ok one more chapter left, before the ending and the sequel. thanks for reviewing everyone, i lvoe hearing from you.
i'd like to dedicate this next chapter to my 3 friends, saron, stephanie and ashley. thanks you guys for being one of a kind friends in your own way. i hope i got you guys down right, i did it on how i know you.
iknow this chapter is long, but that's because it diggs into evy's past a little, well here you guys go, enjoy.
I had just arrived home from the hospital yesterday, when my friends got word and decided to drop by. Saron, Stephanie, and Ashley stopped by the house and forced Jonathan into letting them in, once inside they came into the library where I was sitting with Cleo.
"Well, well, well." Saron said smiling; she was a tall blonde woman with a nice tan, blue eyes and a smile that could brighten anyone's day, it sure did mine.
"We heard." Steph said; another tall woman with light brown hair and hazel eyes like mine. Her smile made me blush, but only because she knew my secret.
"I'm so happy for you." Ashley said jumping in place, apparently very happy for me. Ashley was tall, though a little shorter then the other girls, she had chestnut brown hair that went to her waist, something I envied her for, and she had eyes that matched her hair. She always had a way to make me laugh.
"Well, since you know, why don't you come have a seat?" I asked them as they walked over to me.
Unhappy with the company in the room that disrupted her alone time with me, Cleo jumped off my lap and walked out of the room. Once we were comfortable, we started to talk about my situation. Only stopping to drink the tea Jonathan brought us.
"So when did you find out?" Saron asked giggling and jumping in her seat on my left.
"Yesterday, when I got back." I said laughing.
"Back from where?" Stephanie asked across from me in a chair.
I took a deep breath and began to tell them of my week as a man to be with Rick. Once I finished Ashley was the first to speak.
"That's so romantic." She said smiling sitting on my right side.
"Yeah, Evy, you've changed a lot since high school, but for the better." Stephanie said patting my leg.
"So he doesn't know?" Saron asked looking at me confused.
"No, he doesn't know." I said ashamed.
"Are you going to tell him?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know, I'm not sure how he'll take it.
"Well don't." came Steph's flat reply.
"Well I'd like not too, but I think sooner or later the truth will come out on its own." I replied placing my hand over my stomach.
"I'm not sure if telling him is so smart." Saron spoke.
"Why not!" Ashley asked a little upset.
"Well because if you remember what happened to our dear friend Steph, you'd not want to, remember?" Saron asked Ashley with an attitude, yes we're all friends, but sometimes we do get into fight's, mostly it's Saron and Ashley though, sure they're different, but they voice their opinion to the other and argue about it, but we know they only do it for fun.
"No what?" Ashley asked for me, she knew and knew I didn't so she figured she answer for me.
"You remember." Saron spoke to her, not even catching on to the fact that I didn't know, "when Greg found out she was pregnant, he left her sorry butt."
"Hey! I'm right here, you twit!" Steph yelled offended, causing us all to laugh except her.
"yes, we know, so use that mouth of yours to explain what happened, not point out the obvious." Saron yelled back. For all of you who haven't guessed by now, Saron is very aggressive, what she wants she gets, she's not one to sit around and take things either, she makes things happen and watches as others sit there, but when it comes to defending her friends, Saron's always there and ready to fight.
I had heard rumors about what had happened to Steph with Greg, but never got the full story, for they had been in London and I was here in Egypt. Steph stood quiet never saying a word.
"Didn't Greg leave you after he found out you were going to have Alison?" Ashley whispered to her.
"Yes, he did" she mumbled.
"See, Evy, do you see?" Saron yelled at me, even though the whole break up had nothing to do with her I could see it really got on her nerve because one of her friends was hurting badly and she hated anyone who made any of us feel bad. "If Greg can leave Steph than Rick can leave you."
"Well, what do you want her to do! Run away!" Ashley yelled at Saron, watching these two fight was always fun, I know I'm horrible, but if you could see this as often as I do, you'd get past the yelling and to the point where you want to laugh your head off.
"He wasn't a man though." Steph yelled over the raised voices of the two best friends, I honestly think yelling is the only way these two know how to communicate.
Suddenly as the words Steph just spoke sunk into our heads, Saron and Ashley stopped arguing and I stopped laughing. We sat there thinking about what she had just said.
"What?" Ashley asked making sure she heard right.
"He wasn't a man. Rick is though, right Evy?" she repeated then asked me.
"Well, yes." I said then thought of all he did for me. He rescued me from and undead mummy, saved me from being a sacrifice, loved me, married me, let me stay with him as I posed as a man, and then made love to me on the desert sand not too far away from a camp of sleeping men. "I should say so." I said proudly, Rick really did love me.
"Well, you see, maybe he can handle the responsibility of fatherhood." Steph said smiling at me like she somehow knew what I was thinking, which caused me to blush.
Everyone grew quiet as Jonathan came into the room, "ok ladies, hate to interrupt this meeting of the mindless, but Evy, here, needs her rest." He stated proudly.
They all got up, Saron walked over to Jonathan and said, "you know the only meeting of the mindless I ever attended was just know, listening to you talk. And choose your words carefully I'm not scared to hit you." She threatened.
"You know, Sar?" he asked using her childhood nickname, did I mention I grew up with these three friends? If not I did, we've known each other since we were in dippers.
"I've spent so much time with Rick, Evy's husband; I actually forgot what a threat coming from a woman who could actually do what she promised felt like."
"How does it feel Jon?" she asked staring at him.
"Like I should keep my mouth shut." He said, he had the same face he had on when Saron beat him up when we were younger, he tried to push her into a mud puddle, but he only managed to get her mad. Saron smiled at how she made Jonathan feel, she patted his arm and walked out the door.
"Don't worry Jonathan, I'll protect you." Steph said walking past him; ever since we were little she had always had a crush on him.
"bye Jonathan." Ashley said, "and don't worry, we'll try to calm her down." She said referring to Saron.
he nodded and followed her out of the room. I relaxed and was about to fall asleep when, "Evy?" it was Ashley again, I looked up and saw her with a worried expression on her face.
"yes?" I asked wondering what was wrong.
"I'd tell him, maybe he'll understand." She said smiling. I smiled back and said, "yeah, I think I will." She then turned and left.
Once I heard the front door close I began to relax again, once Jonathan came in he sat next to me and I rested my head on his chest.
"you ok old mum?" he asked me
"quite alright," I said then closed my eyes and fell asleep, wondering what my friends had been in Egypt for.
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