Surprises
Chapter 3
A week later,
"Cameron, are you ready yet?" Elizabeth asked, as she knocked on his door. "We need to leave in 5 minutes."
He walked out of the room. "Why do I have to go with you and Daddy, I don't even know this person." Elizabeth led Cameron over to his bed and sat down. "Honey, this woman is Daddy's mom."
"So why hasn't we see her before now?"
Elizabeth sighed. "She's been sick, but she's getting better. So we are going to go and visit her. She knows all about you, she can't wait to see you." Elizabeth said, as she pulled him into a hug.
"Can I bring her something?" Cameron asked.
"Cam, daddy's going to be home soon,"
"It won't take long, mom. I'll meet you downstairs in a few minutes." Cameron replied. Elizabeth smiled. "Okay honey. " Elizabeth said, as she walked down the stairs and saw Lucky walk through the door.
She walked over to him, and pulled her arms around him.
He looked at her. "Is Cameron ready?"
"He wants to bring your mom something; he'll be down in a few minutes."
Lucky and Elizabeth walked over to the couch, and sat down. Lucky grabbed her hand. "My mom is so excited about seeing Cameron."
"I know, Lucky, I'm not sure how Cameron is going to deal with this, but I know that he needs to see Laura, as she is going to be a big part of his life."
Lucky put his arms around her. "I love you, Elizabeth."
"I love you too, Lucky," Elizabeth said, as she leaned over and kissed him. Cameron then runs down the stairs. "That's gross…"
Lucky and Elizabeth both looked at each other and grinned. "Not gross." Lucky said, as he kissed Elizabeth again.
"Stop it daddy…" Cameron said, as he put his hands on his eyes.
Elizabeth smiled at Lucky. "I think our son doesn't want us to kiss." Lucky then smiled and put his arms around Elizabeth and whispered to her. "I'll just have to kiss you later."
"Do you have what you wanted to bring Cameron?" Elizabeth asked.
Cameron smiled at her, with this grin on his face. "I'm not a baby mom; you don't need to remind me."
Elizabeth put her arms around Cameron. "You'll always be my baby."
Lucky smiled as he was watching his wife and his son. He had everything he wanted.
"Come on, you two, we don't want to be late, do we?" Lucky said, as he grabbed his jacket, and handed Cameron his jacket as well.
"So what are you bringing?" Lucky asked.
Cameron turned to Lucky. "I can't tell you, daddy, it's a surprise. "
As Elizabeth was helping Cameron put on his boots, he turned to Lucky. "Daddy, what if she doesn't like me?"
Lucky walked up to Cameron. "She already loves you. Now come on let's go," he said, as he grabbed his jacket. Elizabeth then turned off the lights and they then left the house.
888
A hour later,
Lucky walked into Laura's room. She looked up at him with this smile on his face. "Lucky."
Lucky hugged her. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm doing well, so did you bring them?" she asked.
Lucky nodded. "They are waiting outside, are you sure this isn't too much for you."
"Lucky, I know you are worried about me, but I want to see Elizabeth and Cameron. I'm getting better every day."
Lucky smiled. "I know, I just don't want you to overdo yourself."
Laura stood up and hugged him. "I'm still your mom and I tell you what to do, so go and get them now." Lucky nodded, as he walked out of the room, and came back a few seconds later with Elizabeth and Cameron.
"Elizabeth!" Laura said, with this big smile on her face, as she walked over to her and hugged her.
"You look so great. I'm guessing this little kid behind you is Cameron. You don't need to be shy, I won't bite."
Cameron moved away from his mom and looked at Laura. "Are you well now?"
Laura smiled at Cameron. "I'm getting there." Cameron then turned to Elizabeth. "Did you bring my backpack?"
Elizabeth smiled. "Its right here." she said, as she handed it to Cameron. Cameron then opened his backpack, and handed Laura a picture. "This is for you."
Laura couldn't believe her eyes. "That's such a great picture. "
"It's a picture of me and you. When you get well, we can go to the park."
Laura smiled at Cameron. "Do you like going to the park?"
"I do. Mommy and Daddy take me all the time."
Laura smiled at Elizabeth and Lucky. She was so happy to see that they got back together and have a family.
"So I hear that you are going to be a big brother."
Cameron nodded, as he walked over to Elizabeth and touched her stomach. "But not for a while. How does the baby come out?"
Laura grinned at Elizabeth. "I'm sure mommy will tell you when it gets closer to the birth."
Elizabeth laughed at Laura. "Thanks."
Cameron then looked all the room. "What do you do here?"
Lucky walked up to Cameron. "Cam… you shouldn't ask that."
"Lucky, its fine. That's a good question." Laura said. "I don't do a lot here, Cameron. It's hard for a little boy like you to understand, but I'm recovering here."
"Did you get hurt?" Cameron asked. "My mom can help you. She's helping people. She's a nurse."
"I didn't get hurt."
"Then what happened?" Cameron asked.
"Cameron!" Elizabeth said.
Cameron looked at his mom. "What did I do wrong?"
Laura grabbed his hand and walked over to the chair, and sat down and placed him on her lap.
"See Cameron, you know when you are sick and you need to rest. Well that is what happened to me, I got sick and I was resting here."
Cameron then put his arms around her. "I hope you get better soon."
"Me too."
Laura then looked at Lucky and Elizabeth. "But I got some great news; my doctor said that I could come home for Christmas for a few days. So do you know what that mean?
Cameron shakes his head.
"It means that I get to spend lots of time with you, Cameron."
"We just moved into a new house, it has a big yard. I made a snowman yesterday. Will you make a snowman with me when you come?"
"Of course I will, Cameron. There is so much stuff I want to do with you and my whole family," she said, looking directly at Lucky.
Elizabeth looked at Cameron. "How about we let Daddy talk with his mom for a few minutes?"
Cameron turned to Laura. "What do I call you?"
"Grandma, if you want."
"Grandma, it is." Cameron said, as he jumped off the chair, and got his backpack. He then turned to Elizabeth. "This was fun."
"It was." Elizabeth said, as she leaned over and kissed Lucky. "I'll meet you in the car; take as much time as you need."
She then walked over to Laura. "It's so great to see you again, Laura. I'm so happy that you are getting better."
"I'm so glad that you and my son finally got your act together and realize that you two were made for each other. We have a lot of catching up to do"
"We do, I can't wait for it." Elizabeth said, as she grabbed Cameron's hand, and headed out of the room.
Laura smiled at her son. "You really have grown up, haven't you? You have your own family now,"
Lucky smiled. "I do, but I still need my mom, so you keep on getting better so you can come home."
"Cameron is so cute; I'm going to keep this picture right next to my bed, so I can remember this day."
Lucky smiled. "So you are really coming home for the holidays?"
"What did you think I just said that to Cameron? I wouldn't say that to you if I didn't mean it. The doctors didn't want me to go home, as they didn't think I was ready, but I told him that I have missed out on too much holidays with my family that I want to go home. So he said I could, but only for a few days."
Lucky nodded. "Are you sure that you are up to it, mom?" Laura looked at Lucky. "You know you are going to have to stop worrying about me, I know one of the reason you are worried about me coming home is because of your father's marriage, but I know about that."
"What?" Lucky asked, with this confused look on his face. He didn't want his mom to know about that yet.
"Your father came by to see me a few days ago, the first time that I have seen him in years, I could tell that he wanted to tell me something, but I think he wasn't sure how I was going to react to it. I was more surprised of who he married than him being married."
"Are you okay about it?"
"I don't know, son, part of me is sad that he married Tracy but another part of me knows that he couldn't wait for me forever."
"You still love dad?"
Laura smiled slightly. "I always will, but I can't think about your dad right now, I need to get better first."
"You know he still loves you, mom. He was devastated when you got sick, I never saw him like that before. He will divorce Tracy, you are more important to him than the money."
Laura grabbed Lucky's hand. "Your father told me that he would divorce her, but I told him that I'm not ready to be in a relationship, I need to get my life back in order, that's going to take a long time. I need you to understand that."
"I do mom, I will be here to help you through everything. I miss you." Lucky said, as he hugged her.
"I miss you too." Laura said, as a tear fall down her cheeks. "You better go before Cameron gets tired of waiting for his daddy."
"So when do you get to go home? What time do you want me to pick you up?" Lucky asked.
Laura grinned. "I'll call you when I get the details." Lucky nodded, as he grabbed his jacket. He was about to walk out of the door when he turned around. "Lulu told me to tell you that she said hi."
"I already talked to her on the phone; I know it is hard for her coming here."
Lucky turned around. "You talked to Lulu?" Laura nodded, as she sat down on the chair. "I called my mom to talk to her, and asked about Lulu. She gave me Lulu's number and I called her. I could tell that Lulu wasn't sure about talking with me at first,"
"I think that is because she knows that you remember her as a little girl, not as the woman is she is now."
Laura smiled slightly. "You're right. I do still think Lulu as that little girl, but after we talked a while, I think she started to feel at ease with me. I know it is going to take a lot to get my daughter to feel like she knows me. I should have been there for her."
Lucky hugged Laura. "You're with us now, that's all that matters." Lucky said, as he waved goodbye to Laura and left the room.
On the drive back, Elizabeth looked at Cameron, sleeping in the backseat.
"I guess he had a long day."
"He did." Lucky said. Elizabeth then smiled at Lucky. "I'm so glad that we went today, I think your mom really liked seeing Cameron."
"I think she did. I can't believe that she is coming home for Christmas." Lucky said, with a big grin on his face.
"That's all Cameron was talking about while we were waiting for you. He says that he has so many things to show your mom, he wants to wait until your mom goes to visit before we do the Christmas tree."
"Really?" Lucky said. Elizabeth nodded. "He says that he wants Laura to stay with us, so when Santa comes, he will bring her something too."
Lucky grinned. "I'm so lucky to have such a great family. I can't wait for our daughter or son to come."
"We have a while." Elizabeth said, touching her stomach. "I have a feeling we are going to have a daughter."
"You do." Lucky said.
"Yes I do." Elizabeth said, smiling. Elizabeth looked at Lucky, thinking about everything that happened between them and how they found their way back to each other, and that is the way it is going to stay forever.
To be continued.
Author's Note: I know that Christmas is gone, but I forgot about this story, lol.