A month has passed. Tomorrow John was coming to Florida to help little John celebrate his first Halloween. Emma and John were going to take little John trick or treating. Emma loved living with Dolph. She still hadn't found a job but she'd been looking. With her limited experience it was hard to find something. Dolph assured her there was no hurry. Emma had little John on her lap on the couch. He was facing her. Dolph was sitting beside them.
"You're getting to be such a big boy John." Emma said. "Yes you are." "Wait till daddy sees your costume he's gonna love it." "I can't believe in two months you'll be a year old."
"Yeah time flies doesn't it?"
"It sure does." "Do you remember what else is in two months?"
"Of course I do." "Our one year anniversary."
"That's right." Emma looked at little John. "John where's mama?" He pointed her. "Good." "Where's Dolph?"
"Ga." Little John said as he pointed to Dolph.
"Good boy."
"Come on John." Dolph said. "Let's do some walking." He picked him up and went stood with him in the center of the living room. "Stand up, come on stand up." Little John stood up. He was holding onto Dolph's pointer fingers. Slowly little John started to walk. "Good." He let go of John's hands. Little John stopped walking and was standing by himself. "Walk to your mommy John."
"Come here John, come to mama." Little John fell on his butt.
"That was a good try."
"Dolph are sure you don't mind John coming here tomorrow?"
"No not at all."
Back at John's home in Massachusetts he and Nikki were arguing.
"I just don't see why you have to go." Nikki said.
"It's his first Halloween."
"He's not even a year old yet." "He can't even eat any candy."
"It's not about the candy." "We just want to take him out so he can enjoy it."
"Why do you have to go with her?"
"Emma is John's mom."
"I'm your fiancée doesn't that mean anything?" "I don't want you two alone."
"Oh, I see." "That's what this is about." "You don't trust me." "I know I cheated on you but that was almost two years ago now." "I thought you forgave me." "How are we supposed to make a marriage work if you don't trust me?" He went upstairs to one of the guest bedrooms.
The next afternoon Emma had little John is his costume. He was dressed in a "Never Give Up" onesie. He had a purple hat on.
"Daddy's gonna love this." Emma said. The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Dolph said. He opened the door. "Hey John." "Come on in." He went in and right over to Emma and little John. Little John was makes happy noises and reaching for John.
"You want daddy?" Emma asked. She handed him to him.
"I love the costume."
"He's you." Emma said. "Will you put him in the stroller while I say goodbye to Dolph?"
"Yeah."
Emma went over to the couch where Dolph was sitting.
"You three have fun." Dolph said.
"We will." "Have fun at your comedy show."
"I will." They kissed. "I love you."
"I love you to." She went back over to John and little John. "Ready?"
"Yeah." John said.
Two hours later they were done. It was dark out. They were walking up the driveway.
"Boy he got a lot of candy." Emma said.
"Yeah." "I think it was the costume."
"You can put him down for bedtime if you want but I gonna give a snack first."
"What about Dolph?"
"He won't be home for a half hour."
"Ok."
After Emma got done feeing little John a jar of baby food, John carried him upstairs. Emma changed his clothes. John laid him down in the crib.
"Goodnight John." John said.
"Night night John." They both went to step away from the crib.
"Daddy." Little John said.
"What?" Emma and John both said at the same time.
"John he just said daddy." Emma said.
"I know." Emma picked little John up.
"Who is that?" She asked pointing at John.
"Daddy." Little John said again."
"What a big boy." She kissed him on the cheek.
"Come here." John said taking little John. "That's daddy's big boy." He kissed him on the cheek and laid him back down.
Emma and John were walking down the stairs.
"I can't believe John." Emma said happily. "Little John said his first words tonight."
"I know it's incredible." "It's better then wrestling."
"It's better then sex." They both stepped off the last step. John got in front of Emma and looked at her.
"Better then sex with Dolph?" "Or better then sex with me?"
"John." She said smiling.
"You can't be talking about when we used to have sex." "That was always great."
"Yeah because we, well at least I was in love."
"What are you talking about?" "You know I loved you."
"Did you?"
"Come on Emma, you know I did."
"I heard different."
"From who?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Tell me."
"No."
"Whatever somebody told you they lied." "I did love you, I did."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Well I have things to do."
"Yeah I should probably go."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." He left.