PLEASE READ: I have Enjoyed all of the review, likes and favorites. I am going to start upload every Sunday starting after next week because I have to upload on Friday due to being out of town and away from my computer. Due to popular request I have been writing a story about Erin and Jay having a son. It will be different than this story. Please R&R.
She stood in front of the last store on her list. She had been dress shopping for an hour. Her daughter was impossible to shop for and with . She had finally dropped her off with Voight and decided to do it on her own. She started to walk around looking at clothes as she went. After about and hour of looking she found nothing. She clutched her coat closer to her chest as she walked out of the small shop. She hailed a cab and climbed in. "Closest Burlington please." the driver pulled out onto the busy street and headed south. It was a fifteen minute ride. The cab pulled up to the curb she paid the driver . "I should really get a rental." she said to herself. She walked into the store and started toward the kids section knowing there would be christmas dresses out. She looked at a few plaid ones but decided that she didn't like them.
She looked around for a few more minutes grabbing dresses as she went. She weighed her options , choosing a long off white dress with baby pink roses at the bottom with a matching knit sweater. Erin walked over to women's section .
Not finding anything she liked in dresses she went to look for a paint suit. Already own two black one she decided to go for a different color. She found a deep red blazer liner with white silk on the inside and a pair of dress pants in the same color as the blazar guessing they were a set she chose them. She found a white silk shirt that matched the inside of the blazer.
The lady at the counter said that she would look great. Erin said thank you and payed for her new outfit. She stepped back into the cold and ran into someone. "I am so sorry-" she looked up at the persons face "Will, how are you?" she took a step back looking him in the eyes. "Erin what a surprise. it's been what?"
"Three years" she finished looking down at her feet. "Are you going to the wedding?" he asked. "Yah I was just picking up Joan and I's outfits." she answered holding up her bags A look of confesion showed on his face. Reviewing what she said she let out a loud gasp. "Joan who?" he asked cocking an eyebrow. "My- your niece." she stammered out. A new expression appeared on his face. "Is that why you left?" he accused. "Im sorry but I really should be going Jo's going to get anxious. It was nice to see you hope to see you at the wedding." she said turning on her heal, walking a block and turning so that she was out of Wills sight when she hailed a cab. "I need a rental car." she said getting in. "There's a place about three blocks from here." the driver responded. "that works." Erin answered.
She pulled up to Hank's house and got out of the car she had rented for the rest of their trip. Walking in the door she was greeted by the sweet smell of chocolate chip cookies. "Mommy is that you?" the little girl said from the kitchen. "No I'm a monster." she said with a laugh. "Mommy." the little girl screamed running out of the door and down the hall. She ran into her moms arms and Erin picked her up and pulled her into a hug. Joan started to rub her face on her mom's shoulder. "What are you doing? Are you getting chocolate on my shirt?" she started to tickle the little girl and she started to sqworm in her arms. "Stop it mommy that tickles." she keep giggling. "Were you huh were you?" she said still questioning her. "Yes" Erin stopped tickling her. "You little stink what am I going to do with you?" Joan placed her finger on her chin like she was thinking then raised it up. "Luv me awot."
"I already do that"
"I knew but luv me more than ever." Erin shook her head and placed a kiss in Joans cheek. "Got anymore cookies?" she asked. The little girl nodded. "Uh huh. I saved some for you." she wiggled out of her mom's arms then grabbed her hand. "Follow me" she said pulling on her mom's hand. Erin bent down and let the little girl pull her to the kitchen. "Grandpa Hank, looky." she said stopping in front of the small dining table in the kitchen. "Well look who the cat dragged in." he said standing. Joan let go of her mom's hand and ran around the table to grab the plate of cookies. "We made them together." she explained handing the plate to her mom. "Then they will be the best cookies I've ever had."
December, 23.
"Joan you need to hurry if you want to see your dad on time.". The little girl came running out of the bathroom shoes on the wrong feet. "You put your shoes on the wrong feet silly." she placed her daughter in the office chair and put her shoes on the right feet. "Lets go before we're late." she grabbed her purse and the dress bag that Joan's dress was in. "Mommy I can't forget piggy." she grabbed the stuffed pig that's limbs were hanging on by a thread. Erin ushered her out the door checking the room one last time. She hadn't put on her pant suit yet she was wearing the silk shirt with a oatmeal cardigan under her winter coat she also had on a pair of jeans and her old brown combat boots.
She knocked on the door. "One second." she heard a woman's voice say. The door open and there stood Malory wearing her shirt. She felt something die on the inside. That was her shirt the shirt that she had worn every time that she stayed the night. The shirt that she had left behind. "Jay sweetie someone's here for you." she moved out of doorway. Towards the master bedroom. It was her apartment her shirt, her man. She was shocked that she was thinking these thing. He wasn't her's anymore. He had stopped being hers when she didn't answer his call the night she left. A few seconds later a shirtless Jay leaned against the door frame. "Hey." he said as if he wasn't standing there shirtless and she wasn't in the bedroom wearing her shirt. "Hey you said nine and to me that means-"
"Eight forty-five. I know and all your clocks are set five minutes earlier so that you are on time. I bet I could write a book about you." she shook her head she couldn't stop staring at this bare chest. "I find that very hard to believe." she rolled her eyes. "Bye babe." Malory came up beside him dress in a green button up and a pair of jean. Erin looks her over realizing she used to have a shirt just like that. Malory peaked a kiss on his cheek slid past him and walked down the hall "is that my-" she couldn't even bring herself to finish the question. "Joan baby why don't you go inside. While me and your dad talk." the little girl nodded and Jay pushed himself off of the doorframe.
"I'm ok with her living in my old place but wearing clothes that I though had disappeared. But evidently the box never made it to my place. I mean i'm fine with it because half of my old clothes fit me since I left." Jay's eyebrow cocked up. "What do you mean?" she let out a loud huff of air. "I mean my boobs grew six sizes bigger when I was pregnant and they are still three sizes bigger." his eyes darted to her chest when she said this. "Surprised you didn't notice in Voights office." he let out a scuff. "I thought something was different." he snapped back right on time. "I will see you at the wedding here's her dress and shoes she can put it on herself she just needs you to zip the back and make sure her shoes are on the right feet." he nodded searching her eyes for something more. She knew what he wanted her to say and she was dying to say it but it was too late he was about to get married. She couldn't do that. She handed him the dress and the small bag. She turned avoiding eye contact. She turned and walked down the same hall that Malory just had but she did it with way more class. She felt Jays staring so she swayed her hips as much as she could without making it pronounced.
She slipped off her coat and hung it over her arm. Her heels clicking on the marble floor. She looked inside the large french door and down the aisle she saw Jay and Joan talking to someone she recognized but couldn't remember. She saw the little girl tap on her dad shoulder and whisper something in his ear. He turned around and his jaw dropped as he looked her up and down. She signaled for him to shut it. A look of embarrassment fell onto his face. She was tapped on the shoulder and saw Will and his date standing there. She leaned in and let him kiss her on the cheek. "Erin you look astonishing and I think Jay agrees." he nodded his head behind her and she turned around to see Jay walking towards her staring at her ass. "He better not because today is his day." she said. She felt someone tap on her shoulder and a photographer walked over. She turned and grabbed Joan from Jay. they all smiled as the photographer snapped a picture of them all standing together looking like a happy family. "Joan this is your dad brother your uncle Will. Why don't you go with him while I talk to your dad ok." the little girl nodded. "Ok momma." she handed her over to Will and turned to Jay. looking around to see if anyone was in ear shot. "Seriously about to get married?" he acted like he didn't know what she was talking about. "What do you mean I was just looking to see if your outfit was new. And you know that seeing you in a pantsuit turns me on." she let out of forced laugh than scowled at him. "You are about to get married and who tied you you tie." a look of embarrassment feel onto his face. She started to retie is. He placed his hand on her hip. "Jayhow many times do i have to remind you that you are getting married. But I can't stay here I can't watch you do this I can't watch you start the rest of your life with someone else. Someone who's not me. The truth is I still love you I have always loved you. I will be at the reception the pickup Joan just remember that it's her birthday.". With that she turned on the heel of her shoe and clicked away. Leaving Jay there with her words hanging over his head, his thoughts and a secret he was dying to tell her.