Overflowing

Lawrence and Carly had taken both Loren and Nicholas home and put them to bed. It had been a long day, but they were glad that all their loved ones had made it home safe and sound. After the kids had been tucked in, Lawrence pampered his beautiful wife. He carried her up to bed and held her in his arms. "I love you so much, Katerina. I don't know what I'd do without you and our precious children," he said as he massaged the tense muscles in her shoulders.

"I love you, too, Lawrence. We have everything now. A handsome son... a beautiful daughter. We are very blessed... and we deserve happiness after everything we have been through."

"It is true. We do deserve the blessings we have been given. We lost so many precious years with our son when Vivian took him from us... but we won't lose that time with our daughter. We have so many beautiful memories to make together. Let's start by taking our children to Disney World. Nicky will love it."

"Yes, Nicholas is thrilled by the thought of going to Disney World. He won't be little much longer. As soon as I am recovered from Loren's birth, I say we pack up our bags and head off to Disney World. We'll have a fun family vacation."

"Great, I'll have my travel agent make all the arrangements," stated Lawrence. "After our much needed family vacation, we'll both be refreshed and ready to return to business."

"I wonder how the hospital has fared without me?" Carly said with a little chuckle.

"You'll find out soon enough," Lawrence spoke as he placed a soft kiss on the back of her neck and cuddled her in his loving embrace.

"That's another of my many blessings," said Carly. "I love being a doctor."

"You are amazing at anything you do," Lawrence told her. "That's why I love you so much, Katerina. You're absolutely amazing."

"You're pretty amazing yourself, Mr. Alamain," she replied as she reached for his hand and kissed it. In that moment, she felt as though her heart was overflowing with happiness.

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"Disney World was so much fun, Dad! I really loved it there. The rides were fun and the Magical Kingdom! The food was delicious and I loved all the shows... and what are we gonna do tomorrow?" Nicholas asked as Lawrence tucked him into bed in their hotel suite.

Lawrence smiled at his son's enthusiasm. "I dunno, Tiger, but your mom might need a little rest... and so might your baby sister," Lawrence stated. "We did an awful lot of walking today. I think we all need a day of relaxation."

"We could hang out in the hot tub and watch TV," Lawrence suggested.

"Okay, Dad... as long as we don't have to watch stupid cartoons and kiddie movies all day. I am becoming a man now," Nicholas informed his father.

Lawrence just grinned as he tucked the blankets around his son. "I'm very proud of you, Nicholas," Lawrence said as he kissed the boy's cheek. "You're almost 11, so you're right. It won't be long until you become a man."

"I'm growing up."

"Don't grow up too fast," Lawrence said as he gave his son a wink. He turned off the light and walked out of the room. He entered the main room of the suite where Carly was rocking their daughter to sleep.

"How's Loren?" he asked when he saw her cuddling the baby.

"She's so quiet and peaceful," Carly replied. "She's such an angel, Lawrence. She was such a good girl today when we were taking Nicholas all over Disney World. She barely cried. She was content in her stroller."

"She looks so sweet in your arms. I'm really glad that one of our children is still just a baby... because other one just announced he's becoming a man."

"Ohhh Lawrence, Nicky's growing up so fast. Too fast. I'm not ready to have a teenager."

"That's probably because you were so wild when you were a teen."

"Yeah, I ran off with you."

"Shhh," Lawrence whispered as he gestured to the baby. "Our daughter must never know that. She can't ever hear how I corrupted you."

Carly smiled as she stood up to place the sleeping baby in her basinett. She then slid into Lawrence's arms. "I loved every minute of you corrupting me..." she said in a seductive voice. "Let's do it some more."

"Mrs. Alamain, are you suggesting you'd like to seduce me?" Lawrence asked with feigned innocence.

"That's exactly what I am suggesting," Carly replied as she opened the top of her nightie and showed him her cleavage. "Do you think you can handle it?"

"I'll show you exactly how I like to handle things," Lawrence said as he swept her in his arms and carried her off to bed.