Chapter 9: A Special Proposal
"I still can't believe"
"Me neither. But I told you that that night I did it"
She smiles and he kisses her
"At least we won't fight to choose the names"
"How much longer am I gonna stay here? I didn't picture myself in the bed of a hospital so soon"
"Tomorrow, honey"
"Great, I want to show you the city"
"You know what I never did before?"
"What?"
He puts his ear on her belly to hear the babies
"John, they don't really move yet"
"I know. Hey kids, it's your daddy. Please don't make a mess in there, ok? Daddy already loves you so much. I promise to be the best daddy in the world"
She caresses his hair as she smiles hearing his words
"You're already the best dad in the world"
"And you, the best mom"
"I hope they be calm"
"Don't worry, I'll always be by your side"
"John… you really love me? I mean, with everything that's been going on, I'm afraid you're doing this only because of the babies"
"Of course I do. I've been loving you since the charity date"
"Great, because I don't wanna be a burden in your life"
"You're not. With you I feel complete. I never felt this way with other women"
"I feel the same"
Next day, she gets discharged and they go home
"So, what you wanna do?"
"I think just stay here. You need to rest"
"John, I'm not sick"
"Then, can we have sex?" – He said with a big smile
"I was thinking about going to the Eiffel Tower, but having sex is so much better"
In bed, an hour later…
"Have you ever thought that in six months and fifteen days we're gonna be a family?"
"The most perfect family… My family".
He hugs and kisses her
"Let's go out"
"What! But John…"
"C'mon, I wanna take you to a place"
"Where?"
"It's a surprise. You'll see"
He takes her to the Eiffel Tower. He's gonna propose to her again, she thinks that that one meant nothing
"Oh John… it's beautiful"
"Yes, it is. Too bad the kids can't see"
"It's so high, seems like I'm flying on a cloudy"
"Abby…" – He said as he kneeled down
"Oh my…"
"This was your dream, wasn't it?"
"Oh my god"
"Will you marry me?"
"Oh, John… sure I will" – She answered, kneeling down too
They hug and kiss. He puts the ring in her finger and she does the same.
"I couldn't ask for more… Perfect moment, perfect place…"
"Perfect fiancé…" – He joked.
They get up and stare at the view in each other's arms. She still can't believe. That night, they go out to celebrate and have a lot of sex later.
Six days later, they are back to Chicago
"How was the trip?" – Susan and Neela asked at the same time
"Great… special…" – Abby said, her hands placed on John's ones and his arms around her waist
"Wow, is that a ring?"
"Yeah, that was the special part"
"I can't believe this! How, when?"
"It was so sweet. He kneeled down and proposed. He said this was my dream. Then I kneeled and said yes. And it was on Eiffel Tower"
"That's lovely"
"Honey, you wanna tell them?" – She asked
"Oh yeah, we're gonna have twins"
"Congratulations!" – The two girls said together
"Thanks" – They both answered
"Let's go to my place. We have to unpack"
"Right, but let's drop by my house first. I have to get some stuff"
They're making their way to Abby's place when suddenly John stops his car.
"John, what are you doing? Where are we?"
"Surprise" – He said as he put his fingers in her eyes and takes her inside of one of the houses – "Ok, you can open it"
He took his hands off her eyes and she was astonished with what she saw. He smiled when he saw her face
"What is this?"
"Our house. I thought we'd need a bigger place to the babies and to the other ones that will be conceived"
"I can't believe"
"And there's more" – He said, grabbing her by the hand and leading her upstairs
"That's beautiful! And it has furniture! But I thought we would buy it together"
"Consider this a present"
"This is the prettiest room I ever seen" – She said while she entered the room – "It makes me wanna sleep here"
The room has dark blue walls and two cradles
"Wait to see our bedroom"
'John, you didn't need to do all this"
After they finish seeing the house, they go get some stuff in their old houses. When they come back, Abby is picking up some bags when she finds a bottle of Vicodin.
What's this doing here? Oh no! I thought he had stopped taking it. Why didn't he tell me?