Unconventional

5

"I'm back!" I heard from shout once he came through the door. He soon appeared on the kitchen with a bunch of flowers, Lily's to be specific "I got you these. To say sorry for treating you like shit. Lily's and that. For our little Baba" He handed me the bunch of flowers and waited anxiously for a response
"I'm gonna go." Tom said putting his tea towel down and walking out the room leaving me and Dom alone
"Do you accept my apology?"
"Do you love me?"
"Course I fucking do. Why you saying that? Did I make you think I don't love you?"
"Don't know. You're at the studio nearly every night,tired during the day and we havent-"
"We haven't had sex for months. You think I don't want to? Because God I fucking do but you are pregnant Lexi. I can't do anything to risk you or the baby right now." His eyes were wide and glossy and the fact if even questioned how much he loved me clearly hurt him like hell.
"God. I sound so pathetic. I'm pregnant with your child of course you-" he cut me off by kissing me softly smiling into the kiss
"Yeah. Remember that. You're pregnant with our child. And of course I love you"
"Yknow," I drawled out
"What?"
"The midwife said it would be okay. It's safe."
"Lexi love, it's five in the evening. Not right now."
"Okay." I said softly a little disheartened by it
"But later I promise."
"Promise?"
"Yeah. Promise. I've not got to be at the studio and Adam made me realise I should probably bin it off for a bit. Like until the baby comes and after that it's not important."
"Thank you. I know how much it means to you" he stroked my cheek softly
"Not more than you. Besides I could stay away from my girls for long. Eh lily?" He squatted down and lifted my shirt up to kiss my belly "How about we get you a strawberry milkshake eh? And me and mumma can go on a little date?"
"Yeah. Sure we can do that." I said running my hand through his hair. He looked up at me before standing up fully and kissing me again
"Don't want you to ever question how I feel again though. Okay?"
"Okay. I promise I will try."
"That's all I can ask for. Come on. Let's eat with the boys and then we can get ready"
"We don't have to eat with them. Can't we just go out to eat?"
"Like a Macdonald's date?" He asked confused
"Yeah. Sounds good. I wanna do that."
"Okay. Whatever you want love."

"Not the most romantic date" Dom said setting our tray of food down
"It's perfectly fine cus it's what I wanted. And it might be our last date so I can't be arsed spending all the time getting dressed to go to a restaurant when I could just bum out and get fast food."
"A girl after my own heart"
"I already have your heart silly"
"I love when ya talk like that. It's cute." I smiled and took my milkshake first, taking a sip of it "So are you okay with Tom staying? Because he doesn't have anywhere else to go."
"Yeah. Course. Glad to have him back."
"Just making sure it's what you want. That's all. Because if we're gonna bring a baby home I want it to be a loving one."
"Dom baby?"
"Yeah?" He asked avoiding my gaze
"Do you want Tom back?" He shrugged "We are a fucking family Dom. And we make house decisions together. Do you want him back?"
"I'm just scared that he can do it better." He mumbled "And then you'll go to him instead of me and us just won't work." I looked at the food still in the bag on the table and without a second thought snatched it
"Cmon. Let's go for a walk back home."
"Lex what?" He said confused
"I said, let's go for a walk back home. Cmon"
"Okay?"
"Just fucking trust me." I held my hand out and he took it "You do don't you?"
"Hundred percent" I pulled him up off the seat
"Then come on."

"Funny looking home." He remarked. We'd walked more than a little out of our way to a spot where we could see the skyline lit up. It was beautiful and it reminded me of the first night Dom brought me home here
"Shut up. I wanted to bring you here so I could ask you something."
"What you gonna ask love?"
"You have to promise not to freak out. Okay?"
"Okay?" He said confused
"It's really important to me. So please let me down gently If you say no."
"Just ask me the fucking question" he said giggling
"Alright. Stop being so impatient."
"Sorry. I'm all ears." He watched intently as I took a deep breath
"Will you marry me?" He went silent, since we'd got back together we didn't bring up the fact he had proposed. If anything we avoided the topic whenever friends would bring it up. But I wanted to show him I was committed to us working out. And that no one or nothing would ruin that "Dom. Are you gonna say something?"
"Yeah."
"What then?"
"No. I mean yeah I'll marry you." His shocked expression turned into a smile as he pulled my into a hug "Why did you think I would freak out?"
"I don't know. We have just avoided talking about it. Kinda thought you didn't wanna commit since last time flopped."
"I do. I fucking do I swear" he pulled away from the hug only to kiss me. It was only gentle and he soon pulled away resting his forehead on mine so we were still close. "I will marry you tomorrow if I must. But I'll always want to be your husband."
"I love you." I said starting to cry since I didn't really know what else to do
"Don't cry sweetheart. Remember, all my life until you close your eyes for good. I wrote a song for ya. And I think you'd wanna hear it."
"I do. I always wanna hear your stuff. Just wish you'd bring me to the studio more often."
"Baby you can come. Whenever. I should have been more clear with that"
"Damn right. But it's good to know I can"
"Come on. Let's go home and celebrate. Tell the boys and that."
"You don't even have a ring. And besides I think I wanna tell them separately. Because I don't want them freaking out thinking we can't handle this."
"We can celebrate on our own" he smirked and I kissed him again to hide my own
"Cmon. Let's go home then."

"You tired?" He asked pulling my body towards his own and generating heat simply from the lack of clothes between the both of us.
"Am now" I said smiling as I had just managed to catch my breath. He pecked my lips gently
"I'm sorry I've been neglecting you."
"It's fine. You had your reason. To keep me and baby safe. Even if it was a little irrational."
"I'm lucky to have a girl who sees it that way. Listen I really fucking love you though. And I need you to know that because I clearly haven't shown it enough."
"But we-"
"Yeah but sex isn't everything. And I needed you to know. Like you said, it doesn't feel genuine when we're fucking."
"That wasn't exactly how I phrased it. But I get what you mean." He chuckled
"You going to sleep now?" I nodded and he pulled the blanket down a little to expose my bump
"What are you doing?" I asked him
"Saying night to lily. That's all." He kissed the top of my bump "Night baby girl" he whispered and shifted up in the bed so we were once again face to face "And night to you too" he said softly kissing my forehead
"Goodnight Dommy."
"Night Lexi bear"