June 22nd, 2006

Ty tried everything in his power to pull himself together. Jade was starting to get worried especially when he didn't come to her birthday party at Kim's apartment. Ty realized he couldn't go on the way he was going. His daughter's were noticing his down fall. He shuffled into Caroline's nursery. She was standing up in her crib giggling.

"Standing up. Big girl. My big girl." Ty smiled and picked her up.

"Daddy?" Jade stood in the doorway.

"Hey Ladybug." He sat down in the rocking chair and started to bottle feed Caroline. Jade put her hands on her hips, "What's up with you?"

"Can I talk, Daddy?" Jade asked. She looked very serious.

"Of course. I have room for you on my lap." Ty said. Jade nodded and climbed onto her father's knees, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Uncle Sully." Jade said. Ty's heart stopped beating in his chest.

"Okay." He said hoarsely. Jade rested her head on his chest and watched Caroline eat.

"Is Uncle Sully with Grandpa D and Grandpa T?" She asked.

"Yeah…He is." Ty said softly, "He's in Heaven."

"Then why you sad?" Jade asked, "Heaven is a nice place."

"Yeah it is." Ty said softly, "I'm sad because I miss him."

"I miss him too, but I like not being sad." She said. "I like playing with Caroline and I like playing with kitty cats and I like playing with you, Daddy, but you don't play anymore."

"Daddy's sorry, Ladybug." Ty sighed softly, "I'm just really sad. It hurts so much." Jade sighed softly.

"It won't hurt if you try to be happy." Jade said, "When I hurt my knee, I was sad too, but mommy kissed it and made it betta. Can I kiss your heart?" Ty looked down at his daughter's blue eyes.

"Yes, You can kiss my heart." He whispered softly. Jade leaned over and pressed her lips to Ty's chest. He took in a shuddery breath as she looked back up at him.

"Okay now?" She asked him. Ty nodded.

"Yeah. It's all better." He said softly as Caroline pushed the bottle away, "Why don't the three of us go downstairs and draw a picture for Uncle Sully?"

"How's he gonna see it?" Jade asked.

"We'll draw a picture and tie it to a string of a balloon. We'll let it go and it'll go to heaven." Ty said, "Does that sound good?"

"Sure does." Jade grinned.

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Alex walked into the quiet house after her long shift. She was very reluctant to leave the girls with Ty lately, but he insisted they would be all right with him. She walked into the living room.

"Ty?" She called out softly. She wasn't sure if Caroline was asleep or not. She walked to the kitchen and heard Ty in the back yard. Alex stood in the doorway watching Ty and Jade with a balloon.

"Can I let it go?" Jade asked.

"Hold on, Ladybug." Ty picked her up and put her on his shoulders. "We need to get you as close to heaven as we can." Alex smiled softly as she watched them.

"Are we close enough now?" Jade asked. Ty nodded.

"Yeah. Let it go when you're ready." He said. Jade held the balloon over her head and let go. She watched the blue balloon float up into the nights sky.

"Bye bye, Balloon." She waved.

"Bedtime." Alex smiled.

"Hi Mommy." Jade smiled; "Guess what we did?"

"I don't know." Alex chuckled as Ty waked into the house.

"We drew a letter to Grandpa T and Grandpa D and Uncle Sully and put it on the balloon. We sent it up to heaven." Jade said as she pulled her pajamas out of the dryer. "Can you read me a book for bed?" Alex nodded.

"I'll tuck you in, Ladybug." She took her daughter upstairs. Alex kissed Jade softly. She was happy she got Ty up and about and actually talking about Sully. It was exactly what he needed.

July 8th, 2006

Yesterday was Alex's birthday, but it wasn't a very happy one. Her mother didn't call. Adam wasn't in the country and Ty's mood still wasn't the best to be around and he didn't even acknowledge it. He probably had forgotten it. Who cares? It was just another stupid birthday. It was no big deal. Ty looked at his wife and smiled softly. He crawled into bed with her. Alex groaned.

"Are you getting up sometime soon?" Ty asked his wife.

"No." Alex mumbled. Ty kissed her neck.

"Happy birthday." He whispered. Alex growled and pushed him away. Ty fell to the ground. "God, what was that for?"

"My birthday was yesterday." Alex hissed and pulled the covers over her head.

"I know that." Ty got back up, "I thought we could celebrate today since mom took the girls for the day. I thought we could have some alone time. I know I haven't been the best husband in the world and I want to make it up to you." Alex's face softened as she sat up to look at him.

"Oh! You've been a terrific husband, Ty. We've just had a few hiccups over the past couple of months." Alex said softly.

"Sully is probably cursing me up there in Heaven for not taking proper care of you." Ty said. Alex chuckled and kissed his hand.

"Well, Actually, I bet Sully, Dad, and your dad are sitting up there with beer and hot dogs while playing poker. With good cigars of coarse." Alex smiled with amusement. Ty chuckled.

"I think you're absolutely right." He said, "So, can we celebrate your birthday?" Alex nodded.

"Of course. Am I getting a present too?" She asked him.

"Yes." Ty chuckled as he pulled out a small black velvet box from the nightstand. Alex smiled to herself as she looked at him. It was nice to see a smile upon his face and hear him laugh; "Here you go."

"Hmmmm…. Let's see what I have here." Alex smiled. She opened up the box and there sat a pair of diamond earrings, "Ty!!"

"I thought they would look nice on you." Ty said as Alex put them on.

"I love them. Thanks." She said as she put the backs on, "How do they look?"

"Gorgeous." Ty said, "I've been thinking about something."

"About what?" Alex lay against the pillows.

"Since Cricket has been born, we've made love once." Ty said. Alex frowned.

"Are you serious?" Alex asked, "She's five months old…almost six months." Ty nodded.

"We've had hiccups like you said." Ty said. Alex spread her legs.

"Giddy up." Alex giggled wildly. Ty chuckled and Gathered Alex into his arms.

"Not how I want to do it." He smiled as he lay down. Alex straddled him, "Yeah, Those earring look nice."

"Shut up." She giggled as she leaned down to kiss her husband. Ty smiled softly as he cupped her face He sighed with happiness. He had missed being this close to Alex.

"I love you." Ty whispered as Alex started to undo his shirt, "I love this."

"I've missed this." She whispered as she ran her hands over his stomach. A small groan escaped from Ty's throat. Alex smiled softly as she unbuttoned his pants. She loved hearing her husband groaned.

"Can you get naked now?" Ty smiled as he let his wife take the pants off of him. Alex giggled softly.

"In a minute." Alex said diving her hand beneath his boxers. Ty gasped and arched his back.

"K-Kay…In a minute." Ty groaned. Alex smiled with playfulness twinkling in her eyes. Ty was absolutely right. They hadn't done this in a long time. She wouldn't let them go for this long with out making love again.