Chapter 13:
"SO how did they take the news?", asked Liz nursing her daughter.
Aidan was so happy when he found out he had a little sister. It was the best news of his life.
"Well no is as happy as Aidan that's for sure", said Max smiling as Liz.
She was so beautiful to him. He had a daughter a perfect little girl.
"Man she got my ears", said Max letting out a sigh. Liz giggled at that.
"I love your ears", said Liz.
They heard a knock at the door.
"Can we come in?", asked Serena smiling holding her own child.
"Yeah come in", whispered Liz closing her gown.
She knew that the guys were still uncomfortable with women nursing.
"Awww Lizzie she is so pretty", said Maria squealing.
Liz smiled down at the small baby in her arms and kissed that top of her head that smelled so sweet. She always wondered why babies smelled like that. It was this smell that could not be described. It was soft and warm and inviting.
"Momma", yelled Aidan running into the room.
"Oh baby", said Liz reaching out to cup his face.
"Momma is my siswter?", asked Aidan reaching out with his finger to touch her face.
"Yeah baby it's your sister", whispered Liz smiling at the awed look on Aidan's face.
He was so cute sometimes.
"She my birthday present", said Aidan smiling.
"I guess she is", said Max.
"But pal you know we your birthday is not for another two days right?", asked Max.
Aidan nodded his head.
"Daddy I knows, she coming early", said Aidan smiling and reaching out once more to touch her cheek.
The little girl opened her eyes and gave Aidan and toothless smile that consisted of spit bubbled.
"Oh she smile pretty like mommy", said Aidan smiling at her.
"So what's her name?", asked Maria taking a seat.
"Well we decided on Malia Sima Evans.
Malia which means calm and peaceful and Sima is all the first letters of the girls' first name, Maria, Isabel, Serena, and Ava. Sima actually means treasure and prize and that is what she is to me and that is what Aidan is to me", said Liz.
"That is so beautiful", said Maria crying a little bit.
Liz smiled at her friend and closed her eyes. She was so tired and like her daughter she needed to be in a calm and peaceful environment. Her daughter gave her that.
"I think Liz needs her rest guys", said Max showing out the door.
"We will see you later guys", said Michael walking out the room.
He was going to get Aidan but Liz's look stopped him.
"Leave him here, I need my babies with me", said Liz.
Michael smiled and closed the door behind him.
"Come up here Aidan", whispered Liz moving over so her son could lie down next to her.
Aidan smiled and did as his mother told him. He held her hand while Max pulled the chair next to the bed and smiled in pure happiness at his beautiful family.
"Mind telling me what's on your mind Mr. Evans", whispered Liz smiling at Aidan that was playing peek-a-poo with Malia.
Malia was only a day old but she was already enjoying being part of the family. Her brown eyes with little flecks of gold that he received from her father would melt heart some day. Well some day far, far away if Max had his way. This day was perfect and Max will never forget it.
2 months later…..
Malia POV
Nice place here. Nice people. Nice old brother. That's what my mommy called him. He is playing with me. He makes me laugh. Oh it's the daddy person, he is smiling at me. I love him already. Now I'm hungry.
Malia let out a cry.
"Oh okay baby, it's okay, mommy's here", said Liz rushing into the nursery to see Aidan already handing her a cloth so she could put over her shoulder for when she would burp his sister.
Aidan loved being an older brother and he loved his sister. She was the prettiest girl in the whole world in this opinion.
"Mommy?", asked Aidan.
"Yeah baby", asked Liz rocking in the rocking chair.
"Are we going to the park today, I want to show my siswter the swings", said Aidan.
"Okay baby we will let me finish feeding Malia and we will go, but daddy will be coming home soon why don't we wait for him so we all could go", said Liz.
Aidan nodded his head before jumping up and down kissed his mother on the cheek and ran out of the room. Liz shook her head at that and closed her eyes remembering the last two months of her life.
Flashback………..
"We are going home today Malia", said Liz smiling.
"Today we are going to a birthday party too. It's Aidan's party he was born on Christmas but he wanted to wait for you to get home so you could be at his party", said Liz rocking her back and forth.
Malia just looked at her mother and blow spit at her.
"Well you told me", said Liz smiling and kissing her forehead.
She didn't have hair yet and which Max complained about. She remembered that conversation.
"Max, she is a baby not even a week old of course she has no hair", said Liz giggling.
"But I had hair, why doesn't she have hair what if she never gets hair, they will tease her on the playground Liz, kids can be so cruel", said Max looking distressed.
Liz just laughed harder.
"Oh baby, her hair will grow, I promise", said Liz and laughed again when Max started to pull at the little hair that was on Malia's head and say, "Grown damn it, grow".
Liz shook herself form her day dream when she heard someone clear their voice.
"Hi", whispered a woman with dark long hair and brown eyes.
"Hello do I know you", asked Liz.
"No you don't but you know of me", whispered the woman biting her lips.
"Okay then who are you?", asked Liz getting uncomfortable.
"I'm your birth mother", whispered Rosie.
Liz gasped and she shook and looked at the woman. She now knew where she got her looks from. The dark hair and the dark eyes this was her mother. She looked nothing like Ed Harding Tess inherited her looks from him.
"Please I'm sorry I shouldn't have come here, I'm sorry, I'll just go", said Rosie already turning around.
She was shaking herself.
"No", yelled Liz.
Rosie turned around and looked at the young woman in front of her.
"Please sit", whispered Liz trying to calm a whimpering Malia in her arms.
When she yelled Malia got fussy.
"Alright, I'm sorry for dropping by like this, it's just Ed told me that you would be here and well I just couldn't stop myself, know you wouldn't want to see me, I wasn't going to come in I just wanted to see you how you look like, I'm sorry", whispered Rosie wiping tears form her eyes.
Liz had tears in her eyes too. This woman was her birth mother, yet she knew nothing about her. Her experience with Darcy still scared her but she knew that this was her birth mother. She knew that for a fact.
"I ", whispered Liz looking down her daughter.
She would never give her up. She loved her so much, she just couldn't imagine.
"Why", was the only thing that Liz asked. Liz looked her directly in the eye and saw the pain that laid there.
It was so visible Liz almost cringed.
"I had to, she promised to kill me and you, I knew that I couldn't let that happen, I knew I had to make a choice, I choice even though it hurt me to do so, I don't regret it. Ed made sure that you had the best family possible and that you would be in the best car. I wanted you to be happy. I made a difficult choice, I didn't want to do it. I didn't want to give you up. You were the best thing that I have ever done. I was so happy when I learned I was pregnant, so was Ed. He, we wanted you so much, but with Darcy it wasn't possible. I'm not trying to make up excuses. I know you hate me but I thought at the time it was the right thing to do. And looking at you now I know I wasn't wrong", said Rosie bowing her head at sobs shook her small frame.
Liz also had tears in her eyes. She now knew that was wanted that it was a choice that her mother made to save her life. Rosie's head sprung up when she felt Liz touch her shoulders.
"I want to try", said Liz.
Rosie sobbed out and cried so hard at that small sentence. Her daughter was giving her a chance.
"Thank you", whispered Rosie.
Max walked into the room with Aidan and stopped. He saw his Liz sitting with a woman that looked a lot like her. It didn't take a genius to figure out who this woman was. He smiled though when he saw Liz laughing.
"Oh Liz she is so pretty", said Rosie cooing the baby.
"She looks like her daddy", said Liz with pride in her eyes.
"Oh you have to meet my son, Aidan, he is such a perfect little boy. He has begged to come here everyday because he swears that Malia will forget his face", said Liz giggling.
"Mommy", yelled out Aidan.
Liz's face lit up when she saw her little man. Rosie noticed this and smiled. She was happy that her daughter had such a wonderful life.
"Hey baby, where's daddy", asked Liz.
Aidan pointed to the door where Liz saw Max standing. He was so breathtakingly handsome.
"Max", sighed Liz smiling at him.
Max gave her that little half smile that he reserved just for her. Rosie stood up and looked at the man that loved her daughter. Max looked at her and stuck out his hand.
"I'm Max, and you must be Rosie, nice to meet you", said Max.
Rosie gaped in shock. She was certain that Max wouldn't approve of her seeing Liz but he was a stand up guy.
"Nice to meet you also", whispered Rosie.
End Flashback…..
"Mom", sighed Liz looking at her mother that was all over the kitchen trying to help cook.
"I can cook you know", whispered Liz.
Nancy just laughed and shook her head while Liz looked offended.
"No offense Liz but I'm with Nancy on his one, you burn jello", said Maria sitting down with her baby girl.
Michael right now was watching tv with her son and teaching him how to be a guy.
"Oh why I never", said Liz holding Malia against her chest.
"Me and Lia are going to our room", said Liz sticking her nose in the air.
"Oh Liz what time is Rosie coming over?", asked Nancy.
Nancy and Jeff Parker decided to move closer to their family and sell the family business. Liz was a little disappointed about the selling but loved the fact that her parents were going to be closer. Jeff and Phillip Evans actually decided to go into business together and open a new chain of restaurants.
"Oh she said by 8", said Liz walking out of the room.
Rosie had become a permanent fixture in their home now. Nancy and Jeff were wary at first but after the first meeting in which Rosie told them that she was thankful that Liz found parents like them, they were more comfortable. Ed was another issue though. His divorce was getting messy. Liz and him came to an understanding though. She promised to be more open to the idea of him in her life but she would need some time in which he gave her. But Liz was more now than ever to bury the hatch so to speak at least for her children so she invited him to dinner. She told everyone her idea even though Max and Phillip and especially Jeff were not in agreement they knew this was important to her so they said they would be calm when he came. They all loved Rosie but Ed that was another issue.
"Nancy how are you", said Rosie giving her a hug.
"I brought presents", said Rosie.
Max sighed.
"Come on you guys are spoiling them", said Max rolling his eyes.
"Grandma's right", said Rosie smiling.
"Ah don't pout Max", said Nancy giggling.
"Come Rosie into the kitchen and help us", said Diane coming into the room.
"Alright", said Rosie putting her bags down and following Nancy.
"Amy", smiled Rosie giving her a hug.
"Did Jim come?", asked Rosie taking a piece of fruit to eat.
"Yeah they are all in the living room, burping farting you know being men", said Amy.
"Michael our son better not be farting and burping and acting like you in there", yelled Maria.
"Maria", sighed Michael.
"He is becoming a guy", said Michael.
"Isn't that right Gavin", said Michael while his son giggled and spit at him in response.
"That's my boy", said Michael with a big goofy smile on this face.
"Michael Guiren if that boy is anything like you by the end of this night, I'm taking him to the opera and ballet", said Maria.
Michael looked horrified.
"No Maria you can't do that to the boy, he will be scared for life, that's not fair", said Michael getting up with his son while Kyle laughed at him.
"That goes for you too Kyle, Jimmy better not be picking up bad habits", said Ava with her hands on her hips.
Phillip, Jim, and Jeff tried to stifle their laughter.
"Why don't you say anything to Zan or not Max", said Kyle.
"Because Zan has a daughter and Aidan is a sweety like his daddy", said Ava smiling.
Max blushed while the guys threw popcorn at him.
"Wussy", said Kyle.
His son started getting hyper too. "Calm down Jimmy", said Kyle.
Jimmy let out a squeal and threw popcorn at his dad making Alex bust out laughing.
"That's classic Jimmy, simply classic", said Alex giggling.
"Alright everyone dinner time", said Diane.
Everyone walked over to the dinning room table when the door bell rang.
"I'll get it", yelled out Liz holding her daughter against her chest.
She opened the door and smiled.
"Thanks for coming", said Liz.
Ed nodded his head.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, I mean Rosie doesn't even talk to me anymore, and your family hates me", said Ed looking down at the bag that he brought.
He had gifts for his grandchildren.
"You are my family, I'm doing this for my babies, they deserve to know their grandfather", said Liz letting him into the door.
"Grandfather, I never thought about that", whispered Ed.
"Liz", called out Ed when she started making her way towards the dinning room. "Yes", answered Liz.
"Thank you for letting me be here, I know how hard it was for you to do that so thank you", said Ed. Liz walked over to him and kissed his cheek.
"Your welcome dad", whispered Liz into his ear.
Ed smiled big at that. This was his second chance to be a good father. He took a breath and walked into the diner that would change his life.
15 year old Aidan Evans walked down the long hallway and jumped a little when he heard the door slam shut. He never thought he would be going to a place like this but he needed answers and this was the only place to get them. He looked around and tried not to shiver. This place was giving him the creeps. He sat down and waited. His hands shook as he picked up the phone.
"Aidan", said the woman.
"Tess", replied Aidan.