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Chapter Thirty One - January 9

I've got to say that in the past twenty years, me and the guys have pulled some pretty great pranks on each other. With that said, nothing, I repeat nothing topped the prank the girls pulled on us the night before in Rio.

We were onstage singing If I Knew Then. I was heading down the steps and was in the middle of my verse.

"...and your navigation system gets you clos--ahhhhhhh"

All of a sudden I felt like two hot women had just knelt down and grabbed my johnson with their fingers.

My underwear was vibrating. My leg jerked uncontrollably. Actually it wasn't the only thing that jumped. Bri jumped in and took over my verse. Sometimes it was a good thing that he memorized everyone's parts.

As confused as I was, I wasn't alone. Kevin was the next victim. Then Nick. He wasn't quite so subtle.

"Got no instructions when it comes to lo--holy crap!"

He started grabbing at his crotch as if ants were crawling around in there. I was about ready to laugh when I felt another zing.

My first thought was Bri or Howie. That thought flew out the window when both of them got it. Brian screamed at Nick, but I knew it wasn't Nick's prank. He would never prank himself along with the rest of us. He wasn't that smart.

Somehow we made it through the song. I had a feeling our five ladies had something to do with this. Thinking that they had their fun, we launched into Love Will Keep You Up All Night.

The girls had no mercy. I felt like I had an orgy going on in my pants. Kev had the idea to sit down first. I don't think he wanted the tens of thousands of girls in the audience to see a five star salute. I sat down too.

Even though it was uncomfortable, it wasn't a totally bad uncomfortable. The thought of Molly being backstage and still managing to get me off was really erotic. I tried to ignore the tingling in my crotch and focus on the lyrics and what I was going to do to Ms. Molly Brown Eyes when I got her alone tonight.

Nick couldn't turn off his mind so easily.

"I don't mean to scare you but everybody has a first time---shit my pants won't stop vibrating!"

The vibrations only happened sporatically for me. I glanced over at Nick. His teeth were practically chattering. I had a feeling something had gone haywire. Nick looked like he was going to blow his load right on stage.

It was something that could only happen to the Carters.

We managed to make it through the song. The moment the curtain dropped we got up and practically limped off the stage. Molly quickly put her hand behind her back.

"You're in big trouble missy," I said. Her eyes widened.

I smiled and tweaked her nose.

"I'm taking them off, but I'm saving them for later."

As I closed the dressing room door I swore I heard a warm sigh escape from her lips.

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The rest of the concert went perfectly. I was glad that the girls had decided to pull the prank here instead of back in the States. I had a feeling the phrase 'my pants won't stop vibrating!' wasn't anywhere in the Portuguese-to-English ditionary. And I doubted that ESL teachers made it a top priority right up there with 'Where is the bathroom?'

After the show, we all gathered round for a late night snack. The kids were still hanging out with Jodi and Madison, otherwise known as Leighanne's 'entourage.' The girls gave us a play-by-play of how they pulled off their prank and we all admitted that as far as pranks go, the girls reigned supreme (at least for now).

It was pretty late by the time we got back to the hotel. I always made sure to get a suite with two large bedrooms. Shelby, the twins, and Molly took one room while I took the other. Of course, Molly spent most of the night with me. She always snuck back before Shelby woke up.

Molly and I put the twins to bed and let Shelby stay up and watch TV for an extra half hour. Finally I walked into the sitting room and clicked off the TV.

"You're up," I said. Shelby groaned.

"It always comes too soon," she complained. Her dinosaur slippers made little 'roar'-ing noises with each step she took.

"We'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning," Molly said. She pulled back the covers. Shelby slipped into bed. Molly tucked the covers up under her chin and kissed the tip of her nose. Shelby looked up at both of us and then zeroed in on me.

"Hey, Mr. J?"

I smiled. "Yeah, sweetheart?"

"I left that out for you."

She pointed towards the end table. Her birthday tiara was sitting there. I picked it up.

"What's it for?"

She yawned and then smiled. "It's your birthday, silly! I'm passing the crown!"

I laughed. She had a great memory for a six-year-old. I put the crown on my head.

"How's it look?"

She giggled. "Silly."

I grinned. "Perfect. Get some sleep."

She rolled over onto her side and Molly clicked the lamp off. We both headed back out to the sitting area.

"So, technically, it is my birthday," I said. Molly wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Are you going to pull a Shelby?" she whispered. I laughed.

"I'm thirty-five! I'm thirty-fi---"

I didn't get the rest out. Molly's lips met mine and her fingernails dug into the sensitive skin on the side of my neck. My hands slid to her ass.

"I'm wearing those boxers again," I whispered. I took her bottom lip between my teeth. She moaned and held up a little black box. She pressed the button.

"Hello master," I gasped. Molls grabbed the collar of my shirt and I followed her into my bedroom.

Even though the little game of servant/master was a gas, it was even better to be completely naked and making my own vibrations in a certain willing fiery redhead. She had this little maneuver she did using the headboard that just about drove me to the brink and back again.

When I had sufficiently exhausted my quota on birthday humpage, I threw the covers over us and just held her close to me. Her hand came to rest right over my heart. I felt her eyelashes flutter against my skin.

"I feel really spoiled," I whispered into her hair. Her head lifted.

"Spoiled?" she whispered back.

I didn't really know how to explain it. I felt like I was treading into unchartered territory. My fingers brushed agaisnt her charm bracelet and I began to lift each one in turn.

"I feel," I said slowly. "Like I never want you and Shelby to disappear from my life."

The words hung heavy in the air.

"I hope," Molly finally whispered. "That we don't ever have to."

"Do you think that you might want to get married again someday?" I asked quietly. I felt her inhale deeply. The exhale came a little slower.

"I didn't think I would," she finally said. "But, it doesn't sound quite so far-fetched now."

I smiled. "Yeah, I feel the same way."

We didn't say any more. Somehow it felt like we had taken just the right amount of steps tonight. We were tiptoeing in the right direction. I didn't feel like rushing headfirst like I usually did.

I was testing the water and so far it felt just right.

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"HEY! WHY DIDN'T YOU INVITE ME TO YOUR SLEEPOVER?"

I opened one crusty eye. Shelby was on my bed peering at me. She stuck her dinosaur slipper right up my nose.

"What?" I croaked.

That's when I realized I still had a nice warm body wrapped in my arms. Molly was curled up next to me and she was still fast asleep.

She was probably the only one that could sleep through Shelby's 'outside' voice that she used whether she was inside or out.

"You had a sleepover!"

Calling it a sleepover sounded much better than giving Shelby 'the talk.' I figured that as long as she knew that boys had wieners and girls didn't that that was enough sex education for the next few years.

"Sorry Shel, we'll invite you next time," I said. She looked at me for a second then hopped off the bed.

"How can you sleep all huggy like that?" she asked. I smiled.

"It's hard but your mommy was real tired," I said. Shelby nodded.

"Yeah, she works too hard."

Just like that she walked out of the room. I heard the TV go on. I slowly nudged Molly's shoulder. Then I nibbled it. She smiled. Her eyes fluttered opened. Then they flew way open.

"Fuck, what time is it?" she whispered.

"Morning," I said quietly.

She sat up. I saw her lady lumps in all their glory. She quickly pulled the blanket back up.

"Shelby..."

"She was already here. She asked why we had a sleepover and she wasn't invited. I told her she'd get an invite next time."

Molly looked horrified for a second. Then I saw her body relax.

"That's it?"

I shrugged. "Pretty much."

We both got up and got dressed. Joe and Ally were both wide awake. They had been doing a great job of sleeping through the night. The only downside was the extremely dirty diapers.

After we got them dressed and Molly dunked Shelby into the bath, Molly and I took turns getting changed. I was just about to ask what we should do for the day when Nick started pounding on the door.

"I'm here to babysit!" he announced. I stared at him like he was crazy.

"Well, I'm here to kinda babysit," Nick corrected. "We're all kinda gonna take turns today so you can go out and get free-sky in Rio with Red."

"That's really nice of you," I said. I leaned out further into the hallway. "You got laid last night, didn't you?"

Nick grinned. "Well, I don't like to brag..."

"Nick, if you could without getting into trouble with the label, I have a feeling you would tweet it."

He laughed. "True."

I didn't turn him down on the offer. And Molly didn't argue. I put on the birthday tiara and begged her to come. She couldn't resist.

I rented a couple bikes and we spent the greater half of the afternoon using the bike paths along the beaches. We stopped for lunch at a nice restaurant and we tried some bacalhau, which was a dry salted cod and for dessert, torta de limão, which was a lime cake.

"This is amazing," Molly said. She held out a bite of cake for me. I took the bite. It sounds weird, but the whole thing was just so...intimate.

It was nice.

By the time we arrived back at the hotel, it was almost evening. Kev and Addy offered to take the evening round. Nick announced that we were going clubbing.

"There's no way we can visit Rio and not go clubbing," he explained.

We ended up at Bombar Redux. The great thing about Rio was the clubs didn't have a closing time. Most people ended up crawling home around five in the morning.

The club had an amazing effect on Molly. If I had to describe her by using a song title, any title, it would be Born to Be Wild. The girl knew how to shake what her momma gave her.

And I was very thankful that her momma gave her so much to shake.

"HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE THIRTY FIVE?" Nick yelled as he walked by with Liv halfway through the night. I laughed.

"PRETTY FUCKING AWESOME!" I yelled back. He gave me a thumbs up and disappeared in the crowd.

"I hope I make thirty look good!" Molly said loudly in my ear. I smiled.

"When's that?"

"February 4!"

I smiled. "Trust me, you're going to make thirty look great."

She laughed and leaned into me. I scooped her up and swung her around.

It seemed almost criminal to be so happy.

Luckily, I had already done my tour of a police station. I was pretty sure I was safe.