January 23rd, 2004
Week 12
It was hard to adjust to her new life. She was no longer living where her memories of Mark were. She was making new memories with her new family.
"Can we name the baby Dora the explorer?" Ella asked holding Robert's hand. He chuckled softly.
"You need to ask your mother." He said. Ella looked at her.
"Mummy, can we name it Dora?" She asked. Elizabeth smiled as she sat down at the restraunt table.
"We'll see, but it's really Robert's choice and mine." She said. Ella pouted slightly.
"I wanna help." Ella said.
"We'll see." Elizabeth said picking up the menu, "Do you want chicken fingers?"
"Yes, Ma'am." She said picking up some crayons.
"What are you going to get?" Robert asked.
"I'm not sure." She said, "Maybe some salad. I don't want to throw it up."
"I don't want you to either." Robert wrinkled his nose. he couldn't get used to a pregnant woman's stomach. he didn't want to get used to it. it was pretty disgusting. Soon, Elizabeth and Robert ordered food and they were all settled in. Ella quietly coloured on her placemat. "So, I was thinking-"
"Did you hurt yourself?" Elizabeth asked.
"A little." He winked "But no, I was thinking about names."
"Names. Well, Ella want's Dora." Elizabeth said. Robert chuckled.
"I was actually th8inkg that since Ella sort of is named after you..." Robert trailed off.
"That this baby should be named after you of sorts." Elizabeth smiled.
"if you like the idea." He said.
"I love the idea and I was actually t hinking the same thing." She said as the waiter walked up to the table. Robert gave him their order. "I was thinking about a particular name actually."
"What is it?" He asked.
"Well, since we don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, I was thinking of a unisex name." Elizabeth sipped her water.
"Tell me the name, Lizzie." Robert chuckled.
"Rory." She said. "I think it's cute for a boy or a girl and it goes well with Ella."
"Rory Romano." Robert thought about it. "I like it." Elizabeth's face brightened up even more.
"Great." She said sipping her water.
"When we find out the sex we can choose a proper middle name." Robert said. "Rory Sebastian and Rory Celeste." Elizabeth laughed softly.
"We'll see in a month or so." She said. Robert reached across the table and squeezed her hand.
"Rory is perfect." he said. he meant that in every definition of the word. Even though the child was a surprise, Robert was very excited to be a father. He was determined to be a damn good father.
February 6th, 2004
Week 14
Her life had drastically changed. There was no denying it. She was having a happy life with Robert Romano. Elizabeth chuckled softly as she got out of the car.
"Heaven help me." She said walking to mark's gravesite. Elizabeth took in a deep breath as she saw the stone. "hey, baby."
She put the flowers Ella picked out for him on top of the stone. She used to hate doing this, but now it cleansed her soul when she did this. She caressed her stomach.
"I need to tell you something, mark. Don't be mad." She said, "I'm in love with Romano. I know...Robert Romano is a jackass and a midget rat, but I know a side of him that no one else knows. He treats me right." Elizabeth touched the cold stone, "He loves Ella. God, she loves him too."
It was strange to be standing in front of Mark's gravesite and not crying. She was happy. This had to be a first. She was hysterical. It was great.
"We have names picked out. Tell me if you approve." Elizabeth said. "If it's a boy, his name will be Rory Sebastian. If it's a girl, we've chosen Rory Anastasia."
"Those are nice." Elizabeth let out a small scream, "it's me, Elizabeth." She turned and saw Susan.
"Lord you gave me quite a turn." Elizabeth said.
"Sorry about that." Susan said, "I just came to visit Mark. I hope that's okay." Elizabeth nodded.
"Of course it is. You were one of his best friends." She took Susan's hand, "I was just telling him about Robert and the new baby."
"Oh I'm sure he's happy." Susan said giving her hands a squeeze. "Would you like to go have lunch with me?" Elizabeth nodded.
"I would love to." She said.
The women sat in the booth by the window watching everyone walk by.
"I just can't wait to give birth and see how Chuck handles it." Susan said. Elizabeth smiled.
"Exactly." She said, "Robert is great with Ella, but it'll be nice to see how he handles a newborn."
"One can only imagine." Susan chuckled as she ate her salad.
"Are you guys finding out the sex?" Elizabeth asked her. Susan shook her head.
"We want to be surprised." She said, "Do you plan on it?"
"We really haven't decided yet." Elizabeth nibbled on the carrot. "So you've heard our names. What do you have picked out?"
"We have a few picked out." Susan rolled her eyes. Elizabeth could tell that She and chuck probably had many disagreements about it. "I like Allison and he liked Kayla. I like Thomas and he likes Trevor."
"Those are all cute." Elizabeth said
"I think it's going to be one of those wait and see things." Susan said.
"Mark really loved Amanda, but to me, I just...I don't know." Elizabeth said. "Sp, I let Amanda be Ella's middle name."
"Compromise. It's a wonderful thing." Susan snickered. "Chuck needs to learn how to do that more." Elizabeth nodded.
"Robert is slowly learning." She said leaning back in her chair. It was nice having a pregnant girlfriend that she could talk about these things with. That was something she didn't have when she was pregnant with Ella. Every woman needed another woman to relate to.
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