Prologue

Its a beautiful afternoon running and laughing around the house with my wife and children. I stopped and rest and just looked at my perfect little family, I just believe that it has been twenty years since I fell in love with my wife and that in just twenty years that we have a family together already. "My love, what are you thinking about, hmm?", turning to see my wife standing behind me. "You know its been almost around twenty years, and yet it feels like it was yesterday when we met", she just smiled at me. "Ryan Lynn you can be very soft sometimes but it's one of the things that I love about you", I grabbed my wife's hand and just smiled, she knows that she's the reason why I'm a little softy. If I haven't met her sooner I will probably be here being a parent or married. Just let me tell you one thing I have never been in love before not until I met her and now I know the meaning of love. "My lovely, you are the reason why I'm soft before we met I never knew what love is or the true meaning of it, once you walked in my life you showed me that, it took us so long to meet that it was somewhat the perfect time and perfect place for us to love each other", she nodded agreeing.

"Mama, mom, can we please go to the park please", this is why I despise having kids they have so much energy, thank goodness that by the time it's ready to go back home the little monsters are so tired that they straight the sleep in the car. "Not today lovebug", I shook my head, " Why mama? "one of our daughters asked. I had to think, think Rye think, oh gosh I can't believe that I am about to do this. Well here goes- I looked at my wife. She gave me the look, the look that says don't you dare, I mean it really doesn't scare me but its the only way to keep them occupied. "Please hun, please", I gave her the puppy eyes, what? its the only way to have her agree to it. "Fine", she groans, I did a little dance in my head. I called our kids and told them to put on their pajamas and come back, a pretty good idea since its almost the evening, and the kids usually get ready for bed around this time.

"Are you sure about this Ryan?", I nodded my head. "I'm sure honey, the kids been asking all this time on how met and I think its time to tell them, they're old enough to comprehend, plus its a pretty good bedtime story to tell even though it's quite a long story to tell.", wrinkling her nose as a response. "But- alone time, we can have alone time also.", I quickly added. "Well if only they hurry up and get their butts down here, we won't have enough alone time if they're not back down here in ten seconds.", my wife responded while walking towards me. I looked ay her and yelled for the kids to be back down in ten seconds, it wasn't long for the kids to come downstairs and sit on the couch. "Mama, why did we have come back downstairs after putting on our pajamas?", asked the oldest. "Well, remember how you guys always ask me and mom about how we met?", I started off waiting for their response. "Well duh and mom always say that we have to wait until we're older because we couldn't comprehend or something like that.", I nodded. I explained to them why their mom told them that, mainly she's scared that they will tell their friends and the friends will tell someone else. The town we live in is very small and once a rumor sparks the whole town knows, just like what happened to me when I was younger, well kind of.

"Alright now, you have to pinky promise both mom and me that you will never tell a soul about the story you are about to hear", we both hold out our pinky fingers. "Mama are you serious? we're not gonna tell anyone", the oldest pouted. "Oh? Well, I guess you aren't ready to hear a story before going to bed. I thought its the least I can do as a parent to tell you how mom and I met instead of a boring bedtime story like the three little pigs Miss Thang.", my wife stifled a laugh. "Mama is right we can just read the three little pigs other than telling our story of how we can a family", I nodded. They all groaned and said fine and we all linked pinkies together. "Okay sit back, relax because my dearest children this is going to be a long, I am warning you now if you can't stay still through the whole story you can now leave but once I start there's no going back", I looked and pointed at all of them. "Mama, we know just tell us how you and mom met", we both laughed at our daughter's remarks. "Okay missy okay.", my wife came and sat next to and held my hand.

Ready

Set

Here Goes Nothing

"This is where it all begins"