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“Boo! Boo! Boo!” she twerked it, vibrating her entire body, making both of us fall into a fit of giggles until she fell over from laughing so hard. I fell with her.
“I love you, baby girl.”
Her eyes lit bright and wide, and I knew she understood what I said. She opened mouth kissed my cheek, grabbing onto my face hard. Displaying just how much she loved me too.
It was a little past nine o’clock at night when I got her to fall asleep for me, laying her down in her crib.
I whispered, “I’ll see you in the morning. Sweet dreams, my angel,” kissing her goodnight. Turning on the white noise, I grabbed the monitor and shut the door behind me.
For the next hour, I cleaned up our mess from the day, deciding at the last minute to pick up Jackson’s room before I relaxed on the couch for the rest of the night. It didn’t take me long to tidy up his things. For once his room didn’t look like a bomb went off in it. And for some reason, part of me knew he did that for me.
The entire time I cleaned, the Disney movies on his shelf were calling my name, especially the one titled, Beauty and the Beast. Unable to remember the last time I watched it.
“Why not?” I asked myself, grabbing the video cassette.
I walked into the kitchen, tossed a bag of popcorn in the microwave, overlooking the fact it was my favorite.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Pulling my favorite water from the fridge, I threw the caramel popcorn into a bowl and made my way into the living room. Laughing at the thought they were the last family on earth to still own a VCR.
After popping in the movie, I grabbed the remote off the coffee table and plopped my ass on the couch. Tugging the throw blanket on top of me, I settled in. Getting nice and cozy, excited to watch one of my favorite childhood movies. But the excitement quickly came to a halt.
My heart dropped.
I stopped breathing.
My eyes zeroed in on the screen in front of me.
There they were.
A young Bailey with Aiden down on one knee, stating,
“I’m just keeping another promise to you, Beauty.”
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AIDEN
Then: Eighteen-years-old
Bailey glanced up from her book when she heard the loud exhaust from my finished muscle car pull into the driveaway. I revved the engine just to get her going, she loved when it vibrated against her body in the seats.
With a huge smile on her beautiful face, she set her novel aside on the porch swing she was sitting on. Appreciating the powerful sound the pipes made.
Only staring at me, she remarked, “Well shit, happy birthday to me, handsome.” Wiggling her eyebrows, she gazed at my elegant suit, similar to what Beast wore in the Disney movie.
I grinned, walking up the rickety steps slow and steady so she could get a good look at me. Nothing was better than turning Bailey on.
“What’s with the getup?”
Placing her gift beside the swing, I sat down next to her, and pulled her into my lap.
“I’m going to get you all wrinkly.”
“Like I give a fuck,” I rasped, needing the warmth of my girl in my arms.
She straddled my waist, not leaving any room between us. Grabbing her chin, I brought her pouty lips over to meet mine, kissing her like she was the only thing that ever mattered.
