A Second Chance

Thanks for the memories

Danny and Zachary's POV.

"Dad, I'm exhausted and you're wide awake, aren't you tired?"

"I'm excited! Zach, I don't think I'll be able to sleep at all tonight. I love her so much and just thinking that tomorrow night we'll all be sleeping in our new home makes me so happy. Tomorrow I'll hold her in my arms in our own bed.. Zachary, if you can't tell, I am a fool for this beautiful woman."

"I've noticed." Zachary chuckles.

"I'm glad you finally met the someone you love. I really like Jessie.. She's cool."

"And she's gorgeous! She's smart, funny.. And sexy as--"

"Alright dad!"

***

The next morning Danny drove the U-haul to Jessica's to pick up the final things from the house.

"Hey baby!" Jessica smiles and hugs Danny.

"Good morning, gorgeous!  Are you excited for today?!"

"I am!"

Danny smiles and kisses her lips.

"Hey mama!" They hear Grayson.

Jessica pulls away from Danny and looks down to Grayson.

"What baby?"

Grayson puckers his lips and Jessica laughs and picks him up.

"Muah!" She kisses him.

"Are you ready for your new house, bud?" Danny asks.

"Yeah!"

"Yeah!  It's gonna be so much fun!" Jessica says in a cute voice.

***

"Alright, everything's packed up. You ready to go, baby?" Danny asks placing his hand on her back.

"Yeah..

Uh.. Could you just give us a second, baby?"

"Of course. Take your time." He kisses her forehead.

"Come on, Zach, let's go start the car."

Jessica gives him a small smile and watches them leave.

The door shuts and Jessica lets out a deep breath.

Her and the boys stay in silence for a while, just taking it all in.

James had taken pictures of the whole house just before then so that they'd have that memory forever.

"It looks so weird empty." Samuel says.

"I know.. It looks like the day we first moved in.." Jessica says.

"Last family selfie in the Shepard house!" Michael says holding his phone up.

They all pose together and smile big.

"Got it!"

"Yay!!" Grayson claps.

"Yay.." Jessica softly chuckles.

"This was your first home, Gray.. Well except my tummy, which was you and all your brother's first home!" Jessica giggles and looks at the boys.