Chapter 17: Parents
"Hell (hell), what the matter with your head headHell (hell), what the matter with your mind and your sign and a ohohoh…" For my second wish I fit: my Macbook, a Bluetooth speaker, any song I like or will like, a solar powered charger, and a hard drive with movies that I do and will like, onto one space. Was it cheating a little, hell yea, do I or "they" care, not if they gave it all to me. I asked for it on my birthday and it was a nice gift. Bad thing is, is that I do not have internet or anyway to contact anyone from Earth. Couldn't have it all could I?
Right now, Olivia and I are trying to learn how to cook. Trying because I put on the Guardians of the Galaxy volume one and two on and We've been dancing in the kitchen instead of actually cooking. I might go out and pick something up, like we always do.
"Hell, with it baby cause you're fun and you're mine and you look so divine."I sang along as I spin a laughing Olivia through the kitchen and into the living/front room.
"Jordan, we have to do this." She tried to scold me. It was hard to take her seriously when she was laughing.
"Do we?" I whisper in her ear.
"We have to learn some time." She said with a faint blush.
"But does it have to be today?" I half whine, half ask.
"…Come and get your loveCome and get your loveCome and get your love now…"
I let go of her. She had a blush on but she was continuing to giggle. "I…" I tried to do puppy dog eyes. I think it worked because she looked away from me. "…guess we could learn to cook later." I smile and spin back into the kitchen, a bit dramatic and over the top, but worth it when I heard her laugh. I grab the computer and speaker and bring them into the living room. I sit down on the couch. I place the speaker on the table and turn it down. "Could you play the song I really like?" She asks shyly.
"Feel It Still?" I ask.
"No, the other one. From the band I like." She says.
"El Mañana? Wait you don't like all Gorillaz music. Umm…" I start scrolling through the song selection. Olivia sits down beside me and looks with me. Once we reached a Lumineers song, she points to it.
"That band."
"The Lumineers." I cock an eyebrow at her. She blushes and looks down.
"I-I like their sound." She says. "It's the song you always replace with my name."
"Angela huh." I scroll back up to the top and click on it. "I think the reason you like them so much because they don't have drums." I say and lean back into the couch.
"Maybe…" She says but trails off. She is staring out the window as the lyrics start up.
"When you left this town, with your windows downAnd the wilderness inside…" She leans back and rests her head on my shoulder. Tonight, she was acting weird. Usually, she would give in to the idea of dancing and take out but she fought for a long time on this. Plus, she just got over an illness that she said she got taken care off. She also is concerned about money now, even though she dances at shows and I get paid for two jobs, military strategist and a normal solider. Robin persisted on the strategist part. We are fine in the money department, so fine that we put a little to the side each month for her theater dream. I'm trying to write a screenplay but I honestly suck at it. I'm trying though.
Olivia sighs from my shoulder and I look down at her.
"Are you alright?" I ask.
"I…" She trails off and stands up. She walks over to the window and sighs again. I pause the music and walk over to her. I place a hand on her back and rub it.
"Are you still feeling a bit sick? We don't have to have something extravagant tonight for dinner babe." I say. She shakes her head.
"I'm not sick." She says. She then looks at me. "I'm pregnant." Oh okay, she's just pregnant. Cool…. Wait.
"You-you're pregnant?" I ask. She bites her lip and nods. Three months into marriage and we are with child. They're being born. They are being born!
"I-I know it is early in our marriage, an-and that we haven't been together that long in this house, and I understand if you are not ready, I understand that if y-" I grab her in a hug and twirl her around.
"We're parents Olivia!" I exclaim laughing and crying. She started laughing in excitement as well. My father never told me how this felt and I can say without a doubt that it is the best thing ever. Inigo and Evelyn are on their way. I'm going to be a father. I'm going to be a father… I put her down.
"Yes we are… Jordan?" I must have an upset expression because Olivia stopped laughing. She gripped my arm gently. "What's wrong?" I wipe the happy tears away.
"I don't know if I will be a good father. My father moved away from me and my sisters when I was 10 and came back when I was 14. He missed some of the crucial parts of my life and came back like nothing happened. I…" I felt a tear fall onto my cheek. "…I don't want to do the same. What if I fail them? What if I'm not there for them? What if…" Olivia hugged me.
"Focus on the what will Jordan." She said. "What will happen is that you will be a good father. You will love them and protect them. You will be there for them. You will do all of these things." She looked up at me.
"How do you know?" I ask her. She smiles sadly.
"Because you are scared of failing them. You won't be the perfect father but you will be a good father. You might even be better than your father."
"My father was okay."
"He must have done something right if you, Grace, and Kelly were his children." She said with a chuckle. I chuckle as well.
"Must have." I lean down and give her a kiss. Once we broke apart I look out the window. "Are you ready?"
"No." She said. "But I will be. I hope." She adds on I hope quietly.
"You will be." I say kissing her forehead. "We will be." We stand content in our embrace, watching the light snowfall start to fall on this January evening. We stay silent for a while before I had a thought. "Have you told Basilio yet?"
"Have you planned an escape route out of Ylisse?" She shot back.
"No."
"Then no."
"Oh… neat… Want to watch a movie?"
"Yes."
"Superhero?"
"No."
"Animated?"
"Not today. Tomorrow is a Disney movie like you promised."
"Right. Uh… Action?"
"Maybe?"
I run my hand over my face. "This'll take forever."
"They-They're staring. Is it because I'm fat? It is."
"You're pregnant. Not fat."
"We shouldn't have gone outside today."
"We haven't seen baby Lucina yet and this will be the perfect time to." I sigh and kiss the top of Olivia's forehead. Robin gave birth a little over three weeks ago when we were telling Basilio and Flavia that Olivia was pregnant. I still have a scar from that. Oliva was six months along I think. She was two months when she told me and it's may so yea, six months. We were walking to the castle, then getting dinner afterwards. We still didn't know how to cook.
"I-I just don't like people looking at me." She says meekly while clinging to my arm. The wind lightly blew some of her pink hair into my face. It was a nice May afternoon. Olivia was wearing a dark blue maternity dress and I was wearing black jeans with my white undershirt pulled up to my elbows.
"Ignore it." I say brushing her hair out of my face. She pouted up at me.
"Easy for you to say. You're not fat."
"Again, pregnant, not fat." I say.
"What if I don't lose the weight after they come? What if I can't dance again?" She exclaimed rather loudly. If people weren't looking before, they are now. I unwrap my arm from her grasp and put it around her shoulder. I rub her arm to try and comfort her.
"Olivia…" I say she looks at me "…You will be fine. You will dance again. And for the love of anything holy, you will be skinny again." I say annoyed. I'm trying my hardest not to but she's not making it easy. She looks down, ashamed. I sigh and stop. I turn her towards me and look at her. "Olivia, please look at me." She slowly meets my gaze. I give her a small smile. "Focus on what will, not what if. You told me that, so now I'll tell you that." She blinked a couple times before nodding. She then giggled. "What?" I ask.
"I was doing it again. Wasn't I?" She says. My smile becomes genuine.
"Yes you were." I say. She breaks out into sweet laughter. I shake my head and start leading her through the castle doors and towards the throne room. Her laughter dies down.
"I'm sorry." She says dejectedly.
"Don't worry about it. It's the hormones." I say. Fredrick is there to meet us at the door. "Hey slave master." I say. He narrows his eyes.
"Just because you are training under me, doesn't mean I'm a slave master Jordan." He says firmly. I shrug and smirk.
"Whatever, can we see her yet?" I ask.
"In a minute, the Exalt is with them." Emmeryn is still Exalt of Ylisse. We saved her so Chrom doesn't have to take up the mantle. It's weird to see the changes that might come up later in the story but we'll get their when we get there. To avoid awkward silence, I was about to strike up a conversation.
"How is Sumia?" Olivia asks. Fredrick actually smiles.
"She is doing well, right now her and Cordelia are training with Phila and the other Pegasus Knights." He answers.
"Have you popped the question yet?" I tease. He lightly blushes and looks away.
"Not yet. When we visit her parents in a week or two, I'll ask Isaac for his grace to do so." He says. I smile and pat him on the shoulder.
"Good luck friend. She is a great woman and she deserves a great man like yourself. Just make sure to invite us unlike a certain mage and fighter." I grumble out the last part because Vaike and Miriel had eloped on their mission away from Ylisse and failed to tell anyone until they got back. Olivia giggled.
"As long as they are happy together I think we can put it behind us." She says. I sigh and look away.
"Whatever." As I say that the door opens and Emmeryn walks out with a serene smile. Fredrick bows.
"Milady." He says. Emmeryn lays a hand on his back.
"At ease Fredrick." She says. He stands up. Emmeryn turns and looks at the both of us. "I haven't seen you two in a while so I haven't said congratulations yet. So, congratulations. I am excited for the both of you." Olivia blushes and looks away. I smile at her then look at Emmeryn.
"Thank you, your highness. How are they doing?" I ask.
"Robin is just tired, so is Chrom. Lucina is also a tired little one. But the joy she brings the both of them warms my heart." She places a hand on her heart. "She is also the cutest little one I have seen in a long time." She gives out a Lissa like squeal, huh.
"You aren't biased because she is your niece, right?" I ask.
'Of course I am not biased. What kind of leader would I be if I was?" She winked at me then started walking towards the council room. "I would love to stay and catch up but I have a meeting I have to attend. If you will excuse me." We follower her before Olivia snuck past Fredrick into the room. He was about to shout after her but I gripped his arm. I shook my head and walked in after her.
Robin was sitting in a rocking chair reading a book in one hand and holding a tiny bundle in the other. Chrom was working on something to the right of her. Olivia is walking up to Robin and I follow. Robin looks up and smiles a tired smile.
"Hey guys." She says softly.
"Hello Robin." Olivia says as soft as Robin. She lightly pulls a chair over to Robin and sits down. "How are you feeling?"
"Like my eyes are forced to stay open every night." She says. I snicker and sit on the stool near Chrom.
"How you doing princy?" I ask. He sighs and almost drops the bottle he has in his hand.
"Like chucking this thing through a window." He says with a tired voice.
"You would break something anywhere you through that thing." I tell him. He glares at me with tired eyes. I put my hands up in defense. "Hey now, I'm not far off from your position brother."
"Bite me." He says as he shakes up the bottle. He sighs and puts it down. "I… Naga." He stops and rubs his face. "I love her so much already but dear Naga, she does not sleep well."
"Chloroform?" I suggest.
"What's that?" He asks with a raised eyebrow. I realize now that it was a bad idea to even suggest it.
"Never mind." I wave it off.
"Alright then." He turns around and leans on the table. I turn my gaze towards our wives. Olivia is holding and cooing over Lucina who is trying to grab her finger. Robin is smiling as she watches the two of them. "I'm surprised that you aren't over there right now." Chrom states.
I Smile. "Wanted to see something for myself." As I watch Olivia with Lucina, I see the making of an amazing mother. The glim in her eye, the soft baby talk, the gentleness, and the care she has for the small child are amazing to see. "I didn't need to worry."
"You never did Jordan." He says. He shifts on the table. "How are you dealing with Olivia pregnant?"
"We are going out to get dinner today. I'll order something normal. She'll order something with celery and dump hot sauce on it so you tell me friend." I look at him out of the corner of my eye. He chuckles.
"With Robin in was any bread and oranges." We both chuckle.
"That's pretty normal." I say. He nods and hands me the bottle.
"Take it over to Robin and hold your niece." He commands. I give him a weak salute as I stand up.
"Yes captain." I pick up the stool as well and walk over to them. I place the stool down softly in front of Olivia and hand Robin the bottle.
"Thanks." She says softly. Olivia looks up with a happy look on her face.
'Do you want to hold her?" She asks me, gently motioning to the baby in her arms. I nod and reach out for Lucina. Olivia gently places her in my arms. Lucina makes a sound and I immediately start rocking slowly back and forth.
"Shh sh sh, it's okay it's okay." I speak quietly. Looking down at this small child I can't help but feel happy. She wriggled in slowly in my arms and opened her unnatural blue eyes. She stared at me while I couldn't help but smile down at this tiny little human. Her short thick blue hair was barely poking out of the blanket she was wrapped in. She then smiled back. "Hi Lucy." I say. I stroke her forehead, wiping the blue hair away from her face. "You are just so cute." I tell her. She wriggled in my arms a bit more. "You are going to be my kids best friend when you get old enough just you wait." I tell her. She closes her eyes and snuggles back into the blanket.
I stare at this beautiful gift of a child and now I realize that I'm going to be a father in threeish months. I'm going to be holding my children in my arms. I can't believe it. I'm actually going to be a father. Now I can't wait for that day to come.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU JORDAN!" Olivia shrieks. Basilio stands up and pulls a knife of his belt.
"Whelp you heard her boy." He said before taking a step towards me. I yelp and hide behind Robin.
"Save me." I plead. Robin sighs and sits me down in her chair before sitting down in the chair I was sitting in before I hid behind her. Another shout from the room in front us brought me back into reality. Today was August 7th. The day that our twins are arriving to the world.
"He won't kill you." Robin says then gives Basilio the stink eye while he chuckles in his chair.
"Sorry but that was an amazing opportunity to scare you shitless." He says to me in between chuckles.
I nervously bounce my leg up and down as I sit there. Waiting, being able to do nothing. Praying that she is alright. Praying that Inigo and Evelyn will be alright. She lets out another scream and I bounce up and start pacing.
"Relax Jordan." Robin said.
"How the hell can I!?" I shout at her. She opens her mouth but nothing comes out. She then shrugs and I get back to looking at the ground and pacing. I'm worried for Olivia. Childbirth was painful back on earth and that was with pain killers and other things, but here, where there is none of those things, oh boy. I hope she and our children are okay. Another scream of pain and Maribelle shouting something.
"Milady, there is someone here that you need to meet." Fredrick said opening the door to the room we were in.
"This better be really damn important Fredrick. My brother's wife is giving birth to twins right now." Robin said annoyed.
"That's why I brought them up here." He says calmly.
"Why is that a reas-" Robin's statement died out as another scream reared its ugly head. "-ou look really familiar sir. Have we meet before?"
"I do not believe we have because I uhh… How do I explain this?" I faintly heard. I stopped pacing and looked up at the window facing away from the door. I pull down my hood, which was on because we woke up at 5 in the morning today. That sounded like dad. I slowly turn around to face the voices.
My mother was a short woman. She stood at a measly 5'2" with bright blonde hair down to the top of her shoulder blades and dull blue eyes with glasses over them. She lost weight. She lost sleep. She almost lost her son so that would do those things to you. She was wearing a colorful dress that hugs her form. It looks better now than it did when I saw her wear it last but that doesn't negate the fact that she lost weight due to malnutrition. Dad was worse off. He was 6'3" with short dark brown hair spiked in the front and normal blue eyes. He also lost weight, a lot of weight. He was really overweight back on earth and now he almost looks as skinny as he did before his ankle surgery. He also was very tired with bags under his eyes and slow movements. He wore black slacks with a white button up shirt. I gasped when I saw them and they turned to me. Dad's eyes went giant and his jaw dropped. Mom brought her hands over her mouth and I could see tears start to fall from her eyes. Olivia screams again.
"Jo-Jordan." She cautiously asks. I nod and smile.
"Hi mom. Hi dad. Long time." I say. Mom pushes through Robin and runs into me, crying her eyes out.
"Jordan! My baby boy. You're alright. You're alive. You're…" She dies off as her tears overpower her ability to speak. I wrap my arms around her and let my own tears fall. They get to come here as well. Not just Grace and Kelly. Mom and dad too. Olivia gives a loud grunt of pain. I pull her tighter and kiss the top of her head. She lets out another sob when I did that. She pulls back to look at me and holds my face in her hands. She can't form any words even though her mouth tries. She then resorts to smiling and rubbing my face in her hands. "You're here, with me. You're here." I laugh and smile.
"You are actually here with me mother." I say teasingly.
"Oh whatever. You're back to me." She says with a smile. She then wipes a tear off my cheek.
"I'm with you again mom." I say. I rest my hands on her arms. My eyes flick towards dad who is staring at me with a reserved expression. Crying from the other room. I gently lower her arms and walk over to my father. as I walk closer I notice the quivering lip and the watery eyes. I stop when I am a foot in front of him.
"Dad." I say. He bites his lip as if trying not to break down.
"Jordan." He says curtly. Does he not want to see me? Does he not believe it's me? He obviously noticed my posture and expression breaking cause he speaks up again. "Is-is this real?" He asks. I reach my hand out and grasp his arm. He gasps and stares at my hand.
"Yes."
"S-son." He says. He then looks back at me with the tears flowing down his face. "You're… you're…" He then pulls me into a hug and I remember how much I missed his hugs. While different I still love it. "My boy, my baby boy." He says in between sobs. "You're fine, you're alive, you're healthy, you're not hurt. You're my son." He kisses the top of my head and rests his head on mine. I let tears fall down my face.
"I'm okay dad. I'm okay." I say in between my own sobs. He pulls me tighter, as if I'm going to float out of his grasp like dust. Never wanting to let go. Silence…silence? I gently pull away and look at the door to the room Olivia was in. Lissa was standing there panting and rubbing her left hand. She looked tired and confused eyeing me and Robin.
"Is she…" I ask. She nods.
"All three of them are fine." She says and my heart flips in my chest. "A healthy baby boy and a healthy baby girl."
"May I see them?" I ask.
"Who am I to stop the father?" She says as she walks to the other door in the room. "If you need me, I'll be passed out in my boyfriend's arms. Good bye." With that she closes the door behind her. I begin walking towards the door when dad grabs my wrist. I turn to see him confused.
"Jordan… What's going on? Are you a father?" He asks. This will take too long to explain and I want to see my wife and children… children wow. I look to mom who is equally confused. I then turn my gaze to Robin who returns the gaze. She must have been thinking the same thing and nods. I turn back to my father.
"Robin will explain things because I have someone to see right now. And dad by the way…" I hold up my left hand, showing him the ring and pull my arm from his grip. I turn and show mother before walking into the room.
The first thing I noticed was Olivia lying in a bed, looking tired and beautiful. In her arms she holds someone wrapped in a blue blanket. I walk over to the chair on her right but before I sit down she looks up at me with tired, happy eyes.
"Hi honey." She says. I smile and rub her cheek.
"Hi sweetheart." I say. She then motions her head over to the corner. I look to see Maribelle walking towards me with a pick blanket of joy. She smiles and gently holds it out to me.
"Congratulations darling, you are now the father of two beautiful children." She says. I gently grab it out of her arms. "She is your daughter."
My daughter… my daughter. She wriggled lightly in my arms before nestling against me and the blanket. She had thick pink hair and a dainty face. She had Olivia's nose. I slowly backed up and sat down. She opened her eyes very slowly and I saw my stormy blue ones. She had my eyes. I brush her hair gently, feeling the softness of it. I swear I saw a tiny smile from her. I feel the tears fall onto my cheeks. My daughter… she's perfect. She closes her eyes. I gently brush her cheek, taking my sweet time to realize that this is my daughter, my child.
"Hi Evelyn." I smile as I speak to her. She doesn't respond. "This is your daddy. This big dork is your father." I tell her with a little laugh. "This big dork is going to protect you, you precious little thing." As I stare at her, I realize what dad said when he said that this feeling of love, love for your children when you first meet them, is something that can never be replicated. I love her so much. I have never loved another being, besides Olivia, in my life like I love her. I can't put into words what I feel for this little girl in my arms.
"J-Jordan. May I hold my daughter?" Olivia asks timidly. I look up at her and smile.
"Only if I can hold my son." I tell her. She slowly smiles and nods. I gently stood up and give her to Olivia. Once she has Evelyn secured I pick up Inigo from her and sit back down. My baby boy. He has my hair color but thinner. He looks more like me than Olivia but he has Olivia's nose. I smile and brush my baby boy's hair gently. He stirs a little.
"Shh, sh, sh, it's okay Inigo, it's okay. Daddy's here…" I smile again. I'm a father. Inigo is my son. Evelyn is my daughter. I have a family. I feel more tears fall on my cheeks. He's so small, and innocent, and pure and I'll make sure he doesn't go through hell like older Inigo did. I love him so much. "I love you Inigo. So much." I say and I wipe my tears away. Add Inigo to the list of things I have loved more than anything else. I would gladly give my life for this little bundle in my arms. "Daddy will protect you. I will protect you and your sister." He lightly stirred and gently rocked him back and forth.
"I never did describe how this felt to you fully did I?" My dad asks. I look up and towards the door to see him smiling.
"I don't think you could have." I respond. He nods and walks over to me.
"You're right. There is no feeling like this." He said squatting down to look me in the eye. "I told you several times that you are the better version of me, hearing about what you have gone through and what you are doing now I can confirm that with undeniable proof that you are indeed, the better version of me." I smile at him.
"Thank you, dad. And that is pretty high praise considering you raised me so I must be pretty damn awesome." I say with a whole lot of smugness. He grunted and rolled his eyes.
"Never mind. You're an arrogant asshole." he says smirking. I lightly cover Inigo's ears.
"You are a bad influence on my children father." I say. I was expecting a joke back, but instead he stared at the baby in my arms. He's a grandfather now. How the hell did I just realize that.
"Your story is so weird. You got transported to another world as soon as you hit your head. You fight in a war, fall in love, and have children and I wasn't there for any of it. What kind of father am I?" He asks.
"You are a father who was helpless. Who wanted to do everything but couldn't. You tried you're hardest but you couldn't change the outcome. But even with all that, you are still here for the birth of your grandchildren. Bet that makes you feel old, doesn't it?" I joke. He lets out one laugh.
"I'm 44 and a grandfather, that feels weird to say. Grandpa Dan." He rubs his goatee.
"It has a nice ring to it though." I say. He nods. "Would you like to hold him?" I ask.
"Can I?"
"Why would I say no dad?" I gently lift and place Inigo into dad's arms. He stands up gently rocking my baby boy. I smile at him and turn to look at Olivia. She was talking to my mother while watching Basilio with Evelyn. Olivia's eyes widened and she looked over to me then back to my mother. Mom nodded and smiled softly.
"He has your hair Jordan, and your mouth. He'll have your charming smile soon." Dad says. I chuckle. That's ironic. I don't think a lot of girls would call Inigo's smile charming. "He looks like you son."
"He does. He has Olivia's nose though." I say standing up and walking over to him. He glances up at her then back down at Inigo.
"That he does. Once Anna is done talking to your wife, I would like to meet her." He says.
"I can't stop you." I say with a laugh. He puts an arm around my shoulder and pulls me close. We both look down at Inigo. My son. My son… I can't help but smile and rub his hair gently.
"What's his name?" My dad asks.
"Inigo. Inigo Jordan Meyer." I say. He chuckles.
"Starting the tradition of the middle names then huh?" He says.
"Your middle name is Arron after your dad. My middle name is Daniel after you and now it's Inigo's turn." I tell him. He nods and unwraps his arm around my shoulder. Mom was walking over to me holding Evelyn in her arms. Dad awkwardly patted me on the shoulder and walked over to Olivia and Basilio. Mom smiled while trying to wipe away tears.
"She's lovely Jordan."
"Evelyn or Olivia?" I ask. She looks down at the baby in her arms then back at Olivia who was looking pretty nervous while talking to dad. Basilio was giving him a hostile look. In-laws man, what can I say.
"Both. Your daughter is so precious. Her name is Evelyn, right?" Mom asks me. I nod.
"Evelyn Grace-Kelly Meyer." I say, mom lets out a sob and I roll my eyes. "Jeez, stop being so emotional."
"It's just that you used your sisters' names as her middle name. Your also not comatose, you got married and I'm a grandmother now" she lets out another sob "you have been broken, abused, and scared. Yet you still made a life here, I am so proud of you. Of what you became." Now she is making me cry. I wrap my arms gently around her and hold her close. I look down at the both of them, Evelyn was awake and watching us tired eyes and mom trying not to cry on my baby. I wonder how long they will stay. Grace and Kelly disappeared a couple hours after the wedding. So I wonder…
"Welcome home little ones" I tell my children. "and on a lesser note mom and dad." It's been two days since they were born and both my parents were still here. I wonder how they will act under the same roof. I wonder if I can pull the 'if you are under my roof you have to live by my rules' thing like mom did.
"And of course, you own your own house." Dad says as he starts looking around.
"Two jobs father. Plus, Olivia had some money saved up due to dancing." I say.
"I-it wasn't much." She says meekly, placing down a bag on the coffee table by our couches. I walk up to her.
"Shh sh sh." I place a finger on her lips and smile. "None of that today alright?" She slowly smiles and pulls my finger off her lips. I was about to kiss her forehead before Evelyn started crying. Olivia rushed over to mom, who was holding her, started fussing over her. I look to dad who just shrugged. Inigo stirred in my arms but didn't make a sound. A bark from the back got my attention. Ridley.
"Ohh shocker, you own a dog." He said sarcastically. I roll my eyes and walk out to the back yard. Cordelia and Gaius were in charge of taking care of the house and Ridley while we were in the castle medical ward. They must have left her out back. I walk into the kitchen and out to the back door. I could hear scratching and whining at the door. I need to teach her not to do that. I hand Inigo to dad who followed and open the door. Ridley then pounced on me talking me to the ground, licking my face like crazy.
"Blegh, girl stop. Stop!" I pushed her off and she hung her head. Damn she is good at manipulation. I begin to rub behind her ears and under her chin. Her tail beats against the wood flooring and tries to tackle me again. This time I hold her back. Once I get up she looks at dad with a cocked head.
"A German Shepherd. Thought you would have gotten a husky." He says.
"I found her on our way to Regna Ferox like a week in and she's been my partner ever since." He hands me Inigo and bends down. He reaches out a hand and Ridley sniffs it before licking it. Dad then scratches her head.
"What's her name?" I blush and chuckle.
"Ridley." I mutter. He then laughs his ass off.
"Of course you would do that. First your car then your pet. It's almost an obsession at this point." He says in between laughs.
"I'm married and happily sir. So, it is not an obsession. Plus, this was before I met Olivia."
"Whatever Jordan." He stands up and I bend down. Ridley walks over to me and I gently hold out Inigo. She cocks her head and gazes at him. Inigo stares at her with his dark amethyst eyes. He then reaches his little arm out to her. She gently lowers her head into his hand and I let go of a breath I didn't know I was holding. This will work out great. Inigo then goes back to sleeping and I stand up.
"Good girl." I say rubbing her head. "Thank you." I kiss her head and walk out of the kitchen. Mom is rocking Evelyn in front of the large window we have as Olivia is rushing up and down the stairs with various baby things. I gently hand dad Inigo and begin helping Olivia. I stop her at the stop of the stairs after we brought all of the stuff up to the nursery.
"How are you doing sweetheart?" I ask. She smiles.
"I'm doing fine. Thank you, Jordan." She says and tries to walk down stairs. I wrap my arms around her and pull her into a hug. She squeaks and I rest my head on her shoulder. We stand there for a minute, me just holding my amazing wife in my arms, feeling the warmth from her.
"I love you Olivia and I'm super proud of you. I hope you know that." I whisper into her ear.
"I-I do know." She says softly. I kiss her on the cheek.
"Slap me if I don't tell you every single day." I joke.
"I-I what! I can't do that! That would-" she says nervously.
"I'm joking honey."
"O-oh… we need to go back downstairs Jordan." She meekly says. I bury my face into her neck.
"We don't have to." I mutter against her warm skin. She shivers but pushes my head away.
"None of that. We have things to do before either your parents leave or nightfall." I turn to look out and see the sunset.
"Might not make one of those." I state. I turn back and she is walking down the stairs. I like it when she is determined. It's a nice quality she has, also it's really attractive. I follow her and see dad hand Inigo to Olivia. I sit by mom and hold out my hands. She hands me my daughter and I lean back on the couch. I gently rock her when mom speaks again.
"Jordan. I'm sorry." She says. I look up and raise an eyebrow.
"What for?"
"For doubting your wife." She said to the ground. I was taken back.
"Doubte-You doubted Olivia?" I ask. She looked up me and nodded.
"I did. When I first met her, she was to nervous and mouse like."
"How is that a bad thing?" I angrily ask. Ther was nothing wrong with her shy tendencies.
"I thought that she wouldn't be strong enough for you in the future, someone you can count on during the rough times and the soon invasion of Valm…" I nod. Not true reasons at all but I'm trying to see where she is coming from… nope can't see it. "…but as we talked and I got to know her more, I realized that she was so much more than what I first thought of her. She has been there for you through your failures and injuries, not giving up hope in you. I am glad that she is the person you chose here." I keep a plain face. She never admitted she was wrong about thinking that way but I figured she wouldn't have. Even after a couple years nothing changes with family, flaws and skills too. I shook my head.
"Thank you for telling me this but I'm upset that you doubted her. You should have trusted me to make the right choice." I say and get up. I walk over to the window and stand out watching the dying sunset. I must have moved to quickly because Evelyn started crying. "No no no, shh shh, it's okay, it's okay." I coo softly and start rocking back and forth. Her crying softened but was still fairly loud. Shit, what do I do. Uhh… sing? Sure I'll try that.
"I'll be patient, one more month…" I gently brush the top of her head. She was calming down. "You'll wrap your fingers 'round my thumb…" I caress her cheek and she reached and grabbed my thumb. I shit you not. I almost squealed. A giddy smile forms on my face. "Times are changing, I know, but who am I if I'm the person you become If I'm still growing up, up, up, up I'm still growing up, up, up, up I'm still growing up… I love you sweetie. Daddy loves you so much." She let go of my thumb and closed her eyes.
"I never doubted either of your abilities to be parents babe." Mom says from behind me. My smile changes to a soft one. "She proved it when she was watching her father hold her daughter while talking to me and I always knew you would be." She rested her head on my shoulder. "You have beautiful children and a beautiful wife with two jobs and a house. What more could you ask for?" I could ask for my family to stay here, or for Olivia and the twins to come with me back to earth, or for peace, or for my future kids to never have gone through the hell they did, or a lot of things actually.
"I could ask for a lot mom…" I pause and kiss Evelyn's forehead and look back to Olivia. "…but right now, we're happy, and I shouldn't be greedy with stuff I don't have. I'll be greedy with the things and people I have in my life right now."
AN: I wish I had a better ending damnit. Anyway this was supposed to come out Friday afternoon but my young cousin came over for some reason so I hung with him. Anyway, done with the semi-filler, next chapter will start the plot back up. I have a bunch of ideas and things I will try and implement or use, but with all ideas you can't fit them all. If I did there would have been Olivia solving the Meyer family drama and other things. Next chapter will be talking to Ferox and fighting of an invasion. Any questions you have feel free to ask. Vote in the poll I have on my page. I also need a Beta reader. Anyone interested? No, alright then. If you catch the subtle Infinity Wars hint, I'm not sorry. See y'all next chapter.-3008
PS: I will fight anyone who says Olivia wouldn't love The Lumineers! She just is okay!
Haro654(CH.17): They don't stay sadly, and a another wish has been granted. Thank you for the support. If you want to write that go for it. I checked on that paring and there are basically none so your's would be the first. I wish you luck with it and I'll be sure to give it a read.
Darknesslink(CH.16-17): Yea it's cool dude. The GBA's are fifty something dollars and I'm trying to save my money for a switch. I got a birthday coming up soon though so... maybe. Anyway if i do play an older Fire Emblem game it will be FE:8 and then I'll go from there.
Thesayian21(CH.17): Glad to here that it lived up to expectations. That's all I want to do while writing this. I was going to do his Iphone but I changed it to computer based on your review, but instead of games I did movies. It was an overall better idea, so thank you for that. The baby versions are here and soon will the future versions. Thanks for your support and don't worry about the review thing. It's all good.
