head full of fantasies

We should order pizza tonight!

Sure, sure, tell it to Vanessa.  You’re not a different person, and Brendon loves you, not some new fangled version of you. I think we’re both destined to be bi-coastal now. I could never give up New York, and it’s not just my children that keep me close. Oh well, we can get the best of both worlds, right? We had the best fun, and I love you, and we’ll do it again some other day. I’m sure of it. 

The level of trust he had in her made her smile grow even more, as she fed him that sip. “It’s nothing super fancy, just eggs, bacon, and some sugar cookie oatmeal, cause baby it’s cold outside.”

When he let go she turned from the window to follow him with her eyes, to the kitchen. Her eyes narrowed just a little, after his question, he was up to something. “No, I usually just wing it when I go out anyway. Why? Do I need to get fancy, because you have plans?” She was absolutely for anything he wanted to do. 

“Hey, that counts as super fancy by my standards,” he insisted. He liked that way she made him feel taken care of, like she was always looking out for him. He grabbed himself a mug, and fixed another coffee from the pot. She really was looking out for him - caffeine on tap.

Some small part of her got a little bouncy when she heard him start moving around, the toilet flush, the sounds of life. Not because she anticipated anything, just the simple act of him being awake was enough to put a smile on her face.  Which grew when she saw his reflection in the window. 

“Good morning,” she hummed softly when his arms wrapped around her waist. Her nose scrunching playfully just a little at the truth. It was cold when she was without him too. “Sorry, nature called, and I took the opportunity to fix coffee, since I was up, and some other warm stuff.” 

Her free hand smoothed over one of his, as she offered her cup to him. 

Two things making me happy is easy - my amazing wife and wonderful children.

Bringing me down, social media unfortunately. People can be terrible. I’ve got a thick skin when it’s just dumb memes, or name calling, but when they bring my kids into it that’s a line crossed. They didn’t ask for this life.