My eyes fluttered open to see her smile as she dreamed. It was nearing 5am; she'd have to awake in 30 minutes. She loved her job; she put so much extra in it. It was a 830am Job to 315pm job but she always stayed until at least 430 with her students and came early for them.
The woman I had dated for 7 years before she finally was able to come and live in the United States was finally my wife after going through a divorce, being engaged to her while she went to school -I didn't know how she did it. Planning our wedding and going to school while taking care of her soon-to-be step-daughter. She amazes me every day-
I could hear little feet scurrying across the floor, I knew it was Ruby; she was now 6 years old and was going to school today. The door let a high squeal escape its hinges and click shut quietly. Ruby Scuffed her bare feet to her momma's side of the bed, as she was about to wake up from her sweet slumber I hushed her little voice and shook my head no. I saw Sky's eyes flutter against her eye lids then in an instant she was flipping over to Grad Ruby and place her on the empty space of bed between her and I. Tickling Ruby's side, she made Ruby let off an aura of laughter.
Not long after the laughter had stopped, Ruby was back in her room snoozing away until she had to get up at 730, By then Skylar would be at the school. I'd watched my wife slip from under the covers and make her way back into our room. Her ruby red lips letting escape "I'm going to shower quickly" Before slipping off my tool shirt to reveal only her lace undies left on her body. As the door just about clicked shut behind her, it stopped and started to open just a little bit more. I watched as she bent down to turn on the shower. The pshsshhhhhh of the water slapping the tile of the floor foolishly started to lead my up off the bed. I could see just the corner of her body from within the shower in the mirror. Knowing how hot she likes to shower this image would soon disappear into a thin mist of condensation.
I watched the soap lace around her body and wrap her in suds. I could hear she was humming a familiar melody; probably something that her choir was singing. In her familiar voice she sung so sweetly I started to fall back and fall asleep quickly.
730am I finally awoke to Ruby jumping on my gut. I figured she'd been up for a while.
"Daddy you have red lipstick on your cheek" she chimed,
I laughed "so do you, just its on your forehead darling"
crawling out of bed I got Ruby downstairs, fed and ready for school while I scurried up the stairs to finish my self before we had to drive the soon-to-be very familiar drive.