Talking things through
Jake had sent Stella and Bobby Ray home, he had told them that Melanie was expecting healthy twins. Stella was going to pick Jamie up from Mel's parents in the morning.
It was 4am and Mel was lying in her hospital bed wide awake. Jake was sitting on a chair next to her bed also wide awake. They had turned the light off 2 hours ago. Melanie then broke the silence.
"We still have problems this doesn't change that"
"I know but it did change things I was petrified tonight, I thought I might lose you and our babies and even the thought of that broke my heart" replied Jake
"When I saw Star touching you I felt as if she had ripped out my heart. I can't blame slapping her on hormones I've wanted to do it ever since I first met her 4 years ago. Do you remember that night how stupid I was but I still wanted to kill her because she had you"
"I'm sorry about that I was just so jealous when I saw you talking to that guy at the bar, maybe he's the sort of guy you should be with not me" said Jake miserably
"I told that guy I was married. When are you going to realize that I don't want someone like him or Andrew? I love you, I always have and I always will. I had your son and soon I'll have two more of children"
"I guess sometimes I still can't believe that you picked me over Andrew, he could have given you everything you'd ever wanted"
"No he couldn;t I've only ever wanted you and that's the one thing he couldn't give me"
"What are we gonna do? I want you and Jamie to come home."
"Jake I don't know. The reason I didn't tell you I was pregnant was because I wanted us to get back together for us not just because I'm pregnant"
"I was wondering why you didn't tell me. It will be different I've hired a manager"
"You did that before and it didn't make a difference"
"This time it is different I've got full time managers in all the branches and then I have a general manager who oversees them all. I won't need to work at all"
"Jake I don't know"
"Come on Mel we'll still go to counselling but we're a family now and I'll be there to help more and I'm not letting you have any stress for the next 6 months not after our scare tonight"
"You better be there I saw Jamie playing football this morning and the worst possible thing happened. When he threw the ball to Oscar he didn't knock him down"(A/n - Oscar- Lirlyn's son aged 5 while Jamie is still only 2)
Jake gasped in fake horror, "He's throwing like a girl, right thats it he's just been enrolled at Jake Perry's football boot camp"
Melanie was laughing not just at what Jake said but the serious tone in which he said it.
"Hey what are you laughing at I'm serious"
"Thats why I'm laughing"
"So you're coming home" said Jake turning on the light
"Yes" said Melanie happily "but I still want us to go to counselling"
"Whatever you want" said Jake before Mel grabbed him and kissed him intensly
"Well I can see that your insatiable appetite for me is earlier with these babies" said Jake
"Thats right just wait til I get you home Big Boy"
"Big Boy" chuckled Jake and then he suddenly looked horrified "Do you think it will be twice as bad because it's twins because I remember last time I was always exhausted"
Melanie just laughed
"Wait what about the house?" said Melanie
"What about it?"
"Well we don't have much room right now and there really isn't space for the babies"
"Yeah you're right we'll have to move"
"Oh oh we could buy the land out near the beach and build out own cutom built house, it can be my pregnancy project and we decorate Jamie's room with a football theme"
"That sounds expensive"
"Come on Jake we can more than afford it in case you hadn't noticed we're loaded"
"I know I was only kidding. Why do I have a feeling that you've already thought about this. I bet this was all just a plan to make sure I couldn't say no"
"Oh of course it was honey I planned to be punched in the stomach. Does this mean you're saying yes"
"Yes whatever makes you happy"
Jake and Melanie spent the rest of the night talking about the babies and their dream house.
