Unconditional

That Undeniable Feeling...

"Baby, remember that time we were playing jenga, and for some reason when I made the tower fall, there was this sparkle in your eye and you just laughed and stared at me; I remember that look in your eye, that sparkle." Said a happy Patricia, as she brushed her dark brown hair.

"Oh yes! I remember that moment every single day..." said Daniel, with this loving smile upon his face, "that was the day I fell in love with you completely. And I remember that moment everyday because, I fall in love with you every single day still."

Patricia just smiled and put down the brush onto her side of the bathroom counter. "I remember trying to catch your eye every chance I could, but shyly turn away," Patricia recalls and then starts to blush. "I remember at one point, being so afraid to lose you, we were arguing so much. I couldn't stand the thought of possibly losing you, forever, while you were overseas. We just kept arguing, and I felt like you didn't understand that losing you was the figurative death of me. And Destiny was only 8 months and was already saying 'da da an an,' just so attached to you already, not to mention me having fallen in lov...." Patricia hesitated.

"Wait a minute," Daniel said, stopping in his tracks, "YOU were attached to me? And you had fallen in love with me? Why didn't you tell me babe?,"

Patricia started fiddling with her hair, the classic sign of her being nervous.

"Don't be nervous, you're mine now, and my wife at that, so come on, just tell me..." urged an intrigued Daniel.

"I was afraid to tell you, because I didn't want you to think that I was just saying that, just to keep you here. I know you wanted better for yourself and eventually for us. But I had fallen so deep in love. So it was hard for me to just let you leave us....or let you leave me. But that time of seperation just made my love for you grow even more Daniel. I didn't know I could love you even stronger. I think that's why I kept arguing with you, because I was so frustrated with holding back my true feelings. Destiny and I wrote like every single day and she would ask 'when is dada Dan Dan coming home mommy,' and I would just cry silently and whisper to her 'he'll be home one day baby'"....Patricia's eyes filled up with tears of joy as she gripped her brush.

Daniel walks over to his beautiful, tearful Patricia, turning her around and kissing her forehead, "Not once did I stop fighting to get back home to you all. Even when they held me prisoner, I'm here," Daniel tried hard to hold back tears, "I'm not going anywhere, ever again baby. You and the kids need me, and baby I need you and them more than you will ever know. We still have arguments and I haven't went back overseas so quit being frustrated. Although you're cute when you're frazzled," Daniel made her laugh and he laughed along. "But I'm not leaving again, you have me. And I need you to dry up those beautiful brown eyes and let's meet the kids downstairs for dinner."

The couple has a love that was undeniably strong and powerful. Where else does there exist a Daniel and Patricia Lomaz...

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