Hey guys! This is a Ben/Mal focused chapter today. They are 36.
Ben came home from the doctor with terrible news.
It was going to break Mal's heart.
Ben walked into the kitchen where Mal was making dinner.
"Hey honey. How was your doctors appointment?" Mal asked.
"Mal, I have something to tell you. You might want to sit down." Ben said.
Mal sat down.
"What's up?" Mal asked.
"I have heart cancer." Ben said.
Mal's fears had just been confirmed.
She burst into tears.
Ben hugged her.
"Mal, everything will be alright. Hopefully the surgery's will take it away." Ben said.
"But what if you don't make it. What if you die and I have to raise these last 3 kids by my self and Rowan has to grow up with out a father?" Mal asked before she broke down again.
"Mal, I promise you that is not going to happen." Ben said.
"How are we going to tell the kids?" Mal asked.
"I don't know." Ben said.
...
Telling the kids was hard.
The girls broke down in tears.
The boys did too.
Mal knew this was not going to be easy.
...
Everyone was in the hospital waiting room.
Ben had had a heart attack in the middle of the night.
Mal was on the verge of tears.
The doctor came out.
"Mrs Adams, may I speak to you privately?" The doctor said.
Mal nodded.
She went into the doctors office.
"Excuse me for the words I'm about to say. Your husband isn't going to make it. You may go say goodbye to him." The doctor said.
Mal nodded.
Mal walked into the hospital room.
Ben was lying on the bed.
"You heard the news?" Ben asked.
Mal nodded.
She walked over to his bedside.
"I love you." Ben said.
Mal had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I love you too." Mal said.
Ben kissed her forehead.
"Mal, I want you to move on." Ben said.
"Ben, I'm not going to move on. Even if you're dead I'm still married to you." Mal said.
"Okay, just promise me that you won't kill yourself to be with me. I want you to live a full life." Ben said.
"I promise." Mal said.
They hugged.
"You should say goodbye to the kids." Mal said.
"Okay." Ben said.
The kids came in.
Vanessa went first.
"Bye daddy." She said.
She hugged Ben.
"I love you baby girl." Ben said.
"I love you too, daddy" Vanessa said.
Lillian went next.
She broke down in tears.
Ben hugged her.
"I love you baby girl." Ben said.
"I love you too daddy." Lillian said.
Aria went next. This one's going to be a tear dropper.
"I don't know if I'm ready to take on the world, daddy." Aria said.
"You're ready." Ben said.
"I am?" Aria asked.
"You've been ready." Ben said.
Aria broke down in tears.
Ben hugged her.
"I love you daddy." Aria said.
"I love you too, baby girl." Ben said.
The rest of the kids said goodbye.
Then, Ben took his final breath.
I cried writing that. Especially writing Aria's goodbye. I didn't write the other kids goodbyes because this chapter would have 3 thousand words if i did. I will see you guys tomorrow. bye.