The next morning Jon got
up with grunts and groans but tried to be quiet about it to not wake Melody.
When he stood it actually felt better until he went to sit in the kitchen.
He needed Dean, his chiropractor but he didn’t want to bother him on a Sunday. It would have to wait until tomorrow.
He got up again to make some coffee, even though it was instant coffee, it was better than no coffee at all. He found one of the cups with his picture on and made his coffee.
Rummaging through the fridge he found two boxes of 12 eggs but they were both half empty. A pan he found in the same drawer where he had found a pan a few weeks ago when he made mac & cheese.
Before he started making the eggs he noticed he was the only one that was up. Checking for a clock he saw it was only a few minutes before 7am. He shouldn’t make breakfast yet. He didn’t get more than five hours of sleep but he couldn’t stay in bed any longer, he needed to get up and stretch.
Maybe he should get those hot packs and heat them up or the painkillers. Where had she left them? Didn’t she leave them out in case he got up? He didn’t see anything left on the counter. Carefully he stretched his back and looked around in some cabinets.
After he didn’t find anything there was only one cabinet left to check. The one above the fridge, he tried to reach it but his back wouldn’t let him. He stood there staring at the cabinet that was just out of his reach until he heard footsteps on the stairs.
“What are you doing?” Jon looked to see Jake standing there.
“Nothing, I need your help.”
They got a chair from the table and Jake climbed on to it to reach the cabinet. Finally painkillers, Jon thought with relief. He took three without water while Jake put the chair away.
“Are you ok dad?” Jake asked a little worried.
“Yeah, let’s go watch tv.”
An hour later when the painkillers finally relaxed Jon’s back again he got up again and found those eggs he had earlier and started making breakfast, it was almost 8am by now so people should start waking up soon.
Jake stayed in the living room and continued watching tv while Jon cooked, soon he was joined by Romeo.
Melody woke up smelling eggs, a little confused she turned around and saw Jon wasn’t there. She got up and dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. If Jon was up that must mean he was feeling better. The hot packs were still in the bed, she hoped they had helped him and picked them up to put them away again.
“Morning.” She was greeted when she stepped into the kitchen.
“Good morning. How’s your back?” Melody asked as she stored the hot packs in the cabinet above the fridge.
“Much better.” He lied.
“That’s good; I might need some help later.” She gave him a good morning kiss.
She still had to get the party tent up and get Lori’s barbecue, that way she would have two for the barbecue that night.
Melody set the table and soon they all sat at the table except Stephanie. Guessing she had been out pretty late, they left her to sleep.
After breakfast Melody started to get things ready, she had to be at the high school at 1pm so she still had four hours but she hated doing things last minute.
Together with Jon and Jesse she got the tent up. Jesse and Melody went to Lori’s back yard to get her outside table too while Jon reached to secure the top of the tent, reaching too far. “Aah, fuck.” He swore painfully and loud enough for Melody to hear.
“What did you do?” She asked worried while she walked backwards into her yard carrying the table.
“Nothing, all good.” He lied again but he didn’t want to worry Melody.
Jake and Romeo helped putting the chairs around the tables as Jon carried the barbecue to Melody’s. This time he tried not to swear or let on when it hurt his back while he carried it. Those painkillers couldn’t have lost their affect already.
Soon the back yard was all set, everything ready for the party to start as soon as Melody got home again.
After a short lunch she went to her room to shower, Jon followed her and got in the shower with her. He tried very hard to keep his hands off of her, just washing her instead of trying to arouse her with his touches. He wouldn’t have been able to follow up anyway, not with that kind of pain.
The painkillers did help a bit but didn’t take the pain away entirely.
Melody picked out a dress for the ceremony, making sure to give Jon a few options in what he’d like too. Sadly they couldn’t go with her since the school had limited seats. So Jon stayed home with his kids to wait for Melody to get back with her children.
After Melody left, Jake and Romeo watched tv. Jesse was allowed to use Melody’s laptop and Stephanie was still sleeping.
Jon thought that was the perfect time for him to get away. He had left the painkillers on the counter earlier and took them again. After he put the glass he used in the sink, he went to Melody’s room to lie down.
He needed Dean, his chiropractor but he didn’t want to bother him on a Sunday. It would have to wait until tomorrow.
He got up again to make some coffee, even though it was instant coffee, it was better than no coffee at all. He found one of the cups with his picture on and made his coffee.
Rummaging through the fridge he found two boxes of 12 eggs but they were both half empty. A pan he found in the same drawer where he had found a pan a few weeks ago when he made mac & cheese.
Before he started making the eggs he noticed he was the only one that was up. Checking for a clock he saw it was only a few minutes before 7am. He shouldn’t make breakfast yet. He didn’t get more than five hours of sleep but he couldn’t stay in bed any longer, he needed to get up and stretch.
Maybe he should get those hot packs and heat them up or the painkillers. Where had she left them? Didn’t she leave them out in case he got up? He didn’t see anything left on the counter. Carefully he stretched his back and looked around in some cabinets.
After he didn’t find anything there was only one cabinet left to check. The one above the fridge, he tried to reach it but his back wouldn’t let him. He stood there staring at the cabinet that was just out of his reach until he heard footsteps on the stairs.
“What are you doing?” Jon looked to see Jake standing there.
“Nothing, I need your help.”
They got a chair from the table and Jake climbed on to it to reach the cabinet. Finally painkillers, Jon thought with relief. He took three without water while Jake put the chair away.
“Are you ok dad?” Jake asked a little worried.
“Yeah, let’s go watch tv.”
An hour later when the painkillers finally relaxed Jon’s back again he got up again and found those eggs he had earlier and started making breakfast, it was almost 8am by now so people should start waking up soon.
Jake stayed in the living room and continued watching tv while Jon cooked, soon he was joined by Romeo.
Melody woke up smelling eggs, a little confused she turned around and saw Jon wasn’t there. She got up and dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. If Jon was up that must mean he was feeling better. The hot packs were still in the bed, she hoped they had helped him and picked them up to put them away again.
“Morning.” She was greeted when she stepped into the kitchen.
“Good morning. How’s your back?” Melody asked as she stored the hot packs in the cabinet above the fridge.
“Much better.” He lied.
“That’s good; I might need some help later.” She gave him a good morning kiss.
She still had to get the party tent up and get Lori’s barbecue, that way she would have two for the barbecue that night.
Melody set the table and soon they all sat at the table except Stephanie. Guessing she had been out pretty late, they left her to sleep.
After breakfast Melody started to get things ready, she had to be at the high school at 1pm so she still had four hours but she hated doing things last minute.
Together with Jon and Jesse she got the tent up. Jesse and Melody went to Lori’s back yard to get her outside table too while Jon reached to secure the top of the tent, reaching too far. “Aah, fuck.” He swore painfully and loud enough for Melody to hear.
“What did you do?” She asked worried while she walked backwards into her yard carrying the table.
“Nothing, all good.” He lied again but he didn’t want to worry Melody.
Jake and Romeo helped putting the chairs around the tables as Jon carried the barbecue to Melody’s. This time he tried not to swear or let on when it hurt his back while he carried it. Those painkillers couldn’t have lost their affect already.
Soon the back yard was all set, everything ready for the party to start as soon as Melody got home again.
After a short lunch she went to her room to shower, Jon followed her and got in the shower with her. He tried very hard to keep his hands off of her, just washing her instead of trying to arouse her with his touches. He wouldn’t have been able to follow up anyway, not with that kind of pain.
The painkillers did help a bit but didn’t take the pain away entirely.
Melody picked out a dress for the ceremony, making sure to give Jon a few options in what he’d like too. Sadly they couldn’t go with her since the school had limited seats. So Jon stayed home with his kids to wait for Melody to get back with her children.
After Melody left, Jake and Romeo watched tv. Jesse was allowed to use Melody’s laptop and Stephanie was still sleeping.
Jon thought that was the perfect time for him to get away. He had left the painkillers on the counter earlier and took them again. After he put the glass he used in the sink, he went to Melody’s room to lie down.
2 comments:
Ok first of all Jon you need to put the pain killers up high away from the little ones, then you need to swallow your damn pride and tell Melody that you are in a lot of pain.
Instant coffee and back pain? Poor Jonny, just admit to the pain Jon and get that chiropractor.
Great Chapter!!
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