Ch 15

A few days had gone by, Natalie had been fighting the infection off all by herself... the baby... the doctors said was fine... normal... amazing they said after all that Natalie had been thru...John spent most of his time there with her at the hospital but they never got around to talking about anything of importance... Natalie told him it would wait... it would have to take a second seat to her recovering and that's just what it did... for now.

"Hey... Thanks for coming... I appreciate it" Natalie told Rex as he entered her room, she was leaving the hospital today... finally going home.

"I thought McBain was taking you home?" Rex asked as he started to help her get her stuff together.

"Yeah... well... you know John" she said a bit disappointed that he wasn't there taking her home.

"He got an important call about a case or something... so...you know... things don't change" she said trying to mask the disappointment in her body... she was so sure... after everything that they were on the right track... she had even heard some of the things he said to her while she was in a unconscious type state.

"Come on sis... let me take you home"

"Thanks Rex... I appreciate the ride" she told him as he brought her bag just inside the front door of the cottage. He kissed her cheek.

"No problem... I only have one sister" he told her and he started to leave... she watched him walk away and loneliness... it crept her body... she was alone again... just when she thought things were going to be better with her and john... she rubbed her stomach with one hand as she wiped away a few tears that fell her eyes.

'Its just you and me.…huh?" she said and smiled weakly... she was having a child... she was... and maybe... just maybe she wouldn't get the family part of what she always wanted in life. .but... she'd have the child... she started to walk towards the living room thru the foyer when she heard a small noise... as she looked into the living room... as her mouth... it opened in surprise.

"Hey" he said as she walked closer to him... he was in his black dress pants, his maroon dress shirt and his black tie... he was smiling wide at her as she walked closer.

"What's going on John?' she said as she looked around her living room... her eyes... shinning bright as she noticed the twinkling lights he had strung up... a lot like the ones he put up on the roof top at the hotel for her... the night they made love for the first time.

"Guess?" he said in his wiseass tone and laughed, he walked closer meeting her half way.

"I've got a few things to tell you.…and... well... a few things to ask too" he took her hand and guided her to the couch, he sat along side her and held her hand.

"I don't want to wake up...without you next to me... and... I don't want you to ever wonder if I'm only doing this cause of the baby... cause I'm not... I'm doing this cause I love you... and I can't bare to be without you... and...and... and well... I'm just going to do it" he said as he got off the couch... down to one knee.

Natalie's eyes... they were already watering... she placed her hand in his as her eyes met his now emotional ones.

"When you were in the hospital... I told you my dream...you probably don't remember it"

"You told me of two kids... playing pool at Rodis" she said finishing his sentence and he smiled wide at her.

'Yeah...it was a beautiful dream... just like you...I should have done this along time ago... I should have ...Marry me Natalie?... spend your life with me...raise children with me... and not cause your already pregnant... but because you love me... an we have the same dream. ... We always have"

Natalie couldn't contain her tears at all now, they were racing her face and he brought the ring out... started to place it up her finger as she mouthed a yes.

"Was that a yes?" he said being a smart ass again and she laughed wide and bright.

"yeah... it was a yes"

"Good... cause Father Carpenter will be here in an hour"

The End