Only Fools Fall For You

Part 20

Yemi Knight

Derek and I decided to tie the knot before our child comes. That's exactly what we did. "Why does he have to look so angry?" Derek asked me as he fed our 8 month old son, Ryder. I giggled at him. Ryder has been grumpy because he can't poop and he won't smile for shit. "Just leave him be, he'll be back to his bubbly self in no time, just give him his medicine." Kissing his chubby little cheeks, he huffed turning away.

"He's still grumpy?" Zania walked in the room folding her arms. "I think you left your manners at the door." She looked at me sheepishly. "Sorry, good morning mummy and daddy." She grinned. Glancing at Derek I saw him smile at the title. "Good morning princess." Ever since the day they spoke about him becoming their dad, he was never the same. Derek started thinking about school plays he had to attend, all the PTA meetings and graduations. It was really cute to see.

"Where's you're sister?" She pointed upstairs. "She's coming in a bit." What could that little bugger be doing? I walked to their room and opened the door to find her drawing something. "What do you have there?" She jumped and hid the picture from me. "It's not done yet, you can't see it." She really looked serious. "Okay fine but your food is getting cold." I told her. "I'll be down in a but mummy, I'm almost done." She went back to her drawing.

Going back to everyone, Derek looked at me. "Is she okay?" Simply nodding I sat. "She's drawing something and she doesn't want me to see just yet." Just then she came down with a picture behind her back. "What do you have there, princess?" Derek asked her. Zamia. She gulped then showed us her drawing which was beautiful. It was us. "This is my happy family, that's me, that's Zania, that's Ryder, that's mummy and that's daddy. Do you like it?"

"You did a wonderful job." Derek went to her giving her a kiss on her cheek before taking the picture and placing it on the fridge. "Perfect! Now when anyone pass, they can see how happy we are." He grinned. I looked back on my life and I knew it wasn't the best and we didn't have it easy but we made it out. Things might not always look our way but we push through it."Looks like someone pooped." I snapped out of my thoughts with a terrible smell and a smiling baby. "Good job Ryder." Picking him up, I went to change him.

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Later that same night, I sat in the warm water, relaxing. "What are you thinking about?" A voice spoke in my ear. "Life." Was what I answered with. Derek's arms wrapped around me, bringing me closer to him. Leaning on his rising chest, I smiled. "I love you so much, thank for staying by my side through everything. I couldn't have asked for anyone better." I glanced at my husband who was looking at the tiled wall. "Even though we didn't meet in the best way. I'm glad we did."He spoke placing a kiss on my hand.

The rest of the night was filled with a content silence.

Well even though this wasn't a fairy tale, we did get a happily ever after.