Chapter Eight
-8 Months Later-
Eddie came back of course, he loved Jane too much to stay away from her for too long. They never spoke of the call from Rebecca, and naturally Eddie refused to go to her wedding to a man named Mark Martin. A man Eddie had known for 9 years. Jane went out to lunch with Liz that day, they were sitting in their favorite corner of Rosa Bianca, a lovely little Italian restaurant in Manhattan.
"How's the baby coming along?"
Liz asked, patting Jane's slightly rounded stomach. Jane sipped her water and sighed as she glanced out the window.
"How would you feel being carried around on a big water bed all day?"
Liz threw her multicolored blonde/brown hair back and laughed
"Incredibly lucky actually. So your precious baby girl is going to grow up and be just like us"
Jane laughed as well
"God I hope not"
Suddenly her smile fell
"What is it Janey?"
Liz asked, her eyes filling with genuine concern.
"It's just that Eddie and I have barely talked and now he's sleeping on the couch lately"
"Oh honey, he's probably just scared is all"
Jane took a bite of her chicken salad and sighed
"I hope so"
Liz waved the comment away with her hand and gained a brilliant smile
"So have you decided on a name for the baby?"
"Not really, Eddie said that I should name it since it is a girl."
Liz smiled and ran a hand through her thick hair.
"Eddie and you are gonna be busy betting boys off with sticks by the time she's 12 if she looks anything like you"
Jane rolled her eyes but smiled "More like if she has any resemblance to Eddie, he could convince snakes to walk. I swear that man has fantastic breeding"
Liz nodded and finished off her wine and salad. Jane sighed and rested her chin in the palm of her hand and suddenly jolted.
"What is it what's wrong?"
Jane looked up from her rounded stomach and smiled.
"Nothing, it's just the baby, she's kicking"
Liz leaned over, carefully so not to knock over anything on the table, and placed a hand on Jane's stomach.
"Wow, she's active alright. Have you been listening to music like the doctor told you to?"
Jane rolled her eyes and nipped on some cold chicken.
"Yes. Mozart every morning and Frank Sinatra every night"
As if to prove her point she burst out into song
"Come fly with me come fly come fly away-"
"Okay okay shut up!"
Liz hissed and tossed her napkin at Jane
"So back to the naming issue, what names are you thinking about?"
Jane tossed the napkin back and sighed
"Either Ruby Lynn or Courtney Marie. Which one do you like better?"
Liz shrugged.
"Personally I like Courtney Marie, but don't let me influence you"
Liz didn't notice that Jane stopped listening to her about 5 minutes ago. Over Liz's shoulder, Jane saw Ray lavishly kissing a petite red head who was definitely not Evelyn.
"Excuse me a moment Lizzie"
Liz raised a shaped eyebrow and watched Jane as she stormed off and right up to Ray.
"Whoa Janie, um, shouldn't you be sitting down somewhere?"
Jane waved away his comment and glared at the red head, causing she to walk away with a casual sashay of her ample hips.
"What the hell are you doing? You're engaged to Evelyn! Or is that just a inconvenience to you?"
Ray tried to get a word in, but Jane held up her hand and cut him off.
"You're a low sick evil twisted-Oh my"
Jane bent a little and grabbed her stomach as a sharp stab of pain sliced through her like lightening.
"Janey are you okay?"
Jane looked up at him with a glare.
"No"
Liz rushed over and gripped Jane's arms.
"Oh my God, she's going into labor, she's going to have the baby"
-8 Months Later-
Eddie came back of course, he loved Jane too much to stay away from her for too long. They never spoke of the call from Rebecca, and naturally Eddie refused to go to her wedding to a man named Mark Martin. A man Eddie had known for 9 years. Jane went out to lunch with Liz that day, they were sitting in their favorite corner of Rosa Bianca, a lovely little Italian restaurant in Manhattan.
"How's the baby coming along?"
Liz asked, patting Jane's slightly rounded stomach. Jane sipped her water and sighed as she glanced out the window.
"How would you feel being carried around on a big water bed all day?"
Liz threw her multicolored blonde/brown hair back and laughed
"Incredibly lucky actually. So your precious baby girl is going to grow up and be just like us"
Jane laughed as well
"God I hope not"
Suddenly her smile fell
"What is it Janey?"
Liz asked, her eyes filling with genuine concern.
"It's just that Eddie and I have barely talked and now he's sleeping on the couch lately"
"Oh honey, he's probably just scared is all"
Jane took a bite of her chicken salad and sighed
"I hope so"
Liz waved the comment away with her hand and gained a brilliant smile
"So have you decided on a name for the baby?"
"Not really, Eddie said that I should name it since it is a girl."
Liz smiled and ran a hand through her thick hair.
"Eddie and you are gonna be busy betting boys off with sticks by the time she's 12 if she looks anything like you"
Jane rolled her eyes but smiled "More like if she has any resemblance to Eddie, he could convince snakes to walk. I swear that man has fantastic breeding"
Liz nodded and finished off her wine and salad. Jane sighed and rested her chin in the palm of her hand and suddenly jolted.
"What is it what's wrong?"
Jane looked up from her rounded stomach and smiled.
"Nothing, it's just the baby, she's kicking"
Liz leaned over, carefully so not to knock over anything on the table, and placed a hand on Jane's stomach.
"Wow, she's active alright. Have you been listening to music like the doctor told you to?"
Jane rolled her eyes and nipped on some cold chicken.
"Yes. Mozart every morning and Frank Sinatra every night"
As if to prove her point she burst out into song
"Come fly with me come fly come fly away-"
"Okay okay shut up!"
Liz hissed and tossed her napkin at Jane
"So back to the naming issue, what names are you thinking about?"
Jane tossed the napkin back and sighed
"Either Ruby Lynn or Courtney Marie. Which one do you like better?"
Liz shrugged.
"Personally I like Courtney Marie, but don't let me influence you"
Liz didn't notice that Jane stopped listening to her about 5 minutes ago. Over Liz's shoulder, Jane saw Ray lavishly kissing a petite red head who was definitely not Evelyn.
"Excuse me a moment Lizzie"
Liz raised a shaped eyebrow and watched Jane as she stormed off and right up to Ray.
"Whoa Janie, um, shouldn't you be sitting down somewhere?"
Jane waved away his comment and glared at the red head, causing she to walk away with a casual sashay of her ample hips.
"What the hell are you doing? You're engaged to Evelyn! Or is that just a inconvenience to you?"
Ray tried to get a word in, but Jane held up her hand and cut him off.
"You're a low sick evil twisted-Oh my"
Jane bent a little and grabbed her stomach as a sharp stab of pain sliced through her like lightening.
"Janey are you okay?"
Jane looked up at him with a glare.
"No"
Liz rushed over and gripped Jane's arms.
"Oh my God, she's going into labor, she's going to have the baby"