Forever on my mind

[ x ] When it came to their children, it had never been something they outright planned. They’d talk about having more children after Bridget and then Henry happened. And sometimes they’d make a brief comment about wanting another one once they were more settled and then well, here they were, waiting for the pregnancy stick to tell them whether or not they were going to have another little Hoo running around. It may not have been planned, but the unexpected pregnancies were always welcomed. Things were going good now with the new restaurant and they did have a bigger place here in Santa Monica than they did in New York. Without even realizing it, they were ready to have another child and Chaz would be lying if he said he didn’t want this. He was more than excited and anxious over the results. “In hindsight, there have been some signs. Like the things you’ve been craving lately - the things you ask me to make you - have been things you usually ate with Bridget or Henry. But… I don’t want to get my hopes up. Because… I want this.” He walked up to his wife and held her hand. “I want another baby with you.”

Avery was scared and excited about the whole thing. She was feeling such an array of feelings that she was too nervous to even look at the pregnancy test. What if she wasn’t pregnant? What if she just got her hopes up too high and she was going to be met with disappointment? What if she got her husband excited for no reason and she wasn’t even pregnant? All these things were running through her head as she waited. Looking at her husband when he reassured her that he wanted this and held her hand, Avery kissed the top of his hand before sighing and nodding her head. “What happens if we aren’t pregnant?” she asked, chewing on her bottom lip and casting a glance at her phone, waiting for it to beep. “We get to keep trying right?” she asked, looking at him and waiting for confirmation. “I want another baby. We get to try for another one right?” Avery wanted this. No matter what the outcome was, she wanted at least one more baby before they stopped having kids. Avery was ready and she knew that Chaz was also ready to welcome another baby. Jumping when her phone finally buzzed, Avery quickly turned it off before walking to the pregnancy test. She sucked in a sharp breath and looked at it with wide eyes, her heart pounding at the two lines indicating that she was pregnant. Her heart was overwhelmed with joy and her eyes starting to sting. “Babe,” she whispered, turning to him with a huge grin and handing him the stick

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Happy Father’s Day to the coolest and most loving father in the whole damn world. Our children are lucky. I’m lucky to have you as my partner-in-crime and husband. Thank you for everything that you’ve given us and everything that you sacrificed for us.

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My sweet babies have surprised me with this lovely present. @chazhoo, thank you for giving me the greatest gifs in the world. Thank you to my babies for making Mother’s Day a second birthday.

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No matter what Avery may say about her body post having two babies, Chaz still though she was absolutely beautiful. Watching the water wet her skin made him feel the same way he did all those years ago when they first began to sleep together. She was sexy. She was beautiful. And he couldn’t wait to have her. He couldn’t even deny how much he felt like a horny teenager right now. He couldn’t help it. His naked wet wife was standing right in front of her and he knew there was no possible way for them to get interrupted. He kissed her back, his hands on her waist almost like he was clutching on to her so she wouldn’t go. “I missed you too,” he whispered, already slightly out of breath due to everything getting to him. There was a slight moan forming at the back of his throat and Chaz knew he wasn’t going to be able to contain himself. He was pushing Avery against the shower wall, bodies pressed together that it made him moan loudly. He missed feeling her like this, up against him, both of them hungry for one another. “I need you so badly,” he told his wife, lips trailing down her neck while one hand dragged up her side, going up the valley between her breasts before his thumb started to tease her nipple.

“Yeah, babe. It’s scary. It’s a big deal. I know it is. But I know that we’re gonna make the right decision and the kids are gonna be in good hands. Don’t worry. We’ve got this.” He smiled at his wife, squeezing her hand and giving it a kiss, anything to make her feel better. He knew that Avery worried more about this than he did. Not that he didn’t care, just that she worried more. When Bridget began to beg her mother for the British nanny, referring to her as Mary Poppins, he laughed and resisted the urge to squeeze her cheeks in. It was truly hard not to do so considering how cute his daughter was. He may be biased, but he was pretty sure that he and Avery created the cutest kids around with Bridget and Henry. “See, you can’t resist those eyes, Aves. We gotta go with Mary Poppins,” he said, smiling fondly at the way his wife and daughter interacted. He saw Bridget make a face, sticking her tongue out as Avery smothered her with kisses. It made him laugh harder. When his wife let go, the little girl giggled and scrunched her face. “Is that a yes, mommy? We can have Mary Poppins?” The girl looked between both parents and Chaz nodded. “Yeah, honey. I think we’ve made our choice. Right, babe?”

Hearing Chaz’s reassurances, Avery felt more confident in their decision. The children meant the world to Chaz, Avery knew that he was taking this just as seriously as she was so with his blessing, Avery felt more at ease with their decision to hire the British nanny. As nervous as she was in trusting a stranger with their children, Avery knew that this was necessary. A part of their livelihood required Chaz to travel and Avery needed to be there with him and as much as she loved her children, constantly surrounded by them twenty-four seven was exhausting. She needed a break from them, to feel like an adult and to be a wife. Avery was desperate to be alone with Chaz away from the crying and the chance Bridget would interrupt them. Looking at her daughter’s pleading eyes, AVery knew that there was no way she was going to be able to say ‘no’ to her. “You’re so cute,” she whispered to her daughter, kissing the little girl’s forehead. “It’s a yes, baby, it’s a yes,” she confirmed, grabbing her daughter’s waist and lifting her up on her lap and pretending to eat her daughter’s chubby cheeks. “Babe, can you bring Henry here? I think she should be celebrating with us, don’t you think?” Bridget looked up at her father pleadingly, afraid that Henry would be left out. “Please, Daddy, please? Henry has to be here with us!” she exclaimed, making Avery laugh. “Yeah, dad, he has to be here.”

He might not seem as occupied with this as his wife was, but Chaz truly was taking this seriously. He just wasn’t the note taking type. He left that to Avery and admittedly, it was one of her quirks that he deeply loved about her. Placing one of his hands at her back, he began to rub soothing circles as she looked deep in thought going through her notes. “I really liked her. Bridget liked her. She seems great with kids and with all that whole list of experience, it seems like we’re the lucky ones to have her.” Chaz continued to rub her back before calling their daughter over. She had been showing Henry something before she smiled at her parents and quickly ran to them. She jumped in the middle of the both of them and made herself comfortable. “What is it, daddy?” she asked Chaz, looking up at him after placing her head against Avery’s arm. “Tell your mom how much you liked the British nanny that came over. We’re trying to decide who to hire to take care of you and Henry when we go out and we need your help.”

Feeling more relieved when Chaz admitted that he liked the British woman, she set aside the woman’s information. It was still such a scary thing for Avery, handing her children off to someone she hardly knew while she was off for days. “This is kind of scary, right?” she asked her husband, needing to know she wasn’t the only one scared of the decision they were about to make. Moving closer to her husband, Avery smiled and kissed him on the cheek before taking his hand. She turned her attention to her beautiful daughter and smiled at how much the little girl looked like Chaz and acted like Chaz as well. Looking at the two of them and watching them interact, Avery couldn’t help but look at them with all the love in the world. Bridget then turned to Avery and looked at her with those cute puppy dog eyes that always reminded Avery of Chaz’s. “Mommy, can we have Mary Poppins, please?” Bridget asked and blinked a couple of times. Avery laughed at the way that Bridget called the nanny before then wrapping her arms around Bridget’s waist and pulled her close. She then smothered the side of Bridget’s face with kisses. “God, you are something else. I love you. I love you. I love you.”

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The man of my dreams and my partner. I’ve been fortunate enough to wake up every morning to this face and I couldn’t be any happier. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and for our kids. Just thank you and our children thank you.

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“I like her a lot,” the girl muttered as she waddled over towards her baby brother. “Did you like her Henry?” she asked the boy, who made a spit bubble in return. Chaz, on the other hand, was smiling at Avery, amused at how hard she was thinking this over. This was a big decision, but the careful manner that his wife was taking this made him smile. That’s how he knew she was the best mother. “I really liked the British lady, but that might not be good judgement. I think I like her because the accent makes me think of Mary Poppins.” He chuckled mostly to himself and gave his wife a small shrug before picking up the stack of applications so that he can remember the babysitters. “The second to last one seems pretty good too. She worked at a retirement home and at a daycare. So she can take care of old and new humans.”

Avery laughed at her daughter, finding the input to be incredibly cute and the fact that she was so excited was just something else. She always did love the fact that Bridget always included Henry in things as much as possible and talking to him even if he couldn’t say anything. She could tell by looking at Henry that her son recognized Bridget in some way and was always excited about having her around. With all the suggestions, Avery looked through the notes she had before biting the inside of her cheek. This was a big thing for them. She was inviting some stranger into their home and taking care of their kids when she and Chaz weren’t around, it was terrifying. “Oh yeah, she can take care of us when we’re old,” she teased at her husband and winked at him before clearing her throat. “Okay, let’s go with the British lady. She seems to have a ton of experience and look, she even was a nanny for a celebrity. What do you think?”

“Of course I love it, Aves! This is absolutely perfect. The bag for my knives and a present to go on vacation with my family? What more could I ask for?” He leaned in and kissed her lips, pulling back with another smile. “Merry Christmas,” he whispered. When Bridget came running over them holding one of her new clipboards, she instantly jumped between them with a little laugh. “I love my presents. Thanks, mommy. Thanks, daddy.” The little girl kissed each of their cheeks and Chaz wrapped his arms around his daughter. “You’re welcome, honey.” He kissed the top of her head before and looked at his wife. “What do you say? Best Christmas yet?” Chaz didn’t need an answer, knowing that Avery was thinking the same thing as him. 

Chaz kept his gaze on her, a wide grin plastered on his face as he waited for his wife to open the present. “I wanted to spoil you,” he told and when her face lit up when she saw the bracelet, his smile grew even more. He loved making Avery happy in every way he can. Considering all that she does for their family, she deserved something really nice. “Think of it as an I love you a lot and thank you for everything Christmas present.” Leaning in to kiss her on the lips, he took the bracelet from the box and grabbed his wife’s wrist. Chaz put it around her, giving the back of her hand a kiss after he was done. “There. Perfect.” When it was her turn to hand his present, his eyebrows lifted up when he saw it was more than one. “Oh, two presents? I must have been on top of the nice list this year,” he joked, taking the presents. First, he unwrapped the box, opening it and marveling at the knife bag. He felt the texture and whistled, grinning up at his wife. “Aves, this is really amazing. Really fancy. Damn,” he commented, rolling it and unrolling it. “Thank you.” Setting it down, Chaz then moved to the envelope and opened it. “Paris!” he then exclaimed as soon as he saw the tickets. “Kids, we’re going to Paris.” In the background, they could hear Bridget clapping and yelling yay before going back to her oven. “It has been a while since we’ve taken a vacation, hasn’t it? Thank you, babe. These are incredible.”

“Oh stop, I’m just trying to make things a little easier on you. I know how busy it was for the both of us when we first opened the other restaurant, now with the kids, it’s even harder. I just want to make sure you have nothing to worry about when you get home,” she explained, smiling as he put the bracelet on her wrist. Avery stared at it with love, excited and amazed at how beautiful the bracelet was. Chaz was definitely not someone how spared any expenses when it came to presents for her and it was the kind of thing Avery loved about Chaz so much. He was such a thoughtful husband. Kissing him back once the bracelet was on, Avery grinned before watching him open his present. “Do you actually like it?” Avery was worried. Considering how amazing and thoughtful his present was, Avery knew that she had a lot to live up to. Laughing when she saw the excited look on Chaz’s face when he saw the tickets, Avery couldn’t help but laugh. “I think it’s time our kids saw Paris. We can stay at my parents’ apartment. It’s going to be nice. We both need a break,” she explained and stood on her toes so that she could kiss her husband. “Merry Christmas. I love you so, so much.”

When Bridget noticed that Avery had grabbed her notebook, the little grabbed her own filled with scribbles and showed her mother. “Look at mine too, mommy.” Chaz chuckled before shaking his head at Avery’s question. “No, it’s fine, babe. I get it,” he began, trying to reassure his wife as he reached over and squeezed her shoulder. “You want what’s best for the kids. I understand. That’s why we’re going to go over this for however long it takes until we find the perfect person. Okay? We don’t have to rush this. We can settle this until we find someone you’re comfortable with. I promise.” Chaz kissed her cheek, hoping it would help her relax. He knew how skeptical Avery had always been about strangers being babysitters for their kids, but since they didn’t have her mother here, they needed this. “Anyone you liked?”

Smiling at her daughter and taking the little girl’s notes, she couldn’t help but laugh at the scribbles on Bridget’s paper. She knew that her daughter was trying to copy her handwriting so Avery wondered if her daughter knew that she wrote in cursive and that it wasn’t actually just scribbles. “Thank you, Bridge. This is really going to help me in making my decision but I think I already know that you really like the lady with the lollipop, huh?” she asked with an amused grin before then smiling at her husband and sighing. “I know but I also think it’s important for the both of us to make the decision,” she explained and sighed, going through her notes. “I did like the one with the lollipop and the second last one. She seemed like she knew what she was doing. What do you think? Anyone stood out for you?”