MarriedRidgeway

[kerrieridgeway]

charliexridgeway:

Charlie followed his wife downstairs to their son and as she went to the phone to make the order and announcend Logan they were having pizza, he chuckled at the boys reaction, practically jumping on the couch next to his son as he picked him and held him up in the air for a few seconds before putting him down on his lap “You like pizza, huh?” Logan nodded with a big smile on his face “And judging by your reaction, your mom’s not giving you enough of that. But don’t worry, now that I’m back, we’re gonna have pizza a lot. But that’s our secret.” he spoke in a whispered tone as if Kerrie didn’t hear any of it “Okay” Logan nodded seriously and tried to sneakily look at his mom before climbing down from Charlie’s lap and moved behind him, climbing on his back “Are you sure you didn’t raise a monkey?” Charlie asked Kerrie amused, leaning forward slightly as he let Logan do whatever he was doing back there.

As Kerrie finished the pizza order and walked back into the living room with her son and husband she chuckled at Charlie’s comment. “I didn’t think I was, but maybe his obsession with that new disney movie got to him.” She laughed sitting next to him. “Logan what’re you doing?” She asked staring at him, “Are you turning into a monkey?” She spoke and he began to laugh and shake his head. “Noo” “Are you sure? Cause you’re starting to look like one climbing up all over daddy and the furniture?” “Noo” He protested with a laugh, before getting down and sitting like a human again. He crawled over and sat on his moms lap. Kerrie smiled and looked Charlie, she gasped dramatically, “Logan, I think daddy got the bug, I think he got the tickle bug. Let’s get it.” Without another word they both charged Charlie and began to tickle the grown man. 

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nathan-douglas:

Shaking his head lightly Nathan continued to mutter before hearing Kerrie, freezing for a moment he looked toward her, frowning a bit. “No– No, no.”  Quickly shaking his head he pet the sides of his head “Not okay. It’s–Not-” Pressing his hands on his head he shook it as she asked for him to come inside “Mean– You’re mean. No coffee.” Looking at her he raised his left hand, pointing at her with authority “None.”  Looking at her then for a second before he tilt his head.  Looking around again, nervously, he pulled back slightly into himself. His hands moved in front of his chest. Picking at his finger tips Nathan blinked “They are watching me.  He knows.” Nathan whispered before walking toward Kerrie “No hot coffee.” 

She sighed as he pointed out their last interaction, of course he didn’t put his actions into account. Only blamed her. “I promise to give you hot coffee if that’s what you want.” She spoke looking at him, before staring down either side of the street making sure that no one obvious was watching. “If they’re watching you, being outside isn’t a good idea.” 

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nathan-douglas:

Muttering under his breath Nathan paced back and forth along the side walk, his left hand petting at the side of his head. He wasn’t angry so much as obviously upset over anything. With a small cry he brought his right hand to his mouth, covering it nervously as he looked around, seeing something in the shadows and corners of his vision. Closing his eyes tight he sobbed for a second into his hand, more like a child than a twenty year old man. To be more accurate, crying like a seven year old would, an abused seven year old. Shaking his head he whispered then “No no no. Not there.”

Kerrie was cleaning a table in her diner when she noticed the young adult who she really disliked. Though as she saw him so distraught she felt something for him, she watched for a minute before sighing and deciding to do something. She put her rag down and opened the front door, “Hey,” she spoke looking at him waiting to get his attention. “Are you okay?” She spoke as she felt the colder December winds hit her. “Come inside,” she spoke wondering if he was distraught over anything task force related. She wasn’t sure, but seeing him so upset hit a chord with her. 

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie watched Kerrie disappear into the bathroom with an eyebrow raised, and if he didn’t know his wife better than this, he would’ve bought the whole i’m going into the bathroom to change to tease you. But he was aware of the changes her body went through during and after the pregnancy. And he didn’t give a shit about it. She would still be sexy for him when she’ll be 90. But again, it was a conversation for when they could be alone and talk in peace for longer than 10 minutes without getting interrupted “Let’s be lame and have pizza.” he chuckled, moving behind Kerrie to wrap his arms around her waist “A very big one. For some reason, I feel like I could eat a large one all by myself.” if only Charlie knew just how bad this side effect of being dead would be.

“Pizza it is,” she smiled as she put her clothes in the laundry hamper. She felt her husband's arms wrap around her and she couldn’t help but smile at the feeling of his body warmth against her. “I’m pretty hungry too,” She smiled, “Mommy!” their son yelled not in a panicked way or anything but in an ‘I want your attention’ kind of way. “We’re coming,” She spoke with a smile shaking her head lightly. “Shall we?” She chuckled looking up at her husband briefly before escaping his arms and making her way downstairs to their son. “We’re going to order a pizza for dinner.” without another beat her son was cheering for the food choice. Kerrie got on the phone and called a delivery spot that wasn’t too far. “Alright, pizza is ordered and on their way.” She smiled. 

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Kerrie found herself humming. For once in three years she was happy, it was hard to suppress that with what recent events happened in her household. She decided to keep her son home from pre-school for a while since she needed him to get out of the phase of him telling everyone that ‘daddy was back’. Despite having to tell him not to say it, it was a dream come true to hear those words come out of her son’s mouth. 

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charliexridgeway:

Having his wife so close to him gave Charlie a sense of home nobody else could. A sense of home and of love he knew he would never get from anybody else. When Logan returned into the bathroom with his top all upside down, he couldn’t help the laughter he bursted into. It reminded him of the many times his parents would let him get dressed alone and he would always emerge from his room like that. He had always been the laugh of the family too. It was probably why he liked to make a fool of himself to entertain others throughout his life. He frowned deeply when Kerrie helped Logan put his shirt on the right way, head tilted to the side to have a better view of what she was showing. Probably not the best idea, since their son was there, but it didn’t last long. Before Logan could make sense of how much of an idiot his dad was, he looked at his son running around, surprised she gave him his father’s name. He didn’t even notice how bossy she sounded when she yelled at Logan to walk down the stairs like a normal person. He got out of the tub and put his hand on her bum, making a face “The only thing you should be sorry for is looking like this when our son is around.” he kissed the side of her face and left her behind, on purpose, going to their room to change for the second time that night.

She watched as he got out of the tub with a slightly furrowed brow, wondering why he was making that face. It all made sense when he came close and placed his hand on her ass. Her frown turned into a smirk as he went ahead and complimented her looks again. She couldn’t help but chuckle. As he purposely left her behind she played off a dramatic scoff before having it soon turn into a fuller laugh. “Charlie!” She called after him still laughing. It wasn’t long before she followed him back to their room. She was about to take her shirt off to really tease him when she remembered that her body didn’t look the same as it used to. The stretch marks on her stomach from the pregnancy was more than enough to make her self-conscious. She grabbed a couple pieces of clothing, “If you’re gonna be so mean and tease me about everything then I just won’t change here.” She spoke in a teasing attitude before making her way to their bathroom where she could change in peace. She walked out in a cute yet comfy outfit, “I think we should order in tonight? I didn’t get a chance to grocery shop.” She spoke as she put the wet clothes away, “What do you feel like having?” 

[cesarexaltobello]

kerrieridgeway:

Kerrie felt her heart flutter as his hands rested on her hips, feeling him so close in such a long time felt brand new as if they were back in their honeymoon phase. She smiled and blushed hearing him warn her, “Yes Mr, Ridgeway?” She smirked playing off innocently as if he didn’t talk to her in a warning tone. Having his face so close to hers had her heart beating a mile a second. She raised her hands and placed them around his neck, “It was the first thing I could grab.” She smirked lying straight through her teeth. “Do you not want me to wear them anymore?” She asked teasingly, as her hand ran through the hair on the back of his head. Her son was out of her brain, she was in a different world with her husband. She could feel the sexual tension and it’s going to kill her if she doesn’t get kissed at this very moment. Though she knew that once she kisses him, things will go much further. Things that need to be put on halt until they put their son to bed. 

Right, as if he married the most innocent woman on Earth. While with some stuff, she was indeed innocent, with some other stuff … Not so much, and that’s what Charlie loved the most about her. And knowing it had been three years for her since they were last so close to each other, since he last touched her and kissed her, that little piece of information added more to his torture. Charlie moved his hands to her lower back and with one easy and strong move, he pulled her on his lap, resting his forehead against hers, showing absolutely no signs of wanting to kiss her anytime soon. The more she waited for it, the better. Though his hands slipped underneath the shirt she was wearing, his fingertips playing on her bare back “We’ve got a dinner to get ready for.” he let out a deep breath.

[kerrieridgeway]

This was borderline cruel of him, she spent years wanting this, missing this, needing this and not just from anyone. No. She couldn't get this from a random hookup her friends tried to get her on, or a guy they tried to set her up with. No. She needed this from Charlie, from the man she married, from the man she loved. No one other than him could make her heart flutter at just his touch. As she was pulled onto his lap she smiled her one hand moving from the back of his neck to resting on his cheek, then gently without realizing placed in his bare chest. As her husbands hands gently slipped under her shirt she let out a breath smiling gently. As much as she wanted to kiss him, she will be happy about just being close to him and having him back in her life. "In a minute," she spoke gently. She needed another moment here with him, alone, no distractions just love. After the moment passes she let out a sigh and pulled away from her husband, she stared at him with a small smile on her face. She pushes some of his hair out of his face with a smile, when she was about to say something she heard a younger voice charge into the room. "Mommy your gonna be a raisin!" Her son spoke and she couldn't help but smile since that's what she told him when he was in the a bath too long. She was also proud that be put his own pyjamas on. Granted the top was inside out and backwards but still worth a proud moment. She chuckled lightly, "Logan, what's up with your top?" She got up and out of the tub, she bent over slightly as she pulled her sons shirt up, probably giving Charlie a nice view of her bum since she was wearing pretty thing underwear although that wasn't her intention. She soon crouched down to help her son put his shirt back on. "Alright champ, go downstairs hangout in the living room while mummy and daddy quickly get changed then we can all eat!"

"Okay." Were the only words out of her sons mouth the he began to run. "Logan Charles Ridgeway do not run down those stairs." She spoke more affirmatively and sternly in her mom voice because she didn't want him to hurt himself. As she heard slower steps she looked back at her husband, curious if he had caught onto the fact that his middle name was his fathers first name. "Sorry." She wasn't sure why she was apologizing, this was a new side of her that he was bound to see, though it made her nervous, because all these years she's been making the decisions. As she stared back at her husband she realized that, that power isn't all hers now. Although it was mainly something she was happy about, she wondered if seeing the Mom side of her would make him see her differently not in a good way and that scared her.

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie watched his son very interested, giving the little kid the satisfaction of being paid attention to and admired. He even added a little bit of awe in there, showing him how proud of a father he was for having such a smart son like him. That wasn’t a play, he was proud of how smart he was, he was proud of how well his mother did with him and educated the way she did for so long, alone. He was proud of them both, it was hard to put into the words just how much. His epxression said it all. It surprised him just how much he acted like Charlie did when he was little. He was so full of energy and joy, he didn’t know if that was a good thing or not. His eyes fell on Kerrie when she moved closer to him, his hands resting on her hips now that he had her closer to him “Mrs. Ridgeway.” he said her name as a warning, leaning slightly forward to have his face inches away from hers “You’re sailing dangerous waters right now, looking the way you do.” he smirked, his eyes checking her body out shamelessly “You just had to put one of my shirts on, didn’t you?”

Kerrie felt her heart flutter as his hands rested on her hips, feeling him so close in such a long time felt brand new as if they were back in their honeymoon phase. She smiled and blushed hearing him warn her, “Yes Mr, Ridgeway?” She smirked playing off innocently as if he didn’t talk to her in a warning tone. Having his face so close to hers had her heart beating a mile a second. She raised her hands and placed them around his neck, “It was the first thing I could grab.” She smirked lying straight through her teeth. “Do you not want me to wear them anymore?” She asked teasingly, as her hand ran through the hair on the back of his head. Her son was out of her brain, she was in a different world with her husband. She could feel the sexual tension and it’s going to kill her if she doesn’t get kissed at this very moment. Though she knew that once she kisses him, things will go much further. Things that need to be put on halt until they put their son to bed. 

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charliexridgeway:

It wasn’t that Charlie had never been happy next to Kerrie, because he did, he was probably the luckiest man alive to have a wife like her, but in this very moment, he was even more happy. They had another reason in their life to be happy, to do stupid things like the one they were doing right now together, knowing they made a pure and innocent feel good and happy. When Kerrie returned with one of his shirts on, Charlie couldn’t help himself. He checked her out from head to toe, admiring his wife. He wanted her to wear more his shirts, it suited her so well. He laughed when she got into character too and joined them in the bath, unable to take his eyes off of her “It should be forbidden to look like that.” he grinned at Kerrie and when Logan sat on his lap instead of letting his mother wash him, he put on a fake grimace “Sure, why not, let daddy make a fool of himself.” he took the soap from Kerrie dramatically and instead of washing Logan, he started to play with it with Logan. Yeah, that kind of a dad he would be, just for the fun of it. But it entertained Logan, so no harm done.

Kerrie had a small smirk on her lips as Charlie complimented her, “Hey now.” She teased not wanting him to talk like that in front of Logan. She smiled as Logan couldn’t stop giggling in her father's arms, “Alright, down to business boys.” She spoke speaking to the both of them, as she’d gathered the soap in her hands again. “After this, we can eat dinner!” Food seemed to perk up her son's ears, “Yea?” and without any hesitation, Logan was nodding his head, “Yeah,” “Okay” She replied with a smile,  she then looked at her husband winking at him gently. She knew her way around their son’s mind, she wondered if this was the right moment to tease about. She decided it probably wasn’t, “Show daddy how to do it.” The boy went into teaching mode and talked through how they do his nightly routine. “So we need soap,” He looked around and grabbed it with both hands since one wasn’t big enough to hold it while it was so slippery. “Then we rub out all the stinkies.” After he lathered himself up, with the help of his mother since he couldn’t get all the spots. “Then we rinse, then what?” She asked looking at her son, “Shampoo-poo” without fail his son laughed at his own poo-poo joke. She grabbed the kid's shampoo and finished washing his boys thick, straight blonde hair. After rinsing Logan stood up, with his arms up in a ‘ta-da’ stance almost. “Done!” without a second later he added. “Now food.” He climbed out of the tub and ran out of the bathroom to his room. “Logan be careful don’t run while you’re still wet!” When she heard the door close she sighed knowing that he didn’t slip on the hallways hardwood floor. It felt like this was the first moment she had with her husband. She smiled and moved closer to him, close enough to let her legs rest on his lap, she smiled. “Hi,” 

[cesarexaltobello]

kerrieridgeway:

Seeing her son in her husband’s hand was a sigh she’s been waiting to see for three years. She couldn’t believe that he was finally here interacting with their son. This seemed to be the fifth time that she has forgotten he fallen in the dumpster. He must have not been there long because in big spaces she couldn’t smell it. She chuckled and reached for her son, she smelt his close and she could smell a little bit of the dumpster. “Ooh, too late” She joked not caring too much because it was worth it. “You go shower, we’ll say goodbye to Naomi and then take a bath wash up a bit before dinner.” She smiled gently as he kissed her cheek, she looked at him and wanted to kiss him for a long time. For all the time that they’ve missed, though his smell was starting to really get to her. She followed her husband into the house and put her son down as she paid the babysitter. “Thanks, Naomi,” She spoke as the woman walked out the door. “C’mon Logan,” she called and he ran for the stairs as they went straight to the second bathroom that had the bath. They filled it halfway before Logan was about to run and jump, she caught her son before he got the chance. “Whoa, whoa, daredevil.” She spoke as her son began to giggle. She got him into the tub and began to wash him up, she knew that his bath would take longer than Charlie’s shower, though she’d assumed they’d meet downstairs, though it wasn’t until her son pointed at the door. She smiled at the sight of her husband clearly nice and clean, with his hair still wet. He looked very desirable in this moment, she’d always loved how his hair slick back with it was wet. “Hey, wanna help out?” She smiled. 

Charlie went straight for the stairs, going up to their room. He never thought he’d want to get in the shower the way he wanted to do right now. He stopped for a second in the bedroom, looking around. Nothing changed, Kerrie was right. While he was happy to see that, at least to try to feel at home after three years of being gone, which wasn’t exactly easy because the place already felt at home and he still felt like he left a few hours ago and had just returned, this didn’t sit well with him. It had been three years since he died, and that was plenty of time for Kerrie to move on and get on with her life. Try to be with someone else, shit like that. He wanted that for her, to be happy, even if he couldn’t provide that happiness anymore. They’d have to talk about this at some point, she wouldn’t get away with it. He walked over to his closet and and pulled a pair of clean boxers and a pair of black shorts, and walked into the bathroom. After he took his clothes off, he caught a glimpse of his face on the mirror, and what he saw, he didn’t like. He approached the mirror and took a better look at his eyes, noticing his pupils were dilated like hell. He tried not to worry too much about it, maybe in the morning it would go away. He stepped into the shower and let the water run down his body, washing himself up good. Once he was done, he put on his underwear and shorts and walked out of the bathroom. It was no news that often times Charlie walked around the house without a shirt on. He felt more comfortable that way. When he heard noises from the other bathroom, instead of going downstairs to wait for Kerrie and Logan, he went to them. God knew what the next days had in store for them, he would never a miss a moment to be around the two. Leaning against the door frame, Charlie watched with his arms crossed in front of his chest as Kerrie washed Logan up “I can’t believe my son just gave me up.” Charlie chuckled when Logan spotted him and pointed at him “I have a better idea.” he pushed himself away from the door and walked next to Kerrie, running a hand through his wet hair “Aquaman here seems like he’s enjoying his rule over the water kingdom too much. I say we go in and attack.” he spoke in a monster like voice as he quickly jumped into the bath next to Logan, looking like he was ready to attack, but all he did was to grab the small guy by his hips and lift him up for a second before putting him back down, hearing him laugh “Let’s convince mommy to join us, yeah?” he grabbed Logan’s small hand and splashed some water at Kerrie. 

[kerrieridgeway]

The brunette couldn’t help but smile as her husband walked into the bathroom. She furrowed her eyebrows wondering where he was going to go with this as he got into character. As she watched the smile on her sons face grow, it only put a bigger smile on her face. “Oh no, Logan! Take cover! You’re under attack!” She dodged whatever potential splash could have come her way by her husband jumping into the tub. “Babe!” She laughed as she watched the adorable interaction between father and son. “What?” She asked, then immediately began to shake her head. “Oh no, mommy’s staying out here nice and dry.” She commented before feeling the splash, “Wha- Hey!” She laughed before splashing water back, mainly targeting her husband. She couldn’t help but be incredible happy with the fact that things fell right back into place, as if time had never stopped. Although it was something she needed to swallow since for him, that’s exactly what it felt like. Now that he was home she didn’t need to dwell on the last three years she spent without him. She could ignore that part of her life, or the parts that were the saddest anyway. Before the splashing would turn into a war, she raised her hands in surrender. “Okay okay! Give me a minute.” She ran back to their bedroom and went into her husbands closet that had stayed the same for the last three years. She grabbed one of his black t-shirts that fit practically as a dress on her. She walked back to the bathroom and got into her own character. “Prepare for my attack!” She yelled before dramatically jogging to the bathtub and getting in with the rest of her family. She grabbed her son and tickled him a bi hearing him laugh brought music to her ears. She kissed his cheek before getting back to business. As she reached for the soap she noticed that Logan gently walked over to his father and sat on his lap. She smiled, “You want Daddy to do it?”

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie wiped his tears though as Kerrie spoke with Logan, and Logan gave signs that he recognized his father, more tears fell from his eyes, chuckling softly each time the kid did something that made him chuckle. His entire existence made him chuckle, if he could spend his entire life from now smiling and chuckling because he was son was too damn cute and sweet, he would. When Logan reached for him, a wave of fear rushed over him. Suddenly he realized he wasn’t exactly prepared for this. He didn’t know how to be a dad. He knew these things didn’t come with user’s manual, that it would come step by step, but the insecurities were still there. He couldn’t help it. Nonetheless, he reached to take his son into his big arms, jokingly grimacing “You’re so heavy.” he muttered frowning slightly, although it didn’t last long, because his expression softened again “You like my hair?” Logan nodded and held his small hand up, wanting to grab his dad’s hair, and Charlie obeyed, hanging his head down slightly so Logan could do his thing. Charlie noticed the sudden confusion on Logan’s face and laughed “Yeah, I smell funny, definitely not something you should, ever. Go on, go back to your mom while I take care of this.” he put the little guy down after giving his a big kiss on the cheek and looked at Kerrie “I really need to take a shower if I don’t want to leave a bad impression on my son. That and the last thing we need in this house is a swarm of flies.” he chuckled “After that, I’m going to treat my wife and my kid like a proper man.” there was nothing more that he wanted to do than to kiss Kerrie, but he wasn’t going anywhere near that face in his current state “I won’t be long.”

Seeing her son in her husband's hand was a sigh she’s been waiting to see for three years. She couldn’t believe that he was finally here interacting with their son. This seemed to be the fifth time that she has forgotten he fallen in the dumpster. He must have not been there long because in big spaces she couldn’t smell it. She chuckled and reached for her son, she smelt his close and she could smell a little bit of the dumpster. “Ooh, too late” She joked not caring too much because it was worth it. “You go shower, we’ll say goodbye to Naomi and then take a bath wash up a bit before dinner.” She smiled gently as he kissed her cheek, she looked at him and wanted to kiss him for a long time. For all the time that they’ve missed, though his smell was starting to really get to her. She followed her husband into the house and put her son down as she paid the babysitter. “Thanks, Naomi,” She spoke as the woman walked out the door. “C’mon Logan,” she called and he ran for the stairs as they went straight to the second bathroom that had the bath. They filled it halfway before Logan was about to run and jump, she caught her son before he got the chance. “Whoa, whoa, daredevil.” She spoke as her son began to giggle. She got him into the tub and began to wash him up, she knew that his bath would take longer than Charlie’s shower, though she’d assumed they’d meet downstairs, though it wasn’t until her son pointed at the door. She smiled at the sight of her husband clearly nice and clean, with his hair still wet. He looked very desirable in this moment, she’d always loved how his hair slick back with it was wet. “Hey, wanna help out?” She smiled. 

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie still didn’t say anything when Kerrie asked him to. He still had no idea what to say. He was just watching the little man with his mother. If he still couldn’t believe the story of him being dead for three years, Logan was the perfect confirmation. A bundle of joy and innocence. Something they’ve created. He still couldn’t believe it, but Logan was very much alive and kicking, and so like him. It was no secret his heart was beating 10 miles per hours. As he watched his wife battle with their son, trying to convince him of something he didn’t want to do, and wouldn’t do, Charlie smiled widely. He had no idea to describe the way he felt, but it was a good feeling. The kid reminded Charlie of when he was little. He didn’t want to do stuff either, even when he could barely understand the world around him. When Kerrie introduced Logan, he looked from Logan to her and back and extended his big hand to take a hold of Logan’s small hand, shaking it softly “Nice to meet you, Logan.” now he just couldn’t stop smiling like an idiot, and the warmth and softness of Logan’s skin made him get goosebumps “He’s perfect.” he spoke looking at Kerrie “Stubborn and perfect, just like his dad.” he was too caught up in the moment to even realize tears were falling from his eyes, he was overwhelmed and so damn happy to go through this family reunion.

Kerrie was a little nervous to introduce Logan to his dad, she wasn’t sure why. Seeing Charlie smile brought an immediate smile to her face. She chuckled lightly as her son tucked his head into her neck almost to hide. “Say, Hi Logan,” She encouraged and he did. She nodded in agreement when her husband said Logan was perfect, she chuckled lightly. “You have no idea how much he’s like you.” She looked up to see him crying, which brought her to tears. Kerrie pulled her head away to look at her son, “Logan, this is your daddy.” she smiled. “Do you recognize him?” Her son smiled and nodded a little, “Yea? From the photo in the kitchen?” her son nodded again and his smile grew a little more. “Yeah, this is your Daddy. He’s home now.” She tried to wipe her own tears while balancing her son on her hip. “Do you want to welcome daddy home?” Logan looked at his mother before looking at Charlie. Kerrie couldn’t decide what was going through his head. Though when Logan reached out for Charlie it made her heart flutter. She could tell the young child noticed the blonde hair on Charlie’s head, and for the first time, he probably related to having blonde hair since that’s not the case with Kerrie. “Yeah, Daddy has blonde hair just like you.” 

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charliexridgeway:

Seeing the car in the driveway, he wanted to make another stupid comment, but he decided against it. Part of him was relieved to hear she wasn’t with anybody else. Or that she hadn’t been. Yet the other part didn’t agree with it completely. But that was another conversation for another time. He still wondered what was up with that car, since he couldn’t recognize it. But what she had to tell him had to be more important than that car. So he would wait for another moment. He turned to look at Kerrie, waiting for whatever she had to tell him. For a reason he felt better being in their garage, away from prying eyes and ears. I was pregnant. From that sentence on, everything else were just noises. Kerrie explaining registered, but he was caught up on that first sentence. He was a dad? Charlie just sat there, looking at her. He had no reaction at all. He had no idea how to react, what to say. When Logan came running to his mother woke Charlie up a little bit, his eyes moving from her to the little guy. He was still speechless, still trying to process the fact that they were parents, that his kid grew up so long without him, that she raised him alone, that he had died before even finding out they would have a kid.

“Charlie?” She questioned seeing as he basically froze, she didn’t expect much different. “Charlie, say something” She pleaded gently, wanting to know what his thoughts were. As her three years old son walked into the garage, she got out of the car and tried putting on a smile after the crazy day she’d had. “Hey, buddy.” She got down to his level and gave him a big kiss on he cheek, she pushed the hair out of her sons face. The pretty dirty blonde hair that matched Charlie’s almost exactly. “Logan sweetie, do you think you could go back inside with Jenna?” she spoke gently and he looked at her upset. “I’ll be there in just a minute, I have to get some things from the car.” As her son wouldn’t leave her side she sighed gently and picked him up to have him gently rest on her hip. She stared at Charlie through the windshield of her car, she didn’t want to force him into this. “Logan, please.” He then began to cry, she sighed gently as he wouldn’t let her go. It had been a long day without her she understood that, plus this was early on in the process of him separating him from her. “Okay, okay. Ssh,” She soothed her son as he calmed down. She sighed again and stood with Logan on her lap then chose to face Charlie. “So, uhm, this is Logan. Logan Ridgeway.” She spoke smiling gently staring up at Charlie.

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie wished she could take her pain away. If he could, he would protect her from any bad feeling. Sadness, anger, heartache, heartbreak, anything. That much he loved her. He couldn’t stand the idea of her being like that. He couldn’t stand the idea of someone hurting her, let alone something bad that had happened to him. Yet the only thing he could do about it was to be there for her when she needed him. It was all that anyone could do for their loved ones, really. He followed her into the car and the backseat windows opening told him she was starting to feel the stench of his clothes, and he couldn’t help but chuckle. Yet when she started to ramble and say she had something to tell him, Charlie looked at her “What?” he asked lightly, with a hint of a grin on his face, yet inside he prepared for the worst again “Don’t tell me you made a boyfriend after I passed. Which would be totally fine, because I was dead and you had to move on, but I’m really wondering who would put up with you.” he was rambling, and trying to joke about it, but he didn’t like the idea that much. He could understand, he died and she had to move on, but it did him no good thinking somebody else replaced him.

Kerrie focused on the road biting her inner cheek gently as she thought of how to tell him. She opened her mouth to speak before hearing him speak again. The word boyfriend shocked her, “What? No, no, no, no.” She spoke shaking her head. “Charlie Stop,” she spoke with a small smile. “I don’t have a boyfriend.” If he only understood that she truly believed she couldn’t be with anyone else other than him. With his trying to joke they were running out of driving time, she pulled onto their street and took a breath, “Okay, well just before the robbery,” she looked to see that her babysitter's car was in their driveway. She got distracted as she focused on the best way to go about bringing her husband inside, even though their son, that he doesn't’ know about was in there waiting for her to get home. It was all too much, too fast. Since time was an issue due to Charlie basically being wanted by the city she had to think fast. She pressed the button to open the garage door and pulled the car into their one car garage. As she finally parked and turned the engine off she’d hoped Logan and the babysitter would be too busy to hear her pull into the garage. She turned the ignition off and while still being flustered over the overwhelming duty to hide her husband and tell him this news, she simply stared at her husband, “I was pregnant.” She blurted out, “Three years ago, just before the robbery I found out I was three weeks pregnant. I was going to tell you, and then the robbery happened and I never got a chance...” Something from the corner of her eye caught her attention. The door that connected the garage to the main house opened and not long after she heard Logan scream. “Mommy!” She turned back to her husband waiting for his reaction.

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charliexridgeway:

Charlie finally started to put things together. With all that was going on, and people looking out for these dead walking people, he’d be putting her at risk. Going back home, going about their day as if nothing was happening. As if he wasn’t this monster these people make them out to be. Also going home meant getting stuck in there. Not showing his face to the world, because in three years the entire Killbourne had time to find out he had died, and seeing him again now would definitely get him arrested. He was ready to accept the fact that he had to hide somewhere else, so he wouldn’t hurt her. But then she spoke, telling him all the things she needed from him, things she hadn’t had in a long time. And he just forgot all about it. Kerrie’s needs were more important, because when you love someone, their needs come first, against all rationality. Charlie sighed deeply and pushed himself away from the table, turning around to wrap his arms around Kerrie, pulling her to his chest into a tight hug “Your wish is your husband’s command.” he buried his nose into her hair and breathed in her scent, holding her close to him “I love you, but I’m starting to seriously think you’ll divorce me if I don’t get out of these goddamn clothes now and take a proper shower. Let’s go home.”

When Charlie pushed his anger aside and finally gave her what she wanted she’d completely forgotten that he’d spent time in the dumpster. In fact, she barely noticed even with his arms wrapped around her, because she was focusing on his warmth, on his strong arms wrapped around her. Hearing those three words made Kerrie break into tears, not because she was sad, it was because she didn’t think she’d ever hear him say them ever again. Her heart ached because she still couldn’t get over how much she’d missed him. She shook her head as her arms wrapped around his waist. “I would never,” She’d longed for this moment right here, after a moment or two she finally pulled away and wiped her tears. “Okay, let’s go home.” As she repeated the process and carefully looked out the back door before rushing to her car that had seriously tinted windows so they didn’t need to hide him much because, he could look like anyone. As she sat in the car her brain was trying to think of a way to tell him about Logan, not the mayor, but her son, their son. The son he never got a chance to meet let alone know about because he was killed not long after she found out she was pregnant. Their home wasn’t that far so this car ride only gave her a certain window of time. While in the smaller space the smell of dumpster was really starting to affect her, she put the backseat windows down a bit just to clear out the smell. As she pulled out of the diner back alleyway, she’d begun driving the usual route. “Uhm.. do you, I mean, are you...” She wasn’t how to phrase this. How was she supposed to tell him? “I have something to tell you about three years ago...” 

[kerrieridgeway]

charliexridgeway:

Charlie didn’t want to do it, he really didn’t. He didn’t want to look at her like that, he didn’t want her to think he thought she was crazy, but she made no sense, and he was human. His expressions gave him up. It wasn’t that he didn’t took her word for it, it was that he just couldn’t remember a damn thing, and when that happened, someone could hardly believe others. It was in the human nature. He obediently followed her into the office, and watched the video she played. So the mayor was willing to kill his own residents, and keep them imprisoned until he found a solution to end someone that came back to life? So they tried killing people and they didn’t die? Did that mean he couldn’t be killed, apparently? His head started to hurt. It was just too much information to process, plus Kerrie’s story of how he died and how long he’s been dead. He put his palms on the desk and leaned on them, looking around. He was starting to get really mad, really quickly. His wife hadn’t seen him for three years and there was a task force set out to capture the likes of him. Even if he felt like he had seen her just a few hours ago, he could imagine how she feels knowing they apparently couldn’t be near each other without a task force ready to throw his ass in a jail. He knew he would go mad if the roles were reversed “Three years huh?” he asked calmly, studying the walls. Yet he was anything but calm “You mourned my death, you spent three years without me, and now you expect me to do what?” he asked looking at her “Leave you all over again so I can hide from this dumbass?” his tone was bitter.

The brunette hugged herself as she listened to the press conference again. She waited for her husband's reaction, she could tell he wasn’t impressed. She sniffled and nodded her head, “Yea..” she spoke with sadness in her voice. When he spoke to her as if she didn’t want him she immediately shook her head. “Wh-what?” She furrowed her eyebrows, “N-no!” She cleared her head for a minute thinking of an answer, “I want you to come home. They’ve already checked our house... they wouldn’t know you were there.” She shook her head again and then started to speak her next sentence at a quick pace as she was trying to convince him to come home. “I want things to be normal again, I want to wake next to you, I want to fill you in as if three years didn’t happen. The house is the same. The TV is in the same spot, our room hasn’t changed,” she went through naming all his favourite things that she left around because she wanted Logan to have parts of his dad. It wasn’t until then that she realized he doesn’t know about Logan, he doesn’t know about his own son. She couldn’t think about how to tackle that right now, “Ch-charlie... I haven’t seen you in three years,” she spoke with tears in her eyes. “The last thing I want to do is push you away, I don’t want to be without you anymore, I know this seems crazy to you, but I missed you, and...” She paused as she wiped her cheeks, “I really need my husband to hug me right now.” 

[kerrieridgeway]

charliexridgeway:

Charlie arched his eyebrows, starting to question her more and more. What the hell happened? He hadn’t been gone long, and she looked like she had gone insane. How was that possible? Why was she acting like that? The whole situation was so annoying to him, and he listened carefully to his wife when she explained what happened. Three years? Was she serious? He’s been gone three years? No, even worse, dead? And now he was alive? She was right, that didn’t make any sense. She wasn’t making any sense. After waking up in the dumpster it sure as hell didn’t feel like three years have passed. However, the sadness in her eyes didn’t lie. Everything about her screamed she was telling the truth, but he couldn’t fully believe any of it. He had no memory of it, therefore hard to believe it, which was frustrating, . A nervous laugh went past his lips as he scratched his head, unsure of what to say exactly “So basically you’re saying i’m a zombie. Great.” he really couldn’t believe any of it, it sounded so stupid. And what was that that he’s wanted? For what? For taking the longest nap in the garbage? “So let’s see, if I died three years ago, why am I not in my, I don’t know, grave?” his facial expression moved in sync with his words “I woke up right there, in that miserable thing, reasons still unknown to me, but it sure as hell didn’t feel like three years have passed, Kerrie.” the more he said it, the more idiotic it sounded “And why the hell would anybody want a guy that supposedly died and came back to life?”

Kerrie looked at her husband and shook her head, “No, don’t look at me like that.” She spoke knowing him well enough to know what every facial expression means. “Y-you’re not allowed to look at me like that.” She spoke a little shaky. She didn’t know how to go about this anymore, she continued to shake her head and shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know, I don’t know!” She argued because she didn’t know. She didn’t know how and why people were coming back, she didn’t know that the mayor would be wanting them captured, she didn’t know that their first moments together in three years would be an argument. She stared at him for a second as she thought of the only way she knew how to prove it to him. “Come to the office.” She spoke before walking down the hall fo the small tiny office, she opened the door and shook the mouse to turn it off sleep mode. She went to the local news channel and played the video from the press conference. “Here, watch this.”