March 28th, 2003

Everything was different. Sure Kylie was a blessing, but she was a screaming and crying blessing. She had every right to be though. She was crying for her mother and father, mostly at night. It hurt Carlos a lot but Kim reassured him that she would be warming up to him soon enough. Carlos tried soothing her in Spanish. He wanted her to know how to speak it since it was half of who she was.

Moving in with Kim was very strange as well. She was a very different roommate that what Davis was. This was the most serious relationship Carlos had ever been in. It wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. Kathleen Kelley came by earlier that week. She inspected the house and approved of the living situation.

"Pink is gross." Carlos said dropping the pint brush into the can.

"Oh it's cute." Kim laughed looking around Kylie's new bedroom.

"There's nothing cute about pink." He said. Kylie stood in the doorway looking at all of the pink, "Hola, Mi hija."

"Hola." She giggled. Carlos smiled, happy that she was picking up some Spanish.

"Isn't it pretty?" Kim picked her up. Kylie nodded.

"Pitty." She said. Carlos chuckled softly.

"I guess pink is pretty." He said wiping his hands on his pants. Carlos looked at Kim bring Kylie into the kitchen. The child's eyes were sparkling as Kim tickled her. Those giggles were music to Carlos' ears. This was exactly what he had missed and yearned for.

"Daddy, do you want lunch?" Kim asked. Carlos nodded.

"Sure." He said walking out. "Joey meeting her today?"

"If it's okay with you." Kim said going into the fridge, "Jimmy is dropping him off in an hour or something like that. Jimmy wasn't clear on the phone as usual." Carlos smiled as he sat down.

"That's fine. He should meet her." Carlos said watching Kylie. Her eyes sparkle when she looked at him, "We can go play in the snow today or something if you want, hija and this summer maybe the three of us can go on a trip to somewhere warm. We'll need to get you a bathing suit and Kim here a nice string bikini." Kim laughed loudly.

"I don't do string bikinis." She said.

"Oh come on." Carlos winked as Joey knocked on the door.

"Mommy! Open up!" He yelled.

"Oh! See? Jimmy was unclear. I'm coming. I'm coming." Kim dried off her hands and opened the door, "Hey there, Buddy." Joey hugged his mother.

"Hey. Daddy said I had to be good for you." Joey said, "I'm always good though." Kim chuckled as she led Joey into the kitchen.

"You're not always good." Kim smiled, "Joey, you remember Carlos, don't you?" Joey nodded.

"You're a paramedic." He said.

"Yeah I am." Carlos smiled as he looked up at Kim.

"And this is Kylie." Kim said, "She's two years old and she and Carlos moved in with me." Joey nodded.

"Daddy told me." Joey said sitting down next to Kylie. "Carlos, do I have to call you daddy?" Kim smiled softly.

"No you don't have to. Carlos and I are just dating. We're not married." Kim chuckled. "Do you want to help finish Kylie's room?" Joey shrugged slightly.

"After lunch." He smiled. Kylie banged her hands against her highchair.

"Num num!" She cried. Carlos chuckled.

"Yeah, Kim, we want num nums." He said. Kim rolled her eyes.

"It's coming." She said, finishing the sandwiches. Carlos leaned back in his chair, watching Joey and Kylie laugh with each other. He seemed to like Kylie and that meant a lot to Carlos. Maybe they could be a real family. Carlos' dream of belonging to one was coming true.

April 12th, 2003

Carlos lay in bed watching Kim sleep. She was so gorgeous when she slept…and when she was awake for that matter. Carlos still counted his blessings. He couldn't believe she had picked him.

"You're staring at me again." Kim mumbled into the pillow.

"Sorry." He chuckled as he rubbed her back. She turned around.

"Why do you do that?" She asked him.

"I find you very gorgeous." He said. Kim smiled sleepily.

"Do you stare at me every night?" Kim asked. Carlos nodded.

"Pretty much." He said, "It gives me time to think about things."

"Like what things?" Kim tucked her hands beneath her head.

"Our relationship and Kylie most." Carlos chuckled.

"What about our relationship?" She asked. Carlos smiled. So many questions during the middle of the night.

"Well, I wonder why you chose to be with me and how long we're going to last." Carlos said. "Why did you chose me, Kim?"

"Why did I choose you? I don't know really, I guess." She chuckled as she sat up slightly, "You're very attractive to me."

"How so? In looks?" Carlos asked. Kim smiled at him.

"Why all the questions?" She asked him.

"Because I want to know this is for real and it won't slip away." He said. Kim's face softened and she touched his face gently.

"It is for real, I promise. I love you Carlos. I know, Kylie isn't mine, but I hope to…I don't know, grow to be her mother." Kim said, "And yes, I find you attractive in the looks department, but I also find your soul very attractive." Carlos smiled softly.

"For real?" He asked. Kim nodded.

"For real." Kim said softly. Carlos leaned over and kissed her softly. "I love you."

"I love you too, Kim. So much." He whispered as he began to kiss his way along her neck. Kim's body shivered.

"What are you doing?" She whispered softly.

"I'm going to make love to you." Carlos said as he slipped his hand beneath her shirt. Kim closed her eyes and nodded.

"All right." She said. Carlos' kisses sent shivers through out her body. He had the right touch. Kim sat up slightly to remove her shirt. Carlos sat there, drinking in the beautiful imagine before him. He smiled softly and reached out to touch her breasts.

"You're gorgeous." He whispered. Kim groaned as he caressed her skin. She nodded slowly.

"Th-Thank you." Kim whispered as she lay back down. Carlos began to kiss his way down her collarbone, down her chest. He loved feeling her muscles tense beneath his lips.

"So good." He whispered. Kim mumbled something under her breath. Carlos couldn't hear what it was though.

"Daddy!!!!!!!" Kylie wailed from her bedroom. Kim opened her eyes as Carlos groaned loudly.

"Maybe she's just dreaming." Carlos said still kissing her.

"Daddy!!!! Mommy!!!" Kylie wailed harder. Kim sighed and sat up.

"No. She's not dreaming. Do you want me to get her?" She asked. Carlos shook his head and sat up.

"I'll get her." Carlos slid out of bed, wrapping his bathrobe around him. He shuffled into Kylie's bedroom. "Hey hey."

"Daddy!" Kylie cried, reaching out her arms for Carlos. He couldn't help but to smile. She was asking for him.

"I'm here." Carlos picked her up. Kylie cuddled into him and calmed down, "Did you have a bad dream, Kylie?"

"Yeah." She whispered. Carlos rubbed her back.

"Do you want to sleep with Daddy and Kim?" Kylie nodded. "All right. Come on." Carlos brought Kylie back into the room; "She wants to seep with us." Kim sighed slightly and nodded.

"Come sleep, Baby." Kim pulled back the blankets.

"K." Kylie whispered. Carlos crawled back into bed. Kylie snuggled in between the two of them. Kim smiled.

"We can finish tomorrow." She whispered. Carlos nodded.

"All right." He pulled the blanket up round the three of them and closed his eyes. This was what being a parent was like. You had little interruptions like this all of the time. Carlos had to get used to it

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