What He Expects

Chapter 20 - Read A/N

I woke up and tried to stretch but my frail, old limbs wouldn't let me completely. I sat up, my back aching just a bit ant turned to see my well-aged husband next to me. He slept peacefully; light snores coming from his slightly parted open mouth. I smiled and grabbed my cane as I hauled myself up. Walking as fast as my eighty-four year old legs would allow me, I made it to our small kitchen. We had moved from our old house once Mark and Mackenzie turned twenty and were on their own. Our nice little house was settled on the countryside of London and was just a simple log cabin-y feel. I started making some tea for my eighty-six year old husband and myself. Once it was finished I grabbed some cereal and some bowls and I placed them on our two-person table. Thomas wobbled from our bedroom and smiled at me.

"Good morning gorgeous." He said. I shook my head, my greying hair shaking from side to side a bit. He sat down with a light plop and I sat down across from him.

"I love you so much Autumn." Thomas stated, his voice still groggy from sleep.

"I love you so much more Thomas." I replied while pouring myself a bowl of cereal. He grabbed the milk and poured it into his bowl, which was full of cereal as well. I did the same once he finished with it.

"What are we going to do today dear?" Thomas asked as we ate.

"The kids want us to come over to Will and Melody's house." I shrugged. William had married Ki Hong's little girl Melody and had two beautiful children, Kathryn, or Ryn for short was their oldest, she was seven and their youngest, Kayden, he was five. Arraya Fea married a nice young man named Brendan and they had one little eight-month-old boy named Cody. Mackenzie was currently engaged to Will Poulter's oldest boy, Josiah (A/N yeah I forgot to mention earlier that Will Poulter had a kid in this, his name is Josiah and he's a year older then Mackenzie). Then Mark well he was a bit different from the other children but both Thomas and I supported him. He was dating a very nice guy named Chris, they were happily in love and it was beautiful. I chuckled remembering when he told us he fancied men. Thomas and I were shocked but we were happy for him and even invited Chris over for dinner that night.

"What time do they want us over?" Thomas asked, knocking me out of my thoughts. I racked my old brain to remember what Arraya Fea had told me just a few days ago.

"Oh at five." I finally replied. Thomas looked over to the coo-coo clock that hung on the wall; I had picked it out, and then turned to me.

"It's almost two already and it takes us an hour to get there." Thomas stated. Yeah we weren't your normal day old people that got up at the break of dawn. Screw that I needed sleep and I was going to get it whether they liked it or not.

"Ok well I'll get ready at three." I smiled getting up and placing the bowls in the kitchen sink. We watched some TV show, laughing as the characters cracked a joke. The coo-coo clock chimed three and I got up.

"Well I'm going to go get ready."

"Can I join?" Thomas asked with a wrinkled smirk. I gave a laugh.

"Whatever you want dear." I said making my way back to the bedroom.

            Thomas and I got dressed and ready to go. We finally left and headed to the city of London. When we got there all the kids were there and they gave us a hug, and so did our grandchildren. Everyone was with their partners and I smiled at Mark and Chris.

"So why did you invite us?" Thomas asked with a chuckle, not trying to sound rude.

"Well what is today?" Arraya asked. I racked my brains but I don't even know the date.

Thomas shrugged. "Don't know, I forgot to check the calendar this morning."

Will sighed. "It's you're 60th anniversary!"