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Chapter 8

-Fade Out to Simon and Ava on the beach-

Ava could hardly speak through her tears. She sniffled, although it wasn't a cold night, and smiled. "Yes." She said in a barely audible whisper. Simon broke out in a big grin and took Ava's hand. He slid the ring onto her finger as Ava stared at it. Simon stood up and picked her off the ground in a giant bear hug.

"Wait." Ava said as Simon put her back down on the ground.

"What is it?" Simon asked, a puzzled look in his eyes.

"I can't wear this...Susannah or someone will notice." Ava replied.

"Well, you were planning to tell them that you were getting married, right?" Simon asked, sarcastically.

"Yeah," Ava answered. "Of course, I just think we should do it together, you know?"

Simon agreed. "How about tomorrow night at dinner?" Ava smiled and nodded. They engaged couple lay down on the sand, looking up at the stars.

-Fade Out to next day, Jay and Erika sitting in the doctor's office waiting-

"Mr. and Mrs. Robertson," called the secretary of Dr. Franklin. They stood up.

Erika started, "Actually, we're not married." The secretary looked up from her papers.

"Oh, sorry. The doctor has the results." Erika and Jay stared at each other before taking each other's hand and entering the Dr. Franklin's office.

"Please sit down." Dr. Franklin greeted them and gestured to the two chairs seated in front of his cluttered desk. They did as they were told.

"Let's see here. Ah, yes. Some good or bad news depending on if you were planning to conceive." Jay and Erika looked at each other and held hands even tighter. They looked at him expectantly. "You're not pregnant, Erika."

Jay gaped, while Erika was on the verge of tears. "Are you sure?"

The doctor nodded and smiled. "Yes, I'm quite sure."

"But, the pregnancy test from the store, said positive." Erika said and wiped away a tear from her cheek.

"That can happen sometimes." Doctor Franklin assured. He stood up, as did Jay and Erika. He shook hands with both Jay and Erika. The happy couple left.

-Fade Out to Ava folding laundry in her room-

Ava folded the shorts and placed it in Bradin's pile. Johnny knocked on the door as Ava looked up and smiled.

"Come in, Johnny," Ava beckoned and Johnny strode to the side of the bed.

"Can I talk to you for a second, Ava?" asked Johnny. Ava stopped folding the clothes and sat down on the bed, as did Johnny.

"How's it going with Simon?" Ava was surprised, yet did not show it.

"Good, really good." Ava grinned merrily at Johnny, whose heart sunk, yet did not show it.

"Good." He nodded and swallowed hard. "I've been holding something in for a while now. But, I think I should let you know how I feel." Ava took a deep breath. "I've felt anger whenever I saw you with Simon. I felt like I was suffocating, like someone had just knocked the wind out of me." He paused and then continued, "I still love you, Ava." Ava stood up and paced around the room.

"This is a really bad time, Johnny. I have moved on with Simon. I suggest that you do the same. I thought we were clear on this." Ava stared at Johnny menacingly.

"How can you move on from a love like the one we had?"

"I don't know what you're gonna have to do, but I suggest you do it."

"Why can't you just give it a try?" Johnny insisted, not wanting to give up on the love of his life.

"Because! Simon and I are getting married!" Ava semi-shouted, fuming. Johnny sat there, open-mouthed, and wanting to die. He had never felt worse in his life. He couldn't breathe and felt like someone had ripped his heart out. "Don't tell anyone about this. Simon and I were planning to tell everyone at dinner tonight."

Johnny slowly got up and looked at Ava for a long time and then left.

-Fade Out to Dinner with Everyone-

Ava and Simon had managed to get everyone to come to dinner. Johnny, Jay, Erika, Susannah, Bradin, Callie, Nikki, and Derrick. They were dining outside on hot dogs and hamburgers.

"We need some more ketchup, Aunt Ava." Derrick said as he squeezed the last of the ketchup onto his hamburger.

"Okay, I'll go get it." Ava stood up and walked into the house.

Johnny followed Ava inconspicuously, saying, "We need some more napkins." Once they were inside the house, Johnny grabbed Ava's hand.

"You're really going to go through with this?" Johnny asked, gazing into Ava's eyes. She looked away and sighed.

"Yes, Johnny. I'm going to go through with this. I love Simon." Johnny ignored her answer and suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of her neck. He pulled her toward him and kissed her passionately. Ava was surprised, needless to say, and did not pull away at first.

Simon suddenly opened the door. "Ava--" he started to say. Ava immediately broke away from Johnny.

Simon stared, stunned. Ava tried to explain. "Simon, this isn't what it looks like." Simon just turned and ran out of the house. Ava quickly followed yelling, "Simon!"

Simon quickly told everyone at the picnic table, "Sorry everyone, I got to go." Ava rushed outside, following Simon.

"Let me explain, Simon." Ava cried desperately. Simon just looked at her with hurt, anger, and confusion. Johnny had come back to the table now, watching the whole thing.

"Don't follow me, Ava. I'll call you if I feel like talking to you." Simon said, as he turned to go home. His eye caught Johnny, who was standing close to him. Simon suddenly broke out in a fury and landed a punch right on Johnny's right jaw. Johnny fell down onto the soft sand and Derrick suddenly cried out.

"Johnny!" he yelled as he ran over to Johnny, who was beginning to sit up. Simon ran off and Ava just watched as he did.

She slowly turned around and met Johnny's eyes. "How could you do this to me?" she asked softly and went inside without another word.

Susannah got up and followed Ava inside. Jay stood and said, "Alright everyone, if you're done, let's clean up." Everybody started to gather their plates and brought them inside. Jay walked over to Johnny, whose jaw was starting to swell up.

"What exactly did you do, mate?" Jay inquired.

Johnny groaned softly as he stood up. "I took your advice and talked to Ava this afternoon. She said she had moved on. So just now I kissed her to see if there was anything still there and then Simon walked in."

"Man, she is never going to forgive you." Jay patted Johnny on the back and headed inside. Johnny decided to take a walk to a local bar and get hammered.

That's it for this chapter. Thanks everyone for all the kind reviews. I'll try to update asap. Also, I'll try to write something about all the suggestions.