Laura's Birthday...(S10-E1)

It's early Sunday morning on January 6th, Laura's birthday. The sun is starting to break on the horizon and Luke is climbing 
back into bed after a trip to the bathroom. 

He stares across the bed at Laura who is cuddled up under the blankets. It's slightly chilly this morning but feels great to Luke. He was 

used to much colder winters living up in the northwest coast. Now 

down here in the south, the winters are much more mild.

 Luke scoots in close and leans over Laura who is still 

sleeping but then easily awakes as she feels 

the bed shift with his weight. Laura is a light sleeper. 

Luke smiles down at her.

*Luke* "Hey....Happy Birthday, babe..."

*Laura* "Mmnn hey...already? What time is it?..."

*Luke* "It's about 5 minutes till 7..."

*Laura* "You sure are chipper this morning...Did you sleep okay?"

*Luke* "Yeah I slept fine, babe. You?..."

*Laura* "Yeah, me too...It's chilly in here."

*Luke smiling* "Not really but I can warm you up..."

Luke leans in farther down and kisses her softly. Laura reaches up and twists her fingers into his hair, kissing him back. The soft smack 

of their lips as they meet, Luke pulls her hip in against his

 body and kisses her again this time a little harder...

 *Laura* "Mmmm...Are you already naked?..."

Then comes another soft smack of a kiss before Luke 

replies back. His voice low and close as 

their lips are still parting...

 *Luke* "Uh..huh..."
*Laura* "Mmmn....Lucky me."

Luke continues to kiss her as his hand slides down the inside 

of her thigh pushing her legs open. Laura now knows why

 he felt so chipper when she opened her eyes and saw 

him smiling over her. He had S-E-X on the brain.

*Laura* "Luke, what if the boys wake up?..."

Now that Phineas is almost able to climb out of the crib and 

Phoenix often sneaks into their room in the mornings, 

Laura can't help but worry. Luke runs kisses down

 her neck and shoulder.

 *Luke* "Just relax Babe, the boys are sound asleep."

All the while he continues to kiss her trying to get her to relax and let go. Laura begins to succumb to his touch and decides a morning in bed with Luke does sound absolutely perfect. Those days are few 
and far between now. It's her birthday live a little. 

Laura reaches up and fists her hands into his hair as she allows Luke to shift his body more over her and between her thighs kissing her deeper. He knows the simple gesture means she has decided to stay in bed with

 him a little longer this morning.

A short while later, the two lay in bed. Laura knows she is gonna need to get up and get her day going soon, but she is enjoying her
 moment with Luke way too much. She moans softly as she 
recalls just what happened only a few fleeting moments ago. 

*Luke* "What's wrong Babe? Did I not satisfy you?..."

Laura turns to look up at him. It's the complete opposite of that. Laura is so relaxed and satisfied, problem is she has to get up now. Face the day, take care of the two little ones. Not that she doesn't enjoy it but Mom's need a break every so often. Birthday's aren't always

 as fun once you get into your mid 30's. haha!

*Laura perplexed* "What do you mean? Of course I'm satisfied. I'm just sad that 

I can't spend the rest of the day here in bed with you...."

Then Laura turns her head to look away. 

*Laura* "I miss those days..."
*Luke* "Babe, you just had one of those days last week. Remember? New years?...
You had me all to yourself for a full 24 hours."
*Laura* "I know. It was wonderful."
*Luke* "What's wrong babe, feeling some birthday blues?..."
Luke is five years older than Laura so he understands birthdays can be a whole mix of feelings as you get older. They are so exciting as a kid but as an adult it's just another notch you gotta add to your belt.

*Laura* "Yeah I guess so....Just life seems to go by faster now. Fin is gonna be 2 next month and Phoenix will be 5 in July! My babies are growing up, Luke..."

*Luke* "That's part of life, Babe...Kids grow up. We get old."

*Laura* "I know...Just hate how fast it is going. I'm not ready to send 

Phoenix off to his first day of Kindergarten."

*Luke* "And you don't think that scares the shit out of me?..Don't 

worry we'll get through it together."

Laura turns on her back to face Luke. He understands but not fully, being a mother and watching your little ones grow 

can be both exciting and scary at times. Granted Luke is a father but mothers spend so much time nurturing in the early years.

*Laura* "Luke?..."

*Luke* "Yeah, Babe."

*Laura* "I wanna try for another, Baby. Before the

 boys get any older..."

Luke lets out a huge sigh, he had a feeling this was what she was gonna say. Not that he is completely opposed to it, he just feels 
like its just a tad too soon.

*Luke* "I dunno know, Babe...Doesn't feel like the right time right now."

*Laura* "Why not? Fin is only about 2 years younger than Phoenix. 

And he's gonna be 2 next month...It's the perfect time."

*Luke* "You sure this is not just because your sister and Ben announced

 a week ago they plan to start a family?"

Laura props herself up on her elbow so she 
can look him straight in the eyes.

*Laura* "Well it did get me thinking but you know I want another 

baby. I thought you did too?"

*Luke* "Yeah...but...I...You're really fucking serious about this?.."

*Laura* "Yes, I am!..."

Laura slides her hand down his chest, over his abs 

and down lower.

*Laura with a teasing pout* "You're gonna say no to me on my birthday?..."

*Luke chuckles* "I never said no, Babe...I said I dunno. I need

 a little more time to think about this."

*Laura teasing* "So you're willing to turn down lots and lots of sex,

 because you don't know?"

Laura is making it hard for him to resist but he is trying to look at it from a more responsible and financial stand point. Kids are expensive! Then suddenly little Fin's voice comes through the baby monitor.

"BA...BA...BA...!"

*Luke* "Fuck, Laura...I..."
Saved by the baby monitor both Luke and Laura pop up. This

 little discussion will have to take place at another time.  

Fin has been trying to climb out of his crib lately.

*Laura* "I better go get him..."

*Luke* "No. I'll go, you relax take a shower...."

*Laura* "Are you sure?...What about breakfast?..."

*Luke* "I'll feed them...I can handle it."

*Laura* "Luke it's no big deal I can..."
*Luke* "It got it, Babe!.."

Laura leans back against the pillows after Luke kinda snapped
 back at her. Seems like he just wants out of the room 
seeing where their conversation was going only moments ago.

She watches Luke as he grabs the small blue condom box and sets it back in the shelf of his night table then gets up off the bed and walks 
over to grab his jeans and slide them on.

*Luke* "Hey, babe..."

*Laura* "Yeah?..."

Luke turns as he zips himself up into his blue jeans 

forgoing wearing any underwear. 

*Luke* "I need to stop at the shop before Jacob opens up at 11. Why don't you and the 

boys come with me, then we can spend the rest of the 

day together...Whatever you wanna do."

*Laura* "Okay, I'd like that."

*Laura* "You sure you don't want any help?..."

*Luke* "I got it covered, Laura. Go take a shower, relax a little."

*Laura* "I'm trying..."

Luke looks back at her before he heads out the 

door and down the hall to Fin's room.
*Luke* "I know you are..."
Then Phineas squeals out Mama over the baby monitor.

*Luke* "Fuck I better go..."
Luke heads down the hall his voice 
fading as he speaks again.
 "Go relax, take a shower, Babe...I got this!"
Laura gets up and grabs her favorite fuzzy warm robe and slips it on. Fighting the urge to make sure Luke doesn't need 
any help with the boys. 

She suddenly hears Luke's voice over the baby
 intercom. She forgot to turn it off. She pauses and listens. It feels weird eavesdropping on him but she can't help but wonder...

 *Luke* "Hey, good morning little man..."
*Phineas* "Dada! Dada! Ow-t...."
Phineas is trying to kick his leg over the railing of the crib. 
Luke quickly steps into the room to scoop
 him up before he falls over.

*Luke* "I think someone has about out grown his crib...Your mom 

is right time sure does fly....C'mon lets get your diaper changed."

*Phineas* "Dada..."

Laura sits at the edge of the bed while she 

listens to Luke talk to Finn. She should be hoping 

in the the shower by now.

 Phineas giggles and squeals with delight and Laura
 figures Luke must have picked him up and 
spun him around or something. The boys always
 love it when dad does those kind of things.

 *Luke* "First order of business, getting that diaper changed...Whoa! that thing is
sagging it's so loaded!  What the fu..eh..Okay, maybe its time
 we start getting you potty trained."
Phineas babbles back. He can say quite a few words now but is
 still working on it. Laura is beginning to feel really guilty now 
for listening in on him. As Luke changes Fin's diaper
 she can hear he is handling it just fine...

*Luke sighs* "Your mom is right you two are growing up too
fast...I don't know if I'm ready for that either."
*Phineas* "Dada....diaper...."
*Luke* "I know bud, hang on...I'm not as fast as mom..."
*Phineas* "Mama?..."
*Luke* "What? Dada not doing a good job?..."
*Phineas* "Na...na!..."
Laura smiles and continues to listen then suddenly
 a third voice comes into the room, Phoenix. 
He finally woke up. 

*Phoenix rubbing the sleep from his eyes* "Mama?..."

Luke stops and turns to look down at him. His firstborn son,

 the one who made him a father. Phoenix is so much like

 Luke personality wise but looks more like Laura.

*Luke* "Hey buddy, you finally wake up?...Kinda 

slept in today didn't you?...That's okay we got a busy day, gotta take 

Mommy out for her birthday."

Laura quickly clicks off the monitor. She doesn't want to

 know if Luke has any surprises in store for her. 

She has eavesdropped long enough.

*Laura* "Okay, time to go take that shower..."

Back in the nursery Luke is 
talking with Phoenix.
*Luke* "You hungry?..."
*Phoenix* "Uh..huh..."

*Luke* "Okay lemme finish with your brother first. Did you go potty yet?"
*Phoenix shakes his head no* "I got a pull up."
*Luke sighs* "Ah, sh..shoot. That's right. Does mommy usually help you?"
Phoenix nods yes this time. Finally after diapers and pull ups
 have been changed, teeth are brushed and hands are washed
 the boys head down stairs to start on some breakfast. Luke
 is finishing up with the last batch of pancakes when Laura 
finally comes down stairs.

*Laura* "Mm Mm smells good in here. Phoenix sit
up straight while you're eating, Pumpkin..."
Luke turns to flip the last pancake onto the plate and 
finds Laura standing there at the kitchen island. All dressed
 up and ready to go. He smiles as he checks her out.

*Luke* "Hey you look beautiful...You hungry?"
Laura leans in to kiss him. She really does appreciate 
him going the extra mile so she can relax. She was worried for a bit he might be upset she brought up wanting to have another baby.

*Laura* "Starving..."
*Luke* "Good cause I made plenty..."
Luke flips the last one onto the 
plate as Laura watches and observes 
Luke's cooking skills.

*Laura* "So I was thinking about what we were
 discussing earlier this morning?..."
*Luke* "Uh..huh..."
Luke's response makes him sound like he's not
 sure he wants to talk about this right now, but 
Laura needs him to hear her out.

*Laura* "I'm sorry I sprung that on you so hard. If you're not ready I understand...You were so patient with me when I wasn't ready the second time around. So when you're
ready let's have that baby then."
Luke seems to visibly loosen up after he
 hears what she said. Having another baby at this point has got to be more planned out. Usually Laura is more of the planner but this time around they seemed to have swapped how they feel on that.

*Luke* "It's not that I don't, babe you know that. Just give me some time to figure
out the finances, get through tax season, then I'll let you know..."
*Laura smiles* "Okay..."
After that is settled and no longer feels like it's dangling there
 between them. The family all gathers around the table to 
finish the breakfast Luke has made.

*Laura* "These are yummy. Maybe I should let you
cook more often."
*Luke* "Wait a minute I thought I married you for your cooking
 not the other way around..."
*Laura* "Well there are some bonus points...I mean a hot, shirtless man
 in my kitchen...a girl could get used to that."
Laura forks another bite into her mouth. Luke smiles 
at her as he chews on some of the pancakes. 
Then replies back.

*Luke* "You know, babe...Phoenix helped me some so maybe
 that's why these taste so good."
*Laura* "Ah! That makes complete sense now. That must be why these
pancakes taste so good!"
Phoenix beams bright with a smile. He was excited
 to help dad out in the kitchen.

*Luke* "Yeah Phoenix even helped me add
 the secret ingredient...Right?"
*Phoenix* "Uh..huh! synonym!!!..."
*Laura giggles* "You mean cinnamon, Pumpkin?..."
Phoenix nods his head as he chews on his food.
Phineas grunts and raises his arms. He is done
 eating he wants to go play.

*Luke* "Already?...you barely ate."
*Laura* "Luke you put way too much food on his
 plate. I'm sure he is plenty full by now."
A couple hours later the Cooper clan makes it down to Vintage 
Vinyl record shop. Laura gets the boys situated and entertained 
while Luke carries a crate of new inventory out of the back.

*Laura* "So what do you need to do?..."
*Luke* "I need to sort these and a few other crates. So that way Jacob
 can label them and get them out on the shelves.

*Luke continues* "Also I wanted to stop at our coffee shop and get some
 pastries and coffee since Jacob agreed to work today..."
Luke usually alternates weekends with Jacob but since
 this one fell on Laura's birthday. Jacob agreed to switch. 

*Laura* "Oh, okay...Well go on and do that, I can handle things here."
*Luke* "Are you sure?..."
*Laura smiles* "Now you sound like me..."
She was worried this morning Luke couldn't handle the 
boy's morning routine, but he did just fine.
Luke sets down the records and walks over to Laura.

*Luke* "I'll be right back...I'll lock up behind me
 so no one can get in."
*Laura smiles* "Okay..."
Then Luke kisses her goodbye and heads out. When he meant "our coffee shop" he meant the one where they very first met each other on 
their blind date. He steps into the small, quaint little 
coffee shop and greets the girl at the counter.

*Luke* "Hi, Natalie...Lemme get 3 regular coffees and 4 pastries."
*Natalie* "Okay...to go right?"
While Luke is ordering the coffee and sweets. He has 
no idea a familiar face is watching him from the 
back of the coffee shop.

Whoever they may be, Luke has not yet noticed
 them. Prying eyes watch behind dark sunglasses.

*Luke* "Yes, to go..."
*Natalie* "Okay that will be $26.57...I'll have it all ready
for you in a few minutes."
*Luke* "Okay sounds good..."
Luke pays and then waits for his food.
Who is they mystery person and what do
 they want? Find out next Friday!
To Be Continued!

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