Okay, this is the last chapter of this story. I hope you don't get confused because I kind of go back in time on this chapter. I am not sure how to use italics so I am just going to put the flashback part in between starts like this ***.
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"Oh my gosh he is so cute!" Susan's baby. He's just adorable. John's holding my hand and peering over my shoulder at Marcus. Susan named him after Mark. I don't blame her. I think his death was hardest on Elizabeth and her. Then I guess there's Ella and Rachel. I look at John and he smiles down at me. Susan breaks in right then.
"When you two gonna get your own?" She is asking this with a mischievous grin on her face. John speaks before I get a chance to say anything.
"Susan we aren't even married yet!" I can't help but laugh. We had gotten engaged that night. The night he told me he loved me, and it's not like we haven't been having sex, but I'm on birth control and we use protection so we're careful, very careful. I think it's been 2 month's since that night.
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"I love you John." We kiss. After we pull apart he speaks.
"I'll be right back." he says as he walks out of my small apartment. I wait for a minute as I wonder what the hell he could be doing. I run outside my door and he isn't anywhere in site. So I run down the stairs and outside into the pouring rain once again.
"What the hell are you doing?" I'm yelling at him, but I don't think he can hear me above the rain.
"How can you just walk out after I tell you that I love you and that you love me?" I start walking down the street, my feet hitting the wet pavement, splashing water everywhere. What the hell is wrong with me. I'm running away again, just like always. I can here his feet running after me. I let him catch up and when he finally does he grabs my arms and twirls me around so that I am facing him.
"I just had to get something." he says out of breath. And I'm yelling at him again.
"What could possibly be more important than me?" I'm crying now but he can't tell because the rain is pouring down my face just as fast as the tears. I soon see that he can tell, though, and he pulls me in close to him, then pulls something out of his pocket. His voice calms.
"I had to get this." He shows me the box and opens it. I cry even harder now because I finally realize why he went out to the car.
"Abby I had to get it. I wanted to ask you but I left it in the car. I'm sorry, I didn't meant to upset you. What's wrong?" Why are you still crying?" He looks confused and I know he is so I reach up and put my hands on the back of his neck and kiss him. When I finally pulled away I started rambling.
"I'm sorry, I just though you were leaving. I overreacted just like always. If I had know what you were doing I…" He put his finger over my mouth, pulled the ring out of the box and slid it onto my finger.
"Shh. I know." I could barely hear his whisper over the rain. He grabbed my hand and led me back to my apartment. As soon as he opens the door his hand and lips are everywhere, all over my body and I don't deny him. He picks me up and takes me to my room where he lays me on my bed where I let him take me.
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I smile. That night was one of the worst and best night of my life.
"what are you smiling at?" John asks me.
"Oh, I was just thinking about that night. You know when…" I don't even have to say the rest of the sentence because I can see in his face that he knows exactly what I am talking about.
"Oh believe me, I know." He laughs and pulls me in and kisses me. We slowly start to make out, right in front of Susan, knowing that it will totally disgust her.
"Oh get a room!" Yup there it is.
"Shutup Susan.." I say as I go back to kissing john, mostly to bug Susan though.
"Come on baby lets go." I laugh at the husky deep voice he says this in.
"Ugg! You guys are disgusting!." Susan sticks her tongue out at me which leaves me to wonder how she can be in such a good mood after just having a baby. I stick my tongue back out at her as John grabs my hand and starts pulling me out of the room.
"Congratulations!" I yell from the hall. Just then, as if on cue to ruin our moment, John's pager goes off.
"I have to go." He gives me a quick kiss. "Ill see you later." He runs off down the hall and I go the opposite way to begin walking home. As I walk I can't help but to smile as I think of that night again.