"Alright, you two, you've gotta go to bed now." Twenty-seven year old Jenny smiled at her young children. She jumped up from the sofa and turned the telly off, much to the disappointment of her six year old twins. They got up from where they were sitting and came to sit next to her.

"Aww! Do we really have to?" Jamie exclaimed, looking up at his mother crossly.

"Yep, you really do." Jenny laughed, ruffling his hair.

"But the program wasn't finished." Joanie protested, siding with her twin.

"I don't care. It is seven thirty, and you both have school tomorrow." Jenny said sternly. "Besides, you were supposed to be in bed half an hour ago, so don't complain."

"Please Mummy; can't we watch just the rest of the program?" Joanie asked, turning on the puppy eyes. Jenny's heart melted: Joanie's eyes were just like her father's. She was about to give in, when they heard a soft voice from the living room doorway.

"Joanie I hope you're not trying to guilt trip your mother again? You know she can't resist those eyes." Jenny spun around to see her husband, Julian, leaning against the door frame.

"Daddy!" Jamie and Joanie yelled in unison. With tremendous force, they hurtled themselves into their father's waiting arms.

"A kiss for my little girl- and a kiss for my little boy." Julian announced, kissing each of his children on the head. Jenny watched them, smiling secretly at the scene. Julian released Jamie and Joanie, and then turned his attention on Jenny. Jenny failed to hide her grin this time, as she stared into his impossible cobalt eyes. Julian stood up, and extended a hand out in front of him.

"And now I've got a kiss for my special girl." He said. Jenny giggled and walked forward to accept his hand. Gracefully, Julian twirled her round so she was resting against him. And then, with the passion that had first been ignited in Jenny when she was just seventeen, she kissed her husband. Julian responded to her kiss, but took control of it easily, and eased it down to something sweeter and lighter than an angel's wing.

For a moment, it seemed like they were the only two people in the world. In a slight daze, they broke apart, mostly due to the fact that their children were making "Kissy Kissy" noises in the background.

"Hello hubby." Jenny whispered against his lips.

"Good evening, my beautiful wifey." Julian replied, his eyes shining.

"You're late: you said you would be back for six." Jenny reprimanded, taking on a tone that she would sometimes use with her children.

"I'm sorry, Jenny, but the traffic was really bad. I tried to get home to you as quickly as possible." He said, turning on his own version of the puppy eyes.

"Daddy, you just told me off for doing that!" Joanie pointed out, tugging on her father's sleeve.

"Not much get's past you, does it?" Julian said, in a voice that sounded both proud and strained. Jenny smiled, and pulled away from her husband, taking Joanie's small hand in her own.

"I was just going to out the kids to bed." Jenny explained, gesturing to their children, who were already wearing their pajamas.

"Oh okay then. I might just go and sit down for a bit…" Julian trailed off when he saw Jenny glaring at him.

"I mean, I might come with you?" he offered, making it sound like a question.

"That's what I thought." Jenny said, poking her tongue out at him. Julian smirked back and went to grab his son's hand. Once they were in the children's room, Jenny and Julian tucked their kids into bed, and gave them a goodnight kiss. However, as they went to turn out the light, Joanie piped up a request.

"Can we have a story?" she said.

"Not now darling, sorry, but it's too late for that." Jenny apologised. However, her answer did not seem to satisfy her young daughter.

"Please Mummy? You always read to us." She pleaded, pouting.

"I said no, sweetheart." Jenny said sternly. "But I promise to read you one tomorrow."

"Let's just read them a small one, Jen." Julian whispered in her ear.

"But it's a school night…" she protested weakly.

"I know love, but it will probably help them to sleep better." Julian said softly, taking Jenny by the hand and leading her towards the beds. Jenny sighed: Julian always got his way in the end. But she didn't mind really.

"What story do you want then?" Jenny asked, as she sat with Joanie on her lap.

"Can we have the one I got from school yesterday? It looks really cool." Jamie piped up from Julian's arms.

"No, I want a fairytale." Joanie said. Sensing an argument was about to erupt, Jenny was about to intervene. However, Julian beat her to it.

"Tell you what: I'm going to tell you a story that I know." Julian interjected.

"Is it a fairytale?" Joanie questioned suspiciously.

"Sort of. But I promise you'll like it as well, Jamie." Julian said to his son. Jamie merely shrugged.

"Will I know this story?" Jenny inquired. Julian looked to her and smiled.

"I think you will be familiar with it." He promised.

"Then please do begin." Jenny smiled, playing absentmindedly with Joanie's hair. Julian grinned, and then began his tale.

"Once, there lived a young princess. She was very beautiful and had long golden hair and dark green eyes. All the boys in the land admired her, and wanted to win her heart. However, she already had a boyfriend. Her boyfriend was a prince and he was very horrible to her. The prince always told her what to do and what clothes to wear."

"Why did she stay with him then?" Joanie asked, confused.

"I was just getting to that." Julian laughed. Jenny was laughing too, but on the inside she felt like she was about to cry with happiness. My beautiful man is telling the story of us, Jenny thought.

"Anyway, the princess was really unhappy, but she couldn't leave the prince. This was because she was engaged to him and they had to marry the moment she turned eighteen. Then, one day, when she was sitting in her bedroom, crying with unhappiness, a stranger happened to walk past and hear how unhappy she was. Concerned, he called up to her, and asked her why she was crying. The young princess replied that she was crying because she was being forced to marry a man she didn't love.

"The stranger asked the girl to lean out the window so he could see her face, but she refused, and instead went away from the window. This disheartened the stranger immensely. However, he had a brilliant idea: he would climb the winding grape vine that lead up to the lady's bedroom. He performed this task quickly, and was soon in the young princess's bedroom. The girl had her back to him at first, but then swirled around when he landed with a soft thud upon the carpet. Immediately, she backed away from him. However, a lovely rosy blush covered her cheeks, betraying her true feelings. Because, of course, the young stranger standing in front of her was startlingly handsome." Julian smirked.

Jenny raised her eyebrows, but let him continue, because their children were seemingly enthralled.

"The handsome stranger, upon seeing the princess for the first time, felt a surge of love fro her. She was truly very beautiful. Brashly, he asked the princess to come away with him, so that she could escape her awful husband –to- be. The princess eyed him warily, for she had been taught never to talk to strangers. Eventually, though, the overwhelming promise of freedom beckoned to her. Cautiously, she took the stranger's hand, and he gently pulled her towards him."

"Yay, now maybe she can be with a nice boy." Joanie said happily.

"Suddenly, however, the door burst open, and there stood the princesses' fiancée, with a very angry look on his face. He ordered the stranger to release the princess at once. Instead, the handsome stranger scooped the princess up into his arms. The stranger then vowed that the day he let the princess go back to a spoilt swaggering brat would be the day he died. Then, telling the princess to hold on tight, they jumped from the window, and onto a readily waiting horse. Together they rode off into the sunset. The end." Julian finished, taking a mock bow. Both Jenny and Joanie were smiling, but Jamie was frowning.

"Dad, that ending was stupid." He complained.

"The ending was the best part, I think." Julian said.

"Why's that?" Jamie asked.

"Because it was the start of a new beginning." Julian smiled. Jamie stared at him blankly.

"You make no sense." He decided, hugging his father and then settling down to sleep. Julian hopped off Jamie's bed, and went to kiss Joanie.

"I loved it, Daddy. The princess sounded really pretty." She yawned, as her head hit the pillow. Once Jenny and Julian were back in the living room, Jenny turned to her husband.

"Startlingly handsome, hey?" she said. Julian put his arms around her waist.

"You know it." He winked.

"Well actually I-"

"Jenny?"

"What?"

"Shut up and let me kiss you."

Hello! I know it's been a while, but I do have (what I hope is) a valid excuse. School's began again, and I have had a flippin' ridiculous amount of homework. No joke. And, as you all know, homework does have to come before FF.

Did you like the chapter? It differs slightly to what I usually write: it's sort of like a future fic. Anyway, I hope it was alright for you all.

I don't know when the next chap will be up. But I'll update quicker if I get more reviews. Maybe 5 for this chapter?

Love you all,

mysticrox123

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