A/N: Thank you so much! :) [::] Virtual cookie! I am updating this story because two of you want me to focus my efforts to this… BECAUSE you voted on my poll! Vote on my poll for your favorite story to continue!
Thanks to: SurferGirl3000, Fyrephoenix16, Aclemene, Ood, anon, HeartBeatsFastColors, and the2DawsonGirls for reviewing! Wow! A lot of reviews! Thank you all so much! It makes me smile! :)
POLL REMINDER Disclaimer: Nothing is mine!
Two weeks later…
Rose lay on the sofa lazily and fanned herself. She was about three months pregnant now, and her morning sickness had faded away. Rose's stomach was a lot smaller than she thought it would be, but the doctor reassured her it would get bigger. Rose sighed to herself, and then she got up to look out the window. There was Jack and Hope. Jack, who was teaching Hope to get shadows correctly in your sketch, and Hope, who was watching her father intently. Rose chuckled. The two got along better than she had thought.
Jack had got a job delivering the mail, and sometimes, he worked down at the pier, drawing. Rose had apologized over and over to him, but Jack had just kissed her and told her it was alright. Hope had made better friends with Mary, and she secretly harbored a crush on James. Rose thought that he was arrogant, conceited, and selfish and had NO idea what her daughter saw in him. But, Hope did bring out the best in people.
"Put some shading over here," Jack helped Hope out and indicated with his pencil where to put some extra value.
"But then, doesn't that mean that I have to put some more value on this part of the tree?" Hope questioned, eyes round. Jack chuckled.
"No, just add the shade. Trust me," He laughed.
"Okay, I trust you," Hope said and began to warily shade in parts of the tree's shadow. Jack observed it.
"Nice," He observed. Hope laughed.
"Really?" She asked. Jack nodded. Hope smiled.
"Now add some more texture here," Jack pointed over to another part of the paper," He said. Jack and Hope were too absorbed in their art that they didn't see Rose come over to see them. She smiled as she watched Jack help her daughter out with her artwork.
"Jack! Hope!" Rose sat down next to them. Jack brought Rose into his lap and kissed the top of her head. He wrapped her arms around her.
"Hi, baby? Did you and mommy have a nice nap?" He asked, putting a hand on Rose's stomach. Rose jumped.
"Oh!"
"What's wrong?" Jack asked. Rose smiled.
"The baby kicked!" She guided both Jack and Hope's hands to her stomach, and the two of them gasped when they felt the kick.
"Wow!" Hope said. The three of them sat there, under the tree, thinking of nothing but their small growing family… The end… A/N: Haha. Just kidding! NOT THE END. :) Review and I'll post another chappie!