Well this is it, the story will now be finished. Thanks for all reviews and the time to enjoy the story. I have to finish my other story and then I will start another Dasey or something, whatever strikes my fancy for my next story. Enjoy!!
Eight Years Later:
Casey heard the alarm clock blaring beside her head and she groaned.
She had barely opened her eyes when she heard her four year old twin daughters making a run into her room.
"What are you two doing up so early?" she asked as Kadence and Melanie climbed into the bed and bounced happily around her.
"We're just excited is all," Melanie beamed.
"Yeah," Kadence chimed in.
Casey smiled as she rolled her eyes. She knew the reason for their excitement. Derek was finally coming home today after being on the road for the past couple weeks. The team had been busy playing several away games in the final quarter before the playoffs hit them.
She was also excited about seeing her husband that night. Phone calls were not enough to satisfy her hunger for her husband. Plus she had some exciting news for him.
She heard a shuffling in the hallway.
"Hey Michael," she said when he reached the doorway, the Border Collie Scooter right at his heels.
Her six year old son was rubbing his eyes.
"Aren't you excited Mikey," Melanie said, finally bouncing down on her bum to sit.
"Yeah, daddy is coming home today," Kadence beamed.
"But it's not till later sweetums," Casey said as she got up, stretching. "He has a game this evening then he can come home."
Kadence pouted.
"But on the plus side," she said as she took both her daughter's hands. "We get to see Aunt Lizzie and Uncle Jamie," she said as they made their way downstairs to the kitchen.
Michael perked up. Casey knew that her son would keep himself busy with his cousin Peter and they would wreak some major havoc.
"Can we make cupcakes?" Melanie asked. "You know, for daddy?"
Casey smiled. "Sure sugar pie."
She made them breakfast and let them watch cartoons after they all got dressed. She let the dog out into the yard and read the paper.
Melanie and Kadence finally bombarded into the kitchen eager to make some sunflower cupcakes. She got the stuff out to make the chocolate cupcakes and got the yellow icing and the brown sprinkles ready for them.
Mike came in to help a little so he could have some of the batter then went back to watching his superhero cartoons.
Finally they had the cupcakes ready and Casey glanced at her watch. She had to get the kids ready to go to her sister's place.
She made it to her room when she felt queasy and she rushed to the bathroom. She was wiping her face and gurgling some mouth wash when Kadence called out for help with her shoes.
Casey smiled, quickly changed into her jeans and a black v-neck sweater. She turned to the side and frowned. She could see the impact already. She just hoped that she would be able to share the news with her husband before he was able to guess at what it was.
Casey made her way downstairs. She tied Kadence's shoes, put in the barrettes that Melanie wanted in her hair, and grabbed Mike's toque from the closet.
She finally had them all ready and herded them to her GMC Jimmy out front. She let Scooter jump in and sit by Mike's feet.
They arrived at Lizzie's and her kids took off like a bang for their cousins. Melanie and Kadence busied themselves playing Barbie's with Jenny, Lizzie's five year old daughter.
Peter had gotten a new game and just had to show Mike. Soon the boys were in Peter's room playing some Wii game that had them laughing and cheering.
"That kid," Lizzie rolled her eyes. "We might just have to take that game system out of his room."
Casey laughed.
"So how are you feeling?" Lizzie asked her with the concerned motherly look that she seemed to have perfected since she had become a mother.
Casey smiled. "I'm just fine."
Lizzie arched a brow. "Oh really?"
Casey shrugged. "I'm fine. I don't know why everyone keeps asking me that."
Lizzie smiled. "Well are you excited to have your husband come home?"
Casey brightened. "You have no idea."
Lizzie shook her head. "Knowing you, I can imagine which is gross by the way."
Casey laughed.
They spent the rest of the day visiting, joined by George and Nora. They decided to order pizza and watch the game when the day had disappeared and it was after five.
Jamie ordered a vegetarian and meat lover's pizza, some wings, and cinnastix with pop. The kids were excited about the food and were bouncing by the door when the delivery guy arrived.
"Come on Uncle Jamie, the game's starting," Michael said excitedly.
Casey smiled at her parents. Michael was so much like his father. He was a true hockey fan and absolutely worshipped him and hoped to be a big hockey player when he grew up.
Casey stuck to the vegan pizza and was feeling a little queasy at the cinnamon smell. Kadence picked up a piece and tried to offer it to her and Casey shook her head then bolted to the bathroom where she emptied her stomach.
Nora came to the bathroom and gave her a sympathetic smile. "Are you feeling alright?"
Casey shrugged. "Just fine," she said, gently splashing her face with the cold water.
Nora nodded and went back to the living room with Casey.
"Look its Daddy!" Melanie squealed during the break just before the third period.
Casey nodded and stroked her daughter's hair.
They were asking Derek about the first portion of the game and how he was after the last game when he got injured in a tripping incident. Then he was drilled about whether he was glad to be home.
"Of course," he smirked. "I like being back on our own ice and having all of our fans cheer us on."
"People believe that you are trying to lead the team to the Stanley Cup again, are you?"
"Well, we always are trying for that, every team in fact. Just with the great team we have been putting together in the last couple years we're hoping to have a second go of it," he smiled.
"How does Derek feel about joining team Canada for the Olympics?" Jamie asked Casey.
Casey smiled. "Oh he's ecstatic. It will also be a great opportunity. It's in Switzerland, so we're going to take the kids. It will be a great opportunity for them too," she said.
"Hopefully you're feeling up to it then," Nora said pointedly.
"Let us know if you want a little extra help with the kids," George smiled.
Casey laughed. She wouldn't doubt that her parents would love the opportunity to come with them to Switzerland. Depending on how things went, she might ask them to come with them.
Finally the game was over and Casey got the kids and the dog into her truck and took them all home. The girls were beyond tired although they claimed that they wanted to stay up to wait for their father. She told them to go to bed and he would come in and check on them once he got home. She promised Michael that Scooter could stay in his room and that he could read a book.
She was tired and made her way to the master bedroom. She changed into a nightie and sat in bed reading a book but somehow found herself more tired than she realized and was dozing off.
Derek came home to a quiet house. Scooter came and greeted him at the door once he got in. He gave the dog a good pet, scratching her on the belly, and then moved on to check on his family.
He dumped his bag in the laundry room and went to the kitchen. He saw the sunflower cupcakes and smiled. He always called the girls his sunflowers. He grabbed a cupcake and devoured it.
He then made his way upstairs and came to the twins' room. He pushed the door open and saw them asleep. He went over to each bed and kissed them on the forehead.
Melanie stirred and then looked up at him with a sleepy smile.
"Daddy!" she said.
"Hey sunflower," he said pushing her hair from her face.
"I missed you," she said.
"I missed you too. Did you help the others take care of mommy?"
She nodded solemnly. "Of course daddy."
Derek grinned. He knew that no matter how much he was a reigning hockey god and all the awards and medals he could get, nothing was as great as the feeling he got when he saw the love and pride in his kids. the day that Michael was born and then the twins was some of the best days of his life—except of course for the day that he married their mother.
"Get some sleep sunflower, I'll see you in the morning and we'll have our family day."
Melanie grinned then snuggled down again in her bed.
He kissed her atop of her head, and kissed Kadence again then shut their door and made his way to Michael's room.
Michael smiled when he saw him in the doorway.
"Hey dad."
"Hey buddy," he said, coming to sit down on his son's bed.
"You played a great game tonight," he said.
Derek ruffled his hair. "You know I hate to disappoint you," he grinned.
Mike laughed.
"How is your wrist?" he asked his son.
Mike shrugged. "It's better now."
Michael had broken his wrist seven weeks ago when he had fallen out of the tree house at Edwin's and the cast had just come off the weekend before. Derek could tell that he was anxious to play hockey again. Derek smiled—like father, like son.
"Well, try and get some sleep, tomorrow is family day," he smiled, ruffling Mike's hair again.
"Okay dad," he said putting his book on the nightstand.
Scooter came into the room and jumped onto the foot of his bed.
"Night Michael," he said as he turned the light off.
Derek smiled and made his way to the bedroom, now very anxious to see his wife. The light was on but she was sleeping.
He closed the door and went over to the bed, and laid down resting his head on his arm.
She looked beautiful. Her hair seemed to have grown a little more since he was gone, now past her shoulder blades. She looked like a little tired, but she was still his goddess.
He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips, running a hand across her back.
Her eyes fluttered open and she gave him a heartwarming smile.
"Hey," he said quietly.
"Hey back," she smiled.
She sat up and leaned over to kiss him thoroughly.
He grinned as he pulled her over top of his body and started to ravish her.
"God I missed you," he groaned as she was kissing his neck.
She moaned her agreement as he played with the hem of her short nightie. He pulled it off and quickly lost all of his clothes.
He just stared at his wife—her naked body the best thing he'd seen in a few weeks.
She seemed to look a little worried.
He lifted her chin. "Hey, what's wrong?"
She smiled in return. "Oh nothing."
She then slipped her hand down and started distracting him as she fondled him.
Finally he was unable to bear it much longer and just wanted to have her. He knew he had all night to make love to his wife and he planned on doing it until they collapsed from exhaustion.
He laid her on her back and entered her with ease, making her moan in pleasure as she took him all in.
Together they renewed their passion for each other after the long absence and came together too soon and lay spent in each other's arms.
He let out a deep breath and dropped down onto the bed, on his back and pulled her close so she was half on his chest.
She gazed up at him.
"What?"
"I missed you so much," she said, kissing him again on his lips. "The phone calls were just not enough."
He grinned. "They helped though," he said suggestively.
She laughed then she took his hands and ran them over her stomach.
He grinned. "Ready for more already? Wow, you must have really missed me."
She laughed but shook her head. "No, I've just been waiting to share a surprise with you."
He arched a brow. "Really, what kind of surprise? Another baby?"
Her face fell. "I knew it! I'm getting fat," she said, a catch in her voice.
Derek felt his jaw drop open. He had been joking but then suddenly the news hit him that she was pregnant again.
She had sat up and looked as though she was getting ready to start crying—a clear sign that she was already well into the pregnancy hormones.
He came over behind her, rubbing her back.
"Are you really?" he asked with incredulity.
She nodded, wiping her eyes. "I was hoping that I could surprise you—but it's already evident that I'm pregnant."
"Oh love, come here," he said turning her and pulling her close. "I didn't know, I just made a random comment and it was correct."
She looked up at him, her eyes hopeful.
He kissed her. "Trust me, I think this is great!" he said, kissing her neck, and then looking at her with amazement.
"Really?"
He nodded. "You will always amaze me and I will love you forever and a day. I will also love this baby as much as I already love our children. You all are my family and no matter how many awards, medals, and honors they give me for playing, you keep amazing me everyday as do the kids. My life is complete with my family."
She smiled up at him and threw her arms around him.
He kissed her, running his hands over her body. "I guess we will probably have to bring the parents with us when we go to Switzerland for the Olympics," he said as he kissed his way down her body.
She moaned in pleasure. "I suppose so—not that they would complain. They would love the chance to go."
Derek grinned.
"Alright," she said then succumbed to his worship of her body. Afterwards she lay spent in his arms, dozing off.
"Love you," he said, kissing her on the forehead.
"l-love… you," she said, then she was asleep.
Derek smiled as he managed to pull the blankets over them. He had the life and nothing was better.
Fini
Thanks everyone for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope that you enjoyed the prologue. I will think of something new to write… and it will probably be soon. Please review and let me know of how I ended it. Hopefully it wasn't too cheesy. It was all Derek and Casey. They guided me through this chapter. But please review... i want to make it over 100!!! and there like cyber chocolate to me, to quote another writer :D
