A several hours later...

As Howards family were already done with every meal including the turkey, they prepared everything on the dining table in the kitchen as Ellie and Tristan were nursed and put to sleep, as a result of their fatigue and necessity of energy and sleep to grow up more, the family eventually sat and wished to one another "Happy Thanksgiving!" as Jude couldn't drink alcohol yet unlike Timothy who poured himself some red wine. 

This time, the partners changed their garments as they wore their casual ones. Jude wore a black skirt, knee length, followed by a cotton white top with long sleeves, round neckline, revealing a little part of her snow flesh, a thick black pantyhose, layering every inch of her slender, long, still magnificent for her age legs. Her hair was tied in messy updo.

Whilst her husband, Timothy had on himself a cotton black and white stripped top with long sleeves, corduroy gray trousers as his hair was dimly messy, wild though it was brushed earlier today. 

As they savoured from everything in small quantities, discussing variety of topics along especially those which are either necessary for discussing or just interest them at least.

"Have you already thought how do you want to celebrate your birthday especially tomorrow?" Timothy enquired her after he masticated a few bites from the turkey in his dish.

"I am not sure if you are going to like it." She answered somewhat in downbeating way as she smiled bashfully, unsure if Timothy is going to like her idea as well as she sipped her fresh, cold water.

"Rare bird!" He exhaled sharply as a result of her pessimistic response, meanwhile pronouncing with fevered voice her love name by the way he calls her usually. "Even if I don't like or approve it at all, it matters more your happiness." Mr.Howard carried on with an optimistic smile as he grabbed her hand, kissing her fist, afterward his thumb kneading the back of her hand. 

"So how about to take the whole family tomorrow at the same restaurant where we had a dinner once a long time ago?" That thought popped up abruptly in her mind as her radiant, stunning hazel eyes darted to their hands as his mammoth, secure hand was her salvation. 

"That's rather fantastic idea, dear! It's going to be so fun to be with our children altogether somewhere else especially for your birthday ocassion. Though it's today."

"You are absolutely right! But we cannot order for them food yet, unfortunately."

"Yeah, you are right." He sighed. As he sipped his red wine a handful of sips as the swallowed sips of red wine burned in his body. "At least, they won't be alone." 

"Mhm." Mrs.Howard answered as she hummed, murmuring through her mouth as her vocal string tuned an eloquent, quiet humming as Timothy relished, adoring her singing. 

"Do you know that you have such beautiful voice, regardless if you either sing or not?" He asked a rhetorical question as the answer was obvious from both sides.

She nod her head humbly, smiling to him gently. 

"I had heard plenty of singers even female ones who have splendid singing voices, however yours is unique as a gold. Ugh, it's more unique than the gold itself." 

"You are so sweet, sweetie!" She thanked him hat in hand. "Would you like to sing something for you after dinner?" The middle-aged woman enquired with a broad smile across her glistening rosy lips as she knew right away what's going to be Timothy's immediate response.

"Yes, of course, darling! I would love to hear your precious voice like a symphony through my ears."

Consequently her face all flushed shortly after his kind words which melted her heart. Her skin all goosebumped as her heart heavily beated in her brittle chest. She had already convened with it since she fell in love with him. 

After they had finished with their dinner around 2 hours later of discussing, eating and drinking, they washed all foul silverwaves, dishes altogether. 

Thereafter they went upstairs as they headed directly in their bedrood as they opened faintly the door, making sure if Ellie and Tristan weren't awake and aren't going to wake up after their parents's arrival. They sneaked stealthily in their bedrooms, closing slowly the door behind them as they collapsed in the middle of the bed, watching the darkened by its shadows ceiling as Jude's hair was ruffled in a halo form around her, slightly tickling Timothy's delicate cheek skin as he tittered quietly to himself as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him.

"It was such wonderful Thanksgiving day especially with our small but lovey-dovey family." Jude exclaimed as she decreased her vocal decibels, in fact Ellie and Tristan were asleep.

"Yes. Better than nothing!" Timothy responded optimistically and radiantly. "Such marvelous times especially when the entire family is united." He continued as he exhaled and inhaled in the same time.

"Definitely! I love the times when the family is cohesive." 

"I used to be like that with my English family a long time ago until I emigrated here in the USA."

"That's marvelous!" She answered with frank felicity. "Though I had never the chance to be with a family with exception of my mother until she passed away." Her voice tone changed abruptly from beatific into upsetting as a couple of tears trickled from her eyes through her vanilla cheeks, quietly sobbing to herself, wiping every crystal tear.

"Oh, I know. It's extremely terrible and tragic. You deserve everything that renders you happy, Jude!"

"How can I deserve everything due to my horrid, gloomy past especially sinning back then?"

"All humans are sinful. Just like us. You are a good person which means you deserve anything that rejoices you."

Then she backed him up, in case to not go on more abysmal level in their ambivalent discussion as the subject was necessarily changed as Jude started singing to her husband with halfly opened eyes. A song that she used to sang back in her younger years as a night bar singer.

A little bit later on
A little bit later on
Just wait and you'll see
How lonely you'll be
A little bit later on

Just wait till you start missin'
My huggin' and my kissin'
Now, baby, better listen
You'll be cryin', boo, hoo, hoo

A little bit later onYou're gonna wake up some dayAnd open your eyesTo a great big surprise, baby
Don't forget it
You'll regret it
After I'm gone  

Every word that she sang with her mellifluous voice, it moltened his heart like a chocolate due to her sultry, melodic voice as his ears sharpened like bat's ears, listening with ginormous pleasure her singing as he closed his eyes, starting to imagine her singing him even in his dreams and in the paradise. Moreover he smiled broadly, near the verge to fall asleep. 

To be continued...