"You okay?" Sam asked Steve as they pulled up outside Lou's house.
Cutting the engine of the truck Steve looked to Sam and smiled to her and gave a nod. "Won't lie I'm a little nervous…how do you explain to two young kids that their dad isn't dead anymore?"
Sam sighed. "It's tricky…but I've always said that you were a star in the sky…I'll think of something." Looking to the house she then looked to Steve once more. "Let's go." She mused as she climbed out of the truck, waiting for Steve to come around she then frowned a little and tugged on his clothes. "Maybe we should get some smaller clothes for you…these drown you…"
Looking down to himself he shrugged a little and slipped his arm around her waist. "I'm sure I'll fill back into them soon enough." He smiled down to her before he looked to the house. He was nervous.
Smiling to him Sam then gave a knock to the door and waited for someone to answer.
"Lily girl you best put that paintbrush to the paper and not to your brother, he's already been a Simpson I am not cleaning up a Smurf." Lou called as he opened the door, seeing Steve and Sam there he couldn't help but smile. "Steve." He mused before he moved and gave him a hug. "Good to have you home brother." He whispered with a smile.
Steve smiled as he hugged him back. "Thanks Lou." He whispered back to him.
Lou smiled as he broke from the hug before he looked to Sam. "You must be one happy girl."
Sam smiled. "I am." She looked to him. "Hope they've been behaving?"
"Good as gold." Lou commented before frowning. "Though Lily did change Alfie into a Simpson…"
"So I heard." She laughed. "And Reuben?"
"He's slept a lot. He's up on the bed now with Renee sleeping."
"Am I okay to go in?"
"Yeah course." Lou smiled before he then looked to Steve. "We have a lot to catch up on."
Sam smiled as she headed inside, going to the kitchen area and smiled seeing the children painting. "Hope that's a picture for me." She mused to them.
Hearing his mother's voice, Alfie gasped and grinned. "Mommy!" He beamed with a grin as he jumped down from his seat and ran over to his mother and hugged her tightly.
Sam smiled as she picked up Alfie and kissed his head. "I missed you little man."
"I missed you too mommy." He replied back as he hugged her.
Popping Alfie down she then laughed as Lily attempted to run at her with a paintbrush. "Okay madam let's put that down." She took the paintbrush off her and put it back on the side before she smiled and picked her up and kissed her head.
"What happened to your face mommy?" Lily asked with a frown seeing her bruise. "Where's Uncle Danno?"
Popping Lily down, Sam bent down so they were all face to face. "Uncle Danno is at home sleeping." She smiled to her before looking to the pair of them. "I found someone else when I was looking for Uncle Danno…"
"Did you find minions?" Alfie asked his eyes wide.
Sam laughed a little and shook her head. "No. But do you remember when I said Daddy was a star in the sky?"
Alfie nodded. "Yep. He'll look down on use forever and ever and protect us."
"Do you remember why daddy was a star in the sky?" She then asked. Two years were a long time for children.
Alfie thought for a minute before sighing. "Because a bad man hurt daddy."
"Daddy is protecting the angels in heaven." Lily declared with a smile.
Sam smiled to her children. "Wanna know a secret?" She whispered to him.
Both Alfie and Lily grinned and nodded.
"Come with me." She smiled and stood up properly offering each of her children her hand. As they both grabbed a hand she smiled as she happily led them into the living room where Steve and Lou were sat talking.
Happily walking with his mother, Alfie then gasped as he saw his father. "Daddy!" He screamed as let his mother's hand go and dived on his father.
As Alfie dived on him, Steve couldn't help but smile as he wrapped his arms tightly around him, tears welling in his eyes. "Hey buddy."
"I missed you so much daddy." He told him as he squeezed him tightly.
"I missed you too buddy." He whispered before he then looked over to Lily who smiled to her dad before jumping on him as well. Wrapping his arms around both his children he kissed Lily's head and smiled down to her. "Look how big you are." He mused with a smile to her.
"Are you staying home now?" She asked. "Or do you have to go and protect the angels again?"
Steve looked down to her. "I'm staying home princess. I'm not going anywhere."
"No bad man is going to hurt you again?" Alfie asked looking to him.
Steve looked to Alfie. "No. No bad man is going to hurt me again." He promised with a smile. In a way he was glad that they didn't really understand what it meant with him being 'dead'. It seems that they thought he had gone away for a job and now he was back!
Sam just watched them. She couldn't help but smile. Seeing Steve with the children once more it was perfect. They had missed him like crazy and seeing them together again was just perfect. Hearing someone coming down the stairs, Sam then smiled seeing Renee coming down with a freshly awake Reuben. He was still a bit pale but he seemed to have perked up a bit, especially when he saw Sam. "Hey how's he doing?" Sam asked as she took Reuben from Renee and kissed his head.
"Well he's stopped being sick, just tried keeping him hydrated at possible but he seems to have perked right up now after his nap." She smiled. "How was your trip?"
Sam nodded before she smiled and gestured to the living room. "See for yourself."
Renee frowned a little before she then looked in the living room, her mouth dropping a little seeing Steve. "Steve…" She laughed a little as she moved over to him and attempted to get a hug in but he was still being squeezed by his two children.
Steve smiled to Renee before he saw Sam holding Reuben. Looking to Alfie and Lily he smiled. "Guys why don't you go and get your stuff then we can head home?"
"Okay daddy!" Beamed Alfie as he jumped down and held his sisters hand as they went to go and get their things.
Getting to his feet Steve smiled and gave Renee a proper hug before he then looked to Sam as she cuddled their son. Moving over to her, he smiled as he gently rubbed Reuben's cheek with his finger. He was adorable. "Hey little man." He whispered looking to him.
Sam smiled to Steve before she looked down to Reuben who was looking to Steve. Kissing Reuben's head she then smiled as she moved Reuben to Steve.
Gently taking his son, Steve smiled as he looked to Reuben who was studying him for a few minutes before happily resting his head on his shoulder as he cuddled into him. He felt quite emotional. He was holding his son for the first time. He had missed so much and now all he wanted was to make up for it.
Sam smiled watching them. It was a precious moment for Steve and Reuben seemed to have taken to Steve right away, which was good for both Steve and Reuben. They could start building that bond like he already had with Alfie and Lily. As Alfie and Lily came back with their stuff Sam smiled down to them. "You guys ready to go home?" She asked down to them.
"Yes mommy." They both replied looking to her.
"Say thank you to Uncle Lou and Aunt Renee for looking after you."
Both Alfie and Lily smiled as they went over to each in turn and gave them a cuddle.
Renee smiled as she hugged each of the children before she then pouted to Reuben who had nodded off and gave his back a gentle rub. "I hope he feels better soon."
Sam smiled as she picked up Lily and rested her on her hip. "Thanks, hopefully the antibiotics kick in soon and he perks up." She smiled to the two of them. "Thank you so much for looking after them for me."
"Sam you are family don't worry about it." Renee told her with a smile before gesturing to Steve. "It was worth being sick on to have Steve back."
Sam smiled as she happily hugged Renee and Lou in turn before looking to Steve. "Ready to head home?"
Steve smiled and nodded. "Yeah let's go." He smiled to Lou. "I'll let you know when I'm coming back to work."
Sam laughed a little. "Which won't be for a while believe me." She told him before offering her hand to Alfie, smiling as put his backpack on his back and took her hand, using his free hand to hold Lily's bag. "Say goodbye guys." She mused to the children.
"Bye!" Beamed Alfie with a grin to the Grover's before happily walking with his mother to the truck.
As they arrived at the truck, Sam opened the door, popping Lily into her seat and strapping her in before Alfie into his and strapping him in.
Opening the door to the other side, Steve gently place Reuben into his car seat, looking to Sam he chuckled a little. "You know if we have any more kids we're going to have to get a bigger truck."
Sam laughed as she looked to him. "Considering that Reuben was nearly eleven pound born having another baby is not top of my list." She told him looking to him. "And I broke Danny's finger to which he wasn't happy about." Rolling her eyes a little she climbed into the front of the truck, waiting for him to get in before looking to him. "Getting you back to health is top of my list right now and being a mom to them. You guys need me."
Steve smiled as he lent in and stole a kiss off Sam. "We all need each other." He mused with a smile to her before he looked back to the kids once more before starting the truck up and heading off. He couldn't wait to go home and just be a family. Driving back to the house he couldn't help but smile as he listened to Alfie and Lily happily chatting away in the back. They had such a lovely bond. Pulling up outside the house he cut the engine before climbing out of the car, going to the back he gently bought a sleeping Reuben into his arms before closing the door while Alfie and Lily got out the other side with the help of Sam.
Heading into the house, Steve headed over to the travel cot and gently laid Reuben down. It was always awful seeing little ones unwell. As Sam came in with Alfie and Lily he smiled as they ran over to him, scooping them both up he headed over to the couch and sat down with them, happily holding them close as they snuggled into him. He missed this. Missed them.
Shutting the door behind her, Sam checked on Reuben before she smiled to Steve and the kids. "How about I order us a pizza?"
Steve smiled and nodded. "Pizza sounds good right kids?"
"Lots of cheese!" Beamed Alfie as he snuggled into his father once more.
"There is no denying you are your father's son there Alfie." Sam laughed as she grabbed her phone from her bag, sitting down next to Lily so she could keep an eye on Reuben she put the order through on her phone before she smiled and leant down and kissed her daughters head. Glad to have them all back together again.
"Hey you're cheese mad just as me." Steve countered with a chuckle and happily looked down to his two children. He felt complete right now. He had his wife. He had his children. What more could he want?
Hey guys so will probably be finishing up this story in the next chapter :)
As always thank you to everyone who read this and loved it :) as long as i got ideas running in my head Sam and Steve stories will always be around :) Hopefully by the time i post my next story the issue will be resolved of you guys not getting emails regarding updates! I know its been a pain!
Much Love
K xx