Our hideaway
(By Deyse)
Roma was nearly crying when she saw her little daughter ready to go for a two-day trip to Della and Frank’s ranch, which was located only 1 hour and a half away from her house. The old couple was practically Reilly’s grandparents and they knew how much the little girl loved going there and playing with the animals or running along the green grass or riding a small pony (their birthday present for her, which, for obvious reasons, had to stay there) and they had asked Roma if they could spend the weekend with their “granddaughter”.
Of course the Irish actress had given full permission, and Reilly had even invited her little friend, Betty, to go with her, but now watching her baby girl carrying a tiny backpack (where there was space for only a hair brush and a doll) and ready to go, Roma felt as if she missed her already. John noticed that, and gently placed his hand over her shoulder.
“Bye mommy, bye uncle Johnny...” she said, raising her little arms so that one of them could pick her up. The blond actor was the first one and kissed her cheek tenderly.
“Goodbye my little angel. I want you to have as much fun as you can, ok?”
“I will, uncle Johnny. It’s a pity you can’t go with us...”
“Oh, yes, it really is, sweetie, but your mom and I have to work tomorrow... We’ll go next time, we promise, don’t we Roma?”
“Of course, honey...” she said, gently stroking her daughter’s hair. John kissed Reilly’s cheek once again and handed her to Roma, who held her tightly.
“You behave yourself with auntie Della and uncle Frank, ok?”
“I promise I’ll be a good girl, mommy!”
“Good. Now give me a kiss, sweetheart...”
After saying goodbye to Della and Frank, John and Roma watched as their car disappeared at the end of the street. John wrapped his arm around her small shoulders and both started to walk towards his own car, parked not far from there. He pulled her closer to him to kiss her cheek. “She’ll be fine, Roma.”
“I know. I trust Della and Frank wholeheartedly, they’re her grandparents. It’s just that, every time my wee one is away from me, I miss her so much...”
With a slight smile, he nodded his head, “I know what you mean. You’re both the most charming ladies I’ve ever met! It’s impossible not to miss you both...” Happy when she turned to him also with a smile, he didn’t miss the opportunity to place a tiny kiss her lips.
“I wish we didn’t have to film today and tomorrow...” the Irish actress sighed, “... gosh, it’s a Friday night and a Saturday morning!”
“Yeah, but the shooting was delayed due to the bad weather and now that’s sunny and hot...”
“Yes... sunny and hot, good to enjoy the weekend enjoying nature and not working!”
Chuckling at her slight distress, the blond actor grabbed her by the waist and kissed her cheek once again, “Well, look on the bright side, sweetie, we’ll be together!”
Roma wrapped her arms around his neck and the smile returned to her face, “Yes, that’s the best part of it...” standing on the tip of her shoes, she kissed his lips, and then looked at him again, “But I wanted to be with you and not having to work!”
He started laughing at her slight annoyance and kissed her face and lips, “You look quite cute when you’re mad, you know?”
She was going to reply, but his continuous soft kisses caused her to forget everything else around her and pull him down for another long kiss.
*
On the following day...
“Cut!” the director shouted, after they had filmed the last scene of one more episode of season 9. “Okay, guys, you did great! You’re free to go now! Sorry again to make you work on a Saturday morning, but we couldn’t miss the location thing!”
John and Roma exchanged a secret glance and the blond actor winked at her. The crew started to remove the set objects and the couple of actors headed to their trailers, to change their clothes. Now they had the rest of the Saturday free and considering that it was nearly 2 PM, John suggested they should go to a restaurant not far from where they were.
When they finished a fast lunch, the couple went to John’s car, now under the looks of curious people, who were still fascinated with the “angelic couple” even though 6 months had passed since they had publicly announced that they were together. But, due to this, now the magazines and gossip columns decided to give them a break and only approached them in special events or public appearances.
“Well, now I guess what’s left for us is to go home and watch some TV for the rest of the weekend, thanks to our director, right?” she said, holding hands with him. But she noticed a mischievous smile on his face. “What?”
Without saying a word, he continued to walk in silence. “What is it that you have in your mind, huh, Mr Dye?” Roma wanted to know, now eyeing him with a rather curious look. The blond actor wrapped his arm around her shoulder and brought her closer to him as they approached the vehicle. “Well... TV is not in my plans, you know...”
Watching as she continued to look at him with a confused face, he added, “In fact... I happen to plan on kidnapping you, Ms Downey... For today AND tomorrow!” he announced, kissing her cheek lovingly.
“Kidnapping me? What...?” the question died in her mouth when he opened the trunk compartment in his pick up and she saw it was stuffed with camping material. “John?!”
“I told you when we got stuck in your study that I was quite good at this camping thing and now I’m gonna prove it to you!”
In Roma’s face there was a mix of a smile and a worried look, “John... I guess I can’t go with you... I mean, I want to go, but what about my clothes and...”
He showed her a bag with clothes placed together with the camping material, “Julie made it for you before we left... I told her not to tell you anything and that you wouldn’t get mad at her...”
“Oh... so it was a conspiracy!” she exclaimed, placing her hands on her hips and with a surprised (and now broad) smile.
Overwhelmed with tenderness, he grabbed her face in both hands and stroked her cheeks, “Well, yes, kind of... But... I want to ask you something... Do you really want to go? I... I don’t want you to go with me just to please me...”
The Irish actress tilted her head with a loving gaze, “Is Mr Kidnapper asking permission to kidnap is hostage?”
Chuckling, he blushed and nodded his head, “I happen to be a gentleman too, you know, besides enjoying kidnapping you...”
“Okay, then, gentle Mr Kidnapper, you have your hostage permission...” she wrapped her arms around his waist and held him tightly, resting her head over his chest.
Happy to hear that, and aware that she really loved the idea, he kissed the top of her head many times, before cupping her chin and making her turn her head to face him, “I love you, Ms Downey!”
“I love you too, Mr Dye... very, very much...”
Their lips met in another sweet loving kiss and they entered the vehicle soon afterwards, now heading to the mountains, to a camping spot previously chosen by the blond actor.
*
About an hour later, they had already left the city and arrived at a beautiful spot located up in the mountains. The trip to the campsite was a very pleasant one – with the warm sun light and the green fields along the way, and now they were in a clear not far from a lake with crystalline waters.
“Well... welcome to my hideaway!” the blond actor said, opening the door for her and taking her hand. Roma looked around her with a pleased smile.
“Oh John, that’s so beautiful!”
“You like it?” he wanted to know, placing his arm around her shoulders.
“Like it? I love it! It’s so beautiful and calm... not to mention the flowers perfume!”
Glad to hear that, he nodded his head, “You know, some time after I started in the show I found this place... I used to come here once in a while to rest and to think about my live... about a certain co-star...”
Roma let out a giggle and looked at him with tenderness, “You never told me you’d come here! And in 8 years working together I never noticed that you used to leave the city to go camping either!”
He placed a few strands of hair behind her ear, looking deep inside her brown eyes, “I used to come here when you weren’t in the city either. When you had to travel to make an appearance in a TV show or when you went to Ireland...”
“I... I don’t understand... Why only when I was away?”
“Because I knew that, if you were away, you wouldn’t need me at your side...”
Surprised and deeply moved with that confession, Roma stood face to face with him and stroked his cheek with tenderness, “How come you can be so kind and adorable?”
Blushing a little, he lowered his eyes and smiled, “I don’t know about kind and adorable but... I do know that I love you, angel...”
“Isn’t it amazing that I feel the same about you?”
“Oh, you do?” he said, trying to sound a bit surprised.
“Yes...”
John bent his head and their lips met again in a sweet tender kiss.
*
Some time later, John finished to pitch the tent up with his beloved Roma’s help (even though he insisted that she shouldn’t do anything because she was his beloved hostage). So the camping site was ready quickly and the two stepped back to admire their ‘team work’.
“So? is everything ok for? Anything missing?”
“Everything is just perfect, Johnny.”
“Really? I mean, I know it’s not fancy, but...”
She covered his lips with her hand and eyed him with tenderness, “Aren’t you here with me? Then what else could I ask for, huh?”
John took her hand and kissed her palm, also looking deep inside her eyes, “Yes. Always by your side whenever you need me. Wanna take a walk?”
“Sure!”
He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and the couple started a pleasant walk around the forest.
*
“The night is so beautiful... look at this sky...” Roma let out a contented sigh, contemplating the hundreds of shining stars that covered the sky on that pleasant night, with no clouds, just a gentle breeze blowing through the mountains. As it was warm, John had placed the two sleeping bags outside of the tent and now they were lying on them, next to the fireplace he had lit up when it started to get dark. The Irish actress was comfortably resting her head on his upper arm, with her hands over her belly, marvelled at scenario they were looking at. “I wish you had brought me here earlier! This place is amazing!”
He turned his eyes from the sky to her face and smiled, “Hum... me too, but, well, I was waiting for the right moment to surprise you, miss! Kidnapping you is something very serious, I have to plan very carefully where and when I’m taking my pretty hostage, you know?” the blond actor explained, delighted to watch her smile, “Accommodations, food, drink, the scenery... everything has to be perfect for you!”
“Well, in that case I have to admit it, Mr Dye, you make a wonderful kidnapper! The accommodations here are... very good!” she snuggled even closer to him, wrapping her arm around his torso and now resting her head on his chest, “Dinner was delicious and the scenario couldn’t be more beautiful!”
Chuckling, he ran his fingers through her hair and kissed the side of her head, “I happen to be a man of hidden talents!” he spoke, with a conceited tone in his voice, which caused her to giggle.
She raised her head enough to look at his face and then her own face turned into a serious one, “I always knew you’re a talented man. In fact, I can see more than talent in your eyes... I can see kindness and much love.”
He caressed her cheek, clearly pleased to hear those words, “And you know that this love you see here belongs to two very special women, who stole my heart at the moment I saw them!” he chuckled and added, “Even if one of them was still inside your belly!”
Roma laughed again, leaving John to contemplate her happy face and her bright eyes, which were shining like the stars above their heads – after all she had been through, the Irish actress was happy again, and, for a few seconds, he felt proud to be the one responsible for that.
“I love to see your smile, angel... You’re so beautiful...” he said, tenderly tracing a line along her jaw with his finger.
Even though they had been dating for almost a year now, those flattering words caused her to blush a little. “Well, you put this smile here, mister! I don’t know about beautiful, though...”
Smiling, John moved and gently made her lie on her back. Then, he lay next to her, leaning on his elbow so that his green eyes filled with love could study every little detail of her face; his fingers tenderly continuing to caress her auburn hair, accentuated by the flames of the fireplace. “I do...” he whispered, and slowly leaned over to press his lips against her forehead, “... you’re gorgeous...” then, he kissed her nose, “... lovely...” now he kissed her cheeks, “... enchanting...”
John gazed at her and finally brushed his lips against hers, in a romantic kiss.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her and running her hands over his short blond hair, feeling limp in his arms with his sweet caresses and that loving kiss they were sharing. Only when air became an issue did they pull away, but John never stopped kissing her face, “Only you to give me such a beautiful present like this...”
“And now that I’ve found out that my pretty girlfriend is such a good girl scout, I’ll bring her here more often...” John placed some strands of hair behind her ear, still looking deeply into her eyes and noticed that her own eyes only moved away from his to look at the sky, “Look!” she said, pointing to a shining star that slowly crossed the space.
They watched as it travelled from one point of the sky to another and then John turned to look at her again, “Aren’t you gonna make a wish?”
“I don’t need to do it... I don’t have anything else to wish... everything I want is... right here with me...” she reached up and tenderly caressed his handsome face. John took her hand and kissed her palm, their eyes locked with each other again, “Well, I too have everything I wanted right here in my arms now but... but I will make one wish...”
“Really? What are you going to wish for, may I ask?”
“That our life is filled with much love, sweetie... And with good surprises too, to break the routine once in a while!” they let out a small laugh and he added, “But only the good surprises!”
“It will, Johnny...I’m so sure it will...”
Overwhelmed with love, he lay his hand against her face, “God, how I love you...”
“I know... And I love you so much, John...”
In each other’s arms, their lips collided once again, in another deep, loving kiss, and this time they completely forgot about everything else around them, lost in delicate caresses. John’s touch was gentle and soft, he let his hands explore Roma’s body, followed by gentle kisses tracing a path along her jaw, neck and once again, ending up in her open mouth – her sweet perfume intoxicated him and, at that moment, he felt as if she belonged to him, which was, indeed, a fact.
The Irish actress held him tightly, running her hands over his back, feeling his strong muscles through the fabric of his T-shirt, feeling his body pressed against hers and the constant caresses only her beloved John could give her. God, how she loved him! At moments like those, when they were so close together, she was under the impression that they were only one person, that she was meant to be with him since the day she was born. And in fact, she was.
The two melted in each other’s embrace, grasping each other firmly, two bodies and souls passionately and evenly burning with desire and the deepest and purest love. The moon and the stars were the only witnesses of the immense love they shared on that secluded part of the earth, and that moment, along with some other happy ones, would be in their memories for the rest of their lives. Although they didn’t see it, as now they were too busy to pay attention to anything else, another shooting star crossed the sky, as if confirming the blond actor’s wish – yes, happy days and happy surprises were about to come.
*
Roma was peacefully sleeping in John’s arms and the couple had been outside for a long time on that night. The last flames of the fire lit hours before were still burning and although they had been keeping them warm, the night air was getting cold and the blond actor found it better to spend it inside the tent. With infinite care, he wrapped his beloved girlfriend in the blanket that was covering them and carried her in his arms to the interior of their shelter.
John carefully placed her against fluffy pillows and straightened the blanket around her small form, lying down right next to her and wrapping his arms around Roma’s small shoulders, bringing her closer to him, wishing to remain like that for the rest of eternity. Tenderly stroking her brown hair, he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and then rested his cheek on the top of her head. “Sleep well, angel... I love you... Forever.”
*
Roma woke up with the sound of the birds singing and saw the sunlight shining through the material of the tent she and John were now inside. Under a warm blanket and resting her head on a comfortable pillow, she cast a confused glance around and then felt a strong arm wrapping around her waist; a dear voice whispering in her ear. “Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!” the blond actor spoke, kissing her neck afterwards; the light contact of his lips with her skin was ticklish and caused her to giggle.
Roma turned around to face him – his loving green eyes sparkling just to see her waking up. “Good morning, my handsome kidnapper...”
He bent his head and brushed his lips against hers in a soft good morning kiss and when they pulled away she noticed that he was wearing jeans and T-shirt and imagined that he had been awake for some time. “Um... why am I under the impression that I’m the sleepyhead over here?”
“Well, in fact you are, honey!” he kissed her lips once again, “I happen to be busy preparing breakfast for my enchanting hostage!”
“Oh really? What an attentive gentleman! And... was that you who brought me inside the tent? I don’t remember entering here by myself!”
“Well... yes, after you fell asleep here in my arms, it was kinda cold outside and you were sleeping so peacefully that I didn’t want you bother you...”
“You’ll spoil me with so much care, mister!” she tenderly stroked his cheek.
“That’s what I’ve been trying to do for years!” he kissed her again, “Hungry?”
“I’m starving...”
“Then I’ll set the table for us while you get ready... I mean... not that I don’t like you like this, much on the contrary, you’re just perfect...”
She blushed a little with his words, “John...”
Laughing, he kissed her one more time, “I’ll wait for you outside, ok?” then, he stood up and left the tent – but not without shooting her another loving glance and blowing her a tender kiss.
*
“... it’s delicious, John! No wonder Andrew acquired your culinary abilities!” the Irish actress spoke, tasting the delicious breakfast he had prepared some minutes before.
“Well, thank you, miss. But I have a little surprise for you, you know?”
“Another one?” she stared at him with a mix of curiosity and amusement.
“Yep! You and I are off to hunt our lunch!”
Giggling, she turned to face him with eyebrows raised, “We’re going to ‘hunt’? Really?”
He moved to kiss her cheek, “Yes!”
*
“... I guess the last time I did this I was only a wee bit older than Reilly, you know?”
“Well, for your information, I intend to kidnap you to our hideaway o lot more times, so you can get used to that!”
John and Roma were sitting side by side, on a small wooden dock built by the lake near their campsite. Holding two fishing rods, they now waited patiently for some fishes to get attracted by the baits.
“Our hideaway, huh? It’s just perfect! I can’t wait to come back here with you, Johnny. After all, you make it perfect...” she gently caressed his cheek and smiled at him with her heart full of love.
“Nah... it’s you who make it perfect... Since I started coming here, although I felt relaxed and enjoyed the surroundings, I still felt that there was something missing... And it didn’t take me too long to find what was it... Or, better saying, who was it. I always dreamed of the day I could bring you here with me!” his smile grew wider and there was now a teasing tone in his voice, “And also used to wonder if you would make a good girl scout!”
She laughed and kissed his cheek, “A girl scout? And how am I doing so far?”
He frowned and pretended to be considering that question as if it was a very difficult one, “Hum... well...”
“Hey! What do you mean by ‘well’?” she asked, with an indignant expression on her face, which only caused him to laugh. “And what’s so funny, huh?”
John wrapped his free arm around her waist and kissed her lips many times, “Let’s say you’re trying hard!”
“Very funny, mister! When I start counting how many fishes I caught I want to see you teasing me!” she stated, not really bothered with his laughing.
*
Some hours later, lunch was served and the fishes that (only) John had caught were delicious. They finished eating and cuddled together near the lake.
“Um... and you were saying?” he spoke, visibly teasing Roma. The blond actor was leaning on a fallen tree trunk, slowly and always tenderly rubbing her arms. She was sitting right in front of him, resting the back of her head on his chest and smiling, “Okay, you win! I’m not a good girl scout! I confess!”
Laughing, John kissed her cheek, “That’s ok, I still love you anyway!”
“Well, thank you!” the Irish actress spoke, turning to face him and knowing that he was teasing her. Then, she let out a short sigh, “I thought I’d spend the weekend at home, sitting in front of TV, but you made it wonderful...” she placed a quick peck on his lips, “It’s a pity it’s finishing...”
“Yes, that’s true. But soon we’ll have to put the things back in the car; our little one will be waiting for us by the beginning of the evening!”
“Yes... I miss her already, you know...” she snuggled closer to him with a smile, “... I miss hugging her tight and kissing those cheeks...”
His face softened as he too remembered the little girl, whom he loved as if she were his real daughter, “I know exactly what you mean! And you’ll be doing it again soon, sweetie!”
Roma closed her eyes and sighed, feeling her eyelids heavy, “I think someone here is really a sleepy head, right?” John spoke, not missing how eager she was for a little nap after the delicious lunch he had prepared.
“Yes... I confess that too... But it’s partially your fault, mister... I went to bed very late yesterday night!” she said, accusingly staring at him, but unable to hide her smile.
John tightened the hold around her and kissed her cheek, “Well, for your information, miss, I plan on doing it quite often!” loving to hear her giggling, he added, “But you can take a nap now, my Sleeping beauty, how does that sound?”
“Oh that would be great...” she replied, and both lay down on the towel the were sitting on and, once again, John watched Roma falling asleep in his arms.
*
The Irish actress woke up with John tenderly caressing her hair and when her eyes flung open, she saw his kind smile at her. “Hey, sweetie...”
“John... What time is it?” she asked, quickly sitting up and a bit worried.
“It’s almost five, but don’t worry, I got all set already...” he knelt beside her and never stopped from stroking her auburn locks.
“Oh, John, you should have waken me up, I could’ve helped you...”
“No... no, I brought you here. Let me take care of you a little.”
A slight smile crossed her beautiful face and a sudden realisation caused her to reach out and stroke his cheek, “That’s all you’ve been doing since the first time we’ve met, I’m afraid... My sweet Johnny...”
He blushed a little with the way she called him and lowered his eyes briefly, just to raise them again; smiling as lovingly as before, “I hope I’m doing it right, then...”
“God couldn’t have sent me a better person to take care of me... to take care of my heart. The memories I’ll have from this place... of the night we spent...” she looked deep inside his green eyes, her own eyes full of love and tenderness, “It was so beautiful, Johnny...”
He took her hand and kissed her palm, “Yes, angel, it was beautiful... perfect... more perfect than any dream I could ever have...” he tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear, “... And you know why? Because you are beautiful and perfect. And, most importantly, because I love you very much...”
They inched their faces closer and shared a long sweet kiss, filled with emotion. When they pulled away, Roma searched his eyes once again, “I’ve never felt this way before... I love you so much, John... So much that... sometimes... I feel like crying of joy, you know, grateful to have you in my life...”
A gentle smile appeared on his handsome face and he cupped her chin, “That’s where I’ll always be: in your life, at your side... loving you a little bit more every day, Roma...”
“There’s nothing else I want more than sharing my life with you...”
The blond actor pulled away and offered her a small bouquet of white daisies he had picked right before waking her up. “These are... Just to thank you for the wonderful weekend...” he said, as she took the delicate flowers in her hands.
“Oh John... they’re lovely!”
Deeply moved, and with her heart nearly swelling with love for that kind man standing right before her, Roma didn’t waste another second and threw herself in his arms, wrapping her own arms around his neck and pulling him down for one more loving kiss.
Some time later, the couple of actors got inside John’s car and he got the road back to the city. In one hour, they arrived at Roma’s house right before Della and Frank showed up to deliver two very excited little girls who had spent a great weekend at their ranch. And, as she had already said, the Irish actress held Reilly tightly in her arms and covered her cheeks with lots of kisses, having the same retribution from the little girl, who also had missed her mom deeply.
After Betty’s parents had picked her up and Della and Frank had gone, Roma turned to a very sleepy Reilly and raised her eyebrows, “Um... I guess someone had lots of adventures for two days and should be marching straight to bed right now...”
“Oh, no, mommy, can’t I stay a wee bit more? I didn’t finish to tell you and uncle Johnny everything...” she protested, rubbing her eyes with an exhausted expression on her face. John and Roma exchanged an amused glance and the blond actor knelt right in front of her and took her tiny hand.
“Well, I got an idea, sweetie. What about you, your mom and me going to have a milk shake tomorrow, after school and then you can tell us everything that happened during the week AND during school, huh? I mean, if that’s ok with your pretty mom...” he turned to face his beloved girlfriend and winked at her.
Reilly’s eyes were immediately shining with the suggestion, “Really? Can we, mommy, please?”
Even if Roma wanted to deny it, it wouldn’t have been possible – the little girl’s pleading look was something nobody could resist, “Alright, who can say no to you both, huh?”
“Yey!!!” she shouted, raising her arms.
“Now you’re gonna change into your pyjamas and brush your teeth, missy. Tomorrow we wanna hear all your adventures at auntie Della’s ranch!”
“Okay... I wish you two could come with me next time...”
“Oh, honey, of course we’ll go, we promised you that, right, Johnny?”
“Sure! The next time it’ll be even more fun!”
“Yey! I like it when there are lots of people, ya know?” Reilly spoke, and she added, “Hey, I got an idea! I could have a little brother or a little sister to play with me! You two could have another baby!”
John could hardly hide his laugher at that suggestion, as, the way Reilly spoke it, it seemed the most natural and simplest thing in the world. Also finding it funny, Roma rolled her eyes and crossed her arms in front of her chest, “Well, missy, all you get is a milk shake and you’d better be satisfied with it!” watching as her daughter also rolled her eyes, somewhat disappointedly, the actress concluded, “Now, you are off to your bedroom!”
The couple waited until the little girl had climbed the stairs and John wrapped his arms around Roma’s waist from behind, “I like our little one’s suggestion, you know? If you want me, I could give you a little help with the ‘little sister thing’, miss!” he joked, kissing her neck afterwards.
The Irish actress giggled and leaned back on his embrace, turning her head a little so that she could face him, “Well, for your information, mister, all you’ll get is a milk shake too! Don’t you forget that the show is coming to an end and that we have a film to shoot right after that!”
He rolled his eyes, playfully mimicking her and Reilly, and kissed her cheek, “Um... that’s alright then... but we can at least keep on with the ‘kidnapping thing’, can’t we?”
She turned around completely and wrapped her arms around his neck, “Well, yes, that is perfectly fine with me, ‘mister kidnapper’!”
They gazed at each other briefly and then their lips met in a sweet kiss.
*
After they tugged Reilly in bed and kissed her goodnight, John announced that he was leaving too – they had to film early in the morning and it was almost 10 PM on that Sunday night. Roma walked with him until the door entrance, climbing down the porch steps, except for the last one, so that she could stay on the same level as his.
“Promise you’ll call me as soon as you get home?” she said, tenderly stroking his blond hair.
John wrapped his arms around her waist and placed a quick kiss on her lips. “I promise.”
For a few moments, their eyes were locked with each other in a hypnotising gaze, silently exchanging thousands of loving words.
“Johnny...”
“Yes?”
“About what Reilly said early...”
“You mean, the arrangements so that she can have a little brother or sister?” he said, amused to remember that.
Smiling slightly, she nodded her head, “Have you ever wondered...”
He completed her unfinished question, “Wondered how it would be if we gave Reilly a little brother or a little sister?”
The blond actor could feel a little tension in her eyes. Deep inside, Roma feared that he would think she didn’t want another child – his child. But it was far from the truth. “I... I had never thought about it until Reilly had mentioned it... I... I...”
John gently silenced her by pressing a gentle finger against her lips, “Roma, you know I love that little one as if she was mine. I’m so happy with all I got, with us forming a family, that... all I want is that we can keep this loving family for the rest of our life. If we’re meant to make it bigger or not, this is up to God, and, although I’ll thank for any good surprise He sends me, I’m already grateful for what He’s given me... You and Reilly are my world, my life.”
Shedding a few tears, Roma placed her hand against his face, “I love you so much... You know that the same goes to you, don’t you?”
“I can see it’s written in your eyes, honey.”
Now a slight smile appeared on her pretty face, together with a sudden realisation, “You know... I have to confess something...”
“What is it?” he asked, tucking some strands of hair behind her ear, also smiling and studying her beautiful features.
“I had never thought about a ‘little brother or sister thing’, but now that Reilly has mentioned it... I kind of like it...”
Together, they let out a small laugher. “Well, that’s good to know because, as I said before, I can help you to arrange that, Ms Downey!”
“Well, thank you, Mr Dye, you’re very helpful!”
Then, John’s green eyes moved to her rosy lips, studying the beauty of their shape and he just had to move his face a few inches, pressing his lips firmly on hers a second later; tasting the sweet flavour of her mouth as he gently stroked her cheek. Gratefully, she wrapped her arms around his neck, never wanting to let him go, doubting if there could be anything sweeter than being loved by that kind and gentle man, responsible for many happy moments in her life.
And, once again unaware to them, a shooting star crossed the sky, as if confirming that some of their wishes would soon come true as an unexpected piece of news, that would certainly bring much happiness to their lives.
The end.