Two Plus Two

. 8 .

Bucks pov
After a few drinks and nonstop laughter, we went to our room and she flopped onto the bed
" long day "
I said with a little laugh and she looked at me through her hair that went everywhere
" yes "
She got up and put our suitcase on the bed and started to go through her side till she found the two little velvet or whatever bags that had our ' event rings ' as we call them. I took the blue one because it had hers and she had the gray one and we took off the rubber rings and put the nicer ones on for one another. I put my arms around her and said
" I still love you more in fact sense that day I said I do "
And I gave her a kiss and I could feel her smiling and she pulled away
" How did I get so lucky "
I shrugged
" it was meant to be I guess "

I woke up early and couldn't help but just look at her and the way the morning sun seemed to make her hair glow. I could hear movement so I quietly and carefully got out of bed and followed the sound to the kitchen
" oh Buongiorno I'm sorry what's your name again "
" Buck sir "
He laughed a little
" please call me pops "
He pored the coffee form the pot and put a pinch of cinnamon in it and I smiled
" I see where she got the cinnamon form "
He smiled as he walked over to the table and I saw the time it was 6 am and without thinking I said
" Why are you up so early "
" I have to get to the cafe for the people going to work ... would you like to come with "
" yeah "
" ok be at the front door in five minutes ok "
I went back to our room and quickly put on a gray shirt and blue jeans and wrote a note
' I went to help pops at the cafe see you later
X - Buck '
I put it on the pillow and we were off.
After a few minutes of walking he said
" you know I met my wife when I was 25 she was like a roaring fire always chasing the sun and following the moon home ... we were no Spirito libero a free spirit she would buy fresh flowers every few days and put them on the tables ... she would dance in the rain and feed stray cats "
He smiled
" she sounds lovely what was her name "
" Isabella she had the greenest eyes you've ever seen "
" what's your name if you don't mind me asking "
" Matteo "
" when umm did she "
" she passed 13 years ago ... just over 40 happy years ... you know I see so much of here in Ruby and well I see so much of my self in you "
" thank you "
He turned and unlocked the door and we went in and he said as he turned on the lights
" you're both firefighters right "
" yes "
"I always knew she'd go back to helping people it's just who she is "
" yeah "
" ok well let me show you how this works "
He showed me how to work the different coffee and espresso machines.

About three hours later Ruby walked in with a bunch of flowers and pops face lit up
" oh il Mio Cuore "
He grabbed at his cheats so I figured out that it was something about his heart. She had a big smile on her face and she went into the kitchen and got a pair of scissors then she walked around and put fresh flowers on the tables. I grabbed a sunflower that she put aside in a pile and handed it to her. She put it in an empty can that somehow went with the feel of the cafe and she put it next to the register. I watched her as she took people's orders she looked happy but nowhere near how happy she looked when we were at a fire or getting someone off the edge.
" ok ok you two go be young "
Pops said and moved his hands to make us back up we grabbed our stuff and left. We were walking in a small farmers market
" So when did you guys leave "
" like 6 "
" oh wow I bet you felt like dying "
" a little "
We both laughed and I said
" you seamed happy there in the cafe "
" yeah I was you know when I came here the first time I thought nothing could get better than that waking up at 6 in the morning and making coffee and stuff for people before they started there day but when I came home to LA I knew that's what I needed to do and I've never been happier don't worry I'm not going to make us move here "
When she said that I was relieved a little but I think it was mostly because she said LA is her home. She waved her hand in front of my face
" hello "
" yeah sorry what did you say "
" nothing "
She smiled and grabbed my hand and started to pull me behind her as she ran down streets she was laughing she started to run faster and faster still pulling me and then after a few more turns she slowed down to a walk then stopped before a tunnel looking thing
" ok this ... this is a magical place ... this is Juliet's courtyard ... come on I have a surprise "
We went in and she pulled out a sharpie and a lock
" what's this "
" write our names on it "
I did and she went over to a wall of locks and put it on then over to a wall covered in writing and she wrote our names
" even though our names may be written over and lost to the eye I think the wall and Juliet know every name written on here ... don't worry me plus you is the only time I've written on the wall and locked a lock "
She gave me a kiss and we hugged. After a while, we were leaving and she just randomly gave a girl the marker and winked at her and she smiled.