The Contract

You're The Gomez To My Morticia

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Layla

I stood looking at Danny as he drifted off in thought. Should I ask him what is going on? I have never seen him this mad, what could have possibly happened out there? Who the hell did he see out there?

"Danny, are you ok?" I asked but got no answer in return. He was too lost in thought. "Danny?" I asked again, making him look back at me. "Uh... Yeah, everything's fine, ladybug. Don't worry about me." he says giving me a big smile.

I knew he was just saying that to not get me worried, but I wasn't going to push the subject until he was ready to tell me.

He trailed his hands around my waist and hugged me tightly. He kissed my stomach, placing his forehead delicately on my stomach and sighing. "Ladybug, promise me something."

"What is it?"

"Promise me that you will never leave us. I'd die if you and my little one's ever left me." his words concerned me. There was something he was not telling me, but until he was comfortable talking, I'd have to live with curiosity.

"Danny, I could never leave you. You're everything to me, you know that."

"Cara mia, I love you, my sweet ladybug," he says, tightening his hold on me, grabbing my hand, and leaving a trail of kisses along my arm. I chuckled as he trailed the kisses up my arm, making me get tickled. I felt goosebumps as he continued his kisses.

"Oh, Mon chéri, I love you. Not for the way you dance with my angels, but for the way your name can silence my demons." He says making me giggle. He dips me, making me squeal. He looks at me passionately and sighs, "My Morticia,"

"Oh, Gomez...and forth in that moment of pure darkness, I see your soul shining brighter than it ever has. I love the weirdness in you and the gentle way you make me go insane." I say as he looks at me, then goes in, dipping his head to the curve of my neck and kissing me. I couldn't contain my giggles.

He tightens his hold on me, kissing me hard. I wrapped my arms around him, kissing him in return. It's odd how we still remembered those lines. I haven't seen a single episode of the Addams family in so long.

This reminded me of the long sleepless summer nights I'd spend binge-watching the show with him.

After lovemaking, Danny drifts off to sleep, but even in his sleep, he furrows his eyebrows. I can tell something is bothering him, but how do I get him to talk? I don't want secrets keeping us apart.

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Days later

"What do you think of this fabric? It's good, right? I mean it goes perfectly with the color Danny chose for the walls, and those furniture pieces, my God!" Hugo says, excitedly.

The daycare center for the company is finally done. I am so excited. All the furniture has been placed. There are new toys that just got delivered a few days ago, diapers, necessities, and so much more.

Hugo surprised me with new curtains he had sewn himself for the windows, and I loved them. They were a mixture of pink, purple, and blue. The colors were very faint, not too bright, just... Perfect. The walls had been painted gray since too much color can make Zoey a bit uncomfortable.

"I love them, thank you. These are going to go perfectly in the nursery!" I say, giving him a bear hug.

"So when are you going to start letting the girls bring their kids?" he asks, excitedly, looking around as he sees girls putting toys away and stacking diapers inside one of the closets.

"Today actually!"

"Really?" he asks with a bright gleam in his eyes.

I chuckle, close my eyes, and nod. "Yes, very serious. Everything is set. All we have to do is wait for the girls to start arriving with their little ones." I say, gesturing to the daycare. I was beyond ecstatic. I couldn't wait for this place to fill up with all the kids.

There were various places divided. There was a big room for the small babies, a room for toddlers, there was a place for older kids in elementary to play, as well as a place for older kids up to high schoolers to hang out and do homework.

Danny had even gone to the extent to hire people to work exclusively for the daycare. I had asked him not to since I thought maybe we could all take turns pitching in a few hours of volunteering, but he looked over the budget and saw that our sales have been so good that we can afford to hire a crew for the daycare alone.

I am so proud of him. But I feel like he's been spending so much time working lately. It's as if he has been purposely working overtime, whether it's here, or at the restaurant. He wakes up way before I do, works while we eat, and by the time I'm off to bed, he's still working on his laptop.

He had been out all morning with dad for breakfast and early brunch meetings. Ever since the day of the party for Riley and baby Logan, he's been calling me, texting me, and checking in on me more than often. It's as if he was afraid I would leave.

At home, all he wants is to be around Zoey and me. He's become very clingy, hugging us every chance he gets. Don't get me wrong... I love the affection, but he's acting differently.

The worst thing is that he won't talk to me about it, and I think he's ordered Bryce not to say anything as well because when I ask him, he gives me the same answer, "Sorry, boss lady. You'll have to talk to him about it."

I'm trying to be reasonable and patient with him, but my curiosity is getting the best of me, and I need to get to the bottom of this, or it is going to drive me insane.

Whoever the hell made him feel like this, has got problems. He's planted doubt in my man, and I need to fix this, one way or another.

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