Gray was released on Dec 25. His brother went to pick him up. Amber was busy cooking Turkey dinner. Yesterday she talked Gray in letting her go shopping for the boys and get all the wrapping done that night. He wanted her to stay but the boys wanted one of their parents around. It was a long day for her, but she had Juiva help. When he came inside the house. The boys ran up to him and give him a hug.
"Dad." "Daddy. You are home." "Hello, boys. Glad to be home and not eating Hospital food. It smells good in here." "Yeah, mom is in the kitchen cooking dinner for all of us." "Have you been good for her." "We wanted to unwrap presents but mom said to wait for you." Josh looks down at his feet. "In time Josh. Why don't you two go play with Rain. I want to go in see your mother." "She will be happy to see you." Shawn says happily. "I will be happy as well too."
He slowly takes off his jacket and hangs it up in the closet. His wound in his side was still very sore, but he told the co-worker that he wanted to be home no matter what for Christmas. At first he refused, but the look he was given told him he wasn't going to listen. Gray made his way through the living room, dinning room found his way into the kitchen. He was very quiet as he open up the kitchen door. Amber was wearing apron and pealing potatoes and singling along to the music being played on the radio. He smiles to see her happy.
"Jingle bells, Jingle bells...On potato down, 11 more to go." She puts a hand to her stomach, the mention of food or looking at it was making her queasy. She picks up a other potato to start pealing it. When she felt a hand go on her stomach. "You aren't feel well?" "Gray!" She drops the potato back into the sink. She turns around and gives him a hug. "Careful of my side." "Opps sorry forgot." He looks into her eyes. "How are you feeling." He puts his hand back on her belly. "I'll be fine, having morning sickness in the afternoon instead of mornings." "Can't Juiva finished this for you, so you can rest." "Hun every time a little upset stomach was bugging me I wouldn't get anything done. I been through this before. I will be ok. Why don't you go back into the living room, put your feet up." He holds her close. "I want you beside me on the couch." "Not yet, I will soon. So out of the kitchen you go." She moves her hands in the motion for him to leave. "I can stay and watch." "You will be to much of distraction for me." He arches a brow. "That is a bad thing." "You know it is. Now go on." She pushes on his back to leave the kitchen. "Wait before I go out there is something I wanted from in here." "Oh ok, are you thirsty." "In a way yes?" He pulls her closer to him. He puts a hand into her hair and takes out the bun. He lets her hair fall down her back. He tips her head back and claim her lips. Asking for no permission he seeks out to explore inside her mouth. With a low moan. He stops to look at her. "I am thirsty for you." "Soon Gray." She smiles at him. He slaps her on the bottom as he leaves the kitchen. Amber gives him a wink.
Dinner was severed at six pm sharp. All the adults were around the big table and the children were at their own table. "Brother why don't you crave the turkey. I don't think my husband can do it right now." "I have the best hands around here for craving." "Hun, next year, please." "Fine, when we are in the bigger house back home we can have everyone over again." Amber looks at him. "Back home?" He takes her hand. "I talk to Mystogan already. I want us to live in the house. It was where we got married." "Oh Gray." She wraps her arms around his neck. "What about our jobs." "I can always get my old job back. I think you will be to busy raising out kids to go back to work yet." "Shhh the boys don't know yet." "You haven't told them." "I don't think it was right not to tell them with out you not being here. Plus I have a gift for them to open that will let them know." "Lets eat and open presents afterwards." All the kids jump up and down. Ready for what is to come.
The meal was delicious, Amber was putting dishes into the dishwasher. When Gray took her by the hand, to bring her out. "This can be done later, I want you on the couch with me now." "Gray.." "No. Juiva says you been on your feet today and yesterday. You can rest with me. Remember I am here to watch you like a hawk. Not missing out on any of this." "Fine, but be prepare when my ankles are swollen and I can't get off the couch. I'll will be calling you lots." "I have no problems with that." "We will see." He guides her over to the couch. They sit down together. "Who is going to be Santa?" "Why not Lyon?" "Me?" "Why not with how much you ate brother, you have a little bear billy going there." He throws a pillow at him. "Ok, everyone get seated I'll pass them around."
It was a joyous time, everyone was thrilled with their gifts. When it was time for the boys to open the last one. "Mom can we open it now." "Yes you can Shawn, but let me get the camera ready." They rip open up the gift and pulled out a t-shirt. That says, going to be a big brother. "Mommy, are you going to have a baby" "Yes Josh." He comes running over to her. "I want a baby brother." "We see when it arrives in August." "Why that long." "Ummm well." "Son the baby has to grow in that time, right now it's this small." He holds up his fingers. "Understand." "Kind of." "We can talk about that later. Why don't you play with your toys. I want to take your mom outside." "Why outside." "You will see, plus it gives us some privacy." He pulls her up from the couch and helps put on her jacket. When the get outside, then go over to the porch swing. "Sit down." She looks at him funny. "Ok, I am sitting now what?" "This?" He gets down on one knee. "Gray? Your injuries" "I'll be fine for the moment." He pulls out a little box and opens it up. "Remember when I propose to you." "Yes you were so nervous." "I would like to top that." He pulls out the ring. "Oh my Gray it's lovely." "It has all of our birthstones, there is room for more." "It's amazing, you are so wonderful." "Amber, when I saw you that day. My life changed, and when we I saw you at that party. I was already in love with you." She wipes a tear from her eye. "With everything I am and will be. I don't want a wasted six years to go by again. I should have called your brother's right away when you left. I missed having you in my arms, in my bed and home. Will you be mine again." Amber gets off the bench and kneels in front of him. "I have always been yours Gray. I shouldn't have left that night. I should have walked into that room. I was thinking more for the babies then myself at the time. I was scared of being a mother, a wife to you. Now I have two amazing sons from a father who I love to the moon and back. With the next child or how many we have. Our love will continue to grow. Yes, I will be yours." He sips the ring onto his her finger. Amber takes his hand and removes the wedding band and put it on the same finger. "I love you Gray." "I love you Amber." They kiss on the cold patio floor, with onlookers looking through the window. "Come on my love, lets go back inside." Amber stands up to help Gray to stand. "This should be the other way around with you expecting." "Hun, there is going to be other instances along the way." He rubs her belly. "Can't wait to meet her." "If it's a girl." "It will be." They walk hand and hand inside the house.
9 months later...
Amber woken up in the night due to having back pain and couldn't get back to sleep. Her due date was slowly approaching and she was anxious to know when the little one was going to make their appearance. They had plan for a c-section like the ones she had with the twins. They have been living in Jellal house since spring. The boys are enjoying being close to rest of the family. She was walking around the living room rubbing her big belly. "Amber? Why are you up?" "I have been having back pain for the last half hour and can't get back to sleep." He frowns and comes running down the stairs. "Sit down, let me check you out." "Gray it will go away soon." "Amber, has the pain been coming and going?" She stops to think for a moment. "Yeah, it has." He smiles. "Amber I think this is the start of labour." "What about the c-section?" "You can still have it, but we need to call your brother over now." "I don't think I am in labour." She had to take back those words in few minutes
She holds onto the couch. "Ohhh boy, Gray I feel a contraction coming on." "Hun breath." "With the boys, it was all plan I didn't have to deal with labour." He rubs her back. "This time, the baby is coming early." She breaths in and out until the pain goes away. She leans her back into his chest. He puts his hands on her stomach. "I will be here." She bends over again. "Ouch...a other one." He looks at his watch. It came quicker this time. "My love, lay on the couch. I want to see how far along you are." She gets on the couch through her pain. He checks out to see how dilated she is. "Ummm Amber we got to go now! You are fully dilated." "You haven't phone Mystogan yet." "I am on it as you speak." Amber continues her breathing as a other contraction comes. Then she feels something pop. "Gray!" "What is it?" He comes running back over. "You might be delivering the baby here. My water just broke." "Oh boy, I am calling for ambulance." "Don't say oh boy. You aren't the one dealing with this. You didn't have to deal with morning sickness, weird cravings and be up all night when it was kicking." "Amber, I was there, who held your hair back when you were over the toilet, who was the one that got you the food. I was up with you on those nights feeling the baby move." "After this you aren't touching me again." She growls. "You will be thinking differently after this."
Her brother beat the ambulance to their place. He runs right into the house. "I am here." Amber had drops of sweet coming off her. She was laying on the floor, with pillows behind her. Gray was telling her to push. "Come on sweetie you can do it." Mystogan comes over to her. "Anything I can do." "Get behind her and help her to breath." He takes off his coat and gets behind his sister to hold her up. She holds onto her brother's hand. Gray was busy with bringing their child into the world to hold her. "Amber, push on the next contraction, you are doing great." "Easy for you to say. You aren't pushing a watermelon out of you." He smiles. "Soon it will be all over."
The labour goes on for awhile. The ambulance drivers assist Gray. There was no time in moving her to ambulance now. "Ahhhhh I can't do this." "Yes, you can. I see the head." She lays back on her brother chest. "No, I can't . It can stay in there." "Hun, my love. A few more pushes then it's over." "You have already said that to me and look nothing." He laughs. "It's not funny." "Sorry, I promise you this time the baby will be here. Now push!" Amber pushes with all her might as the head comes out. "Ok Sweetie, the heads out, now a other big push." "Ahhhhhhh." "The shoulders are out, and here he is?" He baby starts crying. She lays back down on her brother again. "You did great! Sister" Mystogan rubs he arms. "Gray let me hold my baby." "Just a second lets us clean him up first. I got to cut the cord." The female paramedics comes over with the baby wrap in a blanket. "Here you go Mrs. Fullbuster, your baby boy." Amber starts crying. "What is wrong?" "I wanted a girl." Gray comes up to her and replaces Mystogan. "Hun, there is always next time. Right now we have to give him a name?" Amber pulls open the blanket to look at her new born son. "I was thinking of one name, if we had a boy." "And?" "Sliver Jellal Fullbuster." "I love it, Amber." He kisses her cheek. "Now we got to get you both to the hospital." "Can't we wake the boys for them to see him" "They can see him tomorrow. I want you check over ok" They bring in the stretcher and place her in it. Gray hands the baby back to her. "I'll going to be in the car, alright?" She nods her head. The paramedics place her in the ambulance. "Congratulation Gray, A new nephew, a new son for you and a brother for the twins." He shakes his hand. "I was a little bit disappointed too not having a girl, but like I said next time." "Going for that big family." "Absolutely."
The baby was place in the hospital crib next to Amber. She was fast a sleep after feeding Sliver. Gray was watching his new son suck on his thumb. "You are so precious can't wait to help raise you." He bends and kisses his cheek. Gray goes over and lays next to Amber on the bed. She snuggles in close to him. The baby looks up and sees his other uncle looking down. Being surround in warm light. "I am ok with my first name being your second." He puts a finger underneath his little hand and the baby grabs onto him. "We will have lots of secrets to share." The baby waves the finger around. "Shhh not to loud not want to wake them up yet." Jellal smiles down on his nephew. "Your mom did good, She is going to love you so much. She loved me just as much." He looks over to his sister. He walks up to her. He brushes the hair from her face. "I love you, Sister. Next time for sure you will have that girl." He gives her a kiss on the cheek and with a wave of his hand he leaves. Amber wakes up and touches her right cheek. "What is wrong my love." "I felt like someone kiss my cheek." Gray looks around the room. "No one is here." She lays back down. "I felt it before a few times." "Oh?" "Would it be weird of me to say it could be Jellal." "Not at all." Gray never did tell her of that time when he was shot that he paid him a visit. "Gray, why do you call me my love." "You asking me this now." "Yeah, sorry. I must be out of wack." "No, it's ok. I was planing to tell you. When I say My love. I am always saying I love you." She smiles. "That is sweet and I love you too." He leans in and kisses her lips. "I will never stop loving you, my love"
