I just realized that I had a little goof on the last update. I put chapter 5 when it was supposed to be 4. Sorry about that. Here's chapter 5! Thanks so much for all the great reviews!

Chapter 5: Being Alone

The sun has gone down and I pay attention to the sounds of the waves crashing on the beach. Silence is followed by the sound footsteps coming towards me.

"Hey" I say knowing it's my husband.

"Why are you out here all alone?"

"I just felt like taking a walk down here while y'all were in there talking and the babies were asleep."

He reaches for my hips and hugs me from behind. When I face him, his cheeks are red from the wind. "Well you're not alone now. Is that okay?" He says chuckling.

I smirk, "I'm perfectly fine with that."

There is now stillness. Not a bad stillness. We stand there, in each others arms, keeping warm. I break the silence and look at my husband. "I can't believe its Jamie and Sophie's first Christmas! I'm so excited!"

He laughs, "So am I. I don't think they will know what to do when they see all the presents." He looks away and I can tell he is thinking about the accident again. I turn his face towards me and kiss him, making sure he knows that it is okay. He smiles at me and nods in a way of saying 'thank you'. I know he appreciates when I make sure he knows those things.

"How 'bout we go inside? I'm starting to not feel my legs."

"Sure" he says, taking my hand in his. On our way back, he rubs my wedding band with his thumbs and smiles. Oh, I love the little things he does.

We get into the house and there is barely anyone around. We walk over to the fireplace, both thinking the same thing, WARMTH! He picks me up and puts me on his lap. But we aren't left alone just yet. Dan comes in saying he is going to bed. He tells us that Karen went to bed shortly after Sophie. He checked on James and he is sound asleep. Luke and Peyton went upstairs to watch a movie and then were going to fall asleep. We nod and say goodnight. Finally, we are alone.

We sit on the couch in silence. About two hours have passed and I feel myself start to doze off. I look at Nathan and he is already asleep. The clock on the mantle says 11:45. I lightly nudge his side and his eyes flutter open. "Yeah Hales?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to get up and head upstairs or stay down here to sleep."

He looks at the time and sighs. "Well we can't leave him upstairs alone with no one to watch him so we better go upstairs. So much for being warm and comfortable."

"Yeah, yeah. I know. So was I." We both pout and get up from the spot we haven't moved from for the past two hours.

We head upstairs and walk quietly into our room. James is still, surprisingly, asleep. I chuckle at the sight of our son. He is crawled up with his blanket and is smiling. I kiss his forehead and wish him a goodnight sleep. Our little bundle of joy.

We gently get into bed, trying not to wake our son up. "Night baby" I whisper.

"Goodnight babe. I love you."

"I love you too. Sweet dreams."

"You too."

Ending the night in a goodnight kiss leaves me thinking about how good life is. Before I doze off into a deep sleep, I remember lying in my husband's arms, smiling down at me. He will never stop taking my breath away, will he? Nope.

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Sorry the update is so short. When I was writing it, I put it on Word, so it looked longer :).