Careless Mistake
by Kelli
Part 52
Mid August 2005.......
Britney walked into the room, holding Mackenzie's hand. Justin was behind them holding a gift.
"Hey guys," Bryan said, greeting them in the foyer of his New York apartment.
After exchanging hellos, Bryan scooped Mackenzie up in his arms.
"Hey there little munchkin. You here to see your baby cousin?" he asked her.
She smiled and nodded.
"You sure this is okay?" Britney asked as they followed him into the living room.
"Of course it's okay. We've been at home two whole days so it's time to show him off."
Lauren was sitting on the couch, folding some clothes when they entered the room.
"Well, hello there," she said, setting the clothes to the side and standing up.
She leaned up and gave Mackenzie a kiss on the cheek then she hugged Britney and then Justin, who handed her the gift.
"You guys didn't have to get anything," she said, sitting back down and setting the present on her lap.
"Well, Britney couldn't resist," Justin said, rolling his eyes.
"Ha ha," Britney said. "But he's right."
They all chuckled. Mackenzie started to squirm.
"You want down, huh?" Bryan asked as he set her on the ground.
"Stay here, angel," Britney said, holding out her hand.
Mackenzie walked over to Lauren, who had started to unwrap the gift.
"You want to help?" Lauren asked.
Mackenzie shyly looked up at her and then reached for the wrapping paper and started to pull. Once all of the paper was off, Lauren opened the box.
"Isn't this the sweetest thing?" she asked holding up a tiny plaid outfit.
"I couldn't help it. I've never gotten to buy for a boy," Britney gushed.
"I understand," Lauren laughed.
"Mommy....Evan?" Mackenzie asked, looking up at Britney.
"He's probably sleeping," Britney said, touching her daughter's head.
"Actually, we were waiting to get him until you got here," Bryan said, leaving the room. "I'll be back."
"You look great Lauren. Motherhood agrees with you," Justin said.
Both Justin and Britney sat down and Mackenzie stood next to Britney's knees and kept staring at Lauren.
"What's wrong with you? You act like you haven't seen Aunt Lauren before?" Britney asked Mackenzie. She started to play with her hair.
"Maybe it's because I look different than the last time she saw me," Lauren chuckled.
Britney smiled. "Hmmm, maybe. Aunt Lauren lost a lot of weight really quickly, huh?" she chuckled.
Bryan walked back into the room carrying Evan.
"Who wants to hold him first?" he asked.
"Justin does," Britney chimed in. Deep down she was hoping that holding the baby would stir those feelings inside him again.
"Okay," Justin chuckled. He stood up and took the baby from Bryan. "Hey there little guy," he said, sitting back down. "Aren't you a cute little thing, huh?"
Mackenzie slowly walked over to her daddy.
"Come here, angel," he said.
She stood right next to him and looked at the bundle her daddy was holding.
"This is Evan."
"Baby?" she asked looking up at Justin.
"Yeah.....this is the baby."
"Evan," she said.
Slowly she reached up and gently touched his arm. She smiled at Justin and then touched his fingers.
"That's a good girl. Be very gentle," Justin said.
Britney watched the scene before her and her heart swelled. It's just how she had imagined it to be. Lauren was smiling at the exchange as well. Then she glanced over at her sister-in-law and saw the emotions running across her face.
After a few minutes, Britney couldn't take it anymore and she took Evan from Justin.
When Evan started to get fussy, Britney handed him over to Lauren to be fed. She decided to feed him up in his room so Britney followed.
"You don't mind, do you? If you need to feed him in private...." Britney said.
Lauren laughed as she sat down in the rocking chair.
"Would you quit asking me that? How many times was I around you when you breast fed? Trust me, I learned a lot by watching you."
"Really?" Britney asked, suddenly touched.
"Yeah. You and Justin are good parents."
"Sometimes it doesn't feel like it," Britney said, looking at a mobile that was hanging over Evan's crib. "We're always on the go....never settling down anywhere. I sometimes wonder how Mackenzie can adjust to anything that way."
"Brit...." Lauren, interrupted her. "Don't. You know that being good parents isn't about where you're living. Mackenzie has so much love around her. You and Justin love each other so much and that shines in how you are as parents."
Britney turned around and smiled at her. "That's sweet. Thanks."
"Hey, what are sister-in-laws for? I've known you a long time," she said, winking at her. "I think I can sense your emotions. This is stirring up something, isn't it?" she asked, nodding at the infant.
Britney touched her fingers to her lips. "Actually, those feelings were stirred before Evan was born. I don't know," she sighed. "We were so young when we had Mackenzie.....we're still young but I want another baby so bad." Tears started to glisten her eyes.
"How does Justin feel? The same way?"
"I don't know. I mean, I know he wants children but we kind of decided to wait until Mackenzie was a little older."
"But now you don't?"
Britney walked to the doorway and looked down the hall to make sure no one was coming. She partially shut the door.
"I didn't bring my birth control with me."
"To New York?"
She shook her head. "No, not since I was in LA doing post on the movie."
Lauren's eyes got bigger. "You're kidding. And Justin doesn't know?"
Britney bit her lower lip and shook her head. "That's wrong, isn't it?"
Lauren sat the baby up so she could burp him.
"Well it's your relationship with your husband, not mine. But I would never do that to Bryan, Britney. Justin's trusting that you're using birth control because that was what you both decided. Now you're taking that decision away from him without him knowing it."
Britney looked down at her feet. She hadn't thought about it like that. She just had a feeling that if she ended up pregnant, no matter when, he'd be thrilled, just like she would.
"I see what you're saying," she said, softly. "God, how could I be so stupid?" she asked, rubbing her forehead.
Lauren started to feed Evan again. "You're emotional...it plays with the mind."
Britney nodded. "You can say that again."
"So you don't have any birth control with you?"
Britney shook her head. "No...it's in the medicine cabinet in LA."
"What about condoms?" Lauren asked sheepishly.
Britney gave her a "come on" look. "What am I going to do to get him to wear condoms? We never have before."
"Oh. Then just abstain until you get back to LA."
Britney noticed the teasing in Lauren's eyes, which made her smile.
"Easier said than done," Britney kidded. "Well, you know what? It doesn't matter because I'm not pregnant. We'll be in LA in no time."
A few days later in Memphis....
"What did you and your daddy do today?" Britney asked as she climbed into bed next to Justin.
"We jammed a little," he said, resting his head on the pillow.
"Really? That must have been fun."
She was sitting up in bed a little.
"It was. We actually threw down something that I think I'm going to use as a melody for a song."
He closed his eyes and smiled.
"Wow....cool. And you and your dad are playing golf tomorrow, right?" Britney turned over to her side so that she was facing him. She propped her head up on her hand.
"Right. What are your plans?" He opened one eye to look at her.
"I don't know yet. I have a phone call with my agent around ten. I don't know how long that will last...."
"What's the call about?"
"He's looking at another project," she shrugged. "I thought I'd humor him."
Justin nodded and shut his eyes again.
Britney laid there and stared at him a little more. A slow smile crept across her face. Justin's mom and dad were in downtown Memphis for a charity function and Mackenzie was asleep.....and it was still early. She pushed the sheet off of her and got on her knees. She lifted one leg over Justin's body and straddled his waist. This made his eyes pop open in wide surprise.
"Whoa.....what are you doing?" he chuckled as he placed his hands on her thighs.
"Sorry....did I startle you?" she asked, rubbing her hands up and down his bare chest.
"A little," he practically gulped.
"So sorry." She bent over and started to kiss his neck. He kept his hands on her legs.
"My parents could be home at any time," he said as he started to massage her thighs.
"It's still early," she mumbled against his jaw. "They won't be back for hours. This might be the only time we have to do this for awhile," she chuckled.
She found the spot behind his ear that made him moan and when he couldn't take it anymore he pulled her nightgown off and threw it on the floor. When he started to flip them over, she stopped him.
"No, let me," she said as she scooted down so she could remove his boxers.
"Were you reading a romance novel tonight?" he questioned.
She chuckled. "No. Can't I just be in the mood?"
She straddled his waist again and he looked her over. "Anytime you want."
Their mouths met.....their tongues met.
"God, I love kissing you," she said in between breaths.
"Then by all means..." he mumbled as she captured his mouth again.
They took their time kissing. For some reason she couldn't seem to get enough of him tonight. Not of his lips or his tongue or his hands. Hell, just him. She wanted all of him.
Once the rest of the remaining garments were discarded Britney kept Justin on his back. She crawled up so she could kiss him again and when she slid down she eased herself onto him. This caused them both to moan. Because she was enjoying the control so much she sat there like that while she continued to kiss him. He tried to grab her hips and start moving her, but she wouldn't let him. It took a lot of restrain for him to not flip them over and take over the situation but he was having too much fun.....but he was about to break.
Finally she started to move her hips but her mouth never left his. When they were both ready to peak she stopped kissing him and stared into his eyes.
"I love you," she said before they both released.
She collapsed onto his chest and rested her head against his shoulder while they both tried to ease their breathing. His hand was lightly running up and down her back.
"Oh and I love you too," he chuckled.
She smiled and bit her lower lip. She raised her head so she could look at him.
"You know....it's amazing to me how every time we make love it's like that."
"Like what?" he smiled as he looked down at her.
She slowly kissed him. "Like that. There isn't a word for it," she sighed and rested her head on his shoulder again.
"I have to agree with you there....there are no words."
"Mmmmm, can we just fall asleep like this?" she mumbled with a smile on her face.
"That would be kind of hard if one of us wanted to roll over and the other didn't," he chuckled.
She looked back up at him and giggled. "Only you would think of that. Okay, I'll move." But he stopped her from going anywhere.
"You don't have to move just yet. I like this."
She smiled and propped her chin on her hands that were now resting on his chest. "Me too."