Chapter 9

Linka opened her eyes and the first that she saw was the engagement ring on her finger, that glistened in a sunbeam. At the next morning after his proposal Wheeler had insisted to fly away and pick up a ring. It was a simple ring, but it was beautiful, and as he had it chosen he had explained that the eight in it was the symbol of his infinitely love for her.

Three weeks were gone by since then, but she couldn't stop looking at it and didn't stop herself to think how unbelievable it was, that they were going to marry.

"Hey Babe, do you have your first qualms?" asked Wheeler gently and she looked from her hand up to his face.

"Never", she replied with a smile and kissed him."Good morning Yankee."

"Yeah, good morning too Babe, and happy birthday."

"Hmm-mmh", she sighed at his lips , during his hands wandered gently over her body, but then he ceased from her and turned away."Hey, why do you stop?" she asked frustrated and just one moment later he rolled back to her and surrendered a strait package to her."What is it?" she asked confused.

"Your birthday present. Would you opening it, please?!"

"I have told you, that I nothing want or need", she said and rolled peeved her eyes.

"It had cost nothing, except an promise. Now open it." She saw at him with a question in her eyes, but she followed his invitation and opened the casket. It revealed a beautiful necklace and for a moment she don't knew what to say, she was so overwhelmed of it.

"It is so beautiful", she whispered quietly.

"I'm glad that it pleased you. It is a heirloom of my family. My mother has it kept for my future wife. She couldn't wear it, because my parents had never gone out. She has it sent to me as I aksed for it, but I had to promise that we visit them soon, that they can get to know you. I'm sorry", he replied smiling.

"Don't say such a thing. I look forward to get to know your parents. Thank you Yankee", she said with a smile and kissed him softly at the lips."But I'm afraid, that I can't wear it too. When we have the possibility to go out fancy?!"

"Oh we have that, there is more to it than that", he said with a grin, turned again away and gave something to her as he was rolled back to her.

"The russian ballet?" she asked bewildered, as she looked down on the tickets in her hands.

"It's in Moscow. I have talked with Gaya and the others. We have the whole weekend to see it and to visit your brother and your grandmother, I have them already informed. But they want to know if we want to stay the whole weekend with them. I had found a nice hotel, where we can go, if it is rather you." He grinned wide, as he saw, how bewildered Linka was. She can't believe that he did all of that for her. She missed her brother and her grandmother so much and she loved the russian ballet, but had it never can see. They had for a long time not talked about her wishes, but he had remembered all of them and for her performed.

"Can we stay at my family?" asked Linka hesitantly, because she didn't know if it is what he want too. But he nodded with a smile."I can hardly believe it, that you have arranged all of that. You're the best, thank you very much", she said happy and kissed him."And you know what is coming up to you? You want really to go into the ballet with me?"

"I will survive it. I want to do all for you, what make you happy, because I'm happy if you are happy too."

"I'm always happy, as long I'm with you. I love you."

"I love you too", he replied smilingly and kissed her passionatly, let his hands roam about her body and shivered as she did the same. Linka sighed quietly and buried her hands in his hair, as he let his lips wander over her neck and shoulders, he want to cover any centimeter of her skin with kisses. But abruptly she winced under him before she stiffened and he looked bemused up to her.

"What is with you?" he asked alerted as he saw how Linka turned pale.

Suddenly she held her hand in front of her mouth, jumped up and barraged to the bathroom.

Wheeler stood up bewildered, togged his shorts and followed her to the closed door.

"Lin, are you okay?" asked he, but he didn't got an answer, so he opened the door and saw, how Linka arose from her knees, went to the wash basin and began to brush her teeth, during he leaned in the door and waited that she finished what she did."My presents were not so good as I thought, or is it my fault?" he asked with a smile, as she spattered water to her face.

"Don't talk rubbish, Yankee", she murmured, her voice sounds more tired then angry, and dried her face with a towel."I'm sorry. I don't know why I feel ill at once", she said shyly.

"Maybe it was the fruit salad yesterday evening, whom you and Gi have stowed away?! I said to you thousand times, that too much vitamins are not healthy", joked he and brought a smile and a lightly redness back to her face."Let us see, if Gi feels ill too." She nodded and want to go back to her room, as she smelled a familiar scent.

"Oh, now I know why. Can you smell that too Yankee?"

"It smells like Gi's pancakes", he said and rubbed his hands with anticipation.

"Bozh moy Yankee. Today I'm impatient of this."

"You don't have to eat that, then I get more of it", he said with a grin. He was readily dressed, brought her her clothes and washed himself, during Linka dressed herself."You know, if I wouldn't know it better, I could think that you are pregnant", he said with a grin, but he can't see how Linka paused with what she did and looked astounded at his back, because he still washed himself."I mean, you feel suddenly ill at morning and you are more sensitive of food scent?! It's strange hm?" then he asked.

"Da, really strange", she replied, during she got a weak feeling in her belly, but she could smile at him as he turned towards her.

"Want we go? I'm starving", said he smiling.

"You can go and destroy the pancakes. I want to comb my hair at first", she said and gave him a quick peck on the lips.

"Okay, but you are not allowed to be mad at me, if there are none left when you come", he said and disappeared.

He was scarcely gone out, as she ran back to her romm – forgotten was the scent, just one thought rushed through her mind. She ransacked her things, her lockers and found for what she searched behind her nightstand. With shock she dropped down on her bed and couldn't avert her gaze from it.

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"What do you want to do today Linka?" asked Gi her blond friend at breakfast, after they all had congratulated her to her birthday and Wheeler had pounced on the pancakes.

"I had feel like to go shopping. I need a dress for our weekend", she said with a glance to Wheeler and the boys moaned and sighed frustrated, only Gi was enthralled."You don't have to accompany us!"

"No chance, today is your day and we will do all what you want", said Wheeler immediately.

"We don't have to go with you in the clothes shops, have we?" asked Ma-Ti and Linka shaked her head." I want to buy a new game for me and I could need Wheelers advice."

"It is okay. Gi and I would find our way."

"Are you sure, that I should not come with you Babe?" asked Wheeler sceptically."Do you feel better now?"

"I feel very good Yankee. Besides I want to surprise you with the dress, so you have to go with Ma-Ti."

"I love surprises, the littler the better", he said with an mischievous grin and waggled with his brows. Linka blushed furiously, but can't hold back a smile and slapped him at the arm.

"Want we to strike off?" she asked then, to finish the giggles of her friends.

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"Hey Babe, can I come in?" called Wheeler from the other side of the door and she jumped up and opened him the door."You just want to cart off your dress. What delayed you?" asked he and gave her a quick peck.

"I was probably lost in thoughts", she murmured.

"What is it Babe. You are all day long so…quiet."

"I guess it will be better if you would sit down," she replied with the knowledge of how she felt as her intuitions come true.

"Oookay", he said sceptically, as he sad down on her bed and she do the same besides him.

"I has been to see the doctor."

"Why? You said you feel better. I had to…"

"Yankee, I was not at a doctor for general medicine. I mean, it is an joint practice and Gi thinks that I was at a doctor for general medicine, but I was at a…specialist."

"What is it Babe? You are ill? What can I do that you will be feel better?"

""To begin with listen to me will be good. But I don't know, how should I say it."

"Tell me plainly," he said nervously. What if he would lost her…

"I…I'm pregnant, Jayden", she said nervously and looked down on her hands in her lap.

"Wow", was all he could say after a few seconds, that seemed to her like minutes."That is…Babe, it's wonderful", he said then and hugged her. As she saw to his face it's beaming of luck.

"You're not angry?"

"Why should I be angry? No prevention is to 100 percent safe."

"Well, actually it was not the credibleness of the pill, it was rather mine to take it. I hadn't taken it since you were vanished. I have not thought at it in the three days and nor after that, because they had fallen behind my nightstand. I'm sorry."

"Hey, you don't have to apologize for such a thing. Who cares why it had happened, Babe?! All what I want is you, a family with you. Why not now? Our enemies are almost all in the prison for years. The worst that can happen in the next ten or twenty years, is to clean up somewhere and at such a thing I'd be glad to stay here and take care for our child", he said and Linka have to laugh because this was his typical Wheeler-thinking.

"You really want it? You're really glad about it?"

"How can you think that I would it not be?" he asked and kissed her."Are you not? You don't want it?" he asked then and she saw in his eyes…fear?!

"I was shocked as I supposed it and very frightened as I found out that it is true. But I want it. It is yours and I love it by now", she said and smiled happy, as she laid a hand on her still flat belly. He covered her hand with his and laid his other hand on her cheek.

"I love it too, but first of all I love his mother", said he and kissed her."It is so…incredible", he said then and stroked gently her belly."We become really to be parents?! We have to speak with Gaya and the others should it know too…We have to find a date for our wedding…"

"Calm down, Jayden. We will everything of that wangle, you have not to drive me crazy", she said with a smile."Do you mean, we are really able to take care of our child? Can we give him a safe future?" sha asked then thoughtfully.

"Babe, you have never again to be concerned about this! While we were together we can tackle everything. I swear to you, that you have never to worry about the future or money. I know that we both not know really how to rear a child or how the relationship between child and parents should be, but we will manage it. You will be a terrific mother."

"And you will be a splendid daddy", she replied with a smile and kissed him passionately."And now stop talking and take care of me. From now on I need very much of your attention", she added with an suggestive grin and pulled him back with her on the matress.

"Yeah, I'd be glad to!"

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I had the way how this story progresses for a long time in my mind. I don't want to copy someone or someones story. If there anything alike as in other storys, then I'm sorry for that, not my intention. I think the end of the story is near. Maybe still 3 or 4 chapters…I will look how it comes.

PS: I'm sorry. I write and write and write and I don't know if it is better with the language. Is it a little better now?