Natasha yawned and sighed as she got out of her car and entered into the house, her back was killing her, and she did not even know why, it was not like she had done some hefty lifting, all she had done was a lot of walking.
Natasha was still trying to clear her head when she heard Joy's voice call out to her.
"Mommy!!" said Joy as she ran to Natasha who smiled and carried her.
"Hello my darling" said Natasha with a smile.
"Mommy you are finally back, it is very dark outside" said Joy in a worried tone.
"Yes my darling, I'm sorry, I lost track of time, and there was just a lot that needed to be done" said Natasha as she explained and Dom walked in their direction.
"Mommy you missed dinner" said Joy.
"I know my darling, but did you eat yet?" asked Natasha with a smile as Joy nodded.
"Yes mommy I did, and then Daddy let me have ice cream for desert" said Joy with a giggle.
"Oh did he now?" asked Natasha as she looked at Dom who in turn looked at Joy, she just loved ratting him out didn't she?
"Yes mommy" said Joy as she giggled.
"So you mean to say that if I wasn't here you would let her have ice cream every day?" asked Natasha.
"Not at all, she asked for it, and I let her" replied Dom.
"You would let her do anything she wants just because she asks for it?" asked Natasha.
"I know you didn't get back home to criticize me" replied Dom with a smile as Natasha scoffed.
"Mommy are you going to eat now?" asked Joy as Natasha looked down at her.
"I will my darling, but not now, I need to go and change and work on some things first" said Natasha.
"Okay mommy, can I go and watch some tv?" asked Joy.
"Yes you can my darling, have fun" said Natasha as she smiled and Joy giggled as Natasha put her down and she ran away.
"Where's Lulu?" asked Natasha as she looked at Dom.
"Back at the company, she had some things to finish up" said Dom.
"At this time?" asked Natasha in worry.
"Don't worry, Charlie's with her, he will drive her home" said Dom.
"Better, it's not good for her to drive alone at night" said Natasha as she sighed to herself and she walked up the stairs to get changed.
…
Natasha rubbed her neck as she walked down the stairs with a laundry basket in her hands, she was still just so tired.
Natasha walked into the laundry room as she put the basket down and Dom happened to walk into the room after her.
"is Joy asleep?" asked Natasha.
"Yes she is" replied Dom as Natasha nodded and she yawned as she proceeded to sort out the laundry.
"Wait, let me do it" said Dom.
"Why?" asked Natasha as she looked at him in utter confusion.
"Because Joy played with Pluto in the afternoon while in her uniform, and her uniform is in there, which might cause your allergies to flare up" said Dom as Natasha looked at him in annoyance.
"I doubt that would do anything" said Natasha.
"Better to be safe than sorry, we can't risk you getting sick again" said Dom as Natasha felt a headache coming on from his involvement.
"Don't be stubborn Natasha, just let me do it" said Dom as Natasha really didn't want to argue right now.
"That's fine then, you can do it, separate the lights from the darks, and you need to handwash Joy's uniform, the fabric is tender" said Natasha.
"You don't have to explain to me Natasha, I got it" said Dom.
"Fine, but if you ruin the laundry that's on you" said Natasha.
"I am more than capable of doing laundry Natasha" said Dom.
"Mhmm right" said Natasha as she proceeded to walk away before Dom stopped her.
"Wait Natasha" said Dom as Natasha turned around to face him and sighed.
"Oh what is it now?" asked Natasha.
"I don't mean to bother you about this Natasha but…" said Dom as Natasha already knew what he was going to say.
"You want to ask about the ship don't you" said Natasha.
"All our other ships have set sail, that's the only one that's still at the port, and the orders and deliveries are piling up, I am stuck since I don't know what to do, I'm waiting for you to say something" said Dom.
"Let me know if I should just move everything and discontinue the use of that cargo ship, or leave it?" asked Dom.
"No, leave the ship as it is" said Natasha.
"What is your plan Natasha, at least tell me" said Dom.
"I will tell you that I am working on it, that's all" said Natasha.
"Alright, fine then" said Dom as he knew that Natasha would tell him nothing more.
"Just leave things the way they are, when it's time for a change I will tell you" said Natasha.
"Got it" said Dom.
"Good" said Natasha as she yawned, she needed to sleep badly, she just felt so tired.
"You aren't going to eat?" asked Dom.
"I'm not hungry" replied Natasha as she walked out of the laundry room and Dom just shook his head, well he couldn't complain, at least she was replying to him now, instead of being angry at him.
…
The next day.
"Hiiiiii Benji!!!" came Lulu's loud voice as she ran to where Benjamin was standing as she literally scared the wits out of him, he was busy in his own thoughts that her loud ringing voice was more than enough to shake him and scare him.
"Miss White, good morning, I thought that you cancelled your training today, and I have told you to please call me Benjamin, my name is Benjamin, not Benji" said Benjamin as he looked at her, composing himself.
"Oh you are too uptight Benji, and yes I cancelled, but I changed my mind, I want to do some fun training, so here I am" said Lulu with a smile as Benjamin sighed internally, he had been so happy today, thinking he would be able to rest without seeing her today.
"Well alright then" said Benji.
"Hey, when are you going to call me Lulu, I won't stop pestering you until you do" said Lulu with a smile as Benjamin politely ignored her.
"What would you like to work on today?" asked Benjamin as he looked at her.
"Hmm, let's see, I think I have weak arms, what do you think I should do If I want to strengthen my arms?" asked Lulu.
"There are many things that you can do, you can do push ups, lifting weights, endless possibilities" said Benjamin.
"What is easiest?" asked Lulu as Benjamin sighed.
"Lifting weights" said Benjamin because he knew how lazy Lulu was, she could not even do one push up.
"Okay, okay, but can go easier, I don't want to have to do bench-presses, those are hard" said Lulu.
"You can start with dumbbells" said Benjamin as Lulu shot him a sweet look on her face.
"5 pound dumbbells" said Benjamin.
"Yayyy, you are the best Benji" said Lulu with a smile.
"Lulu, what are you doing here?" asked Charlie as he caught sight of Lulu and walked to her.
"Oh just exercising you know" said Lulu as she laughed.
"With Benji?" asked Charlie as he patted Benjamin on the back.
"Yes with Benji, he's a wonderful trainer" said Lulu with a smile.
"For the last time, my name is Benjamin, not Benji" said Benjamin as he sighed.
"Oh liven up a little Benji" said Charlie as he laughed.
"That's exactly what I said" said Lulu as she laughed.
"This one is always so serious, and I don't know why" said Charlie as he laughed and Lulu laughed.
"I know right, and for what? He needs to liven up, can you believe he refuses to call me Lulu" said Lulu.
"No way, why?" asked Charlie.
"Apparently he wants to be formal" said Lulu as Benjamin shook his head, now he was sure that they were really siblings, these two were just as loud as one another.
"Charlie, stop lazing around, come on we have to go to the office" said Michael as he shouted.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming bossy pants" said Charlie as he scoffed.
"Lulu are you coming?" asked Michael.
"No, I have the morning off today, see you in the afternoon" said Lulu with a smile.
"See you Lulu, have fun" said Charlie as he gave Lulu a kiss on the forehead and she smiled.
"And Benji, be less stiff, it will make you look more handsome" said Charlie with a wink as Lulu laughed and he walked away to catch up to Michael.
"He's right, smile more, and you will be more handsome" said Lulu as she laughed.
"Can we start now?" asked Benjamin in an annoyed tone.
"Yes, we can" replied Lulu with a little snicker.