Three Days Later, The Evening
You gave yourself a once over in the mirror as you got ready to leave, Ike had invited you to dinner at his suite. You were a little suspicious about his behaviour theses past few days, he seemed to be hiding something. What it exactly was, you weren't entirely sure, so you chose to have some faith in him and not dwell too much on it.
"Hey, Sweetheart!" Ike opens the door, greeting you with a kiss. "Everything's set out on the balcony" he then leads you out to it.
"Isaac... its beautiful!" you gasp out in astonishment at the fairy-tale like scene in front of you, "you didn't have to go through all out just for a dinner though."
"This is more than just dinner..." you hear Ike speak up from behind you.
"What do you mean?" you ask turning around to find Ike down on one knee.
Ike clears his throat, "Sweetheart... I know things between us started off quite rocky. But one thing is for sure, the moment I first saw you... I fell hard and the more time I spent with you, the more I fell in love with you..." inhaling deeply, he then continues on, "you made me feel loved as a person again and I still can't believe how stupid I was at almost letting that slip away. So, Y/N... will you do me the honour of making me the happiest man alive and MARRY me?"
Eyes blurry with tears, you then smile down at him in response, "Yes, Isaac... yes, I'll marry you..."
"Thank you, Sweetheart..." presses a kiss to your lips after slipping the engagement ring onto your finger.
"For what?" you look at him confused.
"For putting this old man out of his misery..." Ike pulls you against himself, pressing a kiss into your hair and mumbles out then, "at least now, Stevie can stop playing father to my kid..."
"Isaac!" you pull away from him in disbelief, "is that the reason why you asked me to marry you? So that you could stake your claim as this baby's father?"
"No, Sweetheart!" Ike quickly reassures you. "It just pissed me off when Mandy was going on about how everyone believed him to be the father" he explains, "and then I saw you two leaving his office, how protective he was of you and it angered me more... It's my job to take care of you and our baby, not his..."
You nod your head in understand, letting out a tense breath, "Isaac... we need to have a talk about the fact that you still haven't forgiven Stevie over what happened with Vera."
"What do you mean?" Ike raises a brow in somewhat annoyance, "I have forgiven him... besides, I don't really want to talk about that."
"Ok" you take a seat then, "we won't discuss it then. I'm going to tell you about my experience instead then..."
Ike looks at you in confusion, "experience in what?"
Inhaling deeply, you then look to his eyes, "in being the 'other woman' in the middle of a marriage..."
"What?!" Ike's eyes widen in shock at your statement.
Letting out a heavy sigh, you nod, "I was once involved with a married man. He made believe that he was in a loveless marriage, that he only stayed in it for the kids. Suffice to say, after five years of believing his lies, I finally woke up from the dream world I had been trapped in by him."
Ike looks at you with sympathy, "I'm sorry to hear what he put you through, Sweetheart... Is that why you freaked out when you thought I was still married."
"Yes, Isaac" you nod your head, "I was an emotional wreck, bent on self-destruction with guilt and disgust in myself at my weakness of interfering in someone else's marriage."
"I'm so sorry, Sweetheart..." Ike pulls you up against his chest, "had I known, then I never would have put you through that again..."
"It's ok..." you pull away slightly to stare up at him, "your Son, loves you very much, Isaac and feels so much guilt at what he did to you. Promise me that you'll fix things with Stevie..."
Ike stares down at you, eyes narrowed deep in thought. He then tips down to press a kiss against your forehead, "I promise, Sweetheart. Now, let's eat and then you can get some rest after..."
Two Weeks Later
"Hey, Sweetheart..." Ike enters Y/N's office, greeting her with a kiss.
Releasing the kiss, you smile up at him, "hey, Handsome..."
"How's my little Munchkin doing?" Ike crouches down, pressing a kiss to her belly.
You let out a groan, "besides kicking me in the ribs and laying on my bladder? Perfectly fine, I'm guessing..."
"Hey, there little one..." Ike talks to Y/N's belly, "you have got to give your Mama a break, Kiddo." The baby surprisingly settles down then. "Better now?" Ike stares up at Y/N.
"Much better..." you moan out in relief, stroking your hand through Ike's hair, "seems like we know who this little one will be listening to once it's here..."
"I'm sure he or she will be just as afraid of you as I am" Ike chuckles and you stick your tongue out at him in response.
"You ready for tonight?" Ike smirks at you.
"Yup!" you excitingly grin at him, "especially for when we announce our engagement."
Ike chuckles at Y/N's response, "come on..." he stands up, reaching for her purse, "I think you need to rest a bit before tonight's event."
Later That Evening
Stevie and Ike were standing at the bar, watching as Y/N enjoying herself amongst her friends.
"Y/N/N, told me that you guys are officially announcing the engagement tonight..." Stevie remarks with a smile.
"It's time that everyone knew she's my lady, that baby she's carrying, is mine..." Ike nods, taking a sip of his drink, "I don't want people talking behind her back about the whereabouts of the father, even though they're all thinking it's you..."
Stevie lets out a heavy sigh, "Dad... it was never my intention for people to think I was the father."
"I know..." Ike replies, "you were only doing your duty as her friend and elder brother of the baby she's carrying." Ike pats him on the shoulder then, "I'm truly grateful that you were there for her when I couldn't be. Thank you..."
"Anything for family, Dad... anytime..." Stevie responds with a smile.
He was about to walk away when Ike stops him, "also... I want you to know, I truly have forgiven you for what happened. I love you Son... I want us to get back to the way we were."
Stevie tearfully looks at his father then, "thank you, Dad... you don't know how much this means to me..."
"Let's just say, a little birdy finally forced me to open my eyes... so, I think, I know Son..." Ike tells hm. "Come on now!" Ike pats him on the back with a smile, "let's go give the birthday girl her cake and let everyone know she's mine..."
Ike and Stevie made their way towards the centre of the dance floor at the time that Frankie joins them with the birthday cake.
"Ok, guys... can everyone please settle down!" Stevie announces over the microphone, "Y/N/N, can you come over here to join us please..."
Ike watches as everyone proudly smiles at the both of them, his jealous getting the better of him again. They're probably thinking, what a happy couple they make. Ike seethes from within. I can't wait to see their reactions once I announce our engagement!
"My Dad would like to make an announcement" Stevie begins, "but before that... Y/N/N..." he smiles at Y/N, "you've brought so much to this hotel in the time that you've been here, as both an entertainer and as head of your department. We never would have reached the highs we have as a unit without you... not only are you a good friend to us all, you're more like family..."
Y/N then chuckles in response to everyone cheering in agreement. Stevie then continues on, "on behalf of the M.J, it's staff and the Evans family... we would all love to wish you a Happy Birthday!"
Everyone is cheering and clapping then, Y/N tearfully smiles at them all and steps forward to blow out the candles. Suddenly her smile drops, reaching up to grab hold of her head, Y/N staggers backwards.
Ike quickly reaches out to pull her against him, "Sweetheart, are you ok?"
"I-Isaac..." you slur out, "I-I don't feel so good..." your eyes rolling to back of your head, fainting in his arms.
"Sweetheart!" Ike gently shakes her, "Sweetheart, wake up!" In a panic he yells out, "Stevie! Call for an ambulance, now!"
The paramedics soon arrives, "we need to get her to the hospital..." they inform once they took a look at her. "Who's the father?"
"I am!" Ike announces stepping closer up.
"You'll have to come with us" the paramedic nods at him, "let's go!"
As they wheeled Y/N's unconscious form out of the hotel, Ike could feel the stares and hear the whispers of surprise as the realization of who the father of Y/N's baby really was. Ike pays them no heed though; his only concern at that moment was making sure Y/N and their baby was ok.
Ike had been pacing up and down the hospital waiting area for over an hour, waiting on news as to how Y/N and the baby were doing.
"Dad!" Stevie rushes up to him, "have you heard anything yet?"
Ike lets out a sigh of destress, "No, Son... nothing yet. I'm beginning to worry about it."
"She's a strong woman" Stevie tries to calm him down, patting him on the back, "and she's carrying an Evans baby... they'll both be fine."
The nurse then comes over to them, "Mr Evans... your wife is awake now. The doctor would like to see you in her room."
Ike enters Y/N's hospital room and the doctor addresses him then, "Mr Evans. Your wife needs to take it easy for the few months until the baby is born. Her blood pressure is extremely high, with her medical history of having it even before pregnancy is what concerns me even more. So, Mrs Evans..." the doctor looks at Y/N, "I'm placing you on bedrest for the next few weeks until your blood pressure has dropped a bit to my liking."
"Thank you, doctor..." Ike nods in understanding of his instructions.
The doctor then leaves, "Mrs Evans?" you arch a brow in amusement at Ike.
"What?" Ike chuckles with a shrug, "you will be soon and I like the way it sounds when they call you, my WIFE..." Tipping down for a kiss, Ike looks at you sternly then, "you need to take it easy, Sweetheart. No more working from now on."
"Ok, Isaac..." you grumble out, a bit annoyed.
Ike frowns down at you in response, "why didn't you tell me about your health?"
"It was never a problem before" you shrug your shoulders, "besides, we never really got to a point for it to come up."
"Ok... but from now on, you're taking things easy" Ike instructs you, "and to make sure that are... I'm moving in with you" and you nod your in agreement with him then.
"Dad. How's Y/N/N doing?" Stevie asks his father when he exits out of her room.
"She and the baby are ok; her blood pressure was extremely high though, doctor put her on bedrest for a few weeks" Ike explain to him, "I don't want anything or anyone disturbing her during that time. So, you'll have to get someone to take over from her for the duration of the pregnancy."
"Don't worry, Dad..." Stevie reassures him, "I'll have it taken care of."
"Good..." Ike nods at him in response, "I also need you to have housekeeping move my things over to her suite."
"Getting started on marital life already, are you Dad..." Stevie bounces his brows at his father jokingly.
"Yeah, well the sooner, the better" Ike shrugs with a chuckle. On a more serious note, Ike then stares at him, "how was the fallout after we left?"
Stevie grabs at his stomach while chuckling, "they all tried cornering me, wanting to know if was true about it being your baby. Frankie had to hold them back so that I could escape to here..."
"Bet this will be the talk of the town for the next few weeks to come" Ike smirks in response.
"You sure know how to make an announcement, Dad..." Stevie continues to chuckle.
Ike pats Stevie of the shoulder, "I'm going to look for the nurse to find out when Y/N can go home..."
Stevie nods at his father in response and watches as he walks off.