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[Old!Romano x Old!Reader] Grow Old With You

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Published: Apr 26, 2013

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An old lady sat on the sofa of the living room, silently giggling to herself as she flipped through the pages of an old photo book. The sepia photos brought back so much memories of the past both good and bad. Either way, those memories hold a special place in her heart. And she knew she would never forget them.

"(Name), what are you laughing at?" An old shaky yet grumpy voice asked. Romano slowly sat next to his wife. When she looked at him, she never failed to amaze him with such beauty even at the age of eighty. Her (eye color) eyes still hold that twinkle and her smile still made his heart leap. She pointed at a photo that made her laugh once again.

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad

Carry you around when your arthritis is bad

All I wanna do is grow old with you

"Look at you. You made such an adorable little girl." She said. "If you're just gonna make fun of me ragazza—" Before Romano could even continue with his ramble, she turned to another page. A photo caught her attention. "Look. A picture of us when we were young." A smile crept on his face. He could remember it like it was yesterday.

He was once a young boy who grew up in the care of his Spanish uncle. His parents died and his brother was with his other uncle who lived in Austria. He loved to roam around in a meadow where his parents first met. He would take his afternoon siestas up in a tree. One day, he fell from the tree. He woke up to know that not only he fell from the branch but a young girl around his age was there, staring at him with (eye color eyes). That was when he met his love.

I get your medicine when your tummy aches

Build you a fire when the furnace breaks

So it could be nice growing old with you

You smiled as you saw a picture of the two of you riding on a bicycle together. It was taken when the two of you started dating.

"Romano! I wanna ride a bicycle!" You whined as you tugged his shirt childishly. "Pleeeeeaaasseee?"

"Alright! Alright! Sheez, ragazza." You hugged him and pecked him on the cheek. He turned red and started to ride on the bicycle with you at the back.

I miss you, Kiss you

Give you my coat when you are cold

You remembered how it rained that day.

After finding a shelter from the rain, he quickly parked the bike and grabbed your hand. The two of you were soaking wet. You were shivering and your teeth was chattering. You rubbed your hands together. You felt a light shove on your shoulder. You turned around and saw blushing Romano. He was gesturing that you would take his coat so that you wouldn't be cold. You smiled and took his coat.

Need you, feed you

And even let you hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink

Put you to bed when you have too much to drink

Romano was always worried about you. You were always clumsy. Even after he proposed to you, he got even more worried when he heard you got sick. Romano turned to the next page and saw a picture you took of him in the kitchen. He looked pretty annoyed and it made you giggle. "I still remember that day." You said to him.

Romano was cooking in the kitchen. Even though you were sick, you can't help but feel energetic when he's around. You just had your new camera and you wanted to test it. Sneaking into the kitchen, you saw Romano in a Hello Kitty apron. "Hehehe." You silently chuckled and took a picture. The flash startled him and quickly turned to you. "Oi! Ragazza, shouldn't you be in be—"

FLASH!

"Dammit, woman!"

FLASH!

"Stop!" With that he chases you around and the house was filled with laughter. He wrapped his arms around you. "Gotcha!"

A few minutes later, you were watching the television. You were bored. After the two of you ate, you sat on the couch and tried to watch TV. Having a fever was no fun at all. Romano sat down next to you. You handed him the remote control. He looked at you, puzzled. Usually, you were the one who is possessive over the TV. "Here." You said, giving him the remote. "My favorite show's over. It's your turn." He sighed and smiled at you as he began to scan through the channels. Your eyelids started to feel heavy. After a few moments of trying to stay awake, you finally have into sleep and laid your head on his shoulder. He looked at you with a smile. He picked you up bridal style and laid you in your bed as he covered your body in a warm blanket. He kissed your head and went back to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

I could be the man who grows old with you

After that, Romano and you got married, had children. The two of you watched them grow until you got old. And here you were, reminiscing the good times of your life. You laid your head on Romano's shoulder as he laid his on top of yours. "You know what's the best thing that ever happened to me, ragazza?" He asked. You looked up at him. "It was having a family and growing old with you." With that, he kissed you.

I wanna grow old with you