Sitting in her lecture class Christi sighs. It was the week before Christmas and Derek wasn't home. He was shipped back overseas. Natalie was almost three now and was a little chatter box. She was currently sitting right next to Christi as her sitter canceled at the last second and she couldn't miss that class. So Natalie was sitting next to her coloring silently. She was taking notes and then she looks up as everyone starts cheering and clapping and she looks up and sees Derek walking onto the stage in his uniform. She starts crying happily and gets Natalie's attention and she points to the stage and Natalie's eyes light up when she sees her daddy and she wiggles down out of the chair and runs over to Derek.
"DADDY! DADDY! DADDY! DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!" she yells happily running over as Derek goes and scoops her up and holds her close with his own tears of joy rolling down his face holding his daughter as Christi comes over and he grabs her and pulls her into side as well and holds her close kissing her quickly then the side of Natalie's head.
"Oh I've missed you my girls." He said.
"We've missed you to." Christi said into his chest still crying happily.
"Did I surprise you?"
"Yea. But why didn't you tell me you were coming home?"
"Because I wanted to surprise you." He said.
She just cries happily and hugs him.
After a few minutes he goes and takes a now sleeping Natalie home and Christi stays to finish her class. XXXX
Lying back relaxing on the couch Christi has her legs propped up on Derek lap and he's rubbing her feet.
"I'm glad to be home with my tow favorite people." He said.
She smiles and moves so that she's curled into his side.
"We're happy to have you home. I missed your cooking even though I do most of it. I missed it."
Derek booms with laughter and kisses her softly.
They go back to watching the movie they were watching and Christi snuggles further into his side. She looks up thinking she head Natalie calling her then she looks back down and she goes to crack her knuckles and she frowns confused when she feels something on her left hand. She looks and gasps seeing the ring on her hand.
"Marry me?" he asks.
"Yes." She said reaching up and kisses him.
End