A/N: Yippie, I managed to bring you a next chapter for Christmas, as it turns out I'm only leaving tomorrow for three days. Today a little shorter than usual, but I hope you're going to like it anyway. Oh, and by the end it's getting a little bit descriptive, but nothing too big! Thanks for reading, and Merry Christmas! :)
kbf - the violet and brown is something I'd have never considered if I hadn't seen it in my family's house, and it was absolutely amazing! And really works well for the bedroom! If it is my dream's house... In a way, I guess, it is.
Timothy Hudson has never been very close with his little brother. He had difficulties not to snort at the thought, those two words sounding so ridiculous now, that Jack was soon going to be forty, and he was six years older, but it was the way he was always going to think about him. It wasn't that he was completely indifferent to what was happening, but he was always content with watching and staying out of the younger man's life, even though he now knew that if he voiced few of his opinions, he might have spared his brother a few disappointments. And even though he wasn't showing it as much as his wife, flooding his parents in questions concerning Sue and Emily, he was as impatient to meet the two as Caroline. He was very curious about the woman, who managed to sweep his brother off his feet. He remembered him claiming to be in love a few times, but it was never even close to what he witnessed during this short period of time, that Jack was in Wisconsin few weeks earlier. It seemed that he really found the one.
He almost jumped, when he heard the car stop on the driveway, and all the heads turned in the direction of the anteroom, when the sound of the doorbell came to their ears. They were all surprised, when the first one to enter the living room was a very happy Golden Retriever, who immediately ran to Tyler, making the boy jump in his seat.
"Don't worry, he's not going to harm you."
Sue stood in the door, knowing that Jack is following close behind, with Emily in his arms and looked around the room. Next to Charles and Samuel, who she has already had the opportunity to meet earlier, she noticed the man, who she had no doubts had to be her brother-in-law, even though he was in no way similar to her husband. There was also a blonde woman, holding a little boy in her arms and she realised, that her imagination of Caroline was very close to reality. There were also two other boys, both older than her daughter, and she smiled reassuringly at the one, who Levi ran to.
"The only thing he may do, Ty, is lick you to death." added Jack, and even though she didn't hear it, she knew he had to be right behind her when all the eyes moved to him. "Let me introduce my wife, Sue…" he wrapped his arm around her waist and she smiled again, in the general direction. "…and my daughter, Emily."
Caroline was very quick to stand up, passing Xavier to her father-in-law, and immediately voiced how happy she was to meet them, hugging Sue tightly and laughing, when Emily only snuggled closer to Jack at the sudden attention. Next to her natural shyness, the girl was pretty overwhelmed by the whole fuss people were doing, and she just chose to cling to her daddy, while watching everything around. They all understood, that just like her parents were telling them, she needed some time and let her be this way.
"Emily…" said Brian, after saying hello to her new aunt, wanting to get his cousin's attention. "Will you play with me?" he asked, and much to everyone's surprise, after a moment of hesitation and an encouraging nod from Jack, they all heard a quiet "Okay." leave Emily's lips.
Sparky placed her on the ground, and she followed Brian to the place in the room where his blocks were lying. They were all amazed, watching the boy encouraging her to take part in their play, slowly managing to succeed in his task. Besides them, the atmosphere was a little awkward and Sue couldn't help but felt a little uncomfortable with so many eyes watching her carefully, even though she understood it pretty well. She knew that the Hudsons were all close, and they all were trying to form an opinion about her, see if she was suitable for their Jack.
The dinner could be divided into two parts; the first one was general discussion of what has happened since the last time Jack was there, the second one being asking Sue a lot of questions about absolutely everything. They wanted to get her to know better, even if there was no way they could make up for the time they have spent unaware that Jack had a family. Yet, as the afternoon was progressing, they could all see that the tales he was telling about Sue weren't just a speech of the man, hopelessly in love with his wife – even though Sparky definitely was that, but held a lot of truth. They all noticed that Sue seemed like a very special woman and now understood, why he was drawn to her in the first place.
Sue, on the other hand, felt really happy that she finally got the chance to meet people, who played such a huge part in Jack's life long before she met him. She could see a part of him in both of his parents, and even though they really were very different, even in his brother. It was obvious they were all very protective about him, but she was pretty sure that she passed the exam as they soon opened to her, working very hard to get rid of this uncomfortable feeling they gave her earlier. It was soon going to grow much more, but there was this seed of happiness and pride, that she got the chance to be a part of such a wonderful family.
"I told you, that you have nothing to worry about." he signed, when he went into the bedroom in the evening and wrapped his arms around Sue from behind.
The first thing they did after they returned to the house, was putting Emily to bed. Thanks to Brian, and later also Tyler, the girl was practically exhausted and fell asleep the moment her head touched the pillow. Levi situated himself on the huge 'pillow', which was earlier placed in another room, but they moved it there knowing, that even if he was going to have to sleep on the floor, the dog would spend the night in the girl's room. Then, they both started to get themselves ready for the night as well, and now he walked out of the bathroom, finding his wife standing by the window. He approached her, and smiled when she wasn't surprised feeling his arms go around her, realising that she must have sensed he was there.
"Yeah… Your family is truly wonderful…" she said, leaning her head to the side and resting it against his.
They stood for a moment in silence, looking outside at the peaceful, empty road. It was only after a moment, that she turned around in his arms and he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, while his hand slowly made its way to her face, cupping her cheek, his thumb gently stroking the soft skin of her cheek. Sue sighed, wondering if he even had an idea, what he was doing to her as he was holding her in his arm, her hand engaged in this tender gesture, his eyes looking straight into hers. She could feel her heart batter in her chest, as she was staring into this pair of brown eyes, which she loved so much; Jack could be a wonderful man in general, but the first thing, which she found herself attracted to in him were exactly his eyes. Only one look was all she always needed to forget everything around her, and be unable to look away, not that she actually wanted to. They were filled with so many emotions and feelings, but there was this one, which she could recognize pretty well now, which she knew was a pure love and she moved her own face closer, brushing his lips with hers.
She didn't need to wait long for response, and she soon felt him start kissing her back, the passion inside them increasing as the kiss continued. His hands soon started their travel over her body, while hers moved to his hair, and one moment he tightened his grip on her, pressing her against his body, deepening the kiss. She could feel herself slowly getting lost in the feelings, which he was awakening inside her body with his kiss and touch, and she wanted more. She parted her lips, feeling the tip of his tongue slowly move along her lips, asking for permission to enter, which she willingly granted. She moaned, as their tongues met and started their dance, her grip on him tightening as she pressed herself even more against him. His hands were waking up every single nerve in her body, even though there was the material of her shirt between them and her skin, but not for long as they soon slipped under it, his very gentle touch making her jump.
He moved his kisses from her lips, to her jaw, slowly moving down to her neck, while his hands were slowly getting more, and more bold with their actions. He didn't meet even slightest resistance on her side, when he caught the hem of her shirt and lifted it up, to take it off and it soon fell to the floor. Another moan escaped her lips, when his found just the right spot to make her squirm in his arms, and yet one more when his hands cupped the mounds of her breasts. She was driving him crazy with those soft sounds she was making, the gentle touch of her hands, travelling all over his bare chest, shoulders and back, his need for her was quickly growing inside her. Wrapping one of his arms tightly around her waist, allowing the other one to continue its play, he pulled her with himself as he started to carefully walk backwards, making his way to the bed. He turned them around, when he felt the back of his legs touch the bed and laid her on the bed, immediately following her.
He smiled at her, when their faces were again at the same level, and for a short moment he stared into her darkened eyes before he captured her lips in a kiss once again, while moving more on top of her, supporting his weight on his arms. Soon, the whole world around them was forgotten, the only thing that mattered was the other one, the raising passion, the sensations that were spreading through their bodies, and in the end, the closeness between them, as they fell asleep in each other's arms.