Cincinnati, 1997:

Dean had went outside to grab the dodge ball he left in the backyard. He found the ball underneath a shrub and went to grab it and heard a noise behind him when he did. He snatched up the ball, turned around quickly, and saw one of his uncle's goats staring right at him.

Cheese, the black goat with an eye covered in white fur, stood still in front of Dean and stared at him. The other goat, Pie, a brown goat, went "Baaaa!" and started jumping off of the roof. He hopped onto a wooden table then onto the ground next to Cheese. Cheese said "Baaaa!" and Pie said "Baaaa!" then charged at Dean.

He threw his dodge ball at them as he ran around the yard trying to avoid the goats. They were right on his heels as he dashed inside and slammed the back door behind him. Uncle Tony had jumped when Dean did that and turned to look at him.

"What in the world is going on here!?" Uncle Tony said.

"Your goats chased me! They were trying to hurt me!"

"Cheese and Pie? My lovely goats? No, they wouldn't hurt a fly! Not unless you angered them but I doubt you did. Unlike your bad ass cousins, you don't purposely make the goats mad on purpose. Come on and get some breakfast. You want cereal? Oatmeal? Eggs? Bacon? Pancakes? Waffles? Yogurt? I'll make you everything if you want."

"Uncle Tony, I was just chased by your goats!"

"I'll tell them to not chase you next time. Okay? I'll put them in their area after breakfast. Okay?"

"Okay, Uncle Tony."

"Martin, Ollie, get your butts in here! Now, I'm making some food. I don't wanna hear "I'm hungry" in a few hours! Get in here now!"

Martin and Ollie came walking into the kitchen with big smiles on their faces.

"We saw Cheese and Pie chase you," Martin said.

"Haha, it was funny!" Ollie said.

"It wasn't funny!" Dean said.

"Yes it was!" Ollie said.

"Hush, Ollie and Martin. Sit down," Uncle Tony said.

Dean stuck his tongue out at Ollie and Martin and waited for breakfast to be done. After they ate, they all went to shower and get dressed for the day. While in the bathroom, Dean overheard Ollie and Martin talking about playing dodge ball, which made Dean cook up a plan in his head. When he returned to the room, his cousins demanded to know where the ball was.

"Where did you throw the ball, blockhead?" Martin asked.

"I don't know," Dean said. "You'll have to go outside and find it yourself."

"Come on, Ollie. At least we're not afraid of the goats!"

"Yup!" Ollie said.

Dean sat on the wooden chair next to the window and looked outside to see what was going to happen. He watched as Ollie and Martin picked up the dodge ball then went over to the gate where Cheese and Pie were. The two goats managed to hop over the fence and chase Ollie and Martin around the backyard. They had thrown the dodge ball at the goats like Dean did but this time the dodge ball hit Cheese in the face which didn't faze him as he continued to run after Ollie as Pie had Martin in his sights. They hopped the fence and ran out into the middle of the street, staring back in horror at the goats who were staring back at them.

"Baaa!" Cheese and Pie cried out before walking back to their area, hopping the fence and lying down to sleep.

Uncle Tony, who was fixing something in front of yard, came back into the house and went into Dean's room.

"Come on, you guys. We're going to the store. Where's Martin and Ollie?"

"They're on the other side of the fence!" Dean said. He burst out into laughter as he had held it in as best as he could.

Uncle Tony and him got into the car and drove to get Martin and Ollie.

"Get your butts in the car!" Uncle Tony said. When they got into the car, Uncle Tony wouldn't let up on them. "Now see, if my goats would've bit you two in the ass, I would be on my way to the damn emergency room instead of the store to buy us some food for dinner. I outta let the damn goats bite you guys in the butt next time! You two need to stop messing with those goats. You two have done it before and it ends now. Do you hear me?"

"Yes, Uncle Tony," Martin and Ollie muttered.

Dean was glad he was sitting in the passenger seat because he was grinning from ear to ear in content. That would teach Ollie and Martin to pick on him for being afraid of the goats.

Present:

"Wow," Renee said. "Those were some funny stories!" She giggled at Dean who couldn't help but smile at her.

"Haha, very funny," Dean said, taking a bite of his chocolate chip cookies.

"Yeah, those were good times. This baby has been so good. Just so quiet," Uncle Tony said.

"As long as she's fed she's just fine," Renee said.

"She hugged me when I held her."

"She likes to hug sometimes. She's getting used to everyone," Dean said.

"She's very cute. What's her name again?" Uncle Tony said.

"Daisy Marie," Dean said. "I picked the name for her when I was painting flowers on her wall in her nursery and decided Daisy was a wonderful name."

"That's fantastic. Alright everyone, pick up your mess, take it to the kitchen, clean it out. You know the drill!" Uncle Tony said, eyeing Martin and Ollie specifically. He then turned to look at Renee. "Renee darling, you don't have to do anything. Make Dean do it." He grinned when Dean squinted his eyes at him.

Dean and Renee stayed at Uncle Tony's house with the children as everyone else left. Renee and the children had just fallen asleep while Dean stayed up with his uncle for a little while and talked in the living room.

"How's life treating you in California?"

"It's fantastic. I knew that I wanted to move to the West Coast, start a new life, and do what I needed to do. And I have. I knew I wanted to get married and have children. But, I began to have my doubts when I got with certain women who ended up treating me like shit. But when I met Renee…I just sensed she was different. When I first laid eyes on her, I was like "She has the cutest smile ever". I actually wish I could've kissed her when I first met her but that would've been hella weird…but…we became really good friends and we started dating. I took her to a miniature golf course on our first date. It was very fun. I remember it like it was yesterday. We hit a tough time in our relationship and we broke up for a month. We made up and got back together, got married, and had our first child. Her parents didn't like me at first, especially her dad but we got along when Renee was pregnant with Destinee. If it wasn't for Renee and the kids, I don't think I would've reestablished a relationship with my parents again. Ah, look at me telling you this story again when you've already heard it before."

"No, you can tell me as many times and as much as you'd like. It doesn't matter to me. As long as we're talking that is all that matters." Uncle Tony reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small black case and handed it to Dean. "I want you to have this."

Dean opened the black box and pulled out a small dark silver ring.

"Your good luck charm," he said.

"Yes. I'm giving this to you. Your aunt gave Renee that pearl necklace so I'm giving you this ring. Good luck charm."

"Thanks." Dean slid the ring onto his right pinky and was satisfied that it fit him perfectly. "Thank you so much, Uncle Tony." He hugged his uncle tightly in gratitude.

"Don't mention it. You're one of my favorite nephews and I'm very, very, very proud of you. You have a wonderful family." Uncle Tony pointed at Dean and gave him a serious look. "Do not mess it up!"

"I won't. You have my word."

"I know your marriage hasn't been easy but there's reason why you two have been married for almost ten years right?"

"Right."

"You two were meant for each other. Renee is a good woman and your kids are a gift to you two. Look after them and take care of them."

"I will. I always do. I'm going to go to bed now. It was good talking with you. Night."

"Night. I love you very much."

"Love you, too."

Dean and Uncle Tony gave each other another hug then went to their rooms.

Dean cuddled up next to Renee and held onto her tightly.

"I love you," he whispered into her ear.

Smiling a little because of what he said and because of his scruff scratching her right ear, she responded to him.

"I love you, more. Goodnight, love…my dimpleface."

"Goodnight, Nae. I'm going to tickle you in the morning."

"We'll see about that."

"Yes, we will my love."

"Alright, take your ass to sleep."

"You first."