#thread:ricky

a puff of air pushed past his lips, his eyes focused on the other in front of him. “i can’t keep bailing you out of trouble.” and it wasn’t because he didn’t want to but it was because he could potentially go to jail and he didn’t have anyone to take care of his son after his wife had passed. “but what have you managed to get yourself into this time? i’ll, you know, see what i can do but there’s no promises. i have to put my family first at some point and this may be where i have to put my foot down...”

ricky hated that he’d been working so late and that his work had pretty much taken over his life at this point in time. he got home, sighing when he noticed all the lights were off which meant he hadn’t been able to say goodnight to caleb or esma, even if he did share a bed with esma. he moved into their room, shedding one piece of clothing at a time and slipping on a pair of sweats. he didn’t do much else before he climbing into bed and wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him, his face pressing into her neck. “esma,” he breathed out, his hand rubbing over her stomach slightly. “are you awake?” he asked quietly.

ricky had dropped caleb off at a friend’s house after school. he knew the parents pretty well and he trusted them enough to watch his son for the night so that he could take his girlfriend out on a date. it was weird, or not so much weird as surprising, that esma was now his girlfriend. he honestly wouldn’t have it any other way though and he loved the way things were going. he was still extremely thankful that she returned their feelings. he had come home after that and got ready for their date, knowing that esma was doing the same thing. once he was ready to go, he went downstairs. his eyes landed on her and his mouth turned up into a smile, “wow,” he breathed out, pausing for a moment. “you’re beautiful.” which, was something he told her all the time because it was true. “and I’m so lucky to have you.” he finished and place a small kiss on her lips. “are you ready for our first night to ourselves?”

ricky had managed to score a day off and he very much planned on spending the majority of it with esma while caleb was at school. he acted as if he were going to spend the day sleeping in until he heard the garage open and his family leave. he got out of bed and moved into the kitchen, starting breakfast for him and esma. he knew she fed caleb and he planned on making his family dinner tonight too. he wanted to get as much time with them as possible. he was setting the table when she walked in, turning to look at her and grinning in response, “good morning, beautiful.” he breathed out, his arms moving around her waist. “i hope you don’t have any plans today because i want you all to myself.”

to say that ricky was nervous was an understatement. he was making a move that he knew was bold but he wanted to be honest with esme. he’d been thinking a lot about this, about being honest with her about how he felt. the more time they spent together and the longer she took care of his son, the more he realized that there was no one else that he’d want in his life. he cared about her and there was no going back but the scary part about all of this was she might not want any of this with him and then he might have to find another nanny, which isn’t at all what he’d want. he just didn’t want to ruin what was going on if she didn’t feel the same way but he couldn’t keep hiding how he felt either. he had been waiting for caleb to be put in bed before he brought the gifts he’d gotten her out. when she moved into the kitchen, he mustered a small smile. “he asleep?”

ricky hated working late. why? well, for one, he was a dad and there wasn’t anything he looked forward to more than coming home to his son. he preferred to have dinner with him and lay him down for bed. he knew that was why he hired a nanny, so that she could do those things when he couldn’t but at the same time, he hated missing those moments with his son. a sigh escaped his lips as he walked into his family home, one that his dad had passed down when ricky started his family. things obviously hadn’t gone as planned though. his fiance had run off and his son was the only kid he had in the house he’d inherited. he walked inside his house, trying to be as quiet as possible. usually, esma was still up when he got home but he didn’t want to risk waking caleb up. he set his briefcase down on the table by the door and walked further inside, his eyes landing on the woman in the kitchen. “i’m sorry.” he immediately apologized. “i hate missing bedtime. how was he today?” he asked, leaning against the counter. he really didn’t know what he’d do without his nanny and she was more than that to him, she was a friend now and someone he leaned on quite a bit. “good, i hope.”

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