I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
I woke up the next morning by my phone ringing rather than my son waking me up, I rolled over pulling my phone to my ear after answering the call.
"Good morning…did I wake you?" Alex asked.
"No…why?" I asked rolling over to sit on the edge of my bed rubbing at my face when my door opened and Alex was leaning against the door frame.
"Because I'm already here and caught you sleeping…" Alex said smirking shutting his phone.
"You're such a jerk…" I said as I closed my phone setting it on the bed next to me.
"Nah…I brought you something…"
"Chris?" I asked sarcastically.
"That's not something…that's a someone…" Alex said.
"Okay…my bad…" I said as I stood up stretching a little before Alex pushed the door open rest of the way walking in pulling a bouquet of flowers from behind his back. "How'd you carry those along with opening the door and holding the phone?" I asked curiously.
"I had some help." Alex said as he looked down the hall smirking knowing that my son must have ran down it.
"Thanks…let me go shower up and I'll be right out." I said as I smelt the flowers quickly.
"Okay…I'll go put these in a vase…" Alex said.
"My mom knows where they are…" I said.
"I don't want to bother her, she is cooking breakfast."
"Okay…morning." I said leaning forward pressing my lips to his for a quick kiss before I watched him walk down the hall smelling the flowers he had bought me as I shut the door locking it taking a quick shower and changing into a new outfit before I blew dry my hair so there won't be any wet stains on my shirt. I made my way out of the room seeing Chris sitting on the couch with a controller in his hands that were wrapped around Xavier who was sitting on his lap. "How's the leg?" I asked as I sat across from them on the couch to put on my socks and shoes.
"It's attached." He said smirking.
"What you guys playing?" I asked.
"Jurassic Park…we get to catch the dinosaurs…we got a T-Rex." Xavier said proudly.
"Awesome…" I said as I watched them play when Alex walked out leaning against the half wall.
"You're out of milk." Alex said getting me to turn and look at him smirking.
"I'll head up to the store then…does anyone want to come with?" I asked as no one volunteered, "Well, I'll go alone…anything else we need?" I asked as I stood up walking to the little shelf that had the car keys.
"Nah, I'll walk you out though." Alex said as he followed me out to my car.
"I thought you were coming over later." I said after he had shut the door behind him.
"Was going to but it was boring at our apartment and I missed my baby." Alex said as he grasped my hand as we walked along the sidewalk to the driveway.
"Glad you came though…just don't know what to do for the whole day…" I said.
"Chris and I can entertain ourselves, plus Chris and Xavier are having the most fun playing that dang game." Alex said.
"Whose game is that anyway?" I asked.
"Chris's, he just got it for Christmas and he knew how much Xavier liked his dinosaurs."
"He got that right…anything else we need at the store, you promised to bring dinner." I said.
"I know, I brought all the ingredients for it so no worries about buying anything for it tonight…" Alex said smirking as I nodded, he pulled open the car door for me as I climbed in and he shut it, I rolled down the window after starting the car.
"I love you." I said leaning through the now open window giving him a quick kiss.
"I love you too…drive safe." Alex said as he backed up letting me drive to the nearest store picking up some milk, I grabbed a present for Chris and wasn't really able to wrap it as I drove back to the house walking in going straight to the kitchen handing my mom the milk to finish whatever she was cooking as I went out to the living room watching them play the video game until breakfast was ready. We ate breakfast and I handed Chris his present which he liked, I assumed he liked it and then we pretty much took turns at playing the video game until lunch and well into the night time where Alex cooked dinner which was a nice surprise. After dinner, we moved out to the living room watching Dick Clark's New York City New Years Eve show until it started the 10 second countdown where I handed out the apple cider for everyone to drink. Xavier, who was still on Chris's lap, along with Chris and Alex were yelling the numbers as it appeared until the ball had reached the end and it was now officially midnight. Alex leant over pressing his lips to mine for a kiss when it stroke midnight and after the kiss I smirked.
"May we do the fireworks now?" Xavier asked.
"Yes buddy, come on." Alex said as we got up gathering the fireworks heading outside where they put one by one in the middle of the street, Alex and Chris took turns lighting them seeing them shoot of. My mom didn't want to do fireworks so she stayed inside to continue watching the New Years Eve show or whatever else she wanted to do.
"May I light one?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah, come here bud." Alex said.
"Be careful." I said worried about my son doing it, Alex gave me a re-assuring look as he squatted down behind my son lighting the lighter and handed it to my son seeing the flame didn't let go and Alex pointed to what he needed to light and Xavier lit it, Xavier ran away with Alex and nothing happened.
"It's a dud." Xavier said as he started walking towards it hearing some noises come from it.
"Xavier!" I exclaimed scared knowing at any second it was going to explode, Alex ran over picking him up by the arms and ran a step as it just burst, Alex took the bump flipping to his back to save Xavier letting him land on his stomach. "Oh my god, you okay?" I asked running over from my spot at the top of the driveway squatting down beside them seeing how close both of them were to getting caught on fire from the popping of the firework.
"That was awesome." Xavier said.
"Never do that again, you hear me?" I asked pointing at Xavier as I pulled him up to his feet.
"But-"
"No, you almost got killed and you almost got Alex killed…apologize." I said scared and pissed.
"I'm sorry Alex…" Xavier said.
"Now thank him for doing what he did."
"Thank you Alex." Xavier said as Alex nodded dusting off his legs and got to his feet, I stood up being face to face with Alex.
"Are you okay?" I asked as I reached out dusting at his arms seeing a few scrapes on his elbows from the cement and blood slowly emerging to the surface.
"It's nothing too bad…I'll be fine…" Alex said shrugging.
"I'm sorry…I don't know what gotten into him." I said as I looked over seeing Xavier now sitting on Chris's lap as Chris was opening the sparklers now. "At least he is going to play with the sparklers."
"That was the last firework for the night, the others could wait until July." Alex said.
"You're probably right…" I said smirking, "Thanks." I said.
"No worries…" Alex said as he wrapped his arms around me pulling me into his embrace, I wrapped my arms around his waist feeling him kiss at the top of my head and he held me tight for a few minutes before we walked over grabbing our own sparklers making weird designs. "A-L-E-X." Alex said as he spelt it out with the sparklers, I did it with my name as well.
"You know how to spell your name bud?" Chris asked as he handed Xavier a new sparkler.
"Yes…see…" Xavier said as he begun spelling it out but the sparkler died before he finished. "Aw…" He said as he tossed it into the bucket of water before he was handed another sparkler. We went through all the sparklers before we each got a box of the poppers that popped when you threw them on the ground, we chased each other around throwing them at each other's feet, Xavier had the most fun with that laughing each time we almost got him and every time he had gotten us. After going through all the fun firework things that Alex had purchased, we had headed inside seeing that my mom had went to bed already during our little celebration on the front lawn.
"Well, I think it's bed time." I said looking to Xavier.
"But I'm not tired." Xavier said.
"We are all tired, we're going to bed." Alex said wrapping his arms around my waist kissing at my neck.
"What about you Chris?" Xavier asked.
"I'm going to bed…" Chris said yawning.
"Okay…." Xavier said as I walked with my son to the bedroom letting him change as I was getting things ready for him to go to bed.
"You want a bed time story?" I asked.
"No mommy, I don't need one…" Xavier said as I nodded.
"Night Xavier, I love you." I said as I leant over pressing my lips to his forehead.
"I love you too mommy...I'm sorry about earlier." Xavier said.
"You know what mistake you made?" I asked as he nodded, "Good, get some sleep buddy." I said smiling as I ran a hand through his short hair before he rolled over and I got up heading out of the room turning the main light off shutting the door leaving a crack in it as I went to the linen closet grabbing a blanket and a few pillows for Chris, one for his head and a few spare for his leg.
"Sorry about this Chris." I said as he was already sitting on the couch going through the channels on the television.
"No worries, I sleep on the couch enough where I can sleep anywhere." Chris said smirking.
"Good night…where's Alex?" I asked.
"He's getting a midnight snack, I believe." Chris said.
"Alright…night." I said turning the light off going into the kitchen seeing Alex standing in front of the fridge, "Anything catch your eye?" I asked leaning against the wall.
"Beside you?" He asked smirking as he stood up looking at me smirking before he walked around the island heading towards me.
"You can't get me…" I said smirking as I led him to the bedroom.
"I better not hear anything." Chris said jokingly.
"You will…" Alex said smiling as I rolled my eyes.
"I think she is classier than that…" Chris said.
"Not by much." Alex joked as he slid his arms around my waist as we made it down the hall to my bedroom. Alex shut the door behind me, I turned around wrapping my arms around his neck and pressed my lips against his.
"Thank you for earlier…" I said smiling as I leant my forehead against his.
"No worries…go change into your sexy pajamas and we can cuddle until we fall asleep." Alex said smirking.
"I don't have any sexy pajamas…hope your okay with happy bunny…"
"I love bunnies." Alex said smirking as I rolled my eyes going into my bathroom with my happy bunny set of pajamas changing into my set of pajamas coming out to see Alex laying on my bed under the blanket and the two stuff animals were off the bed and he smirked as I walked across the room sliding into the bed with him cuddling close to him. "I love you." Alex said kissing the top of my head.
"I love you too." I said smiling as I kissed where I could as I fell asleep in his embrace.