I was bored all day just like I thought I would be. I was also extremely worried about her. What if something set her off and I wasn't there to help? Sam could handle it right, of course. I hoped, maybe I could start dinner, that would keep my mind off of her.
I had been in the kitchen for thirty minutes before I heard her step into the house. "Sonny, I'm home!" I heard her scream, I also heard the put down of many shopping bags. "I'm in the kitchen!" I yelled back. Her footsteps echoed through the hallway that led to the kitchen. "You're making dinner?" She question. I thought of saying something like, 'No I just like playing around with food', but I didn't. "Well yes my dear wife, I was bored so I thought why not." She laughed. "Poor baby it must've been terrible having to go all day without me." She teased, obviously joking. "It was," I said pouting, "Did you have fun?" "Yea Sam is so much fun and we ran into Carly and all had a shopping extravaganza." I shook my head, my ex-wife, current wife and my ex-girlfriend all friends that couldn't be good.
We ate dinner in the living room on the floor, almost like picnic. I wasn't going to say anything after our last picnic experience. "Did you seriously miss me?" She asked, when I returned from putting our plates in the dishwasher. "Of course, I was kinda lonely. All by myself in this huge house." "Wow no one has ever said that to me before. Um I'm going to get changed why don't you look through what I bought. They told me I had to buy actual colors, ugh." I smiled and nodded.
I got up and grabbed the bags. She was right they had made her buy actual colors. Thank you Sam and Carly. I got to the last bag and that's when I saw it. First I pulled out a pink baby something or other that said mommy's little angel. I figured this was for Carly, since her and Claudia had become such good friends. I laid it out on the coffee table. I was going to ask her about it later. There was a box in the bag, I pulled it out to see it was a picture frame. Under the blank spot that held the picture it said, 'mommy's little boy'. I heard Claudia walk down the steps in her pajamas.
She wiped a tear out of her eye. "I ordered it a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be perfect to hold his baby picture. We went to that store today for Carly and that's when I got that pink baby shirt for her." She had to stop because she was crying so hard. I set the frame down, got up and hugged her. I sat her down on the couch, her sobbing into my shirt. "Shh it's okay. Why did they give it to you in the first place?" She reduced sobbing to the occasional cry. "I couldn't give it back, it reminded me of him and how could I give that back. That glider is still coming, Sonny I have to get out of this town. Everything reminds me of him." She sobbed again, I knew what I had to do.
"Go upstairs and pack your things. Not everything, we're going on vacation." I told her. "Where are we going?" The Island. "You'll see." I told her instead, she didn't even know I had an island, which could be used to my advantage. "Sonny I don't like surprises, any surprise in my life has been bad." "We were a bad surprise to you?" I asked her. "To me we weren't a surprise, I always knew I would end up with you." I pulled her into a hug again. Then I whispered in her ear, "Go pack." I rushed her up the steps.
When she came back down she was completely packed. I had the private jet ready and Jason was in control for now. I took her to the airport and the flight started. I made sure all of the windows were curtained off so she couldn't see anything. "Sonnnnyyyyy, where are we going?" She whined. "I can't tell you, it has to be a surprise." She let out an exasperated breath. "Fine." She crossed her arms. I held her close as we sat on the couch. "We're almost there." "Really?!" I nodded, and she smiled.
When the door opened she was the first out. I saw her look around and smile. I walked up to her side and pulled her close. "It's so pretty here, Sonny." She said still taking in her surroundings. I nodded. "Almost as beautiful as my wife." "Which one?" She asked laughing. I tugged her in closer. "The only one that matters, you." I kissed her cheek. She touched my cheek. "I knew what everyone ever said about you wasn't true and you just proved me right." "What had you heard about me?" I asked. "Nothing good, but it didn't matter I knew other wise." "Well I'm glad. Why don't we go in the house." I said, she nodded as I led her into the house.
We went upstairs to our room and unpacked. She was finally a little happy. That night she fell asleep in my arms where she belongs.
