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Chapter Twenty

Last Chapter!!

"I want to adopt your baby."

Annabel's jaw dropped, "Are you serious?"

Ava smiled and nodded, "I figured it would be good. I've been thinking lately and I need someone in my life, someone that I can raise how I want and love and who will love me back."

Annabel fidgeted uncomfortably in her seat, "Don't you have Michael for that?"

Ava shrugged, "It's different and you know it. Besides, I'm not going to pressure Michael into being a father. I know he isn't exactly ready and I would be doing this as a single parent, Michael can chose his own role in my and this baby's life if he wants to."

Annabel placed a hand on her stomach and smiled, nodding. "Yeah, I know."

Ava smiled and turned her whole body toward Annabel, taking her hand in hers. "A baby will be good for me. I am totally responsible. I have a full ride scholarship for cheerleading to the college in the next town over. Finances are not a problem, my mom is like rich and will be there for me one hundred percent. Please just think about it."

Annabel looked Ava up and down, sizing her up. "Why would you want to do this? Why now?"

Ava looked away and bit her lip. She took a deep breath and turned back to Annabel, "The truth? I know that most women who are teen parents have a closer relationship to their kids. My mom had me when she was sixteen and we are the closest of the close. I want to make sure I am close to my child. And I want to adopt because when I was younger, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. I know it's super unlikely for a child to get it but I did, no one knows how it happened but it was just some sort of infection or something that escalated into something more. Thanks to chemo I am totally fine but I won't be able to have kids, and if I do it will be very risky."

Annabel looked over at Ava and gave a slight smile; she never knew this much about Ava, "Alright."

Ava looked up, "Alright? Just like that?"

Annabel laughed and nodded, "Well I'll need to talk to the agent down at the adoption agency but basically, alright."

Ava smiled and squealed, she pulled Annabel into a tight hug. "Thank you! So much!! You can see him or her whenever you want!!"

Annabel pulled away and let her smile slide off her face. "No, she will just get confused. She deserves to know that you are her mother and whoever you chose to spend your life with is her father." Ava smiled and nodded, knowing how hard this must be for her to go through. "She?"

Annabel smiled and placed a hand on her stomach again, "I just have a feeling." Ava smiled and placed a hand on her stomach as well.

Meanwhile, Jude and Tommy were lying in bed. She had put the twins down and they were now shutting off their lights. Tommy rolled over to Jude and pulled her closer, letting her head rest on his chest. "I can't believe we just put the twins to bed and now we are going to bed. Michael is still awake." Tommy said. Jude laughed and kissed his chest. "That's what being a parent does to you, it tires you out."

Tommy smirked and kissed the top her of her head. "I know something else that's tiring."

Jude chuckled and pushed his roaming hands away. Tommy wouldn't let up though; he pulled her over and on top of him. Jude smiled and kissed him deeply. Tommy smiled when they pulled away, "I miss this…"

Jude chuckled, "Miss what? Making out, we're doing that right now."

Tommy smiled, "No, I miss us acting like this. Like we're together."

Jude pulled away, "What, we aren't together right now?"

Tommy mentally slapped himself, "No, no that's not what I meant. I meant acting like we're together, forever. Married."

Jude chuckled, "Because that worked out so well the first time."

Tommy rolled his eyes, "I'm sorry Jude, but you know I love you."

Jude turned to him and smiled, "Yeah, I know. So what are we doing now…?" Jude asked, slightly lost.

Tommy smiled, "We'll get married." Jude looked at him, shocked. "What are you saying?"

Tommy walked over to the dresser draw that he had dubbed his own and smiled. He pulled out a little black velvet box. He walked over to Jude and smiled, handing her the box. "I was going to propose on the anniversary of the day you caught me almost cheating. I was hoping I could replace a bad memory with a good one. But maybe this is more romantic." He said with a smile.

Jude smiled, her eyes all misty, and opened the box. There was a beautiful ring inside. A yellow gold band with a two and a half caret marquise cut diamond. Tommy knew she didn't like over the top things so she was glad he kept the diamond figuratively small. There were two side stones, they were small, and one caret heart shaped diamonds on their sides.

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Jude let a few tears fall and Tommy quickly wiped them away, Jude smiled as he slid the ring onto her finger but Jude slid it back off. Tommy looked at her questioningly. "Tommy, how do I know that you won't hurt me again?"

Tommy sighed, but then smiled and gently rubbed her cheek. "You know I love you. And I can't promise that I won't hurt you, the best I can do tell you that we can get through anything."

Jude looked down at the ring and inspected it, as if the shimmering diamond would answer all her questions.

Tommy sighed, "I'll tell you what. This is your ring; whether you say yes or no it's yours. So tomorrow night, we will go to the pier, and when I see you I'll know. If the finger is on your left hand I will know that you trust me. And if it's on your right hand, well then I guess we'll…I'm not too sure…"

Jude sighed and nodded. Tommy pecked her lips and got up; Jude watched him gather just a few things and smiled at him. He smiled back, "I love you Jude."

"I love you too Tommy, you know I do." Tommy nodded. "The pier, tomorrow night, seven sharp." Jude nodded.

Tommy smiled at her one more time before leaving.

Michael grasped Ava's hand as she used the other to sign the shiny documentation that made the little one growing in Annabel's stomach hers. Annabel smiled and signed it also.

Ava turned to Michael and smiled, "Can I talk to you?"

Michael nodded and they walked into a private area. Ava pulled Michael into a kiss and smiled. "Do you love me?" Michael nodded, not even having to think about it. "And we'll always be friends right?" Michael nodded again. "Then sign the papers with me."

Michael dropped her hands and took a step back, "What?"

Ava sighed, "I know I said I can do this alone, and I know I can. But this baby deserves a daddy, and I think you'd be perfect for the job."

Michael took a deep breath, "You're serious about this?"

Ava took his hands in hers again and smiled, "Yes."

Michael smiled and kissed her. "Alright then." Ava squealed and dragged him into the other room, she handed him a pen and he happily signed his name next to hers. All the while gripping Ava's hand and smiling.

Annabel looked up in shock, and a little jealousy. She kept her temper down and signed where she should, still feeling confidante in her choice for her child's future.

They threesome made their way home. Annabel didn't say much of anything but Ava couldn't seem to stop telling everyone how happy she was. Michael just smiled proudly and concentrated on the road. Ava was talking at a quick pace to him about where they'd live and the colors of the baby's room and what they'd need.

Things were going to go great. Michael could feel it.

Jude took a deep breath, turning the key in the ignition to turn the car off. She quickly opened the car door and made her way over to the rail. She was at the pier. She watched as the waves swooned back and forth. She closed her eyes as the sea breeze blew her hair out of her face and off her shoulders.

She heard another car pull up in the distance and turned her head. There was the infamous blue viper. Tommy got up and looked at her. Jude took a deep breath and started walking toward him.

She felt like she was walking the 'walk of shame' and she didn't know why. She finally reached Tommy and she saw him studying her hands.

She finally reached him and smiled, only slightly. Tommy took her hands in his and studied them. "Jude…." He said, dropping his gaze to the floor. She saw tears in his eyes.

Jude smiled slightly, though Tommy couldn't see it because his gaze was still on the floor. "I like Kerilyn for a girl, Kerilyn Tony, or Marianna Diana. And for a boy, Timothy James, or Ryan Seth."

Jude pulled her hands away from Tommy; she pulled the ring off of her finger. It was resting on her right hand; she moved it from palm to palm, before handing it back to Tommy.

Tommy looked up, slightly confused, and wiped the tears from his eyes, "Jude, I told you that it was yours. No matter what you chose. I'll go now…" Before Tommy could walk away Jude grabbed his hand, spinning him back toward her.

"Ask me again."

"What?" He asked confused. Jude rested her hands on his shoulders and pushed him down onto his knees. Tommy smiled widely and grabbed the ring from her fingers, quickly holding it back up to her.

"Jude Harrison, will you marry me?"

Jude smiled and nodded 'yes'. Tommy smiled and stood up, placing the ring on her proper finger and pulling her into a deep kiss.

Jude laughed and held him close.

'The perfect ending, to a not so perfect story' she couldn't help but think to herself.

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