A week later Vanessa was sitting at home getting ready for her date with Randy, she wanted to wait until her wounds were healed and her light-headedness went away before she went out with him. She was sitting in front of her vanity mirror looking at herself in the mirror as she brushed her long hair to get it perfect. She then placed the brush down on the table and twisted her hair into a French twist. She smiled as she added her final touches to her look and then smiled as she noticed Megan watching her. "Hey Meggie, what do you think?"
"You look beautiful mommy," said Megan as she made her way up to Vanessa, "are you getting ready for your date with daddy?"
'Yes pumpkin," said Vanessa as she pulled Megan onto her lap, "do mind that mommy is going out with daddy alone tonight?"
"No mommy," said Megan, "I think it is a good idea that you and daddy spend some time alone. Plus me and Aunt Trish are going to have a lot of fun tonight while you two are out."
"Well that's good," said Vanessa as she kissed Megan's temple, "do you want to look pretty like mommy for when daddy gets here?"
"Yes please," said Megan with some excitement in her voice, since she always loved when mommy dressed her up pretty like.
Vanessa laughed as she picked up her brush and brushed Megan's curls as gently as she could to untangle them, then placed Megan's hair into a nice French braid and placed a couple barrettes in Megan's hair. "There, you are beautiful just like mommy."
"Thank you mommy," said Megan as she kissed Vanessa's cheek, "do you think daddy will like it?"
"Of course baby," said Vanessa as she hugged her daughter with a smile on her face, "daddy is going to love it. I think it will knock him right off his feet when he sees how beautiful his daughter looks tonight."
Megan giggled as she said, "You are so silly mommy, but I love you."
"I love you too baby girl," said Vanessa as looked at Megan, "and no matter what happens, I will always love you." Just then the doorbell rang and Vanessa looked at the time, "well that must be Aunt Trish or it could be daddy. Why don't you go check?"
"OK mommy," said Megan and hopped off Vanessa's lap as she made her way down the stairs to go see who was at the door. When Megan opened it she saw Randy standing there with a bouquet of roses, "hi daddy!"
Randy smiled as he looked at his daughter with pride, "Hey baby girl! Wow, you look beautiful!"
Megan giggled as she said, "Thank you, mommy did my hair so I could look pretty when you got here."
Randy smiled as he picked up his daughter, "Well, you look SO beautiful, just like your mom."
"Thank you daddy, I am going to let mommy know you are here."
"OK," said Randy as he placed Megan back down on the ground and she ran up stairs to go get Vanessa. Randy smiled as he thought how beautiful his daughter was going to be when she was a teenager… and immediately thought that he better get his baseball bat ready to beat of the boys that would be sniffing around the house. He lightly laughed at the thought of this, and could not wait to see how life was going be with her as a teenager.
Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted when he heard the silky voice say, "Hello Randy."
When he looked up, his eyes went wide as he saw Vanessa making her way down the stairs. She was wearing a short blue dress that hugged her curves and her hair was up in a nice French twist with a couple curls framing her face. He always known she was a beautiful woman, but now looking at her, she looked like a goddess. "Wow, Vanessa you look amazing." He made his way to the bottom of the step just as Vanessa made her way there and extended his right hand to her in which she took. He helped her down the last step and stared at her with awe.
Vanessa smiled lightly as she said, "Thank you, and you look very handsome as well." She smiled as she noticed that he was wearing her favorite suit, the light tan one and white shirt, she always love him in that suit. She could smell the Obsession on him and felt her heart began to bet a little faster, as she looked into his blue eyes that she had always loved. She felt herself getting lost in his eyes as she always had done in the past and the force between them pulling them together.
"Mommy!" said Megan breaking the moment, "Aunt Trish is here!"
Vanessa and Randy broke apart as Vanessa looked at her best friend making her way up to them with Megan, "Hey Trish, how are you?"
"Pretty good," said Trish as she hugged her, "damn girl, you are looking FINE! I don't think I have seen you look this good since you two first dated!"
Vanessa laughed as she said, "Please girl, you are making sound like I am in my forties and not my late twenties." Then she caught on with what Trish said, "Hey wait a minute! What do you mean I haven't looked this good since we first dated?" Trish laughed and Vanessa joined her.
"Hey," said Randy, "I am in my early thirties, so I am feeling old enough as it is." The trio laughed and Randy noticed the time, "All righty, we need to go Vanessa, our reservation is at eight."
"OK," said Vanessa as she hugged Megan, "you be good for Aunt Trish k?"
"I will," said Megan, "have fun with daddy."
"I will." With that, Vanessa and Randy left while Megan and Trish went into the living room to play.
Later that night
Vanessa and Randy were walking in the local park after their dinner in silence, the stars were shining brightly and the moon was full. As they were walking, Vanessa side-glanced at Randy and felt her heart start to beat a bit faster as she noticed how handsome he looked in the moonlight. She smiled lightly and then looked straight again as they continued to walk. A couple moments later Randy stopped walking and Vanessa looked at him with surprise. "What is it?"
Randy looked at Vanessa and then took her hands into his, intertwining their fingers together, and noticing how nice they fitted together. He looked into Vanessa's eyes as he said, "There is something I need to get off my chest."
Vanessa smiled as she said, "Sure, what is it?" Vanessa was feeling a little nervous about what Randy was about to say, but she smiled anyway and waited to hear what he had to say.
"OK," said Randy and then led her to a nearby bench where they sat down. He took a deep breath as he prepared himself for saying what he needed to say. "Vanessa, what I did all those years ago was the biggest mistake of my life. I know we both were going through a rough time with Catherine's death, and when you needed me the most, I ran off causing you so much pain and heartache especially when you found out that you were having Megan. I regret that decision and I will until the day I die, since because of that, I nearly lost you to Dave-"
"Randy we have been through all of this before-"
"I know I know, but the point I am trying to make is despite everything that we have been through… my love for you never left. Vanessa, I love you with every fiber of my being. You are my heart, my soul, my life and I can not live without you."
"Randy…" said Vanessa as she stood up from the bench, but before she could say a word Randy pulled her into his arms and kissed her with every fiber of his being. She was shocked at first, but she slowly melted into his embrace and kissed him back. As Vanessa wrapped her arms around Randy's neck, Randy traced his tongue along her lips until he gained access into her mouth and deepened the kiss.
A few moments later Randy broke this kiss and slowly kissed along Vanessa's neck as he caressed his fingers along Vanessa's spine causing her to shiver. Suddenly he curved his hands around her hips and slowly made his way along her stomach, but suddenly Vanessa pushed him away from her, leaving him confused. "What is it?"
"I can't do this."
"Why not Angel?" said Randy as he forced her to look at him, "We have done this before."
"Randy it's not that, it's just… I am afraid that if I get involved with you again, how do I know that you are not going to leave me and Megan again?"
"Because Vanessa, I am here to stay."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because now I have Megan to think about, and I love that little girl. She is everything to me, and so are you. I made that mistake once, and it nearly cost me everything I hold near and dear to me. I am not going to leave you again, I promise you that. I can understand why you are feeling this way, but I vow here and now that I am not going to leave you ever again."
Just then he gently pulled her into his arms and as he held her, Vanessa rested her head on his chest and wondered: Can I give my heart to this man again?
