Appreciation Sunday

[Mrs. Angela Hubbard]

Angie glanced at the clock on the wall in her office and sighed. One more hour and she would be able to head home to her nice big, comfy bed. Just thinking about it made Angie’s body tingle with pure delight! As she continued to looking over a few cases she began thinking about the past three weeks where she had to work the evening shift. Since she had to work then the only chance she had gotten to see or talk to her husband and children was in passing, except for Frankie, when they were getting ready to head out or over the phone. Angie couldn’t stand that, but it wasn’t like she had a choice.

Right she had total control over the schedule especially her own, but because a few of her staff members had come down with a stomach virus that seemed to have been going around town she had to tough it out. As well as a few other staff members who had been so blessed as to not catch it. They had to work double sometimes triple shifts. She knew she was asking a lot of them and had been waiting on them to come to her door with torches and pitchforks because of it, but they didn’t. They went about their days and evenings as if nothing was wrong. Angie commended them and during a meeting the evening before she told them this much and also informed them that for all of their hard work she would be giving them raises and some extra days off to recuperate and spend some much needed time with their family.

Anyway, an hour later Angie shut everything down, left notes for her assistant as well as a few other doctors, signed out and headed home to enjoy the rest the three day vacation she’d given herself. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!… It was a little after seven so she knew when she arrived home everybody would be still knocked out.

“Bye Chief Hubbard!” Somebody behind Angie called as she walked out the door and headed toward her vehicle.
Angie turned around and waved at one of the interns who’d been great help. “See you later Lena!” Angie called back as she waved and turned back around. She passed a few of the staff members who were heading in to start their shifts and by the time she got to her truck she was dead on her feet. “If it didn’t look weird I would seriously consider climbing in the backseat for a quick nap,” she said to herself as she started up the vehicle and soon pulled out. In order to keep herself awake she let the windows down and let the wind practically slap her in the face. It was spring time so the air wasn’t cold, nor was it humid. It was just right.

Fifteen minutes later she was walking into her home, disarming the alarm and letting her things fall to the floor. Once she’d gotten the damn alarm to shut up the house returned to it’s quiet state. Just as I figured, everybody’s still sleeping, she thought to herself as she stepped out of her shoes and bent over to pick them up.

Right before she made her way upstairs, she made sure the door was locked and the alarm was back on. The very last thing she needed was somebody trying to come inside.

[Chief J. Hubbard]

The minute he got a call saying that Angie was nearing home, he got up and went about getting his wife’s day of relaxation started. He knew when she came home all she would want to do is sleep and believe him when he say she was going to get her rest. But first he wanted her to relax.
Going into their bathroom he drew her a nice calming bath. When he heard the alarm chime, he turned and lit the candles he placed out the night before.

Moments later he turned off the overhead light and walked out just as the bedroom door was opening. He leaned against the doorjamb with his arms crossed watching her. “Good Morning Mrs. Hubbard.” he greeted with a loving smile.

When she turned he went over to her and greeted her with a kiss. He’d been aching for those lips since their last kiss. He’d been aching for her for the past 3weeks! Any other man probably would have taken this opportunity to make up for lost time and maybe the old Jesse would have did the same. But this Jesse wanted his wife to relax so that later on she would be able to enjoy the day he and kids had planned for her.
Jesse pulled back and took Angie’s shoes from her hands. He put them in the closet before he went back to her and started slowly undressing her. “I don’t want you doing anything. Alright? I don’t want you to lift a finger. Daddy got you.” He whispered kissing her shoulder lightly and finishing with his task. Afterward, he threw her clothes in the hamper and later led her to the candle lit bathroom. “I know you’re tired and just want to relax. So I went ahead and prepared you a nice bath so you can do just that.”

[Mrs. Angela Hubbard]

Upon hearing Jesse’s voice, so early in the morning mind you, Angie jumped a bit and turned to him. When she saw her soul mate standing in the doorway watching her, she couldn’t help, but feel heated. Why must he be so tempting, she thought eyeing his bare chest and letting her eyes trail down to see he on a pair of his basketball shorts showcasing those legs of his. She giggled. “Morning, Mr. Hubbard,” she greeted with her own smile once she calmed her nerves. She watched his every move as he closed the distance between them. She smiled knowingly when he wrapped her in his arms and they shared the sweetest kiss any woman could ever receive. And Lord knew if she wasn’t two minutes away from falling to floor she would have taken it further.

“mhmm,” she moaned softly, pulling back and watching as he went about relieving her of everything. He took her shoes and put them in the closet. That shocked the hell out of her because she often had to remind him to put his own shoes up.

Wondering what he was up to, she cleared her throat and raised a brow. “Jesse, baby, exactly what is it that you ar---” She was cut off by him saying he didn’t want her doing anything. Didn’t want her lifting a finger. It wasn’t what he said that shut her up and nod vigorously letting him know she understood, but it was the way he said it.

Soon as he relieved her of everything and put her already worn clothes away she followed him to the bathroom where she caught sight of the beautiful set-up. “Oh my,” she breathed. “Jesse, you shouldn’t have,” she muttered, placing a hand over her heart and smiling lovingly at him. “Thank you so much.”

Jesse led her to the Jacuzzi tub and helped her in. “Mind telling me what I did to deserve this?” She asked as the oh so deliciously warm water wrapped her up and soothed every aching muscle in her body. “This feels sooooo good.”

[Chief J. Hubbard]

Jesse laughed as he kneeled down by the tub. “What haven’t you done?” he asked grabbing Angie’s loofa and gently running it across her shoulders. “I should really be doing this every single day and not just one day out of the year. But this my sweet lady is to show you how much I appreciate all you have done for this family. How much I appreciate the lives you’ve brought into this world and accepted into this family.” he spoke clearly.

“Happy Mother’s Day Mrs. Hubbard.” He whispered before leaning over and giving her a tender kiss.
Of course Jesse and the kids had a lot of other stuff planned for the day. To be honest the whole day was dedicated to Angie. But until the woman of the house got her rest everything he and the kids had planned would have to hold out for awhile. Even if their little celebration lasted into the next day then so be it. His wife, the beautiful mother of his beautiful children totally deserved it.

“How was work?” he asked grabbing her body wash and pouring some onto the loofa.

[Mrs. Angela Hubbard]

“Oh,” Angie sighed. She had completely forgotten that today was mother’s day. Somehow she had forgotten that the day even existed, after all the hours she pulled. “Thank you,” she replied softly, kissing him back and reaching up to caress his cheek. When they pulled apart she stared into his beautiful brown eyes and pursed her lips. “Really I mean it. Thank you so much!”

After sometime passed Angie watched as Jesse grab her things and start helping… No, start bathing her, she smiled and relaxed. The man did say he didn’t want her lifting a finger, therefore consider no fingers lifted. Giggling she laid her head against the bath pillow and shrugged her shoulders at Jesse’s question about work. “It was alright. Compared to the nights and days over the past three weeks it was the easiest. There was enough downtime for me to call the staff in for a meeting. I thanked them for all of their hard work and told them I was giving them a few days off to get themselves together and a raise,” she explained. “They all jumped up and started dancing and hugging me… Glad I could put some smiles on their faces after what happened.” She closed her eyes and scoffed. “You know I expect the working nonstop for a few days to a week, but definitely not three weeks. I mean it was like a domino affect. One caught that virus and pretty much all of them caught it. After that first week I was afraid if was something that the staff had eaten. Maybe something happened down in the cafeteria and I had to check there. But after this little sweetheart, couldn’t have been no more than five, came in just a sick as my staff then I saw it was something that happened off the grounds.”

“Needless to say I am so happy that this thing has seemed to pass on, I don’t think I’ve ever filled out so many prescriptions of one antibiotic, as I’ve done this time around.”

Moments later, after all that could be heard was Jesse’s hand moving around in the water and soft music playing, she turned her head to the side. Slowly she opened her eyes to look at her husband. “Do the kids know you’re starting this day without them?”

[Chief J. Hubbard]

Jesse listened to his wife as she spoke about work. He’d always known his wife was passionate about what she did for a living but after all the hours she pulled he knew it was more than passion. He couldn’t quite explain what it was but he saw it. The things she did for her staff and all the sacrifices she made just for the hospital, not many people on this earth would think twice about doing.
“I’m glad to but I can honestly say I'm really happy that nobody in the house got sick. That would have been a lot to take on.” He said after sometime before he resumed spoiling his wife.

When Angie asked if the kids knew what he was doing without them he smirked and shrugged his shoulders. “Let’s just say we all agreed to let me take care of you this morning.” He lowered his voice and spoke again.
“Besides they need to rest before they can go through with all they have planned for you today. Once you too have rested up.” He didn’t want to give to much away but his wife was in for a good time.

Once Jesse finished bathing Angie he let her relax a little while longer before helping her out and drying her off. He led her to the bedroom where he helped her into their bed. “Lay on your stomach.” He requested grabbing Angie’s favorite oils and easing onto the bed himself.

The bath and the massage was just the beginning of all the things that were in store for his wife. As Jesse thought more and more about the plans he knew this would probably be the best mother’s day Angie ever had. No as a matter of fact he knew without a doubt this would be the best and it would more than likely continue on like this in the future.