Making Things Right for Their Family
Disclaimer: In other chapters
Randy and Riley have been working their marriage out. Riley moved back to St. Louis but has her own place. Randy hasn't been pushing her to move back into the house, but he has been known to stay at her place from time to time. Well tonight was one of those times since Melinda was sick. He just couldn't get his head around the fact that Riley took care of all three kids like this. He watched her get their youngest daughter to sleep and he knew that she was the best mother that any of their kids could ever have. He put RJ and Peyton down before hand, but he knew that this was something that he needed to get more involved with.
As Riley walked back into the living room she noticed that Randy was lost in thought. She never seen him like this before and she knew that this was a side that she would love to see more of. She sat down next to him who brought him out of the thought and he just smiled at her.
"Okay Randy what were you thinking about?"
"Just how good of a mother you are."
"Really?"
"Yes really and the fact that I need to be a better father to our kids."
"Randy you are a good father it's just that your work tends to get in the way of watching them grow up."
"I know that babe."
"Randy I am not trying to complain here I'm just telling you how I feel. I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to marry you. It just gets a little hard at times when I know that you could be out there with someone better than me."
"Riley there is no one better than you. You are the best thing that could ever happen to me. You have given me so much that I feel that I don't deserve. There are times that I don't know what I would do if I didn't have you or the kids, but then the times I do have you I just can't stop myself from making a huge mistake."
"Everyone makes them Randy. You just chose to hurt you family in the process."
"I know."
"I'm telling you this. If I didn't love you I wouldn't be here giving you another chance."
He nodded.
"Randy just take things one day at a time. That is how I'm doing it."
"How did I ever get a girl as special as you?"
"I don't know, but you better not screw it up again or you will lose this girl forever."
"I swear I won't mess this up ever again."
She nodded taking his hand and walking to her bedroom with him. He had wanted to sleep in the same room as her since they have been back together, but Riley would always make him sleep on the couch, but this just seem like the right now for them to sleep in the same bed again. Riley missed him deeply that she couldn't image not sleeping in his arms. She knew that this was a big risk she was taking, but it was something she just had to do.