You're Beautiful To Me

Christmas Eve comes around quickly and Frank and I let Anna and Miles stay up a little later than usual, dressing them up warm before I take Miles on my hip and Frank takes Anna and we go for a small walk around the neighbourhood to look at all the decorated houses, the bright colourful flashing lights making both Anna and Miles squeal and giggle in delight and Anna points and says "Light." "That's right baby, lots of lights" I agree with her, and Frank smiles proudly and leans down to press a kiss to her forehead. "So smart baby girl" he says softly to her as he presses another soft kiss to her forehead and she claps her hands, another little delighted giggle escaping her. The temperature starts to drop the darker it gets and we make it another block before turning around and walking back home, Miles asleep against my shoulder, my jacket open and wrapped around around his back as I hold him against my chest and Anna has gone quiet, on the edge of sleep too as she cuddles into Franks chest for warmth. When we get back home we take them into their room, removing their jackets, shoes and hats, leaving them in their warm pyjamas as we put them to bed, Anna's eyes fluttering closed as Frank pulls the blanket over her and we stay and watch them for a moment, standing in the doorway holding hands before I turn and lead Frank out, flicking the light off and leaving the nightlight on as we go. Out in the hallway Frank drops my hand and scoops me up into his arms, carrying me into the bedroom where he lays me on the bed and climbs over me, kissing me breathless and when we pull apart for air I pant for a few seconds before saying "I love you, so much." "I love you too baby" he tells me as he climbs off me and sits back, helping me sit up and we remove our thick, warm clothing, both of us ending up in sweat pants and t shirts and I let out a loud yawn, feeling exhausted from our walk. "You feeling ok baby?" Frank asks softly and I nod as I say "Yeah I'm just a little worn out." He frowns in concern as his hands reach out to gently touch my forehead, and I close my eyes as I lean in to his touch, my stomach starting to feel a little unsettled and Frank sighs softly as he says "Come on baby, get in bed and I'll get you some tea." "I'm ok" I assure him but the look on his face tells me he isn't buying it and I sigh as I climb into bed and Frank tucks me in before kissing my forehead, turning to leave the room and by the time he comes back I am asleep, suddenly unable to keep my eyes open any longer.

A few hours later I wake up feeling on fire, my stomach churning violently, Frank laying behind me with his arm wrapped around my waist and I roll onto my back, pushing Frank away slightly and he groans before his eyes flutter open. "Baby are you alright?" He asks softly and I shake my head as I say "I feel sick" before jumping out of bed and running for the bathroom, throwing up violently as I reach the toilet and a few seconds later a warm hand is rubbing up and down my back as Franks other arm is wrapped gently around my waist helping keep me up. I vomit a few more times before I feel empty and I stand back up, slumping back into Franks chest and he moves around and gently scoops me back into his arms, carrying me back to bed before leaving the room again and he comes back with an empty bucket and a glass of water, helping me sit up and rinse my mouth out before I drink the rest of the water and when I lay back down I feel a little better. Frank leaves the bucket beside the bed as he walks back around and climbs back into his side, pulling me closer to him and letting me squirm around and get comfortable before he wraps his arms around me and I fall back to sleep, mostly laying ontop of him but Frank doesn't object, just holding me and gently stroking my back until he falls asleep too.

The next morning when I wake up I'm in bed alone and when I glance over at the clock I see it's pretty late in the morning. I quickly climb out of bed, shivering in the cold air so I grab my robe and tie it on as I leave the bedroom, following the sound of voices to the kitchen and I stop in the doorway, watching Frank cooking pancakes and Mikey is sitting at the table with Anna and Miles, both of them dressed in animal onesies, Miles a bear and Anna a cat and Mikey is making faces at them, making them both giggle. "What's this? Where are my babies?" I ask playfully and Anna looks over at me, pointing and exclaiming "Dada." "Hey my little kitty cat" I greet her as I cross the room to press a soft kiss to her forehead and she giggles and makes a meow noise. "Very good baby" I praise her as I step across to Miles who is holding his hands out to me and I pick him up, cuddling him to my chest as I press soft kisses to his cheeks and forehead while he giggles and tries to squirm away. "So adorable my little baby bear" I murmur to him as I cuddle him close before I sit him back in his chair and Frank turns, sitting a small plate of cut up pancakes on the trays on Miles' and Anna's high chairs and they both dig in, grabbing pieces in their hands and shoving them in their mouths and I giggle as I watch, Frank wrapping his arms around my waist and pressing a soft kiss to my cheek as he says "Merry Christmas beautiful."

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