Chapter 36:
"You what?" Eddie said with disbelief
"I remember…I don't know what happened…I just came over here to look at this clock and read the inscription and I was running my fingers over the engraving and it was like something just let go in my head and I remembered. I remembered you and I standing facing each other by a lake and my grandparents were there but no one else and then I remember us laying on the floor in the biggest living room I have ever seen with all these windows and we were just looking at each other…" Janet said almost breathless as if she was trying to get it all out at once.
Eddie just stared at Janet as she was describing their wedding and their time together before the accident and all he could do was smile. She remembered their life. She remembered.
Janet continued to talk, "and then we were in the truck and I remember looking at you and your face looked past me and your facial expression just changed and before I could figure out why I felt this huge crash and then I woke up in the hospital."
Janet threw herself in to Eddie's arms and hugged him so tightly. It felt just as it had before the accident. She was confident in their love once again and didn't have any doubts like when she stepped into their home not even an hour ago.
Eddie hugged her back so tightly he was afraid to let her go. He didn't want this to go away or be some kind of dream. He wanted to keep her so close to him to make sure all of this was really happening.
"Eddie, honey you are going to have to loosen up a bit I am having some problems breathing here." Janet said chuckling
"No! I will loosen up a little but I am not letting you go." Eddie said chuckling right back
"Sweetie, I am not going anywhere I promise. I know that you were scared but everything is going to be ok, I promise."
Eddie leaned back and looked at Janet and she smiled at him so brightly he just couldn't help himself. He grabbed her face placing his hands on either side of her cheeks and he kissed her with all the emotion and passion he was feeling. He has lost her for a month and these last weeks with her not being able to remember their life together were just too much for him. He had missed her so much, much more than he ever dreamed. To be kissing her and holding her so close to him and her feeling the same way about him he just couldn't hold back any longer.
As the emotion poured out of Eddie and into that kiss so did the tears. He began to uncontrollably cry. All the emotions were coming out of Eddie at this point. Janet pulled away from the kiss as she felt the tears hit her face. She looked into Eddie's eyes and could see all the love and emotion that he was feeling and had been feeling since the accident. She knew in that moment what Eddie needed. She placed her hands on his face and began to wipe away the tears with her thumbs. Eddie just stood there and let her see straight into his heart as he could no longer control his emotions.
Janet gently began to move her hands from his face to his shirt and began to unbutton his flannel shirt so slowly. Eddie seemed frozen not really knowing what she was doing but he felt as though he did not have the strength to move. She removed his shirt from his shoulders and began to then lift his t shirt over his head. His arms went up instinctively and that too joined his flannel on the floor. She then took a step back and went over to the dining room table and grabbed a chair. She brought the chair over to the middle of the living room just behind where Eddie was standing. She then moved to the front of Eddie again and placed her hands on his shoulders. She was looking directly into his eyes and he was looking into hers. He didn't move or do anything. She ran her hands down his chest and then proceeded to kiss her way down the same path. She again looked into his eyes and grabbed the button on his jeans. Soon those and his boxers joined the rest of his clothing on the floor. She gently sat a very naked Eddie in the chair.
He just looked at her as if he could not believe what was happening. He had no idea after the accident when if ever he would have the opportunity to be with Janet again and when she woke from her coma not remembering their relationship he felt as though it would take a long time to even think about that part of their relationship. The doctors had told Eddie that he would need to let Janet tell him when she felt comfortable for this type of activity with the pregnancy and the injuries it would have to be when she felt ready. Eddie hadn't even contemplated the subject until she began to comfort him. He still felt as though he needed to let Janet go as far as she wanted but it appeared that she was ready now.
Janet took a step back and began to remove her clothing piece by piece. There was something about all the emotions that they were both feeling mixed with her hormones from the pregnancy that was guiding Janet in the direction that she was heading. She had missed her husband and with all the support and love he had shown her while she was in the coma and when she woke up and couldn't remember anything she was overcome with love when she remembered her life and how much this man meant to her. She wanted to be able to comfort him as he had done for her. Her body was changing so much but at this time that was the last thing she cared about or was thinking about. The one thing that she did notice immediately was the size of her chest. She had never been a real busty girl but obviously that was changing slowly with her pregnancy. Since she knew that Eddie was a boob man she was going to give him exactly what he wanted and that was those beautiful gifts right in front of him to enjoy.
Janet took a step forward and sat right down on Eddie's lap facing him. He was still motionless as if he had no idea what to do. This was not something that they had ever engaged in before so it was all a little new for him but truth be told he loved every minute of it. Eddie was very ready for her and together they became one. She looked into his eyes and smiled. There were no words just a connection that was unbreakable. Eddie moved his arms around Janet now and he broke the eye connection to go to his now favorite place on Janet's body. Janet reached around Eddie with her arms and grabbed the back of the chair. She moved on Eddie's lap and together they spent the next hour enjoying each other in a whole new way.
After Janet and Eddie had completely and thoroughly enjoyed each other and their breathing had returned to normal they spoke for the first time in what seemed like hours.
"That was amazing Janet." Was all Eddie could say.
"Yeah it was. What do you say we take this into our bedroom." Janet said with a smile.
"Sounds good to me." Eddie said.
Janet got up from her position and Eddie followed. Together they walked into their bedroom and got underneath the covers and snuggled into each other. Both wanted to feel the closeness after their connection as husband and wife had been reestablished in the living room.
Janet was the first one to speak. "I guess that is why the store owner gave me that treasure box." She said laughing a little.
Eddie looked down at her a little trying to figure out what she was talking about and then he thought of the clock. "Yeah, when you were looking at those boxes I saw this clock and thought it would be an amazing wedding gift to you. I remember you once talking about your parents having a grandfather clock and how much you enjoyed listening to the chimes. When I saw it in the shop and the owner said he could engrave a message on it I bought it instantly. It was supposed to be delivered to you when we got home as a surprise but that didn't exactly happen." Eddie said a little more quietly.
Janet looked up at Eddie as she had her face resting on his chest previously. "It may not have gone how you wanted it too but I think it turned out pretty good. I can't believe you remembered me talking about that grandfather clock…I didn't even think you were listening (she laughed). It is a wonderful reminder of the most special and amazing day of my life when you became my husband and every time I look at it I will always remember Eddie. She said as she leaned up and gave him a quick kiss. "How did you get it here though if you were at the hospital with me?"
"I came home one morning to shower about a week and a half after the accident. Nick and Hannah practically threw me out of the hospital because I smelled so bad. I hadn't showered or changed my clothes from the accident. I didn't care I didn't want to leave you in case you woke up but they insisted that I get a night's worth of sleep and shower. I finally relented because I had no choice. I was actually still sleeping when I heard the door bell ring. I had forgotten all about it and when I saw it I pretty much lost it. All I could think of was what if you didn't wake up…what if you never got to see the clock or meet our baby…what if…" Eddie said sadly.
"I am so sorry that you went through all of that babe." Janet said sweetly
"When Hannah told me I was pregnant I was so stunned…it was like the time frame was all messed up. The thought that Rooster could have fathered my child…it made me sick to my stomach but when you walked in and said it was yours even though at the time I didn't think we were together my stomach filled with all these butterflies…just like it did when you asked me to go meet Ernesto." Janet said with a sly smile.
"Butterflies, huh? Seriously though, I can't tell you what it felt like to hear that you thought I was there to watch you suffer. It felt worse than the beating I took from Matt. I know that we talked about this already but all I could think of when you said that was how upset you must have been to feel like you had to leave the Ridge and to know that I was the cause of that pain you were in…it is something I will never forget. I really am sorry for what I said to you that day Janet." Eddie said softly
"Eddie we did talk about that already and that is all in the past, ok. We have this amazing little one here (as Janet turned slightly and laid on her back and place her hands on her belly) and that should be what we focus on now…not the past hurt that we caused each other but this little baby who made it through so much to be here with us today. That is what is important because he or she was made out of love." Janet said looking over to Eddie who was now laying on his side facing Janet with one hand cradling his head and the other rubbing across Janet's belly.
"That he or she was." Eddie said smiling
"Did the doctor give you a time frame of when the baby was conceived because I have absolutely no idea…I don't think I was ever late or anything?" Janet said looking at her belly.
"The night of the accident when you needed surgery is when they discovered you were pregnant. At that time, he estimated the baby at about 6 – 7 weeks...so I got to thinking when that would have been. Do you remember that night that we got into that bad argument about you leaving?" Eddie said looking at Janet now.
"You mean the day that you came home from work after you left without saying anything to me and you finally told me how you felt about me leaving the Ridge?" Janet said
"Yeah I guess it was during the day wasn't it. Best advice Nick ever gave me was to come back home and talk to you instead of keeping it to myself." Eddie said
"I am going to have to thank him some day for that…if he hadn't done that we wouldn't have this (she focused back on her belly once again) little one to love and look forward to." Janet said rubbing her belly and smiling.
"How is it possible to love something so much that you haven't seen but that you know is there?" Janet asked.
Eddie suddenly leapt out of bed and went into the living room. He returned moments later with his wallet in his hand.
"what are you doing Eddie?" Janet looked at him and asked confused
Eddie pulled something out of his wallet and handed it to Janet. As she looked at the picture it took her a second to figure out what it was. Suddenly tears filled her eyes…
"Is this our baby?" Janet asked looking at Eddie.
"Yeah, while you were in a coma they would do ultrasounds frequently to check on the baby. They would print off a picture every time they did it so I could see how the baby was progressing. So now you can see what you love so much." Eddie said so proudly.
"Yes it can." Janet said looking at picture as tears rolled from her eyes.
The two snuggled in together and spent the next few hours just enjoying being together…all three of them.