Chapter 5: Ice Cream Baby
A few days later Jamie and Landon were getting ready to go out to the movies. Jamie had heard that Beauty and the Beast would be playing in the theater for a limited time and wanted to go see it. "Landon we're gonna be late!" Jamie yelled up the stairs. The things that most people saw as ordinary stuff, Jamie saw as wonderful. A minute later Landon flew down the steps.
"We have to get popcorn Landon. What fun would a movie be without popcorn?" Jamie looked so excited that Landon had to get her popcorn. They went into the theater and sat down just as the movie was starting. Jamie's eyes lit up when the music began and Landon chuckled quietly to himself.
When the scene where Belle and the Beast dance came on Jamie remembered her wedding. Memories of dancing to "Only Hope" with Landon flooded back to her. Jamie began to hum along to the music. Landon looked over and smiled, glad to see his wife having so much fun.
After the movie they decided to go out for ice cream. The ice cream parlor in town was called Blue Moo and looked like a 50's parlor. Landon pulled out one of the heart shaped chairs for Jamie to sit in and then sat down himself. The waitress walked out from behind the counter to take their orders. "I'd like a small dish of chocolate cookie dough, please." Jamie requested.
"I'll have the same, thanks." Landon added. "Jamie, I forgot to ask you the other night, what songs did the angel sing to you? That's the only thing you didn't tell me."
Jamie had to think for a moment before she could reply, "Umm, "Only Hope" and Amazing Grace". My two favorite songs. You know, I love those names too, Hope and Grace. What do you think, Landon? Maybe if we have kids one day we could call them Hope and Grace."
"Jamie, I don't know. They are nice names, but I don't think I would make them first names. Maybe middle names. Who knows if we'll ever even be able to have children? I hope we can someday, but I won't get my hopes up." Landon replied. Just then the waitress came back with their ice creams. The two ate quietly, both thinking about what the other had said.
On the way home Jamie said very little and Landon worried about her. "Jamie, baby, I'm sorry I said what I did at the ice cream place. I don't want you to loose hope. I really want to have children someday too and maybe this round of chemo will make it possible to have children in a few years."
"It's not likely Landon. Normally chemo would make it impossible to have children and I've already had a few rounds." Suddenly a smile lit her face, "Landon, I just remembered something! The angel, maybe she'll come back after I go into remission!" Landon began to smile too when she said that. It would be wonderful, but would she come back?
A few days later Jamie and Landon were getting ready to go out to the movies. Jamie had heard that Beauty and the Beast would be playing in the theater for a limited time and wanted to go see it. "Landon we're gonna be late!" Jamie yelled up the stairs. The things that most people saw as ordinary stuff, Jamie saw as wonderful. A minute later Landon flew down the steps.
"We have to get popcorn Landon. What fun would a movie be without popcorn?" Jamie looked so excited that Landon had to get her popcorn. They went into the theater and sat down just as the movie was starting. Jamie's eyes lit up when the music began and Landon chuckled quietly to himself.
When the scene where Belle and the Beast dance came on Jamie remembered her wedding. Memories of dancing to "Only Hope" with Landon flooded back to her. Jamie began to hum along to the music. Landon looked over and smiled, glad to see his wife having so much fun.
After the movie they decided to go out for ice cream. The ice cream parlor in town was called Blue Moo and looked like a 50's parlor. Landon pulled out one of the heart shaped chairs for Jamie to sit in and then sat down himself. The waitress walked out from behind the counter to take their orders. "I'd like a small dish of chocolate cookie dough, please." Jamie requested.
"I'll have the same, thanks." Landon added. "Jamie, I forgot to ask you the other night, what songs did the angel sing to you? That's the only thing you didn't tell me."
Jamie had to think for a moment before she could reply, "Umm, "Only Hope" and Amazing Grace". My two favorite songs. You know, I love those names too, Hope and Grace. What do you think, Landon? Maybe if we have kids one day we could call them Hope and Grace."
"Jamie, I don't know. They are nice names, but I don't think I would make them first names. Maybe middle names. Who knows if we'll ever even be able to have children? I hope we can someday, but I won't get my hopes up." Landon replied. Just then the waitress came back with their ice creams. The two ate quietly, both thinking about what the other had said.
On the way home Jamie said very little and Landon worried about her. "Jamie, baby, I'm sorry I said what I did at the ice cream place. I don't want you to loose hope. I really want to have children someday too and maybe this round of chemo will make it possible to have children in a few years."
"It's not likely Landon. Normally chemo would make it impossible to have children and I've already had a few rounds." Suddenly a smile lit her face, "Landon, I just remembered something! The angel, maybe she'll come back after I go into remission!" Landon began to smile too when she said that. It would be wonderful, but would she come back?