Peace by Piece-Rucas

Peace by Permission.

"How about a little homemade mac and cheese for my princess?"

"YES!" Sheer excitement ran through her voice and it made him smile. Lucas brought her bowl to the table and tucked a napkin in the collar of her shirt. "Where's mommy?"

Riley said to lie. I hate lying to her. "She had to go to the restaurant she'll be back soon." Hopefully. I don't like those two being alone together. "Hey princess. Do you know what marriage is?"

"Yes, they live happily ever after."

The vet chuckled lightly at her second failed attempt to keep the noodles on her spoon and her definition of marriage. "Yeah they live happily ever after." Cool out Luke. Dang. "How would you feel about your mommy and me getting married?"

Her eyes widened with excitement. "Yes! YES!"

"Yes you'd like that?!" That was easy.

She jumped off of her chair and ran to hug him. "Please marriage my mommy Luke. We love you."

"I plan to princess." His lips touched her head, "But look at me." Emily leaned back and smiled, "We cannot tell mommy okay? It's a surprise and it'll be ruined if we tell her okay?"

"Yes sir."

He grinned and after kissing Emily again he set her back in her designated chair. "I love both you and your mommy very much."

"I know."

"You do?"

His elbow rested on the table preparing for the speech he knew was about to come. "Yes you call us pretty and you bring us flowers. I'm your princess and mommy's your queens. You watch Tangled with me and you cook for mommy."

"Cooking for your mommy shows I love her?"

Kids and their logic. "Yes, mommy always said food is the way to a heart." Man Riley wasn't kidding when she said Emily was smart. Perceptive one she is. "This is yummy."

"Good princess. I hope to make it for you for the rest of your life." As soon as the last word escaped his mouth the door opened. "Hey sweetheart is everything okay at the restaurant."

Without missing a beat she nodded with a smile. "Yeah we ran out of dark beer so I had to call in a favor. How was she?" Riley pecked her daughter's cheek and then Lucas' lips.

"An angel, what else?" He replied, "I made some mac and cheese would you like some."

"Please and thank you I'm hungry." Lucas rose from the chair and was extremely happy that Emily was acting so casually, maybe she forgot. But after a sly grin from her in his direction he knew the idea of her Luke and her mommy getting married danced across her mind.

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"How was he?" Lucas climbed under the sheets and snuggled next to his girlfriend.

"He was fine, scratched up and broken a bit. His license is suspended for a year and he has some community service and a HEFTY fine but since the kid was driving illegally and wasn't hurt at all he got an easier punishment."

The vet released a breath he didn't realize he was holding. "I don't know why that relieves me so much."

"Because you have a heart of gold." The brunette rolled over and faced his chest. "I think Charlie and I came to a mutual understanding, I hate to say that I'm appreciative of what happened but I think it needed to happen so he could open his eyes."