Candle Light And Soul Forever, A Dream Of You And Me Together
AJ was sitting at Amber's beside twenty-four hours later, holding her hand in his as she began to stir. She looked in his direction as her eyes opened and she smiled at him.
"Hey," he said smiled back at her through tears. "How are ya doing?"
She shrugged, slowly closed her eyes and then opened them again.
"I'm a little sore," she said in a hoarse voice.
"Well hello Ms. McTavish," the nurse said walking into the hospital room. She looked around at everyone. "I'm going to have to ask you all to leave while I see how she's doing."
"Sure, no problem," Dayna said gathering all the men and getting them to leave the room.
After a couple minutes the nurse came out and looked around at them.
"According to Amber one of you gentlemen is her boyfriend," the nurse said.
"That would be me," AJ answered.
"Is it alright if I ask you a few personal questions?" She asked.
"I don't see why not," he said standing up.
"Whatever questions you have to ask him they can be asked in front of us," one of Amber's brothers said.
"Is there a problem with that?" The nurse asked.
AJ thought about his two options. If he said yes he would never truly be accepted by her family but if he said no he would have to answer some pretty personal questions in front of them.
"No, that's fine," he said as he felt his temperature rise.
"Okay. Amber told us that you could help us with some information. She's still too drowsy to answer a lot of questions."
"Sure thing," he said.
"Have you and Amber had sexual relations within in the last six months?" She asked.
AJ looked at her and could not believe that that was the first question.
"Have you?" She asked.
"Yeah," he answered.
He half expected to be tackled by her four brothers and held by them while her father beat him.
"And are you aware of any other men that Amber would have had sexual relations with in the last six months?" She asked.
"She didn't. I was the only one," he said trying to block out her family.
"How can you be sure?" She asked.
"Seriously?" AJ asked laughing.
"Yes, we need to be sure."
AJ took a deep breath and then started.
"The first time that Amber and I had sex she was a virgin."
"I'm going to kill you!" One of her brothers said as he jumped up.
"Calm down," her other brother said. "You want Amber to get better, don't you jackass?"
"So you're the only man she's ever had sexual relations with?" She asked.
"That's correct," he answered.
"I'm so sorry about you loss," she said putting her hand where her heart would be.
"I'm sorry, I thought you said that Amber was going to be fine," AJ said as confused as everyone else.
"I meant the baby."
"The baby?"
"Yes, Amber was two months along," the nurse answered.
AJ quickly sat down in the chair.
"Amber was pregnant?" He asked trying to regain his composure.
"You weren't aware of this?" She asked.
"Amber wasn't aware of this," he said trying to get everything straight in his head. Then there was a silence. "Have you told her yet?"
"No we haven't," she nurse said. "We were going to wait until she was more alert."
"Don't tell her," he said looking up at her.