Come Closer Baby.

Chapter 37

**3 Years Later**

**Bec's POV**

"Harley! Don't pull on Veronika's hair!" Jodie yelled. Jodie, Len, Eman and I were having another little playdate. Harley and Veronika got on well, most of the time...

"But she pulled mine first!" Harley screamed.

"That's enough out of you mister," Len picked him up and sat him on his lap.

"Why don't you tell Jodie what you did at pre-school today?" I hoisted Veronika on my lap.

"I learnt a song!" Veronika smiled. She was such an energetic child. She was quite the girly girl though, took after me!

"Well can we hear it?" Jodie asked.

"Twinkle twinkle little star, how i wonder what you are," Veronika started to sing.

"Wow V! You're so good!" Len clapped. V was our little nickname for her.

"What about you Harley, have you learnt anything at pre-school?" Eman asked.

"I learnt how to play duck duck goose, but i don't like that game. I'm always the goose," Harley folded his arms.

"That's cause you are a goose," Len tapped his nose.

"HEY! I'm not a goose!" Harley jumped off his lap.

"Come Veronika, let's go on the trampoline," He dragged Veronika off me and they ran outside to the trampoline.

"We better go out and watch them," I sighed. We all got up and sat on the patio.

"Order a pizza?" Eman breathed in.

"Cheese for the kids, meat for us," I recited. Eman ordered the pizzas and came and sat beside me.

"Look at them, they're amazing kids," I smiled.

"Well we're good parents, we raised them to be like this," Jodie smiled. As she said that Lenny slipped his arms around her waist. I looked up at Eman and he gave me a little peck.

"MUM! Harley won't let me jump on the trampoline!" Veronika complained.

"Harley! Do you want another timeout?" Jodie looked at Harley.

"No," Harley yelled.

"Well let Veronika have a turn," Len added. They shrugged and continued to bounce.

"Pizza's here," Eman heard the doorbell ring. He got up and paid for the pizzas and bought them out the back.

"KIDS! Lunch time!" They both scrambled out of the trampoline and dove into the cheese pizza.

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**Next Morning**

**Emmanuel's POV**

"All ready for school?" I put Veronika's Barbie backpack on her back.

"Yes! I'm going to draw a pretty picture so you can hang it on your fridge-er-rator!" She smiled.

"Bye bubba," I kissed her on the forehead and let her run inside the gates to preschool. I waited until I saw her walk in with her teacher and drove off.

I came back into the house and Bec was cleaning like crazy.

"Woah, hun slow down," I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in close. She dropped the mop she was using and put her arms around my neck. She kissed me first and i kissed her back.

"Let's do something today, we'll get a cleaning service," I whispered.

"Kay," She kissed me again but this time it was deeper. I carried her upstairs and told her to change.

I put on my vans, a singlet and shorts.

Bec came out looking stunning in a cute floral sundress.

"Is this fine?" She twirled around.

"Anything you wear looks hot on you," I said to her. She giggled and dragged me out.

"What are we doing? We have to be back at 2.30 to pick up V," I reminded him.

"I know... Just come," I entwined my fingers into hers and we walked to the private spot Paulie and her discovered. I had laid out a picnic blanket and spread a few rose petals around us.

"This is amazing!" She smiled.

"Anything for my princess,"

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