Renee woke up in the morning and rolled over onto Dean who was still sound asleep. Renee placed a finger on Dean's parted lips then kissed him. Dean then woke up after a few minutes to see Renee staring down at him with a smile on her face.
"Good morning, darling," she said.
"Good morning, love," Dean said. "Your lips are so soft."
"I know. That's why I like kissing you. What would you like for breakfast?"
"Food."
"Alright, funny guy." Renee got off of Dean but he pulled her right back down on the bed and got on top of her. They were interrupted by a knock on the door from Destinee.
"Daddy, Mommy, there's a spider in my room!"
"Let's go save the day," Renee said.
"Oh let's," Dean said, grabbing one of his sandals.
Destinee waited for her parents inside of her room and pointed at a corner near her closet.
"He's right over there! Hurry, before he runs away!"
"He's over there, hmm?" Dean said. He walked over to the corner to see a little spider crawling up the wall with ease. Dean hit the spider hard and smashed it on the floor when it landed to make sure it was dead. "There."
Renee got some tissue and picked up the spider and went to flush it down the toilet.
"I hate spiders," Destinee said.
"I know you do," Dean said. "You won't see him again. Let's go to the kitchen."
"Wait, I have to show you something first." Destinee opened her backpack and pulled out a picture. "I painted a picture of me, you, D.J., and Mommy."
Dean smiled when he saw the picture. To him, it would put any other artist to shame.
"Best family ever, eh? I can't argue with that!" Dean said. "I know where it can go."
Dean took Destinee into the kitchen and stuck the picture she painted onto the refrigerator with a magnet.
"It looks nice and pretty up there!" Destinee said.
"It surely looks pretty," Dean said. "Where's Blue? Have you seen him by any chance?"
"He was sleeping in my bathroom," Destinee said. "He'll be out soon."
Renee walked into the kitchen with the baby in her arms and sat him in his high seat. He had a big frown on his face because he had just woken up so he wasn't in the brightest mood.
"Who wants banana waffles!?" Renee said.
"We do!" Dean and Destinee said. Dean lifted Destinee up so that she could kiss her brother on his cheek.
"Don't be mad be happy," Destinee said.
Dean kissed D.J. on his forehead, causing the baby to put his two hands on his head and smile a little.
"There's that smile!" Dean said.
Renee smiled as she begin to cook breakfast.
"I'm going to help you, Mommy! I want to help! Daddy, we should help Mommy cook breakfast!"
"Will do!" Dean said.
He grabbed an egg out of the egg carton Renee had sat on the counter but dropped it as soon as he picked it up.
"Nice going," Renee said.
"I try," Dean said.
Destinee giggled as she stood on her stool and grabbed an egg out of the carton, cracked it on the side of the mixing bowl, the emptied the egg into it.
"There!" she said. "Don't crack another egg on the floor, Daddy!"
"I'll try!" Dean said.
Pamela rocked the baby in her arms as she fell asleep after getting fed. Moe sat down next to Pamela on the bed and kissed the baby's head.
"You know, I can't recall the last time she fussed a lot whenever she was hungry. Maybe a cry here and there but that's it."
"I know. Crazy but true. My mother went to the grocery store, huh?"
"Yeah. She's going to buy the baby another pacifier in case the baby's current one gets lost."
"Haha. Typical of her to do. She's always been the type to stock up on things."
"Adelina will definitely be spoiled by her grandmother."
"And her father, too."
Moe nodded his head and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Yup. You're right. I'll take her to her nursery."
Pam handed the baby over to Moe and got up.
"I'm hungry. Do we have any popcorn?"
"I'm glad you asked me that because I forgot to tell you that I bought you some more popcorn."
"Why, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Pam went to the kitchen and made herself some popcorn. Moe joined her in the kitchen and grabbed some chips out of the cupboard and begin eating them.
"I want some!"
"No, you already have your popcorn!" Moe held up the chips above his head but dropped them on the floor when Pam tickled him.
"Oh, you're cleaning this up!" Pam said. She took her popcorn out of the microwave when it finished cooking, opened the bag, and started eating it. She grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge then walked out of the kitchen. "Them chips aren't gonna pick up themselves!"
Moe shook his head, chuckled, then cleaned the chips up off of the floor.
"Ain't this a blimp..."
"You...are...the...cutest...baby..." Dean to D.J. as he kissed him after every word. He buckled the baby into his car seat and waited for Destinee to hop into the seat next to the baby.
"You don't have to buckle me in, Daddy, I got it. There! See?"
"That's my big girl." Dean kissed her forehead then shut the back door. He got into the front seat of the car, started the engine, then backed out of the driveway and drove down the street. When he got to the stop sign however, he started to think.
"What?" Renee asked.
"I forgot my wallet on the coffee table..." Dean said.
"Really, Dean!?"
"Yeah really, Renee."
"I have your wallet," Destinee said. She pulled her father's wallet out of her little book bag and held it up for him to see.
"Thank you!" Dean said.
"You're welcome!" Destinee said. She threw her father's wallet at him and almost hit him in the eye. "Oops...sorry, Daddy."
"No, no...it's fine, sweetie. Just fine!" Dean said as he put his wallet in the cup holder beside him and drove off. "Wait...is Blue in the truck?"
The dog barked in response to what Dean said.
"There's your answer, Mr. Forgetful," Renee said.
Dean shot Renee a quick glance.
"I want you to know I have the best dang memory. I may forget some things but I have a good memory."
"Of course you do, Daddy! But you forgot your wallet...tsk tsk. Oh, Daddy."
"Oh, Destinee," Dean said as he looked in the rear view mirror at Destinee and smiled.
Her and D.J. smiled at their father and giggled when he made a funny face. Renee simply shook her head while smiling and looked out the window at the scenery.
Him and Renee dropped the kids and Blue off at his parent's house and headed straight to their usual and favorite bar. Once there, Dean made sure not to forget his wallet in the truck as he shoved it right into his pocket and got out. He helped Renee out of the truck and walked with her to the entrance.
"The Getaway...didn't know they change the name of the bar until now. When was the last time we where here anyways?" Renee asked.
"I'm not sure to be honest..."
"Oh why did I ask you...you forget every damn thing."
"You know what..."
"What?"
"Wait til we get home."
"Yeah, uh huh."
Renee quickly found a table and sat down at it.
"What would you like to end, Ms. I look damn good in those jeans?" Dean asked.
"A cheeseburger with everything on it, garlic curly fries, and a sprite. Please and thank you Mr. Forgetful."
"Coming right up, Madam."
Renee watched as Dean went to order the food and stuck her tongue out at him when he stuck his tongue out at her first. When he came back with the food, he munched on Renee's fries first, much to her chagrin. She drunk some of Dean's drink in retaliation and pinched his arm. Dean chuckled and gave Renee his signature chipmunk cheek smile.
Karaoke begin to start soon after and once Renee and Dean finished their food, Dean took Renee's hand and led her to the karaoke floor. He took the microphone and started singing to her and twisting her around everywhere. Renee couldn't stop smiling as she held onto Dean as he belted out every tune then finished his session by giving her a kiss on her cheek.
After the bar, Dean took Renee to the bowling alley, the very place that they met. They ended up getting the very lane that they had met each other. Only this time, it was the both of them bowling. Dean almost tripped over his own two feet as he rolled the ball, trying to outdo Renee who went first. Renee had tears of laughter as she watched Dean bowl and laughed hysterically when Dean actually fell on his butt. She helped him up but almost fell herself.
"Ha!" Dean said.
"Oh, you know I love you," Renee said.
"Whatever, toots!" Dean said, chuckling.
Dean and Renee finished there game, with Renee emerging the victor.
"I'll win next time."
"Yeah, okay!"
Dean pulled Renee to him and smiled.
"You know what? This is the same lane where we first met."
Renee looked around real quick and nodded her head.
"You know what...it is!"
"Mmhmm. I may forget a lot of things but I'll never forget when we first met. It was a very special day for me. One I could relive over and over again along with the other countless memories we've made with each other."
"I would, too. I'm very glad I met you, Dean."
"And I'm very glad I met you, too, Renee."
The two of them then left the bowling alley and headed back to the truck. Before they got in, Dean grabbed Renee, picked her up, spun around with her once, then shared a passionate kiss with her. He put her back on her feet, kissed her again, and the two of them hugged each other tightly.
The two of them thought that they would never find the right person to be with but they ended up finding each other. Despite all of the bad things they've been through, the good outweighed the bad.
And they knew they were meant for each other.
Author's Note: AAAANNNNDDD THAT'S A WRAP! But wait...there's more in the upcoming sequel "Always and Forever" soon! Thank you for reading and all of the reviews! You guys are the very best!