"It's been a year too long. A year too long of me being away from you guys. I can't wait to see my babies. Can't wait to see how big my girl is now, her and her almost 2 year old self. And my boy, the last time I saw him he was still 6!

I mean, I just can't wait to be home. To be back in your arms, to know I'm protected and nothing can hurt me. To be able to be loved by you, and kiss you, and hug you, and dear god, sleep in our California king size again! It's been a year too long of sleeping on the hard desert ground. I'm ready to sleep without bullets flying, or a random raid in the middle of the night. Just know, I love you three with all of my heart. & I'll be home before we all know it. Love always, Santana. (: 3

P.S. I'll be home on the 4th of June."

Quinnton tucked the letter in his back pocket, after reading it to Charlie and Eli, well the parts that were meant for them, that is. It's been 4 months since he'd seen Santana. 4 long months. Charlie turns 2 in 4 days, Eli just celebrated his 7th birthday, and his wife was coming home. Santana was a medic for the United States Marines, and a licensed paramedic. They had been married for 2 years, when she told him she was being deployed. She was gone for a year, then home for 3. In that time she had Elijah Ray, the most precious boy to grace the planet. And then she was gone again, for a 9 month deployment. Now, she had been gone for a year, with one liberty, taken 4 months ago to come home for a funeral, and now she'll be home, in 2 freaking days. 2 more days, and Santana will be back. I can't wait.

And, as if things can't get better, she's going to Civilian Reserves! No more deployments. No more long waits for her to get home. Now, she'll be here. Working as a paramedic with EMSA. That, I can handle. I'm ready for my Tana to be home. "Daddy!" he heard a voice screaming from the hallway, a voice that belonged to Charlie, Santana's mini me. "Yes, dear?" "So, mommy home soon, righhtttt?"
"Yes baby. Mommy will be home in two days, but first we gotta go to sleep, so mommy can be home even quicker!"
"Yay! Can we go sleep NOW?"
He picked her up and carried her to bed. After tucking both kids in, he went to their bed, and laid down.
2 more days Q. & everything will be back to normal.