So This Is Love?

Part 12: Call Me Old Fashioned

*** October 10th, 2018***

Sitting around Tyler's home, fire roaring in the backyard and the kids off playing, Ryan listens to Anupam retell his story of his worst acting job ever. His theatrics send everyone laughing and holding their sides from the humorous pain inducing story.

Looking across at the kids chasing Freema, Ryan smiles widely. She's been with them nearly half the day- chasing, jumping, tumbling around without care.

Can't think of anything more beautiful than a woman who longs for a family.

"She's really great with them." Jocko leans over and whispers to him. Jocko has always known there was an attraction and magnitude between Freema and Ryan: then again, anyone with eyes could see that.

"Yeah- you should've seen her with Felicity's, from makeup, baby. She held her for hours it felt like." Ryan gleams and looks back to the fire. "She deserves kids. She'd be a great mother."

"Maybe you should oblige her already." Jocko suggests as he sips his beer.

"Yeah- right."

"Why not? She likes you man, and we all know you like her. I say go for it."

"We barely know each other and I don't think with the show any everything it would work out. Besides you can't just say to someone- let's have a baby- if you aren't or haven't been together. Besides she just got out of a relationship a year and a half ago. I doubt she wants to jump right into one now, let alone have kids." Ryan draws from his bottle and glances back at Freema rolling in the grass while being attacked by the young boy and girl. Her giggles and radiating smile can be heard and seen from across the spacious back yard.

"Maybe not- but there's no harm in shooting your shot." Getting up, Jocko goes inside and Ryan watches Freema with intent foul eyes.

He would marry her in an instant and have a family.

If she would say yes of course.

Taking the last sip of his beer, he places it by his chair and heads down the slight slope to Freema and the kids as they play on her out of breath.

"Someone call a rescue team?" Ryan jokes as he picks both children up and off of Freema. Tickling them in the process.

"Hahaha, stop!!!" They squeal. Setting them down- they take off running towards the campfire to find the things for s'mores, and Ryan offers a hand to Freema- who instead pulls him down to the grass. Laying on his side, he looks down at her from his propped elbow and smiles softly at her.

"Out of breath?"

"Very much so...they have too much energy." She huffs with a smile. She turns her head and looks up at him. "What?"

"You're so beautiful." He says charmingly and she blushes and rolls her eyes.

"Oh cut it out."

"We should do that." He quickly states.

"Do what?"

"Have kids."

"You're funny." Sitting up, she prepares to stand, but he pulls her back down holds her hand.

"I think a baby would be a wonderful idea. You would be an excellent mother."

"Phh, you're drunk- aren't you?"

"No—just taken by you." Her cheeks burn and as she searches his eyes and tries to find the words she wants, Tyler and Anupam come over with s'mores.