July 30th, 2007

When a year passes, a lot can happen to a family. A lot of changes can occur. Raises at work can happen and so can home improvement jobs.

Jade was now a rambunctious four years old. She was getting ready to go to preschool and she was so excited. She was getting all of the boy's attention already. Ty hated it. Jade knew how to work the neighbor hood boys. She would curl her long brown curls around her fingers and bat her large blue eyes. This worked well on Ty.

Caroline was now a very active eighteen-month-old. She was walking and talking and getting into everything. Her hair wasn't the blond sheen like it was when she was a small baby. It started to darken into a gorgeous chestnut blond colour. If she followed Jade's lead, she'd be breaking hearts very soon. Alex couldn't believe how quickly time flown by. Her babies were growing up.

Ty and Alex were great as well. Work kept them busy, but they made sure they spent enough time home with the girls. They took a trip to Disney World for their family vacation this year. The girls seemed to really enjoy it even though it did drain their pockets.

"A, B, C, D, P, four, and Z." Caroline clapped her hands.

"Yay!!" Alex clapped her own hands and kissed her daughter.

"Pee now?" Caroline asked with happiness twinkling in her eyes. Alex nodded and put her in the highchair, "Dade, pee now." Jade cocked her eyebrow.

"Its called pie, Cricket." She said.

"Pee, Dade, pee." Caroline frowned at her sister. Alex chuckled.

"Pie starts with a P so you're both right, I believe." She said as she cut the blueberry pie. "We need to save some for Daddy."

"When's he coming??" Jade frowned, "I need to ask'em something."

"He should be home soon, Ladybug. What do you need to ask him?" Alex asked as she handed her youngest daughter some pie.

"None of your business." Jade said eating a spoonful of pie. Alex narrowed her eyes.

"It is my business. I'm your mother, Jade Olivia." Alex said to her, "I will find out anyway so you better tell me." Jade sighed.

"I want a puppy." She said.

"No." Alex said going to the sink.

"No?" Jade's voice rose.

"You heard me right. No dog." Alex said as she began to wash the dishes. She could hear Jade muttering something under her breath. Ty walked into the kitchen.

"I'm home." He said.

"Daddy!!!!" Caroline squealed as she bounced. She clapped her hands filled with blueberry pie together. Ty grimaced.

"Hey, Cricket." He kissed the top of her head and looked at Jade, "No hi from my eldest?" Jade frowned.

"Mom won't let me get a puppy." She said. Ty glanced at Alex.

"She wont?" Ty too a bit of Jade's pie, "Well, maybe if you ask Santa this Christmas he'll get you one and Mommy will just have to accept it." Alex shot him a look.

"Santa? Christmas? That's like in a million years." She moaned.

"No it's not." Ty said. Alex shut the water off and looked at her husband.

"Puppies and dogs are a lot of responsibility." She said.

"I know, but I had one when I was her age." Ty said, "It taught me how to take care of things."

"It'll wind up me being the one who cleans up after it." Alex said. Jade looked at Caroline with a smile.

"We're getting a puppy." She whispered. Alex sighed softly as she dried her hands.

"We'll talk about this later." Alex said. Ty smiled and looked at his daughters. He knew Alex would give in. He wanted to give them one badly and he would change Alex's mind to get them one.

August 15th, 2007

Ty scooped Alex up into his arms as he took her out of the car. She laughed wildly. It was rare that they had a day off of work together and it was even more rare to have a day off from the girls.

"God, Ty." She laughed holding him around his neck. "You're going to drop me." Ty shook his head as he walked to the cabin.

"I will do no such thing." Ty walked to the door and put her down. Alex looked around her.

"This place is gorgeous." Alex said, "I'm so glad you rented it."

"I didn't exactly rent it. I bought it." He said. Alex's eyes widened.

"You bought it?" Alex gasped as she looked at him. "But we can't afford it."

"This as my sister's. She was going to sell it, but I told hr I wanted it." Ty said, "I so she gave it to e half price and I can make installments."

"Really?" Alex asked softly.

"Really. We're in the middle of the woods so we won't be disturbed. There's a river right next to the back yard." He said.

"I thought I heard water." She said.

"Next Summer we can bring the girls here before school starts and fish or something, but this time it's just the two of us." Ty leaned over and placed his lips upon Alex's. Her heart thumped in her chest like it did when he first kissed her a few years ago.

"We'll see how this works out." Alex said softly. Ty chuckled softly and opened the door. He turned the cabin's lights on. Alex gasped. About three dozen white roses were all around the main room, "Ty…"

"I wanted this to be special, Alex. I told you that." Ty smiled softly.

"You wanted to get laid." Alex giggled softly as she smelled one of the roses, "Mmm…"

"There's a fire in the other room with steak dinner and in." Ty said. Alex grinned.

"Liquor. Oooh! I feel like a grown up today." ALEX walked into the next room and she enough there was some dinner on the table in front of the fire. "Lord, we need to do this more often."

"With this cabin, we can." Ty chuckled as he pulled a seat out for Alex.

"This is almost one of the most romantic things you've ever done for me." Alex said as Ty sat across from her. He smiled softly.

"Almost? What beat it?" Ty asked as he poured them some red win.

"I think, The day you proposed to me." She said, "Decorating the place up like that making a pregnant woman feel special."

"You've always been wanted." Ty said, "That was a difficult time for the to of us." Alex nodded.

"It was, but we got through it together." Alex sipped the wine; "We've been through a lot in our quote unquote young lives." Ty nodded as he thought briefly about Tyrone, Angus, and Sully.

"Well, we're here and happy. That is all that really matters." He said. Alex smiled and lifted up her wineglass.

"Let's drink tot hat." She said. Ty lifted up his own wineglass.

"To our happiness and health." He said as he clinked his glass with hers.

"Here here." She smiled and took a sip. She groaned at the taste. Boy, it certainly had been a long time. Alex was happy to take a drink.

"Let's eat before our steak gets cold. Ty said. Alex looked at the spread in front of her.

"You love me don't you, Ty?" Alex asked him. He nodded.

"With all my heart." He said as he began to eat. Alex smiled softly. She was so happy that she had Ty in her life. She knew she had to count her blessings. Someone upstairs had been looking out for her when they sent her Ty.

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