It took a phone call from his company to get him to leave. By that time he had integrated himself into finding a empty drawer to put in some clothes in and he was there when Emmy came home. Her brother Jellal was not happy seeing him there. They had a argument and Amber had to break it up. When Gray got picked up by Romeo, he told her he will text or phone. That was a few weeks ago. Now it was the month of August and Luke birthday was coming up. There were a couple texts and two phone calls. She figured his job was keeping him extremely busy. She missed him a little, but there was no way she was going to tell him. The highlight was seeing Emmy looking at Rae for the first time. She wasn't to sure what to make of having Rae there. Over the next while she got used to the puppy being near her and she will kick and wave her hands around in glee. Rae would even lay next to her when she fallen asleep for her nap. When Amber put her into her crib she wanted to stay in the room. She would have to pick up Rae to keep her out of the nursery.
Amber had her laying down on her tummy for a bit and Rae was playing. She thought the interaction was cute and priceless. "Very soon you will be rolling over and trying to crawl and chasing Rae. Mommy will be happy to see that." She puts some toys down for her daughter to grab and chew on. "In about a month time you will be 5 months. You will be starting on baby food. You are growing to fast for me, stay little. Later you and me will be going to the hospital. I think this will be the first time I am going to let Jason see you. I couldn't go the last time because my car stopped working. For now using Mystogan car until I find something. After we see him we will be going swimming. I have cute bathing suit to put on you." She went through out the house gathering things to put in the car. "I need the playpen, stroller, diaper bag, toys and a blanket." Amber over packed the diaper bag. "Can't have to many diapers." She puts in wipes, rash cream. pacifier, a few outfits and her bathing suit. "Now I have that, I can get my bag and put it into the car." With both bags in her hands she puts them into the front seat. "I hope I have room for everything." She was able to pile everything into the car including Emmy into her car seat. "This car is smaller then what I had. It will do for now." Before she starts to drive she gets a text. "Hi snowflake, are you free?" "No, busy. Going to the hospital and swimming." "Care for company." "No, Raven." She puts the phone down and starts to drive. Her cell continues to ding. "I am not going to answer you, go away." Amber sees Emmy in her mirror playing with her toy. "Come on giggle I want to hear you laugh." She almost got her to laugh a few days ago over one of her toys, but nothing yet.
The stroller comes out of her trunk and she takes Emmy out and places her right inside. Then she grabs the bag and puts it into the back. "We can head in now." She walks to the main hospital doors pushing the stroller along. Then once inside she heads straight for the elevator and floor 5. "Be a good girl for mommy ok." The ride up doesn't take very long and she steps out of the elevator. First person she sees is Sting. "Hey!" "My favourite person and my second favourite person. What brings you by." Sting puts his head into the stroller and gives Emmy a kiss on the cheek. "I am here to pay Jason a visit, couldn't do it the last time. My car is dead, my brother has loan me his." "Any luck in finding something." "No, I need something that holds what I should bring for her. Then when Rae is full grown she can go in the back." "Rae?" "Did I not tell you I got a husky puppy. So cute." "I will have to come by to see her." "Sure. Where is he?" "In his room. He is not in a good mood right now." "How come?" "Rouge was trying to get on his good side and failed." "Is he working today?" "He should be down here soon." "I am on my way to see Jason." "Do you not want to see Rouge?" "If he wants to have a chat, I will comply." Emmy makes a squealing sound in her stroller. "Shhh Emmy, settle down." "I can watch her if you like while you visit with Jason." "Really you do not mind? I was going to let him met her." "We need to catch up. With the way Jason is at the moment he might not be keen on a small visitor." Sting takes her out of her stroller. "Plus she is babe magnet." Amber rolls her eyes. "I'll try and not be to long and do not use her to get numbers." Amber walks away and Sting is engross with Emmy, not listening to a word she said. Her phone was making noises again, she choose to ignore it. She knocks on Jason door. "Go away." She opens up the door. "That is not very pleasant greeting." Jason turns and sees her and hops off the bed and runs over to her. "Nurse Amber." "Hey there." She kneels in front of him. "I hear you are being Oscar the grouch."
Jason walks her back over to his bed and he hops back on. "I don't want to be, but I can't help it." "Why is that?" "I have go for the operation soon and this doctor wants to be my friend." "They have told you when it will be?" "Yeah in two weeks? On August 20th." That would have been Luke's 9th birthday. "Are you not a little excited about it." "Why should I be?" "This doctor is trying to remove that tumour that is in you. Do you not want to be free from here and go back home." "This has been my home, I am not to sure If I will ever see my home again." She didn't want him talking like that. It was giving himself a death sentence. "Jason, your parents, the doctors, nurses, even me what you to have a happy life. Why not see what this doctor can offer you." "Thanks for saying that to the boy." Amber turns her head and sees Rouge standing in the room. He walks over to them and puts his clipboard on the bed. "I want to get to know you Jason, as a person not as patient." Amber was shock to hear that. "Your feelings in this matter count, not what I think you should feel." She crosses her arms as she is watching him talk to the him. "You are friends with Nurse Amber here, can't I be your friend too." "Nurse Amber treats me differently then all the others here. She is nice and she listens and plays games with me." "That is awesome that she can do that with you. I too, like to play games. Even racing games I am good at those." "Racing?" Rouge has peeked his interest. "Jason and I play Mario 8." "Yes, I have that game too." "Can we play today?" "Not today Jason. I am here for a small visit." "I can play go cart with you." Jason eyes Rogue to see if he was telling the truth. "You are doctor, mostly all of you are busy and do not have time." "I have time right now. Why don't you go set up." "Really?" "Yeah go for it." Jason jumps off the bed and he hugs Amber before he leaves the room. "Will you be here when I get back." "Probably not. Make sure you kick butt ok." "I will, I always win." He runs down the hallway.
Rouge walks over to the door. "You let him win." "What?" "Mario cart. I let him win each game. It gives him confidence boost." "I will do so too." "I am not to sure what you are after, by sucking up to him." "I am not doing anything of the sort." "He is only 8 years old, his world revolves around here." "Nurse Amber, you have taken heart to the kid. He likes you very much, I can see that. I am here for this operation to be successful. If I can get to know him and know how he thinks. Then this whole process will be easy on both of us." "Are you telling me that you can get it removed?" "I am confident that it can be done." She frowns at that. "I have been looking over his case and doing research all the numbers seam to line up." "Do not make him a number or statistic. Kids like him want words, truth, not a gamble to which you may not promise." She heads out of the room and he follows. "That is what I an trying to bring here. Let him see what type of doctor I am." "How many kids have you shown them the real you and not the lab coat." "To be able to have a bond with a child that is going through something that is beyond there years. A doctor has to relate on that level." "How many?" "Like you said numbers are nonsensical." She shakes her head. "That tells me that Jason is your first." Amber was heading towards the nurses station to pick up Emmy. Rouge stands right in front of her. "Why does it matter to you so much?" Sting and anybody else in listening rage could hear them. "Because doctors like you don't give a rat ass about kids like Jason. They are treated by what it says on paper. They do not bother listening to the child or the parents. One miss calculation can ruin a kids chance at getting well." The elevator door opens up and Gray could hear both of them as his foot hit the carpet. He knew right off the bat she was getting upset and work over by their talk. Gray hated to see her torn up or in distress about personal things.
Gray starts walking towards her from the elevator. "You differently have the wrong idea here." "I am absolutely clear in what I am saying Rouge. I have experience watching my own child suffer to the point of his death. The doctor that handle the case was in it for accolades, money, praise. Wanted his name publish in a book. My son could have made it." Tears were falling from her eyes. "So do not tell me nonsense that what you are trying to achieve with Jason will work." "Amber, I am sorry I didn't know." "That is enough Doctor." Gray takes Amber into his arms and she cries into his chest. "I wasn't aware of your loss." "It was a hard time for the both of us. I would appreciate if you leave her alone." "I will go to Jason." Gray rubs her back. "It's ok now he left." "Why are you here?" "I told you I was coming in my text." "Did not look at my phone." "Were you trying to avoid me?" "I tried and yet here you are." "If you wanted to do that, then you shouldn't have told me where you were going." "Drats." She snaps her fingers. "I see your humour is still intact." She laughs. "Where is Emmy?" "With Sting." Amber sees blonde holding her baby and talking to a female nurse she does not know. "She is not a babe magnet." "What was that?" "Over there, Sting is using her to get girls phone numbers." "I'll go grab her." "No, I have other idea. You stay and watch." She pats his chest. "What are you going to do?" She didn't like doctors and nurses socializing in the work place. It can be done after work. She proceeds to walk right up to Sting. "Sting darling, thanks for looking after our precious baby girl." "Wait what?" "I shouldn't be saying this, but it took us awhile to conceive. You see, he needs some help to get started. If you rub him a certain way if you get what I am talking about." "Amber, stop it!" "Now now, do not be shy dear. It's perfectly natural for something like this to go on in the bedroom. Let me tell you Miss." "I hear my name being called out. I got go." "Oh really, I wanted to share the news that baby two is on it's way." She puts a hand on her stomach. "Congrats, Later." She runs down the hallway. "I'll take her." Sting hands Emmy over to her, and she gets place into the stroller. Gray and the other staff members were snickering. Sting glares at them all waiting for one person to make joke out of it. "Why did you do that? Now she thinks I have some problem getting it up. I can tell you it's not the case." "Number one. Do not use her to attract girls for your amusement. Secondly, you know I do not like to see doctors and nurses getting cosy in the work place." "Amber, you aren't even working right now to make that call." She stands right close to Sting and points her finger at him. "I may be off for now, but I am still your co-worker."
Gray was watching them argue with one other and he can tell that Sting was enjoying this little scribble with her. The elevator door opens and Natsu comes out and sees and hears the commotion. "Is everything alright?" Both of them turn and say yes. They go back to their fight. "Ok, then." Natsu looks at Gray. "I heard you where in the building are you planing to come down to two?" "That will be my next stop. How is he doing?" "Lucky for him the fall only injured his arm and maybe his ego." "Glad it was only Lyon's arm and not his head." "True. Any luck on your side with her?" "Very little, have kissed a few times. I try to get close and nothing." "Nothing?" "Wish I knew what it was." "You will figure out soon, I hope." "Me too, but right now I have to stop this." "I can see you aren't liking it in less." "It's like what Laxus did while back. He kissed her to make me jealous." "He did what? Do not let Freed hear you say that." Sting heard that little tim bit and he grins to himself. If he really wanted to sit her off and get on Gray's bad side even more. He was more then happy to experiment to see what would happen. He wraps a arm around her waist and pulls her in close. "Sting what you are doing?" "Stopping the fight." He leans down and starts kissing her. Gray growls. "Not again." Gray pulls her away from him and sucker punches Sting in the eye. "Gray stop." "He kissed you, he deserves to be knocked out." "Be the bigger man and Emmy doesn't need to see this." She grabs the stroller and heads for the elevator. "Crap. Amber wait." Sting gets helped by Natsu. "Did you enjoy that?" He smiles. "If I can't ask her out on a date. A 10 second kiss wasn't bad." "What would you have done if she ended up giving you the black eye?" "It would still have been worth it." "Your shameless." "At lest you have had her in bed." Natsu looks around to see if anyone heard that. "That is between me and you. I shouldn't have said anything." "If she ever found out that I know, I think you will be dead meat." "It was one time, and she needed someone." "If I was there that day. I would probably done the same thing." He pats Natsu on the back. "Like Emmy. Amber has us wrapped around her finger." "You think."
The stroller gets turn around in the elevator and Gray slips in before the door closes. "Sorry, didn't mean to hit him in front of Emmy, but he should have saw it coming." "It's over now, we are leaving." "Can you come down to floor 2 with me. Lyon is here." She turns to look at him. "Is he serious hurt?" "He fell off a ladder at home and injured his arm." "Its cutting into swimming time." "This will not take long. I think he will be happy to see your face." "Fine, but only for like five minutes." When the elevator stops on the floor they all get out. "His room is over here 214." Amber sees her co-workers waving and saying hello. She repeats their actions and follows Gray. He opens up the door to his brother's room. "Lyon up for company." The brother sees Amber. "This is a lovely surprise did he drag you in here." "I was on a other floor visiting someone. How are you?" "Ego hurt." "What did you do?" "Tried putting in a light fixture and fell off the ladder." Very sheepishly he says. "A step ladder." Amber hides her laughter. "If I need any bulbs changing I will not call you." She turns around and starts laughing. "Cut that out." "I am sorry, with how tall you are and the size of a step ladder. How could you have fall." "Nash and Mint where playing and somehow I got in the middle of it." "At lest it's your arm. Where is Juiva?" "Had to work." Lyon looks into stroller. "Getting big she is." "Should I take her out for you to see her?" "No, that is ok." Gray kneels in front of the stroller. "When I saw her upstairs, I couldn't believe how big she gotten in just a few weeks." He hands her one of her toys that she dropped inside the stroller. "Hearing her laughing was cute." "What! She laughed and I missed it." "Yeah, she was laughing while fighting with Sting." Amber looks at Emmy. "Can you laugh for me now. Laugh for mom." Gray stands up. "She hasn't done that yet with you?" "No, she has come close." "Sorry." "Why did she do it when I wasn't looking?" "I do not know." "Now I am bummed out." Amber sits down on the bed. Lyon rubs her back. "You know she will laugh more." "Lyon, hearing it for the first time is precious and with Angel not here, it means more." Lyon looks at his younger brother and Gray shrugs. "Amber with out Angel here you are being awesome mom. Angel would be proud knowing you are raising her." "It was Angel wishes. If something, anything were happen to her. She wanted me to have her." Gray comes and sits next to her on the bed. "I thought you took right over after she past." "I did, but things were out of hand with Angel." "Out hand?"
There was a lot that Lyon and Gray did not know about. She knew if she told them, they would be concern. Gray reaction to Nick prove that earlier. "Angel was involved with Nick." "Yes, he is the father." "Angel wouldn't leave him. Even after getting beat up by him." Lyon was shocked and speechless at hearing this. "I do not like this guy." "I have the same sentiments as you do brother." "I tried my hardest for her to see reason and to get out of the nightmare relationship. She said, that he could change and he would be better then what he is. That never rang true and she keep going back time and time again." "You had to let her see it for herself, right?" "That wasn't until the end and having Emmy. Then it was a little to late." "Now Nick is not in the picture and you are raising her." Gray turns to look at his brother. "He is not out of the picture yet." "Why not?" "Nick thinks that Amber is Angel. He has come after her during Angel funeral and hit her." "He did what?" "Gray, you do not need to retell him all." "Lyon should know. I called Gildarts and got a restraining order on him after I heard that he has been calling her house." "He is calling you?" "I do not answer them and leaves messages asking for Angel and he hasn't come to the house either." "I think a restraining order is good. You should have something else in place too." Lyon sits more up on the bed. "Taken care of brother. I got the alarm company to come in and she also has a puppy. That will grow up into a guard dog." Amber gets off the bed. "Enough talk about that. Me and Emmy are going to go. We have plans to go swimming." "Thanks for stopping by. If you need anything." "I know." Amber gives Lyon a kiss on the cheek. Get better and let someone else change the light bulbs." "I'll head down with you two." Gray wishes Lyon well and tells him he will come back later. They leave the room and Lyon talks to himself. "Gray, I know you will keep her safe."
Gray somehow ended up pushing the stroller outside of the hospital. Amber was heading towards the car. She opens up the back door to put in Emmy. He looks at what she is driving. "You wanted a new car and this is it? This is smaller from your last one." "I am borrowing the car from Mystogan. My car died, I am still looking." Gray looks over to his suv not to far from where they were. "Where are you planing on swimming." "The beach." "Why not come over to my place and use my parents pool. They aren't home, off travelling for awhile." She opens up the trunk to get the stroller in. "The beach is good too." He looks inside her trunk. "You have a playpen, stroller and your beach bag and hers. How are you going to handle all of that yourself and with Emmy." "I would find a way." "Come over." "Gray..." "There is more shade at their place then the beach. Her skin could get easy burnt." He moves closer to her. "Plus it will be quieter and the pool will be all ours." He did have a point. The beach could be loud, packed full and she did bring few extra things. "Ok, we will come over." "Great. I'll get us some lunch and I will meet you there." "At your place or your parents." "Mine." He kisses her cheek and goes to his car. "What have I gotten myself into today."
It doesn't take Gray long to come back to his house to see Amber waiting outside with Emmy in her arms. He was enjoying seeing them on his front steps waiting for him to come back home. It brought back memories of when she had Luke and was doing the same thing. He gets out of his car. "Lets head on over to their place. I'll carry the playpen or do you want it left here?" "No we can take it with us. If she gets tried she can nap in it." Amber has the bags over her shoulder and Emmy on her hip. She is able to hold her own head up now and look at everything she sees. "I got cheeseburgers, fries and drinks." "It's fine, haven't had it in a while." Gray used his own key to get into his parents place. "Where are the maids?" "They are on vacation as well. There housing is over there." He points to a new building she hasn't seen before. "They do not live in the house anymore?" "One of the maids was caught stealing. Father and Mother thought it would be best if they had their own dorms." "To have the help to steal, not cool." Gray lets her go inside first. "Where can we get changed?" "Our old room?" She was a little hesitate of going down there. "We can get changed in the bathroom." "Amber use it. I'll sit up the playpen by the pool." "Gray, that room..." He rubs her arm. "I know you do not want to use it, I can see it in your eyes. There is only a bed in there now, nothing of us remains." She nods her head. "Alright." She heads on down with Emmy. Gray takes the playpen and food and goes to the back.
Amber opens up the door to their first room as man and wife. As he said, there was only a bed and no pictures or anything else was in the room. She puts Emmy on the bed and claps her hands. "Time to suit up, always wanted to say that. I benged watch How Imet your mother, about three times a year." She puts Emmy in a one piece pink bathing suite with picture of a duck on the front. "You are adorable. Now it's my turn to get changed. Do not choose now to start rolling off the bed." Amber takes off her clothes and puts on a two piece, a blue top and green bottom. "Maybe I should have picked out a one piece, then again I didn't know I was going to be here." Amber grabs the beach towel and wraps around her waist and takes the diaper bag. "Are you ready to swim little one." Emmy giggles. "Awe you laugh" A tear comes to her eye. "Every time you do something first, it makes me happy." She lefts her up and kisses her cheek. She giggle again. "Love that sound." They leave the room and Amber takes her to the outdoor pool. Gray had set up the playpen but he was no where to be seen. The food he got was on the patio table. "Here sweetie go into the playpen for a bit." She takes out a bottle and some toys and puts into the pen. Amber takes a chair and sits down to nibble on a french fries. "Are you enjoying the french fries." She jumps and sees Gray behind her. "Do not do that." She swats at him. "Couldn't help it." He was in his swim shorts. He sits down in the other chair going for a bite of his food. He had sunglasses on his face and he was able to check her out without her knowing. She looked sexy in her two piece and he wanted the towel off her so he could see her long legs. Amber try not to look at his body, but he was hot. "Thanks for the food." "No problem. Does Emmy need her bottle, I can feed her." "It's in the playpen. I am hoping she will pick up on her own?" Gray puts down his burger and walks over to the pen. Emmy hasn't touch the bottle and was playing with a toy. "Come here little girl. You need to eat." He picks her up with the bottle in his hand and takes her back to his chair. "I heard her laugh Gray when we were in the room. It melt my heart." He lays her in his arm and gives her the bottle and she starts to drink. "See, It didn't take that long for her to do it." "You were the first." "Do not take it to heart." She smiles at him. "The joys of first." They eat and talk a little bit and Emmy had fallen asleep in Gray's arms. "I am going to put her back in there." "Yeah, I put sunscreen on her already." "Did you put some on yourself." "Nah, I am going for burnt." "Take it out sunscreen from the bag I see it on the side."
The sunscreen bottle gets open up and she squeeze some into her palm and starts putting on her arms. Gray picks it up from the table. "Go over to the lounge chairs, I'll put some on your back and legs." She gets up and removes the beach towel and puts it on the chair. He holds his breath. She looked even better with it off. Amber catches him staring at her. "What?" "Your beautiful." She turns her head away hoping he doesn't catch her blushing red like a apple. He points for her to lay down. "I'll put my hair up into a bun or it will get in your way." He watches her do that, or he looks at her body while she does it. He was getting turn on by what is in his vision. The raven wanted to pull on the strings of her bathing suit off her and kisses every inch of body. "Gray? I am ready." She was laying down on her stomach he didn't even notice. "Here I go." He puts some sunscreen into his hands and rubs it together and he lays his hands on her back. It didn't help with his arousal that he was touching her. He rubs all over her back and he does the the same to her legs too. "Can you turn over, can do your front?" Amber was enjoying feeling his hands on her and part of her wanting something more to happen. "Ok." She flips over and he takes in the view of her. He puts some more onto his hands and lays his hand on her stomach and rubs it in. "Can I put some on your chest." "Sure." He takes off his sunglasses and puts it on the table. He puts a small amount on his fingers and starts rubbing it in. Amber looks into his eyes. Her heart was beating a mile a minute and the way he was touching her she wanted a moment to appear. "Amber?" "Uhhh yeah." "I can feel your heart." "You can?" "It's beating fast. Are you nervous?" "No." He leans in closer. "You sure." "Yes." He gets even closer. "Going to kiss you." "Look the pool is calling me." She gets up from the chair and walks into the pool by using the stairs.
Gray wasn't going to let this pass by and follows her in. She swims to the side of the pool. She turns and he swims right up to her. He puts his hands on either side of her blocking her in. "Gray..." "I said, I am going to kiss you." He puts his hand her cheek and leans in for a kiss. He takes the bun out and let her hair fall into the water. She starts responding back and puts a hand on his chest. She wanted it and part of her wanted to push him away. He takes her hand and puts it down to her side and he puts a hand on her stomach and moves it to her waist to bring her closer to him. "Should we go and come back later." They break apart and look to see who was behind them. "Lyon why are you out?" "If you had stayed longer could have told you I was going to be release brother." Amber was going to swim away but Gray keep his hand on her. "Why are you here?" "Saw the strange car, went over to your place. Not home, we both came here." "The car is her brother's." "My car finally died on me. Need a new one." "We know who is here now. We will stay as well. Right Juiva?" "Juiva is glad to see Amber and Emmy again." "Emmy is going to be swimming for the first time after her nap." "Juiva can join in?" "Sure." "We will go and get changed and come back." Gray looks at Amber as she watches Lyon and Juiva leave. "Shall we continue." She turns to look at him and shakes her head. "Amber" "Gray, no." "We had a moment, if they didn't come in when they did. We would still be kissing and more?" "More?" He pulls the string of her bathing suit. She holds her top piece up. "I want you Amber, in my arms, making love to you." "You have said that already." He moves closer to her. "I mean it." "Gray...I got go to Emmy." "She is fine. What is holding you back." "I have to fix myself up." She swims away from him and gets out of the pool. He follows her to know what is going on. He stands behind her as he gets out of the pool and she trying to fix her top. "Amber talk to me. If I know what you are scared of I can help." "I am not scared. I have Emmy, my job. I have no time for relationships." "Yes you are. You kiss me and the next minute you are running." "I can't Gray." "You can't what?" "I can't talk about this. It was mistake coming here." He blocks her from walking away. "Talk to me, please."
He reaches out to hold her hand and keep her rooted. "Gray.." "Tell me, I am here." She looks down at the ground. She was about to tell him, what was hurting her so much. All the years of pain from him not being there with her. "We are back. Who is up for some drinks?" Gray swears and lets go of her. "This isn't over Amber." "It has to be." She goes and sits at the patio table and Juiva takes the chair across from her. Lyon walks up to him. "Are you ok?" "Brother, she is freak out." "Nick?" "No, that is different thing all together. I think she is afarid of us." "Why do you think that?" "Because I left without giving her a reason and I think she doesn't want to get close, but a part of her does though. I feel it in the kiss." "Talk to her." "I am trying, she shutting me out." "How are you going to get your answers." "Could always lock her in a room with no key." "Or get someone else to talk to her." Gray looks at Amber and Juiva talking away. "I don't want second hand information. I want to be able to hear from her lips." "Brother, I know it's been a few months of you trying to get back into her good graces. But it might not be so easy. Like you said, you really didn't give her a reason to the divorce. You basically handed her the papers, right. There is wack load of issues you two have to deal with. The big one, and I know you know this yourself, is Luke." Gray looks towards Lyon after hearing his sons name. "We sort of talked about him a little a few weeks ago when she was sick. When she told me she was pregnant with him." "A little talk is not going to solve things." "What should I do?" "You could give her more time. Is there a rush to get together?" "There are few men in her life that would love to get their hands on her. I be dammed if I let them kiss her again." "Can you really prevent her from going out with them?" "I sure can try." "If she did go out with one." "I ruin the date instantly." Lyon puts a arm around his brother shoulder. "Look, I love you and love Amber. Before you become her white knight and carry her off into the sunset. Deal with your issue with Luke first." "My Issue?" "Brother, you have no pictures of him or Amber anywhere in your house." "I have pictures in photo album and I have two pictures in my wallet that I look at." "Still, you need to figure it out."
Lyon walks over to his wife and sits in a chair. Gray stays where he is for awhile, thinking over what they talk about. "My issue. Luke?" He knew that his house wasn't fill with any memories of his child or of his wife. He wouldn't let himself feel the pain of loosing him all over again and pushing Amber away. Gray runs his finger through his hair. With the progress he has made with her and kissing is the only thing they have really done. He wanted more to happen, but she will put him at arms reach. Right now, he had to think about this later. He has her here and he will make the most of it. He goes to the patio table and sits in the chair next to her. "Juiva would like to make something for all of us." "Juiva, we ate not to long ago. Why not enjoy the sun with me and take a dip in the pool." There was some rustling in the playpen and Amber gets up to check on Emmy. "You are awake, you didn't sleep for very long." She picks up her little girl and brings her over puts her on her lap. "Juiva likes the bathing suit. Very cute." "Isn't it, took me some time to pick which one to get." Emmy sits on her mother's lap making bubbles with her mouth. "Can Juiva hold her." "Of course." She lifts her up over the table and Juiva takes her into her arms. "Juiva loves Emmy." Lyon rubs Emmy cheek with his finger. "I would love to hold her too but not with this arm." Gray smiles at his brother and wife. He wanted them to have a family of their own, but they decided not too and their dogs are there kids.
Emmy loved being in the pool. It was one giant tub for her to splash in. Amber would dip both of them into the water and come back up again. Emmy would laugh making her mother happy to hear laughter. Gray comes swimming over to them. "Can I take her for bit." "Ok." Amber hands her over to him. "My you are enjoying this aren't you little one." "She does love her bath time." Gray kisses the baby cheek. "So very sweet." "She is the best." Amber swims away to sit on the stairs and watch him play with her. Lyon comes and sits in the water with her. "Juiva wants you stay for supper?" "I can, Emmy is having to much fun and it's her first time in big pool and not in her bath basin." "Good. Next question. What is holding you back?" She gives him a look. "Lyon, not talking about this." "If you will not tell him, tell me?" "It's not that simple." He holds her hand. "You might be making it a bigger deal then it should be." She looks at the water being moved by the wind. "It is a big deal. Everything that matter to us, was and is gone. He left, Lyon. We were still grieving for Luke or I felt I was doing it alone." "What else?" "He was half there, at times he would reach for me and other times nothing. I was trying to conceive when Luke was so sick. I wanted to give him a brother or sister before he died." "There is more?" "Yeah a endless list." "Tell him, if it brings you two together that will be wonderful. If it doesn't, a final closure. I will say this, do not hold back. He is here now and wants to be with you." "Lyon, car accident made him do this. He had all those years to come to me." "Have you been waiting for him?" She stayed silent not wanting to give him the answer. "I'll take that as a yes." He kisses her forehead and gets out of the water leaving her to her own thoughts.
Juiva made a scrumptious supper that had her eating more then she should. The meat was tender, the vegetables where steam cooked and the gravy added a extra touch. Amber sits down on their couch patting her stomach. "That was the best meal I had in a while. Juiva you out did yourself." "Juiva is pleased, care for dessert. It's a chocolate funnel cake." "Do not temp me." While they had dinner, Emmy was in her playpen. Gray takes her out and puts her on his lap. Amber could tell that the attachment was getting stronger and she wasn't to sure how to deterred him from forming a bond. Technically she has allow him to hold her from his first encounter. "Juiva will get a container to put a slice of cake for you to enjoy later " "Ahhh it can be my midnight snack in case she wakes up. I will be going here soon, to put little missy to bed." Gray wasn't ready for her to leave quiet yet and he searches his mind for a way to monopolize her into staying. "Do you have to go so soon?." "Yes I do Lyon. I don't want her night time routine to be off center." "The car?" Everyone turns to Gray hearing him blurt out the two words. "Car brother?" "She needs new wheels." Gray bounces Emmy on his knee. "Why don't you stay longer and I can search for a van or hybrid for you." "I can do that much on my own. I have a few phone calls to make tomorrow morning for a sale on dodge journey." "A second hand car." "That is what I can afford Gray." "I can pay..." "Stop right there." She sits upright on the couch. " You have paid for Rae, the alarm company, clothes, diapers. No more." "What if you pay for the dodge and turns out to be a lemon. You will be forking out more money to get it fixed. A brand new car will cut that need out." She stands from the couch and takes Emmy into her arms. "I am calling it a night. Lyon, Juiva thanks for having us over. I hope to see both again soon." She gives Gray a angry look and walks on past him. The car seat was at the front door with the bags. Lyon gives his younger brother a thumbs down. "Good going." "Shut up." "I wanted you to work out what it is you are dealing with. This shouldn't be in your plans." "Lyon." He says in a stern voice. He pushes himself off the couch from where he was siting next to Juiva. "Tonight, you blew it. To redeem yourself, fold up the playpen and start fresh again. Amber doesn't usually stay mad for long." Gray scowls at his brother. This totally backfired in his face. He wanted her stay longer and thought maybe helping her get a new car would work.
He takes the playpen down and walks over to the door. She had the car turn on already and was placing Emmy into the backseat. He slips on his shoes and heads out to the back of her car. The trunk hood gets pop open and lays the item down. When he closes it up she is standing by the open car door. "Amber, I was trying to help." "If didn't think that buying a car would be so hard. I would have gone to my brothers for assistance." "I am here as well." "Gray...I don't think it's right." He takes her hand and intertwines with his fingers and places it on his chest. "My brother said something to me today back at the pool and I believe I can succeed in doing it. I want to be your white knight and carry you off into the sunset." She gives him a small smile. "That is sweet." He kisses the top of her hand places it back on his chest. "Let me find you that car. Do not give me a no." She sighs. "I have tired to avoid you and told you to leave repeatedly and it's all been in vain. If I do say no, you will buy one anyways." "Pretty much." "You have my consent." "She tries to remove her hand from his. "Kiss me before you go." "Noooo." "One little kiss." She reaches to kiss his cheek. But Gray moves his head and their lips touch. This time she starts the kiss on his lips. It was a soft and it wasn't rush and just as the kiss starts it's finishes. She breaks free and looks at him. He lets go of her hand and she reaches up to touch his cheek. "You need a shave. Raven." She gets into the car and he watches her back up and leaves down the road. "Goodnight my snowflake."