"There's a long stretch of love
Coming down the line
I'm your rock that won't ever roll
And baby you'll be mine
I'll be right here beside you
If these good times get tough
Baby we're in for a long stretch of love"
"Brooke, I can't believe you made it to my parade!" Lily happily said as we made our way towards the café.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world; plus I love how cute your costume is."
"I'm one of the Princesses from Frozen."
"Oh ya?"
"Yup, can you take me Trick or Treating instead of Mommy?"
"I don't see why not, you just have to ask her first though." Lily ran to the back with her mom to fix everyone a snack.
"Hey there Pretty Girl." Lucas leaned over the counter to give me a kiss. He was covering for his mom so she and Keith could go to Lily's Halloween parade at school.
"Hey you."
"Hi little man." Lucas pulled Logan out of his carrier as I got settled at the counter. "You changed his costume?"
"Ya, I found this one more fitting." Logan was now Iron Man instead of a basketball player. It all clicked in Lucas's head.
''I agree. And look at you all in leather, what are you supposed to be? Gemma Teller? My Old Lady?" Lucas asked with that sexy glimmer in his eye, all the while trying not to bust out in laughter.
"Ok, enough Sons of Anarchy before bed for you." I playfully smacked him. "This was just the first thing I grabbed."
"Whatever you say." We both couldn't help but laugh now. "Good day?" Lucas asked after some time of us both staring out into space, waiting for his parents to come back out.
"Ya." I said after letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"Really?" He asked in disbelief. I in turn gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.
"Really. If I keep it all out of sight and out of mind, I'm okay. It's once my brain shuts off and starts relaxing that it goes all over the place and to bad thoughts." I took a deep breath trying to calm myself, and not let the tears fall. "The holiday today, even though it's childish, kind of helps."
"I understand. Have you been sketching? Millie called me the other day, she was worried."
"I can't focus. Nothing seems important now."
"I know, but we're in this together, so if it gets overwhelming come talk to me please? I don't want you internalizing any of this."
"I love you." It was the only logical response I could think of. Lucas gave me a passionate kiss until we heard someone clear their throat followed by an ewww. We both knew that could only be one person…Lily.
"Luke are you coming with us?"
"What did Mom say?"
"I was actually gonna ask you guys to take her anyway." Karen piped in.
"Then its settled, let's have some snacks before we head out." We all nodded in agreement.
"Go ahead Broody, I'll catch up. I gotta answer this email." I screamed over the other screaming kids in the street all hyped up on sugar. Lucas nodded and tried to catch up to Lily who ran ahead of him to meet up with some of her friends from school.
I pulled the stroller off to the side of the street, Logan was slowly waking up from his nap. There was some crisis with the distributor that Millie solved, but just wanted to keep me in the loop. She's a god send, especially with what's going on. She stepped up and I couldn't ask for a better employee. I made a mental note to do something to show her my gratitude. I finally caught up to Lucas who had this goofy smile on his face, that I guess was contagious because before I knew it, I was smiling too. I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket, thinking it was Millie answering me, that was until it kept going. It ended up being Haley.
"Happy Halloween Tutor Mom."
"Awww it's your first Halloween as a mother."
"Are you going to say that every holiday this year?"
"Maybe." she said slyly and I couldn't help but laugh.
"The girls getting ready to go out?"
"Yup. Do you take Logan?"
"Him along with Luke's sister. Look." I quickly sent her a picture of a now awake Logan in his costume.
"So cute."
"Send me one of the girls when they are dressed." I started making faces at the baby to get him to smile and laugh.
"Will do. So how is everything?" I knew exactly what she was hinting at.
"As good as can be with what is going on." I didn't want my mind to go any further, so I knew it was time to end the call. "Gotta go Hales, give a kiss to the girls for me and we'll talk soon." Quickly I found my rock and pulled him in for a close hug. Luke gave me a puzzling look, but instead of answering the look, I just embraced him even more. Once I composed myself, we slowly started walking to the next house where Lily was.
"Happy Halloween Broody."
"Best Halloween ever Cheery." He placed a kiss on my temple as I instantly melted into his arms, content and happy with our son smiling away…there's no place I'd rather be.