Jerry sat at the kitchen table, gnawing at an apple. Peter could tell he was somewhere else. Peter looked where he was staring. The playroom. They both saw Lilith teaching Cherry to walk. Jerry sighed as Peter sat down. "I still remember when Lilith was staring out of the window of my truck, saying how she couldn't wait to turn 800. She was so excited to have her own nesting room and lab," said Jerry. Peter looked at him. "I wish I had given her a kiss when she was that age, gave her some life advice."
"How did you know you were gonna miss that?" asked Peter.
"I dunno but I want those days back!" said Jerry, biting his bottom lip. "I wish those days hadn't gone by so fast!"
"But these are some good times, right?" asked Peter. "Take a look around, one day you'll miss your granddaughter walking because you were busy remembering not kissing Lilith when she was not yet 800!"
Jerry nodded and went to the playroom and heard Laura telling Ed and Pina she couldn't wait to be a bride. "Me and him, we will live in a one-bedroom apartment, I'll make sure daddy likes it but it won't be forever because I wants babies, lots of babies!"
Ed had the same face as Jerry had when Lilith told him she had found her mate. Ed shook his head. "Laura, just slow down," he chuckled. "You're gonna miss these times. You're gonna miss playing with Pina and seeing Cherry reach a new milestone in her life."
"Your daddy is right, one day, you're gonna want this back, you're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast," said Jerry kneeling down to Laura and taking her hands. "These are some good times, so just look around. "You may not know it now, but you will miss this."
Adam watched them with Peter and he sighed. Peter rolled his eyes. What the fuck? Was today sad vampire day? "These five years later should have been mine, I was sexier than Ed," said Adam as Ed rushed out of the room to work on the water heater. "I should be the man who's workin' on the water heater for his family."
Peter could feel how Adam felt. Ever since Ed killed Ginger, he never did get another girl. He did get to kiss Charlie but fuck, Peter wasn't gay. "Whatever happened to Kid Comeback?" asked Adam.
"You guys just grew up," said Peter.
"I always pictured my wife holding a crying baby and I'm holding a screaming toddler and I'm apologizing to Ed," said Adam. "But even if that does happen, he'll just wave me off and say 'I've got five babies of my own. Ages from 20 to 60. Huh, it's hard to believe, but you're gonna miss this."