Chapter 93: Going Home

Kelly walks up to Samantha's door to find the doctor checking her vitals. The doctor nods to her and Kelly sits down till he's done. When he leaves, she sits on the side of the bed by Samantha. "So, spill." She watches Samantha's reaction.

"O.k. So, guess what?"

"Samantha you are being a brat. Tell me what is going on. Aaron is practically jumping out of his skin, and you have this shit eating grin on your face."

"Fine. Sis you’re going to be an aunt." Samantha says calmly and watches her sisters face light up as she emits screams of joy."

"Who's the father?"

"Aaron."

"But when and how? I thought you had that ring put up in you so you couldn't get pregnant?"

"Apparently they didn't put it in right and it fell out when I was going to the bathroom. Whenever I had sex with Jonathan, he always used a condom and one time I didn't use one with Aaron. So. Here we are."

"Holy shit! I am so happy for the two of you. You both deserve to be happy. Well, I should let Aaron come in and see you. How exciting this day is! Congratulations, sis! I love you so much. I will be sitting out in the waiting room for a while, so when they let me in again, I will find out more. Love you, sis. Talk to you later." She hugs Samantha and returns to the waiting room so Aaron can propose.

Barely able to keep his excitement contained, he opens the door to Samantha's room. He stares at her and notices that she looks so much better now that the color has come back to her cheeks. She is sitting up in bed and eating from a tray of food next to her. He's so happy that she has gotten her appetite back, especially now that she is eating for two.

Samantha looks up from the food and spies what he has behind his back. He pulls the balloon and roses from behind his back and presents them to her. As she accepts them, he kneels and then takes the box out of his pocket. He holds it out for her and then opens it when she doesn't take it.

Her mouth drops open when she sees the most beautiful ring she has ever seen in her life. The diamond is huge in comparison to the silver band, and it’s surrounded by gorgeous sapphires, her favorite stone.

Staring at the ring, she hears him start to talk, "You’re the only one in this world I have ever wanted to spend the rest of eternity with, and I would be completely lost without you. So, Samantha Ann McDonald, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" His hand begins to shake as he takes the ring from the box and slides it onto her delicate finger.

She screams "yes" and kisses him, then he very carefully picks her up off the bed and hugs her. All the wires are gone now, so he starts to spin her around in his arms while he kisses her. "I will love you for the rest of our lives and for all eternity. You are my soulmate, my destiny, and my forever."

Samantha suddenly looks up and freezes. "What did you just say?"

"You are my soulmate, my destiny, and my forever."

"Why did you say my forever?" Her eyes threaten to start tearing up.

He suddenly looks so concerned, "Why? What's the matter baby?"

Cocking her head from side-to-side contemplating something she answers, "Ben used to tell me that all the time. That's why I wondered why you said that."

A pained look comes over Aaron's face as he realizes he brought up a bad memory on a day that should be filled with love and happiness. He tries to save the moment by asking, "Hey, does the doctors have any idea what the sex of our baby is?"

She looks at him with a forced smile as she tells him, "No, they said it's too soon, but they did do an ultrasound and they said everything looks good. Do you want to see the pic of our baby?" She picks up a printout and hands it to him.

"This is so small. I just can't believe it. I love our baby so much."

"I know, it looked so weird moving around on the screen, but it was there."

He looks at the printout and then hands it back to her with a big smile on his face. "Baby, so do you know when you want to get married?"

She looks at him thoughtfully, "As soon as possible. I don't want to waste any time."

"Well, why don't we get you out of here first and then we can concentrate on that. After all, I need to be able to make love to you without strangers on our wedding night." He starts to laugh loudly and then the doctor walks in.

"So, I heard the good news! Congratulations! I have some more good news. You can go home now. I just put the order in so you can leave in about ten minutes. As soon as the nurse types up the papers and releases you. Congratulations again." The doctor smiles and shakes Aaron's hand before leaving the room.

Samantha has Aaron retrieve her clothes from the closet and he helps her put them on. When she's all dressed the nurse walks in with her papers, "Well, it looks like your good to go. Hopefully, we don't see you too soon, but I want to see that kiddo when it pops out, you hear me?" She winks at Samantha and then leads them out of the hospital.

Aaron pulls up the car to the exit and then after Samantha gets in they drive home. When they arrive, Kelly is parked in the driveway waiting. She sees them and runs up to the car as Samantha opens her door. Aaron rushes over to help her out but Kelly beats him and takes Samantha into the house.

Inside, they both make sure Samantha sits down on the couch. They prop up her feet and find her a blanket. "Sis, are you comfortable now?"

"Oh geez, a bit much don't you think? I tried to off myself and now you guys are treating me like I'm glass. Really now. Just because I am pregnant doesn't mean I can't do things by myself."

"Samantha, your sister has been worried sick about you. Let her busy herself with making you comfortable, then maybe she will calm down." he laughs and walks into the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.

When he returns, he finds Kelly and Samantha both hugging and discussing baby names. After a few minutes Samantha asks Aaron if he likes Toby for a boy's name and Jaime for a girl's name. He nods and tells her, "Baby, you can name he or she whatever you want."

The sisters turn to each other and giggle. For the rest of the day, they talk and share baby websites on their phones. Aaron just shakes his head as he gives up and decides to make dinner. Afterwards, Kelly goes home, and Aaron finally has Samantha completely to himself. They make passionate love all night long.

Eight months later, after a beautiful wedding and a honeymoon they bring home their baby girl and start the rest of their lives together as a family.

THE END