04-14-2025, 02:14 PM
Jared followed Emily down the stairs into a dojo. That brought back memories. His martial arts training he kept up with though. They entered a bedroom where Rachel lay on a bed, fast asleep. "She hasn't moved at all. Emily said, kneeling down next to the bed and stroking Rachel's hair.
"Probably a good thing - means she's getting restful sleep," Jared said, kneeling on the other side.
Emily nodded. "I'm planning on staying here tonight with her."
Jared nodded in agreement. "It's going to be pretty rough. Like she's coming down from an addiction. We'll have to rewire her brain - she's going to fight to get to him, and maybe even run away. We will have to keep an eye on her."
Emily's eyes burned. "Fucker's dead?"
Jared raised an eyebrow. It was a word he'd never heard her say. "Very much so."
The anger in her eyes burned down as she stood up and came over to Jared. He wrapped his arms around her. "We'll do what we have to for her. We'll get her through this." She let go and looked him in the eyes. "There's more...something I need to tell you. I..." she smiled at him. "I might be pregnant. I don't know yet. I'm just late...going to find out this week."
Jared just stared at her disbelieving. He hadn't know what he had expected her to say, but it hadn't been that. "I might be a dad?"
Emily smiled, her hands going to her stomach. "It's still a maybe, and I'm not trying to get my hopes up just in case, but...I think so." Jared kissed her.
"Probably a good thing - means she's getting restful sleep," Jared said, kneeling on the other side.
Emily nodded. "I'm planning on staying here tonight with her."
Jared nodded in agreement. "It's going to be pretty rough. Like she's coming down from an addiction. We'll have to rewire her brain - she's going to fight to get to him, and maybe even run away. We will have to keep an eye on her."
Emily's eyes burned. "Fucker's dead?"
Jared raised an eyebrow. It was a word he'd never heard her say. "Very much so."
The anger in her eyes burned down as she stood up and came over to Jared. He wrapped his arms around her. "We'll do what we have to for her. We'll get her through this." She let go and looked him in the eyes. "There's more...something I need to tell you. I..." she smiled at him. "I might be pregnant. I don't know yet. I'm just late...going to find out this week."
Jared just stared at her disbelieving. He hadn't know what he had expected her to say, but it hadn't been that. "I might be a dad?"
Emily smiled, her hands going to her stomach. "It's still a maybe, and I'm not trying to get my hopes up just in case, but...I think so." Jared kissed her.