by Dawn Douglas
He drained the grease from the pan, then carefully arranged the bacon on a plate with grilled tomatoes, hash browns and toast, wishing it looked a bit nicer. Then he placed the plate on a tray with the card and a glass of orange juice and began carefully making his way up the stairs with Dexter on his heels. Nick nudged the main bedroom door open, a big smile on his face, and was about to speak when he saw that Lucy had fallen back asleep. Her hair was all over the pillow, and there were pale violet smudges beneath her eyes. Even exhausted, Nick thought she was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen.
He placed the tray silently on the nightstand. There was a cry from down the hall, and Dexter gave a low woof and took off. Nick followed him, shaking his head. Everything was upside down this morning.
“Hey, sweetie,” he said, going into his daughter’s bedroom. “You’re supposed to be fast asleep, and Mom’s supposed to be awake and digging into her Mommy’s Day breakfast—care to tell me what’s going on?”
Six-month-old Paris Rose beamed up at him delightedly, and Nick felt the surge of love he experienced every time he looked at her. It was so fierce it almost frightened him the first time he felt it, the day Paris arrived in the world and he held her in his arms, blinking in wonder. He picked her up now, and she nestled against him, warm and sweet-smelling, absolutely perfect.
“Nick?” Lucy called.
He smiled and went back into the main bedroom with Paris. Lucy was sitting up in bed, tucking daintily into her breakfast.
“This is delicious!” she announced. “Did you make it?”
“With a little help from Paris and Dexter,” he replied, joining her on the bed and leaning over for a kiss. “Happy First Mother’s Day.”
Lucy dabbed some ketchup from the side of her mouth and opened her card, and Nick watched her take in the words he’d written, words he hoped expressed some of the joy she’d given him.
She looked up at him and said softly, “Thank you.”
Paris bounced in his arms and reached out for her mother and as his wife reached for their baby, and Dexter barked and jumped onto the bed, his tail wagging wildly, Nick suddenly wished he could capture this moment and keep it forever. He didn’t know how he could contain all the love he felt without it somehow brimming over.
“Coffee?” he asked.
“Mmm,” Lucy nodded.
As he left the room, Nick glanced back. Lucy was holding Paris, blowing bubbles into her neck to make her giggle. And he set aside the wish he’d had to capture the moment, because he knew there’d be a lifetime of moments like this. They were just waiting.
A word about the author...
Dawn Douglas lives with her three children and writes in Colorado.
She loves reading, writing, cooking and occasionally traveling.
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AN ACCIDENTAL KISS
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