*Click*
That was the sound that the Levesque's heard since they had bought their daughter, Aurora, a camera for the Hall of Fame ceremony. The 7-year-old was obsessed with taking pictures especially of her parents.
It was currently 11 pm at the Levesque house hold and Paul and Stephanie were just heading into their bedroom to go to sleep. They both had snuggled into the covers and drifted into a deep slumber.
Preciously 15 minutes later, Aurora crept into their bedroom. As she got closer to her parents, she realized that they were asleep. Everything was going according to her little plan. She quickly got on her mother's side of the bed where both of her parents were facing. With her camera ready and focused on them, she quickly turned on the side table lamp and took the picture before they woke up.
*Click*
Paul, seeing the flash, instinctively pulled Stephanie closer to him thinking it was an intruder. Surveying the area, he's eyes landed on his oldest daughter.
"Aurora," Paul whispered, not wanting to wake his sleeping wife.
"Yes daddy?"
"What are you doing? I put you to bed 3 hours ago." said Paul unwrapping his arms from around Stephanie and getting up to take his daughter back to her room.
"I wanted to get a picture to add to my collection. Do I have to go back to my room? Can't I sleep with you and mommy?" Aurora asked giving her father the puppy dog eyes.
Paul knew he couldn't say no to her when she gave him that look. He took the camera from her and set it on his bed side table and helped her into the king size bed.
On the screen of the camera was a picture of Paul and Stephanie in embrace, sleeping peacefully.
"Surprise!" everyone yelled at Paul and Stephanie's 50th anniversary party when they walked into the door. It had been hard for the three girls to keep the secret from their parents. Especially Aurora, who had planned the whole thing.
"You!" said Stephanie pointing at Aurora, "You're the one that planned this didn't you?"
"Yes, ma'am" smiled Aurora, "Where you surprised?"
"Yes. Oh, I just love this. Thank so much." she replied hugging her daughter.
Aurora shoved a wrapped rectangle into her mothers hands.
"What's this?" Stephanie said, confused.
"What's it look like? It's your gift."
Stephanie looked shocked and gave it back to Aurora, "This party is all the gift I need."
"No," said Aurora making her mom take the gift, "I want you to have it."
Stephanie took the gift and started to unwrap it. She turned it over and realized it was a photo album. She sat down on the couch, followed by Aurora, and flipped through the book. There were pictures of a young Paul and Stephanie in some of their cutest moments. There was a photo of Paul spontaneously giving Stephanie flowers at work, one of the two of them dancing in the kitchen, looking into each others eyes will so much love and admiration, and a picture of the two of them cuddling in their sleep.
What made it so special was that Aurora had personally taken each one of the pictures at some point in her life.
Stephanie looked up from the album will tears in her eyes and embraced her daughter.
"Thank you so much for everything. I love you so much."
Aurora clung to her mother, "I love you too mom."
They broke hug. Aurora flashed that smile that she inherited from her father.
"Just look at it as your married life through a lens," she said with a laugh.
