A few months had passed since that day. Emily walked through the hell of dealing with the police and estate. Lenore was by her side every step of the way. The two bonded quickly over the shit they had endured with Bill. Lenore was horrified with what he had done.
Lenore and Emily decided to live together and moved to a nice apartment in Seattle. Lenore snuck in her bearded dragon, Binky. Emily got a job as barista and Lenore worked from home as a freelance writer. Chain smoking on the incredibly cramped balcony as she typed away.
Together they vetted a couple of couples to adopt the child out to. They chose a really nice couple, Cindy and Mandy, who live on the other side of the city. Emily chose to keep the details of the conception to herself, it was no one's business. Soon she would be free of Bill's parasite and she could get her body back. Even though he had been dead for a few months, it still felt like he was in her life, a ghost haunting her shadow.
When it came time for the birth, Lenore took her to the nearby hospital. Emily was cursing Bill the whole time and complaining about how much it was going to cost. Lenore went ahead and called the adoptive parents to come to the hospital.
The birth took nine hours. Emily forewent the epidural since her mom still complained about hers when she was born. Lenore held her hand when it came time to push. Everything went well. Emily laid back and rested after pushing the child out. The doctors offered the baby to her but she refused and signed her over to her parents. Lenore had a celebratory smoke after Emily was put in her room for the night.
Emily recovered from the birth and got a gym membership. With her new healthy habits, she convinced Lenore to cut back on smoking. Life was finally good again, for the most part. Emily and Lenore worked hard so they could afford her therapy. She still woke up screaming, like she was back in that house again.
While she had a long way to go, she was finally free.
Thanks for reading! Glad to finally have a good ending to this! I guess now I'll be working on Three's Company and possibly a new one. I'm open to suggestions lol. Until next time ~ Amber
