Balloons and Roses
A/N: Sorry for the long wait @michellelabelle36 Hope it was worth it… Here is your requested V Day prompt.🎀
Closing his laptop in frustration Maks pushed away from his counter top, causing the kitchen chair to screech in protest as he scooted back. He sighed in frustration at yet another failed attempt at finding Meryl a Valentine’s Day present as he step is empty coffee cup in the sink. Meryl left for an early lunch and some shopping with Brook earlier this morning and Maks has been on the hunt ever since. He tried everything. The mall, websites, Cantamessa, catalogues, and non-ending phone calls to family. Yet, he was still empty handed. Nothing seemed perfect this year. This would be their third Valentine’s together and he needed it to be perfect. He already had a venue, flowers, dinner, and the evenings plans to a “T” the only thing missing was the present. Grabbing his car keys, Maks headed for the door.
“Bro I don’t think you need and more flowers.” Val complained coming down the rose covered stairs.
“Shut up and start tying the bows. Merv did you hang the strands of pearls from the ceiling yet?”
“Yes sir.”
“Jenna where the hell are the strawberries and chocolate?”
“Calm down I have them in the fridge.”
“Why are there so many fucking balloons!” Val yelled from the banister as he tried walking through the small forest of pink and red, tripping and running into the table.
“You pop one and I’ll make sure your next sway experience is from the audience.” “Has anyone seen Sleep?” Maks asked pulling at his hair in frustration. At that moment, the eager dog came waddling into the room with a delicate bow and velvet box attached to his collar.
“Relax Bro.” Val breathed coming up behind him out of breath from his fight with the balloons. Placing a hand on his shoulder. “Everything is in place.”
~•Later that evening•~
Walking through the door to their New Jersey home Meryl gasped at the sight that greeted her. Their entire house was covered in long stemmed red roses, balloons, decorative bows, strands of pearls, and garland. Spinning around to take everything in Meryl cooed in pleasure when Sleep ran into the room to greet her.
“Why hello there baby boy. Oh and what’s this…” She asked untying the velvet box from its place on his back. “Did papa set you up to this.” Opening the box, Meryl gasped at the gorgeous tennis bracelet inside.
“I am sorry.” A voice said from behind. Turning around, Meryl came face to face with her handsome husband.
“For?”
“I didn’t know what to get you and I searched and searched and searched and I refused to do something basic because my love for you is not a normal basic kind of love and You mean so much to me that apparently they don’t make gift good enough for you an-”
“Maksim.” She interrupted with a knowing smile.
“What?” He frowned.
“You have already given me the best gift I could ask for this year and you are right, you can’t buy it.” She whispered coming closer to him. Taking his hands in her much smaller ones she wrapped them around her and nuzzled his neck until he got the hint to kiss her.
“But I just gave you a tennis bracelet and I did buy it?” He said in confusion.
“You gave me this gift a a few weeks ago.” She murmured relaxing in his arms as his mind went crazy.
“Honey I didn’t give you anyt-” Tapping his lips to hush him, Meryl took his hand and placed it on her belly. When a few moment passed and she felt him freeze, she knew then, he finally understood.
“Are yo-” but he couldn’t finish. He was smiling to wide.
“Oh baby!” He cried dropping to his knees.
“Baby.” She agreed.
“I mean you’re my baby too but my ba- our baby is here! Baby!” He cried tears of joy into her midsection.
“Baby.” She whispered, holding him to her chest like she did those few years ago in rehearsal. She held him for a few moments before he finally pulled away to look up at her.
“You can’t say this is your Valentine’s present because this is mine. You gave me the baby.”
“Yes I can, you put the baby in me.”
“But you shouldn’t because then it’s like a shared present…”
“I should.” She disagreed hugging him to her once more.
“Okay fine…”