Title: Tim & Kelly: Love Story
Author: Syalie
Beta Reader:
Not beta readed yet, I'm not good with grammar so if you can't handle bad grammars, I not recommend this for you.
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Chapter 3:
It's his third months in DC, he just get his pay check and proceed to Sanchai's workplace. Got there on time, she just about to leave the diner, her face looks so pale, her co workers told Tim that she was throwing up all day but too stubborn to went home. Worried, he told Sanchai to went to doctor but she refused, insisting that she just needs to rest, she keep on walking toward home and passed out not long after, Tim panicked and called a cap to take them to nearest hospital. Doctor gave him a shocking news, Sancai was 5 months pregnant and having malnutrition. When she woke up, Tim asked her about her pregnancy, unable to hide it anymore and didn't want to lie to Tim, she told him her story, how and why she ended up in DC, Tim promised her he won't tell anyone about it.
That night, Tim couldn't sleep, Sanchai's story keep on rewinding in his mind, why such a cruel fate have to happen to someone as nice and sweet like Sancai, he felt that it's so not fair for her to face all these thing alone and he made up his mind, he will helps her went through this situation.
First step was to make sure she's not malnourished, he browsed the internet about what kind of foods a pregnant woman needs, his first destination after works was the drug store, bought several boxes of pregnancy milks and nutrition for one month then head to hypermarket to bought some frozen fishes and went to picked Sanchai from her last working place, she still not quite well but forced herself to worked. He stuffed all stuffs he brought to her cupboard and refrigerator despite her protest and each day he will make sure she's taking the milk and nutrition. All people in the building thought that they are dating and feel happy for them. Well nourished, her baby bump started to show. With all people in the building thought that they were dating and the fact that she's pregnant bring a crazy idea to Tim.
They just got home from the obstetricians, Tim insist on taking Sanchai to checked on her baby's health and they are eating their take away in Sanchai's apartment and Tim told her his crazy idea.
"Shan-shan, your belly starting to shows, there's no way you could hide that anymore" Tim said, she just sighs and keep eating her foods, not saying anything, this was something that's been bothering her too lately.
"How about we getting married?" Tim says. Sanchai almost choked on her food, Tim patted her back and hand her a glass of milk.
"not a real marriage, just an agreement between us, you need to stay here as long as possible to avoid your mom in law and your baby will need a father at least on the paper, if we get married, you could get your green card and will be able to stay here without your student visa, also, your baby will carry my name and it will be a perfect cover for him" Tim explains to her.
"So far all I hear is it will be good for me and my baby, What will you get from this? It will not be fair for you Tim, you have done too much for us, I can't take anymore of your kindness" Sanchai declines.
"We can move to the 2 bedroom apartment after married, the one on 2nd floor just move out, I'll get bigger place to put my books with less fee, you will share the apartment fee with me, how about that? it's a win win solution" Tim gives her his reason, he know her too well, she wouldn't agreed to his suggestion if he said it all about her.
"That's still not a win win, dummy" she punch his arm softly
"So..?" Tim asked for her decision. Sanchai sighs and then nodded. Tim smiles and took something out from his pocket. A simple ring, "Now, we need to made it official" and slit it to her finger.
Sancai so touched by his action, out of her ordinary, she hugged him "I must have done many good thing in my past life to have someone as good as you in my life, thank you very much Tim " Tim smiled at her, brushed stranded hair from her face, " you are the most unromantic person I ever met, who would proposed over a Chinese take away?" Sanchai tease him and they laugh together.
Two days later, they went to registered their marriage. The immigration officer comes to their apartment building to questioned their neighbors. Sanchai got a pass and her green card arrived 2 months before labor and she officially change her name to Kelly McGee.
They might be married but their relationship stayed as best friend, Tim never laid a hand on Kelly, they sleep in different rooms but when she went to labor, Tim accompanied her till the baby boy was named him David McGee and Kelly gave the baby his chinese name, Dao Ming Lei, after Dao Ming Se and Hua Ce Lei, two man that means a lot to her besides Tim.
Two years later, Kelly graduated with cum laude and get a job offer from a reputable accounting firm in New York, she wanted to refused it because David is so close to Tim and accepting the job means she needed to moved to New York and leaving Tim behind, but Tim know it's too good of opportunity to missed, so he encouraged her to took it and promised to visit as often as possible. And they signed the divorce paper, they didn't want their status will be a hindrance to their future relationship.
When Tim's book reached best seller, he put up a little trust fund for David's education. Little David grows to be like Tim, falling in love to computer ever since Tim bought him one as his 7th birthday present, but he's not afraid of the bullies, Tim taught him how to defend himself and made sure that everyone in his school know that David's dad is a federal agent, that successfully keep the bullies at bay. David told Tim that he wanted to be an NCIS agent like Tim when he grows up.