( I hope everyone continues to read, enjoy & review. Slightly graphic towards end. Thanks psion53 for the reviews as always.)
09/01/10
Adam had booked one of the hotel suites wanting to give Patty some more room & also run her a nice hot bath as the bus only had a shower. She was relaxing in the water when Adam walked in sitting on the edge watching her with her eyes closed.
"Patty?"
"Aye?" Her voice soft showing her relaxed state something she didn't get very often.
"Can I ask you a few things?"
"Sure."
"Well have you thought of any names for our baby yet?"
"That tis actually easy…Emma if a girl & Daniel or Danny for a boy…for ye ask….twas me parents names."
"Very fitting then dear."
"May I ask ye something now?"
"Of course."
"Why ye keep saying our baby?" She opened her eyes looking at him.
"Because as you are my heart so will this baby." He smiles down at her before he moves to kneel next to the tub. He reaches in the water lightly stoking her belly. "Granted god may not have giving me a hand in creating this little guy…or girl with you…does not mean they will not capture my heart as you have. Which leads to my next question." He moves his hand to take hers bringing it to his lips. "Patty…Patricia…Mo chroí." He looks in her eyes a smile to his lips. "Will you give me the honor of marring me? I know it is doubtful we can have a wedding before he or she comes into this world…but we can still have a civil service if you wish so our child can be given my last name if you wish. If you don't want to marry me because of the past I'll understand as well. What ever you deci…" She splashes some water at him with her free hand. "Hey!"
"Ye were rambling dear…I nay think ye wanted to shut up in fear I was gonna say no.." She smiled at him. "I would love & be honored to be ya wife…and also have ye claim our child as just that…ours."
He leaned over kissing her. "Now sorry I don't have a ring…yet. I figured from the pregnancy it wouldn't fit right now anyways. I will call Vince to see if I can get some extra time off. You are due any day now & I want to take a ride up to Canada for the service."
"Aye I keep forgetting ye have a home in the states, but ye are not a US citizen either."
"Nope." He leans giving her another kiss before he stands.
"Help me up please...I think I been in here long enough." Adam nodded as he grabbed a towel draping it over one shoulder as he leaned down to help her up & just scooped her up instead. "ACK…ADAM! Come on I must be like a cow now."
"Not at all love…" He carried her to the bed setting her down before handing her the towel to dry herself.
After she was dried off he helped her slip on a slip type dress for her to wear as they ate dinner. He had arranged a romantic candle lit dinner in the main room of the suite. He lightly laughed at one point. "What so funny?" She asked
"I was originally going to ask you during the meal about marring me…you just looked to stunning & calm the way the steam of the bath wrapped around you that I just couldn't wait for your answer."
She smiled her eyes almost sparkled. "Mo chroí, the way ye did it was perfect. Getting one knee during dinner is….over done. The moment hit so ye took it…makes it special that way."
"Thanks…I do not know if it is the lighting, the fact your pregnant or what…but I can see the base of the saying Irish eyes are smiling. Cause your smile is clear to them."
"They are that way luv cause I am truly happy…more then I be in a long time. I finally get to choice my path in life & I am so glad I get to share that path with ya."
"What ever the reason I want to do what ever I can in my power to keep them that way…I hope to never see it fade." He smiled a moment. "I guess that is what Mark meant when he told me some time ago by the fire in you. I always was thinking fight…I guess fire was an inner passion. Whether it is fighting, love, living your dreams…it all boils down into this fire. It was being smothered for so long, you were emotionally being smothered for so long.
"I am sure I will still have s few dim days Adam…but ye already stood by me through so many I know I need nay fear you leaving me cause of them." They finish their dinner with small talk. There was talk of which residence they should make their prime home & set a nursery there first. They finally settled on the Florida home.
The next day Adam arranged the time off & they began the almost day long trip up to Canada. Adam tried not to worry the amount of time she was sleeping. Was that normal for a pregnant woman, was it cause of her blood pressure, was there another cause?
He spent most of the time right next to her hold her. He would smile at times she looked so peaceful so calm, the he would jump a little when he would feel the baby kick his hand. He would lean down at times kissing her belly talking softly to the baby. He wasn't fully sure why except it was something he remembers hearing some people do plus it felt right to him. He always thought wrestling was & would be his life. He now saw this new family he was forming was his life. If he had to choose he would pick them without thinking twice. He never thought that way about any one else that had come into his life. He settled down at one point laying next to her drifting to take a nap.
He dreamed of their family. He could see the home in Florida with a play set outside. He was pushing one child in a swing, while Patty sat on a bench swing cradling another. Could he really picture them with more then one…while he would love this child as his own, would they someday have a second one. Before he could focus more on it he was awoken by the driver telling him they arrived. He got up first carefully waking Patty. He helped her off the bus after giving the driver direction to the bus lot he knew was just outside of town.
Adam lived in a small town & by some standards a small house. "Sorry it's not much."
"Adam it is quaint. I like it…I am sure ye other is more…what the word…flashy?"
"I don't know if I would say flashy." He helps her in as he talks. "This was my first house I bought…well after the one I bought my mother."
"Ye bought ye mom her home…very sweet of ye. I can't wait till I can meet her."
"She will probably dolt over you Patty."
"And I will be glad to assure her she raised one hell of a son." Adam chuckled helping her on the couch.
"Thanks Pat…I should call her & let her know I am in town for a few days. I'll be right back." He leaned to kiss her lightly before walking away.
He grabbed the phone from another room keeping it out of earshot of Patty just in case it was not the idea phone call.
"Hello Addy?"
"Hey ma."
"How you doing baby."
"I'm good…really good…may say best in ages."
"So glad to hear that son, so what has you in such good spirits?"
"Well ma, I'm getting married."
"Married? When? What girl is taking my boy from me."
"No one is taking me from you mom you should know better. As for when tomorrow. If we can get the license."
"Hold on tomorrow & you don't even have the license yet. What wrong with her?"
"Nothing it wrong…there is a situation but I refuse to call it something wrong. She's pregnant & due almost any day. I don't want to baby born out of wedlock, and legally it will get my name."
"YOUNG MAN YOU GOT A GIRL PREGNANT!" Adam cringed hearing his mother yell.
"Mom." he tried to talk calmly. "Very few will know this fact…the child isn't mine…not by blood anyways."
"Hold up son…you met a girl that is carrying someone else's child. You want to marry this girl while with this guys child so you can raise it."
"It is complicated mom." He was trying to hide the pain he was feeling.
"What if he wants to be part of it?"
She heard him sigh before he talked softly his voice still almost shaking feeling a few tears. "Mom first of I knew her before she got pregnant. We fell in love with each other before she got pregnant." He had to pause to steady himself. "She was raped by an ex of hers…THAT is why she is pregnant."
"Addy…" Her tone slightly apologetic.
"I been by her side since the attack…didn't know she was pregnant at the time. I been by her side thorough her nightmares, threw her finding she was expecting, If you can't except my choice Mom…"
"No son…You're a good son & a good man I know that. You sure you can deal with rasing another man's child?"
"To us it won't be…he will be nothing more then a donor in the process…She never asked me before you wonder mom. I just started referring to the baby as our baby one day. I knew I wanted to be with her always. I was just scared cause of her past relationship, I didn't want her to feel scared or pressure. So even though marriage didn't come up till I asked yesterday for a few months I have referred to the baby as ours. Even if she had said no to marriage I would of remained the child's father figure as long as she allowed me."
"You said she due any day…you guys have anything for the little one yet?"
"One the bus I have one of the bunk conversed to a crib & changing area."
"What about there though?"
"Um…"
"Damn Adam.."
"Ma.."
"Don't Ma me boy…you here to get married to this girl who from the sounds may pop anytime but you have nothing set in case it is before you leave. Tell you what son, go enjoy rest the evening with your wife to be. Leave it to momma"
Adam rolled his eyes. "Use my card mom."
"OK Dear…should I stop by tonight or in the morning?"
"Well we going to get the license in the morning. You can come tonight if you want…just know she may be resting. Mom is that normal for a pregnant woman to sleep a lot, like every chance she gets?"
"Any other problems?"
"She got high blood pressure caused by the pregnancy."
"If you have a way to check her levels I wouldn't worry too much. Her body even this late is still going through changes."
"OK mom…if you come tonight call & I'll help you unload the car."
"OK son talk to you soon." He got off the phone glad the end of the conversation was better then the start.
Moving back to the living room Patty was sleeping again & he gently woke her up to get her to eat something before helping her to the bedroom. He told her about his mother practically insisting she help set a nursery there either tonight or tomorrow.
"Promise me one thing?"
"What Patty?"
"We get to plan the one in Florida."
"Deal..this is just in case. I promise I will try to keep noise down & let you rest while she is here"
"Thanks Adam." They smiled at each other before he kissed her pulling the blanket up over her leaving the room.