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Photographer in the Park	By : NutsAboutHarry Category: Singers/Bands/Musicians > Joshua Bell Views: 1770 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not know Joshua Bell (Do you think I'd be writing fan fic about him if I did?) the following story is TOTAL FICTION the prouct of my extraordinarily overactive imagination. No profit of any kind is made from the writing and publishing of this story!

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Josh woke on Thanksgiving morning to Louisa suckling on his collarbone.
‘You’re going to leave a hickey’ he mumbled sleepily.

‘That’s the whole idea’ Louisa whispered moving further up his neck ‘good morning Mr Bell’

Josh yawned and stretched lazily.
‘Good morning Miss Riminton’ he countered ‘what time is it?’

‘Seven thirty don’t worry I think everyone’s still in bed’ Louisa whispered snuggling up to him and entwining her legs with his ‘the boys would be anyway keeping them up late last night so they would sleep well into the morning was a good idea’

‘What can I say? I’m full of them’ Josh said with a sleepy chuckle pulling the covers up from where they’d bunched around his hips ‘you learn to be resourceful when you have kids’

When do you think they will wake up?’

‘Well it was half past twelve this morning so I reckon mid to late morning?’ Josh said ‘when they does down they goes down and don’t wake up for anything. That’s why te ywas so hard to get going the morning we flew here’

‘Have you done this keeping up late sleeping late tactic before?’

‘Yeah last Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve’ Josh said ‘if they're going to have a big day like those they're kept up late the night before so they doesn’t need an afternoon nap the next day. The need for afternoon naps has decreased as they've gotten older though’

Louisa giggled.
‘You sound almost wistful’ she said in amusement.

‘I am’ Josh said dryly as he stroked her arm ‘I lived for the time when they’d go down for an afternoon nap. That meant I could nap too. Now I just have to be pro-active in when I put them to bed. They've got enormous amounts of energy . Jamie Rachel’s youngest is only a month older than the twins and still has afternoon naps. My sons are mutants’

‘Hey you should feel special for fathering such special kids’ Louisa said sincerely ‘I reckon he’s brilliant’

Josh pressed a kiss to her temple.
‘Thanks’ he said softly ‘well today is the day you finally meet all the members of the Bell family today’

Louisa covered her face.
‘Don’t remind me’ she groaned burying her face in his chest ‘I’m packing death now’

‘You’ll be fine’ Josh assured her lifting her chin up and kissing his chastely on the lips ‘everyone knows about you mainly I part because Rachel loves you and goes on about you all the time it’s just a matter of being introduced and engaging in some witty conversation’

Louisa let out a great snort of laughter.
‘You goon’ she giggled ‘you know how to make me feel better about all this don’t you?’

‘Well I like to think I do. I’m your partner Louie that’s my role I’m supposed to prop you up when you’re feeling down and reassure you when you’re not feeling sure about something. Meeting Mom, Max and Rachel went well didn’t it? There’s no reason meeting the rest of the family won’t go as well’

Louisa idly played with his chest hair.
‘I suppose not’ she said ‘I’m still a little nervous though’

‘I would expect you to be’ Josh said ‘as you said to me on the plane here meeting the family of one’s partner is a big thing. I’m sure I’ll be nervous when I eventually meet yours. Then you can lie in bed with me one morning lazily reassuring me I’m just being an ass and that there’s nothing to worry about because they don’t bite’

Louisa giggled.
‘Speaking of ‘asses’’ she said laying on thick her best American accent ‘I rather like yours’

‘Oh yeah what’s so special about it?’ Josh said in amusement.

‘Well it’s yours’ Louisa said with a grin ‘it wouldn’t look as good on say Obama for instance’

That comment made Josh laugh out loud.
‘For more than one reason I’m guessing’ he said propping his torso up and leaning down to kiss her on the neck ‘now less chatting and more kissing’

‘Are you propositioning me Mr Bell?’ Louisa whispered as Josh slowly pulled up her pyjamas top and kissed her belly.

‘I’ll let you decide that sweetheart’

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The rest of the day was stupidly busy for Josh and Louisa equally and consequently they hardly spent any time together. Despite Shirley’s protests Louisa insisted on helping her prepare the Thanksgiving feast while Josh was kept busy with Rachel and Max their stepfather cleaning up the stable yard and generally tidying up the vast grounds surrounding the house. Louisa made her way outside shortly after five PM to find Rachel and Josh racing each other on quad bikes in the front paddock. Josh has lost his shirt and was covered in sloppy mud from wheel kickback.

‘How the hell can you be hooning about shirtless in this weather?’ she asked him incredulously as he made his way back to the open gate ‘it’s freezing’

‘Let’s just say the Bloomington mud has insulating qualities’ Josh said with a grin.

‘Your Mum is going to have a fit when she sees you two like that’ Louisa said latching the gate behind them ‘what the hell did you do? Donuts?’

‘No you can’t do donuts on quad bikes or you’ll flip’ Rachel said ‘we just headed for the muddiest spot and raced. Clearly I won because I have less mud on me’

‘You must’ve ripped up the paddock something bad’ Louisa said following Josh and Rachel as they rode the quad bikes into the garage.

‘Yeah but Mom rests that paddock over Winter so come Spring it’ll be nice and flat and green again’ Rachel said with a grin ‘And give it a couple of days and there’ll be enough snow on the ground not to notice the mess we made’

‘Joshua David Bell what the hell have you been doing?’ Came Shirley’s voice out of the kitchen window ‘you’re filthy! And where’s your shirt?’

‘Rachel dared me to ride without one on Mom’ Josh said with a grin pushing his youngest sister in front of him ‘it’s back in the barn’

‘Well let Louie go and get it both of you have a shower the guests are arriving in less than an hour’

‘Should I tie them up in the wash bay and hose them down before they come inside Shirley?’ Louisa said with a giggle ‘would you rather have muddy or wet carpet?’

‘Neither!’

‘Don’t worry Mom we’ll use the towels in the laundry’ Josh said jovially ‘just having fun!’

‘I can’t believe at forty two years old you still act like a child!’ Shirley exclaimed in amused exasperation ‘It would serve you right if you got a cold you know’

‘I’ll be fine Mom there are plenty of things I can do to keep warm’ Josh said with a grin as he flashed Louisa a wink.

‘Behave you’ Louisa hissed as Rachel made her way into the house ahead of them.

‘Why? It’s boring behaving’

‘You know full well what I mean Joshua Bell’ Louisa said with a grin ‘head to the bathroom I’ll bring up some towels for you’

Josh headed inside and Louisa went to the stables to retrieve his shirt. She then went inside and upstairs collecting some towels along the way. She walked down the hallway to the main bathroom and knocked on the door.

‘That you Louie?’ Josh called.

‘Yeah’

‘Come in then’

Louisa opened the door and entered the blue and white tiled bathroom only to be confronted with a stark naked Josh leaning into the shower alcove turning on the taps.

‘Oh cover up you degenerate!’ Louisa scolded him her face going bright red as she strode over to the toilet and put the towels on the closed lid.

You can only see my butt nothing else’ Josh said with a grin stepping under the steaming hot flow of water ‘though if you ask nicely I will show you more’

‘You’re making it very hard for me to say no to you, you know that?’ Louisa said as Josh scrubbed at his face.

‘You don’t have to say no’ Josh said softly ‘I’m not pushing you, you know that. Just follow your heart’

‘If I was to do that I’d be molesting you in the shower right now’ Louisa groaned ‘damn you for being so bloody attractive’

Josh grinned.
‘I can’t help that’ he said with a grin rubbing shampoo into his scalp ‘I’ve just been genetically blessed. You ought to go downstairs and thank Mom for giving birth to me’

Louisa rolled her eyes.
‘You have a warped sense of humour Joshua Bell’ she said getting to her feet and approaching the shower recess ‘remind me why I hang around you’

Josh suddenly grabbed her hand and dragged her into the shower with him.
‘This is why’ he murmured huskily pressing her up against the tiles and kissing her neck.

‘Josh you arse I’m wet!’ Louisa yelped ‘you bastard!’

Josh laughed.
‘You can dry off’ he whispered kissing her hungrily.

Louisa quickly felt her resolve crumbling.
‘We-we shouldn’t!’ she hissed as Josh unzipped her sodden skirt and let it fall to the floor.

‘We don’t have to go all the way’ Josh whispered unbuttoning her blouse ‘baby steps. Let me show you how to have a little fun. You can say stop anytime I promise I won’t do anything you’re not comfortable with’

‘Okay I trust you’ Louisa breathed as her blouse joined her skirt on the floor of the shower ‘ooooooh!’

Josh unsnapped her bra and flicked it over his shoulder. He then dropped to his knees and slowly pulled Louisa’s knickers down helping her to step out of them.

‘God you’re gorgeous’ Josh murmured getting to his feet and kissing her hungrily.

‘No I’m not’ Louisa breathed as she tipped her head to the side to give him better access.

‘Yeah you are’ Josh said as she ran her hands over his muscular chest ‘why don’t you believe you are?’

‘Lots of things people have said to me over the years’ Louisa said with a squeak and one of her nipples made it into his mouth ‘Well one thing one person said’

‘Fuck your ex’ Josh hissed an edge creeping into his voice ‘he doesn’t matter anymore’

Louisa shivered ad Josh ran the tip of his tongue around her nipple.
‘Oh J that feel greaaaaaaaaaat!’ she moaned as she felt his warm lips travel lower down to her abdomen.

‘Just give over to whatever you’re feeling sweetheart’ Josh whispered as he dropped to his knees.

‘I’m going to have issues standing up if you’re going to do what I think you’re about to do’ Louisa squeaked as Josh ran one of his calloused finger tips down her stomach to the juncture of her thighs and legs.

‘I’ll only do it if you’re comfortable with it’ Josh murmured kissing her navel ‘are you okay with me going on?’

‘Uh huh oh god yes!’ Louisa moaned.

‘Hook one of your legs over my shoulder then’ Josh said gently running a hand up the inside of her thigh.

‘I’ll fall!’

‘No you won’t I promise’ Josh promised her helping her move into position ‘lean on me if you have to’

With Josh’s help Louisa holed her right leg over Josh’s left shoulder and leaned back on the tiled wall. Seconds later she felt his warm lips press themselves to her core and begin to nibble and tease.

The flood of arousal and need to her pelvis was so intense Louisa arched off the tiles and squealed her voice echoing off the walls. She ran her fingers through Josh’s sodden hair and let out a deep guttural groan as he nipped, nibbled and suckled upon her centre.

Josh for his part was equally as turned on with one hand holding Louisa’s leg in place the other drifted down to his own arousal. He wrapped his fingers around himself and absentmindedly began pumping himself.

‘Don’t you want me to return the favour?’ Louisa moaned her lust filled blue eyes boring into his.

‘I don’t want to push you’ Josh murmured.

‘Let me return the favour!’ Louisa squeaked as Josh’s tongue swept over her nub of arousal ‘please’

Josh just grinned and returned his attention to Louisa’s core nipping and nibbling and licking til with a deep guttural moan she came and came hard.

‘Fuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuuu!’ she groaned grabbing handfuls of his hair hard ‘Oh god!’

Josh didn’t let up while Louisa was still coming down off her peak he pushed her against the shower recess wall and relentlessly attacked Louisa’s core til she was a total mess unable to stand up and moaning illegibly. When she couldn’t take anymore Josh got to his feet and held her as she recovered.

‘So did you have fun?’ her whispered in her hear minutes later as they stood under the steaming hot flow of water.

Louisa could only groan as she leaned limply against him. It was another fifteen minutes before she was able to stand under her own power and speak legibly.

‘Holy fuck J you made me lose my mind!’ she breathed ‘how the hell do you do that?’

‘I just did what I thought you’d like’ Josh replied kissing her hungrily ‘did you like it?’

‘That is a rhetorical question’ Louisa said with a giggle wrapping her fingers around his length are you going to let me return the favour?’

‘Only if you want to’ Josh breathed kissing her neck.

‘Kiss me J’

Josh grasped Louisa’s head and kissed her hard in an effort to distract himself from the fact she had her fingers wrapped around his aching hardness.

Inwardly Louisa’s mind was addled with overpowering lust. Josh didn’t know she was a virgin and had all the experience of a nun in seclusion but her rabid desire to love on him on touch him constantly overruled her and she stroked Josh’s hardness in a quick quick, slow rhythm til with a loud grunt her reached his peak and climaxed hard.

‘Christ!’ he cussed thrusting into her grip lazily ‘Oh I needed that’

‘You haven’t come for a while?’ Louisa whispered nipping on his neck.

‘Not with the help of someone else’ Josh murmured kissing her hungrily.

‘We better get out and head downstairs people are going to guess where we are’ Louisa whispered shivering as Josh captured one of her nipples in his mouth ‘we’ll continue with this when we go to be alright?’

Josh flashed her a wink.
‘I look forward to it’

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When Josh and Louisa went downstairs fifteen minutes later the house was in organised chaos. Shirley and Rachel were busy setting the long bench like table with cutlery and crockery and Max Josh’s stepfather was in the kitchen making enormous coleslaw. Josef and the Twins were in the lounge room amusing themselves with a Thomas the Tank Engine train set.

‘No one’s arrived yet?’ Josh said in surprise going into the kitchen to help Max.

‘Nah there’s a big pile up on the McIntosh highway and the traffic’s backed up TJ rang about half an hour ago and said she, Ollie and the kids wouldn’t be getting here til about seven. Everyone else should be here in about half an hour they live on the opposite side of town’

‘D’you want any help with the food Max?’ Louisa asked her long red hair swirling around her shoulders.

‘Yeah sure doll if you could start on some bean salad that would be great’ Max said cheerfully.

An hour later people began to arrive. The first to arrive was Rachel’s husband Alex and their kids Emma five and Jamie three. Emma and Jamie made and immediate beeline for Josh.

‘UUUUUUUUUUNCLE JOOOOOOOOOOOSH!’ Emma bellowed running across the lounge room and leaping into Josh’s arms.

Jamie clamped onto Josh’s left leg unintentionally causing him to trip up and fall back onto the lounge suite. Josef, Sam and Ben then decided to join in leaping into his father’s lap.

‘Oooof!’ he grunted wrapping his arms around his niece and nephew ‘you guys are going to crush me one day! You all weigh a ton!’

‘You’re silly Uncle Josh we’re only wittle!’ Jamie said brightly hugging his uncle around the middle ‘you have a squishy tummy’

Louisa let out a snort of laughter.
‘I think you just got told by a three year old you’re fat' she said with a giggle.

‘Guys I’d like to introduce you to someone special’ Josh said as Jamie and Emma turned to look at Louisa curiously ‘this is my special friend Louisa but you can call her Louie she plays the violin like me and viola like Mommy’

Emma leapt off Josh’s lap and strode over to Louisa holding a hand out.

‘Hi I’m Emma!’ she said brightly ‘I’m five and a half!’

Louisa crouched down to Emma’s level.
‘That’s a pretty dress you have on’ she said ‘very smart’

‘Mommy got it for me I like purple!’

‘You do? I like purple too it’s my favourite colour. My viola case is purple’

‘Really? Can I see?’

‘How about after dinner when your Mummy and Uncle Josh and I play? There’s lots of time to see it then. Everyone’s coming soon you’re hungry aren’t you?’

‘Uh huh....your voice sounds funny’

‘That’s because I come from Australia’ Louisa said ‘do you know where that is?’

‘Uh huh it’s a long way away in a plane’

‘It is’ Louisa said ‘over half a day. When I go home I have to catch two planes’

Emma’s eyes widened in wonder.
‘Really? I only have to catch one to go see Uncle Josh!’

‘Well that’s because New York is only a couple of hours away Australia is on the other side of the world’ Louisa said ‘Maybe one day Mum and ad will take you and Jamie there. It’s a pretty place’

‘You’re pretty’ Emma said going pink.

‘Aw thanks honey’ Louisa said giving Emma a hug ‘so are you. Did Mommy do your hair?’

‘Nuh uh Daddy did he’s a hairdresser!’

Josh snorted as Alex Rachel’s husband came into the room and scooped up his daughter.

‘You must be the Louisa I’ve been hearing about for weeks and weeks and weeks’ he said in amusement to Louisa as he held out his hand ‘Hi I’m Alex and I'm a lawyer not a hairdresser’

‘Hi, yes I am the Louisa you’ve been hearing about’ Louisa said with a laugh shaking Alex’s hand ‘but call me Louie everyone does I hate Louisa’

‘Fair doos. So who picked up who?’

Louisa laughed as Josh covered his face.
‘Josh picked me up’ she said ‘you’re not getting any details but he was the one to ask me out first’

‘I’ll just leave the room shall I? Josh said dryly

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Within an hour everyone had arrived. Josh and Louisa went upstairs to wash their hands before the Thanksgiving feast was to begin.

‘Everyone loves you’ Josh said kissing Louisa on the lips as soon as the bathroom door shut behind them ‘I knew you’d be a hit’

Louisa wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
‘You’re a great kisser Mr Bell’ she whispered pressing her body up against his ‘maybe later we can do a bit more?’

Josh kneaded her backside.
‘And maybe we can continue on our shower activities when we go to bed’ her murmured as he nipped at her neck.

‘Only if you promise to make me see stars again’ Louisa breathed as Josh hiked up the skirt of her dress and dipped his fingers into her core ‘oh shit not now J dinner is five minutes away!’

But Josh determined to drive her wild rapidly circled her nub of arousal til she came undone and slumped against him.

‘You arse!’ Louisa heaved as he wrapped his arms around her ‘I’m five minutes away from having dinner with your whole family and you make me come I hate you!’

Josh kissed her hungrily.
‘No you don’t he said with a chuckle going over to the sink to wash his hands ‘you enjoyed that I know you did’

Louisa smacked his backside.
‘And you got off on me not being able to do a damn thing about it either didn’t you?’ she said picking up the soap.

‘Almost but not quite’ Josh replied with a grin ‘I used my incredible self control not to. I want to wait til bed time til I let myself go’

‘Oh brother’

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For the next two hours Louisa joined Josh’s family in a huge thanksgiving feast. She ate a mouthful from every dish on the table even eating well past her stomach being filled. Eventually though a dull ache in her stomach forced her to stop.

‘That’s it I’ve had enough!’ she declared putting down her fork ‘if I have any more my guts will bust’

‘You full Loo Boo? I’m still hungwy!’ Josef piped up his mouth full of mashed potato.

‘Josef Bell swallow your food before you speak its rude’ Josh scolded shooting his son a hard stare ‘do that again and it’s no dessert and an early bedtime for you understand?’

‘Yes Daddy’

Josh finished his meal then slid a hand under the table and rubbed her belly. Louisa did the same for him and sneaked her hand further south to his crotch.

‘Behave you’ he hissed as Max, Shirley and Rachel began clearing the table.

‘Josh do you want to go and get the Strad and set up by the piano?’ Shirley suggested carrying the left over turkey into the kitchen ‘we’ll have a bit of music first and let dinner settle alright?’

Josh pushed his chair back and got to his feet.
‘D’you want me to bring yours downstairs?’ he asked Louisa.

‘Sure’

Josh disappeared upstairs and Charlotte took Josef into the lounge room.

‘You going to play Loo Boo?’ Josef asked sitting between Louisa’s legs and snuggling up to her.

‘Uh huh but after your Dad and Aunty Rachel’ Louisa said ‘you sleepy?’

‘A wittle’

‘D’you think you can stay awake for some pumpkin pie and ice cream?’

‘I dunno’

‘Well we’ll save you some if you drop off’ Louisa said giving him a squeeze ‘what would you like me to play? Puff the Magic Dragon?’

‘Uh huh I like that’ Josef mumbled with a yawn ‘not twinkle twinkle I’m....’

‘Too old for that I know’ Louisa chuckled ‘how about Puff the Magic Dragon and Little Peter Rabbit then you head to bed? I don’t think you’re going to be able to stay up for dessert’

‘Oh but I’ll twy!’

‘Don’t fight too hard Jo it’s already nine thirty you normally go to bed at seven. And you went riding with Dad on the quad bikes this afternoon that must’ve tired you out’

‘A wittle’

Josh came back downstairs carrying the Strad case and the one case Louisa stored her violin and viola in.

‘Can you tune mine? I’m kinda comfy’ Louisa said with a grin as Rachel began tuning her viola.

‘Sure’

‘Would you like me to tune your viola?’ Rachel asked dryly.

‘Yeah but be carful with it it’s worth three million dollars’

There was a collective ‘WHHAAAAT?’ from everyone gathered.

‘You’re having us on!’ Rachel said incredulously as Josh began tuning the Strad.

‘No I’m not’

‘If there weren’t little kids in the room I’d cuss’ Rachel said under her breath ‘how is your viola worth three million bucks?’

‘Well when I first met Josh he introduced him to Paolo his Luthier and I turned over this viola which I had bought for a thousand bucks at a deceased estate auction in Fort Worth twelve months ago. Paolo suspected it was a Guarneri and sent it off to the Smithsonian in Washington and got it assessed by three other Luthier’s and they concurred it’s a Guarneri made in about seventeen forty two’

‘Oh man mine’s worth fifty grand God a Guarneri!’ Rachel said in awe ‘I’ve never even seen one! Guarneri violas are really really rare!’

‘Well open my case and you can play one’ Louisa said with a giggle ‘I’m trying to convince J to take up the viola too but I don’t think he’s too keen’

‘I never said I wasn’t keen I just suggested maybe my passion lies in the violin and is beter suited to that whereas yours in the viola’ Josh said his cheeks going pink.

‘Hey I got my education in the violin J you know it’s my primary passion I didn’t take a viola lesson til three weeks ago’

‘I don’t think it’s his ‘passion’ for the violin you have to worry about doll he just might learn better if you weren’t teaching him’ Alex said with a snort ‘and I mean that in the nicest possible way if you get my drift’

‘Well that was subtle as the Amtrak Express hitting a truck at a level crossing’ Shirley said dryly rolling her eyes at her son in law as Josh burned a magnificent shade of scarlet ‘shall we move on?’

Rachel took Louisa’s viola out of its case and looked at it with reverence.

‘You know if you keep staring at it sis it might just do a trick’ Josh said with a chuckle as he swiftly tuned the Strad to his liking ‘you’re exactly like Louie was when she first held the Strad’

‘I looked at it like a lovesick puppy?’ Louisa said with a raised eyebrow.

‘Oh I am not looking at it like a lovesick puppy!’ Rachel said sheepishly putting the viola under her chin and tightening the hair on its bow ‘it’s just a Guarneri I mightn’t get a chance to see one again’

‘Well if J gets off his butt and brings Louie back home more often you might’ TJ Josh’s elder half sister said with a grin as her youngest daughter Piper the same age as Josef cuddled up to her ‘if we don’t see you again til next Thanksgiving Louie I think Mom will write him out of her will’

‘Alright alright alright this is Thanksgiving, not pick on Josh Bell day!’ Josh said dryly as Rachel tuned Louisa’s viola ‘Rach you can play first, if you don’t I think you might implode’

‘Oh shut up’

Josh sat down next to Louisa and laced his fingers through hers as Rachel positioned the bow over Louisa’s viola and began playing Yesterday the Beatles hit. Louisa rested her head on Josh’s shoulder and closed her eyes listening to Josh’s sister play.

‘Don’t fall asleep it’s not good form for an adult to fall asleep before the kids’ Josh whispered.

‘I’m not falling asleep I’m listening to the music’ Louisa said inhaling he subtle musky scent of his aftershave.

Everyone in the room sat enraptured as Rachel played. The deep warm mellow timbre of the instrument filling the room and adding to the warmth radiating from the fireplace

As the last note died out everyone burst into applause. Rachel goofed off and curtsied theatrically.

‘Thankyou thankyou thankyou!’ she said with a grin ‘thanks so much for letting me play that Louie that was like driving a Ferrari when you’re used to a bomb’

‘Well anytime you come up to New York or any time I come down here you’re more than welcome to have another go’ Louisa said with a grin as Rachel placed the instrument back in it’s case ‘I promise’

‘Thanks....so who’s next?’

‘Louie Louie Louie!’ Josef piped up clapping excitedly ‘puff!’

‘You want me to play now? I was just getting comfy’ Louisa said tickling Josef’s belly'

‘Pwease Loo Boo? Pwetty pwease?’

‘Oh okay then should I play my violin or the viola?’

‘Wiola!’ Ben and Sam chorused.

‘Okay then you’re going to have to get comfy in Dad’s lap then’

‘Owkay!’

Josh scrambled into Josh’s lap and Louisa got up picking up her viola and putting it under her chin.

‘I’m going to play something totally opposite to the Beatles’ she said ‘My specialty of late seems to be in playing kids songs so as per request of young Mr Josef, Sam and Ben Bell I’m going to play Puff the Magic Dragon’

‘Ah the musical sedative’ Josh joked as Louisa began playing

And Josh was right a third of the way through the song all the under five kids were sound asleep and by half way through the song the under eights were all sound asleep. And by the finish even the adults were yawning.

‘How did you manage to systematically sedate eight kids with one song?’ TJ asked in amazement as Claire her eldest daughter snoozed in a nearby beanbag ‘you have to record that and put it on the market you’d make a million bucks straight away’

‘Um maybe it’s my animal magnetism?’ Louisa said with a giggle as Josh stood up with a sound asleep Josef.

‘It works every time on Jo’ he said.

‘Hey do you want me to put him and the Twins to bed?’ Louisa volunteered holding out her arms ‘I don’t mind’

‘Okay then sure’

Louisa disappeared upstairs with the boys and Josh joined his mother and sisters in the kitchen to help prepare dessert.

‘Well J she is the one for you I’m convinced of it’ Terry said scooping vanilla ice-cream out of a huge tub ‘I love Louie she’s brilliant’

‘Isn’t she?’ Josh said with a lovesick sigh.

‘And it’s clear as balls on a bull she loves Josef, Sam and Ben as if they were her own’ TJ said slicing up some pecan pie ‘she’s a kid oriented person that’s for sure. You’re lucky to have found someone like that’

‘Yeah I know’ Josh said taking a pumpkin pie out of the refrigerator ‘everyone I’ve introduced her to is automatically drawn to her too. I took her to the opening of the Philharmonic’s season back at the end of September and I hardly talked to her all night because she was busy with the people I introduced her to’

‘I reckon you’re going to have that situation wherever you take her J’ Rachel said lining up bowls on the bench ‘Louie has such a warm engaging personality you can’t help but want to be around her. And her sense of humour! I love it I haven’t laughed so much in ages’

‘Well I’m glad you all approve she’s made me the happiest I’ve been in ages’ Josh said going bright red.

‘We’re all happy for you honey’ Shirley said ruffling his hair like she used to when Josh was small ‘now how about you call everyone else to the table? We’ll bring dessert in’

‘Sure’

Louisa was the last one to arrive at the table and retook her seat next to Josh.

‘They've settled alright?’ Josh asked.

‘Oh yeah didn’t move a muscle while I changed them into their pyjamas’ Louisa said sticking her spoon into her pumpkin pie ‘it’s like they've been sedated I’ve never seen them so out of it’

‘Must’ve been the quad bike riding today’ Rachel said with a grin.

‘I’m more inclined to believe it was Puff the Magic Dragon’ TJ said in amusement ‘seriously Louie you have to record that. I’d love a copy for my three. Justin’s eight and he hasn’t zonked out like that since he was four!’

‘Is it really that good?’ Louisa asked doubtfully.

There was a loud and collective ‘YES!’

‘You could record it at home I have all the equipment to do it’ Josh said ‘I record at home all the time’

Louisa gave him a funny look.
‘Look give it a go see what it sounds like’ Josh said ‘you never know it could be the start of a recording career’

Louisa rolled her eyes.
‘I don’t want a recording career’ she said dryly ‘I want to be an equine veterinarian’

‘Well you’re definitely good enough to have a recording career’ Rachel said poking a spoonful of pumpkin pie at her.

‘I’ve only been taking viola lessons for three weeks!’ Louisa said half heartedly ‘I’m much better at the violin, that’s the instrument I got my degree in’

Josh rubbed the back of her neck.
‘Give it a go’ he said softly ‘take it from me you’re definitely good enough to record a CD’

‘Hmm’

After dessert everyone gathered back in the lounge room with a coffee or tumbler of Brandy.

‘Okay Louie now I don’t know if Josh has told you but this is the part where the Bell family go around the room and say what they are thankful for’ Shirley said as she settled in her recliner ‘would you like to start?’

‘M-me?’ Louisa stuttered ‘really?’

‘Sure it’s a tradition for us to have guests start off the ‘what I’m thankful for’ Shirley said ‘normally we have the kids join in too’

‘But you sedated them all’ Alex said with a laugh as he rubbed Rachel’s pregnant belly.

‘That was unintentional’ Louisa said dryly.

‘Would you like to start?’ Shirley asked.

‘Um a-alright’ Louisa said as Josh laced his fingers through hers ‘this year I am thankful for all the new people I’ve met and all the new friends I’ve made. I’m thankful for the fourth of September where I met the best of my friends, and I’m thankful for Josh who came into my life when I most needed someone’

That last comment got everyone crying.

‘Oh that was lovely!’ Shirley exclaimed as a tear ran down her cheek.

‘Someone else can go second I’m going to kiss my woman!’ Josh declared putting down his drink.

‘Oh get a room’ Terry groaned.

Josh gently grasped Louisa’s chin and kissed her on the lips chastely they got so caught up in each other that neither noticed that the ‘I’m thankful for’ did the round of everyone in the room and had arrived at Josh.

‘Oh you two GET A ROOM!’ Rachel bellowed good naturedly throwing a cushion at her brother which his him right in the head and bounced off ‘if tonsil hockey was an Olympic sport you two would be multiple gold medallists’

Everyone but Josh and Louisa who pulled apart hurriedly fell about laughing.

‘Shut up’ Josh mumbled his face a magnificent shade of red.

‘Well it’s your turn to say what you’re thankful for’ Rachel said with a giggle ‘and don’t say Louie’s kissing ability’

That made everyone laugh harder and Josh turn even redder.

‘I’m thankful for a lot of things’ Josh said ‘I’m thankful that my career is chugging along and every day I’m getting new ideas for the next album. I’m thankful for my family especially nosey little sisters’

‘Ha ha’ Rachel said dryly

‘I’m thankful my sons are happy and healthy and I’m thankful for Central Park because that’s where I met Louie’ Josh continued ‘and she came into my life when I really needed someone too so I’m thankful for that most of all’

‘And they kiss again!’ Rachel announced loudly as Louisa leaned in to kiss Josh again ‘god you two are sickening Al and I weren’t that bad when we first got together!’

‘That sister dear is open to healthy debate’ Josh said ‘you two did more groping’

‘Oh bullsh-‘

‘Alright children behave now’ Shirley said in amusement ‘who’s for another refill of Brandy?’

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‘I’m exhausted!’ Louisa groaned shortly before midnight as she and Josh got ready for bed ‘and I’m horribly drunk that Brandy is lethal’

‘You’re not horribly drunk you’re just pleasantly tipsy’ Josh said with a grin as he tied the drawstring of his pyjama bottoms ‘it was fun watching you trying to climb the stairs’

‘Oh fuck you’ Louisa said climbing under the covers ‘it’s not very nice to laugh at your girlfriend you know’

Josh joined her.
‘I wasn’t laughing’ her murmured kissing her soundly on the lips ‘outwardly anyway. Inwardly I was cacking myself’

Louisa slapped his arm and turned over.
‘I hate you Joshua Bell’ she mumbled her voice muffled by her pillow.

Josh spooned himself around Louisa and rested a hand on her hip
‘No you don’t he whispered tracing circles on her skin

Louisa turned over with a grin.
‘You’re right I don’t’ she said in amusement ‘you’re a very hard person to hate J-Bell’

‘I could say the same about you’ Josh said propping his head up on a hand and lazily circling one of her nipples with a finger ‘have you had a good time this week?’

Louisa smiled.
‘Yeah I have’ she said sleepily ‘honestly the best time since I arrived in the States. It’s nice to be with a big warm happy family. And especially to go to bed with the sexiest violinist in the history of the universe’

Josh rolled his eyes.
‘You’re kissing my ass’ he said in amusement.

‘Maybe I’ll do that in the morning’ Louisa said with a grin as she cuddled up to him ‘but for now I need to sleep I’ve had it’

Josh kissed her on the neck.
‘Sweet dreams sweetheart’ he murmured as she closed her eyes ‘sweet dreams’

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