"Mommy, my medicine." Cassandra called out coming into the living room.
"OK Sweetie. Give mommy a minute, OK?" Alexandra answered as she made her coffee.
"But mommy, I need my medicine now. Unka Collins is coming." Cassandra said climbing on the chair at the kitchen table.
"OK Sweetie. I'll give you your medicine now." Alexandra said laughing as she went into the bathroom to get Cassandra's medicine. Alexandra found it funny. When they first adopted Cassandra, she would only let Roger give her her medicine. Now, 3 years later, she was begging Alexandra to give it to her. "OK my girl, are you ready?" she called out as she went into the kitchen.
"Yeah mommy, I'm ready." she smiled as Alexandra sat at the kitchen table and gave her her medicine. "Mommy, how come me and daddy have to take medicine and you don't?" she asked looking up at her.
"Because you and daddy have HIV and mommy doesn't. It's not a bad thing, it's just that you and daddy have something that you have to take medicine for." she explained as best she could.
"Mommy, if me and daddy have it, how come you don't?" she asked looking up at her curiously.
"It's a long story sweetie. But I love you and daddy no matter what and I'll always take care of you and daddy. I promise." she said reaching over to caress her daughters face.
"I know mommy. You're the best." the 4 year old said smiling before leaning over to Alexandra.
"Hello? Is there a little girl here named Cassandra?" Collins called out as he entered the apartment.
"Unka Collins. I'm right here." Cassandra yelled as she jumped off of the chair to run to him.
"Hi Collins." Alexandra said smiling at him as she got up from the kitchen table.
"Hey Babygirl. How's my favorite little girl?" he asked leaning down to pick Cassandra up.
"I'm good. Are you gonna take me out to buy stuff?" Cassandra asked looking up at him.
"Cassandra Elizabeth Davis." Alexandra called out laughing as Collins nodded.
"But Unka Collins always buys me stuff mommy." she smiled as Collins began tickling her.
"Yeah I know. I wish he would stop doing that." Alexandra said looking up at him.
"I can't. She's my only little girl." he said smiling up at Cassandra.
"Yeah, I'm sure Mark and Hanna are glad about that." Alexandra laughed as Cassandra fought to get down.
"I gotta get my coat. I wanna go now." she said smiling up at him.
"OK princess Cassie. We're going." he laughed as she ran into her room.
"Don't buy her too much stuff, OK?" Alexandra smiled looking up at him.
"I'll try, but you know me Babygirl." he said leaning down to kiss her cheek.
"Yeah, I know you. You and your buddy insist on spoiling her." she smiled hugging him.
"Where is my buddy, anyway?" he asked looking down at her.
"I don't know. He said he had to take care of something, so you never know with him. He's liable to come home with a bass guitar for the little princess." she laughed as Cassandra came running out of her room.
"I'm ready Unka Collins. Let's go." she yelled grabbing his hand.
"Bye my sweet girl." Alexandra laughed looking down at Cassandra.
"Bye mommy. I love you." she said leaning up to kiss her.
"I know, I love you too sweetie." she laughed kissing her head.
"Come on princess Cassie. Your chariot awaits." Collins said leaning down to pick Cassandra up.
"Bye bye mommy." she waved and she and Collins left the apartment. As Alexandra looked around the apartment she couldn't help but smile. It was a mess. Cassandra's dolls were laying all over the floor and Roger's guitar was in the corner of the living room as a pile of papers lay on the coffee table. 6 years earlier she was living in the apartment alone getting over her last relationship and now she had an amazing husband and they had the most incredible daughter. As she snapped out of her thoughts she began to clean up the living room. She picked up Cassandra's toys and began bringing them into her bedroom.
"Baby, are you here? Alex?" Roger called out as he entered the apartment.
"Yeah, I'm right here Roger, what's the matter?" she asked as he rushed over to her and swept her into his arms.
"You will never guess what happened to me today." he asked picking her up.
"Well if I had to guess, I'd guess it was something big." she laughed as he leaned in to kiss her.
"You can say that. Guess what local club band is recording a cd." he asked looking over at her.
"Oh my God Roger, that's incredible." she yelled wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him close.
"I am so excited. Where's Cassie? I wanna take my two favorite girls out for lunch." he asked looking around the apartment as he put her down.
"She went out to be spoiled by Unka Collins." she laughed looking up at him.
"So we're all alone?" he asked smirking down at her.
"It appears we are." she smiled as he picked her up "Ah, Roger." she screamed laughing as he carried her into the bedroom to make love.
"How long has it been since we've done that?" Roger asked out of breath as he smiled down at her.
"In broad daylight? Too long." she laughed leaning up to kiss him passionately.
"Baby, you gotta give me a minute." he laughed caressing her bare back.
"You know what I was thinking Baby?" she asked looking into his gorgeous green eyes.
"Yeah, that's why I said you gotta give me a minute." he laughed leaning down to kiss her again.
"No, Roger we should go out and celebrate." she laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah, I think that's a great idea Baby." he smiled playing with her hair.
"I'm gonna go take a shower so we're ready when Collins comes home with Cassie." she said smiling at him as she got out of the bed.
"A visual I did not need Baby." he whined rolling over onto his stomach.
"You could always join me. You know for those hard to reach places." she said in a seductive voice as she stood in the doorway of the bathroom.
"Right behind you Baby." he called out grabbing a condom on his way into the bathroom.
"Roger, we are so proud of you." Maureen said smiling at him as she held Anthony on her lap.
"Thanks Maureen." he smiled as Cassandra ate his french fries.
"Daddy, are you gonna be on the radio." she asked looking up at him.
"Maybe princess." he smiled kissing her head.
"Roger, you're definitely gonna be on the radio. You guys are too good not to be." Alexandra smiled looking up at him.
"She's right Rog. You guys are gonna rock the radio." Collins smiled drinking his stoli.
"Thanks Collins." he laughed playing with Cassandra's ponytail.
"My daddy's gonna be on the radio." Cassandra called out excited as everyone laughed.
"You bet he is tootsie." Hanna smiled holding a sleeping Adam on her shoulder.
"Daddy, are you gonna put my song on the radio?" Cassandra asked looking up at him.
"Of course I am princess. And I'm gonna put mommy's song on there too." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"Did you hear that mommy? We're gonna be on the radio." Cassandra said looking over at Alexandra.
"Yes sweetie, I did." she laughed as Roger leaned over to kiss her head too.
"We're lucky, right mommy?" Cassandra said as everyone laughed except for Alexandra.
"You have no idea my sweet girl." she smiled looking up at Roger who smiled back at her.