Chapter X: A New Life

It has been four years since that fateful incident happen. Kim and Ron were now having a great business in the field of the culinary arts. Their restaurant the RSnet was booming; It has been awarded four-stars and is known as "Middleton's best" in the last month's edition of "Diet and Eating". It was a simple lunch time in the restaurant.

'Ron, we have two orders of crab magnefiq and t-bone on wine'

'Coming up, Kim. John! Give me a hand here.'

John and Michael were their partners in the business as Fred and Shawn tried to put up their shop back in France.

Closing time, Kim, Ron, John and Michael were counting up their earnings.

'That's a good fifteen hundred dollars'

'Yes. It is Michael'

'John, why don't you distribute the one thousand dollars'

'Right'

John walked away and distributed the one thousand to the waiters and janitors as they left work and went home; it was a payday.

'Okay, the rest is for deposit', Kim said. 'Here John'

John took the cash and he and Michael left. Kim and Ron closed the door and locked the restaurant.

'Another day… another dollar', Ron said.

'Yup… Oh we'd better hurry… Rodney is going to be expecting us'

Kim and Ron took the car and they went to their old Pre-K school.

'Oh… come here Rodney!'

Ron bent down and opened his arms as a small boy with blonde hair came running towards him. He resembled Ron except that his eyes were emerald just like Kim. Ron carried him.

'So… what little adventures did my little boy had on his first day of school?'

'It was great day, dad. We learned so many things. There was nap time and our teacher gave us some cookies and we were thought how to use the fork and spoon'

'And you thought that you would have a bad day', Kim told the boy.

'Yeah mom, I never thought that school would be so fun. I can't wait for tomorrow, so I can play with my new friend.'

'New friend?'

'Yeah mom, I meet a new friend, just after nap time, but I can't remember her name… what was it… oh well, there's still tomorrow'

'Her? Your friends a girl'

'Yup'

Kim and Ron looked at each other and remembered some memories of their own preschool days. They laughed and made Rodney puzzled.

'What's so funny?'

'Oh, nothing.' Kim said.

'Ohhh…ma…' Rodney turned to Ron, 'what's funny dad?'

'Your mom said nothing. So there's nothing'

This made the boy a little hype. They reached the car and Ron laid Rodney on the back seat.

'You should wear your seatbelt'

Kim then pulled the seatbelt and wrapped it around Rodney.

Kim and Ron then sat on the front with Ron the driver. They reached the house at around 7, just in time for dinner.

'It's pizza night Ron'

'Oh… yeah'

'Oh… mom… I want pepperoni'

'That's fine… I want pepperoni too.'

30 minutes later a man arrived carrying a square box.

'Pepperoni pizza and here's the hot sauce'

'Thanks', Ron answered the man. 'How much?'

'Just 6.52 sir'

'Here take the 7 and keep the change'

'Thanks'

The man then zoomed off.

The three of them finished the eating at eight and Rodney asked if he can still watch TV.

'No, Rodney… It's eight and it's time for your bed time'

'Oh… ma… but I'm not sleepy', he yawned as his eyes started to fall.

'Oh… Rodney… you should get some sleep', Ron picked him up and was surprised to see that he was half-asleep.

'No… dad… I'm not' he said as he tucked himself at Ron's arms.

'See we better get you to bed'

Kim and Ron went to Rodney's room which was added to the original design of Ron's house. Ron laid Rodney on the bed as Kim placed the blanket over him. Kim and Ron kissed him on the cheek and both the parents said, 'Sweet Dreams'

Rodney smiled and muttered at a sleepy voice 'I'm…not', but soon was snoring.

Kim and Ron quietly left Rodney's room and entered their own.

'Ah…' Ron lay on the bed. 'Raising a child is though work', he said a little louder than usual.

Kim locked the door and jumped on him so that they'd face each other.

'Woah Kim be a little careful... about jumping'

'But your Kimmie likes jumping over stuff… especially hard ones that belongs to my Ronnie'

They smiled at each other. Kim gave him a kiss, broke it and said.

'Mmmmm…, I've missed that one', Ron gleamed on her.

'Yeah', Kim giggled 'its tough Ron, but rewarding'

'You know Kim', Ron brushed her hair and hugged her tight 'You once asked me how many children I want to have'

'Yeah', Kim can't help to smile she know where is this conversation going to.

'I remembered I said three, right'

'Yeah', Kim's tone was now flirting with Ron.

'We're done with one', Ron said.

'How about the next one', Kim finished his sentence and she gave Ron a long kiss.

'You can count on it', he whispered in her ear.

Kim and Ron slept on that night like any other night. They haven't had any missions, any encounters with people bent on world destruction and any supernatural fights in last four years. They slept with ease in their minds; the knowledge that they were now together living simple lives.

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