Ricky subconsciously pulled Amy's half-clothed form closer to his; reveling in the feeling of her warm body against his cold, wedding-ringed hand. Amy, asleep as well, curled more into Ricky, as she was used to this late night ritual, when a sound was heard near the door way.
"Mommy? Daddy?" An, almost, four year old John scurried into the room, "I had a bad dream."
"Oh, come mere baby," Amy's voice half asleep. John cuddled close in between his mom and dad, breaking their loving connection.
"What was the dream about buddy?" Ricky asked, one hand in John's hair and the other rubbing his back. "Ames, he seems really warm to me," Ricky said to Amy.
"Do you feel ok baby?" Amy asked, concerned for her child.
"Yea, just a little scared," John whimpered, trying hard not to cry.
"Baby, it's ok to be scared, everyone gets scared and sad sometimes," Amy said bringing her son close. John lost it and started sobbing into his mother's shirt.
"Oh buddy," Ricky said quietly, "what happened in the dream? Do you want to talk about it?" John slowly nodded his head, before slowly retelling the tale of how Mommy and Daddy got a new baby and they loved her more than they loved him, and he had to go live with someone else's family because Mommy and Daddy had a new family; a choked up sob was between almost every word.
"Oh baby, that would never happen. We love you so much, you know that don't you?" Amy said as Ricky whispered similar things in his ear.
"Can…choke…I…tear…stay in…cry…here…another choke...tonight?" John asked quietly.
"Of course baby, you can be right here," Amy said, pulling John a little closer and kissing his forehead and hair, while Ricky rubbed his back and whispered encouraging things in his ear. John cries slowly subsided and he fell back asleep.
"Is he asleep?" Ricky asked. Amy nodded in the semi darkness. "What an awful dream he had, I would never want that to happen except, maybe, the part about having another one," Amy nodded again and Ricky smiled, knowing she was on the verge of sleep as well. "I love you Amy," Ricky said and Amy nodded a final time. This made Ricky's smile grow even more; now, with his family close by, he could sleep peacefully.
Fin.
A.N. A third cute oneshot set in the future. You can probably tell what my favorite fanfic to read is…Anyway, please review and if you have any ideas they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!