I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
Xavier climbed into his car seat buckling himself up and Alex leant in checking it to make sure it was secure and properly put in. Alex climbed into the drivers seat, and buckled up before he looked over to me smiling.
"You guys hungry? There is an awesome buffet place just down the street." Alex said.
"What's a buffet?" Xavier asked as I looked back at him and Xavier was looking out the one window as Alex begun backing up.
"You are making your kid live a sheltered life." Alex said.
"Not anymore now that you're here." I said smiling.
"A buffet is where there is food in carts and you can go through the carts making your own plate with the food that is displayed." Alex tried to explain.
"What type of food is it?" Xavier asked.
"Different kinds, they always have a dessert part too…" Alex said as Xavier was more excited about that, but what child doesn't like sweets and desserts more than healthy foods. Alex reached over grabbing my hand holding onto it as he drove with his other hand to this restaurant he said was awesome. He parked the car yet again, I climbed out of the car helping my son out of the car before we headed inside and purchased the three buffets.
"I'll go get us a table." I said as I went and found a table to hold while I watched Alex walk through carrying both his and Xavier's empty plate helping Xavier put his favorite food on his plate and walked back to the table setting both plates onto the table. Xavier slid into the booth and Alex sat down beside him. "I'll be back." I said getting up going to go through the different carts making my own plate going back to the booth to see our drinks were already brought out to us.
"Are you staying the night again tonight Alex?" Xavier asked.
"Probably not." Alex said.
"May we play the dance game again before you leave?" Xavier asked as he poked at the corn that I am sure Alex made him get.
"Absolutely bud, maybe I will leave it at your house for you to play for a little while longer." Alex said smirking.
"Don't you want it at your place?" I asked.
"We have other consoles plus like Chris can even play those games with him being Gumby." Alex said chuckling.
"When am I going to see Chris again?" Xavier asked.
"Why don't you bring Chris over for New Year's Eve? We usually sit out and watch fireworks our neighbors light." I said.
"That sounds good, but I think he may be at his families for the holidays…" Alex said.
"I'll call him and invite him anyway…" I said smirking.
"Why don't you guys light your own fireworks?" Alex asked.
"Because we just don't." I said shrugging.
"I'll buy some and bring them over so we can light them." Alex said.
"May I light one?" Xavier asked as he begun eating one piece of corn at a time.
"Depends on the firework but you can do the sparklers." Alex said.
"What are those pop ones that you throw on the ground and it does a mini pop?" I asked.
"I don't know what they are called." Alex said as he set his fork down.
"What are they?" Xavier asked.
"They are these little white things that you throw onto the ground and they make a pop sound and explodes." Alex said.
"Explodes like a big firework?" Xavier asked.
"No, just a small one…do you like fireworks?" Alex asked.
"I love them….what's not to love?" Xavier asked as he started to demonstrate what a firework is and what he loves about it.
"When I was younger, neither of my siblings liked them…I don't think I did either…" Alex said.
"I know I didn't, I hated the things with a passion…I can only imagine you like them or are tolerable with them since TNA uses pyrotechnics for some of your entrances, don't they?" I asked.
"What are pyrotechnics?" Xavier asked.
"You watch TNA, you know AJ Styles?" Alex asked, Xavier nodded yes as he put the last piece of corn into his mouth. "You know the dropping lights or flames I should say?"
"Yeah, those are cool." Xavier said.
"That is a form of pyrotechnics." Alex said.
"May we do fireworks?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah, we'll go buy some or if Alex wants to grab some since he knows them better." I said looking from my son to Alex making eye contact with him smiling.
"Yay!" Xavier said excitedly as I moved the bracelet on my wrist a little, "May I have dessert?" Xavier asked.
"Sure buddy, come on." Alex said climbing out to let my son get out of the booth grasping his hand looking to me, "You coming?" Alex asked.
"I'll stay to watch our things."
"What things?" Alex asked as I rolled my eyes going with Alex and Xavier, Xavier grabbed a bowl for his ice cream but couldn't reach the lever so Alex picked him up letting Xavier control the lever and how much is poured into his bowl before Alex put him back down. "Cone or bowl?" Alex asked.
"Bowl, cones tend to be messier." I said as I reached past him for a bowl for myself.
"Bowl it is." Alex said smirking.
"Chocolate, vanilla or both?' I asked pulling down the middle lever to get both watching Xavier out of the corner of my eyes seeing him struggle for the toppings. "Hold on Xavier, let me help you." I said as I put my bowl down.
"What toppings do you want bud?" Alex asked as I looked to Alex out of the corner of my eye getting chocolate ice cream.
"I want sprinkles and chocolate syrup." Xavier said as I put the toppings he said in his bowl on top of his ice cream.
"May I go sit?" Xavier asked as he grabbed his bowl.
"Yeah, don't spill." I said as I watched him walk the distance to the table in which he put the bowl on the table before he climbed into the bench and slid in.
"What toppings do you get?" Alex asked as he grabbed a chocolate chip cookie taking a bite of it.
"I'm more of the hot fudge and that's it girl."
"Come on, live life on the edge, do you trust me?"
"That depends."
"Will you let me do your toppings this once."
"Fine, surprise me." I said smiling as I turned to go sit with my son but Alex stopped me turning me to give him a kiss.
"I love you." Alex said smirking.
"Love you too." I said smiling as I went to the table watching my son eating his ice cream slowly, "How is your ice cream?"
"Yummy." Xavier said as he had more around his mouth than he did in it.
"For you and for me." Alex said setting down a bowl in front of me.
"What did you put on top of this?" I asked looking at the ice cream obviously seeing Oreo crumbs and hot fudge.
"Oreos and hot fudge…and some butterscotch and regular chocolate syrup."
"Butterscotch?" Xavier asked.
"It's a syrup on top of ice cream and there are hard candy like it too." Alex said as I nervously took a bite of the ice cream he had prepared for me, oddly it wasn't as bad as I thought. "How is it?" Alex asked.
"Very good, thanks." I said smiling.
"May I try mommy?" Xavier asked as I scooped up another bite reaching it across the table feeding my song, "MMM, that's good, may I go get some of that?" Xavier asked.
"I got it." Alex said taking his ice cream putting new toppings on his ice cream before he came back finishing the rest of it.
"Xavier, wipe your mouth please." I said as Xavier grabbed his napkin wiping his mouth getting most of it, I rolled my eyes as I finished cleaning his mouth from across the table before I looked to Alex who had chocolate syrup on his lips. "Alex, you got some." I said pointing around my lips.
"Does it bother you?" Alex asked.
"Why yes it does." I said.
"Messy is better than cleanliness." Alex joked.
"Cleanliness always leads to good, mom told me I shall present myself in my best look." Xavier said.
"It does, but sometimes messy and having fun is good too." Alex said.
"I like getting messy." Xavier said.
"Me too." Alex said.
"May we go home so I can play the dance game?" Xavier asked.
"Absolutely." Alex said as he climbed out letting Xavier climb out, I stood up grabbing my purse before Alex grasped my hand and Xavier's with his other leading us out to his car. We got to his car driving the distance to my house listening to my son trying to sing along to Alex's High Crusade CD, I hadn't heard these songs but it sounded like Alex's voice.
"Is this a new CD?" I asked.
"The rough cut of the new CD, we all have a copy to listen to when we can listen to it and note any changes we want to make." Alex said as he reached his hand on top of mine.
"I like it"" Xavier said.
"Me too." I said smirking as Alex glanced back at Xavier then to me with a smile.
"Thanks, it means a lot." Alex said with a smile when he parallel parked his car in front of my house.
"It's true." I said as we climbed out moving Xavier's seat to my car before we headed into my house when Alex's phone went off.
"I got to take this." Alex said as I nodded, I watched as he walked down the hall to my bedroom to take the call.
"Mommy, may we dance?" Xavier asked pointing to the console.
"Let's wait until Alex is off the phone to ask him." I said as Xavier nodded as he went to his room coming out with his new toy playing when Alex emerged with his duffel bag on his shoulder.
"You leaving?" Xavier asked getting to his feet going to stand in front of Alex.
"Unfortunately, Chris forgot his key and can't get back into our apartment." Alex explained ruffling his hair.
"When are you coming back?" Xavier asked.
"Tomorrow bud," Alex said picking him up.
"Tomorrow?" I asked.
"Yes, don't make any plans. You guys want to walk me out?" Alex asked tickling Xavier's stomach.
"I made you left over food to take home including the pie for you and Chris." I said as I went out to the kitchen grabbing the food for him walking with him to the car. "What about the game console?"
"I'll come grab it later." Alex said.
"May we play it?" Xavier asked.
"Absolutely, you better be great at the dance game to beat me." Alex said.
"I will." Xavier said as Alex set Xavier down tossing his duffel bag into the back seat before he grabbed the food from me to put into the passenger seat. Alex re-picked Xavier up giving him a hug before tossing him over his shoulder, "You make sure your ready by noon tomorrow?' Alex said resting his free hand on my hip.
"Why?" I asked.
"Don't worry about it." Alex said as he leant forward pressing his lips to mine for a kiss. "I love you." Alex said.
"I love you too mommy." Xavier said.
"I love you both." I said as I ruffled my sons hair and gave Alex another kiss, Alex put Xavier back to his feet.
"Practice those moves." Alex said as he walked around the car and I rested my hands on top of Xavier's shoulders.
"I will." Xavier said smiling.
"Drive safe and tell Chris we said hi." I said as he nodded, he got into his car watching him drive off. I followed my son into the house where he played that dance game for rest of the night. I had texted Alex since he texted saying he got to his apartment. I put Xavier to bed stopping at the door turning to look back at him smirking as I walked back in resting my hand on his chest feeling it move up and down with every breath he had took. I smiled as I walked out going back to my room calling my mom making sure she made it home and she told me the news that she is transferring down to Orlando and would love to move in so I knew that would be great. I got off the phone getting a text from Alex saying he was ready for bed and said goodnight with a love you and a heart as well. I smiled as I wrote back saying good-night and I love you. After that messenger sent I received one from Chris saying 'Thanks for the food, I love food…and where is my present?' I rolled my eyes as I couldn't help but to smile and chuckle at him as I wrote back with 'Your welcome, I'll give you a 'present' when you come over on New Years Eve if you want to join us.' I said happy at the fact he may come, I stayed up texting Chris for a little while before falling asleep at 4 AM and woke up at 8 AM by Xavier. I got up leading him to the kitchen where I made us breakfast, this time I let Xavier help make Belgian waffles after I had to dig out the machine from the back of the cabinet, "Do you like cooking?" I asked.
"Yes mommy, is cooking a career?" Xavier asked.
"Absolutely, you can do anything you put your mind to." I said smirking.
"I want to be a lot of things…can I be more than one thing?"
"Yes you can, some people do multiple things."
"I want to wrestle and be a cook."
"You can do that too." I said trying to let that soak in but he's four, he doesn't know what he really wants at that age so we finished cooking the waffles eating a couple each before I put the left over waffles into the refrigerator to eat later.
"When will Alex be here?" Xavier asked.
"In 2 hours." I answered looking at the time.
"I'm going to go get dressed then may we dance more?" Xavier asked.
"Yes we can." I said as I watched my son go down the hall and I was close behind to change myself, I really wanted to shower so I set the console up and game for Xavier before going to shower leaving the door open so I could hear him if he needed me. I got out dressing into a decent outfit not knowing where we are going or what he has planned and I put the bracelet back on to wear today because I couldn't stop wearing it. I went out to the living room watching my son dance to the LMFAO song laughing because my son obviously doesn't get these moves or song lyrics but boy did he enjoy them.
"Mom join me." Xavier said as I did as he selected a song I have never heard before so I tried my best to match the moves being displayed on the screen, I honestly think Xavier just liked dancing and didn't care about the moves on the screen so it may explain why he always asks to play the dance game.