Love At First Sight - Beau Bennett

Twenty Five

After months of debating whether or not I should continue my dream, I finally came to the conclusion that I couldn't follow my dreams of being a sports physio therapist. I had done the occasional work after leaving Toronto when Brooke was born until about a month ago. I realised that having 2 children would be a lot harder than how people make it out to be. After speaking to my mom about it, she tried to convince me that when she raised Sid and I, it was super easy. Beau's mom also tried to convince me that I should keep getting work in the physio career but I don't know how I'd cope. Beau doesn't want me to work, he always says about how he has enough money to support us but that's not the point. I like the feeling that I've personally achieved something, that I've earned something. I'm one of those people that doesn't like things being handed to them on a plate, I like to fight for it. But I couldn't do that anymore. Physio is the only thing I had a degree in, I couldn't possibly find a new career path. I wanted to do something that would mean I was at home a lot for the kids. That was impossible to find. Amongst all of that stress, my parents told me that they were moving out and into a smaller house meaning that I would have to go and decide what I wanted to keep. That was also super hard. I had to travel to Cole Harbour with Beau and Brooke to meet up with my parents in our family home. Moving out was fine for me, I was moving in with my brother and Geno so I didn't really get upset, but this was devastating. Beau was out the back with my dad and Brooke leaving my mom and I in the loft (I think that's what they're called..) to sort out my stuff. There were thousands of boxes just piled up with Sid's stuff and my stuff in them. My mom pulled out the first box and inside was all of my teen things. All of my cd's and dvds were piled high along with a few books that I was obsessed with. I loved looking through everything but I didn't have the heart to throw any of it away. After about an hour of searching through most of my childhood toys, Brooke came up shortly followed by my dad and Beau. Brooke ran straight over to the box with my old toys in it and started playing with them.

"Mommy can we keep them?" She asked making me smile.

"Of course." She squealed and Beau started looking through all of my stuff that was in the 'keep' box.

"You're keeping a 4 year old concert ticket?" He asked as I examined it.

"I'm keeping a few actually." I corrected making him laugh.

"Why? Wouldn't it just take up more room in places?"

"Because they all have amazing memories. For example, when I was at this concert," I started as I pointed to one concert ticket, "I got a call saying that Sid was the captain of the Pens. And this one, I found out that Canada won gold and Sidney scored the winning goal." I explained.

"What about this one? It's like covered in drawings and stuff?" He asked as he showed me the one he was on about. As soon as I saw it I smiled but chuckles slightly to myself.

"I met my best friend. She was stood next to me and was proper obsessing over the band and hugged me and started crying. Turns out that she had won a major battle against something and her boyfriend proposed to her." I smiled thinking of that memory. Peyton was still one of my best friends to this day. She was such an inspiration.

"Is that the VIP pass from the family skate?" My dad asked as he pointed at it.

"Maybe." I muttered making them laugh. Beau looked at me and my parents excused themselves and took Brooke with them.

"You really kept that?" He asked in a small voice.

"It was one of the best days of my life, of course I would keep it." I couldn't help but blush. "I don't think that you actually realise the impact you've had on my life Beau, you were there for me when only Sid, Kris and Geno were. People might have thought that we would have moved quickly in our relationship but I don't think we did. If it wasn't for your then I wouldn't be who I am today."

"I'm glad that you're who you are." He spoke making me smile. "I'm so glad that I get to wake up to you every morning and have children with you. But the thing I'm most glad of is that you haven't changed. Since we've been together you've been so genuine. I don't know how I got graced with you Danielle but I'm so amazed that I did." This is why Beau is the sweetest. I couldn't imagine being with anyone else. I love Beau Bennett with my entire heart.