.*chapter 8! I absolutely love this story! *

(Blossom pov)

Blossom woke up and felt nothing but warmth, it left her so content that she almost fell asleep again. His arms around her made her feel so safe, he treated her so well... Even though Blossom had been keeping it from everyone for the past three days. The sex was amazing, but would it be enough right now? Especially for him... That's when it clicked for her... She wasn't afraid to trust men as much as she was afraid of the commitment. He made her feel like the world and he just came back into her life. Blossom remembered that she actually liked him back in college, but she thought he didn't feel the same way.

She knew he felt more for her than he let on, the thought was terrifying... But she'd never felt so alive. Nobody just let's you have the benefits of the relationship without the commitment. She looked up at him and frowned, he deserves someone better. He deserves a woman who can give him the world, so why was he trying his luck with her. Even if she wouldn't say the words you'd expect after becoming so close to him again.

He radiated feeling when he was around her, he looked at her like the light his damn life. Did he love her? She didn't know when it started, or how it started on his end. She was blinded by the longing of intimacy with another person that she didn't take his feelings about the situation past their first night together. She was letting everything happen with him so quickly and to her surprise she didn't want it to stop.

Maybe she could try if he told her the truth about why... Why he jumped on the opportunity like this? Was it for the sex? Was it because he felt bad for her? Was it because someone told him to? She hoped none of that was true, she wanted to ask him why. She looked at him again, he was wide awake. What she didn't expect was the look of pure concern that bore into her eyes. "Blossom are you okay?" He sat up and brought her close. "Just trying to figure out what to do..." Blossom said avoiding eye contact with him. "About what?" He had a tone to his voice that she'd never seen before. He sounded scared, almost vulnerable... "What we are..." Blossom sounded guilty about it.

"I don't want you to make a rushed decision about it... I don't think I can handle it if I couldn't keep- Oh never mind!" He said hiding his face and with a pillow and going silent. " Brick if you got something to say then tell me now... I don't even know what you feel about me and what I feel about you... Is it just the sex and the physical closeness that is keeping you here? I'm so unsure..." What she didn't anticipate was him to throwing the pillow off and looking at her in frustration. " I'm not just here for the sex so get that outta your head really quick... I'm not your asshole ex Blossom!" He looked hurt. "I'm sorry... I just wanted to put a piece into the puzzle... because I thought it was the sex... until this morning..." She said with emotion, his look softening.

"I think it is best if I spill the beans right now so you don't get in your head that I'm here for a completely different reason than I am... I don't expect you to stay Blossom so if you can't handle what I tell you than I'll wait until you are..." He was completely serious. "What?" Blossom asked with a nervous look. "Believe it or not Blossom... I love you... I've loved you for years..." The confession made her still. He continued " Please don't be scared after this, because I have loved you for 9 years and seeing you, being near you, and getting some hope for the possibility of more... It has made me do some pretty deep shit these past few days with you... I'm completely at your mercy... I just hope you don't break me... All because you can't trust me..." She sat there in silence before bursting out into tears.

What she didn't realize was that he was starting to cry too and moved her so she was held on his lap . "I'm not someone to love Brick..." Blossom said through tears. "You're wrong Blossom... I've never stopped loving you even if I thought you wouldn't come back... I've never dated anyone else since you left town... It was too painful to have someone in my arms that wasn't you... In fact my last relationship ended because of you..." He held her closer. "How did it end because of me?" She asked her voice wavering. "I called out your name during sex... It's how I realized I loved you..." He never revealed that to anyone. She looked at him in shock, it was the most terrifying and for some reason relieving thing she'd ever heard him say. She went quiet for a long time.

"Please say something... " Brick sounded beyond terrified too. Blossom sighed, his behavior from the past three days and everything else made sense now. He was doing all of this because he loved her, that's why he was so absolutely smitten with her body and her kids. He bonded with them because they felt like hers, and to him she was heaven on earth. He wanted to be apart of her life in all things, that was when it hit her.

Everything felt different with him, and that was because she... She loved him too... Too much... And she was so scared... He more than proved himself in just 4 days, and Blosson took it for granted. She had to grow a pair, because he wasn't her ex. He was her greatest friend and she just stopped talking to him because of distance. That didn't stop him, she had numerous gifts he sent with her sisters back at her home in watersville. All with notes she didn't have time to read because of her busy life.

"Blossom please..." He said his voice breaking. "I'll try it..." Blossom said turning to stare him in the eyes. "What do you mean?" his eyes were red from crying. "With you... Try to be an US relationship... To let you all the way in my life... My kids need a father... I need someone I can count on... You... You're so different because... I... I love you too..." Blossom said it anĸ didn't burst into flames. "Blossom..." He started crying again and pulled her into a kiss with so much passion and longing she almost passed out from the overwhelming feeling.

"I'm so scared Brick..." Blossom said hugging him. "Me too..." He said hugging back. Commitment with him was gonna be different "Listen... I want to wait to tell the kids until we give this a go... I need to feel secure with you before I tell them..." That was her only requirement. "I understand so around them I'll keep the PDA to a minimum..." He actually respected her. "Our siblings can know as well as dad... Just not my babies yet..." Blossom said starting to smile. Brick nodded and pulled her into a lay down of nude snuggles. "Mornings with you will never be boring... Oh by the way... because you made me cry we're waiting to have sex again until tommorrow" he smiled nuzzling her hair.

"You suck... I cried too..." Blossom pouted. "It's actually so not every moment between us has to be just about sex... I want to get to know you, not just your body... Which I've gotten pretty aquainted with..." He smirked. Blossom rolled her eyes and got up "Where are you going?" Brick asked curiously. "To get dressed, and mentally prepare to tell my family about this relationship..." Blssom smiled. "Butch knows we've had sex..." Brick sighed. "How?" Blossom wasn't mad just curious. "Because I suck at pool..." Brick pouted before getting up to get dressed too.

Blossom just started laughing "What a pompus ass..." she smirked. "You know it babe..." he said as he pulled on some clothes. "I like that..." Blossom said shyly. "Huh?" he raised a brow. "When you call me babe... Like now... And during sex last night..." She bit her lip. "Then I'll keep calling you that... Okay babe?" he smiled waiting for her to change. "Okay..." Blossom blushed sighing as he moved to hug her from behind. "It feels like a dream... because after so long of living with doubt... I get to call you mine..." He held her tightly.

A knock sounded on the door. "Yo, you guys decent?" Butch asked with a skeptical voice. "Yeah! I'll get it!" Brick said reluctantly pulling away from Blossom. Butch walked in and looked at the two as Blossom climbed into Brick's embrace again. She nuzzled his chest and sighed in contentment as he kissed the top of her head and nuzzled back. "Uhh... Guys?" Butch now sounded surprised.

"Butch.. You're the only one who knows about us having sex... but what has changed since last night is that Blossom and I have started an actual relationship... We want to tell everyone now except for the kids... That is someone who can't afford to know until Blossom is comfortable..." Brick said and Blossom pulled away from him when Butch started clapping. "FINALLY!" Butch smiled and brought them both into a bear hug. That's when Butch said quietly "I'll keep my trap zipped until you tell everyone! By the way... Breakfast! So come meet everyone downstairs!" He saluted before leaving.

Brick held out his hand "let's get to it..." His smile showed promise. Blossom smiled and grabbed it, she was lead out of the room. Brick then threw his arm around her and started walking with her to the the elevator. Blossom smiled, his inability to keep away from her was endearing now. He was displaying them as a couple to the other hotel goers in his own special way. One of the couple's who got in the elevator with them blushed and looked away from the two.

"What is that about?" Blossom thought with a giggle. She heard the girl who whispered to her own boyfriend "I think that's the Couple in room 1205 last night that had really loud sex..." with stiffled giggling. Most people wouldn't have heard her, but this is when super hearing was a disadvantage. Blossom blushed and looked up at her new boyfriend who was just as red. When they reached the main floor both Couples scurried out of the elevator.

"On my god I'm mortified!" Blossom said to Brick while hiding her face. " They're probably jealous because we rocked each other's world last night..." Brick joked and Blossom started giggling. He was definitely funny and Blossom appreciated that. " You definitely aren't short of that expertise..." Blossom said with a coy smile. Their conversation was cut short by Blossom's children squealing in happiness and running to hug their momma. "Hi baby's!" Blossom said happily twirling them around.

(Brick pov)

Brick watched his new girlfriend and her beautiful babies happily giggle and express their love for each other. Brick smiled and held back tears, if he played his cards right they'd be his kids too. He wanted so badly it hurt, he couldn't wait to be apart of the family. Ben even looked like him, that boy was gonna be one handsome man. Bebe was lucky, she was gonna be so beautiful... Just like her mommy. "Brick!" Ben flew and landed in his arms, Brick out of pure instinct hugged him and nuzzled him. The young boy giggling in wonder as Brick did it. This was it, his happy place. Blossom and her kids, that was his escape from all that is bad. He felt so happy when Ben got comfortable in his arms and hugged him around the neck the only way that kids know how.

He saw Blossom look at him with the most love he'd ever seen on her face. Because he had her and was still the same, with her and her kids... just a lot more affectionate on his part. Brick didn't feel the need to hold back, because he wanted the kids to love him. If they grew attatched to him, then Blossom would too. Both reds sat down with everyone and shifted closer, they locked their free hands together. Brick noticed Ben start to doze off in his embrace and his heart melted. "Who wouldn't want these babies?" He thought feeling himself relax.They had all the love in the world to give, and he was sure that he could give it back.

"Hey guys! Now that everyone is here I'm gonna give the rundown of my plans for today!" Bubbles said with excitement. Bubbles then listed off their activities, but she didn't take her eyes off the two redheads with a child on each of their laps. "10:00 am we have our trip into town! 1:00 we go to the beach for a lunch by the waves! 3:00 we swim with the dolphins! and then 6:00 we have a luxury luao party with just us! And then we head back to the hotel! Any questions?" Bubbles was definetly excited. Butch raised his hand,and Bubbles pointed to him. "Do I REALLY have to swim with the dolphins? Can i just play photographer?" Brick raised a brow at his brother's question. "We're all doing it!" Bubbles said sternly. "Awe come on!" He pouted. "I paid for it! So mehh!" Bubbles stuck her tongue out and the kids giggled.

Butch sighed in defeat before looking at Brick with a genuine smile. Today was gonna be a good one, Brick could feel it.