Us Against The World

Dancing In The Moonlight

SONG LYRICS ARE FROM 'I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU BY WESTLIFE.'

We spent the afternoon together just enjoying the quiet, Aeryn slept for hours before she woke crying for milk and Chloe got to sit back and feed her for the first time in weeks. I sat holding Chloe in my arms and watched our beautiful baby girl, my family was back together but I wanted to do something special for Chloe. Something to show her, that I loved her as the woman who'd stolen my heart that night in that bar, the woman who made my heart race when she looked at me. I wanted to show her that I still saw her. Chloe.

An idea formed in my head, I gently moved my arm from around Chloe and Aeryn kissing Chloe on the top of her head, and went to run her a relaxing bath using the vanilla bubble bath she loved and filled the room with candles. I was going to make sure my gorgeous girl had a relaxing night and felt pampered and loved… Once the bath was run, I went and ordered our favourite meal, while Chloe settled Aeryn; I was going to arrange everything for surprise part of the evening. After all, the whole house now smelt of vanilla so Chloe would know I had run her a bath, admittedly something I did do for her on a regular occasion. My girl deserved the best I could give her.

Tonight, was going to be night filled with romance.

She appeared at the top of the stairs, shutting the nursery door quietly and I felt my breath hitch in my throat. Despite the bruising on her skin and the bandages still covering her arms, she'd never seem as beautiful as she did now. A smile softly crept across her face as she walked slowly towards me, taking my hand in hers…

"She's asleep Lucas, where on earth did that toy come from? I tried to change it to her Raggedy Ann but she started to cry. She's a princess who loves a goblin!"

I chuckled as I told her how Aeryn had made Dimitris life a misery in the small toy shop he'd taken her too, how every time he'd tried to persuade her to have anything else that was soft and bright she'd screamed. So in the end, the little goblin came home and Aeryn refused to be without it, to the degree I was going to have to buy duplicates to ensure we were covered in case it got lost or broken.

"Now my gorgeous girl, it's time for you to have a relaxing bath whilst we wait for dinner to be delivered, and as you've been away from me too long, I'm even going to wash that beautiful thick hair of yours. I've missed my running my hands through it."

At that, I swept her up into my arms and carried her through to the candle lit room… the pampering was about to begin. I lowered her gently kissing her softly, I looked at her and saw her eyes looking at me with love and trust, my hands slipped carefully under the loose shirt she was wearing and lifted it off her. I gasped seeing the damage that had been inflicted on her , running my hands over her arms, and across her slightly swollen stomach, I kissed her neck down onto her shoulders inhaling the smell of her skin, losing myself in the simple act of being close to her. I slowly pushed down the cotton trousers she'd been wearing and lifted her up and carried her to the bath, lowering her into the bubbles.

"Sweetheart, I'm going to go do something, call me if you need me and I'll be right up… and leave your hair alone. That's my job tonight, promise me you'll just lie here and relax? I've put some of that apple drink you liked when you were pregnant with Aeryn on the cabinet. I love you beautiful, I don't tell you enough but I really do love you Chloe…"

I left her to relax, ensuring the door was slightly open so I would hear her if she called out for me, quickly checking I'd got everything ready for the meal from our favourite Italian restaurant that was due to be delivered in about half an hour I headed outside and lit the patio heaters and set up a small stereo. The sky was clear tonight and I knew Chloe loved to just sit out here and watch the stars, she always said that she believed that they were everyone's hopes and dreams, that when the dream came true a new star was born. I set up the music and hurried back to Chloe, I had a job I wanted to do.