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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
(chapter title - Halloween)
"We don't have any Halloween decorations up." Kaitlin said, changing the subject.
"I know - I really don't feel like celebrating this year." Roger told her, flopping down on the couch and turned on the TV. Kaitlin sighed and worked her way through the loft, trying to find some reasonable Halloween decorations.
"Dad! What do you mean you don't feel like celebrating?" Sara asked, coming out of her room and flopped down on top of Roger. He smiled and kissed her forehead.
"What I mean, doll." Sara smiled at the mention of Roger's pet name for her, "is that we've had so much going on with this family." Roger answered, kissing her forehead again. Together, the two of them took their AZT and stayed up late into the night watching movies - Dazed and Confused, Aida in Concert, Wicked, Chicago, Alexander, The Devil Wears Prada and the whole first season of Law and Order. It was special to Roger that he and Sara spent some time together.
Sara ended up falling asleep in the middle of watching Alexander during one of the most gruesome scenes. Roger looked over at his sleeping daughter, scooped her up in his arms and carried her to her room. He then helped her into her pajamas and tucked her in. Kissing her forehead, he walked out of the room to find Kaitlin standing opposite him in a short, silky teal bathrobe.
"Kait, not now. I'm too depressed." Roger said, flopping down on the couch and picked up his guitar and his composition notebook. Kaitlin sat down next to him and looked over Roger's shoulder.
"Whatcha doing, baby?" she asked.
"Writing a song." Roger answered, smiling slightly.
"Can I hear it?" Kaitlin inquired.
"It's not finished yet." Roger told her, strumming a chord on his guitar.
"Please?" she flashed him a small pout. Roger sighed, kissed Kaitlin firmly on the lips and strummed a chord on his guitar.
"It's called Halloween." Roger announced and began to sing.
"How did we get here?
How the hell...
Pan left - close on the steeple of the church
How did I get here?
How the hell...
New Years - New Years Eve two years ago
How could a night so mild
Be so scalding cold?
How can a morning this chilly
Be so raw?
Why are entire years strewn
On the recording room floor of memory
When single songs from one magic night
Forever play over and over again
On the soundtrack of my life
That's poetic, that's pathetic
Why did Kaitlin knock on the loft's door?
And Collins choose that phone booth
Back where Angel set up her drums?
Why did Maureen break up with Mark?
Why am I the witness?
And when I capture it in song
Will it mean that it's the end
And I'm alone?" Roger sang, tears in his eyes.
"Rog, baby. That was wonderful." Kaitlin told him, putting her hands around Roger's neck and kissed him. Roger put his guitar down and drew her close to him. She felt the warmth of his skin beneath his thin T-shirt. Roger rested his chin on the top of Kaitlin's head and kissed it.
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"How do we look?" Sara asked, coming out of her room dressed as a jockey and Ally dressed as a soccer player. It was two days later – Halloween.
"You girls look wonderful." Roger told them as he continued to hold Kaitlin.
"Thanks dad." they chorused.
"Have fun at the Johnson-Jefferson's Halloween party." Kaitlin told the girls as they headed out the door. Christopher had offered to drive them to the party where he and Hannah (Christopher was dressed as Aristotle and Hannah was Cleopatra) would be hanging out.
"Now we have the loft all to ourselves." Roger whispered in Kaitlin's ear. She smiled and climbed on top of Roger and put her head on his chest. Roger's hands slowly made their way up Kaitlin's shirt and eventually lifted it off her head. She smiled and removed Roger's shirt.
A couple minutes later, the two of them were completely naked, lying on the couch.
"Thank God we don't get many trick-or-treaters." Roger whispered in Kaitlin's ear.
"You're telling me." she whispered back, pressing herself closer to Roger. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"We could always tell them we're Adam and Eve." Roger said. Kaitlin laughed and kissed him all over. Roger slid his tongue down Kaitlin's throat and tightened the grip he had on her.
"I love you." Roger told Kaitlin in-between kisses.
"I love you, too." Kaitlin whispered in Roger's ear.
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A few hours later, Roger and Kaitlin were both fully dressed and watching American Psycho. Both of them were so engrossed in the film (Roger was mostly) to take notice to the world around them.
"TRICK OR TREAT!" someone pounded on the door, making Kaitlin jump and spill the popcorn she had on her lap. Roger laughed as Kaitlin gave him the finger and walked to the door. Three trick-or-treaters were there at the door - two were Storm Troopers and the other was a devil.
"Aww! Aren't you guys cute!" Kaitlin complimented as she put a box of tic-tacs and a handful of Hershey kisses in the children's bags.
"Happy Halloween!" Kaitlin called after them as she closed the door. Turning back around she walked back towards Roger and sat down next to him on the couch. He smiled and put an arm around her.
"Where were we?" Kaitlin asked, snuggling closer to Roger.
"Right about here." he tilted her chin up and leaned in for a kiss. Kaitlin laced her fingers behind Roger's neck and smiled against his lips.
"I love you Kait." Roger told her in-between kisses.
"I love you too Rog." Kaitlin told him, scooting closer to Roger. She unlaced one of her hands and put it down Roger's pants. He nodded and she unbuttoned his jeans and slid them down so that they were past his knees. As she did that, Roger unfastened Kaitlin's jeans and things only got better from there.
A/N 2: don't own the lyrics to Halloween. belongs to respected owner. 'nuff said.