Love of a Man
Chapter Three
Jane styled her hair and got her make up done at Saks, bought a new little black Gucci dress. It skimmed her thighs and was made of silk so soft it felt like cream. She examined herself in the full-length mirror that she had talked Eddie into buying at a thrift store. The cost came up to 600 dollars, she paid it without blinking once, but then again, it was Eddie's money.
"Thank you, and you have a nice day"
The tall blonde behind the counter said. Jane sent a searing smile over her shoulder and glanced at her watch. It was 7:45; Eddie wanted her there at 8. Her heels clicked out of the store and she piled her bags into the back of Eddie's black jeep. The pretty New York scenery zipped by as she drove and listened to music. For some reason, Eddie wanted to keep Jane's white Eclipse at home.
~Probably part of the surprise~
Jane thought almost giddily. She loved Eddie he was so.. Just Eddie. She was shaking on the inside, very much so. She was so nervous. It was hard to tell with Eddie, whether he was serious or in jest, whether he was pleased with you or the exact opposite.
Ten minutes later she pulled into the parking garage of the apartments and seeing as no one was in the elevator up to their floor, she quickly changed and stuffed her baseball shirt and jeans into the Gucci bag and slipped on her needle thin black shoes.
As soon as she got to the door, she could smell melting vanilla wax and summer flowers. When she opened the door, the gust of it swirled the red rose petals that were scattered all around the room. Tall slim candles were lit around on the mantles.
"Eddie?"
She called out in the dim light.
"On the balcony Jane"
She heard him say. She turned and followed the trail of rose petals and lit candles. When she saw him, it took away her breath. He looked freshly showered and smelled like his cologne. He was wearing a white button up work shirt and black slacks.
"Wow"
Jane said when he reached a hand out to her.
"This is amazing, you didn't have to do this"
He smiled brightly
"I know, but I wanted to"
Jane pecked him on the lips before she sat down in the chair he had pulled out for her. He smoothed her hair down softly and kissed her softly.
"Alright, what have you done?"
Eddie smiled and sat across from her as he lit some long white candles. The light flickered across his face, making him look like some fallen angel. He smiled softly and took her hand.
"The reason I did this,"
Eddie said slowly
"To show a beautiful girl a good time,"
Jane was lulled into a soft white could by the soft rasp by his voice, so she almost missed it when he said
"And convince her to marry me"
Jane suddenly snapped out of her drifting daydreams
"What?"
Eddie smiled
"Marry me Jane, be my wife"
Jane stiffened in her chair and neatly folded her hands in her lap
"Why?"
Eddie looked rather nervous now
"Because I'm in love with you Jane"
"Excuse me a moment please?"
Jane asked as she got up and walked into the apartment and made a beeline to the bathroom. Eddie slowly followed her and winced as he heard her throwing up. When she came out she smelled like meticulously used toothpaste.
"What's wrong baby?"
Eddie asked coming to her side. She held up a hand to hold him back as she took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, you caught me off guard Eddie"
Eddie nodded and took her arm gently as he led her to the couch
"I would love to marry you Eddie,"
She said a little sadly, and Eddie kissed her hand
"But?"
Eddie asked, jumpy at her silence
"I've been seeing someone"
Eddie's eyes scorched her with anger he flew up from the couch. Suddenly Jane realized how that sounded. She caught Eddie in her arms as he paced like a lion around the living room.
"You're cheating on me"
Eddie said, his voice no more then a fierce growl
"No Eddie, no, it's not like that"
He spun around on her
"Well what's it like then?"
"I've been seeing a doctor"
Eddie glared at Jane suspiciously
"Eddie, I'm pregnant"
Jane said, looking deeply into his arms
"Um, are you sure it's yours?"
Eddie asked taking Jane in his arms. She laughed and kissed him
"Yes, it's our baby, it's a girl-we are going to have a baby!"
Jane said happily and laughed when he lifted her into his arms and kissed her over dramatically.
Jane styled her hair and got her make up done at Saks, bought a new little black Gucci dress. It skimmed her thighs and was made of silk so soft it felt like cream. She examined herself in the full-length mirror that she had talked Eddie into buying at a thrift store. The cost came up to 600 dollars, she paid it without blinking once, but then again, it was Eddie's money.
"Thank you, and you have a nice day"
The tall blonde behind the counter said. Jane sent a searing smile over her shoulder and glanced at her watch. It was 7:45; Eddie wanted her there at 8. Her heels clicked out of the store and she piled her bags into the back of Eddie's black jeep. The pretty New York scenery zipped by as she drove and listened to music. For some reason, Eddie wanted to keep Jane's white Eclipse at home.
~Probably part of the surprise~
Jane thought almost giddily. She loved Eddie he was so.. Just Eddie. She was shaking on the inside, very much so. She was so nervous. It was hard to tell with Eddie, whether he was serious or in jest, whether he was pleased with you or the exact opposite.
Ten minutes later she pulled into the parking garage of the apartments and seeing as no one was in the elevator up to their floor, she quickly changed and stuffed her baseball shirt and jeans into the Gucci bag and slipped on her needle thin black shoes.
As soon as she got to the door, she could smell melting vanilla wax and summer flowers. When she opened the door, the gust of it swirled the red rose petals that were scattered all around the room. Tall slim candles were lit around on the mantles.
"Eddie?"
She called out in the dim light.
"On the balcony Jane"
She heard him say. She turned and followed the trail of rose petals and lit candles. When she saw him, it took away her breath. He looked freshly showered and smelled like his cologne. He was wearing a white button up work shirt and black slacks.
"Wow"
Jane said when he reached a hand out to her.
"This is amazing, you didn't have to do this"
He smiled brightly
"I know, but I wanted to"
Jane pecked him on the lips before she sat down in the chair he had pulled out for her. He smoothed her hair down softly and kissed her softly.
"Alright, what have you done?"
Eddie smiled and sat across from her as he lit some long white candles. The light flickered across his face, making him look like some fallen angel. He smiled softly and took her hand.
"The reason I did this,"
Eddie said slowly
"To show a beautiful girl a good time,"
Jane was lulled into a soft white could by the soft rasp by his voice, so she almost missed it when he said
"And convince her to marry me"
Jane suddenly snapped out of her drifting daydreams
"What?"
Eddie smiled
"Marry me Jane, be my wife"
Jane stiffened in her chair and neatly folded her hands in her lap
"Why?"
Eddie looked rather nervous now
"Because I'm in love with you Jane"
"Excuse me a moment please?"
Jane asked as she got up and walked into the apartment and made a beeline to the bathroom. Eddie slowly followed her and winced as he heard her throwing up. When she came out she smelled like meticulously used toothpaste.
"What's wrong baby?"
Eddie asked coming to her side. She held up a hand to hold him back as she took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, you caught me off guard Eddie"
Eddie nodded and took her arm gently as he led her to the couch
"I would love to marry you Eddie,"
She said a little sadly, and Eddie kissed her hand
"But?"
Eddie asked, jumpy at her silence
"I've been seeing someone"
Eddie's eyes scorched her with anger he flew up from the couch. Suddenly Jane realized how that sounded. She caught Eddie in her arms as he paced like a lion around the living room.
"You're cheating on me"
Eddie said, his voice no more then a fierce growl
"No Eddie, no, it's not like that"
He spun around on her
"Well what's it like then?"
"I've been seeing a doctor"
Eddie glared at Jane suspiciously
"Eddie, I'm pregnant"
Jane said, looking deeply into his arms
"Um, are you sure it's yours?"
Eddie asked taking Jane in his arms. She laughed and kissed him
"Yes, it's our baby, it's a girl-we are going to have a baby!"
Jane said happily and laughed when he lifted her into his arms and kissed her over dramatically.