The One
Chapter Two: To The Moon And Back
Author's Note: 'To The Moon And Back' is a song sang by Savage Garden… No lyrics in here.
After two days with Jeff, she had made up her mind. She knew that she didn't need to be with Randy just because she was pregnant with his child. However, she wanted to be with both men. It was simply an impossible task. Choosing was going to be difficult. One of them would walk away broken hearted, while the other would walk away happy.
She didn't want to be the reason that they fought or the reason that one of them was broken hearted. She knew that when she got on that plane once again and headed for Texas to meet John and Randy that everything was going to change. For good or bad, it was going to change.
"I know who I'm choosing..." Amy declared.
"Hold that thought..." Jeff asked as he pointed behind her.
She turned and her jaw dropped. 'Why is he here? I asked him to not come...' Amy thought as she glared at the man who walked up to the two of them. She offered him a smile while Jeff said he'd be back shortly.
"Why are you here?" Amy managed to ask.
Elsewhere...
Dawn smiled happily as she and Trish looked over some baby names along with Carlene and Lisa.
"Joseph?" Victoria offered.
"Too Christian-like." Trish replied.
"And what's wrong with that? It's only a religion." Carlene pointed out.
"I just don't like it..." Trish declared.
"Michael?" Dawn asked.
"That sounds good... Put it down." Trish stated.
"Don't ask us..." Lisa mumbled.
"Why are we even here if you two are just going to pick out the names?" Carlene asked.
"What's wrong with Michael?" Trish snapped.
"Nothing... I like it, but just ask us too? Even if our opinions don't even matter." Lisa replied.
"Emily?" Trish questioned.
"No way..." Carlene declared.
"Okay... Moving on..." Trish started.
"Ashley?" Carlene offered.
"Perfect... Put it down..." Trish ordered.
"So we need two more names. One boy and one girl." Dawn stated.
"What do you have down?" Lisa asked.
"For girl names; Elizabeth, Samantha, Isabella and Ashley. For boys; Joshua, Ethan, Daniel and Michael." Dawn replied.
"Okay... Any more suggestions?" Trish questioned.
"Alexis." Lisa announced.
"I love that one..." Dawn commented before putting it down. "One boy name left..."
"Samuel?" Trish asked.
"No... I don't like that name... Maybe Sam, but not Samuel." Dawn commented.
"I don't like it either." Lisa agreed.
"How about James?" Carlene questioned.
"Good... I like it..." Trish replied.
"Me too... Now we've got ten names for her to pick from!" Dawn beamed.
"How nice are we? She doesn't even get to pick out her own child's name?" Carlene stated.
"She is... We're just giving her only ten options... Thank god Randy is laid back. Most men would tell us to but out." Lisa declared with a laugh.
"He still could do that..." Trish pointed out.
"Let's just hope he doesn't..." Dawn replied.
Back In California...
"I had to see you..." He stated.
"I missed you too, but this is kind of time to get away from the whole mess, John." She replied.
"And I know that. But I just had to tell you something before you make your decision." He declared.
"What is that?" She asked.
"Can we go somewhere more... Private?" He questioned.
"Sure..." She mumbled.
They walked into the hotel room and sat down on one of the two beds that occupied the room.
"Amy... I love you... I'd wait forever for you..." He started.
"John..." She interrupted.
"No... Let me finish... I love you more than anyone could ever love another person. I'd go to the moon and back for you. Hell I'd kill for you. I'd do anything and everything just to have your love. You won't make a mistake by choosin' me. I promise to love you every single second of the day. Even when you're asleep, I'll still love you." He announced.
She has a loss for words. His words left her breathless. The only thing she questioned was if he really meant it. That thought was soon dismissed because the tone in his voice was all-serious. If she really loved him than she could be with him. It wasn't a hard decision. It was either for her or her baby...
"John... I'm sorry..." She whispered as tear streamed down her cheek.
He jaw dropped, he knew what that meant. However, he didn't want to admit it. 'She chooses Randy, over me?' He thought.
"Amy..." He started.
"John, I just can't do anything with you until the baby is born..." She stated.
"So you're going to stay with him?" He asked.
"Until the baby is born, yes. Then I'll choose from there." She declared.
"That's five months Amy... Five months that you could easily fall for him in. Why can't we be together?" He questioned.
"Because Randy needs to be there. He needs to be the one that helps me through this pregnancy, not you..." She replied.
"I'm not asking to help you through this. I'm asking you to be mine. I don't care if you want him to be there, you do that. But don't shut me out of your life because of it." He pleaded.
"I'm not shutting you out..." She started.
"No you are... You can't wait until the baby is born to make a decision because it'll only hurt one of us that much more." He declared.
"Then give me some space... Some time, I came here to decide and you follow. I only told you where I was going so that you wouldn't be worried. Not so that you could follow me." She stated.
"Okay, sorry I followed. Go ahead and think it over... Call me when you decide." He replied.
"Don't worry... I will..." She announced.
He got off the bed and walked out the door. He didn't want to leave, but he knew that he had to. However, he did not intend to leave California or even the city. He was going to stay right here in this hotel until she decided.
"So... What'd John say?" Jeff asked as he sat down beside her.
"That he loved me..." Amy replied.
"Oh how tragic... It's like the movies. Girl loves boy, boy loves girl. Girl is pregnant with another boy's baby." Jeff stated.
"And what movie did that happen in?" Amy questioned.
"I don't know... But it reminds me of the movies..." Jeff declared.
"Now what should I do? I have to give an answer to him before I leave... He'll only follow and probably arrange to get a seat next to me and annoy me until I give an answer." She announced.
"I'd be just freaked out if he did that... But you know you don't have forever." He reminded.
"I know that... I'm just going to have a hard time deciding now..." She replied.
"In the end I hope you make the right decision..." He stated before getting up.
The only question that was in her head was; what is the right decision?
To Be Continued...