Teaching the Blind Boy to Love Again

Chapter 34

asher

seven years later...

"Daddy! Please let us go get some ice cream."

"Yes, please daddy! Mummy doesn't have to know."

I looked down to see my two children tugging on my pants.

Our son, Alexander Justin Smith, was now five years old, and was growing up quick with his bright blue eyes and mangy hair.

Our daughter, Aspyn Catherine Smith, had just turned four, and inherited big blue eyes as well, with little curls in her hair.

My children are beautiful, and I am proud to say I'm their father.

Alex loves himself some trouble, just like me, and Aspyn is the sweetest little girl you'd ever seen.

Currently Tyler was at work as a psychologist, as she planned, and I am a doctor.

However, we did have Alex and Aspyn back to back, so she had to take quite a lot of time off work to recover and spend time with our newborns.

She recently decided to go back and I decided I'd take a break from work to help her out.

In a few months, we probably would have her mom or my parents watch them since we need to start saving up some money for these munchkins and pay off the mortgage of our beautiful home we bought a few years ago.

Alex started his first year of school this year and Aspyn would start next.

"I mean, what she knows won't kill her," I winked down at both of them.

"Yay!" they screamed and jumped up and down.

These kids would do anything for ice cream

Last week Alex tried mowing the lawn and ended up face planting because he couldn't reach the handles.

All Tyler and I could do was laugh because at least hopefully in the future they'll do their chores for stuff they want.

I grabbed the keys and took Aspyn's little hand as we walked out the door to the car.

After strapping them both in their car seats, we drove the short distance into town to the local ice cream shop.

We were regulars there.

Tyler and I decided to stay in Santa Barbra as we both loved it and wanted to stay close to our families. Our house was a short walk from the beach, our favorite spot.

We walked in and took a seat.

"Should I call your uncle and Timmy?"

"Yes yes yes!" they both exclaimed.

Tyler's brother did end up finding himself a wife shortly after we got married. They had a child a year before us, Timmy, whom quickly became the kids' best friend.

After everyone came we sat down with our ice creams and all chatted about being excited for summer to start.

Tyler and I were surprising the kids with a trip to Hawaii within the next few weeks.

We had saved up and had been wanting to go after loving our honeymoon in Bora Bora, but we wanted the kids to be old enough to remember the trip.

I look at them talk animatedly with their cousin and smiled, looking at Tyler's brother who was also smiling at the sight.

I'm so happy to be able to see this day.

I feel as if nothing can go but up from here...