Life is the Long Game

Chapter 11

Riley's POV:

Once Lucas and I pick Amelie up from daycare, we decide to spend some quality time with her.
"I can't believe she is 6 months old already!" Lucas says as he lifts Amelie up above his head and spins around the living room making airplane noises, causing her to giggle sweetly.
"I know! Just can you please out her down so she'll make it to 6 years old?"
"Yes ma'am!" He places her down on her play mat, as she can sit up on her own. Lucas then comes over to where I'm sat on the floor, sits down next to me and lifts me onto his lap.
"Amelie, what you playing with?" I ask her.
"Did you expect an answer?" Lucas asks as if I'm stupid. I hit him playfully on the leg.
"No! Of cour-" I stop mid-sentence as I notice that Amelie is CRAWLING! I gasp.
"Oh my God! Lucas get out you phone! Look! Amelie is crawling! OMG! Lucas are you videoing this?"
"Yes, darling! It's amazing." He says in adoring.
"That's it Amelie! Come to Mumma! You're doing really well!" She crawls a little more and before falling flat on her face hard. She immediately begins to cry and I bounce up to pick her up.
"Hey, baby, sshh, you're okay. You're okay, I've got you, you're fine." I hold her tightly to my chest, as I make my way back over to Lucas's lap. Amelie settles down and I sit her on my lap, facing us.
"Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you! You're such a big girl now!" I tell her as she babbles away to herself. I look to see what the time is.
"Hey, Lucas babe, I'm going to sort some food out for Amelie before we bathe her."
"Okay, I'll play with her here, I'll bring her to the kitchen in a moment."
"Okay thanks." I go and get some dinner ready for Amelie, she isn't eating solids yet, but she is eating soft foods, like cheese and bananas.
"Shall we see what yummy food Mommy's made for you? Shall we? Yeah?" I he Lucas say as he walks into the kitchen with Amelie and places her in her highchair.
"I'll go sort out her bath while she eats." Lucas suggests and heads off.
When she has finished eating I take Amelie and get her ready for her bath.
"Bath time, Miss Friar!" Lucas calls to her and tickles her bear belly.
After Amelie's skin has began to shrivel in the water, I decided to get her out and put her to bed, as Lucas is cooking dinner for us.
When I come to the kitchen, the dining table is laid out, with flowers and candles.
"Oh my, Lucas!"
"Well, I wanted to make up for last night."
"Wow. Thank you."
"Just trying to set the mood before I punish you as promised." He winks at me sending chills and sparks throughout my body, I love it when he winks at me.
"I knew there was a catch!"
"Now let's eat!"
"Yes! What are we having?"
"Chicken, chorizo, prawn and pea risotto."
"Yum. You're such a good cook!"
"I know right?"
We sit down opposite each other to eat.
"Lucas, this is really good!"
"Thank you my love!"
"So, how's work going?" I ask.
"Good, in fact, my boss, said that by the time I left school, I'll have enough experience to get a Veterinarian's degree without having to go to college."
"Lucas! That's great."
"So since you don't work anymore at that daycare centre, have you decided what you're gonna do after we graduate?"
"I want to work at a hotel."
"Doing what?"
"Well I'd start as a receptionist and then a manager and eventually open my own."
"Wow, that sounds really cool!"
"I mean I'd have to go to College, probably NYU, and study hospitality and lesiure etc."
"Oh, yeah of course."
When we finish our main meal we have dessert. Chocolate melt in the middle cake!
"This is nice." I say.
"What the food?"
"Yeah, but I mean is talking and just spending time together." I finish the last of my dessert.
"Well..." Lucas says taking my plate. "Our time together is about to get even better..."
"Don't leave me in suspense then!" I say, genuinely meaning it.
"Just, be careful because I kind of don't want anymore children until Amelie is Auggie's age."
"I'm okay with that! Now Miss Matthews, you were a bad, bad girl earlier." He says walking me to the bedroom.
"Oh, I'm every so sorry, Mr Friar."
"Come here you." He says spinning me close into his body smiling, he lifts up head head and kisses me, I deepen the kiss before we softly go all the way.

When I wake up, I look over at the clock, it reads: 23:37. I feel Lucas's arm stroking my shoulder, I look over to him.
"Hey handsome."
"Beautiful."
"I love you." I turn over onto my side to face him, he looks deep in to my eyes with his stunning emerald eyes.
"When do you want to get married?" He say out of nowhere.
"I-I don't know. Why d'you ask?"
"I just wondered."
"I definitely want to have finished at NYU first."
"Okay. Summer wedding?"
"I've always dreamed of a winter wonderland wedding with the ceremony in Central Park, to be honest."
"It's sounds beautiful. Let's do it."
"Can we plan it nearer the time?"
"Yes. I'm gonna go check on our beautiful daughter, she'll be awake again soon."
"Okay, I'll come to, just give me a second." I say as I watch him chuck a pair of boxers on.
"You can take a picture of you want. It'll last longer then." He teases.
"I'm just very lucky. I mean look at you." I drag myself out of bed and put on Lucas's top, I go over to him and kiss him, whilst feeling his solid abs.
"Let's go pay our daughter a visit." Lucas wraps his arm around me and we walk to Amelie's room. I sit on the rocking chair whilst Lucas heads over to her crib.
"There's my best girl!" He says lifting her out of her crib, to change her diaper. I decide to go back to our room and watch them through the baby monitor.
Lucas sits for ages just holding Amelie, who is only in a diaper, protectively against his bear chest. I grab my phone and re-enter the room and take a picture.
"Why don't you bring her into our room? We can share her then."
"Okay."
We get onto our bed, placing Amelie between us, we admire her as she falls asleep.
"I can't believe we made her." I whisper.
"She's perfect." Lucas leans over her and kisses me.
"Good night Riles."
"Good night Lucas."
We go to sleep with Amelie between us. She sleep the rest of the night through, I'm so impressed with hoe mature she's becoming. If anything ever happened to her, I'd die.