Vibrations

Chapter 22

We spent the rest of the day as a family. We made dinner, rested and relaxed. We ended the evening by watching a movie together, the three of us curled up on the couch. Little Roo laid on me and fell asleep. I enjoyed just holding her, looking at her innocent little face as she slept.

An idea occurred to me then. I thought back to the night that Casey had told me about Roo. How I had caught her taking a picture of us as a family. It hadn't occurred to me then, but I realized now, that was her thinking it may be her only chance, it may have been the last time she would get an opportunity to get a picture of the three of us together. In her mind, that night was going to be the night I started to hate her. The night that would destroy our friendship, all so she could own up to what she had done. All so she could give me my daughter.

As much as I wanted to hate her for what she had done. As angry and sad as it made me to have her hidden the truth from me for so long, I had to realize the absolute iron will that decision had taken to make.

She hadn't needed to tell me the truth. The reality was, I would have never known. Had she chosen the easy way out. Had she chosen to simply put Roo to bed that night and then come out and crawl into my lap, I would have never known the truth. I would have never suspected it.

It wouldn't have needed to.

I would be with her, and I would treat Roo as if she were my own.

It made me realize how special she truly was. She had set aside her own chance at happiness forever just to ensure that I had one more little piece of information that would have meant nothing in the grand scheme of things. She had gambled with her own needs just to ensure that the truth was out there...

"Hey." I whispered.

She looked over at me and smiled.

I held my hand out to her and gave her a come-hither motion.

"Grab your phone and come here. I want to give you a better picture of the three of us together."

She grabbed her phone with a smile and crawled over on me, snuggling against my right side, while Roo laid on my left. She held her phone out, and just before the picture clicked I darted over and kissed her on the head.

She smiled and looked at the picture. She held the phone to her chest and the look of pure joy on her face stopped my heart. She crawled up my chest and put a hand on either side of my face. Her head shook as her eyes bounced back and forth, focusing on one of my eyes and then the other. She shook her head at me, "I am so fucking sorry..." She whispered.

I smiled at her as she leaned down and kissed me, her lips sending an electric current of pleasure through my body. My hand found its way up under her shirt, my fingers running up her side, climbing higher, and higher...

She grabbed my hand and pulled out of our kiss.

She gave me a smirk, "Down boy."

She tilted her head towards Roo, "Little eyes and ears are in the room."

I smiled at her, putting my hand behind her head and pulling her in for another kiss, "She's got to learn about the birds and bees sooner or later..."

Casey giggled as she shook her head. She climbed off of me, batting at my hands as I tried to pull her back in, "Bad dog!" She scolded as she scooped Roo up, holding her close. I could see her mind clip for just a second, "Do you mind if I put her to bed?"

I smiled at her. "Of course not." I told her as I stretched and yawned.

She smiled at me, and carried Roo off to bed.