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Chapter 22

"Kevin! Please be more careful with your driving!"

"That stop sign jumped out of no where!"

"Well maybe you need both of your hands."

"No!" Kevin locked his fingers tighter with mine, not allowing my hand to be free from his. Even though his driving may give me a heart attack, I enjoyed his hand in mine far too much to try to pull away.

"At least get us to mothers and fathers in one piece. That is all I ask."

"I always do."

It was a chilly winter morning and Kevin and I were on our way to my parents house to spend Christmas with them. As we do every Christmas. We hardly see each other through out the year, therefore we always make sure to spend Christmas together as a family. Kevin and I have been married for a few years now, and still as deeply in love as day one. Kevin was working as a coach in high school, fitting. And I changed my major from becoming a doctor to a therapist. My main focal is to work with teens and young adults in the LGBT community, and children who have parents with addiction problems. Both very hard things to hear about everyday, but I believe my life experiences have given me a heads up on life.

Kevins father had a scare the year after our marriage of almost drinking himself to death. The wreck it did to Kevin after his father got home from the hospital and went back to drinking, was heart breaking. Because of this, Kevin can only handle an hour, at the most, of only him and I visiting his father on Christmas. I am hoping wounds can heal and addictions can be fought. But only time can tell. The bright side to this though is that now Kevin is very careful with what he puts in his body, due to his addictive behavior in the past. And he has become very open with me and not letting his anger build up in him until he bursts. We have both grown up a lot and have grown so much stronger as a couple over the years.

"See! We're here in one piece! What'd I tell ya!?"

"Let's just home we can all stay in one piece this week and not have the same accident as last year."

"I didn't know the knife was that sharp!"

"I told you Kevin dear." I pulled Kevins hand up to my lips and kissed the faint scar the still remained on the tip of his finger. "Just let me be the one to help mother with the cooking this time."

"Yeah, yeah. I got the bags, don't worry about it. You and the baby get comfy inside."

He gave me a parting kiss and we went to our normal ritual upon entering my parents house. Kevin went in the back and started unloading the bag. As I took our child out of his car seat, holding him close to my body.

"Are you sure you do not need my assistants?"

"I got it babe, I don't need my two men getting cold." Kevin huffed as he picked up one of the suit cases. "Damn Edd, what the hell did you pack!?"

"Language Kevin! And I do believe that is your bag."

"Oh.."

A small laugh escaped from my lips as I walked into the welcoming home that I grew up in. Upon waking inside, my father was already putting on his shoes to head outside to help Kevin with the bags. He greeted me with a firm hand on the shoulder and a soft smile before he walked out the door. My mother, as always, came walking in, faster than she usually would if it was just me, and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"Oh it is so good to see you, how was the drive?"

I smiled as I began taking the babies coat off. "It was pleasant mother, Jim slept the whole way as usual, so the only crying I had to hear was from Kevin."

My mother chuckled, and of course, as all mothers do, she scooped the baby out of my arms and into hers. "I can not believe how big Jim has gotten."

I hung up our coats and followed my mother into the living room, sitting on the couch next to her. "Well it has been a year mother, and Jim is almost two now."

"Oh I remember when you were this little Eddward. You were always so well behave. If I was not there when you and Kevin signed the adoption papers for this sweet angel, I would swear he was of your own blood."

I took the winter hat off Jim and ran my fingers through his messy hair. "He is sweet when he is asleep, but you would think he was of Kevin's blood when he is awake. He loves rough housing and getting into messes just like Kevin."

"What is just like me?" Kevin walked in the door, out of habit leaving his shoes by the door, and then putting the bags by the stairs to carry up later. He then almost in a skip, came over to my mother and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Good to see you mom. Now what is this about me?"

My mother chuckled. "Eddward was saying how Jim can be a little handful just like you."

Kevin grinned a grin of pride and joy. "Yup, that's my boy! He gets his attitude from me and his brains from Edd!"

I smiled, could you be in love with life? Because that's how I feel. I have an amazing husband that I have loved since my teenage years, I have a beautiful son, a loving mother and father. How could I, Eddward Barr, become so lucky to obtain all of this in life. Only the heavens could know.

We had a relaxing evening as a family. Well, as relaxing as one evening can be as soon as Jim awoke from his nap. Let me say that if the city ever had a black out, you could use all of Jims energy to power it back up. But, this is what Kevin loved, being able to play with his son, and have someone to have that father and son bonding time with. I was lucky enough to have that as a young child, sure it did become less and less while growing up, but I always knew that mother and father loved me deeply. They were always there for me when I needed them most. Kevins mother passed away while he was very young, leaving his father to find comforting in alcohol, rather than his son. Even though Kevins father was there every day of Kevins life, there was still a loneliness that Kevin had to grow up with.

After eating dinner and Kevin playing another dozen rounds of hide and go seek, piggy back rides, and gentle wrestling. Jim was finally asleep on Kevins chest, and Kevin was almost asleep, laying on the livingroom floor. A sight I was very use to and became fond of.

"I do believe it is time we get some rest, mother, father."

"You three had a long day, and tomorrow will be filled with even more excitement for Jim after he sees all the gifts for him."

Kevin groaned as he stood up with Jim in his arms. I giggled some, oh we are becoming that old, happily married couple if we start groaning with doing simple movements.

"Yeah, get ready for your house to be wrecked. Jim is going to be crazy with the wrapping paper."

My father stood up to give us a pat on the back before we headed to bed. "It'll be just like Eddward when he was a child."

"No way, Edd make a mess? Didn't know it was possible."

I rolled my eyes as I gave my father a hug and my mother a hug and kiss on the cheek goodnight, before making my way to the stairs.

Kevin did the same, moving more gently so he would not wake Jim. "Night mom and dad, love ya."

"Good night boys."

After getting Jim tucked into his crib, and getting prepared for bed. It felt heavenly to crawl into bed, next to my husband, and have his arms wrap around me immediately. Kevin placed soft and small kisses on my shoulders and then on my lips.

He smiled at me. "Hey." His voice was lower and more like a rough whisper since he was tired. It, dare I say, always caught me as being very sexy.

"Yes my love?"

"I think Jim needs a little sister. Don't you?"

I smiled and kissed this man I love so much. "I think that is a wonderful idea. I would enjoy to see the love in our little family grow even more."

"Yeah?" Kevin ran the bridge of his nose slowly along my jawline.

"Of course."

Kevin softly kisses my ear and let out a low chuckle. "How bad of parents would we be if we put the crib downstairs for an bit so I can make love to my husband?"

I tugged softly on a strand of Kevins bangs so his eyes met mine. "My parents plan on taking Jim out to see the neighborhood lights tomorrow night after the Christmas party. Wait for me then?"

"I'm holding you to it."

"Would not have it any other way."

Kevin smiled and then softly kissed my forehead and then my lips, as he did before we fell asleep every night. He wrapped his arms around me tight, pulling my body close to his, resting his head against the back of my shoulder.

"Goodnight my angel, I love you."

"I love you too, my husband."

It is a wonderful feeling to go to bed every night, knowing that you are in love with life.

So that's the end! I hope you guys enjoyed it and are happier with this ending! I know I am! Now off to plot even more fanfics to write! ;)