"Bye guys!' I shout back at my parents as I get into the car.
"Bye Brandon!' My dad shouts back.
I wave at them through the windscreen as I reverse out of their driveway.
"Home?" Tana looks at me. "Unless you want to go somewhere else"
"I just wanna go home and relax with you guys"
******
I sit on the couch. Kicking my shoes off and bringing my legs up.
"Hey, go put your shoes in the closet" Tana looks at me, sitting down on the couch holding Gunnar in her arms.
"Daddy, I'll do it for you!" Ammon eagerly says, picking up my shoes and running into the hall with them.
Within a few seconds, he runs back in and stands in front of me.
"I've done it! .. Daddy did you see how fast I was?" He waits for an answer.
"Yeah! You were really quick! Well done" I smile at him and give him a high five.
He opens his arms and I lift him up on the couch. He lays in front of me and I wrap one arm around him. Kissing the back of his head whilst I watch a golf tournament.
Ammon turns his body around so that he's facing me. He gives me a cheeky smile.
"What?" I look at his face.
"Hello" He giggles, thinking he's done something naughty and gotten away with it.
I smile at him and hold him in my arms.
"Did you do anything fun when I wasn't here?" I ask him.
"Um.." He tries to think. "I was the man of the house!" He smiles at me.
"Did you take care of everything while I was gone?"
"Yeah! I was awesome!" He says as if he's king.
******
I look down at Gunnar. He's safe in my arms and his eyes are completely closed. He looks so cute when he's asleep. His little chest moving up and down while his head is resting against my arm. It's nearly 8pm and it's bedtime.
"Should I take them up?" I ask Tana.
"Yeah, sure. Do you need any help?"
"No, I'm good thanks. I'll be right back" I stand up cradling my son.
I walk up the stairs and walk into Gunnar's room. The walls are baby blue and there's a little crib in the corner. I gently lower my arms and lay him down. Pulling the small blanket over his small body. I kiss his forehead.
"Goodnight" I smile at him.
I walk out of the room, turning the lights off and close the door half way.
Walking down the stairs, I see Ammon standing at the bottom.
"It's bedtime. C'mon buddy. Daddy will take you" I smile at him.
"No! I want to stay down here with you and mommy!" He folds his arms.
"No, its already 8pm and you need to sleep"
I walk down and sit on the bottom step. I open my arms and pull him close to me. I hug him and kiss his cheek.
"We'll go to the park tomorrow. I promise. But if you want to go, you need to sleep so you'll have enough energy" I tell him.
"Okay!" He smiles, jumping up and down.
I pick him up, along with his teddy bear and I carry him up to his room. I put him in his small bed and tuck him in. I kiss his forehead.
"Goodnight buddy" I look down at him.
"Night daddy.." He says cuddling his teddy before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
I turn his lights off and close the door half way.
"Brandon?" I hear Tana calling from the kitchen.
"Yeah?" I say walking down the hall. I look at her standing against the door frame.
"Fancy watching a movie?"
"Yeah sure" I smile at her.
"I'll make popcorn. Grab us some drinks and then we'll cuddle with a blanket" She stares into my eyes.
"Okay.." I walk in and open the fridge. It's filled with all sorts of different foods. I grab the bottle of coke and take out two cups from the cupboard. Pouring them in as Tana prepares the popcorn.
We sit down on the couch next to each other and the bowl is literally over-flowing. I take a handful and shove it into my mouth.
"Got enough in there?" Tana giggles at me.
"Think so" I say chewing.
I take a sip of my coke and start flipping through the channels. Scream 3 is on. I love this movie. Mostly because when Tana gets scared I get to comfort her. It's the best bit. I put the remote aside and put the two glasses on the coffee table.
"Do we have to watch this?" Tana says inching closer to me.
"Yeah!" I pull the blanket over us and put the bowl of popcorn on my lap.
She wraps her arms around my waist and holds me tight. I can already see she's scared. The lights are off and you can see nothing in the room besides the TV. We start watching it and she already jumps because she knows what's coming up. Its halfway through and she screams a little because of another murder.
"Babe, calm down. It's only a movie. None of this is real" I calmly say to her.
"You know I don't like this kind of stuff!" She hides her face behind my arm.
"Do you wanna watch something else then?"I say kissing her head and holding her firmly.
"Yes please"
"Okay, you choose. I'm gonna go quickly to the bathroom" I kiss her cheek and walk away.
I come back and walk silently towards her. She's concentrating on the TV and doesn't hear me. I get closer and quickly put my hands on her shoulders making her scream and jump out of her seat. She stands up staring at me.
"Oh my god! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!"
I look at her and cant help but to start giggle.
"That was so funny!" I put my hands on my knees and burst out laughing.
"I'm gonna kill you!"
She stands on the couch & starts hitting my chest. She hits my chest over and over again. I lift her over the couch. She keeps hitting my chest so I quickly grab her hands and hold them to my chest.
"Love you" I look into her eyes, pulling her in towards me and gently kiss her lips.
