"Is daddy almost home yet?" My five-year-old whined
I chuckled as I set the pizza boxes out on the counter, "He'll be here any minute, Greyer." I said and walked over to him and bent down to his level, "Why don't you go keep a look out and tell us when you see him pull up?"
Greyer grinned, "Okay!" He exclaimed and dashed off to the front hall so he can look out the window by the door
Shaking my head with silent laughter at my son's antics, I stood back up and fixed the home-made banner the kids made for him. Once I had that done, I stepped into the living room to see the girls playing with their dolls next to the playpen that held Henry and I's youngest, and final, child.
"You girls ready to surprise daddy?" I asked smiling as they grinned and nodded their heads
"Yes!" My four-year-old super enthusiastic daughter, Novalee exclaimed. Such a daddy's girl.
"Dada!" Our one year old smiled
"He's here!" Greyer yelled and I heard his running footsteps "He's here! He's here!" He came barreling into the room, almost tripping, and right into my arms.
"Come on girls." I chuckled setting Greyer upright again and fixing his shirt
The front door opened and the sound of Henry's bag hitting the floor broke the unusual silence. "I'm home!" Henry called and that was the undoing
"Daddy!" The kids screamed and ran to Henry just as he stepped foot into the room
Even in jeans and grey V-neck shirt, he looked incredibly handsome. Especially since he just got home from a twelve-hour flight.
Henry grinned as he bent down to the kid's level and hugged them all, "There's my little rugrats!" He beamed and kissed them all, "I missed you guys so much!"
"I missed you too daddy!" Novalee beamed up at Henry
"Dad can we play with the helicopters out back?" Greyer asked
"Dada!" Aurelia held up her arms wanting to be held
Henry smiled standing up with Aurelia in his arms, "We'll do that later, okay?"
Greyer smiled and nodded then went over to the box he left lying on the living room. He was in the process of taking out the remote-control helicopters when I reminded him that Henry was on his way home.
Henry walked over to me with a grin, "And finally, my beautiful wife." He wrapped his free arm around me and pulled me into him before planting a small yet passionate kiss on my lips. We pulled away when Aurelia giggled out an 'ew'. "I missed you."
"I missed you too." I smiled and kissed his cheek "As did someone else." I pointed over to our youngest son who was babbling in the playpen
Henry sat Aurelia down and she went over to Novalee and they played with their dolls once again. Henry and I walked over to the playpen and he reached in and picked up our two-month-old son, Theseus. Yes, he is named after a character Henry played in the movie 'Immortals'.
"You're getting bigger on me little guy." Henry softly said as he cradled Theseus to his chest, "Daddy missed you too." He cooed "He'd rather wake up every four hours to you then deal with Uncle Ben."
I laughed, "You know you love Ben and working with him."
Henry looked up at me with a smile, "I do but I'd still rather be home with you guys then off filming."
"I know." I softly said and sat on the couch
After talking about how filming was going, we gathered the kids and ate pizza before going outside in our backyard. Henry and Greyer flew the remote-control helicopters around and pretended they were aiding some superheroes before switching to pretending they were in COD. Novalee and Aurelia played with their little kitchenette they had gotten for Christmas and I sat on the lounge chair feeding Theseus.
After Theseus was fed, Henry walked over and got him and went back to flying helicopters with Greyer. We laughed and enjoyed our time together knowing that by the end of the week, Henry would be back on set filming.
"Get 'em!" Henry playfully yelled as we ran around the yard. He was making Theseus laugh, his first actual laugh, by making him an airplane and chasing the kids!
"Get daddy!" I exclaimed and we went after Henry, who'd passed Theseus to me. He took off running around zig zagging and dodging the kids making them laugh harder. Before I knew it, Henry had managed to circle around and sneak up behind me. His arms encircled my waist and he carefully spun me and Theseus. By the time night time came, the kids were tuckered out and easily passed out on the couch.
Henry carried them to bed and tucked them in while I put Theseus down for the night. Little guy was tired from the fun day of having daddy back home.
"I'm glad to be home." Henry said as he pulled me into his arms as we lay in bed "Every day spent with you and the kids is one of the best days of my life."
