The Irishman's Woman: Epilogue
by LUVINGJOVAN
A year Later
Evangeline lounged on the balcony of John's condo waiting for him to arrive. She called him at the station and told him it was imperative that he come home immediately. He was in the middle of an interrogation but she didn't care. She was in shock.
Sipping her tea she looked out into the city skyline and thought of their life together. Her love affair with him had been a whirlwind. They stood up for his brother and her best friend paying little attention to the exchange of vows and passing seductive looks to each other waiting impatiently for their opportunity to escape. They barely got through the ceremonial toast, before they were up in his room ravishing each other again. She never tired of him and arrived late to several court appearances from impromptu love fests that happened at the least opportune moment.
He had to make an adjustment to small town living and the boredom of the LPD didn't help. His job and hers was hectic at times and some weeks they were lucky if they spent 3 days together. Then one day six months later he walked in his face grim and dark.
She was in the kitchen baking lasagna and he stood there for a long time staring at her, she turned around and looked at him surprised and joked about him being a an excellent thief if he could enter her place so quietly. He didn't smile. Taking her by the hand he led her to the sofa and sat her down.
He told her that he keeps in contact with his boys in Bureau and he had some bad news for her. She didn't understand and probed until he finally spit it out. Indictments are coming down on Corinthos and his crew. Jason has been linked to the murder of two men who were apart of a Cuban crime family in Miami. There was a surveillance camera that caught the execution, its an air tight case. Since it happened in Miami their going to seek the death penalty.
She screamed before he finished telling her the news and he wasn't sure what part she heard and what part she didn't. He held her until her screams lessened and prayed that she wouldn't want to do something reckless to help him. She cried the rest of the night and he finished dinner after putting her to bed. He stayed in from work the next day and sat out on the balcony and talked about what Jason faced and her memories with him. He waited to hear how she wanted to deal with it.
She eventually called a friend of hers in Florida to refer him to Jason's case in hopes he could help keep him off death row. She told him that was all she could and would do and rewarded him with a soul searching kiss for being there for her.
He never wavered in his support. Looking at her watch waiting on him she sighed. He should be here by now. She was happy for the life they shared and never considered marriage. She found it perfect the way things were, now everything would be different. Looking out the street she saw his black vintage mustang coming down the street in break neck speed. He swerved into his parking garage and she rose from her chair.
Coming off the patio she went to the living room and sat down in his favorite chair for him to come crashing in frantic to see what was going on with her. She didn't know how to tell him other than straight out. There relationship was over. Everything had changed.
John opened the door and came
through yelling for her "Evangeline!"
Looking over he saw her
sitting in the chair watching him. Closing the door he put his keys
in his pocket and walked toward her. "Angel what's wrong
baby?"
"Everything…" she said sadly.
He goes to her
and kneels down seeing the anguish on her face. "Okay tell me what
it is..."
"Our relationship is over!" she snaps trying to
rise
He pulls her back down. "What? What are you talking
about?"
"I'm pregnant!" she says angrily.
John looks at
her stunned. "You're what?"
"You heard me pregnant. I took
three tests and went to the doctor there's no mistaking it I'm
pregnant!"
John smiles "Well that's good news baby" he
says touching her knee.
"Exactly how do you figure? I mean we
aren't even married; I have a case load that is 2 years thick. I
see you twice a week and on nights we stay together never before
10pm. The relationship was hard without a baby. Exactly how will a
baby make it stronger?"
John shakes his head. "We make is stronger…not the baby Angel." he says rising and going over to the couch and staring at her.
"John I don't know anything
about a baby…" She says in a panicked voice.
"Van we weren't
using protection….you had to know this would happen."
"What
the hell does that mean? I'm on the pill, it happened when I took
the antibiotics to get over the flu. We slept together remember!"
she snapped.
He smiled. "Yeah you told me you were better and I ended up in bed sick for two weeks."
"This isn't funny John…kids scare me!" Evangeline said rising and beginning to pace in front of him.
"Well I don't know much about them either Van, we'll figure it out" he said frowning at her refusal to see this as good news.
"It's not the right time I mean…maybe later after my practice is more settled. I just can't have a baby now."
"You don't have a choice!" John said rising angry and staring her down. She stops pacing and looks at him. They stand in silence and the unspoken thing between them lingers in the air. She bites her lip embarrassed that she even entertained the thought. He sees that fear has a hold of her and softens. Walking to her he pulled her into his arms.
"Listen to me, I'll cut back at the station. It's not that busy Van. You can work from home after we get a bigger place. We can do this if we do it together" he says rubbing her back.
She exhales. "I
don't want to fail at this John. I can't believe this is
happening, I never planned to have a family. I mean we didn't
discuss children."
He pulls her away to look in her face "Don't
you know what a great mommy you will be. My sense of humor and your
sense of style, this kid can't loose."
She smiles "It's
always so simple for you…"
"Loving you Angel has been
easy…making sure you understand how much you're loved has been a
challenge. We can do this baby. And yes our relationship as we know
it is over. I want to marry you as soon as possible."
She
smiles at him. "You do?"
"You think my son is going to come
into the world without the McBain name?" he laughs.
"Well you
know now a days a baby daddy can still get his name put…"
"Angel be quiet!" he says kissing her. She throws her arm around his neck and kisses him back. Having her Irishman keeps getting better and better, now she would have their child binding them for life. She allowed him to lead her to the bedroom her arm around his waist and felt relieved that he loved her too.
