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End of Chapter 30
After wrestling with Jack and Ava for 30 minutes, Stiles finally got them in the bathroom only to find there was no water in the tub. By the time he filled the tub, got them back in the bathroom, bathed them, put them in bed, read a story and explained where mommy was ten times, it was almost two hours later. Exhausted, Stiles went to see what Terri was doing.
He couldn't help but smile when he found her. She was still in the tub fast asleep, her head on a pillow, her left arm hanging over the side and her book upside down on the floor.
CHAPTER 31
Stiles stood in the doorway for several minutes just admiring his wife's beauty. He was still amazed that she was alive. He was eventually compelled to get closer to her. When he reached the tub, he kneeled down and kissed Terri's cheek.
"Ummm, Hey," she responded as she opened her eyes and stretched.
"Hey sleepy head. Did you have a nice nap?"
"Yes, thank you." Terri smiled up at her husband. "How was bath time? Where are the kids?"
"They're asleep."
"How long have I been in here? What time is it?"
"I don't know how long you were asleep, but it's almost 10:00."
"Really?" Terri started to sit up then looked down."
"Hand me a towel please."
Stiles picked up a towel, unfolded it and held it up. "Come on."
"Huh?"
Stiles gave Terri the sly smile he knew she couldn't resist. "You asked for a towel, come on."
Terri smiled as she stepped out of the tub and let Stiles put the towel around her shoulders. He not only put the towel around her, he began slowly drying her from top to bottom. By the time Stiles finished Terri was putty in his hands and he knew it. He wrapped the large bath towel around his wife and turned her around her so she was facing him. Terri looked at him a split second before standing on her toes and kissing him.
"Thank you for the towel."
Stiles leaned down and gave her a long, slow kiss. "You're welcome. How about a massage?"
Terri's knees were practically jello by the time Stiles finished kissing her so all she could manage was to nod yes. Stiles picked her up, carried her to the bed and asked her to turn on her stomach.
"You're not going to fall asleep on me are you?"
Terri turned her head slightly and smiled. "Not a chance."
Stiles climbed on the bed and gave his wife a long massage covering every inch of her body. By the time he finished, he knew he wouldn't be able to make it just sleeping next to Terri. He also knew she was still being cautious with him because of Kara. So as much as he didn't want to, he stood up and said goodnight.
"Goodnight beautiful. I'll be down the hall if you need me."
Stiles leaned down and kissed Terri's cheek. As he turned to walk away, Terri grabbed his hand and whispered, "Stay."
Stiles gently pulled his hand from her grasp and continued slowly to the closed bedroom door. "Terri, I love you and..."
"I know."
Stiles turned to face her. He swallowed hard as he looked at the beautiful, partially naked woman lying on the bed.
"I'd like nothing more than to stay, but not just to sleep. Terri I want you. I want to hold you, I want to make love to you, I want to go to sleep and wake up with you in my arms, but I know you aren't ready. . ."
Stiles turned and within two steps reached the door. He paused briefly before turning the knob, but before he could get out Terri pushed the door closed from behind him.
Stiles turned back around. "Hey, I . . ."
Before he could finish, Terri grabbed his arm, letting the towel around her body fall onto the floor, and kissed him passionately, releasing all of the pent up desire and love she had been keeping bottled up inside of her.
"I love you too, and I don't want you to go—ever. Stay." Terri implored, though it was more of a command than a question.
Stiles leaned down and kissed her back with equal the passion, wanting to make up for all of the years they were apart. When he finished, he smiled at the beautiful woman before him, the wife he'd longed to be with, to hold, and to caress for so long. He picked her up and carried her back to the bed.
The next morning, Terri woke up with a smile on her face. She turned to kiss her husband good morning only to find that he wasn't there. Terri's first instinct was to panic. She jumped out of bed and looked around the room to see if his clothes were still there. When she saw his suitcase she relaxed a little. She put on her robe and went downstairs.
She expected to find Stiles in the kitchen, but he wasn't there either. She searched each room until she finally saw him—on the couch. She quickly ran back upstairs and got her camera to take a picture of the most adorable sight she had ever seen: Stiles lying on the couch on his back, one arm dangling toward the floor, the other wrapped carefully around the little girl sleeping on his chest.
As Terri snapped the picture, Stiles began to wake up. Afraid that he would drop Ava, Terri carefully took her from him.
"Good morning. What are you two doing down here?"
"She had a bad dream."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah; I heard her crying when I came out of the bathroom. You were still sound asleep so..."
"So, you. . ."
"So I went to check on her. She asked for you, but I got her out of bed and brought her down here. We watched Winnie the Pooh for about 10 minutes before she was asleep again."
"Why didn't you wake me, I would have taken care of her."
"I uh, I remembered that you had the night off. Besides, I figured it was my turn." Stiles answered with a smile.
Terri laid Ava down on the couch and hugged Stiles as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I still can't believe you're really here. I love you much."
"I'm the one who should be crying." Stiles said with a half smile as a way to lighten the moment. "I'm the one who saw his pregnant wife get shot.
"I was the pregnant wife who was kidnapped, shot AND carted off to another country."
"Yeah well, I had to pick out a dress to bury you in and pick out a casket."
"I was alone and had TWINS!"
"Well, I had to . . . your mother hit me!"
Terri laughed as her husband tried to one up her as to who had the worst four years.
"Okay, you win!"
As they were bantering back and forth, Ava woke up. Terri bent down to talk to her.
"Good morning sunshine."
Ava replied sleepily, "Where's daddy?"
"I guess she likes you after all; should I be jealous?"
Terri smiled as she looked at Ava and pointed to Stiles who was beaming; his daughter was on her way to becoming "daddy's little girl."
As Stiles picked up his daughter, he turned to Terri, "You're right, I win; I have a beautiful wife and two beautiful children. It can't get any better than that."
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jnp: thanks again for the review. I hope this one made you smile as well; it's one of my favorites.
End of Chapter 30
After wrestling with Jack and Ava for 30 minutes, Stiles finally got them in the bathroom only to find there was no water in the tub. By the time he filled the tub, got them back in the bathroom, bathed them, put them in bed, read a story and explained where mommy was ten times, it was almost two hours later. Exhausted, Stiles went to see what Terri was doing.
He couldn't help but smile when he found her. She was still in the tub fast asleep, her head on a pillow, her left arm hanging over the side and her book upside down on the floor.
CHAPTER 31
Stiles stood in the doorway for several minutes just admiring his wife's beauty. He was still amazed that she was alive. He was eventually compelled to get closer to her. When he reached the tub, he kneeled down and kissed Terri's cheek.
"Ummm, Hey," she responded as she opened her eyes and stretched.
"Hey sleepy head. Did you have a nice nap?"
"Yes, thank you." Terri smiled up at her husband. "How was bath time? Where are the kids?"
"They're asleep."
"How long have I been in here? What time is it?"
"I don't know how long you were asleep, but it's almost 10:00."
"Really?" Terri started to sit up then looked down."
"Hand me a towel please."
Stiles picked up a towel, unfolded it and held it up. "Come on."
"Huh?"
Stiles gave Terri the sly smile he knew she couldn't resist. "You asked for a towel, come on."
Terri smiled as she stepped out of the tub and let Stiles put the towel around her shoulders. He not only put the towel around her, he began slowly drying her from top to bottom. By the time Stiles finished Terri was putty in his hands and he knew it. He wrapped the large bath towel around his wife and turned her around her so she was facing him. Terri looked at him a split second before standing on her toes and kissing him.
"Thank you for the towel."
Stiles leaned down and gave her a long, slow kiss. "You're welcome. How about a massage?"
Terri's knees were practically jello by the time Stiles finished kissing her so all she could manage was to nod yes. Stiles picked her up, carried her to the bed and asked her to turn on her stomach.
"You're not going to fall asleep on me are you?"
Terri turned her head slightly and smiled. "Not a chance."
Stiles climbed on the bed and gave his wife a long massage covering every inch of her body. By the time he finished, he knew he wouldn't be able to make it just sleeping next to Terri. He also knew she was still being cautious with him because of Kara. So as much as he didn't want to, he stood up and said goodnight.
"Goodnight beautiful. I'll be down the hall if you need me."
Stiles leaned down and kissed Terri's cheek. As he turned to walk away, Terri grabbed his hand and whispered, "Stay."
Stiles gently pulled his hand from her grasp and continued slowly to the closed bedroom door. "Terri, I love you and..."
"I know."
Stiles turned to face her. He swallowed hard as he looked at the beautiful, partially naked woman lying on the bed.
"I'd like nothing more than to stay, but not just to sleep. Terri I want you. I want to hold you, I want to make love to you, I want to go to sleep and wake up with you in my arms, but I know you aren't ready. . ."
Stiles turned and within two steps reached the door. He paused briefly before turning the knob, but before he could get out Terri pushed the door closed from behind him.
Stiles turned back around. "Hey, I . . ."
Before he could finish, Terri grabbed his arm, letting the towel around her body fall onto the floor, and kissed him passionately, releasing all of the pent up desire and love she had been keeping bottled up inside of her.
"I love you too, and I don't want you to go—ever. Stay." Terri implored, though it was more of a command than a question.
Stiles leaned down and kissed her back with equal the passion, wanting to make up for all of the years they were apart. When he finished, he smiled at the beautiful woman before him, the wife he'd longed to be with, to hold, and to caress for so long. He picked her up and carried her back to the bed.
The next morning, Terri woke up with a smile on her face. She turned to kiss her husband good morning only to find that he wasn't there. Terri's first instinct was to panic. She jumped out of bed and looked around the room to see if his clothes were still there. When she saw his suitcase she relaxed a little. She put on her robe and went downstairs.
She expected to find Stiles in the kitchen, but he wasn't there either. She searched each room until she finally saw him—on the couch. She quickly ran back upstairs and got her camera to take a picture of the most adorable sight she had ever seen: Stiles lying on the couch on his back, one arm dangling toward the floor, the other wrapped carefully around the little girl sleeping on his chest.
As Terri snapped the picture, Stiles began to wake up. Afraid that he would drop Ava, Terri carefully took her from him.
"Good morning. What are you two doing down here?"
"She had a bad dream."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah; I heard her crying when I came out of the bathroom. You were still sound asleep so..."
"So, you. . ."
"So I went to check on her. She asked for you, but I got her out of bed and brought her down here. We watched Winnie the Pooh for about 10 minutes before she was asleep again."
"Why didn't you wake me, I would have taken care of her."
"I uh, I remembered that you had the night off. Besides, I figured it was my turn." Stiles answered with a smile.
Terri laid Ava down on the couch and hugged Stiles as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I still can't believe you're really here. I love you much."
"I'm the one who should be crying." Stiles said with a half smile as a way to lighten the moment. "I'm the one who saw his pregnant wife get shot.
"I was the pregnant wife who was kidnapped, shot AND carted off to another country."
"Yeah well, I had to pick out a dress to bury you in and pick out a casket."
"I was alone and had TWINS!"
"Well, I had to . . . your mother hit me!"
Terri laughed as her husband tried to one up her as to who had the worst four years.
"Okay, you win!"
As they were bantering back and forth, Ava woke up. Terri bent down to talk to her.
"Good morning sunshine."
Ava replied sleepily, "Where's daddy?"
"I guess she likes you after all; should I be jealous?"
Terri smiled as she looked at Ava and pointed to Stiles who was beaming; his daughter was on her way to becoming "daddy's little girl."
As Stiles picked up his daughter, he turned to Terri, "You're right, I win; I have a beautiful wife and two beautiful children. It can't get any better than that."
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jnp: thanks again for the review. I hope this one made you smile as well; it's one of my favorites.