Title: Dear Book (part 1)

By: Sully

Companion to: Love Entries 1 ( by m'Petal)

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Dear Book,

Been tryin’ to find a place where I’s can be alone to write this, but the gits seem ta be everywhere, don’t they? And I knows ‘ow they is. The minute they sees me writin’, they’s gonna be all up in m’business b’cuz that’s just the kind of intrudin’ and annoyin’ prats they is.

That’s why I’s ‘ere in the bathroom with the shower runnin’ and me all perched on the toilet. The door’s locked up, right and tight, and with any luck Cloney the Wonder-Git won’t be interested in pickin’ the lock. This time, I means.

Know it’s been a while since I’s written on these pages or even cracked you open, book. I’s sorry ‘bout that, but things ‘ave been right busy lately, you know? Well, course you do.

It’s been a bloody eventful week, it ‘as, and figured I needed ta catch you up.

The blokes laugh at me for thinkin’ you care if’n I write in you or not, but I figure you must. It’s your reason for bein’, right? To be told all ‘bout what’s been goin’ on in m’life and to just... listen. You’re a good friend, book. Never judgin’ or anythin’, and... sometimes a bloke needs that, so... ‘ere we are.

I’s not willin’ to tell m’Mates and the rest of the family alla the details, but I’s can tell you. You’re not one to run off and blab, after all. You keep alla m’secrets and I never ‘ave to worry ‘bout you spillin’ the beans, so to speak.

You knows I luvs m’petal. Of course I does. She’s been in my ‘eart for ages now. For longer than she probably even knows. Can’t imagine not ‘avin’ ‘er there, either. She’s m’petal, I’s ‘er Tigger, and that’s just ‘ow it is. It’s ‘ow it’s been for a good bit of time, too. Likes it that way, I does. Luvs it, to be ‘onest. And I knows she luvs it, too. Luvs me.

Knows she ‘as a ‘uge bloody ‘eart, too. More than enough room in there for me an’ anyone else she decides to gift with even the smallest part of it.

That don’t mean I don’t get jealous, of course. I’s a man, after all. But I knows ‘ow to share, I does. ‘Er Mates come first; that’s a given, right? Then me, then m’own Mates. That’s fine.

I’s did get a little bit jealous when another bloke got interested. It’s in m’nature, right, book? Well, yeah. But ‘e liked ‘er and I learned to accept it. Mostly b’cuz ‘e made ‘er smile so much. Couldn’t mind anythin’ that made m’petal so ‘appy, even if I was used to it bein’ me that did that.

Of course, that’s when I started actin’ the git, book. Bloke kept ‘er out all night and all she left me was a bleedin’ note. She didn’t even ‘ave the nerve to tell me in person. But she was smilin’ even bigger and brighter when she finally came ‘ome, so all I could do was pout at ‘er a bit and make a game of washin’ the scent of ‘im offa ‘er. Not that I could rightly smell the git, but you won’t tell ‘er that, right? Right. Yer m’friend and ya don’t tell tales outta school, so to speak.

I was right pissed off when m’petal told me what ‘er new bloke’d said that night she was away. Even so, I don’t ‘ave any problem with the git. Can’t even say that I blames ‘im. I don’t. M’petal’s all soft and sweet and bloody well wonderful. Of course ‘e wants ‘er. I understands that, I does.

But she was mine first. B’fore ‘e even knew she existed, she was mine in a way.

I’d be lyin’, book, if’n I was to say that ‘is interest didn’t ‘ave anythin’ to do with what I decided to do. Not that I ‘adn’t been thinkin’ ‘bout it for a long while, b’cuz I ‘ad. Thing was, knew it made m’primary a little uncomfortable.

Can’t rightly blame ‘er for that, considerin’ alla the things we’d all seen go on with markin’s and claimin’s and matin’s gone bad. Scared ‘er, it did.

Took me a good coupla weeks to even manage to take Tis aside– without the other blokes, I means. As seldom as she’s ‘ome these days, it’s ‘ard to get any of the guys to give me a minute alone with ‘er, much less a good ‘our of ‘er time. But I’s managed to pull it off, I did.

Now, book, I’s willin’ to tell you... m’woman wasn’t rightly thrilled with the notion. Not right at first. Worried ‘er, it did. Didn’t want to see our family go the way of some others. Of course, neither did I, but... fact was, just b’cuz a coupla planes went down in flames, that didn’t mean plenty of other flights didn’t fly and land just fine. Might experience some turbulence, of course, but... safe landin’s in the end.

I’s let ‘er think on it for a few days. ‘Ad to, right? Not like I could expect ‘er to change ‘er whole outlook in a few minutes, after all, and... while I’s not the most patient bloke in the world, I’s can be if’n there’s a good enough reason. So’s I’s bit m’tongue and let ‘er think on it, and when she finally gave me the all right... Well, that’s when the plannin’ began.

Could ‘ave run off right then and there. Done what I’d been wantin’ to do. But that wouldn’t ‘ave been fair to m’petal.

Wanted to make this as special and sweet and precious for ‘er as she is to me, you know, book? Yah, you know. You’ve ‘eard all ‘bout ‘er, aven’t you? But alla m’words aren’t enough for you to really understand just ‘ow... perfect... m’petal is to me. ‘Ow unique. ‘Ow... very much ‘erself and unlike anyone else in the world. Guess it’s enough that I knows.

So’s I’s wanted to make it special for ‘er. Somethin’ she’d look back on for the rest of ‘er life and smile at the memory of. Somethin’ romantic and wild and... as soft and sweet as she is. That bein’ the case... I’s needed to call in some ‘elp.

Now, you knows I’s a right smart fella, book. Of course I is. But romancin’ and such isn’t rightly m’forte. So’s I went for the big guns.

Musta spent a good week out there in the guest ‘ouse with alla the blokes and the twins. Needed to ‘ave the twins there, seein’ as I figured I needed Dev most of all. Couldn’t ‘ave ‘im without ‘is Pandy... and wouldn’t be right to ‘ave ‘er there without ‘er twin, right? Not that I’s expected Chaos to be much ‘elp, of course. Not known for ‘er romantic skills, is she?

Bloody chit proved me wrong time and time again, she did.

To make a long bloody story short, book, even if it’s too soddin’ late for that, we all plotted and planned and came up with a right good idea or three. Shared the plan with m’woman, of course, and I’s glad we did. Tis ‘ad a few additions we ‘adn’t thought of.

Told m’petal that I ‘ad a surprise for ‘er and to plan on bein’ away over night. Managed to keep from spillin’ the surprise, and as you know, book, it’s bloody well ‘ard for me to not tell her anythin’. But I’s did it. Kept ‘er guessin’ from the time I told ‘er ‘bout us goin’ away together ‘til after we got to the resort... the same resort she took Punkin’-‘ead to that one time. You remember, book. It was right after we got the ‘ouse ‘ere in the Bahamas. Or maybe ya don’t remember. Didn’t ‘ave ya then, did I? But ya knows now, right? Right.

So’s I took ‘er there and we checked in.

Luved watchin’ ‘er face when we walked inta the suite I got us and she saw alla the flowers and ribbons. Red and white and just a bit of pink and yella. Almost laughed out loud at ‘er gasp when she went inta the bedroom and saw alla the baby’s breath and irises coverin’ the bed.

But it was when she turned ‘er teary eyes to mine and I could see the question there that I found m’self suddenly unamused and entirely serious, book.

M’throat got all tight and such and m’own eyes got teary. Must ‘ave been dust in the air, even though the resort ‘ad ‘ad the maids in that mornin’.

It was all I could do to nod and open m’arms, invitin’ ‘er to come and nest there for a while.

And I’s not ashamed to say that I was right relieved when she took me up on it.

Bloody ‘ell... can’t a bloke ‘ave a minute to ‘imself?

I’s gonna ‘ave to tell you the rest later, book. Soddin’ Cloney’s bangin’ on the door. But I’s can tell you this much right now. It’s been a bloody eventful week.

Later, book.

Your friend,

Sully

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