Her second older brother was holding Emmy in his arms. "You are so cute. I could eat you up." He kisses her check. "Mystogan do not squeeze her to tight." "I can't help myself, look at her." "I know. I see her all the time." Amber puts down the diaper bag on the floor. "Thanks for taking her on sort notice." "Can't say no to this little girl or my sister. Where are you going?" "I was ask by Amy and Erik to join them for dinner with this doctor they want me to meet." "Right you told me about them getting a doctor from over seas." "Yeah, I know they are trying there best for Jason. I hope they aren't expecting to much from this guy." "Is this why you are attending to check on him?" She shrugs. "I was being nice, said I would come." "Either way have a good time and you look pretty. Haven't seen you dress up in a long time." "It feels odd. It's like going on a date for the first time." "Which wouldn't be a bad idea." "I am content with my life now." Her brother hands Emmy over for a goodbye before heading out. "She has a fever, but there is something in the bag you can give to her soon and then again in the morning." "Will do." Amber kisses both cheeks. "Hope you feel better soon." She places her again in his arms. "Phone me." "I got this."
The same words that Gray use to say made her remember of the other day. He tried to call her, but she didn't pick up and let the answering machine get it. There were a few delivery of flowers at her door and one for Emmy too. She thought it was cute that he send some for her, but it wasn't going make her fall down at his knees. She figured if he is trying to win her back, he had a long ways to go. That is not say she will be willing to take him back. The pain of the past was still there, and she told him the same thing. Amber waves to the both of them as she is sitting in her car. Then she puts the car into gear and heads to the restaurant. She has been to this place before when Gray took her out to eat. Sometimes it was his parents that ask to take them out for a meal as well. So it was a popular place for the rich. There was music, dancing and the most delicious food and dessert she as ever eaten in her life. Tonight, being there with other people instead of her ex family, she hope that she doesn't run into any Fullbusters.
It was a very lively place tonight, it was pretty much full up. When she walked in and was looking around to see if she could spot them first before being shown to the table. "Good evening Miss are you looking for someone or wanting to be seated." "Looking, the last name is Gram." He checks the book. "Yes your party is here. Come this way." She follows the host to the table. Amy sees her first and waves. "Amber I am so glad you could make it." "I didn't want to refuse your offer for a meal." "You are here only for a meal and not our company." She smiles at her. "Of course I am." She sits down in a chair next to Amy. "Where is Erik?" "He is over there talking to someone he knows and he has worked with him in the past, he is retired and his son has the company now." "I see. Have they done business together." "Yes, for a couple years now." Amber turns her head to see where Amy was looking at. If she had a glass in her hand she could have spelled it on herself. Four tables away was Sliver, Ur, Gray, Lyon and Juiva. "This isn't good." What she wish didn't happen, did. In all of them were in attendance. "What is it?" "Nothing." She didn't want to tell her that her husband has been dealing with her Ex. The waiter pours her some wine and when it was filled up she takes a drink. The other women gives her a look. She wanted to know what was wrong, but decided against it.
"Excuses me ladies but your other guest is here." Amy looks up behind Amber. "Rouge, thanks for coming." "My pleasure." "Rogue this is Amber, she is a nurse at the hospital and has been so helpful with Jason." He comes around to her view. "Nice to meet you Amber." "Me too." They shake hands and Rouge holds hers for a little longer. "You look lovely tonight." She blushes. "Thanks." Rogue was tall with black hair and brown eyes and his build wasn't like Gray's where it was firm and tone. He takes a seat beside her and across from Amy. "Where is your husband?" "Like I was telling Amber, over there." Amy stands up from her chair. "Erik!" A few of the tables turns there heads including the one that Gray was at. Erik sees his wife waving him to come back. "I got wrapped up talking to you Sliver that I didn't notice that rest of our party had come in." "You should return." Sliver looks around the younger gentleman and sees Amber. Ur was already waving at her. "Dear look who it is." "I can see Ur." Sliver wishes Erik a good evening and he walks back to the table. Gray was already eyeing her and the person that was sitting beside her. "Gray, do you see her." "Yes mother I can see her." "Is that her date?" Gray gives his brother a look. "There is nothing wrong with it. You two are longer together." He didn't want her to be on a date or near a other guy at all. "Sliver I am going to go over there to say hi." "Dear, let her enjoy her dinner. We are still having ours." "I will only be a moment. Juiva care to come with me." "Juiva will come." Both women leave and walk on over. Ur had her arms around Amber before she even stands up from the table. "Amber I have missed you so much." "Hello Ur." She gives the older women a hug. "Hello Juiva." "Juiva is happy to see you too." Ur steps sideways for Juiva to give her a hug. Amy looks at all the three of them. "I take it you know each other." Ur nods her head. "Yes Amy. Amber was part of our family years ago." "Part of your family?" "Amber is Juiva ex sister in law." "Your last name Fullbuster?" "Yes, I am getting it change back to my maiden name." "What a small world, right Erik." "It sure is." "I wanted to come over to say hi and ask you out for lunch soon" "That will be fine Ur." Ur gives her one more hug. "Have a lovely supper Amber." "You enjoy yours as well Ur. They go back to sitting beside there spouses. Amber wanted to hide her head in the menu, because Gray was watching her very closely.
Amy was curious to know. "How long?" "How long we were married or divorce?" "Both?" "5 years married and been divorce close to 4 and half years." "What happen?" "Look at this menu, everything is making my mouth water." Amy took the hint. She leans closer to her ear. "Tell me other time." A waitress finally comes to the table and they order there meal. They all converse in conversation for awhile. Rouge picks up his drink and looks at Amber. "Do you have any problems with me doing the surgery on Jason." "It's not my call to make Doctor." "Call me Rouge we are outside of the hospital right now." "Rouge, Amy and Erik will do what is best for there little boy. I hoping you will succeed in the operation." "That is my plan to be able to free that boy from life of cancer." "Most kids don't get that." "I know, I have lost and I am not prefect." "From what I read and heard that sounds very different." "What are you getting at?" "You want people to put you up on a pedestal and praise you for your efforts. I am not really to sure if you are in it for the kids or your own ego." He raise his brow a her. "You are quite brazen in your option of me. You can't judge me if you don't know me." "I may not know you, but I have seen you type." "What type is that?" "You may try and listen to what others tell you, in the end you will do what you want."
The tables were watching there argument take place. "Should we do something Sliver." "Erik will put a end to it, if it gets out of control." Gray gets up from his chair and walks on over. He could tell she was very upset over something and she was ready to break down. "Amber, I am in this for the kids. If you think I am in for myself, you are surely mistaken." "We will see about that." A hand is place on her shoulder and she turns and looks up. "Gray?" "Come, lets dance." Gray takes her hand and pulls the chair back. He walks her over to the dance floor and puts a hand on her waist and pulls her in. "Whatever upset you. Let out." Amber puts her head to his chest and starts to cry. "It's going to be alright." He rubs her back. "Who is he?" Through her sobs and hiccups. "He is a brain surgeon, he has taken on Jason case." "That is why you're upset?" "Gray, Jason tumour is in area of the brain that is tricky to get too, it is impossible." "I have heard through mother about the boy." She looks up at him. "It brings back memories." He wipes the tears from her face. "I know it does." He leans down and kisses her lips. Her table and Gray's watch him kiss her. "Sliver look at that." "Hun, don't get your hopes up." Lyon shakes his head. "He better not goof up." He breaks the kiss and looks down at her. "Did that help." "A little." He smiles at her. "Can do it more." She puts her hand on his chest. "No." He puts a hand over top of hers.
Back at her table a cell phone was ringing. Amy notices it was coming from Amber's purse. She takes it out of the side pocket. It was a phone call from her brother Mystogan. Amy let it ring so it could go to voice message. When she thought the ringing stop it continue again. "I am going to take this to Amber." Amy gets up from the table and starts wearing through people on the dance floor. Gray was still dancing with her, but he wanted to kiss her again. He was surprise she didn't fight back. They are in a public place, so many she didn't want to make a other scene. He was looking down at her when he notices the necklace around her neck and her wedding rings on the chain. He was going to ask her about them instead got interrupted. "Amber! Your phone will not stop going off." Amber takes the phone from her. "Thanks." She heads away from the noise to a quieter place and Gray stands beside her. Her phone was going off again and she answers. "Hello?" "Amber I have been trying to reach you." "What is it Mystogan?" "Its Emmy. I am taking her to the hospital?" "Why?" "Her fever went up." "Did you give her what I said for you to do." "Yes, she keeps crying and she is really hot." "Alright, I will met you there." She hangs up. "What is wrong with her." "I am not sure, Mystogan is taking her in. I got to go." Amber heads over back to the table. "I am sorry guys. I got a call from my brother. Something has come up." "That is fine it sounds important." "Thanks Amy and it is" She turns to Rogue. "Sorry for arguing with you." "No, it's ok. I hope to battle with you again." Amber smiles at him. "Next time then."
When he got back to his table and was picking up his jacket from his chair he starts talking. "Mother, father I have to go with Amber. She received a phone call and has to leave." "Son is everything all right? Are her brothers ok?" "They are fine, Dad." He looks around the table. "I am not to sure if you all know, but Amber has a baby." "What? She had a other child with someone else?" "I thought the same Mother. The answer is a no. She is raising Angel daughter." Ur shook her head. "We heard about her death and didn't hear that she was expecting." "She died while still being pregnant." "That is a shame. Do you want us to come to son. We can bring in anyone that Amber would like." "You have good intentions Mom, I don't think Amber would see that." "Why?" "Luke and the doctor we got for him." "Understand, If she needs anything." "I will be sure to pass that along." "One more thing Gray." "Yes?" "Are you getting back together?" "Ur, I don't think you should ask that now." "Sliver darling. It was a simple question to which I would be happy to hear." Gray smiles at his dear mother. "She doesn't want to. I am trying to work my magic." "Work away my son, work away." "Ur, that is enough." "Sliver, you want her back as much as I do." "Don't pressure her though." "Dad, I told her I am coming for her." "See that is pressure right there. Gentle easy into this." "I did the first time around. This time, totally different." "You better get going brother or she will leave you behind." Lyon looks back at the table. Amber was getting on her coat. "I'll phone." "Bye son."
She was saying her final goodbyes while putting on her jacket. "Amber, We will do this again?" "Looking forward to it Amy and again sorry about tonight." "It's fine." "Bye." She waves at them as she heads for the door and sees Gray is walking beside her. "What are you doing?" "I am coming with you." When she gets outside she pulls her keys out of her purse. "Not necessary." He takes the keys from her. "I'll drive." "You don't know what car I drive." His smirk turns into a smile. "Sure I do." He presses the key lock and the lights starts flashing on the car. "It's that one." "That is cheating." He opens her car door for her. "Gray, I need to go on my own. You are still having supper with your family." "You are my family. Now get in." She gets into the passenger seat of her own car. "This is not a good idea." "Will keep that in mind." He shuts the car door and goes around. He gets into the driver side and drives off.
It was short distance from the restaurant to the hospital. There was no conversation until Gray pulled up to the front entrance. "You go in, I'll park the car." "Alright." The door is quickly open and she runs into the hospital and sees her brother waiting for her with the Emmy in her car seat. "Have you check in." "Waiting to see a Doctor Freed?" "He is good." Amber kneels down in front of the car seat and feels her little girls forehead. "She is warmer from before." "That is why I brought her down here." "Sorry brother, I didn't think she would get worse." "Nether did I. I am glad I the right call." "Yes, I agree with you. Gray walks through the sliding doors and sees Amber taking off Emmy coat. "How is she?" Mystogan turns and sees her Ex casually walking over. "Why are you here?" "I drove her and her car over." Mystogan gives his sister a look to explain. "Long story brother, my worry and concern is for her." "I'll ask later then."
One of the nurses that she knows shows them into a room to wait for the doctor to arrive. Emmy was still in her arms and she was crying again. "Shhhh mommy is here." She walks around room to settle her down and starts humming a lunbye. Gray recognized it as the one she sang to Luke when he was sick. A knock on the door alerted them that Freed was there. It wasn't Freed that pop his head in, it was Sting. "Hey good lookin." "Sting? Where is Freed?" "On break, I heard it was you in here so I am covering." He comes into the room and Amber places Emmy on the bed. "What are the symptoms?" "Fever, not eating and crying a lot." He puts the ear piece of the scope into his ears and listen to her chest. "A little crackly. Lets check her temp." He gets a thermometer and places it under her arm and holds it down. When a minute goes by he takes it out. "Hmmm 101." "That high?" "At lest it's not higher then that. I am going to run some more tests. I don't think it's anything serious. She might be suffering from a little bug that will pass with in a day." "If that is true, I will be relived." "That is my girl. In the meantime, can you fill out her medical information." He hands her the clipboard and looks to see that Gray was in the room and staring at him. "Oh Gray, I didn't see you there." "I know you didn't, Sting." Gray pushes himself from the wall. "It's been a long time. Why are you here?" "I am here for her and Emmy." He nods his head. "Finally stepping up to the plate even though it's late in doing so." Gray glares at him. He never really liked the blonde one bit and he could tell that this man had a thing for her. It aggravated him to know end."I have always been there for her." "No you haven't. If you were, you wouldn't have gotten divorce." "What business is it to you?" "She is a friend and colleague. I would hate it to see her hurt again." "I been hearing that often. Right now your focus shouldn't be on me, but on Emmy." Gray goes over to the bed and lifts her up. Amber was beside her filling out the form and chewing the end of the pen. "They both will get excellent care from me." "They will have me along the way."
She finishes filling out the form and turns to see the two of them eyeing each other. Amber eyes rolls at the both of them. "Both of you are acting like children here. Sting here is the form, start on the testing. You, Gray can go home." Sting takes back the form. "Didn't mean make you more upset then you're already. I was telling him what I thought." "There is no need for it, Sting. I am no longer with him. My life is center around her now. If you aren't welling to do your job and help me, then bring back in Freed." He looks to the floor in a subdued look. "I thought my intentions were good." "Not warranted. Can we start on this so she is better." "Yeah no problem." "I want to be able to look at the results." "Fine." He eyes Gray one more time before leaving. Amber hits him over the head. "Enough." "That hurt you know." "I am snapping some sense into you, now shooo." He quickly leaves before he gets walloped again. She then turns to the other man in the room, holding her sweet one. Her head was resting on Gray's shoulder and he was rubbing her back. Emmy looked so small in his arms. "Here let me take her. I told you to go home. "I got her and I am not going anywhere. You need to relax, I saw you chewing the end of the pen." "A habit I wish didn't have." She rubs the top of her daughter head. Her hair was finally coming in dark blue like her Angel's and hers. "At lest it's a habit that I know when you feel overwhelmed." "At times I don't even know I am doing it until someone points it out to me." "I didn't want to say anything. You were concentrating on writing down the information. I did see something that peeked my interest." She raise her brow at him "And what was that?" "Her last name. Fernandes. Shouldn't she be Fullbuster." "When she was born, it had to be Fernandes and it will stay that way. I am changing my last name back." "Why?" "Because me and Emmy shouldn't have two different last names." Gray turns his head at the little sleeping beauty. "I don't want you to change it." "This is not up for discussion." "I think other wise." "What you think is irrelevant." He didn't want to start a fight and Emmy was finally sleeping. "Regardless my mind is made up." With one hand holding onto the baby. The other hand lefts up her necklace. "I think your mind isn't made up yet." Amber remembers she put it on for the supper. She swore to herself. "Care to explain?"
The necklace comes off and goes into her purse. "Not explaining. Sting will be coming back in here to take her." "Then we have something to talk about while she is gone. I was willing to wait for later at the house. We will now have a opportunity." Amber was going to run her fingers through her hair but it was still up. He wasn't suppose to see or know of the rings. It was Levy that comes in to take Emmy for her test. "She will be in good hands with me." "I know she will be." Amber kisses her cheek. "See you soon." Gray hands her over gently not to wake her up. "Later, little one." He bends and kisses her forehead. She leaves the room and there was complete silence, only the ticking of the clock. The pins and clips comes out of her hair. There was no point in keeping it up anymore and gave her something to do while they wait. Then she runs her fingers through her hair. It didn't calm her anxiousness over what was going on or worrying about Emmy. The one thought she wanted to do, was run. Run far far away, not to look back. "Amber?" "No Gray." He walks over to her purse and opens it up and takes out the necklace. "Put that back." "To be wearing like this around your neck, tells me something." "Tells you nothing." She snatches it from his hand and reopens her purse to put it back in. "Sure does, it tells me that you still think of us." "Ha, no no it doesn't." "Then what is your excuse." "I do not need to give you one." He walks over to her and looks down at her. "Because there is no excuse, you still want us together." "That is big fat no." "No one wears their wedding rings after being divorce Amber. The ones that do are still holding on to a what if. My what if, is to have you back." "I can give you a reason to why I wear them." "I am all ears." "I like them, why stick them into a box. They can be wore either way on the hand or on a chain. What is the big deal." "The deal is, when you found out I notice, you swore. You didn't want me to know."
The room felt cold and she begins to rubs her arms. Gray stands behind her. "We are finished with this talk Gray." He puts his hand on her shoulder and she flinches away. "I am not done." She turns around and looks at him. "You were done years ago. I don't have to tell you why I wear them." She wipes a tear from her eye. "Right now the important thing is Emmy, not the rings or you wanting us to get back together. It's not going to happen." He comes closer to her and puts hand on her cheek. She looks back up at him. "It will happen, I swear to it." She was going to say something else, but closed her mouth. "You are right Emmy needs to come first. This will be put on the back burner for now. Do you agree?" The only thing she could do was nod her head. He removes his hand from her cheek and she backs away and walks over to the window. There was nothing really to see outside, it was dark and the hospital lights of parking lot were visible. The clouds are rolling in covering the stars and the moon. She still felt chilled, and nothing could warm her up.
They were still waiting in the room for Emmy to return. Gray had gotten both of them coffee while they wait. She takes the cup from his hands. "Thanks." "I could have gone to the vending machine for snacks." "Nah, this will do." She takes a sip from the hot liquid. It wasn't the best coffee in the world, but it had to do. Amber goes to take a other sip when the door opens. Levy comes inside with Emmy. The coffee cup gets forgotten quickly as she puts it on the counter. She takes her back into her arms. "How she is?" "Sting will be in soon to tell you. I can say she did great with the test." "Do you have the results?" "Sting has all that." "Alright Levy you can carry on." Levy leaves the room to resume her duties. Amber snuggles Emmy close her. "Glad to have you back, I missed you." Gray watches her holding the little girl. It made his heart ache, that Emmy wasn't his.
Sting comes in not to soon after. "I have the results right here." "Let me see them." Still holdsing onto Emmy while looking down at the papers. Her eyes scan the first page and she wanted to flip it over, but couldn't. "Amber, let me take her." She looks over to Gray. He had his hands stretch out to receive her. "Alright." She walks over to him and he lifts her up. She continues to read over the results. "As you can see..." "She is completely fine Sting. Her blood work looks good, nothing out of the ordinary." She hands the papers back over to him. "Like I thought, she has a little bug. Here is the medication she can take to help her get better. Give it to her once a day." "I can take her home then." "You sure can, no reason for her to stay." Amber puts her hand over her chest. "Thanks Sting. I can phone up my brother now. He wanted to stay with me I send him home. I can ease his worry as well." She looks over to Gray. "Do you mind if I call him and you stay with her." He shakes his head and smiles at her. "Not all. Tell him the good news." Her smile reaches her ears. "I'll be right back." She heads out of the room the makes the call in private. Sting stays behind in the room. "So, you stayed?" "It's no concern of yours." "I have watched Amber over years since you been gone. She has had her struggles, and a few men included myself have wanted to get to know her more, but she has hold back." "What are you saying Sting that you are going to ask her out." "I have been tempted." "Are you asking for my permission. The answer would be a no." "I wasn't looking for one." "Then what is it?" "Don't break her heart again. We were all there trying to pick those pieces you left. If it were to repeat again, I do not think she could handle it." "I am not going anywhere." "Make sure you don't, I am not the only one that would kick your ass." "Then start lining up, I'll beat everyone of you down." "Paging Doctor Sting Eucliffe come to floor 2. Paging Doctor Sting Eucliffe come to floor 2." "You better get going Sting." "Remember what I said Gray or I wouldn't mind following through on going out with her. I don't need to ask you to do it." Sting heads out while being paged again. Gray looks down on Emmy. "Lets change you and get you ready to go."
"Sister, You do not know how happy that has made me." "Me too. Now I can take her home." "Want me to take her." "No, she needs her mother and I need her." "If you need me for anything." "I will be sure call you are Jellal. Get some sleep. I'll talk to you in a few days." "Goodnight sister love you." "Love you too big brother." She pushes the button to hang up. The first time Luke had test done. He had to stay in the hospital for a few days. As the illness took over him, he went in more and more until he never came out. "Time to go home." She heads back down the hallway to the room they were in. When Amber went inside there was Emmy already in her car seat and Gray was zipping up the diaper bag. "You did this." "I am the one person in the room, she couldn't do it herself." "Don't be smart ass." "Amber..." She holds up her hand. "I want get out of here and get her home." "Here is your jacket." She takes it from his hands and there fingers touch. It send a tingles down her body as she looks at him. He was already looking a back at her. She puts on her jacket and he does the same. Her purse strap and diaper bag was on her shoulder and she goes to lift up the car seat. Gray beats her to it. "Let me, you look tired." She looks at the clock on the wall it was after midnight. Never realizing they where here for that long. They head out of the building and Gray still had the keys to her. He opens up the back door and puts Emmy inside. Amber puts in the bag on the other side. "We need to drop you off first Gray." "I am going to take you two home and I can call a taxi." "Call one now." "Get in the car." She didn't really want to fight again right there in the parking lot. Instead she slides into her seat and he gets into the driver side. They were on the road back to her place.
Gray pulls into the driveway and turns off the car. There was no talking when he was driving. When he turns to speak to her, he sees that she had fallen a sleep. He touches her cheek. "It was very emotional few hours for you, but you didn't show it. Wanted to hold you, but you flinch away from me earlier." He looks back to see that Emmy was in dream land herself. "I'll get you in first, then your mom." He carries in the infant into the house. Then he lifts up Amber out of the car and carries her in and takes her up the stairs. As he lays her down on the bed and covers her up she turns in her sleep and snuggles the pillow that is beside her. "You always hog the pillow." Gray goes back down and takes Emmy up to her room. He changes her into a night onise and puts her into her crib. He turns on the mobile and softly leaves the room. "It's to late to go back home." When he returns to their once bedroom. He takes off his jacket and lays it on the chair. "Should I attempt to lay next to her or go to the couch?" Gray didn't want to be to far away. "I'll risk it." He takes off his dress shirt and pants. With only his boxers he slips into bed. He turns onto his side and he watches his ex wife sleep. "I will not break your heart again." He rubs his thumb on her cheek. "Goodnight, my wife."