A/N – Hey, so I know I didn't get a chance to reply back to any reviews. And I was going to before I posted this, but I ran out of time and I just wrote this now. I'll be sure to reply back to every review for this chapter.

Thanks: arubagirl0926, Syrine.B, Brucasfan23, Juzzy88, haleydavisbaker, cullentreehill, zvforever, koumi11, TivaxBrulianxKibbs, jerseyhalliwell and Angell4NEPatriots.

This chapter is short (very short) and sweet. It's only Julian and Alexis (I personally really enjoy writing them) but don't worry because Brooke and Jackson will be back in the next chapter. Enjoy!

Happily Ever After

Part 4 –

"Hey, daddy." Alexis skips into the kitchen one day after pre-k and greets Julian with a big smile.

"Hey, princess. Come sit." He pulls out a chair for Alexis and splits his sandwich in half to share with her. "How was school?"

"It was good." She replies, eagerly accepting the half of the sandwich.

"Just good?" He looks at his four-year-old suspiciously. Alexis is usually always the chatter box.

"Mhmm. We made Valentine's Day presents today. We got to make cards and then finger-paint them!"

"That sounds cool." He replies.

"Yeah, and daddy, guess what?" Suddenly it's as though she's got a burst of energy and her face lights up.

"What, baby?"

"I gots a valentine today!"

Julian narrows his eyes as his chewing slowly stops. "You did, huh?"

"From Andrew." She continues as if it's nothing and picks up her sandwich again.

"The boy you said eats his play-doh?" Julian asks, clearly disgusted. "And what happened to boys have cooties?"

Alexis looks up again and blushes. "He's cute and says he likes me."

And he can't believe he is hearing this. His precious baby girl, his Alexis, has already got boys falling at her feet.

"But he eats his play-doh, Lex."

"Yeah." She scrunches her nose. "And sometimes his crayons. But he's funny and nice and shares his cookies with me at snack time." She points out as if it's the greatest thing in the world.

"I share my cookies with you."

"Daddy…" She giggles.

"And what did mommy say about this?" He curiously asks.

"She said that I'm definitely her daughter."

"Of course." Julian smiles and shakes his head.

"Do you gots a valentine, daddy?"

"I don't know…" He replies, trailing off as he watches his daughter innocently kick her feet against the legs of the chair. "I was kinda counting on my Lexi…but she seems to like crayon-eaters better than daddy."

"He gave me a prettyful card too." She adds. "It was pink and prettyful."

"Oh." He smirks. "I see. Well you know what missy?"

"What?" She climbs from her chair onto his lap and faces him.

"That Andrew is one very lucky boy…even if he eats play-doh."

Alexis places her two small hands on either side of Julian's face and brings her forehead against his. "You're silly, daddy." She laughs. "But I still love ya."

He smiles at this and kisses her cheek. "I love you too, Lex."

She's been sitting at the kitchen table since dinner ended an hour ago and Julian notices she's been coloring the same piece of construction paper since then. Every time he walks in to get a peek at what it is that she's been doing, in true Alexis fashion she shoos him out of the room telling him to "mind his own beeswax." And of course, having his baby girl wrapped around his finger, Julian obliges and walks out of the kitchen to see what Brooke or Jackson are up to.

He's sitting on the couch watching t.v. when Alexis finally comes out. He notices she's hiding something behind her back and she's trying so hard to hide it he can't help but smile at her cuteness.

"Aren't you gonna ask what I'm hiding?" She questions.

"You're hiding something?" Julian jokes and plays along. "I didn't even notice…So tell me Lex, what is it you're hiding?"

"Well…" She starts off, still clenching whatever it is behind her back. "I was thinking, and you were right. Andrew does have cooties. And his cookies during snack time are always oatmeal and everyone knows chocolate chip are the bestest kind. So I don't think I wanna be his valentine, daddy."

"Oh, no?"

"Nuh uh." She shakes her head. "I changed my mind..." She steps closer to him and smiles, pulling out what she had hidden. "Will you be my valentine, daddy?"

He takes the pink paper she has from her hands and glances over it, his heart warming with all the hearts and smiley faces and 'I love yous' his eyes scan and come across.

"You know…I think this is the best present anyone has ever given me." He waves the piece of paper. "I'm gonna keep it forever, that's how special this is."

She smiles, happy that her daddy is happy. "But daddy…" She says. "You didn't answer the question!"

He tilts his head back in laughter and turns to his daughter. "I'm sorry." He apologizes. "And of course…I would love to, Lex."

He lifts her up onto his lap and kisses her hair as she rests against his chest.

"I love you daddy." She yawns and he knows that in about five minutes she'll be out like a light.

"I love you too, Alexis." He wraps his arms around her, coming to the realization that he's pretty tired too. And he knows that falling asleep with his daughter wrapped in his arms, safe, comfortable and happy, is one of the best feelings he can get.

A/N – Hope everyone has a happy Valentine's Day! =)

Please review!

--Melissa