A Second Chance at love

Chapter 46: And to all a good night....

"That's fine sweetie" she said - "but, that still doesn't make it ok to run in the house."

"I know" she said as she came over to where we were standing as quickly as she could without running. I watched silently as Mark bent down and scooped her up.

"no more running in the house ok? He said "you don't want to fall and get hurt do you- that would make your mommy and daddy sad." she nodded at him her hazel eyes sparkling.

"Can I hug daddy now Uncle Mark?" she asked with a giggle. "he's your 'uncle' over my dead body I thought to myself.

"of course you can" he told her. As he set her down , I noticed Jon had bent down to fix his pant cuff- she looked at Donnie for a minute, then at Jon before wrapping her little arms around his neck. "Merry Christmas daddy" she said as he scooped her up while he hugged her close.

I looked at Donnie who was smiling as I wiped a couple stray tears from my eyes. Jon kissed her forehead and said softly "Merry Christmas Emmie."

Donnie and Mark left and I had Emma go find a spot for her and daddy and Brianna and I to sit to open presents. While we quickly went outside to talk to Donnie and Mark.

"I don't know what you said to her" Jon said "but thanks guys." Mark gave Jon a smile and said , I just truthfully explained things to her that Donnie was her 'Uncle' and that you were her daddy----and that uncle mark was being a jerk and was only joking around with his friends and she shouldn't have heard the other stuff.

"I threatened to kick his ass into at least the middle of Christmas 2010 if he didn't straighten things out." Donnie chuckled as they got into the car-"now you two better get inside and spend Christmas with those adorable little girls of yours instead of out here turning into mommy and daddysicles" he added.

"Merry Christmas!" we called out as we headed back into the house as they drove away.

Soon, the house filled with the noise of tearing paper and laughter as we opened Christmas presents. Despite the rough morning, it was actually turning into a wonderful Christmas day after all.

Emma snuggled up to Jon on the couch while we were opening presents and stayed there the whole time(I don't even think sandpaper could have taken the smile off his face.) dinner was absolutely delicious. While the kids played-Jordan, Evelyn, Jon and I cleared the table and got the leftovers put away.

Around 7 the kids began to get cranky, so Sharon and Allison and I got them upstairs and ready for bed. Matty was practically out on his feet.

After Jon and I said goodnight to the girls and got them tucked into bed, we headed back downstairs with the rest of the adults and sat and talked for awhile.

By 10pm we were all getting sleepy ourselves, and were getting ready to call it a night, Jordan had left with Evelyn to walk her home. We heard him come home just as we finished brushing our teeth.

After he unplugged the Christmas tree, he came upstairs and said goodnight to Marlene.

"If you 'kids' need to be alone tonight, I can put the monitor handset in my room." he said to Jon with a chuckle.

"that's not a bad idea" Jon said with a little smile. "too bad the fact that we are in mom's house with a bunch of other people around gives us the creeps."

Jordan snickered. "well, how would you feel trying to share and intimate moment with the woman you love knowing there are other people in the house that could walk in at any second?--or that you are in your mother's house and all you can think of is the rules she had when you were a teenager?" Jon said as he playfully punched Jordan in the shoulder.

As Marlene walked by she stopped and looked at Jon and said "the rules no longer apply to you since you are married son"

Jon laughed nervously and said to Jordan, " still kind of a nerve-wracking thought."

Marlene turned her head towards her sons as she started to go into her bedroom and said, "Just remember without intimate moments like that in this house, you kids wouldn't be here."

I heard Allison and Sharon giggling in their rooms, Jon and Jordan half chuckled and half blushed.

"UGH!!! That was so a visual I didn't need!" Jordan said "I'll defiantly listen for the girls ,since if I try to sleep, I'll have nightmares tonight."

"what?" she said innocently "how else did you think you kids got here--the stork?" she giggled "I seriously think dad and I loving each other had something to do with it."

"EYEEEW MOM!" Jon chuckled "that information was on a need to know basis--and quite frankly we didn't need to know!"

"visuals of mom and dad?.... BARF!!!!!! Oh great, "I'll never sleep again" Jordan laughed.

"Goodnight you two goofballs" she smiled "and goodnight to you as well Chrissy.

We took Jordan up on his offer and handed him the handset for the monitor and called it a night. As soon as we were in the bedroom, Jon put a chair in front of the door and wrapped his arms around me.

"this is one Christmas present I am going to enjoy taking my time unwrapping" he said softly between kisses as he slowly unbuttoned my shirt.

We took our time slowly undressing each other and paying attention to each others needs-it felt wonderful! As we made love it felt like no other time we had made love before.

Afterwards as we lay there sweaty and spent in each others arms, we could hear footsteps in the hallway and a door opening. "someone must have to use the potty" Jon chuckled.

"you've been around the girls and our nieces and nephews too long-I giggled"

As we settled into round 2 I heard the footsteps come a little closer down the hallway and another door opening -followed by Jordan squawking sleepily "OH SHIT!"

Jon and I were doing all we could to keep from breaking into a fit of hysterical laughter-it totally killed our mood. Just then our door flew open and the chair toppled over with a bang and Jordan was muttering to himself

Jon and I quickly covered ourselves with the bed sheets and said, "Can we help you?" at that moment Jordan stopped muttering and looked up- he was totally embarrassed.

"Dammit! I knew you guys wanted to be alone, and then I just friggin walked in on you?--I'm an idiot!" he sputtered "its just that I got all frazzled." he added as he tossed us our robes.

We threw them on and Jon said, "well little brother, you'll understand better when you are married-but when a man and a woman love each other they have a special way of expressing their love...."

"No shit Sherlock!" Jordan said "I know how it works and why you and Chrissy wanted to be alone--I'm not a little boy anymore big brother."

"so why did walking in on us get you all frazzled then?" I asked.

"you guys didn't get me frazzled- what I heard after I got up and changed Brianna did."

"mom's not alone in her room!" he said.

"WHAT?!" Jon said tying his robe tighter "Is mom ok?" Jordan shook his head "I don't know" as the brothers knight took off in their bathrobes Sharon stumbled sleepily into the bedroom with Allison.

"Does Jordan know the meaning of quiet?" she yawned. Seconds later we heard them banging on her door "Mom? MOM!! Are you ok??!!" **SILENCE**

Sharon and Allison and exchanged glances as I told them what Jordan had said about her not being alone in her room.. And they just stood with me in the bedroom not sure what to do. Sharon peeked out "looks like they are going to hit the door with their shoulders to open it."

"OUCH!" I giggled. We heard them count to 3 but there was no crash just a loud bang and a couple thuds. She looked again-"someone must have opened the door as they went to hit it and they fell flat on their faces.

The three of us were giggling quietly but quickly dissolved into a fit of hysterical laughter when we heard Jordan and Jon at the same time go "ugh both of you put your robes on! "then you can tell us what the hell you are doing in mom's room!" Jon said.