So thank you to everybody who followed and reviewed, I really appreciate it and every time I get a review notification in my inbox I get so excited and it inspires me to write more.
Anyway here's a new chapter, my school starts in 3 years and I'm actually a junior this year. Like and it just hit me the other day when I was looking at campus tour dates for the 3 colleges that I really want to apply too and the 3 that I'm still on the fence about. It's like, I'm graduating in a little over a year and holy shit I'm not ready! Like nope, nope, nope!
Ahh! That was my little freak out, anyway on with the show and my little plot twists that I like to throw in *hehehe*
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Tyra sighed as Emily fussed over Brian in his stroller again. Oh goodness he's crying again, gosh this kid is a crier.
"What's wrong this time?" Tyra asked.
"I don't want him to get sunburn." Emily says.
"Emily, it's November." Tyra says.
"Still the UV rays don't die down, plus if he gets too cold he'll start crying-"
"For God's sake Emily you're turning into the hover Mom." Tyra says.
"What?" Emily asks.
"You know, obsessing over your kid 24/7-especially while having lunch with your best friend who is trying to tell you something big that happened yesterday." Tyra said.
"Okay sorry, what happened?" Emily said.
Tyra smiled and took a sip of her coffee.
"So I haven't exactly heard what he's doing yet, and I shouldn't tell you this because he's probably waiting-"
"Wait this is about Micah?" Emily asks taking a bite of her muffin. What couldn't I have heard of, we tell each other everything.
"Yeah, it was really big-so this big representative from John Hopkins came down and my Dad gathered all the residents and fellows-the interns stood outside and watched. So this representative had come down to choose somebody to spend a year at the hospital. A resident or a fellow to go and work at Hopkins for a year. And if that weren't enough, they would be published in TIME magazine's up and coming doctors list. This year they chose surgery-"
"Micah was chosen?" Emily asks.
"Yeah, apparently Dr. Bandari wrote in a letter of recommendation signed by my Dad and everything! He was really excited." Tyra says.
Emily sat there, I never heard anything about this. Why wouldn't he tell me about this? This is big for him, I mean Hopkins is-oh my God! I talked to him about work yesterday and he didn't mention anything. .
"Emily, you alright?" Tyra asks
"He didn't tell me, we talked about work yesterday and he didn't tell me." She said.
"For a good reason probably. I mean I don't even know if he's going-"
"He's not going?" Emily asks.
"Well I overheard him and Bandari talking today, and Bandari looked like she was trying to convince him to go." Tyra said.
"Why wouldn't he go?" Emily asks as Brian starts to fuss.
Emily picked Brian up and bounced him.
"What's up buddy?." She says kissing his forehead.
"Emily, you realize that you're holding your one month old son that Micah talks about non stop." Tyra says. "And that you're his wife who he's totally head over heels for. Like have you seen the way he looks at you?" Oh.
"Yeah, it's really sweet and makes my insides get all like jell-o." Emily says smiling and sniffing Brian diaper before making a face.
"Exactly, he doesn't want to leave you two Especially for a year." Tyra says.
"But it could make his career so much better and it's an opportunity people would kill for. I mean Baltimore may be across the country, but there are days off and babysitters. There's gonna be so many opportunities that I could visit or he could visit that it's pointless to worry about me." Emily says.
"Look how about you go home tonight and see if he brings it up." Tyra says.
"I will, but why wouldn't he tell me when he found out?" Emily asks.
"Emily-"
"I mean we're married, we have a kid, and we have a bond." Emily says.
"Okay, let's change the topic so we can finish having our afternoon okay?" Tyra says.
"Okay. One second let me go change Brian's diaper." Emily said.
"You know just what to say to make our afternoon's special." Tyra said and Emily rolls her eyes.
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Micah walked through the door and put his stuff down, taking his shoes off. He quietly walked into the living room and saw Brian lying and wriggling around on his little play mat while Emily read.
"Hey babe." Micah says walking over and kissing her cheek.
"Hey, I made dinner by the way-chicken alfredo, there's some left on the stove whenever you're hungry." Emily says smiling.
"Wow, thank you." Micah says before sitting on the couch next to her and moving her hair out of her face.
Emily's smile faded and she went back to her book. Don't bring it up, don't do anything. If he wants to tell you he will.
"So did anything interesting happen at work?" Emily asks.
"Um no why?" Micah asks.
"No reason." Emily said flipping her book page. Just act casual.
Micah looks at Emily and knows something's wrong.
"Okay what's going on?" He asks. Don't say anything-
"Nothing." Emily says. "I mean other than me reading this great novel."
"It's one of Brian's 1-2-3 count with me books that your Dad gave us for when he was older." Micah says taking it out of her hands. "Come on Emily, what's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong." Emily says slipping off the couch so she can lay down on her stomach next to Brian's play mat.
"Emily I know when something's wrong." Micah says slipping to lay down next to her.
Emily sighs and says,
"It's nothing important. I mean nothing we need to talk about apparently." Micah sighs and then asks,
"Okay, seriously Emily what did I do?"
"Were you ever going to tell me?" Emily asks.
"Tell you what?"
"John Hopkins? Micah, this is huge!" Emily says.
Micah sighs,
"Oh that."
"Yes, that. I mean it's a big step for your career and I want to talk about it with you." Emily says.
"There's nothing to talk about, I'm not going."
"Micah you can't give up an opportunity like this." Emily says.
"I can and I am. Because I'd rather spend a year here with you and Brian than spend it in Maryland around fancy pantsy doctors and miss all of his moments." Micah says.
"You won't miss any of them." Emily says. "Because if we had talked about this you would know that we both have phones capable of video calling, and that I would never let you miss out on something."
"Emily, I'm not going end of discussion." Micah snaps before walking into the kitchen.
Emily groans in frustration and follows him, Why is he so stubborn!?
"Micah, this could give your career a boost. And this chance is once in a lifetime-"
"-And so is this." Micah says gesturing between them.
"But Hopkins is Hopkins-I mean forget about me and Brian for a moment, pretend that we don't exist. Then tell me what you'd do." Emily says.
"I can't ever forget about you, or Brian for a second. Or pretend you don't exist because you two are my world. Hopkins may be Hopkins and this may be a great opportunity for my career. But it's just that, a job. I can get another job if I needed to, I could do so many jobs and not be affected a job is replaceable. But you and Brian aren't. There's only one Emily Willa Barnes, or Owen which ever you're talking about. And without her there wouldn't be a Jacob Hunter Barnes. I am so in love with you Emily, and I can't ever pretend that you aren't here because if you weren't here, I have no idea where I'd be right now." Micah says.
Emily looks at him and walks over to hug him.
"I love you." She tells him.
"I love you too." Micah says. "I'm sorry for snapping, I just-Gina was really pushing on me to take it and I didn't expect you to know." Don't back down just because he gave that totally heart warming speech.
"It's fine-But I still think you should take it. Because me and Brian will stay put and wait for you, but Hopkins is going to keep flying past you." Emily says.
"I'll think about it." Micah says.
"You'll really think about it?" Emily asks.
"Yes I'll really think about it. But know that if I did go you'd be required to call and text me periodically throughout the day and then we'd have to video chat at night." Micah says.
"Of course." Emily says before kissing him. "Now alfredo?"
"That sounds wonderful." Micah says laughing before hugging her again.
He watches over the counter as she walks over to Brian and picks him up, and holding him high over her head. She blows a raspberry onto his stomach and Brian laughs. He smiles, how could he leave this? True it was only for a year, but a year was a year, and that was a long time.
"Want to go say hi to Daddy?" Emily asks Brian who cooed and drooled a bit. Emily smiles and then walks over to where Micah had taken a mouthful of pasta. Micah smiles and finishes his bite before taking Brian from Emily and kissing his forehead.
"Hey buddy, who's my favorite baby?" He says smiling.
He sneaks a peak at Emily who smiled.
"Stop thinking about us and think about the job and I know that's hard, if I were in your shoes I'd do the same thing. But Micah you're an amazing doctor and an even more amazing person. I just want you to take every opportunity you can to share that with people." She says to him before kissing his cheek. "I'm taking a shower, you're on baby and dinner duty."
"Aye-aye captain." Micah said smiling as Emily left.
Micah places Brian gently on the baby seat that was on the counter and bounced it as he ate. He made faces at the baby as he smiled, I'll think about it. He thinks to himself.
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Should Micah take it? Will Micah take it? We may never know...