A few weeks later...
7th of March, 1966
The days passed swiftly. Like it was yesterday.
The weather today was so sophisticated, due to the fact it was almost spring time. Whilst on other hand, the temperatures abided low with its glacial paths of Boston. It was risky. Nonetheless, it is indisputably fascinating, eye-catching the scenery itself. It hadn't snowed for days, unluckily. Rightfully so, there were very early signs of slight blossoming trees and flowers.
The first morning of the new week had its own occasion. It was Jude's husband birthday. Timothy.
As the first sun rays illuminated the couple's room as it was brighter than before through the opened curtains, the clock slightly ticked on the wall. The recent time was 5 o'clock.
The couple and Ellie and Tristan were asleep as well.
Jude opened her eyes as she rubbed them with her fist, scanning the wall clock what time it was as she realised it was 5 o'clock in the morning.
Firstly, she pondered for a brief period of time as she didn't feel sleepy anymore as her body fully relaxed in the warm, secure cuddles with her husband. On other hand, something popped out in her mind.
As she glimpsed at Timothy who was in a deep sleep, his both muscular, protective arms wrapped around her upper back as she sighed lightly, smirking to him. She felt lucky for not waking up him yet.
Then she looked away at the clock and the wall, an echo reminding her that today is her husband's birthday.
Once the echo spoke to her inwardly in her head, she carefully wriggled herself as she released herself from his strong arms as she sat on the rim of the bed as she wore her comfy, warm pajamas, hopping up in her slippers, stretching lightly her body, without making any sound or noise.
Afterward she walked up to the bathroom, doing the daily stuff as it took within 5 minutes to finish them as her next destination was the children to supervise them.
When she left the bathroom with brushed teeth, washed face and hands, she went up to the cribs, supervising the twins as they opened widely their eyes once when they noted their mother watching them. They offered her a smile as she smiled broadly to them, reaching her both hands to stroke their wee, tender heads.
The older twin, Ellie babbled quietly to her mother as she was extremely excited and emotional to feel her mother's touch, warmness and love. Whilst Tristan was so blissful for feeling the same that she gave to Ellie, howsoever, he wasn't that emotionally expressive as he just humbly smiled to Mrs.Howard. The mother of 2 couldn't shield herself from those adorable smiles that were given to her especially from her own creations.
She can scarcely to regard as true it was her and Timothy's children. Especially for those wasted 2 decades and half, believing in an out-and-out bluff of not having any children, due to the syphilis that she was infected by her former fiancé, her biggest rival. When she found out about being ceased to not have children anymore back in her 20s, besides she was heart broken by Casey for dumping her and addressing her with atrocious names, furthermore she thought her life is finished and she doesn't have any choice, but to put an end to the plaguing, deplorable affliction that was tormenting her. She attempted to commit suicide back in her younger years without a visible success. Generally suicide is considered as a sin but in her case, God gave her an opportunity to continue living her life, despite the suffering, sending her a prominent message to carry on with her life and one day a remarkable, loving man will knock on her door, awaiting for her to render her happy for the rest of her days, protecting her from every harm and wanting her only instead of another women, who can impress him with their charisma, beauty, intelligence, sense of humor and wit. This actually happened no longer than 7 years ago with her, encountering a man, formerly priest as he was considered a regular person nowadays. A man who changed her life utterly, rotating it on 360 degrees since their first encounter, thereafter followed by their monthly dinners together, including her birthday ocassions as he gave her simple, however, lovely presents that gratified, fancied her. As it abided a secret between them, without spreading the word in the facility. Until their dinners were prone to be more often especially the Friday nights especially in 1962. They actually happened when the inmates were in their cells, having extra sleep whilst the guards were on high alert, being responsible to not escape or otherwise the sanctions for the both sides would be crueler especially the inmates, who are being canned for either violating the rules or disrespecting somebody from the staff. By the way, her main wishes came true as she accomplished them sooner or later, regardless how old is she eventually.
When Ellie's babbling increased its decibels, Jude was anxious for not waking up her sleeping yet husband as she shushed to her as she took the both twins into her arms, walking away from the bedroom as she descended the stairs, telling her daughter to be quiet with tranquil voice, whilst incapable of taking her eyes off them.
As soon as they were in the kitchen, she unbuttoned her first pajama top's buttons as she let out to breastfeed Ellie and Tristan until they were repleted with maternal milk. After nursing them, she put each of them in their high chairs as she walked up to the refrigerator as she determined to prepare sandwiches for herself and her husband with some herbal tea for breakfast as it didn't take her more than a half an hour.
When the breakfast was done as she served the dishes with sandwiches and the mugs with herbal tea per a person, in the interim she can hear somebody descending the creaky wooden stairs as she was definitely sure it was Timothy.
Once he propped his shoulder on the wooden doorframe, his smile rapidly grew as he beholded his most precious things in this world: his wife and their children, Ellie and Tristan.
"Morning, rare bird." He exclaimed with slightly drowsy, but deep, soft voice that fulfilled her ears with eloquent melody.
Initially she faintly startled as she flinched, turning her back to face him as she looked up at him, a smile curl on her rosy-colored lips as her heart raced.
"Morning, sweetheart!" He walked up to her as they hugged tightly and warmly each other as they wrapped their arms around their upper backs as Jude's head rested on his broad shoulder, her ruffled, wild wavy honey hair slightly tickled his nape of the neck.
Afterwards they broke off the hug as they looked up in one another's eyes with abysmal passion, desire and felicity, admiring one another's eyes with broad smiles on their shining faces. Meanwhile she cupped his face in her both warm palms, looking straightly into his eyes without deviate her eyes off him as hazel eyes met chocolate ones. Whilst his both arms were clasped around her waist.
"Happy Birthday, Sunshine!" She smiled broadly to him, admiring every facial feature of his with her alluring smile, grinning to him as her thumbs kneaded his skin, being aware of his smirk. "All I am wishing you is a lot of prosperity, love, warmness, glee, harmony, every beautiful thing to happen to you and to be with me!"
He couldn't help but his fingertips rubbing her waist as she felt shivers down her spine, pulling her closer to him as her braless breasts pressed against his chest.
"Most of all, all I want to tell you is," She paused as she inhaled. "I love you very much, my love!" She moved her thumb from his cheekbone to his lips, massaging his bottom lip with a thumb.
"I love you too, my rare bird!"
Their lips crashed as the kiss didn't last for too long. Thereafter they went up to the dining table as they sat, having a breakfast and speaking to each other, sharing with themselves how are they, how they slept, what they had dreamt and so forth.
Sometime later...
After they had finished with their breakfast, followed by washing the empty, filthy dishes and mugs, Jude told Timothy to wait as she got a surprise for him, nevertheless, first and foremost, he should wait for her in the kitchen as she walked out of the kitchen, heading directly to the living room as she concealed something in one of the drawers. Something special. Which she kept away from her husband since she bought it on Friday during his working schedule, without informing him yet as she didn't want to ruin his pearly surprise. As she rummaged in every drawer, she found it eventually in the second one. She bought him a new polaroid photo camera that is out in the shops since the beginning of this year. With better quality photos, with better resolution with one snap.
When she grabbed the new polaroid camera, she closed the drawer, walking out from the living room as she reentered the kitchen as she concealed behind her back the polaroid photo camera, not being sure if he is either going to like it or otherwise his opinion will be much different as she had spent sufficient amount of money for this splendid present.
"I have something for you." She exclaimed as his eyes pierced into her as he glanced down at her hands beyond her back, without peeping what is the thing she holds actually.
He nod his head as she demonstrated to him what she had bought for him as he hardly believed on his eyes what she gave him as a birthday present. It was a new polaroid photo camera. For him. His chocolate eyes were in awe as his mouth agaped.
"It's such a lovely gift, babydoll! Thank you!" He held the new camera as he scrutinized the rare object, thereafter looking out for her gorgeous, warm hazel eyes. "But... isn't it slightly expensive, according to your standarts?"
"What? According to my standarts?" She enquired as she paused, flipping her hair with a hand. "No. The sum itself was a decent enough, besides the seller suggested me to buy this camera as it guranted me the best camera with its high quality polaroid photos, better resolution. Doubtlessly!" She bit her bottom lip nervously as she continued.
"That's great! Then we will have better photos along."
Later that day...
As Timothy returned back at home after work, changed himself from his outdoor garments into his casual ones, he planned to take a family photo with himself, Jude and the twins, Ellie and Tristan.
When he set everything such as the polaroid camera, including everything else as the camera was stuck in a camera stick, alongside aimed at Jude who held the little angels who were beyond happy to be photographed as they looked up at their mother with their huge, cute dark eyes, babbling to her as her eyes were focused on their small, glistening faces. As Mr.Howard set up the camera to snap a photo in a couple of seconds, he sped up as he stepped next to his wife, wrapping an arm around her shoulder, shouting "Cheese!" as they grinned whilst the camera ticked 3...2...1.
It was a took family photo with the entire Howards family as Timothy took the polaroid photo, showing it to her wife as they discussed the photo, besides their euphoria.
To be continued...