AUTHOR'S NOTE
A shorter chapter, sorry.... You probably shouldn't read this fic if you're going to vote for the One Can Only Hope July challenge. Wait until it's posted on that site before you read it here. It's actually longer here, because there is a length restriction on the OCOH site, and I had to cut a lot out. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ignore my rambling and just read the story.
On a different note, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of reviews that I have received already. I'm glad this idea is so well received. I wasn't too sure. I actually wrote this story on vacation, and the ideas kept coming. So, thanks for the reviews, and happy reading. :)
"Carter? Carter?!" Abby called from the doorway, trying her best to keep her voice down. Carter abruptly turned his head toward her. "What were you staring at?" she asked.
"I, uh, nothing..." Carter replied.
"Is she asleep?" Abby asked, motioning to Megan.
"Yeah, she passed right out," Carter responded.
"Only for you..." Abby rolled her eyes and half-smiled. "Here, I'll take her." Abby reached out and gently lifted Megan off Carter.
"What do you mean, 'only for me'?" Carter asked.
"She always goes right to sleep for you. She fights me to the bitter end," Abby glanced down at her daughter and slowly turned to exit the room.
"Abby?" Carter called after her. "I'm so sorry about earlier." He slowly made his way over to her. "I had this awful dream. I didn't have Jake or Meg...or you...I was alone. I woke up confused, that's all."
Abby looked concerned. "John, you've been having lots of disturbing dreams lately. Maybe it's just this time if year, I don't know, but maybe you should see someone.
Carter thought for a second, not exactly sure at what Abby meant. "I'm all right, Abby, really, and I'm so sorry."
"I forgive you," Abby smiled and leaned in to kiss him softly. The simple kiss was amazing, and Carter began to think that he really wouldn't mind kissing only this woman for the rest of his life.
Abby pulled away suddenly, "But Jake's the one that you really ought to apologize to."
"Right," Carter agreed as he made his way down the hall.
"John?" Abby called to him. He turned around and saw her pointing to Jake's room, which he had just walked passed.
Carter knocked slowly on the doorframe. Can I come in?" he asked. Jake nodded without looking up from his coloring book. He made his way over to the small table at which Jake was seated. "Mind if I sit?" Carter asked. Jake nodded again without taking his eyes off of his book. "You're doing a great job coloring that Spiderman picture."
Jake finally looked up. "Thanks," he said and quickly returned to work.
"Jake, listen, I'm sorry. I love your present. You're quite the artist. And I'm sorry about what I said. I just had a bad dream and I was confused and scared. Do you ever have bad dreams, Jake?"
Jake nodded slowly. "Yeah...Yeah Daddy. Sometimes I have bad dreams, too. It's okay, Daddy," Jake said as he embraced Carter in a fierce hug. "I love you, Daddy."
"I love you, too, son," Carter replied with a smile.
"Everything okay now?" Abby asked as Carter re-entered their bedroom a few minutes later. Abby had just finished making their bed.
"Yeah, we talked. Then Spiderman came on, so I had to leave."
Abby smiled. "Well," she looked at the clock and back to Carter. "Meg should be out for at least another half hour. I'm going to take a shower," she stated as she took off her pajamas and dropped them to the floor. Carter then watched her slowly walk to the bathroom, wearing nothing but a smile. Just as she reached the door, she turned to ask, "Are you coming?"
Carter certainly did not have to be asked twice.
A shorter chapter, sorry.... You probably shouldn't read this fic if you're going to vote for the One Can Only Hope July challenge. Wait until it's posted on that site before you read it here. It's actually longer here, because there is a length restriction on the OCOH site, and I had to cut a lot out. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ignore my rambling and just read the story.
On a different note, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of reviews that I have received already. I'm glad this idea is so well received. I wasn't too sure. I actually wrote this story on vacation, and the ideas kept coming. So, thanks for the reviews, and happy reading. :)
"Carter? Carter?!" Abby called from the doorway, trying her best to keep her voice down. Carter abruptly turned his head toward her. "What were you staring at?" she asked.
"I, uh, nothing..." Carter replied.
"Is she asleep?" Abby asked, motioning to Megan.
"Yeah, she passed right out," Carter responded.
"Only for you..." Abby rolled her eyes and half-smiled. "Here, I'll take her." Abby reached out and gently lifted Megan off Carter.
"What do you mean, 'only for me'?" Carter asked.
"She always goes right to sleep for you. She fights me to the bitter end," Abby glanced down at her daughter and slowly turned to exit the room.
"Abby?" Carter called after her. "I'm so sorry about earlier." He slowly made his way over to her. "I had this awful dream. I didn't have Jake or Meg...or you...I was alone. I woke up confused, that's all."
Abby looked concerned. "John, you've been having lots of disturbing dreams lately. Maybe it's just this time if year, I don't know, but maybe you should see someone.
Carter thought for a second, not exactly sure at what Abby meant. "I'm all right, Abby, really, and I'm so sorry."
"I forgive you," Abby smiled and leaned in to kiss him softly. The simple kiss was amazing, and Carter began to think that he really wouldn't mind kissing only this woman for the rest of his life.
Abby pulled away suddenly, "But Jake's the one that you really ought to apologize to."
"Right," Carter agreed as he made his way down the hall.
"John?" Abby called to him. He turned around and saw her pointing to Jake's room, which he had just walked passed.
Carter knocked slowly on the doorframe. Can I come in?" he asked. Jake nodded without looking up from his coloring book. He made his way over to the small table at which Jake was seated. "Mind if I sit?" Carter asked. Jake nodded again without taking his eyes off of his book. "You're doing a great job coloring that Spiderman picture."
Jake finally looked up. "Thanks," he said and quickly returned to work.
"Jake, listen, I'm sorry. I love your present. You're quite the artist. And I'm sorry about what I said. I just had a bad dream and I was confused and scared. Do you ever have bad dreams, Jake?"
Jake nodded slowly. "Yeah...Yeah Daddy. Sometimes I have bad dreams, too. It's okay, Daddy," Jake said as he embraced Carter in a fierce hug. "I love you, Daddy."
"I love you, too, son," Carter replied with a smile.
"Everything okay now?" Abby asked as Carter re-entered their bedroom a few minutes later. Abby had just finished making their bed.
"Yeah, we talked. Then Spiderman came on, so I had to leave."
Abby smiled. "Well," she looked at the clock and back to Carter. "Meg should be out for at least another half hour. I'm going to take a shower," she stated as she took off her pajamas and dropped them to the floor. Carter then watched her slowly walk to the bathroom, wearing nothing but a smile. Just as she reached the door, she turned to ask, "Are you coming?"
Carter certainly did not have to be asked twice.