She Brought Light || Guy's POV

Chapter 51: "Happy Birthday, Beautiful"

When I wake up the next morning, I'm greeted by the most adorable sight ever. Veronica is laying on her side, facing baby Asher and I, with her one hand under her cheek and the other hand resting on Asher's stomach, still fast asleep.

Baby Asher lays on his back, his big brown doe eyes trying to take in as much as it can while his one hand is balled into a fist and in his mouth and the other hand is curled around Veronica's index finger on his stomach.

A wide smile curls at my lips as I take in the sight before me and the conversation Veronica and I had last night immediately comes to mind, causing the smile on my face to widen.

I wouldn't mind waking up to this every morning.

I gently get out of the bed, careful not to wake Veronica, and rummage through Asher's belongings until I find the baby carrier thing and strapping it to my chest. I scoop Asher up from the bed and strap him into the carrier strapped to my chest.

As I walk towards the bathroom, Asher lets out a loud giggle, his arms flying up and down.

"You're a pleasant little guy, aren't you?" I coo, poking his stomach and he lets out another loud giggle. While I'm brushing my teeth, Asher plays with the closed toothpaste tube. He managed to hit me on the head twice with that thing.

This bully.

After rinsing my mouth at an odd angle and drying my mouth, I exit the bathroom to find Spike laying on his stomach by the door. As soon as he hears me, he jumps up, his tail wagging as he jumps around. Spike lets out a loud bark and I quickly open the door for him so he can run out of the room, not wanting him to wake Veronica up just yet.

With one last look to make sure Veronica is still asleep, Asher and I make our way downstairs and to the kitchen where we find Spike scratching on the door to go out. I open the back door and the little guy runs out to do his business.

Today's my girl's birthday and I'm planning on making this day as special as I can for her because she deserves it. Starting with breakfast in bed. Before starting Veronica's breakfast I decide to make Asher's porridge so while I'm busy with her breakfast, his porridge can cool down.

I start with a cheese omelet, her favorite, before moving on to the pancakes. I have my phone resting on the counter beside me playing music softly as I stand over the stove, flipping pancakes. I could easily get used to this, waking up and cooking breakfast for my Firefly with our little girl or boy in my arms.

"Nice moves." A soft voice sounds from behind me and my body stiffens for a few seconds before slowly turning around, my cheeks on fire.

Well that's embarrassing. I didn't even notice I was moving my hips.

"Can we pretend you didn't see that?" I smile sheepishly and she shakes her head with her lips pursed. Veronica walks up to me and when she reaches me, I lean down and kiss her soft lips. "Happy birthday, beautiful." I smile.

"Thank you." She smiles warmly up at me, melting my heart, before kissing Asher on the cheek. "Morning, Little guy." She taps his nose and Asher smiles widely, little drool dripping from his bottom lip. Veronica chuckles as she swipes her thumb across his bottom lip to wipe the drool off.

"Did he wake you up?" Veronica asks, taking Asher from me.

"Nah, kid was already awake when I woke up. He was just laying there and looking around." I answer, turning back to the stove. "Go back to bed. I wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed but looks like it won't be a surprise anymore." I frown and she chuckles. With one last kiss to my cheek, Veronica and Asher disappears out of the kitchen.