Worth The Wait

The early morning sunlight peeked through the blinds, its golden rays kissing her cheeks as she rolls over in bed, stretching. The radiant smile that forms on her lips as she reaches for her husband quickly dissipates when she finds only his pillow.

"Robert," she calls, silent panic coursing through her veins. "Robert where are you?"

With wild eyes and a racing heart, she walks briskly down the hallway, her hand instinctively pressed to her expanding belly. In her mind, she can still see him, as he was when she lost him. Please do not let this be a dream, she thinks. Please let him be here.

She flips on a light switch in the nursery and her heart catches in her throat. Her husband was sitting on the hardwood floor looking at a sheet of paper in candlelight. He did not want to wake her.

"What is it Luv," he asks, immediately rising to take her shaking hands in his. "What's wrong?"

"When I awoke and you weren't there…I thought…Robert I thought…"

He does not let her finish the sentence…He is already pulling her into his arms…kissing her hair…holding her tight.

"I'm here Luv. I am not ever going anywhere again."

He caresses her cheek with his thumb as he tilts her chin so she is looking right at him. He kisses the tears that are falling down her face. "I'm sorry I scared you…I didn't think…"

"I over reacted. I know I did. It is just that I am so happy Robert…I finally have you back. You have no idea how many nights I dreamed of being in your arms after you 'died.' When I woke up and you were, not there…I was so afraid that last night was just another one of my dreams. That our babies were a dream."

"Oh Annie…I've had those very same dreams every night since we were separated. When I came home and you were no longer mine…"

"I was always yours Robert…you know that don't you? Even in those moments when our demons seemed to drive us, I still loved you. I still wanted to be with you."

"I love you Annie. I do not want you to be afraid that this is all going to go away. I am real. I am yours. And we are going to have a baby."

"Two babies Robert."

"Two babies," he confirms. "Anna I'm so happy. I cannot even put into words what I am feeling. I just…I love you so much."

"I love you too Robert. More than I could ever put into words. You are my soulmate Scorpio."

"And you are mine."

She reaches for his hand as she glides it to her belly. His smile was so bright it could have lit up the sky like Fourth of July.

"Was that…Annie was that our babies?"

"That was your daughter wanting to say hi…and this… (He can feel another kick, a little stronger than the last) That was your son."

"You can really tell the difference," he asks.

"I can. These children are all Scorpio. Heaven help us all."

He laughs, as he looks at her…his smile making her weak in the knees. "That's how you charm the ladies right there…that smile…those dimples… your son is going to be just like you. Just you wait. "

"There's only one woman I ever want to charm Luv…She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."

"Oh don't do that Scorpio…You're going to make me late for work."

"So don't go in today. Spend the day in bed with me."

"You are a bad influence on me Scorpio."

"Is that a yes?"

She smiles at him, but gives nothing away. "What are you working on here anyways?"

"It was supposed to be a surprise," he reasons.

"Oh and I ruined your surprise. I am sorry Robert. Should I go back upstairs?"

"It doesn't matter now Luv. Maybe it's better if we do this together anyways."

"Do what exactly?"

"Build our children's cribs. I was so excited I could not sleep. I started putting them together but there's so many pieces I couldn't tell what was what."

"You could have turned on the light," she quips.

"I could have…but I didn't want to wake you."

She stands on tiptoe as she kisses Roberts nose. "You are one of the last great men Robert Scorpio. Now take me to bed. I have no intention of leaving the bedroom all day."

Robert grins at her seductively, his hand cupping her buttocks as he lifts her off the ground. "I plan on devouring my wife all day long," he states, his greedy lips capturing hers in a hungry kiss. Anna giggles as he throws her robe down the hall as they walk back up the stairs.

"Make me Purr, Scorpio," she challenges, the moment he lays her down on the bed.

"Like a kitten," he promises, his lips trailing up and down her naked body until the passion between them explodes. After the first round of lovemaking, Anna cuddles against his chest, completely content.

Life had come full circle for the Scorpios…They were each other's happy ever after. They would not have it any other way