Chapter 18

Gill

2 months went by as I notice Angela was pregnant. I didn't even notice until I saw a big bump on her stomach and how she usually throwing up almost everyday. I was so happy for her and that I'm going to be a father. But the only problem is...I have to work and ever since I became mayor 2 months ago I've got so many stuff to plan in the future.

I just came out from the clinic after hearing the great news. My very first child. Angela came out a couple minutes later. I smiled. Angela smiled back. I hold her hand in mines and looked deep into her eyes. "You better be careful with the farm work." I said.

"I know. I know. Irene said the same thing. But don't worry. Luckily, the baby wom't be due until winter, and all I'm going to worry about, is to enter that cooking festival. And of course, I have to look after the animal but for now I might put them straight into pasture in the morning and then back into the barn at night." Said Angela.

"Good. I better get going to the Town Hall."

"Okay, honey. I'll come at noon to drop off your lunch."

"No sweetie, I think it's best if you stay home and get some rest. Or maybe we can go to the Sundae Inn for lunch."

"Okay fine. Lunch at the Sundae Inn then."

I kissed Angela on the forehead and made my way to the Town Hall. I walked up all the stairs and toward the building. By the time I got there, I took a deep breath and went in. Elli was sitting there and reading a book about the Island. "Elli, you'll never believe what had happen!" I said. Elli looked up from her book and stared at me.

"What? Your surprise that I'm reading a book about the Island which is actually pretty interesting." She said.

"That, and Angela."

"You guys didn't get a divorce, or did you?"

"No. Angela pregnant!" For a moment there, I thought Elli would have fallen off her chair after hearing the news.

"She's what?"

"She's pregnant! Elli, I'm going to be a father in a month!"

"That's great news."

I smiled and went back to my desk and continue doing paperwork. I smiled at the piece of paper. So soon enough, I'll be a father. Then I realize that instead of doing my paperwork. I've been writing down names for my child. "Whoops." I said. I smiled at the names.

Angela

After the ranch work, I went into the house to rest a little bit. I sat on the sofa, grabbed the remote, turned on the television and began flipping through the channels. After watching a bunch of no good shows, I got up and thought a moment. Won't it be good to have my first baby shower party? I thought for moment and next thing I know, I began making invitation for the baby shower. Then I made my way to the Town Hall, but first I went to the Sundae Inn. There I saw Colleen, Jake, Maya, and Chase all working like usual. "Hey, Angela." Said Chase.

"Uh...hi." I said.

"You look a lot fatter today." Said Maya.

"You shouldn't eat that much." Said Chase.

"Chase! Maya! That's really mean to say." Snapped Colleen.

"Sorry." They both said.

"It's okay. Beside, I'm not fat. I'm Pregnant." I said.

"Your pregnant?" Everyone at the Inn said.

"Yup."

"Oh my god, Angela! Congratulation!" Said Maya.

"Congratulation Angela!" Said Colleen.

"Hope the baby will be deliver safely." Said Jake.

"You want me to bake you a cake for the baby shower?" Asked Chase.

"Sure. And Maya, this is for you. It's an invitation for my Baby Shower." I said handing the invitation to Maya.

"Eek! Oh my Goodness! I can't wait!" Said Maya. "Thanks! I'll deffinally come!"

"YOUr welcome. And I'm glad."

"Well, anyways, were you just here to tells us the news or are you here for something else" Asked Jake.

"Um...actually, I'll be comming back here at noon with Gill." I said

"Sounds great." Said Colleen.

"Celebrating for the good news huh?" Said Chase.

"Yup." I said.

"That's good to hear." Said Maya.

"Well I better be going. I have deliver the invitation out before noon."

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye."

I walked all the way to the Tailor Shop. When I open the door, I saw Shelly and Candace looking quite worried. Shelly looks like she was about to cry and Candace was there trying to calm her down. I walked up toward them and bowed. "Hello." I said.

"Oh hello Angela." Said Shelly.

"Hi Angela, you look different today." Said Candace.

"I would say the same to both of you two."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah. You guys look really worried about something."

"Well you stomach looks a bit big."

"Oh well...I guess I can explain that right now." I said. "It's kind of the exciting news I wanted to tell you."

"Oh what is it?" Asked Shelly.

"Candace, I'm not fat, I'm pregnant." I said.

"Really? Your a mother?" Said Candace.

"That's right I'm going to be a mother next season."

"Really? That's awesome." Said Candace.

"I know. And here are the invitation for you and Luna." I handed the invitations to Candace.

"Actually about Luna..." Said Shelly.

"What about Luna?" I asked.

"She ran away." Said Candace.

"What do you mean?" I asked. "Luna would never run away. She's my best friend. She wouldn't abandon me."

"Well she did. Her bedroom is empty. And there was a note on her pillow." Said Candace.

"If she ran away, then where would she run away to?" I asked.

"Probably down to Castanet Island. Since after all, my mother lives there." Said Candace.

"But then she could also be going to Alvarna where her cousins and uncle are." Said Shelly.

"Why there?"

"She loves hanging around with Bianca."

"Hmm...oh okay. I guess she wouldn't be here for my baby shower" I said.

"Oh sorry Angela, we forgot your here." Said Candace.

"Yeah." I said.

"Again, we're sorry about that." Said Shelly.

"It's okay. But I never knew about them. Maybe you can tell me about them." I said.

"Sure. Why don't we do it some other day than today." Said Shelly. "Come over any time and we can tell you about them."

"Uh...okay then. I better be going." I said backing away.

"Okay then. Bye." Said Shelly.

"Bye Angela. See you at your baby shower!" Said Candace.

"Yup." I said.

By the time I finish with the invitation I realize I was all the way up at Garmon Mine District. I looked at my watch. It was 11:50am. Oh snap! I'm going to be late. It's difficult to run. And Irene said I should take my time. So I made my walk to Sundae Inn. By the time I got there it was 12:10pm. I saw Gill waiting outside. He looked up at me and sighed. "Sweetie, your 10 minutes late." He said.

"I'm sorry. I came back from Garmon Mine District." I panted.

"You weren't mining were you?" Asked Gill. "You know it's too dangerous for a pregnant women to go mining."

"Yeah I know that and no I wasn't mining." I said.

"Good. Which means, you can explain it to me once we get inside." Said Gill.

"Okay." I said.

We went inside and saw Jake and Colleen there. Yolanda was also there. She came up to me and smiled. "Congratulation on your pregnancy!" She said. Gill raised in eyebrow at me as I just took him to our seat. Then Maya came by.

"Ooh, Angela. I'm so excited for your baby shower." She squealed in delight.

"Baby Shower?" Asked Gill.

"Yes Gill, I'm throwing a baby shower. That's why I was 10 minutes late." I said. "I was sending my last invitation to Kathy and by the time. When I was done talking to her it was 11:55pm. And like Irene said, I walk to the Inn my own pace. I can't run or jog with this giant stomach."

"That explains all. Well I'm glad your having a baby shower. It's good for you to stay at home all that time." Said Gill.

"Yeah." I said.

"So anyways, whet can I get you guys to drink?" Asked Maya.

"Tomato Juice." Said Gill.

"Ice Tea please." I said.

"Okay sure." Said Maya and walked away. Suddenly Chase left the kitchen, Luke came in.

"Excuse me for a second." Said Gill as he got up from his chair. I looked at Luke and Chase then back at Gill.

"Sure. Go ahead." I said. Gill gave me a warm smile and walk off Chase and Luke. Then Maya, Kathy and Selena came by.

"Hey, so your finally going to have a baby." Said Selena.

"Yeah. I know, pretty exciting huh?" I said.

"Totally. And plus I got some good news too." Said Kathy.

"She wouldn't tell us until we see you." Said Maya.

"Well I'm here now. So tell us." I said.

"Fine. Fine." Said Kathy.

"Yay!" We all squealed.

"I'm getting married!" Said Kathy.

"Really?" Said Selena.

"To who?" I asked.

"Duh! Don't be so ridiculous! I'm getting married to Owen." Said Kathy.

"Oh right. Whoops." I said.

"My bad." Said Selena.

"So when is the wedding?" asked Maya.

"Summer 25th." Said Kathy.

"Perfect timing. My Baby Shower is on Summer 15." I said

"That's a good thing then." Said Maya.

"Yeah." Said Kathy. Suddenly Gill came back to our table.

"Sorry, ladies but you guys have to leave." He said.

"Oh okay." They all said. "Bye Angela."

"Bye." I said. I watch the girls going upstairs as Gill then sat down.

"So, what was that all about?" He asked.

"Kathy and Owen are getting married." I said.

"Really? That's great!"

"What did you, Chase and Luke talk about?"

"Chase has a tiny crush on Maya. And Luke has a huge crush on Selena."

"Oh my god, seriously?"

"Yeah. I was really happy for them."

"I am too. Chase and Maya makes such a cute couple. Same with Selena and Luke."

"Anyways, I haven't seen Luna for a while." Gill looked at me before continuing "It's not that I'm like her more than you, but she's one of my best friends and I haven't seen her before we got married."

"According to Candace and Shelly. She ran away."

"What? To where?"

"Either Castanet Island...or Alvarna."

"Seriously?"

"Oh I'm serious."

"But why those two places?" Gill thought for a moment. "There pretty far places you know."

"Yes, I know. But the reason why was because they have family there."

"Of course, her cousin: Rosalid, Max, Bianca, her uncle Herman and their maid Tabatha and Ceci all live at Alvarna and I don't their mother but she lives in Castanet Island."

"Oh I didn't know that."

"I remember because Luna told me about them."

"That explains all."

"Yeah."

After lunch, Gill paid. He came closer to me, kissed me on the forehead and left for work again. I sighed. Then I saw Maya near the stair case. She mouthed me to come upstairs to her room. I nodded my head and followed her upstairs. By the time I got there, Maya just stared at me. "Gosh Angela what took you so long to get you up the stairs?" Asked Maya. "It's only like 12 stairs. Pretty simple."

"Sorry. Just that ever since I've become pregnant, things are getting difficult to do." I said.

"Oh. Well I won't be too happy if I get pregnant." I laughed.

"I'm sure you would. You get to stay home and do nothing beside sleeping and eating."

"You know what? That does sound fun."

"I'm sure you and Chase will make good parents."

"Me and Chase? No way! Not going to happen. Chase hates me and my cooking."

"Oh really? We'll see about that."

Maya stood there quietly, turning 6 shades of red. I giggled making Maya blush even more. Then I grabbed her by the arm and dragged her to her bedroom. Selena and Kathy were in there already. I closed the door silently and looked at Maya. "Tell us the truth." I said.

"W-What are you talking about?" Asked Maya.

"It's about Chase. Do you like him?". Maya blushed 6 shades of red. Kathy and Selena squealed in delight.

"Oh my god! You so like him!" Said Kathy.

"N-no! I don't" Shouted Maya.

"Yeah you do! Your blushing. Which is sign." Said Selena. Maya took a deep breath.

"F-Fine! You win! I do like him. I love him and his cooking. I think he'll be a great husband." She said. All the girls squealed in delight.

"Oh Maya we're so proud of you." Said Kathy.

"What about you Selena?" I asked.

"Oh please. There only one guy for me. And that's Luke." Said Selena.

"Really." Said Kathy.

"Yeah."

"Oh my goodness. I feel so much better now." Said Maya. Kathy and I burst out into laughter until we heard the door knocking.

"Uhh Maya, Can I talk to you for a moment?" Asked Chase. Maya gasp.

'ow long do you think he was standing there for?' she mouthed. The three of us shrugged our shoulders.

'Go on! You should go talk to him.' Kathy mouthed.

Maya walked out of the room. As me, Kathy and Selena place an ear on the door. All we heard was footsteps walking away from Maya bedroom door. The three girls stared at each other blankly. Then I open the door and tip toe toward Maya and Chase. Chase and Maya were talking. I smiled at Kathy and Selena as they both giggled. By the time Chase and Maya finish talking, I pushed Kathy and Selena back up telling them to go back to Maya's room. The girls got up and ran. By the time we got there, we pretended to talk about "girls stuff" as Maya came in. We both stopped talking and looked at her. "Well?" We asked.

"Well what?" Asked Maya.

"Well, How did it went?" Asked Kathy.

"Yeah girlfriend, details." Said Selena.

"Fine. Chase ask me out on a date and I told him yes." Said Maya.

"Is that all?" I asked.

"Nope there's more." Said Maya. "He overheard me telling you guys that I liked him and he confess saying he too likes me."

"No way!" We all said.

"Yes way." Said Maya.

"Oh Maya! We're so proud of you!" Said Kathy.

"Congrats." I said.

"I wish Luke will confess like that to me." Sighed Selena.

"Well the only way to know is to tell him." I said.

"B-but Angela. I can't do that?"

"Oh, why?"

"What if, he doesn't like me back? What if he laugh at my confession?"

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine."

"How do you know?" Asked Kathy.

"Gill best friends with Chase and Luke and they told him about their crushes. And well, Gill told me." I said.

"Really?" They all asked.

"Really." I said.

"Wow, your amazing." Said Kathy.

"You have an amazing husband." Said Selena.

"Yeah." Said Maya.

"Thanks." I said.

"Anytime." Said Maya.

After a long conversation about something really random I decided to go to Town Hall. Elli was reading a book about the Island. Gill was sitting in his father chair doing paperwork. I walked toward him. There on the side of his desk was a list of names for the baby. I smiled. Gill looked up at me. "Good afternoon sweetie." He said.

"Good Afternoon, honey." I said.

"So, I see you've found the list of names for our new baby."

"Yeah." I took the list and start reading through it.

"Well...what do you think?"

"There perfect. But we need to pick one."

"Yeah I know."

"I don't even know about the gender."

"True."

By the time it was 5pm, Gill grabbed his coat, and his list of names for the baby. And walk toward the front entrance. I smiled. Then Gill took my hand into his and stared deep into my eyes. I search deep into his eyes for a expression as he smiled at me. "I love you." He said.

"I love you too." I said.

"Promise?"

"Honey, we're already married and we vowed our love to each other for ever till one of us dies."

"Of course, your right."

We began to walk all the way home, hand in hand. I looked up at him and studied his face. Gill's face was sweating. I stopped suddenly. Gills turned to me and look at me. "Sweetie, what's wrong?" He asked.

"Your face is really sweating." I said.

"So?"

"So, I'm worried about you. Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm sure. I'm fine." Suddenly Gill fell onto the floor and groaning.

"Gill? What's wrong?"

"Sweetie, I'm fine please. Go back home." Gill's voice was getting weaken. Tears streaming down my cheek.

"I'm not leaving you."

"Please. Just go."

"NO!". Suddenly Maya came outside. She looked at me with wide eyes.

"Oh my god, Angela! What happen?" Maya asked.

"I don't know. Please, go get help." I said. Maya nodded her head and ran back inside. I looked back at Gill. "You'll be okay honey. Maya going to get help."

"Sweetie. You don't have to do this." Said Gill.

"No! We promise each other that we'll stay together. We promise in front of the goddess." Just then Jake, Colleen and Maya both came in. Colleen looks pale as she saw me crying beside Gill.

"Honey, take him to the clinic. Maya take Angela home." She demanded. Maya took my hand as Jake carried Gill to the clinic.

"Maya! Let me go! I have to stay with Gill!" I shouted, tears trickle down my cheek.

"Angela, you need to get some rest. I'll promise you that we'll see Gill together tomorrow." Said Maya.

"No! Tomorrow will be too late!"

"Tomorrow won't be too late."

"Please!" I got onto my knees in front of Colleen." Please let me see him!"

"I'm afraid the time is too late." Said Colleen.

Suddenly Kathy and Selena came by. They both helped me get me back to my house. I screamed and cried. By the time they got me into my bedroom, I lay on my bed and cried. Maya, Kathy and Selena went back to the Inn leaving me crying alone, in my room.