Five years had passed. Gabrielle and John were still going strong. Gabrielle still worked for her advertising agency but she worked at home now and had cut way back on her hours. Allison had become a health happy five year old. She resembled John the most. She had light brown hair down to the middle of her back. Since she was two she'd asked John to teach her how to wrestle. John had just walked through the door after being on a movie set for three months.

"I'm home." He said.

"Daddy!" Allison said excitedly running up to him. He scooped her up.

"Hi sweetie." "Did you miss me?" He kissed her on the cheek.

"Yeah."

"Were you a good girl for mommy?"

"Yeah."

"Where is mommy?"

"Right here." Gabrielle said coming down the hallway. "Hi."

"Hi." He put Allison down. "Come here." They kissed. John looked at Allison. "Allison, after dinner, wanna go get an ice cream?"

"Yeah."

"I thought you'd like that."

Later that night it was around two o'clock in the morning. It was storming really bad out. Allison ran into Gabrielle and John's bedroom running to John's side of the bed.

"Daddy, daddy." She said scared.

He opened his eyes. "What sweetie?" He said tiredly.

"I'm scared."

"Of the storm?"

"Yeah."

He pulled back the covers. "Come on." She got in the bed. He covered them up.

"What's going on?" Gabrielle said tiredly.

"Allison's sleeping with us tonight."

"Ok."

"Sorry for waking you up mommy."

"It's ok." Gabrielle said.

The next night Gabrielle was brushing Allison's hair before bed.

"Allison do you want me to put you in bed tonight or do you want daddy to do it?" Gabrielle asked.

"Daddy."

"Ok, give me a kiss then." Allison kissed her on the cheek. "Goodnight I love you."

"Goodnight mommy, I love you too."

John took Allison upstairs. She got into bed.

"Allison before I read you a story I want to show you something." John said. He took a little box out of his pocket and opened it.

"That's a pretty ring daddy." "Is it for mommy?"

"Yeah." "Daddy's gonna ask mommy to marry him."

"There's gonna be a wedding?"

"If she says yes." "You can't tell mommy I told you." "It's a surprise."

"I won't I promise."

The next chapter is the last one.