GHOSTWRITER

THE KIDNAPPING: CHAPTER 10

THE FAMILY MEETING

DISCLAIMER: Ghostwriter, Law and Order: Special Victims unit and characters do not belong to me.

THE FERNANDEZ LIVING ROOM THAT EVENING

Everyone sat in the living room looking at Gaby and Rob.

"I'm pregnant..." Gaby finally whispers. "I want you out of this house!" Mr. Fernandez yelled at Gaby. "Eduardo..." Mrs. Fernandez said and they

began to argue in spanish.

Listening to her parents argue upset Gaby even more.

"Stop it!" Alex yelled and everyone looked at him. "Alejandro..." His father began. "Papa, Gaby was raped. It's not her fault she pregnant."

Alex replied.

Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez looked first to Gaby and then to Rob as if they were not sure they heard right. So Gaby once again told the story of her

and Rob being kidnapped, Rob being shot and her being raped. By the end of her story Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez were shocked into silence, Rob

had his good arm around Gaby, as she leaned against him and cried harder.

"Gabirella, I'm sorry." Mr. Fernandez said in spanish. "I don't know what to do." Gaby admitted. "Don't worry, Gab, we're all here for you." Alex

said and Gaby gave a watery smile.

Mrs. Fernandez got up announcing she was going to make dinner.

"Want to hear some of my stories?" Rob asked Gaby and Gaby nodded as they got up. Leaving Mr. Fernandez and Alex in the living room.

GABY'S ROOM

"Wow, Rob, those are really good." Gaby said as she wrapped her arms around him and he wrapped his arms around her. "Thanks, I think

Double T's are better then mine though." Rob said modestly.

That's when there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" Gaby asked. "Alex." Alex replied. "Come on in." Gaby said and the door opened. "Mama, said to tell you dinner is almost ready." Alex

told them. "Okay, we'll be right there." Gaby replied and got up. "Gaby, wait there's one more." Rob said as he flipped the page in his notebook."All

right..." Gaby said and sat back down.

"I saw her with dark hair and eyes.

She is so beautiful I thought, from the moment I met her,

I knew. I could feel she was the one. Five years later we

started dating and I knew one day we would be married." Rob finished and looked at Gaby.

"Are you asking me to marry you?" Gaby asked. "Yes..." Rob replied. "R...Rob, I don't know what to say. I love you with all my heart, but I'm only nineteen.

I'm not ready to get married yet, I'm not sure I'm even ready for this baby." Gaby told him. "Oh, Okay." Rob said sadly. "How about you give me a couple

of days to really think about it." Gaby told him. "Okay, we better get out there for dinner." Rob said and got up to leave. "Rob?" Gaby asked. "Yeah," Rob

asked looking at her. "I do love you." Gaby said. "I love you to." Rob said as he held his hand out to her.

Gaby took it and they headed to the kitchen for dinner.

TO BE CONTINUED...