Disclaimer: Early Edition doesn't belong to me. The characters of EE belong to Tristar Pictures. The other characters in this story belong to me. This is the continuation of my story Second Chance. It picks up right where the other left off. E-mails are always welcome.
A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 1
Gary got down on one knee in front of her. Taking her hand he looked up at her and said, "Kaitlyn I love you more than I ever thought I could love someone. With every passing day I love you more." As he looked at her she could see all the love that he felt for her shining through his eyes. "Kaitlyn Kelly I want you to spend the rest of our lives as my wife. Will you marry me?"
She got down on her knees in front of him. "Yes." She said as the tears started to stream down her face. "Yes, I'll marry you." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Kaitlyn replayed that scene in her head a thousand times. As they lie there in bed, Gary softly sleeping beside her, she smiled. When she came to his loft that night she wanted to apologize to him for loosing faith in their love. She was going to beg for his forgiveness and pray that Gary would accept her apology. She never anticipated that he would ask her to marry him.
Gary opened his eyes and saw that Kaitlyn was awake. He kissed her ear and wrapped her tighter in his arms.
"What are you smiling about?" He whispered.
"I was just thinking about how lucky I am?" She turned her head towards him and kissed him on the lips.
"Lucky, huh?" Gary smiled. "I'd say I'm the lucky one?"
"Why would you say that?" She looked at him and smiled.
"Because the most amazing woman I have ever met agreed to marry me. Giving me everything I have ever dreamed about." He hesitated. "A wife, a home and a family of my own." Gary smiled at the thought.
"Is that how you think of us?" Kaitlyn asked.
"It's the only thing I dreamt about while we were apart. My dreams were the only thing that got me through." Gary sighed. Not wanting to think back to how lonely those six weeks had been.
Kaitlyn's heart broke every time she thought about how much she had hurt him. "I'm sorry. I am going to spend the rest of my life making it up to you." She whispered.
Gary leaned in and kissed her a smile on his face. "There is nothing to make up. Besides, that's the past. I want to concentrate on our future. You, me and the girls."
"Don't forget about the cat?" Kaitlyn teased.
"Trust me, I won't." Gary groaned. "Seriously though I've been thinking about something."
"What's that?" She asked.
"Well I was thinking that since we're going to get married and spend the rest of our lives together that…" He hesitated.
"Gary, what is it?"
"What would you think if, well, I would like to adopt the girls." Gary quickly said.
Kaitlyn wanted to make sure she heard him correctly. She wanted him to repeat what he just said. Maybe then it would sink in.
"What?" She whispered.
"I want to adopt the girls. I love them and I want to be their father in every way. I want to give them my name. I want us to be a family." As Gary spoke he could see the tears welling in Kaitlyn's eyes.
"I love you." She whispered as the tears flowed down her cheeks. "Thank you."
"Don't cry." He said as he wiped her tears away. "I hate it when you cry." He kissed her cheek. "I think we're going to have a great future."
"Hmm, so what is our future?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Well we're gonna get married, soon." Gary picked up a piece of Kaitlyn's hair and twirled it in his fingers. "I'm sure the girls would like a little brother or sister." He smiled.
"You want to have kids?" Kaitlyn asked surprised.
"Well sure I do, but I guess I should have asked you how you felt about that first."
"There is nothing more in this world I want than to have a family with you." Kaitlyn smiled and quickly kissed him. "How many?" She asked.
"I don't know I haven't really thought about it." He looked down as if he were concentrating on an answer. "Well we already have the girls. I was thinking enough for a baseball team would be nice." He said with a smile.
"Nine!" She asked shocked.
"No really ten because you need a batter. And well, since we already have the girls, that's really only eight." He gave a little boy look as he pleaded his case.
"Eight! Okay, no. I am not have eight more kids." She said as she shook her head.
Gary hesitated for a minute. "How about six." He asked quickly. She looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"Five max." She said as Gary smiled. "And that includes the girls." Kaitlyn pointed a finger at him.
Gary shook his head in agreement.
"You know, I hear sometimes it takes a lot of practice to make a baby." He smiled seductively. "I think we should start practicing." He reached up and began to kiss her neck.
"There is nothing I want more than to "practice" with you." Kaitlyn smiled.