A/N: Another oneshot but this is tied into my 'As the Years go by' fic, set just before chapter 6 - you might wanna read that chapter before this one!
Ready
Rosie lay in bed, cuddled up close to her husband whilst he read his book. It was a rare occurrence nowadays with both of them having worked many late shifts in their respective jobs, after three weeks they'd finally managed to time it right and could enjoy an evening together once more.
They lay silent, Max only moving to turn a page in his book. His other arm held Rosie into his side as she gently played with the hair in his chest.
She wanted to ask him something but still wasn't sure if the time was right. If she did ask and it wasn't then it would muck up their only time together. They treasured these moments, after all they didn't usually spend every evening going to bed together and waking up at the same time every morning like most couples.
Her mind was whirring with thoughts and desires, she knew she wanted it. In fact she had no choice but to ask, it was too important to her.
"Max" she whispered
"Mhmm" he responded, still reading
"We need to talk about something"
"Like what?" He asked not moving his attention away from the page
"Please" she sighed
Max closed the book and placed it on the bedside table, removed the pair of glasses from his head and placed them on the side also. He looked at her and waited for her to begin.
"Do you-" she began looking into his eyes "do you think we're ready to have a baby?"
Max's slight frown broke into a smile
"I thought you'd never ask!" He grinned pulling her further up the bed
"No seriously Max, not whether we want it, are we actually ready? Really ready?" She said seriously
"Course we are, we've been ready for years Rosie" he told her
"Financially?"
Max nodded "we've been putting money away, you know that. The bars doing well, you're doing well too. We've got the house now too"
"Okay" she whispered, she had never actually contemplated him saying yes only the thought of asking him had been playing on her mind
"I've wanted a baby with you since the moment we met. You already know that" Max winked
"Have you really been waiting all this time?" She asked, she always knew he'd had a soft spot for children and had mentioned a few times that one day, in the future they would have a baby again. Though the loss of the first baby hurt them both neither seemed ready at the time to replace it. It was all too quick for them to even digest the thought of parenthood and when the chance was then snatched away it felt like a blur, something that would take time to evolve and resurface again.
Max shrugged "I didn't want to rush you or pressurise you. I just decided to keep tight lipped and wait til you mentioned it. Are you ready?"
"I think so" she smiled "it's like the toughest job in the world but I'm sure we'd make a pretty good team"
Max grinned and began to run his fingers through her hair
"You'd be an amazing mum, I can see it already"
She looked up at him, "Really?."
"Are you serious Rosie? It's all there just waiting, gosh I feel like you're my mum sometimes"
Her body warmed to the sincerity that lay in his voice under his joke, "only cause you're a guy and like nothing more than a bit of rough and tumble with your mates."
"A little cut on the leg never hurt anyone" he shook his head
"So" he said after a pause "when do we start?"
Rosie couldn't help but feel lost in his school boy grin beaming down at her. His blue eyes penetrated into her and as usual, captured her heart sending butterflies of excitement and love round her.
"You're like a 16 year old lad not a 31 year old man" she said twisting her position to lean on her elbows
Max winked, "It's just a question."
"Well I'll have to come off the pill first" she sighed "I don't know how long it takes"
"Oh well, we better get some practice in eh?" He asked coming closer to her.
Rosie didn't have time to reply before Max had twisted her onto her back and his lips came crashing down onto hers. She put her fingers through his hair as she kissed him back, their legs intertwining as the heat intensified. Between them they pulled Rosie's top off and had rolled over so Max was now looking up at her.
"One condition" he breathed having pulled away from anther kiss.
"Name it" she pushed his hair back from his forehead, hands pressed around his face, pressing her bare chest onto his.
"We can only have a baby if it's as beautiful as you" Max murmured
"I'll have to accept your challenge boss" she purred before his grin spread further.
Max wrapped his legs around hers further, his hands exploring her body and she kissed him once more before they left the rest of the world behind them and worked their way into the rest of the night.