Gina sat down at he piano and sighed "ok lets see if I can do this" she had been out of work for only a few weeks and was trying to find hobbies to pass the time, truthfully Gina had been wanting to get back into some kind of work but pregnacy had been draining and exhasing so she decided to take it easy for a while just like the doctor said.
The only thing was Gina Caswell Porter was not good at relaxing, She had always been doing something and she never stood still for too long ether. But they had a piano so she figured she might a well use it. She goggled how to play the piano and clicked into youtube. After a few weeks Gina was actually pretty good, not Ashlyn good but still pretty good, I mean she had weeks on end of doing nothing she used most of it to practice. "Hey babe" EJ said kissing her on the forehead. "Babe!"
"How's the piano coming?"
"Going really well. Come sit." EJ sat next to her on the piano bench. "I've been learning this really great song, you might know it." Gina started to play a familiar melody, EJ grinned. "All my life has been a series of doors in my face
And then suddenly I bump into you"
EJ sang along. "I was thinking the same thing
'Cause, like, I've been searching my whole life to find my own place
And maybe it's the party talking, or the chocolate fondue"
"But with you (But with you)
I found my place (I see your face)
And it's nothing like I've ever known before
Love is an open door
Love is an open door (Door)
Love is an open door
With you, with you
With you, with you
Love is an open door"
Suddenly Gina stopped singing and put a hand on her belly. "G are you ok? Is the baby?" EJ asked concerned
Gina slowly smiled "yeah we're ok. I think the baby just kicked."
"Really?" EJ smiled Gina grabbed his hand and put it on her belly. "Feel that?"
"Wow." EJ grinned "our baby's kicking."
"This is finally stating to feel real, huh?" Gina whispered, EJ kissed her on the check. "Yeah it is."
A FEW WEEKS LATER
"Hey Ash!" Gina was on the phone "hey G! You can totally say no if you want to but I need someone play the piano for my tour and I was wondering if you wanted to?"
"Me? Ash I love you but i'm not as good as you."
"EJ told me you've been practicing, I would have asked you anyway your my sister there's no one else I would rather want to do this with."
"That sounds great. I would love to. Are you sure? I'm five months pregnant now and I'm not sure If I can travel.."
"It's not a big tour this time just places around salt lake."
"Ok. that sounds great."
Gina smiled and hung up the phone. "You did this didn't you?"
EJ did a smile shrug combo "It might have been my Idea."
Gina kissed him quickly "thank you."
"You're welcome I know it's been driving you crazy not working plus you've been really amazing at playing the piano. Also you get to work with the one of the best people in the world."
Ashlyn's tour, called Rising was a one women show with her singing and sharing stiores about her life it had gotten really popular and she had gone on a few tours globally for a few years now. Big Red took over his parents pizza place Silces in salt lake city. There family moved on occasion when Ashlyn was touring but mosly they stayed in salt lake.
Gina and EJ had just gotten to Big Red and Ashlyn's house.
Big Red opened the door "hey guys! C'mon in" Harper was behind her dad and when she saw them she grinned "EJ! Gina!" Harper ran to EJ and he picked her up. "Hey kiddo!" Harper looked just like a mini version of her mom but she had her dad's blue eyes and of course she had her parents red hair. EJ grinned and put her down. Harper looked at Gina her eyes wide. "Your belly's huge."
"Harper.." Big Red warned "it's ok." Gina said "I mean she's not wrong." Gina bent down to Harpers level "you want to feel lthe baby kick?"
"Yeah!" Gina took Harper's hand and put it on her belly. "Whoa"
Gina smiled "pretty crazy huh?" Harper nodded. "I thought I heard voices" Ashlyn smiled she went over and hugged them both. "Ready to practice?"
"Ready as i'll ever be" Gina said
"Daddy come play with me." Harper smiled Big Red grinned "ok i'm coming. Have fun you guys"
Gina and Ashlyn sat on the piano bench together. EJ started setting up a camera "you guys ok if I record this?"
Gina smiled and rolled her eyes "he records everything these days."
"I'm documenting your pregnancy I think that's a pretty fair case." EJ smiled "as annoying as it is sometimes I admit it's very sweet." Gina added
"That's cute." Ashlyn agreed "ok ready?"
Gina let out a breath "yeah i'm ready." she rseted her hands on the keys and started to play. Ashlyn started to sing "Seems like a part of me will always have to lose
Every single time I have to choose
Swore that it felt right, but was I wrong?
Is this where I'm supposed to be at all?
I don't have the answers, not today
It's like nothing makes the questions go away
What I'd give to see if the grass was greener
On the other side of all I've had and lost
Would it be enough
Or would I still be wondering?
If I could go back and change the past
Be a little braver than I had
And bet against the odds
Would I still be lost?
Even if I woke up in my dreams
Would there still be something I'm missing
If I had everything, would it mean anything
To me?"
Ashyn paused and looked at Gina "it's a duet, so if you want to…"
"Oh ok" Gina started to sing
"Feels like I might have broke the best thing that I had
I said too much to ever take it back
Scared I'll never find something as good
And would I even know it if I could?" Ashyln and Gina started to sing together "If I could go back and change the past
Be a little braver than I had
And bet against the odds
Would I still be lost?
Even if I woke up in my dreams
Would there still be something I'm missing
If I had everything, would it mean anything
To me?
Feels like I might have broke the best thing that I had
I said too much to ever take it back
Scared I'll never find something as good
And would I even know it if I could?
From the other side of all I've had and lost
Would it be enough
Or would I still be wondering?
(Or would I still be wondering, oh)
If I could go back and change the past
Be a little braver than I had
And bet against the odds
Would I still be lost?
Even if I woke up in my dreams
Would there still be something I'm missing
If I had everything, would it mean anything
Maybe I should turn around and take the other road
Or maybe I'm just looking for what I already know
I'm just wondering
If I could go back and change the past
Be a little braver than I had
And bet against the odds
Would I still be lost?
Even if I woke up in my dreams
Would there still be something I'm missing
If I had everything, would it mean anything
To me?
Would it be enough
Or would I still be wondering?"
Gina smiled. She had to give up dance for nine months but now she could play the piano and was making muisc with her best friend and she was stating a family with the best guy in the world. "You ok?" Ashlyn asked Gina put a hand her cheek, it was wet. Since when did she start crying? "Yeah i'm ok. Just really happy." Gina smiled Pregnacny hormones are no joke she thought to herself. "That was really good G" EJ said "you're pretty amazing" Ashlyn added "you learned how to play in only a few weeks?"
Gina shrugged "I had a lot of free time."
"I haven't heard that song in a long time Ash. I remember when you were writing it." EJ said
"That was a long time ago, I haven't sang it since-
"Nini" Gina finished "I miss her"
Nini and Rickey had moved to Cailfrona shortly after they got married they have a family now and Nini's songs blasted off so fast she always seemed to be on tour somewhere. Rickey was also a song writer and currently the two were working on a joined album together.
With Nini and Rickey in California, Seb, Carlos, Kortney, Howie and there families in L.A. they hadn't gotten to see each other much The Wildcats usually got together every one or two years and they all went to see them wherever thet could all get together because everyone had been so busy it had been a while.
"I think everyone's coming back for thanksgiving." EJ said
"It's going to be the best thankginging ever" Ashlyn agreed
Soon the couple was on a walk, Gina needed her exercise and it was just a fun thing to do.
"So speaking of California, have you talked to Jamie lately?" EJ asked
"No, I haven't."
"Don't you think you should tell him-
"That i'm pregnant? Knowing him he'll show up when our kid is a teenager and then I'll never see him again." Gina said bitterly
"Look I know i'm the last person to say this.. But if you keep holding unto this anger, I feel like it's tearing you apart G.
"I know it sucks, he should have been there for you I know that. But he exists and I know your mom brings him up a lot and you always avoid talking about him- I just don't know. Closure might help?"
"Where is this coming from?"
EJ sighed "I'm just thinking about my dad that's all. I might see him soon I've been thinking about it. I mean to let him know you're pregnant and all… also maybe enough time has passed that we could be ok, have a real father-son relationship."
"I could go with you" Gina offered "I want to do this, we're a team you know? Plus all those years ago dinner with Jamie massively sucked but the fact that you were there made everything a little more bearable."
"I love you so much. That would be really great if you came with me." EJ took her hand and held it as they walked "no problem" Gina kissed him on the check.