CAN LOVE SAVE (A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION JUMP STREET STYLE PART TWO}

CHAPTER 9: TIME FOR A LITTLE LOVING

Sydney said "I need to check on the babies. Make sure they are ok."  She started to them.  Tom said "Syd I'm sorry I didn't mean to raise my voice and wake them up. Please they're fine. Come sit down."  Sydney was trying not to cry.  Sydney went and sat down.  

Tom said "Baby I'm sorry ok. Please don't cry."  He caressed her face.  She said "I love you Tommy. So much.  I'm sorry I just feel like I'm failing you. I want to "  Tom put his fingers on her lips.  He said "Stop. Listen to me.  I love you. I love you want to take care of me. But baby I can take care of myself.  You are not failing me ok. You're the best wife. Sydney I need to be the one taking care of you. Please sweetheart let me do that ok.  I know you're overwhelmed. I know you feel like you have missed too much time with the babies."  Sydney said "Tommy I did. I can't get that time back."

He said "Honey I know that. But the babies don't know ok. I know you. I know you feel like you let them down, but you didn't. Sydney it's ok to have more help with them ok.  I mean if you need to get away, go out with just Judy, have a spa day, or if you want me to take you to the mall, we can leave the babies.  We have great friends, my mom to watch them. I know that you hate being away from them. I get it. But baby I worry about you overdoing it.  So I need for you to make me a promise."

Sydney said "What"  Tom said "If you don't want to accept more help then I'm not going to force you ok. But then you need to let me do more to take care of you. I'm a grown man. You aren't failing me ok. I don't need you cooking for me Syd. Please don't try that again.  I mean yeah if you want to cook for me, I will love it, I love your cooking ok. But know that you don't have to cook for me. You never have had to cook for me. I can cook for us, or I can order food to be delivered."  Sydney said "Tommy that's so expensive to eat out like that all the time."

Tom said "don't worry about that. Besides we own a bowling alley with a restaurant, I can always have the food delivered to us."  Sydney thought of those girls who have the crush on Tom.  Tom said "So make me a deal. If you ever decide to cook for me like you did, please baby come get me or have Judy come watch the babies.  Please don't try and cook for me if you are the only one with the babies."

Sydney said "Tommy they were asleep so I thought I'm so sorry I burned your food."  Tom said "Forget the food. Sydney I know you're best mom. And I know that if the babies are crying you're going to take care of them. I want you to do that. I would never want you to ignore the babies just cause you're trying cook for me. But honey I don't want you getting overwhelmed even more than you already are."

Tom hugged her.  Tom said "Sydney I'm serious. You are the best wife. I hate that you are feeling like you are failing me, cause baby you're not. You've never failed me. I've been the one to fail you."  He kissed her hand.  

Sydney said "I miss us, being with you whenever, everyday, night."  Tom said "I miss that too. But honey we can't do that right now, and honestly I'm too wiped out a lot of the times to even be able to do it.  These babies wear me out. I love them, and I wouldn't change anything except you bleeding out, almost dying. But these beautiful little angels that we made are a hell of a lot of work."  He grinned.  Sydney said "Yes for sure."  He said "And a hell of a lot of worry. I mean I like constantly am worrying about them."  Sydney said "I know me too."

Tom said "But we are parents ok. And we are going to put these babies first ok. They come first. They need us to do everything for them Sydney. They need you. Baby I need you. Their life and my life depends on you being here with us. That's the only thing I need from you ok. I don't need sex. I don't need you to cook for me. I need you to be healthy, and to be happy and to be here for our babies. Syd I'm serious. I can't do this without you. I worry non stop about you."