Chapter 23: The Family
Hey, I am back again. Sorry that I left for so long. A lot of things came up and I was not in the mood to write. You know, writer's block.
Anyway, I am about to write the last chapter here. Thank you for those who always support me. Also, I appreciate that you like my story.
There you go~
Few days later, Evy was feeling better. She had spent several days on the bed without getting her feet landed on the floor. Rick had became a very instructive husband to his wife, which was very unusual. Whenever Evy heard the baby cried, she wanted to reach her baby as soon as she could. However, as stubborn as he was, Rick would not let his wife left the bed. He would bring food to Evy every two hours. She understood that he wanted her to get well soon with the food and medicine being consumed. But, she was bored. The food was more than enough. Soon, she would be a fat lady with the amount of the food she had eaten in days. She was not used to being in the bed all day without doing anything. And, she was pissed off with her husband instructive way to her.
"Rick, stop it!" she yelled at him when he asked her not to walk around and stay in the bed. "Hey, you need to rest" Rick said calmly. "I have had much rest than I actually needed, Rick. I feel better now. See, I can walk without any supports" she said confidently. "I know. But... you need to stay in the bed" he said. She felt something was not right with her husband. "Rick, are you alright?" she asked as she walked towards him. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just... I'm just worry about you. That's all" he said and tried to smile little, but failed to. She knew something was not right. "Don't lie to me. You know I don't like it when you lie to me. And you know I can tell it from the way you speak" she said as she had knew him well enough to know when he tried to hide something from her. By that time, she already reached her husband. "Tell me, what happen?" she said as she looked into his eyes. She knew he was in pain. Tears roll down on his face. She catched his tears drops with her finger and stroke his face with her thumb, as he used to do it to her. "Evy I need you tell you something and you are not going to like it. You need to listen very carefully. I don't think I can speak it twice to you" Rick said. She nodded, though there were millions of questions that she would like to ask, but she forced herself to keep her mouth shut and listen to her husband's biggest secret which he was about to share. "Evy, you are not going to have a second baby. There, I said it" Rick said it quietly as he avoided her eyes. "Second baby? Am I supposed to expecting the second one?" she asked. 'Oh no' he wanted to punch himself at that moment. She did not get what he meant to say. "No. What I mean is... the healer said you were in a very bad condition. You are not... not you. We are not going to have another baby anymore. You lost too much blood. I am lucky that I still have you and Alex. I'm sorry" he said as he looked into her eyes. And finally she got what he meant. She stood still, unable to accept the fact that she was not going to have another baby. In fact, she wanted a boy and a girl. But, the dream would not come true anymore. Because of her stubborness. Only if she could turn back the time. Rick had always refused to jump back into the field when he knew she was pregnant with Alex. Tears roll down on her face. "It was all my fault. It was all my fault" she said as she cried. He tried to hold her in his arms but she pushed him away. "Evy, it wasn't your fault. The bastard..." he said as he tried to calm her down. "It was me who brought him here. It's my fault. Please don't hate me" she said as she cried. He needed her to calm down, to listen to him. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. A moment later, their lips broke apart. She seemed to calm down a little. "You don't have to feel sorry. It wasn't your fault. Neither of us would expect this to happen. But, it did happen. There is no way we could turn back the time. If you ask me, whether I want another baby, I will say yes. I do want it and I am not going to lie to you. But, nothing could change what I feel for you. Nothing could come between us. Not this" he said as he looked into her eyes. "But..." she tried to say but he interrupted. "I have Alex. I have YOU. I still think that I am the luckiest man alive. I love you, Evy" he said with his heart. "I love you too" she said and finally wrapped both arms around his neck.
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The couple went back to London with their son after a month. They made the decision that they would not get back to the field in two years time. All the ruins must be put aside. The family would be their first priority.
The end.