Chapter Twenty-three
Nearly two weeks later and Abby still felt numb. It was so sweet of Alison, but honestly, as much as she wanted Cameron back - she was nearly sure she'd never see him again. She glanced at the ring on her finger - sure that she should take it off - knowing she didn't have the strength to. This wasn't the only ring she was worried about. Rafe and Alison's wedding's was days away and she still held Caleb's ring. She decided to follow Cam's advice. Though they'd had so little time she was sure that he wanted her to give the ring back. She was clairvoyant. She could see the future. If Caleb had evil plans she could help stop him - just as she did Joshua.
Abby sat down and pulled out a sheet of stationary - monogrammed with a large cursive "A". She was too scared to face Caleb in person but figured a note would suffice. She told him she wanted to meet him in 4 days. It seemed like a nice even number and that way - Alison and Rafe would be married and away on their honeymoon and nothing could touch them. She wouldn't let him ruin this wedding. Not this time.
She left the letter unsigned - he'd know who it came from and sealed the envelope. She had to hurry. After Alison came back from the doctor they had to go for a final fitting. It was amazing they had planned all this so fast.
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Lucy had so much to do - so much to plan. Helping out her cousin - planning their wedding as he once did for her - it was the least she could do. Two people so perfect for each other as Rafe and Alison, Lucy couldn't help but think they deserved every happiness.
So did she and Ian. Chris was making such progress, she was sure the time would come soon when they could have back what they lost. Everything would be as it was. Ian and Jamal and everyone else who'd been turned would become what they once were again.
She sighed, thinking of the list of things she still had to do. How many dozen pink roses would she need? She hoped she'd ordered enough.
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Alison grabbed Rafe's hand and held it tightly as they left the elevator. "Rafe, can you believe it? In just a few minutes - Oh my God. We'll be able to see her!!"
"Or him." He said as he brought her hand to his lips.
"Or him." She said, her eyes shining brightly.
As they sat together in the waiting room, it was no use. Rafe couldn't stop the thought from creeping in. All he wanted to do was kiss her. So he did. Once, twice and then again.
"Rafe." Alison whispered, as she brought her hand to caress his cheek.
Well, if that wasn't a pretty picture - the nurse thought with a smile.
"Alison Barrington?" she said, sorry she had to disturb them at all.
Alison pulled her lips from Rafe's and cleared her throat. "Umm. Yes?"
"They're ready for you now."
"OK." She said as she reluctantly moved away.
"We'll call you in when they're ready for you, Mr. Barrington."
Alison let out a huge laugh. "Yeah, Mr. Barrington. You just wait here."
She leaned in to kiss him once more before she followed the nurse inside.
He watched her walk away and smiled.
A few minutes later, they called him in. Alison was lying on the exam table and he was sitting next to her, holding her hand.
It was unbelievable. As the nurse ran the sensor over Alison's stomach, Rafe's eyes were riveted to the screen.
"Oh my God. Alison." He whispered, squeezing her hand tightly.
Tears filled her eyes as she watched him.
"I know." She replied.
"This is real." He said, completely in awe.
"Yeah, it's real." She confirmed, tears running down her cheeks.
"I knew it was, I mean. I already believed it, but Alison, look. That's our child."
"I know. I'm looking." She said as she continued to stare at him.
He finally looked her way, love spilling from his eyes. "You are amazing."
"I didn't do this all by myself." She smiled at him.
"You're still amazing. I love you."
"I love you too." Alison replied.
The nurse left the room with a sigh. They certainly looked young, but if anyone wondered if those two should be parents, there was nothing to worry about. They were as head over heels for this baby as they were for each other.
Nearly two weeks later and Abby still felt numb. It was so sweet of Alison, but honestly, as much as she wanted Cameron back - she was nearly sure she'd never see him again. She glanced at the ring on her finger - sure that she should take it off - knowing she didn't have the strength to. This wasn't the only ring she was worried about. Rafe and Alison's wedding's was days away and she still held Caleb's ring. She decided to follow Cam's advice. Though they'd had so little time she was sure that he wanted her to give the ring back. She was clairvoyant. She could see the future. If Caleb had evil plans she could help stop him - just as she did Joshua.
Abby sat down and pulled out a sheet of stationary - monogrammed with a large cursive "A". She was too scared to face Caleb in person but figured a note would suffice. She told him she wanted to meet him in 4 days. It seemed like a nice even number and that way - Alison and Rafe would be married and away on their honeymoon and nothing could touch them. She wouldn't let him ruin this wedding. Not this time.
She left the letter unsigned - he'd know who it came from and sealed the envelope. She had to hurry. After Alison came back from the doctor they had to go for a final fitting. It was amazing they had planned all this so fast.
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Lucy had so much to do - so much to plan. Helping out her cousin - planning their wedding as he once did for her - it was the least she could do. Two people so perfect for each other as Rafe and Alison, Lucy couldn't help but think they deserved every happiness.
So did she and Ian. Chris was making such progress, she was sure the time would come soon when they could have back what they lost. Everything would be as it was. Ian and Jamal and everyone else who'd been turned would become what they once were again.
She sighed, thinking of the list of things she still had to do. How many dozen pink roses would she need? She hoped she'd ordered enough.
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Alison grabbed Rafe's hand and held it tightly as they left the elevator. "Rafe, can you believe it? In just a few minutes - Oh my God. We'll be able to see her!!"
"Or him." He said as he brought her hand to his lips.
"Or him." She said, her eyes shining brightly.
As they sat together in the waiting room, it was no use. Rafe couldn't stop the thought from creeping in. All he wanted to do was kiss her. So he did. Once, twice and then again.
"Rafe." Alison whispered, as she brought her hand to caress his cheek.
Well, if that wasn't a pretty picture - the nurse thought with a smile.
"Alison Barrington?" she said, sorry she had to disturb them at all.
Alison pulled her lips from Rafe's and cleared her throat. "Umm. Yes?"
"They're ready for you now."
"OK." She said as she reluctantly moved away.
"We'll call you in when they're ready for you, Mr. Barrington."
Alison let out a huge laugh. "Yeah, Mr. Barrington. You just wait here."
She leaned in to kiss him once more before she followed the nurse inside.
He watched her walk away and smiled.
A few minutes later, they called him in. Alison was lying on the exam table and he was sitting next to her, holding her hand.
It was unbelievable. As the nurse ran the sensor over Alison's stomach, Rafe's eyes were riveted to the screen.
"Oh my God. Alison." He whispered, squeezing her hand tightly.
Tears filled her eyes as she watched him.
"I know." She replied.
"This is real." He said, completely in awe.
"Yeah, it's real." She confirmed, tears running down her cheeks.
"I knew it was, I mean. I already believed it, but Alison, look. That's our child."
"I know. I'm looking." She said as she continued to stare at him.
He finally looked her way, love spilling from his eyes. "You are amazing."
"I didn't do this all by myself." She smiled at him.
"You're still amazing. I love you."
"I love you too." Alison replied.
The nurse left the room with a sigh. They certainly looked young, but if anyone wondered if those two should be parents, there was nothing to worry about. They were as head over heels for this baby as they were for each other.