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CHAPTER 17:
TRIS POV:
I feel like a whale. I am eight months along in this pregnancy and I can't wait for this baby to be born.
Tobias and Olaya are so sweet with me. He always makes sure I have everything I need and Olaya 'scolds' the baby when the baby moves to much. She wants a brother but we know we are having a daughter. But she is stubborn and always says 'he' because she thinks the baby will turn into a boy if she says so.
I pick up the clothes she scattered on her bedroom floor when I hear a sigh. I turn around to be face to face with Tobias. He takes the clothes I am holding.
"What did I say, Tris?"
"I have to stop cleaning around in the house because I will be too tired." I respond in a bored voice.
"You know I only do that because I care about you. I want you and our little girl to be healthy."
"We are fine, Tobias."
"I know but don't do things where you have to bend okay?"
"Alright."
He kisses my forehead with a hand on my stomach. The baby kicks against his palm immediately.
"Do you want to take a nap? She seems pretty restless."
"I could sleep a little bit."
"I'll clean her room with her. Just lay down."
"Thanks."
He kisses me again before I go to our bedroom. I try to rest but I can't. I need to move and do something. I get up and begin to fold our clothes in the drawer. Tobias would get pissed off if he sees me doing that but I really don't care. I fold his jeans when I see a letter. I take it in my hands. I will myself to not open it but I open it.
I hold it with shaking hands as I read it.
….Mr Eaton... The U.S. army... To leave for our camp in Iraq for a period of 13 months...
I drop the letter with a gasp. I begin to breath heavily as I think of it. Tobias will leave. I pick it up again slowly.
The date of your departure is on the 12th of October.
October? Next month? No, no, no, no! He can't! He can't leave me again. He didn't tell me anything! He is doing it again! But..but he promised!
I quickly put the letter in the folded clothes. I try not to cry but I already know the tears are sliding on my cheeks. I am heavily breathing as I lay on my bed and cry. The last time I cried like that, Tobias left for 5 months and came back in casts. And now, he will leave again.
I sob loudly unable to get up. Tobias immediately comes in, running to me.
"Tris, what happened?"
I try to stop crying and don't let him touch me. He lied again. I can't believe he did it again. I wipe my tears
"It's okay. I just panicked, it's nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
I get up then walk in the bathroom. I wipe my eyes and do my makeup. I quickly put on a dress. I walk out, Tobias is sitting on the bed probably waiting for me.
"Can I have an explanation?" He asks.
I take the letter with Zeke's name on it.
"I think it's time to talk to Zeke." I respond.
I take my bag before I look at myself in the mirror. Tobias grabs my arm to turn me around.
"Tris! Will you talk to me? Why are you like this?"
"I am okay, Tobias. Now let's go!"
"What did I do? Why are you mad at me?"
"Me? Mad? Not at all!"
He sighs but doesn't push it further. He helps Olaya in the car as I struggle to sit in. He tries to help me but I just tell him to go away. I eventually sit with a sigh. I can't wait for this little girl to be out of me, even if it means that Tobias isn't here.
"Tris, why are you crying?" He gently asks.
"I am not crying." I say while wiping my cheeks.
He drives to Zeke and Shauna's house safely as if he was carying the most important objects in the world in his car. Once he has parked the car, he helps Olaya out of her sit and she runs to the front door as soon as her feet hit the ground. We both watch her with a smile but it fades when he tries to help me.
"I am good, go with her."
I slowly get out when Shauna joins me.
"Look at you! You are beatiful."
"I look fat." I answer as I hug her.
"No, you aren't. I can't wait to meet this little girl."
I nod with a smile but the smile slowly fades and the tears come back.
"Hey...what happened?"
"He is leaving Shauna. He is leaving next month."
"Are you sure? The baby will be born in less than a month, do you really think he will leave?"
"You know him as much as I do. He will leave."
"Calm down, think about the baby. Did you ask him?"
"No...I can't."
"Alright, let's not think about that right now. Come in and take a seat, you must be exhausted."
I nod as she leads inside and sits me on the couch. I hear Tobias laughing with Zeke in the kitchen. Mayanne is on the floor with Olaya next to her.
"So, why did you decide to come?" She asks me.
"I'd rather talk about it with our husbands here if you don't mind."
"Not at all. It must be important."
"Yes, it is."
I make small talks with Shauna, watching Mayanne trying to play with Olaya but Mayanne is one and Olaya is five.
"Mommy?"
"Yes sweetheart."
She asks me to hold her but I can't lift her, she is too heavy.
"You know I can't hold you. Go ask daddy."
As she leaves, I feel Shauna taking my hand.
"You have to talk to him. I can see that it is bothering you."
"Now?"
"Yes."
I stand up with her help and walk in the kitchen. Zeke is holding Olaya as Tobias smiles at them.
"Tobias, can I talk to you?"
"Sure."
Zeke leaves with the little girl and I wait for the door to be shut to finally speak.
"Will you explain why you are acting like that?" He asks.
"When did you plan on telling me?" I ask without paying attention this his question.
"Telling you what?"
"I found the letter in your clothes." I cry. "Why didn't you tell me you are leaving again? Did you want to do like last year?"
"Tris...I didn't think you would see it."
"That's what I thought...It was already bad when you missed your daughter's birthday but now you are going to miss your daughter's birth."
"No, that's not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean?" I demand.
"I didn't tell you because I am not going."
"Of course, you aren't...wait, what?"
"I am not going. I already told them that I am not leaving this time. I have something more important to do." He says while putting his hand on my stomach.
"But why didn't you tell me?"
"I think I didn't want to worry you...I was wrong. I should have thought you would find it."
"So you are not leaving?" I whisper.
"I am not going anywhere."
I fall in his arms and hug him.
"I am so sorry. I was so scared."
"You don't have to apologize, you couldn't know."
I gently kiss him as his thumbs tickle my stomach.
"Come on, we have something to tell them." He says.
We enter the living room hand in hand and they both smile at us. We sit on the couch, the kids are on the floor.
"We wanted to ask you something. Tris and I thought of it and we would like you to be the baby's godparents." Tobias says.
They both look shocked.
"You want us...to be...? Why?" Shauna asks.
"It's our way to thank you for everything you have done for us last year. Without you Zeke, Tobias and I wouldn't be here today."
"You don't have to think you owe me something." Zeke replies.
"We do. We owe you everything. Without you, we wouldn't be expecting this little girl."
He looks at his wife and she smiles.
"We would be honoured to be the baby's godparents." She answers.
"Of course, there is more."
"No there isn't." Zeke says.
"There is." Tobias insists.
I take the letter in my purse and give it to them. Zeke tries to give it back but we don't take it.
"What are you doing?" He seriously asks.
"We know we can't thank you enough so we try to do as much as possible."
"I understand but what is this?" He demands with the letter in hand.
"This is a little something. Open it."
Zeke raises an eyebrow and slowly opens it. He takes out a card and reads it.
" Are you serious?" He asks us.
I nod. Shauna takes the card in his hand.
"You have been invited to spend one week in our hotel in Florida...Wait, what is this?"
"This is a present."
"We can't accept it. It's too much."
"Please..." I say
They look at each other then back at us.
"Fine, but if you give us one more thing, even an apple, we give everything back."
I smile with Tobias. Shauna is still reading the card but then she sudddenly lifts her head.
"The presidential suite? You must be joking!"
"No, and there is also everything planned for Mayanne."
"You are both crazy." Shauna says before she hugs me.
Zeke hugs Tobias then me.
"I can't believe you did that for us."
"Well, I couldn't believe what you did for us." Tobias answers.
"We can compare the situations."
"I agree, it isn't enough to tell you how grateful we are."
"But it must have cost a lot of money."
"Don't worry about that. Just go and enjoy yourselves."
Shauna hugs us one more time before we all sit back down.
The time flies and after having dinner with them, it's time for us to leave. Tobias takes Olaya in his arms after Shauna hugs us.
"Thank you again."
Tobias puts Olaya in the car than he tries to help me and I gladly accept his help.
Once we are home, Tobias goes upstairs to put Olaya in her bed because she fell asleep in the car.
"Tobias?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you put her in our bed?"
"I can do that." He says with a smile.
I follow them but stop in her bedroom to take her pajama. I give it to Tobias then put on one of Tobias' shirt. Tobias stays in his boxers and I watch as he tries to put her pajama on her.
"Tobias, don't. It's hot enough in the room, she doesn't need it."
I lay next to our daughter then hug her. Afterward, her head lays on my chest. I slowly caress her head as Tobias lays down. He is on his side and looks at us. He puts his hand on my belly and kisses me.
"That's the best moment of the day." He whispers.
"Especially when she is with us."
The baby kicks against his palm. I place my hand on his and the kicking becomes more forceful.
"She is excited." I say.
"I can't see that. Do you want something to drink? I know tea always help."
"No, it's okay. I am not really tired so it doesn't matter."
"If you change your mind, just ask."
"I will. I love you."
"I love you too."
He kisses me slowly on the lips while caressing my stomach. The kicking never stops. Tobias pulls away abruptly.
"Shit, Olaya wetted bed."
He gets up quickly but I stare at him with my mouth hanging open.
"Honey, that wasn't Olaya. Th-that was me."
FIN !
I can't believe it's already the end of this story.
Thank you all for everything! Your reviews helped me to write and it wasn't easy since English isn't my mother tongue. But anyway, thank you all!
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I don't plan on writing another story in English but if you have a interesting idea, I could change my mind ^^
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There won't be an epilogue or something like that, this is the end! Please don't ask to write something else or I will feel really bad to say no. :)
