August 10, 2012- Madison is now 6 months old…((she was born in February…lets say February 24))

Ruthie woke up at 8 o'clock. "Man, this is nice…being able to sleep without being waken up every hour by Maddie…" she whispered to Martin, who was already awake and dressed.

"Don't get used to it Brewer." He whispered back. "Someday we'll have another baby…and then…"

"Oh man, it never ends.." she said. "Happy Birthday baby"
"You remembered?" Martin asked.

"Of course I did! How can I forget my husband's birthday?" she asked, then heard Madison babbling to herself through the baby monitor.
"I'll go get her." Martin said.
"She needs to be dressed."

"I can do that." he said, getting out of bed. She heard Martin talking to Maddie through the monitor and smiled, then felt sick. She shrugged it off, and then took a shower and got dressed in blue jeans and a black tank top with lace at the bottom. She put on her flip flops and was getting ready to do her makeup when Martin walked in. Maddie was wearing light pink pants and a shirt that said "Daddy's Little Girl." Ruthie laughed, kissing first her daughter, then her husband.

"What do you want to do today?"
"Not sure really…I'm sort of tired."
"I thought you just got done saying how awake you were."

"Well, I thought I was. I'm not feeling so well."

"Awww…I'm sorry babe!"

"It's ok honey. You can't help it!"

Madison laughed and smiled at her mom.

"She's so cute! I just can't stand it!" she said, kissing her again.

"Should you be doing that if you're sick?"
"Oh I think it's just allergies…no big deal."

"Ok. are you sure?"

"Yeah. Anyways…how about we go to the park today?"

"It's supposed to rain…" Martin said.

"Oh. Well, we can just play with her this morning, then she's staying with my parents tonight."

"Oh?"
"Yes. We're alone tonight Martin."

"Can't wait. What are we doing?"

"Dinner…then coming back here. Where do you want to eat?"

"Outback? Is that ok?"

"Whatever you want babe." She kissed him.

Before they knew it, it was time to go. They dropped Maddie off at her parent's house for the night and went out to eat, since they wouldn't get home until way after her bedtime. It was their first meal without Madison since she was born, so they were sort of relieved. They spent about two hours out, then went home. They went upstairs, changing into pajamas. Martin put on his boxers and a white t-shirt, and Ruthie put on dark blue pajama shorts and a pink tank top. She brought down some presents to the living room, where Martin was sitting.

"You ready? I really want you to open these."

"Yeah…"

She grabbed one of the boxes. "I want you to open this last."

"Why?"
"It'll be your favorite."
"How do you know?"

"Just trust me."

"Ok…" he opened the rest of the presents from her. She gave him a picture of the three of them, a dress shirt, a devotional, and some gift cards to his favorite stores and restaurants.
"Thank you Ruthie. I love all of this."

"You're so welcome."
"How about that last one?" he asked, pointing to the box.

"I don't know if I should let you…"

"Oh come on! Now you've got me REALLY curious…"

"Oh fine!" she said, giving him the box and he smiled.

"Thanks." He said, ripping off the paper.

He smiled. "What is this Ruth?"
"Open it."

He took the tape off of the box, moving some tissue paper, and saw a pregnancy test at the bottom. He picked it up and read it. 'Pregnant.'

"Oh my gosh…" he said.

"Surprise! Happy Birthday!"

"What? When? When'd you know!" he asked excitedly.
"A week. It was SO hard to keep it a secret from you!"

"Does anyone else know?"

"Nope. Just you and me."

"This is FANTASTIC!" he said, kissing Ruthie.

"I was hoping you'd like it."

"This is the BEST birthday gift you've ever given me Ruth. I love you so much."

"I love you more. Happy Birthday."

"I can't believe it! Another baby!"

"Yeah…we're really having another baby."

"You're an amazing woman, you know that? You're the best wife I could have ever asked for."

She kissed him, and held him close, and they both fell asleep on the couch, tight in each other's embrace.

I've watched the sunrise in your eyes
And I've seen the tears fall like the rain
You've seen me fight so brave and strong
You've held my hand when I'm afraid

We've watched the seasons come and go
We'll see them come and go again
But in winter's chill, or summer's breeze
One thing will not be changin'

We will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance

Sometimes it's hard to hold you tight
Sometimes we feel so far apart
Sometimes we dance as one
And feel the beating of each others hearts

Some days the dance is slow and sweet
Some days we're bouncing off the walls
No matter how this world may turn
Our love will keep us from falling

And we will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance

The music will play
And I'll hold you close
And I won't let you go
Even when our steps
Grow weak and slow
Still I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance

Ok guys…that was the last chapter of this story! Thank you SO much to all of you who have supported me and reviewed during this story…and my previous story! I love you all tons and your reviews mean so much! I wrote a chapter earlier today….came back 2 hours later, 9 reviews…wow. I was SHOCKED. You're all amazing! I'm definitely writing a sequel! i'll add details on the next story once i know!

renee