"Oh the humanity! A phrase that means simply, Oh my goodness. But, what is humanity? Humanity is the human race." Those were the first words Blossom had heard Brick say after their battle with each other when they were younger. That fight put a wedge between the two. \
Now that Blossom had broken the news to Brick things had changed in him. He has become, in a word, fidgety. He is always careful and never takes any chances with Blossom. He almost never looks at her. Brick did ask her to move in with him once he got a place and that didn't take long.
It was almost as if he had a heart. He gave Blossom a glance in the morning and a kiss on the cheek before bed. Brick was more like a zombie. Months passed and Blossom was now 7 months along. She had told everyone what had happened and only her sisters stayed by her side.
Blossom had her own bed and bathroom. It was almost like she had her own house and was living alone. She often thought, 'Why is he ignoring me?' He wasn't doing it on purpose. He has just had the shock of his life and he is coping with it.
It was dark outside and raining. She was having trouble sleeping when she heard the loudest boom of thunder in her life. She ran out of her room and she ran into Brick's room. She climbed under his covers and was hiding from the thunder. Brick could feel the movement under his blanket and rolled over. When he looked down, there was Blossom having a fit.
"Are you okay?" One of the only sentences he had said in a while. Another boom of thunder sounded and she squealed. He wrapped his arms around her. She smiled and gave him a hug. "Can I ask you a question?" Brick looked at her and nodded. "Do... do you... do you love me? Because I love you," Blossom blushed and giggled.
He laughed and Blossom peaked her head back out. "You don't love me," She sighed and tears came to her eyes. Brick went from laughing to serious in a blink of an eye. "No! No! That's not what I meant! What I meant by my laugh was that It was funny you even asked me because, I love you more than anything,"
Brick gave Blossom a huge hug. They lay there a few moments quiet and fall into a gentle sleep. They both dreamed of what their baby would look like. One dreamed of a girl and the other a boy. Either way, they had great plans and a great future for their child. Their child will be a great one, according to them.
They woke up the next morning. The sun shone bright through the once dark sky. Blossom gave her lover a kiss on the cheek. Brick and Blossom simultaneously and Brick got down on one knee. "Blossom, the reason I have been so quiet is because I knew I would tell you about my 3 jobs but, that isn't the important part. Blossom, will you marry me?"
Blossom flung her arms around his neck and said...