Chapter 38:

Love ever lasting

Dec 8, 2000

9am-10p

A stir. "My head…" Israel blinked the blurry vision he was having. "Where?"

"Roof."

"Ah…A green ghost…." He shouted. The others started to stir some.

"Where's a ghost?" Peter asked as he was picking up his proton gun. Israel pointed.

"There,"

"That's just Slimer."

"Oh, sorry." Ray and Winston helped him to his feet. "I thought it was the same one."

"Great job, Slimer." Peter actually went to the Slimer and hugged him.

"How do we get Egon back?" Ray and Israel inquired at the same time.

"Slimer, there is one way." He followed the ghostgirl into his room. Egon's soul turned to the ghostgirl.

"Thank you." The ghostgirl hugged him.

"No problem dad, you finally came home to me and Janine." Egon's soul smiled.

"How did you know that I was your dad?"

"I'm the soul of your daughter," She looked into his eyes and smiled at him. "I know a lot about you. You guys have finally put the ghost of the evil away. Now, I know that nothing will hurt you. I can live with peace." She hugged Egon again. She started to leave him.

"I never got a name?"

"Look inside you. You will know. I love you dad."

"I love you too, baby."

"Take care of Janine. She is going to need you. See you soon."

"Take care and I will always be grateful for everything you have done for me." Egon's soul went right above his body and nodded. Slimer took Janine by the arm and led her to the room. Slimer went to the ghostgirl and hugged her.

"Good bye Slimer. I'm going to miss you. One thing get Peter good for me."

"Bye bye, and thank you. This is the day I will finally know my brother will not hurt any of us again." He went to Janine and told her to kiss Egon. She was hesitant but she went and kissed him on the lips. He slowly started stirring.

"Egon," her eyes lit up, "Your alive."

"Yeah, big guy. We thought we lost you for real this time." Peter called, "We need to thank the ghostgirl." He looked around, "Hey where's she go?"

"She's gone Peter." Ray said as he sighed.

"No, Ray she still here. She lives within you Janine." Egon explained.

"What?" all four guys said in unison.

"Rocco was trying to hurt your baby's soul." Egon went on. "The ghostgirl was your baby."

"You mean I'm going to have a girl!" Janine sounded excited. Egon looked at her.

"You mean we are having a girl."

"Egon..." Ray was speechless. He swallowed. "You?" he shook his had. "You're the father?"

"Yes, Janine and I are." He responded.

"Wow! I'm going to be an uncle, unbelievable." Israel called as he hugged Janine. He smiled over at his brother and nodded.

"Well, congratulation homeboy." said Winston as he slapped a high five to Egon. Egon turned to face Peter.

"I can't believe you kept it a secret all this time Peter. Thank you."

"No problem, big guy. You can always count on me." He had the biggest grin across his face.

"You told Peter, why?" Janine squeezed Egon's shoulder hard. Then she screamed.

"Let's go!" Ray yelled.

"Guys take her. I can't walk." Egon responded.

"We will be there in twenty minutes. I'll fix Egon up." Israel raised his eyebrows " I will even drive him there." Israel smiled.

"Sure." Ray, Peter, and Winston took Janine to the hospital.

"What do you mean fix me?" Egon asked with a worried look on his face.

"Oh, I didn't have a chance to tell you," Israel walked over to the bed where Egon was now sitting up somewhat. "That I'm a doctor of surgery. I just need a few things. I'll be right back brother." Israel went downstairs and found what he was looking for to make a splint.

"That hurts even more." Egon screamed out.

"Oh, big baby. You will be fine. Don't worry. You will be back to normal soon."

Egon got up, went to the bed stand and pulled out a box.

"What's with the box?" he smiled. "Let me guess. You going to ask Janine to marry you."

"Yes, I plan on it."

"Great. She's really nice and she loves to talk about you."

"Tell me what she said about me."

"I will in the car. Let's go!" They got in Janine's car and went to the hospital. Hours passed. Janine was being taken care of.

"Hey, guys," Egon started, "Stay here with her. I'll be right back."

"Sure," Peter stated slurping a cup of coffee. Egon went downstairs and got some flowers. He raced back up stairs.

"Will the father come with me." a nurse called.

"That would be Egon." Ray stated as Egon walked through the doors.

"Right on time big guy." Peter responded.

"You must be the father." the nurse remarked as she smiled.

"Yes, that's me." Egon called out.

"Come." She led him to see Janine. At 3:05 a.m. Janine had a baby girl.

"She's beautiful, Egon." Janine cried out in excitement.

"Yes she is, just like her mother." Egon walked up beside the bed. Janine handed her to him. Tears started to fall from his eyes. "Have you decided on a name?" he questioned.

"Well, I want her middle name to be Maria. I'll let you pick her first name." She looked up at his blue eyes that were sparkling in the light. He stood there just holding the baby. The ghostgirl told me I would know her name if I looked inside my heart. he said to himself.

"Angel, that's what it is." he yelled out not meaning to.

"Alright, Angel Maria Spengler." Janine told the nurse. She let the others in. Ray had to take a picture.

"Hold that pose." snap, snap went the camera.

"Why did you call her Angel?" Peter questioned with a question mark look.

"The ghostgirl told me I would know her name and her name was Angel. She was the one that saved me and Janine and," he smiled as he looked down at her, "The world."

"She will most likely follow in the footsteps of her father." Janine smiled. "I know she will be a good one. She will become of the guys."

"Now," Egon stated. "For more important things."

"What's more important then a birth Egon?" Israel asked even though he already knew the answer. Egon got on one knee.

"Janine,"

"Yes Egon." She knew what he was about to ask.

"I wanted to ask you earlier when I got back but I was under..." he was cut off.

"Just ask her Egon." Peter blurred out.

"Peter!" Janine yelled. He stood there smiling. That was the first time she had called him by his first name. Egon cleared his throat and reached into his pocket. He opened a small box.

"Will you... Will you marry me?"

"Why of course Egon." she leaned over and kissed him.

"What a day guys, what a day." Winston remarked as he shook his head.

"Yeah, I beat." yawned Ray.

"That goes for two of us." Peter said and then yawned. The doctors let Janine and Angel go home with the guys.

The End.