Some like to sleep, We like to play

Three weeks go by and Gerard has been rejected by countless art galleries and even art supply stores and he is starting to give up hope. I suggest me going back to the restaurant and he cuts me off telling me he doesn't want me to miss out on the kids growing up with the terrible hours of the restaurant while atleast with his old job he was home a lot. I nod and decide to drop it but the next time he goes out I call Shaun and ask about the possibility of coming back. He tells me that any time I am ready he will have a job for me and I smile feeling secure in the knowledge that if all else fails I have that.

Gerard is still really down a week later and the kids are staring to notice. One day when he goes out job hunting Bandit asks "Why daddy sad mommy? Was I bad?" And my heart breaks a little that she would think that. "No baby you weren't bad. Daddy's just a little bit sad at the moment but how about we do something to cheer him up?" Her eyes light up and she asks if we can bake him cookies. I smile and say "I think daddy would love that" before getting her and Riley ready to go out shopping for ingredients.
When we get home I have also bought ingredients to make lasagne which is Gerard's favourite. After the ingredients are on the stove I put little aprons on Bandit and Riley and we make the cookies. By the time they get to the oven there is cookie dough in all our hair and smeared all over Bandits face and both kids are giggling like crazy people. While they cook I hand Bandit and Riley a cleaning wipe each and they help me wipe the table free of cookie dough.
When the cookies are done I glance at the clock and see that Gerard should be home any time now so I assemble the lasagne while Riley and Bandit have a drink of juice and when it's in the oven I put them in the bath. Once they're washed I let them splash around and fight their rubber duckies until I hear Gerard come in the front door. I smile to myself that my plan to keep the kids stimulated all afternoon so they wouldn't nap so they will crash tonight and sleep longer worked as I get them out and dried. I tell them to go to their room and I will come help them get dressed while I mop up all the water on the floor from the splashing but when I get there only Riley is there trying to pull his shirt on. "Where's Bandit?" I ask and he says "Wit daddy" so I help him finish getting dressed and carry him into the living room where Bandit is bouncing around telling Gerard about our shopping trip still in only her towel. "Bandit you little monkey come and get dressed" I tell her and she giggles running toward the bedroom.

After dinner Bandit bounces around in her highchair and asks if we can give daddy his surprise yet. I nod and get up to get the hidden cookies. "What surprise" Gerard asks and Bandit says "We maked you cheer up cookies daddy" and his face drops a little before he smiles and says "Thank you baby."
After the cookies Bandit and Riley are getting increasingly tired and cranky so Gerard and I put them to bed and as he's reading them a bedtime story I sneak out and change into the red and black corset and black lace panties I bought as a surprise. I slip my dress back on over the top and walk into their room to find them asleep and Gerard putting the book away. "Come with me" I whisper as I take his hand and lead him into our bedroom closing the door behind us. I lead him over to the arm chair in the corner and sit him in it before straddling his lap and connecting our lips. After pulling away from the kiss I stand up and start swaying my hips slightly before I ease into it and start giving him a lap dance. As I turn around and lean back grinding my ass into his crotch I feel his dick starting to harden and I smile to myself as I stand back up and turn around sliding the straps of my dress off my shoulders before letting it drop to the floor, Gerard's jaw dropping with it when he sees what I'm wearing. "Holy shit baby" he moans out as I sway forward again and reach out to undo his pants relieving the pressure for him before standing up and running my hands up and down my body. "Wanna play?" I ask and wink at him. He gets out of the chair and grabs my wrist dragging me to the bed throwing me down on it as he says "You naughty little girl. I think you need to be punished for that little display" and I know I made the right choice to cheer him up.
Once I'm handcuffed to the bed he orders me to kneel, sticking my ass out so he can give me a few strikes with the flogger before rubbing his hand over my ass and smacking me a few times. I flinch on the last one and the movement causes me to brush against the head of his dick, leaving a wet trail of precum on my skin. I smirk to myself about how much this turns him on when he flips me over and pins me to the bed with his body lightly scratching up my sides as he sucks hickies into my collarbones. Before long he can't wait any longer and rolls on a condom, thrusting into me harshly and setting a fast pace which reduces me to a moaning mess. When Gerard gets close he pulls out and orders me to flip over on my knees again and he rolls the condom off, stroking himself a few times before cumming all over my red welted ass.
After the handcuffs come off I collapse on the bed on my stomach panting harshly as Gerard collapses beside me. We face each other and share short loving kisses between breaths until our breathing returns to normal. Gerard then gets out of the bed and pulls on boxers leaving the room before coming back with a cool wet wash cloth and some cream for my welted butt. After he cleans me off he gently rubs the cream on and I melt into the bed sighing contentedly. "Baby that was amazing, thank you so much. I'm sorry I haven't been in the greatest mood lately but I love you so much."
"I understand babe. I just wanted to cheer you up even if just for the night" I tell him and he smiles and says it worked really well. My eyes start to shut for longer and longer every time I blink and the next thing I know Gerard is shaking me and telling me not to fall asleep naked incase Riley or Bandit come in. I drag myself off the bed and pull on some sweatpants and one of Gerard's shirts before climbing back in and snuggling into his side. "I'm so glad the kids stayed asleep that whole time, would have been such a shame if they had interrupted cause I'm not sure I would have stopped" he tells me and I start to laugh as I say "Well I kept them entertained all afternoon and made them skip nap time so they would crash tonight. I didn't want to be interrupted either." Gerard laughs at this and tells me I'm perfect. I fall asleep with a wide smile on my face, the knot of stress that has been in my stomach for days loosening.

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