A giggly Bella sat at the table eating her cereal. Her long dark, curly
hair had been pulled back into a full pony tail. Tristan sat down in front
of the other bowl of cereal as Frank poured the milk for him. Meanwhile,
Natalia brought over two fresh, hot cups of coffee and handed one to Frank.
He gave her a soft passionate kiss as a thank you. Tristan and Bella both
started giggling at the sight.
Natalia just looked at them and said, "Eat!" After breakfast the kids went upstairs to brush their teeth, while Natalia and Frank picked up the dishes.
"Long night?" He asked looking at the dirty dishes on the counter.
"No, I was just saving them for you, my love." She said as she kissed him again.
"Well, thank you. It's the best gift I've ever received." He slid his arms around her slender waist and pulled her close to his chest.
"You liar."
"The best." He smiled and moved in and pressed his lips against hers. Natalia reached up and ran her fingers through his dark hair and settled at the back of his neck. Slowly they both pulled away.
"God, you are such a tease." He smiled devilishly back at her. She lightly slapped him on the chest and headed for the garage. "Tristan, Rosabella, vamanos!" She yelled, giving Frank a playful dirty look. He just smiled back.
The children came running down the stairs with each of their backpacks on; Tristan with a Thomas the Train, and Bella a Dora the Explorer. They ran through the kitchen and family room to the garage. Frank grabbed his keys and followed them. Natalia lifted Bella into the blue Xterra and buckled her into her car seat, while Frank assisted Tristan as he got situated.
"Bye Dad." Tristan reached up and hugged his dad.
"Be good, I'll see you tonight." He kissed the little boy on the top of his head. "I love you."
"Love you too, Dad." Frank closed the door and headed over to the other side of the SUV.
Bella smiled brightly and had her arms outstretched for him. "Daddy!" She squealed. Frank leaned in and gave her a big hug.
"You be good, too."
"I is Daddy."
"I love you, Angel."
"Love you, Daddy." Bella gave her father a kiss on his lips, and Frank closed the car door, and walked back to the driver's side.
Natalia was already in the car getting ready to start it. She rolled down the window. "I have nothing to say to you." She said playfully.
"Well I have one thing to say to you. I love you."
"I love you, too." She smiled. "Are you coming home tonight?" Her tone was more serious now.
"I should, I'll call if I can't make dinner."
"Just be careful."
"I will. I love you."
"I love you too." Frank leaned in and kissed her soft lips tenderly. "Bye."
"Bye."
"Bye, bye Daddy."
"Bye Dad."
She started the engine, opened the garage door and backed out of the drive way. Frank waved and watched as they drove away. He sighed and got into his own car and drove off.
Natalia just looked at them and said, "Eat!" After breakfast the kids went upstairs to brush their teeth, while Natalia and Frank picked up the dishes.
"Long night?" He asked looking at the dirty dishes on the counter.
"No, I was just saving them for you, my love." She said as she kissed him again.
"Well, thank you. It's the best gift I've ever received." He slid his arms around her slender waist and pulled her close to his chest.
"You liar."
"The best." He smiled and moved in and pressed his lips against hers. Natalia reached up and ran her fingers through his dark hair and settled at the back of his neck. Slowly they both pulled away.
"God, you are such a tease." He smiled devilishly back at her. She lightly slapped him on the chest and headed for the garage. "Tristan, Rosabella, vamanos!" She yelled, giving Frank a playful dirty look. He just smiled back.
The children came running down the stairs with each of their backpacks on; Tristan with a Thomas the Train, and Bella a Dora the Explorer. They ran through the kitchen and family room to the garage. Frank grabbed his keys and followed them. Natalia lifted Bella into the blue Xterra and buckled her into her car seat, while Frank assisted Tristan as he got situated.
"Bye Dad." Tristan reached up and hugged his dad.
"Be good, I'll see you tonight." He kissed the little boy on the top of his head. "I love you."
"Love you too, Dad." Frank closed the door and headed over to the other side of the SUV.
Bella smiled brightly and had her arms outstretched for him. "Daddy!" She squealed. Frank leaned in and gave her a big hug.
"You be good, too."
"I is Daddy."
"I love you, Angel."
"Love you, Daddy." Bella gave her father a kiss on his lips, and Frank closed the car door, and walked back to the driver's side.
Natalia was already in the car getting ready to start it. She rolled down the window. "I have nothing to say to you." She said playfully.
"Well I have one thing to say to you. I love you."
"I love you, too." She smiled. "Are you coming home tonight?" Her tone was more serious now.
"I should, I'll call if I can't make dinner."
"Just be careful."
"I will. I love you."
"I love you too." Frank leaned in and kissed her soft lips tenderly. "Bye."
"Bye."
"Bye, bye Daddy."
"Bye Dad."
She started the engine, opened the garage door and backed out of the drive way. Frank waved and watched as they drove away. He sighed and got into his own car and drove off.