Lizzy's eyes are huge and Cat has a huge smile. It started when we walked through the kitchen of the restaurant. I carried Lizzy through so that she stayed out of trouble and didn't get hurt. Her head was on a constant swivel looking at everything like she's on the ice defending her end.

Now, as she sits in her booster seat with sauce all over her face, she keeps looking around. Her eyes follow every movement of the waiters and servers as they move in and out of the room. It's really cool to watch her take everything in. I didn't think before today that this is outside of her experience, being in a formal restaurant and in a private room, and I'm thoroughly enjoying watching her experience it. As the waiter leaves the room again, Lizzy goes back to eating her spaghetti. More sauce smears on her face. I can't help myself so I grab my phone and take her picture. When she sees the camera, Lizzy grins widely. It makes for a beautiful picture and I have to chuckle.

She digs back into her spaghetti and I look at Cat. Her eyes are wet which makes me concerned.

"What's wrong babe?" I ask her.

Cat shakes her head and a tear rolls down her cheek. Now she's really worrying me. I take her hand and squeeze. She shakes her head and smiles.

"I'm fine Sid, really. It's very sweet to watch you and Lizzy together."

That made her cry? Really?

"Ok" I tell her.

Cat squeezes my hand back and returns to her dinner. I'm excited to see them both enjoying dinner as much as I am. It feels like we're a family.

"Sidwee?"

"Yes princess."

I look at Lizzy and she's holding up her fork with some spaghetti for me to taste. It's mangled and I'm not sure that she hasn't already tasted it. I open my lips for her fork and taste.

"Mmmm" I tell her which has Lizzy giggling and saying "mmmm" herself. We both laugh now and soon Cat joins us.

We finish dinner with some ice cream for Lizzy and tiramisu for Cat.

"Sid, you have to eat some of this before I make a real pig of myself."

Cat holds up a fork to me like Lizzy did and I eat this one too. Cat slowly pulls the fork from between my lips. Some whip cream drips to my chin. Before I can, Cat swipes at it with her thumb. I capture it between my lips and suck. I watch Cat's eyes widen and darken to a deep, rich blue. She licks her lips and my greedy eyes follow the movement. I feel it all the way to my dick and I can tell that she knows exactly her effect on me.

"Sidwee!" Lizzy calls out and breaks the moment.

"Yes princess."

"Dun" she says.

I have no idea what she's saying so I look at Cat who smiles.

"Yes sweetie" Cat says. "I know you're done. We'll leave soon."

When the waiter comes in, I give him my credit card while Cat wipes up Lizzy. Thankfully the waiter comes back as Lizzy is cleaned and we head out to the car.

As we drive away, Cat asks Lizzy "would you like to stay at Sidney's home tonight?"

"Sidwee!" She replies.

I don't know if she understands but she's very excited and continues to sing my name over and over. It's really cute even if it is also very loud.

All the way up the elevator, Lizzy jumps up and down excited. When I open the door, Lizzy goes running to the windows.

"Lizzy, come back here and take your boots off" Cat yells after her.

"It's ok Cat" I tell her.

"Sid" she says quietly. "It isn't ok. She needs to follow the rules."

I see her point so I kick off my shoes and follow Lizzy to the window.

"Lizzy" I begin. "You need to follow the rules and take your boots off before you come in."

She looks up at me and pouts out her bottom lip. I step toward her and am about to pick her up when it hits me; I'm being played and it's working.

"Lizzy, you know the rules" I tell her instead.

She continues to pout and I totally want to give into her. I continue looking at her and try not break out a smile. She's so fucking cute. I hold out my hand for her and she looks at my hand, back at my face and then takes my hand. We walk back to the door. I help her take her boots off and then her jacket.

"Ok princess, the windows are all yours."

She smiles at me and runs back to the windows.

"I think you're getting the hang of this" Cat whispers to me.

"She almost had me" I whisper back.

"She will again."

We both take off our jackets and head into the living room. I crash onto the couch and Cat goes into the kitchen. Shit.

"I'm sorry babe. I should have offered you something" I shout to her.

"I can get a glass of water myself but thanks."

I guess she's comfortable enough here to help herself.

"Doooorrrraaaa" Lizzy shouts as she runs across the room and launches herself into my arms. I manage to catch her on the fly. Thankfully I took a look at the kids section of my on-demand TV listing earlier and know exactly where to find Dora so I put it on.

"Say thank you to Sidney" Cat reminds her daughter as she comes into the room.

"Tank you Sidwee" she repeats and puckers her lips. I lean down and peck them before sitting back up. Lizzy settles on my lap and Cat beside me. Wow. It really feels like we're a family.

I'm suddenly overwhelmed. This is exactly what I want but I remember the old saying 'be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.' This has really happened fast although it doesn't feel fast. How does that happen? It kind of sneaks up on you. Wow. I do a gut check and, even though I'm overwhelmed, it feels right. It feels like the three of us were always meant to be together.

"Where are you right now?" Cat asks me softly.

I turn and look into her eyes and I know. I simply know.

"I love you" comes from my heart and out my lips.

Cat's eyes well up but she doesn't say anything right away. Shit.

"That's good Sid because I love you."

Her lips form the most perfect smile and I lean down to kiss them. The kiss is soft and sweet.

"Sidwee, me too, me too!"

Lizzy wedges in between us and takes each of my cheeks in her little hands to have my full attention. I peck her lips but then she shakes her head.

"No Sidwee. Me too, me too."

I'm really confused. What does she mean by 'me too' if not wanting kiss. Dora is still on TV but that's forgotten. Lizzy is pouting now and clearly getting upset. That's when I finally get it. This one is much easier to say because I've known it for a while.

"I love you my princess."

Her pout becomes a smile and she shouts "me too, me too" then throws her arms around my neck.

I look at Cat over Lizzy's shoulder and tears are slipping silently down her cheeks but she's smiling too.

I reach out with a free hand and cup her cheek.

"My two best girls."

Cat shifts to kiss my hand and then cuddles in too. For a moment, everything is simply perfect. We all sit together and watch the end of Dora.

When it's over, Cat looks at her watch and says "time for your bath Lizzy."

Now Lizzy frowns, pouts and I can feel one of her tantrums coming on. Good thing that I'm prepared. Carole-Lyn told me what to buy to have a three year old in my house.

"I have something special for you to play with in the tub" I tell Lizzy. Her eyes narrow for a moment, considering, then she claps her hands. I really can't keep up with the moods of a three year old.

"Sidwee bath, Sidwee bath!" Lizzy says and looks at Cat.

I know my eyes have widened and I have to look shocked. Is it appropriate for me to bathe a three year old little girl?

"Yes, Sid will come to the bath with us" Cat replies so I guess it is ok. "Let's go."

I get up and follow them down the hall to the spare room. As we walk Cat turns to me.

"She's little more than a baby Sid. It's ok."

She read my concern perfectly. I feel better just hearing that from her.

When we enter the bedroom, Lizzy goes running to the bed and uses the step stool I placed beside it. When I checked out the room earlier, it didn't look Lizzy friendly so I added a few things. Again, Carole-Lyn was a genius.

"Dora!" Lizzy shouts when she sees the stuffed doll. She immediately grabs it and hugs it to her.

"Sid, that's just perfect" Cat says beside me. "There's no wonder why I love you."

I feel a jolt go through me when I hear those words again.

"Dora bath" Lizzy says hold the doll up.

"After the bath, Dora will be waiting right here for you" Cat tells her.

Lizzy thinks about this for a moment and I wonder again if we're getting ready for a tantrum. She must decide that it's ok because she puts Dora down and starts taking her clothes off.

I know Cat said it was ok but I feel a little uncomfortable so I go to the bathroom to start her bath. I put in a generous amount of the baby bubble bath and the water immediately begins to foam. I also grab the big foam letters that stick to the sides of the tub and tiles wall when wet. Lizzy's going to love these.

"Sidwee!" Lizzy launches her naked little body at me. I catch her easily now use to her launches. At first, I'm hyper aware that I have a naked little girl in my arms. Then I give myself a mental shake. Dads do this with their little girls all the time. Duper used to have all of the kids in his big soaker tub when they were young. I need to just get over it.

"Ready princess?" I ask her.

"Yeppers" Lizzy replies so I lower her into the tub.

"Duckie mommy, duckie."

Cat walks in with the duckie just as Lizzy says the last word.

Lizzy begins to play the minute she has the duck. The 'quacking' is hilarious and ridiculously cute. Cat notices the baby bubble bath, liquid soap and shampoo. She looks at me and raises an eyebrow.

All I can do is shrug and say "Carole-Lyn told me what to buy."

Cat chuckles and starts washing Lizzy who quickly gets bored of the duck. I bring over the letters and show Lizzy how the work. We start spelling out words. I made sure to buy two sets so that there were two 'z' for Lizzy.

Her attention span lapses as Cat is just finishing up with the cleaning. I grab the big fluffy towel and wrap her in it when Cat lifts her out of the tub. Once dry, I carry her snuggled in the towel to the bedroom where Cat hands Lizzy her pajamas. It takes Lizzy a while to put them on but she is determined to dress herself.

When she's in bed, Lizzy tells me to read her a story. Thankfully Cat brought a few books. Big surprise, Lizzy wants the Dora one.

As I'm finishing the story, Lizzy's eyes are drooping. I turn on the nightlight I bought and turn off the side lamp. After kisses and hugs, we leave Lizzy to her sweet dreams and go into our bedroom. Shit. I just called it our bedroom didn't I?

Leaving that thought behind, I flop on the bed.

"Tired?" Cat asks.

"Yes."

"You played today and then we've been busy."

"It wasn't the game Cat. How can a three year old take so much energy? She's only two feet tall!"

Cat laughs at me and climbs onto the bed beside me.

"Welcome to my world" she replies.

I roll so that we're facing each other on our sides.

"You are even more incredible than I knew. Truly" I tell her. I cup her cheek and whisper "I love you."

"I love you" she whispers back.

I trace the planes of her face with my fingers.

"You are so beautiful" I tell her.

"Siiiiiiid" she draws out.

"What? You are beautiful and it's inside and out."

I watch her eyes soften and she gives one of her beautiful smiles again.

I shift so that I'm directly beside her. I can feel the warmth of her body against mine. Not able to help myself, I pull her into my arms and take her lips with mine. Our lips play and explore each other. It's sweet and gentle. One of her hands falls from my shoulder, down my hip and over my ass then she pulls me even closer to her. Is she trying to kill me?

"Cat, we can't" I tell her.

She continues to hold me close to her core and begins to explore my tongue with her own. I can feel the mood change and intensify.

"Cat, seriously, we can't."

I pull away and rest my forehead against hers trying to catch my breath. I notice that she's trying to catch hers too.

"We could lock the door" she tells me and she's not kidding.

"Cat, I want you, God knows I want you, but it's the first time Lizzy is staying here and you're staying here too. It just doesn't feel right."

She laughs; not the reaction I was expecting.

"Sid, we had sex ten feet from my sleeping daughter in my shower but you won't have sex here and now?"

"I know that it sound idiotic but I can't do it."

Her hand reaches down and grabs me.

"I bet you could" she whispers and kisses me again.

"You are an evil woman. Seriously Cat, stop."

I don't know where I find the will but I grab her hand and pull it away.

"Really?" She asks me.

"Yes, really. Ok?"

"Of course it's ok."

Now I'm really embarrassed. I just said no to sex. It feels weird but it's even weirder with Lizzy sleeping across the hall for the first time.

"Ok, I'm going to get changed" Cat says.

She gets up and grabs her bag then does just that. She changes into yoga pants and a sweater that I know is part of her comfy clothes. It's nice that she feels comfortable with me to dress as she likes. Of course I love when she dresses up too. Actually, I like the way she looks period, anyway, all ways.

I get up and change too. I'd long taken off my jacket and tie but it's nice to get into jeans and a tee shirt. We head back into the living room.

"Are their games that you want to watch?" Cat asks me.

There are but I want to continue our fun, non-hockey evening.

"No, let's watch a movie. Your choice" I tell her and hand her the remote.

"Ok" she replies and begins to search through the list of new releases. She stops on the most recent Batman movie.

"I never saw this one and it's supposed to be great have you seen it?"

"I have but it's a favourite. Let's watch it."

She chooses and starts the movie. Tired, I lie down on the sofa and pull Cat in front of me to spoon. I can't even remember the start of the movie. I must have fallen asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I can tell that Sid has fallen asleep. He can never stay completely still unless he's asleep and he hasn't moved for a while.

I think back over the day and a comforting peace settles over me. It's like we're a family and had a family day. We saw Sid play, had dinner together and then an evening at home. Lizzy had a wonderful day; beyond anything either of us could even imagine before we met Sid. The number of ways my life has changed since I met Sid are innumerable. Lizzy and I have both fallen hard for Sid. It seems that Sid has fallen for us too. Does that mean we could have a future together like the happily-ever-after kind? Could I be Sid's wife and Lizzy his daughter? Could we have more children?

That last thought has me pause. I never, ever thought that I would have more children and that Lizzy would have brothers and sisters. I can't help but smile. Lizzy would love being a big sister. Maybe I'm getting way ahead of myself. We've both just said the 'L' word for the first time tonight. Sid isn't even comfortable having sex in the same apartment with Lizzy sleeping. Actually that part is really cute. So was Sid not knowing what to do when we gave Lizzy a bath. It was very sweet that he wanted to do the right thing even when he didn't know what that meant. He is such a sweet man.

I feel Sid shift behind me and he pulls me closer to him. I can feel that he's getting hard in is sleep. The amount of self-restraint it's taking for me to not simply jump him is remarkable. His hand slides up from my hip, over my stomach until he reaches my breast. His hand simply possesses it like it's his; which I guess it is in a way. I hit my limit when Sid moans and I feel his hips push against me. It's just too much.

I slip off the couch, turn and slide on top to straddle Sid. I attack his lips and can feel when Sid truly wakes. He pushes me away slightly and I open my eyes to look into his. We both complete give in and come together again. Sid's hands quickly slide up and under my sweater. My bra is unclasped just as quickly so I sit up and strip off my sweater and bra. Sid sits up so that I'm in his lap. He grabs my departed clothes with one hand and takes me with him as he stands with the other.

The walk down the hall takes way too long; I need him now. Entering the bedroom, I push the door closed and then Sid walks us to the bed. He lays me on the bed then strips off his shirt and jeans. My pulse picks up as I devour his naked body with my eyes. My hands itch to do more than that. He knows it too.

Sid strips off my pants and panties then slides up and over my body. My thighs open to accommodate him and I moan as Sid takes my lips.

"Mooooommmmmyyyy" I hear Lizzy cry from the next room.

Sid doesn't hear it so I push him away slightly.

"What's wrong?" He asks

That's when Lizzy cries out again.

"Mooooommmmmyyyy!"

"Oh" Sid says.

He rolls to his side and I slide off the bed grabbing my sweater as I do. It's long enough that I don't need pants. When I enter Lizzy's room, she's about to cry out again when she sees me.

"Mommy?"

"I'm here sweetie. Did you have a bad dream?"

"Munsters" she says.

It must be the unfamiliar place because she hasn't had the monster nightmare in a long time; not since Sid chased them from her closet last time.

"Sid" I call out.

"Yeah" he says as he comes in the door. He must have changed quickly because he's wearing his jeans and tee shirt again.

My scared baby becomes a traitor and abandons me to hold her arms up to Sid.

"Sidwee, munsters!"

Sid walks around the other side of the bed and Lizzy crawls over ton his waiting arms.

"Oh princess. Are those monsters bothering you again? Where are they?"

Lizzy's breath hitches and she points to the closet.

"Ok, you stay with mommy for a minute."

Sid pats her back and then leaves the bed room. Lizzy scoots back over to me to wait. Sid comes back in the room holding a hockey stick like a weapon and I swallow back a chuckle at the fierce look in his eyes.

"Ok Lizzy, I'm going in" Sid tells her.

Lizzy's eyes are wide; she sucks in her bottom lip and nods.

"Ok monsters, I'm coming in so you better be ready for an ass, ah, butt kicking."

Sid charges into the walk in closet and the door shuts behind him. There is some thumping; Sid yells "die monster, die" and then it's quiet. He comes out of the closet, turns on the light and shows Lizzy.

"All gone princess and those monsters are never coming back!"

Lizzy bounces up and down clapping her hands.

"Yay Sidwee!"

Sid chuckles and comes over to the bed. Again, Lizzy abandons me for Sid. I can't blame her.

"You ok now princess? Ready to go back to sleep?"

"Ok" she says and climbs under the covers of the huge bed. Sid pulls the covers up over her. Lizzy puckers her lips and Sid pecks them.

"Good night princess. Sweet dreams."

Lizzy simply smiles and closes her eyes. I can tell that she's out quickly and it didn't even give me the chance to say goodnight too. I turn off the light and follow Sid out. Once inside his room, with the door closed, I break out into giggles. So does Sid.

"You always have a career in monster killing if this hockey thing doesn't work out" I tell him.

He just shakes his head as he returns his stick to the closet. I sit back on the bed against the pillows and wait for him to come back. When he does come back, I give him my sauciest look but he shakes his head.

"No way Cat. There is no way. I'm going to keep waiting for Lizzy to call out or come in. This is not going to happen."

I can't help chuckling at him. He's so serious.

"Fine" I tell him. That's when I get a great idea. "If you're not going to help me then I'll have to take care of myself."

I sit up on the bed and watch Sid's eyes widen as I lift my sweater over my head. Naked, I feel a chill that quickly heats as Sid's eyes take me in. I push aside the nervousness I feel and force myself to go through with it.

Leaning back, I lay my hands on my neck, slide them lower over my breasts and still lower over my stomach. Sid's eyes follow my every move. When he licks his lips, I feel like I could come apart at that alone. This is going to be fun.