something and get sick with the baby.”
Christen didn’t argue and only thanked Tobin. She kissed her two favorite people goodnight, before heading back to her room. Tobin washed her hands quickly, before sliding into bed with Julian. He instantly cuddled up to her. Tobin wrapped her arms protectively around her son.
“Love you, J,” Tobin whispered into the air, hoping that Julian could hear her.
“Love you too, Momma,” Julian said as he snuggled even further into Tobin’s arms, quickly falling asleep in the safety of her hold.
The next morning, Christen was the first to wake up. She tiptoed to Julian’s room, not wanting to wake up the sleeping pair. The sight she saw melted her heart. Tobin was stretched out with one arm over her head and the other protectively around Julian. He was cuddled as close as possible to her. Both of their mouths open just slightly, letting the softest of snores escape from both of their lips. Christen walked overly slowly and leaned down, placing a gentle kiss on the forehead of both her fiancée and her son. She wondered how two people could be so perfect.
Tobin’s eyes fluttered open as she looked up at Christen. “Good morning,” she murmured in her groggy voice.
“Morning, my love. Did you sleep okay?” Christen asked and Tobin nodded with a small smile.
“I slept okay. Julian slept through the night, which is good. I think he just had a little bug last night that was making him sick,” Tobin said.
Christen nodded and leaned down to kiss Tobin on the lips now. “We’ll keep an eye on it. Thank you for staying with him last night,” Christen whispered. “I love you.”
“Love you too, baby,” Tobin smiled as she held Christen’s hand in hers. “And no worries. I had to make sure that our little man was okay.”
Christen’s heart had officially burst from being filled with complete love and adoration.
A few days later, Tobin was coming home from work when she stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things for dinner. She was walking through the aisle in search for pasta, when a familiar voice called out for her.
“Tobin Heath, is that you?” the voice called as Tobin turned to see who it was. When she saw the person behind that voice, her heart dropped. It was Shirley Cruz. Shirley was a woman that Tobin met a few years after she broke up with Christen. She was originally just another rebound and one night stand, but she tried to make it into something more. Shirley wouldn’t stop texting or calling Tobin for a whole year. One time she even showed up at the fire station, begging Tobin to marry her. It became very clear that she was obsessed with Tobin, and it took forever for Tobin to shake her.
Tobin forced a fake smile as she greeted Shirley. “Hey, Shirley. How’ve you been?”
Shirley stepped into Tobin’s space, just a mere foot away from her. “I’ve been missing you, Tobin. Damn, you’re still as sexy as ever.”
Before Tobin even knew what was happening, Shirley was grabbing her bicep, rubbing it seductively up and down. Though she loved when Christen did that, she felt nothing with Shirley. In fact, she actually felt repulsed.
Tobin took a step back, letting Shirley’s hand drop from her arm. “Listen,” Tobin started as she took another step back, putting distance between the two. “I’m with someone now, like really with someone. We’re getting married, and um, I don’t think she’d appreciate you touching me like that.”
Shirley just laughed it off, biting her lip as she looked Tobin up and down. “That’s okay. It would be kinda fun being a home wrecker,” she said as she stepped forward again, reaching for Tobin’s arm once more. Tobin quickly stopped her by grabbing her hand and pushing it away.
“Stop it, Shirley! That is not okay. Why can’t you seem to get it through your head that I never loved you or even liked you. You were hot and willing. I was still a wreck about leaving the love of my life. It was nothing more than a one time thing!” Tobin whisper yelled just loud enough for only Shirley to hear.
“That’s a lie, Tobin. You know you love me,” Shirley said it as if she was trying to make herself believe her words.
“I don’t, and I never have. I have a gorgeous fiancée, a handsome son, and a baby girl on the way. My life is perfect, and I have everything I’ve ever wanted. So if you’ll excuse me, I need to get home to my family,” Tobin spoke as she stepped around Shirley, leaving her there to fume in anger.
Tobin paid for her items and walked out the door, smiling at the knowledge that her family would be waiting for her at home.
When she got home, she walked through the front door to see Christen and Julian watching a movie on the couch.
“Momma!” Julian exclaimed as he jumped off the couch and raced over to Tobin.
She pulled him into a big hug and smiled wide. “Hey, bud! I missed you.”
Julian smiled a big smile up to Tobin. “Missed you too, Momma! Mommy hasn’t been feeling good today,” he said with a frown and Tobin looked over to Christen who was still on the couch, watching the two.
“Okay, pal. Why don’t you go play in your room for a couple minutes while I talk to Mommy,” Tobin said and Julian nodded. He ran up to his bedroom as Tobin kicked off her boots.
“Hey, Tobs,” Christen greeted from the couch. She ran a hand over the bump of her stomach, frowning down at it.
Tobin took a seat next to her, wrapping a loose arm around her shoulders. “Hi, honey. You feeling okay?”
Christen sighed as she looked up into Tobin’s concerned brown eyes. “The baby has been kicking a lot today,” Christen said. She set head down on Tobin’s shoulder, frowning. “It really hurts.”
Tobin kissed her forehead before she spoke. “I’m sorry, sweetheart. I know this probably won’t make it better, but just think, only a few more months until we get to meet our girl.”
Christen scoffed. “Easy for you to say. You’re not the one who’s growing like a balloon,” she said and Tobin chuckled.
“You’re right, I’m not. But I know that you are one strong ass woman. And I know that you can do this.”
Christen smiled and nodded. “I can do this.”
Tobin returned the smile, which soon fell to a frown.
Christen noticed this. “What’s wrong, babe?” Christen asked as she placed a hand on Tobin’s thigh.
Tobin shook her head and rolled her eyes. “It’s stupid.”
“Um, anything that makes you look this upset is not stupid. Talk to me, Tobs,” Christen said as she looked into Tobin’s eyes.
There was a short silence before Tobin spoke. “I, um, ran into someone today,” she said and Christen nodded, staying silent so Tobin could finish what she had to say. “It was a woman that I hooked up with a while back. Her name’s Shirley.”
With this confession, Christen’s was a bit taken back. “Oh,” is all she could say.
“Yeah,” Tobin awkwardly filled the silence.
“Um, okay,” Christen started. “Why did it bother you so much?” she asked.
Tobin took a deep breath before answering. “She became obsessed with me after the one night we slept together, even after I told her that it was just a one time deal.”
“How so?”
“She started coming by at the fire station, my apartment, and anywhere else she could find me. I told her multiple times that I didn’t want anything more with her, but she just wouldn’t budge,” Tobin spoke.
Christen shook her head, matching Tobin’s frown. The younger woman was a bit jealous that another woman was so enthralled with Tobin, but she had to refrain from showing that feeling.
“I saw her in the grocery store today. She came up to me and started being flirty with me. She rubbed my arm up and down before I could even stop her,” Tobin confessed. This had Christen fuming. The thought of another woman feeling Tobin up had her blood boiling.
“So what did you say?” Christen asked.
“When she started flirting with me, I told her that I have a beautiful family, and that’s not going to change. I hope you know that you can trust me,” Tobin said and Christen nodded.
“I know, baby. I’m not worried. Don’t let her get to you, Tobs,” Christen spoke.
Tobin looked at her and sighed. “You’re right, I shouldn’t. There’s no reason to be down when I have my amazing family.”
Christen grinned, before leaning in to press a kiss to Tobin’s chiseled jawline. She moved to Tobin’s ear and smiled against it. “Especially when you don’t have work tomorrow, and we can sleep in a bit. Maybe get a quickie in before breakfast,” Christen whispered seductively.
Tobin met Christen’s green eyes and smirked. “Is that so?” Tobin inquired and Christen bit her lip with a nod. She ran her hand slowly up Tobin’s thigh to her crotch, all while holding eye contact. She palmed the large bulge in Tobin’s jeans, smiling to herself as she felt Tobin growing harder beneath her hand. “Babyyy,” Tobin groaned out as Christen ran her hand up and down the area. She shot Christen a mischievous smirk, which was quickly returned. “Julian is right upstairs, Chris. It’s too risky.”
Christen smiled and blushed as she removed her hand, moving it to run her fingers over Tobin’s cheek and jawline instead. “You’re right. Sorry for getting you all hot and bothered,” Christen joked and Tobin laughed, pulling the younger woman into her body tightly. Christen wrapped her arms snugly around Tobin’s torso.
“No worries, honey. We’ll have time later if you want. For right now I just want to hold my girl. I love you,” Tobin murmured as she pressed a kiss to the crown of Christen’s head.
“I love you, too, Tobs.”