Owners
"We got it!" Brandon yelled excitedly the moment he hung up the phone. Kelly who has been until that moment nervously sitting on the sofa jumped up in excitement throwing herself in his open arms.
"We're going to be the proud owners of our very first house." Brandon mumbled happily into her hair while holding her close, it was one of those rare moments when Kelly was speechless. They put the offer on their new home days ago and since then were impatiently waiting for the call of their realtor.
"I can't believe it!" Kelly grinned finally snapping out of the initial shock. With both of them working full-time jobs, they were finally able to stand firmly on their feet something Jim & Cindy Walsh hoped for when they made their offer years ago. Their soon to be new house was not much, but it had a nice backyard for Grady, enough space if they decided to add to their family and was certainly an upgrade from their two bedroom apartment.
"When can we move in?" Kelly asked plopping herself back on the sofa, with Brandon landing next to her mere seconds later.
"If everything goes well in a month." Brandon grinned wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Our own house." Kelly exclaimed once again, snuggling herself into him. Secretly dreaming of all the redecoration they were going to do in the coming weeks in their new dream house.
Passion
The moonlight was peeping in through the barely opened window illuminating the two sweaty bodies in the darkness of the night. They were both passionate people, so it came as no surprise that their love-making was filled with passion as well.
Soft moans and groans could be heard before their passion erupted and they both rested back in the sheets spent and satisfied.
So familiarly snuggled into each other there were no words needed, it did not take long before the sleep found them and they headed into the land of dreams.
Quinn
The backyard of Brandon & Kelly's new home was filled with chatter and children's laughter. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon and all their friends together with Grady's daycare buddies were having a ball celebrating his third birthday.
The happiest person around without doubt was the birthday boy, running around the backyard followed by a golden retriever puppy whom he named Quinn the very same morning. It was a present from his parents and already after a few hours it was clear that Grady & Quinn will be friends for life.
Standing under the large tree that was planted in the backyard by the previous owners Brandon's and his father's eyes were locked on the little boy and his furry friend.
"You still remember Marley, right?" Jim smiled watching the scene in front of him.
"Yes, how could I forget." Brandon smiled at the mention of his very own childhood furry friend. "Once we decided to look for a house, getting a dog was the next step for me. Kel, was not very excited at first, but then I explained about Marley and she agreed. I'm not even sure who was more excited this morning when I brought him home." Brandon grinned, excited for his little son and the years to come.
Repetition
"How much longer do we have to wait?" Brandon asked impatiently.
"Two minutes." Replied Kelly, her eyes locked to the alarm clock on the night stand. Closing them briefly her mind threw her a few years back. She was anxious that time as well, but for completely different reasons.
Opening her eyes, she took Brandon's hand into hers. She could feel his anxiety as well. "It feels weird." She exclaimed biting her lip from inside s as soon as she let that out.
"What does?" Brandon asked confused. He had no idea what she was referring to.
Resting back on the bed Kelly stared into the ceiling not even noticing that Brandon's eyes were locked on her. She looked lost in her little world. "What feels weird?" He asked quietly, laying onto his side next to her.
"This, everything." She said softly. "When I was waiting for the result years back, all I wished for was that the test will come out negative. Now I want the complete opposite. I feel guilty. For the short amount of time before I got my head around the idea of being a mother, I detested my child the very same way my own mother did. Now I can't wait to have second one. It feels like I betrayed Grady." Kelly confessed.
Brandon smiled listening to her. "First let me tell you, we don't even need to look at that test, because this sounds very much like pregnancy hormones to me." He chuckled before he turned serious again. "Don't feel guilty, your reaction with Grady was natural." Brandon said brushing the tears away from Kelly's cheek. "We were young, having a baby was not on our to do list back then, but we made it and you're an awesome mommy to our little boy that's why I can't wait to have another baby with you." Brandon said before kissing her softly.
"Now stop over thinking this and let us have a look at that test." He winked at her, wriggling of the bed and helping her up. Together they returned to the bathroom, where the slick white tube was waiting for them, ready to tell them if they dream about second baby was going to come true some nine months later.