We Are Free

3 Years

*September 7th*
Halo and I have settled on going to the movies. We are going to see Deadpool. I want to see it and Halo kinda did. We are going to dinner to. What place we don't know.
We haven't decided on that yet. Emily's first practice is the 10th so tomorrow I am taking her shopping as well. It is Saturday tomorrow. Zac is taking the kids so we can stay home alone.
The kids have already started planning what they want to be for Halloween. It will change again and again before Halloween actually comes. Halo is going to dress up again.
Emily said she should be a hipster Disney princess again. She thinks it is a good idea there is just so many to chose from. I don't know if I will dress up.
Zac and Chloe are going with us. They are taking Zane, Blake, and Ryker. Ryker will be 5 months old at the time. I have a hard time believing that tomorrow we would have been together 3 years.
*September 8th*
Emily and I leave to go to the sports store at 10:00 in the morning. We get a basket. We go to the drawstring backpacks and she looks at them.
"When are you and Halo getting married?" I look at her. She has asked that question so many times and each time the answer is I don't know. I don't, we haven't even started planning it.
"I don't know." I tell her truthfully.
"Have you even started it?" She asks.
"Nope."
      "Oh, okay." She puts a bag in the basket and we walk over to the tank tops. She looks at the tank tops in her size to wear under her jersey.
      "How many babies is Halo going to have?"
      "I don't know that either." She puts a pack of four tank tops in the basket. One was pink, one was black, one was grey, and one was white. We go to the shoes.
      "I want her to have two babies."
      "Really!"
      "Yeah a girl and a boy."
      "Why is that?"
      "Well I like both of the names and I want a niece and a nephew." She looks at the basketball shoes.
     "You have a niece and two nephews."
     "I know but I like being an auntie."
     "That's good." She picks out a pair of shoes. They were pink and white. She tries them on but didn't like them. We put them back and she picks out a new pair.
They were grey, red, and black. They were Nike's she liked them so she puts the box in the basket. We go to water bottles and she picks out a pink and clear one. We talk about little things as she picks out the things she likes.
I think she wants Halo to have a baby more then anything and she is trying her best to be patient. I know it's hard for her and it is hard for me to. I am really excited about it. I have baby fever.
I want to get married and I want to have a baby, but I just have to much on my plate. Halo agrees with me. Graduation will be big but what I really want will be even better. We finish the shopping and check out.
She is very excited and so proud. She crawls in the car and buckles up. The car ride seemed short but before I knew it we were home and Emily was telling Halo all about her things.
We wash her clothes and pack her bag. We hang it on her door so it is there when we need it. She tells the dog and the turtles that she is doing basketball. They didn't care but neither did she.
She wants be be just like me. She paces until lunch is set on the table. They eat and put on their swim suits. I set up the water slide for them. Halo and I sit out back and talk while they play. 
Zac will be here around 3:00. Ryker had a check up and he will get them after it. They run around and scream as the cold water touches their skin.
We laugh at them as they do so. Halo goes inside and gets their bags ready and by the door. Before I know it Zane is standing by me stomping his little feet.
      "Uncle Jace!" He says.
      "Hi Buddy!" I say.
      "Ry Ry is getting big."
      "So are you."
      "He got shots today. He cried."
      "I don't blame him."
      "Uhg." I laugh, Zac had Ryker in his arm. Zane plays drums on my knee. The kids change their clothes and get dried off. They grab their bags and get in the car. We say our goodbyes and they leave. Halo and I go back inside.
     "What are we going to do with our new found freedom?"
     "I don't know." We have an hour before we have to go to dinner and to are movie. We clean up the house and Halo starts getting ready. She showers. When she finishes showering she dries off and stands in her towel and does her make up.
I get in the shower while she does her makeup. I finish showering and she was still at it with her makeup. I roll my eyes and dry off. I put my shirt on and my pants. I put deodorant on. She finishes with her make up and starts getting dressed.
     "To shave or not to shave." I ponder.
     "What ever makes you happy."
     "I'm not dealing with that." She laughs and sprays some perfume on. I put cologne on and mess with my hair. She brushes through her hair and puts it in a fancy braid starting at the top of her scalp to her tip and it went to the side.
We go to the bedroom and put shoes on. She was going to wear flats so she puts socks on for that. I put some high tops on and she puts her flats on. We grab our wallets and head to the car. We get in and I drive.
      "Where to for dinner?" I ask.
      "I don't care."
      "Pizza Hut?"
      "No, I don't wanna go there."
      "Chilies?"
      "No." She shakes her head.
      "Applebee's, my last offer."
      "Okay." I roll my eyes. We go to Applebee's and get a booth. We get our drinks and order.
      "Man, 3 years." I say. It is so hard to
believe that it has been three years and 8 since we met.
      "I know holy crap."
      "Well, all I can say is it has been a hell of a ride."
      "Yes it has and it is not over."
      "Nope." Our food is put on the table and we eat. We finish and I pay for it. We go to the theater and Halo gets are tickets and snacks. We didn't get anything big for dinner.
We go into the theater and sit down. We turn are phones off and wait for the movie to start. Finally the lights dim and the movie starts. We both really liked it. We go home and she takes her makeup off. She throws her hair up.
I am sitting on the bed. She comes to me and sits on my lap. She starts kissing my neck and pushes me back. I don't wear a cape but I definitely got the girl.