THREE YEARS LATER

"Look Daddy I did it!" Gracie squealed as she ran over to where Burt was standing.

They were in the large backyard of the house he had purchased three years ago. It was fenced in and pretty much in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors in sight. Burt had bought Gracie a real gun for her ninth birthday and today they were in the yard shooting it. She was a great shot like her dad and could hit any target at any length.

"You sure did baby...good job" He lifted her up for a hug and she giggled. She was the most precious thing in the whole world to him.

He set her lightly back on the ground and she ran off she looked more like her mother everyday. Tall and skinny with long curly red hair and pale skin. The only proof she was his was the gun obsession.

She ran across the yard and Burt turned back to the swing where he was pushing his three year old daughter Hope. He had bragged to everyone his wife would bless him with a son this time. He even assured Grace and Heather it would be a boy. His family always had sons Gracie was a fluke. Now he loved his daughter Hope so much he wouldn't trade her for five sons.

She looked like her mother as much as Gracie did. A curly red mess of hair pale skin and freckles all over the place. She was sweet natured like her mother but nobody could look into her eyes and not see her Father they were dark brown.

"Daddy Daddy" She reached her little arms out to him and he lifted her from the swing. She gave him a kiss before wiggling to get down and then running towards the house where Heather was coming out the back door into the yard.

A few days after Hope was born Heather offered to let Burt do DNA testing on both girls since he couldn't believe he had two daughters but he refused. It didn't matter he knew they were his because he knew Heather and he loved his three girls more than anything.

Heather came over to him smiling and he met her half way. She was having trouble walking now being that it was mid summer with blistering heat and she was eight months pregnant with their third child.

"How did it go at the doctors?" He asked pulling her as close as possible he kissed her forehead.

"Fine...thanks for watching Grace and Hope it's so hectic taking them with me to the appointments"

"It's fine...how's the baby?" He asked placing a hand on her stomach.

"The baby is perfectly healthy nice and big the doctor says this time next month..It should be here"

"A son" He smiled and she shook her head.

"Still on this are we?"

"I know Grace and Hope are mine but my family has never conceived a girl this one has to be a boy" She sat down in a lounge chair putting her feet up leaning back.

"Will you be upset if it's not?" She looked up at him.

"why do I have the feeling you know something I don't" She laughed.

"Well the doctor asked me if I wanted to know what the gender was so we could prepare a room and pick a name...I said yes" Burt dropped down to his knees beside her.

"I love our daughters you know that...if it's healthy and you're healthy that's enough. It will probably be the last baby we have I'm getting too old for newborns" She smiled.

"Well...I agree three is plenty...But...Burt...it's a girl" He smiled and shook his head.

"You're kidding me right?"

"No, I'm dead serious...you'll have three little girls"

"Four...I have you" She laughed and put her hands on her stomach.

"After this one I doubt I'll ever be little again"

He stood and motioned for her to sit up she did and he moved to sit behind her she leaned back against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her watching Hope run out of the house carrying the new kitten they had gotten.

"I love you. You know that?" He asked kissing her shoulder.

"I love you too...you're not mad?"

"No, Look at Grace and Hope...I couldn't be happier with them and you know what? Boys are overrated look at me" She smiled.

"What should we name her?"

"How about Faith?"

"Faith, Grace and Hope...I like that"

"I hope she sleeps later then the other two" He laughed.

"I hope she's a happy baby like her sisters were" He put his hands on her stomach.

"I hope she has red hair" She laughed.

"I thought you hate red hair" He shook his head and kissed the top of hers.

"Are you kidding? Look at my girls all three of you...I love red hair"

THE END

R&R I hope everyone enjoyed this story and thanks to those who faithfully reviewed it. I appreciate it so much. I have an idea for another story with Burt/Heather but I'm not sure if I shouldpost ot not I don't know it's kind of rough I don't have it all worked out yet so give me your opinions. TO POST OR NOT TO POST!