Two weeks had passed. Emma and Randy were flying to Seattle to see Emma's parents.
"Are you nervous?" Emma asked.
"Yeah."
"Don't be."
"Emma I've been thinking about how you can't get pregnant." "Are you sure there's no way you can?"
"Yeah I've been checked and rechecked." "It's impossible." "Why?"
"I just thought it would've been nice to have a baby someday."
"You want to have a baby with me?" She said smiling.
"I'd like to."
"Yeah that's what me and Emmett wanted to."
"Who?"
"My ex-husband."
"Oh that's his name?"
"Yeah."
"Was he deaf to?"
"Yeah his speech wasn't good like mine." "He barely talked." "That didn't stop him from cheating on me with three hearing women."
"Three?"
"Yep."
"What a dick."
Emma and Randy had just walked through the door of her parents' house.
"We're here." They went into the living room.
"Hi Emma." Penny said.
"Hi mom." They hugged.
"Emma." Robert said.
"Hi dad." They hugged. "Mom, dad this is Randy." "Randy this is my mom Penny and my dad Robert."
"Hi Randy." Penny said.
"Hello ma'am." Randy said.
"Call me Penny." "You're much cuter then the pictures Emma has sent me."
"Thank you."
"Hello Randy." Robert said.
"Hello sir."
"Emma tells me you're an ex-Marine."
"Yes sir."
"That's great." "I've always wanted her to be with a man with a military background."
After a few hours of talking Robert took Randy to his hobby room that he'd built over the garage.
"It must've taken you months to build this." Randy said.
"Randy I'm going to be blunt with you." "Are you a skirt chaser?"
"In my younger days, yes I was." "Now I'm all about monogamy and raising my nine year old daughter."
"You have a daughter?"
"Yes my ex-wife and I have shared custody." "I'm a family man." "I wish I could add to that family with Emma."
"I assume she told you about the miscarriage?"
"Yes."
"It breaks my heart knowing she can't have any more babies." "John said he'd never hurt her." "Well that hurt her." "She'll never get over it."
Randy was shocked to learn that John was the father of the child Emma lost. He just acted like he knew. "It's hard for her to talk even now."
"If John just would've been more careful Emma wouldn't have went through that."
"Sir, I'd like your blessing to marry Emma."
Emma and Randy were back at the hotel. Emma had noticed Randy was quiet on the way.
"Randy what's a matter?" She asked.
"Nothing." "It's just… "Why didn't you tell me John was the one that got you pregnant?"
"I didn't think it was important."
"It's not." "I was just blindsided by your dad telling me." "He thought I knew."
"I'm sorry." "I didn't even tell Emmett who the father was." "I just said I got pregnant and miscarried when I was younger and that was that." "I guess I should've told you since you're friends with John." "Are you mad at me?"
"No I was just more shocked then anything else." "I love you."
"I love you too." They kissed.
A few nights later Emma was in the hotel lobby. She got on the elevator. She was going up to her room. John got on the elevator.
"Hi." She said.
"Hi." He pushed the button for his floor.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah." "Nikki and I have been fighting a bit lately." "Her sister's pregnant." "Now she's bringing up the marriage and kids thing again, even those we've discussed it and I've been clear I want neither." "Plus I've had other things on my mind."
"Like what?"
"Like what it would've been like if you hadn't moved or lost the baby." "I've been thinking about you Emma." He turned towards her.
"John what are you doing?"
"We were really happy together once Emma." "Maybe we could be again." He kissed her slowly. He put his hands around her waist pulling her closer to him. She kissed him back. When the elevator dinged he broke the kiss and got off. Emma just stood there confused.
