Forbidden Love III
"I can't wait for the three of us to start our lives together." Andrew smiled as he held Monica. They lye in that same field, but now the glittering stars hung over them.
"We already have." She smiled as she snuggled into his arms.
"When do you want to get married?"
"As soon as possible. Defiantly before the month is out."
"Good, I'm glad, because I can't wait to truly make you my wife."
"I can't wait to be." She smiled. "The stars are so pretty, aren't they?"
"Yeah. They sure are. But they are not as pretty as you."
"Oh Andre." Monica sighed. He cupped her face in his hands and their lips brushed softly. Monica closed her eyes. He held her close.
"So I hear that you have a house now?"
"Yes. We live there after assignments. It's really for Anna's sake you know. It's a beautiful little place. You'll love it. There's a hammock in the back yard, and a swing set, a sand box. Best of all, a rose garden I thought that maybe we could get married there."
"I'd love that."
"And I'll take care of everything else, okay."
"Just tell me if you need me."
"I will, darling."
"I guess we should head back now, huh?"
"Yes. I want to say good night to Anna before she's asleep."
"So do I. You know, we've never been able to tuck her in together before."
"I know, it's so sad. But I hope that she won't remember the time before you came to be with us."
"I don't think that she will, she's still just a baby, right?"
"Right." She smiled as he pulled her up off the ground and suddenly they appeared in the house. Monica grabbed Andrew's hand and pulled him up the stairs and down the hall to Anna's room. Anna lye in her crib, sound asleep, her pacifier in her mouth.
"Okay, maybe tomorrow." Monica laughed as she placed a thin blanket over her daughter and kissed her.
"Tomorrow." He smiled placing his arms around her as they looked down at Anna.
"Have you seen the rest of the house?" She asked as they quietly shut Anna's door.
"Parts of it. Just your room and Anna's really."
"Well, this one next to Anna's is mine, or ours now. The one on the end of the hallway is empty, the one on the other end is Tess's and the one beside hers belongs to Gloria. The rest are bathrooms and closets and we have a little loft room over there. And downstairs is the kitchen, living room, dining room, sitting room…you'll get to know it." He laughed. She smiled.
"Oh how I missed your smile." He said as he gazed at her.
"I've missed everything about you." She smiled again.
"I love you."
"I love you too." Their lips met in a soft kiss. "Are you ready for bed, Andre?"
"I would be, but where should I sleep?"
"With me, of course."
"Angel Girl, I think I'll take the couch…"
"Oh." She said. He saw the hurt in her eyes.
"I want to wait until we're married for that."
She smiled up at him.
"Really? I think that would be wonderful!"
"I'm glad." He said taking her hand and pulling her down the stairs. "Show me this rose garden."
Monica took the lead and pulled Andrew out of the house and out the back door. They walked onto a large brick space with a table, chairs a lot of flowers, ivy on the stone fence, a large fountain with a little red tricycle at it's side. On one side there was a small grassy area with a swing set and a little slide, and the enterence to the rose garden. It was bigger than Andrew could have imagined. There were flowers everywhere he looked. The pebbled paths seemed endless and suddenly they were in a little forest of sorts. A little wooden swing hung down from a very large tree branch. Andrew sat on it and Monica sat on his lap. Together they swung and talked.
"So Andrew, do you like it?"
"Like it! I love it! This is amazing, angel girl." He kissed her lips softly.
"I'm glad you think so. Oh I have so much left to plan in the next few weeks."
"I'll help too."
"I know. Maybe you can watch Anna. I'm going to be needing Gloria and Tess an awful lot. Who's your best man going to be, Andre?"
"Adam of course."
"That's wonderful." She smiled. "Gloria's going to be my maid of honor, and Tess will give me away. Sam will marry us and our little Anna will be our flower girl. And, most importantly, you and I will be together forever."
"Yes, we will." He smiled, kissing her head. It was then that he realized that she'd fallen asleep. He carefully lifted her into his arms and took her upstairs. He tucked her in bed and kissed her lips tenderly. He stood and looked at his sleeping fiancé and smiled. He didn't want to stop looking at her, but he knew he should get some sleep too. He turned around and in the doorway, he saw Anna standing there quietly. She looked up at her father, her pacifier was still in her mouth and she held her baby blanket close to her.
"What is it, Anna?" He whispered, lifting the little one into his arms. "Are you hungry?" She nodded. He carried her downstairs and to the kitchen. He placed her in her high chair and strapped her bib around her neck.
"What do you want?" She looked at him curiously. He pulled up a chair and sat next to her. "Come on, tell Daddy you can have anything you want. You can have soup, you can have a steak or…"
"Or how about just a nice warm bottle and we go back to bed?" He looked up to see Tess.
"I know nothing about being a father." He sighed.
"Well it's too late angel boy you already are one. You'll get used to it soon, I promise."
"I'm afraid I'll make a mistake."
"Parent's do make mistakes, Andrew. It's only natural. Meanwhile, come here and give me a hug angel boy. I missed you." She held out her arms and Andrew hugged her. "Oh I'm so glad to have my angel boy back!"
"I'm glad to see you too Tess. I missed you! You're like a mother to me you know." Anna watched her father and her grandmother hug.
"I know." She smiled.
"Anyway." He said pulling out of her embrace. "I guess it's a bottle for you Miss Anna! And then off to bed." She giggled. Tess watched Andrew make the bottle.
"At least I know how to make a bottle." He smiled, caring Anna out of the room so he could give it to her and then rock her to sleep.
"You'll learn the rest angel boy, you'll learn!"
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Coming Soon: The Wedding!