Years Later ::::
Luke and Brooke sat together on the couch watching Collin run around before them showing them what he could do with his toys. He loved showing off for his parents, he was always yelling to them, "Watch me! Watch me! Come here!" And dutifully, they would both watch in amazement and clap their hands in excitement over his newest achievments. Collin was always very pleased with his parent's excitement and would smile his cute smile up at them. In the past week Collin had done a puzzle which his parents marveled because not all 5 year olds could do a puzzle so complicated, he had learned how to draw (sort of) and his parents had put all of his drawing on the fridge, and the most recent accomplishment, the ABC's backwards. Brooke and Luke sat with their arms around each other watching their baby grow up. Brooke pulled her gaze away from Collin and looked at her husband. She stared at his face which was smiling down lovingly at Collin. She smiled at him, and then leaned in closer towards his warm body to rest her head on his shoulder. He looked away from Collin at Brooke, he hugged her tightly and kissed her quickly, softly on the lips. He touched her face and smoothed out her hair, and Brooke had never felt more loved. Then Collin noticed his parent's shift and attention and, because he could never be left out, managed to get on the couch with them and join in on the hug. Brooke laughed softly when she felt Collin's hug. She kissed him on the forehead and lifted him up lovingly.
"Come on sweetie, I think it's time for bed," she said holding him tightly in her arms, walking him towards his room.
"No! Mommy! Put me down!" Collin yelled wiggling his legs and arms trying to slip out of her tight hold. "I don't wanna!" Collin said, sticking his bottom lip out staring at his mother, determined.
"Collin, it's already 8'oclock" she said pushing his bedroom door open with her foot. Collin didn't say anything he avoided her gaze, he was trying the ignoring treatment. This was a new treatment, one of the many new treatments he was using on his parents a lot lately, trying to get his way. "Come on, Collin, you love bed time," she said taking him to his bed, "bed time means stories and songs and back tickling," Brooke said speaking in a soft voice trying to convince Collin to go to bed. She watched Collin purse his lips, as if he was considering his options, considering whether he would go along with this whole bedtime thing. He gave in, and looked at him Mommy smiling, "ok," he said. Brooke laid him down on his bed carefully. He was already wearing his PJ's so that was one thing she didn't need to worry about. She pulled the covers over Collins little body. They were spaceship conforthers, blue, like the rest of his room. She had just finished tucking him in when Luke entered. He looked at Brooke, smiling, and then at Collin. He knelt down beside Collin's bed, and turned to Brooke,
"Are you reading the story tonight?" Brooke just nodded. "Ok," he said turning back to Collin. "Ok, Collin I'm giving you your goodnight kiss before your story is that all right," he moved his head closer to Collin's smiling at him.
"Ok," Collin said sticking out his hands for a hug. Luke pulled Collin into a huge hug shaking his around and giving him kisses all over. "Good night, sleep tight," he said to Collin slowly getting up to leave. Brooke then continued to read him his favorite story, Tiki Tiki Tembo. When she was finished she kissed him a million times all over, while Colling giggled. "Good night," she said turning the lights very low, "See you in the morning,"
"I will!" Collin shouted back. Brooke laughed inside as she closed the door to Collin's room and made her way to her room. It wasn't very far, there apartment was not a very huge or fancy one, some day, someday they would live in a house. Brooke opened the door to her room to find Luke reading an unknown book. His face was scrunched up, as he was trying to understand. She jumped onto the bed, next to him. She began kissing his ear, and then his cheek.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Luke cried laughing, he sat up to mark his spot in the book, and then layed it down carefully on the bedside table. He turned back to Brooke smiling at her. He sat down on the bed and pulled her close to him. As they kissed, both Brooke and Luke were thinking almost exactly the same thing, I love you.
Luke and Brooke sat together on the couch watching Collin run around before them showing them what he could do with his toys. He loved showing off for his parents, he was always yelling to them, "Watch me! Watch me! Come here!" And dutifully, they would both watch in amazement and clap their hands in excitement over his newest achievments. Collin was always very pleased with his parent's excitement and would smile his cute smile up at them. In the past week Collin had done a puzzle which his parents marveled because not all 5 year olds could do a puzzle so complicated, he had learned how to draw (sort of) and his parents had put all of his drawing on the fridge, and the most recent accomplishment, the ABC's backwards. Brooke and Luke sat with their arms around each other watching their baby grow up. Brooke pulled her gaze away from Collin and looked at her husband. She stared at his face which was smiling down lovingly at Collin. She smiled at him, and then leaned in closer towards his warm body to rest her head on his shoulder. He looked away from Collin at Brooke, he hugged her tightly and kissed her quickly, softly on the lips. He touched her face and smoothed out her hair, and Brooke had never felt more loved. Then Collin noticed his parent's shift and attention and, because he could never be left out, managed to get on the couch with them and join in on the hug. Brooke laughed softly when she felt Collin's hug. She kissed him on the forehead and lifted him up lovingly.
"Come on sweetie, I think it's time for bed," she said holding him tightly in her arms, walking him towards his room.
"No! Mommy! Put me down!" Collin yelled wiggling his legs and arms trying to slip out of her tight hold. "I don't wanna!" Collin said, sticking his bottom lip out staring at his mother, determined.
"Collin, it's already 8'oclock" she said pushing his bedroom door open with her foot. Collin didn't say anything he avoided her gaze, he was trying the ignoring treatment. This was a new treatment, one of the many new treatments he was using on his parents a lot lately, trying to get his way. "Come on, Collin, you love bed time," she said taking him to his bed, "bed time means stories and songs and back tickling," Brooke said speaking in a soft voice trying to convince Collin to go to bed. She watched Collin purse his lips, as if he was considering his options, considering whether he would go along with this whole bedtime thing. He gave in, and looked at him Mommy smiling, "ok," he said. Brooke laid him down on his bed carefully. He was already wearing his PJ's so that was one thing she didn't need to worry about. She pulled the covers over Collins little body. They were spaceship conforthers, blue, like the rest of his room. She had just finished tucking him in when Luke entered. He looked at Brooke, smiling, and then at Collin. He knelt down beside Collin's bed, and turned to Brooke,
"Are you reading the story tonight?" Brooke just nodded. "Ok," he said turning back to Collin. "Ok, Collin I'm giving you your goodnight kiss before your story is that all right," he moved his head closer to Collin's smiling at him.
"Ok," Collin said sticking out his hands for a hug. Luke pulled Collin into a huge hug shaking his around and giving him kisses all over. "Good night, sleep tight," he said to Collin slowly getting up to leave. Brooke then continued to read him his favorite story, Tiki Tiki Tembo. When she was finished she kissed him a million times all over, while Colling giggled. "Good night," she said turning the lights very low, "See you in the morning,"
"I will!" Collin shouted back. Brooke laughed inside as she closed the door to Collin's room and made her way to her room. It wasn't very far, there apartment was not a very huge or fancy one, some day, someday they would live in a house. Brooke opened the door to her room to find Luke reading an unknown book. His face was scrunched up, as he was trying to understand. She jumped onto the bed, next to him. She began kissing his ear, and then his cheek.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Luke cried laughing, he sat up to mark his spot in the book, and then layed it down carefully on the bedside table. He turned back to Brooke smiling at her. He sat down on the bed and pulled her close to him. As they kissed, both Brooke and Luke were thinking almost exactly the same thing, I love you.