Love Is The Answer To My Prayers
Three weeks later Trish woke up in her her new bed, a queen sized Tempurpedic that she shared with John. She smiled at him as he continued to sleep, after the first few days they stopped having to wake up at the same time, just laying there holding each other until the other one woke up was enough. "Johnny? You awake?" She asked startled. "Johnny will you wake up, I have a present." John rolled over and opened one eye, but closed it again.
"Hmm?"
"Well, wake up and I'll tell you, silly." She laughed.
"Babe will you just," He stopped as she placed his hand on her tummy, right where a light tapping was going on. "Is that? Or what is it?"
"It's the kid. Hunter will be pissed that he missed this." She smiled and thought about the last time her and Hunter talked, it had been the day of the fight and Hunter was crying, realizing what he had said, trying to keep her there, but she wouldn't let herself live through abuse anymore.
"You and Hunter need to talk, you guys were so close."
"Exactly we were close. I can't John. We just aren't the friends we used to be."
"You and Hunter aren't meant to be friends, he's your brother, and you are supposed to love him, don't you miss him?"
"Yeah, but it will having to talk to him, can't we just enjoy the pain I'm in with this whole kicking thing?"
"Oh, cutey little baby, I want to kiss you." John leaned down to Trish's stomach and kissed it. Then he leaned up and kissed her lips. "Trish, 3 months and we're parents. Well, you're a parent, and I'm,"
"A daddy, which is better than a father anyday. Trust me."
"Can't we just? You know, have sex already?"
"No, I want you to enjoy it your first time, no baby to worry about."
"Well that's nice, but I want you."
"Johnny. I want you too. But the baby, and cramps. And it will get worse for awhile, according to Dave, and I just want to be settled when the cramps come along."
"Understandable, I would want to be too. I would want you to be able to tell if it was cramps or me or you or what." He snuggled closer to her and stroked her hair. Then he moved his hand back down and settled it on her stomach where he could feel the baby's heartbeat with her's. He moved so he was almost on top of her and kissed her, "I love this Trish, don't you?"
"I love it all."
"Want to make it permanent?"
"What?"
"I guess, will you marry me?"
"John. John. I, I. I need to think, I'll go take care of first things first, like Hunter, we need to get back together you're right. I need to talk to him about this, he'll know what to think. What to say. I need to talk."
"You're going to ask Hunter whether or not you should marry me?"
"No I'm asking for his opinion on the matter, I'll do what I think but I want his blessing."
"So that's a yes?"
"Of course you little hopeful! What else would it be?"
"Trishy." He whined and then kissed her. He pulled away quickly and got dressed. "Go talk to him. I'll go ring shopping. I need to get the right one, without your help. Prove my love you know?" She smiled and hugged him then walked down the hallway to Hunter's.
