Kirstie is awakened by a light tapping on her cheek and a warm breath in her face.

"Kit? K.. Kit?" A loud whisper says near her ear.

"What, Sweetie?" She giggles covering her ear with her hand.

"Naaa woom." He whispers again loudly. (not our room)

"No, Hun. We're at the beach house." Kirstie says with a sleepy voice.

"Bee? Mmm pay bee." Patches nods as he starts to climb out of bed. (Beach? I wanna play on the beach)

"Sweetheart." Kirstie says softly, catching his arm. "The sun isn't even up yet."

"Mmm pay bee." Patches pouts. (I wanna play on the beach)

"And we will. But look." She says pointing to the sliding doors of her balcony. "It's still dark outside. Everyone is still asleep."

"Ad?" Patches asks.

"Yes, Adam is still asleep." She sighs as she begins to try and untangle the tieback from his hair that he apparently had already tried to get out.

"Oww  Oww Oww." He says quietly.

"Oh hush. I'm not pulling your hair." She smiles.

"Hut." Patches says. (hurt)

She finally succeeds in removing the tieback and runs her fingers through his hair in an attempt to remove the tangles.

"You're hair has gotten so long. It's hanging down on your back." She says and then smiles. "You need a haircut."

"Naaa, hut." Patches says shaking his head.

"You're being silly. Haircuts don't hurt." Kirstie says with a smile.

"Mmm, hut, Kit." Patches says pouting his bottom lip.

"Don't worry, Sugar. I'm not going to cut your hair." Kirstie yawns. "I think it's pretty."

Patches yawns and lays his head down on her shoulder.

Within just a few minutes, Kirstie hears soft snores coming from the man-child. She closes her eyes and drifts back off to sleep.

~~~

"Kirstie?" Kevin says softly as he gently shakes her shoulder.

"Hmmm?" She answers as she stretches and yawns.

"Breakfast is ready." He smiles.

"Okay." She says reaching over to to the empty place beside her. "Where's ..."

"He's downstairs eating breakfast with Adam." Kevin says then leans over speaking in more of a hushed voice. "I think Tim's gonna propose today. He's a nervous wreck. He's already spilled his coffee once."

"Why is he so nervous? They've been together for what, seven years?" Kirstie smiles as she starts to get out of bed.

"He's paranoid that something will go wrong or that she'll say no." Kevin grins.

"That'll never happen. Jenika worships the ground that man walks on." Kirstie says as they head downstairs.

"Morning everyone." Kirstie says as she walks up behind Patches in his chair. She wraps her arms around him and gives him a kiss on the cheek.

"Top, K..Kit. Mmm om." Patches grumbles. (meaning: stop, Kit. I'm eating my omelet. XD)

"Grumpy." Kirstie laughs as she sits down next to him.

"Naaa ump." Patches says shaking his head. (not grumpy)

"You guys are awfully quiet this morning." Kevin smiles at Tim and Jenika.

"I'm just tired." Tim answers. "I didn't sleep too well last night."

"Are you hurting?" Jenika asks with a concerned look.

"No more than usual." Tim smirks. "I guess I was still wired from the trip."

"Do you want to go lay back down? There's no rush. We're going to be here awhile." Jenika says, rubbing him on the leg.

"No, we can't." Tim answers a little too quickly. "Uh, I mean, the boys are excited to get to the beach."

"Mmm pay bee." Patches says with a mouth full of omelet.

"You pind da beth sells early." Adam adds. (you find the best shells early.)

"See?" Tim smiles.

~~~

An hour later, they were strolling the beach. The boys giggle as they run along the beach picking up shells and putting them into their buckets. Kevin carried Emily, showing her the water and the tiny crabs running along the beach.

Patches smiles as he squats down to pick up a beautiful shell.

"Mmm Kit sell." He whispers to himself as he examines the shell. (this is Kit's shell)

"AHHHH!" He screams, dropping the shell. "PI!! PI!!!" (spider)

"Angel, I doubt there is a spider on the beach." Kirstie laughs.

"Wook!" Adam giggles as he picks up the shell Patches had dropped. "He pound a sell wid a cwab in it." (Look, he found a shell with a crab in it)

"Mmm cab?" Patches asks, carefully looking at the shell in Adam's hand. (crab)

"AHHH!" He screams and jumps back as the little crab's legs come out of the shell.

"We need to put this one back, alright?" Kirstie says as she takes the crab from Adam.

"K." Patches nods.

Tim pulls his phone out of his pocket just enough to check the time. Kirstie had slipped the engagement ring to him before they left the beach house and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wanted to get this over with before he chickened out.

"Hey, guys? There's a small pier up here. You might see some dolphins." Tim suggests.

"Doupins?" Adam asks, excitement in his voice. (dolphins)

"Come on, let's hurry." Jenika laughs as she grabs Adam by the hand and starts to run toward the pier.

"Come on, Sweetie." Kirstie says as she grabs Patches's hand and they too start to run.

"So what time are they suppose to fly over?" Kevin asks quietly as he and Tim start to walk toward the small pier.

"In about 20 minutes." Tim says.

Emily squeals and points at the others running up the beach. "Bub!"

"That's crazy, isn't it?" Tim chuckles. "Even at her young age, she can tell the difference between her daddy and her bubba."

"She's a smart little girl. She took after her Uncle Kevin." Kevin laughs.

Tim laughs and shakes his head.

As they reach the pier, Kevin hands Emily to Kirstie. He winks at her and quiet steps back next to Tim, pulling a small video camera out of Emily's diaper bag.

Kirstie grins as she gets the message. She glances at a very nervous looking Tim, who was eyeing the sky.

"This is it." Kevin hears Tim whisper. 

Kevin looks up to see a plane in the distance.

As the plane gets closer, Tim pulls the small black velvet box from his pocket. He takes Kevin by the arm for support as he gets down on one knee.

Kevin then quietly steps back and begins recording. Tim watches the plane as it gets closer, hoping and praying that Jenika doesn't look around before she sees it.

"Wook! A pane!" Adam says, as if on cue, pointing up.

"It's a messenger plane." Kirstie says with a smile.

Jenika smiles as she looks up. Her smile fades and her chin drops as she reads the sign.

"Oh my, God." She whispers, putting a hand over her mouth.

Tears come to her eyes as she quickly turns around seeing Tim down on one knee.

"Will you?" Tim asks in a low soft voice. "Make me the happiest man alive by being my wife."

He slowly opens the box revealing the ring.

Tears roll down her cheeks as she nods. "Yes." She whispers. 

Tim smiles as he sniffs and tries his best to fight back the tears but failing miserably.

She falls to her knees in front of him. "YES!" She laughs happily as she grabs him into a hug.

Kirstie and Kevin were wiping their own tears away. Adam was grinning ear to ear and Patches watches, not really knowing what was going on.

Tim slips the ring onto her finger then leans in kissing her in a very passionate kiss.

"I love you so much." Tim whispers into the kiss.

"I love you more." She whispers.

They break the kiss, Jenika wipes her tears as she stares at the beautiful ring. She had dreamed of this moment for so long.

"I did it." Tim chuckles, looking up at Kevin and Kirstie. "I actually did it. Now, somebody wanna help me up?"

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