A Place To Call Home

The Simple Life

Eight Months Later

Winter - November 2039

The months had flown by since Ellie had faced Abby, it had taken it's toll on everyone. Especially on Dina, she was heavy pregnant and struggling to cope since Jesse had died. Jesse's Mother Robin had been looking after Dina since she found out that she was going to be a Grandmother, she was an amazing woman and she supported Dina's relationship with Ellie.

Ellie still had nightmares about what had happened to Jesse, she blamed herself for his death. He was going to be a Dad, it was unfair how he would never get to see his unborn baby. If she hadn't have gone after Tommy then maybe he would still be alive, but she knew she couldn't change the past. Jesse had been buried in The Jackson Community's cemetery not far away from Joel's grave, it was a double heartbreak for Ellie whenever she visited the cemetery. She had visited them both this morning and left flowers on their graves, she had even spoken to Joel about becoming a stepmother to Dina's unborn baby. She was nervous about Dina going into labour, she had been reading books about childbirth and child development for months now. There was so much she needed to learn yet about babies, but she was going to support Dina every step of the way through her pregnancy. Ellie and Dina had decided to move away from The Jackson Community at some point after the baby was born, they had found a house with some farmland not far away from the community. It just needed fixing up and a fence would have to be built around the area, it would be safe for their little family. They were staying at Ellie's garage apartment for now, Tommy had offered them Joel's house but Ellie declined his kind offer. She wouldn't be able to handle living there, she was still having flashbacks about Joel's death. Today had been like any other day, they had been sorting out baby stuff and spending time together in Ellie's garage apartment. It's how they spent most of their days now, life had become quiet for them both since they returned home.

" Ellie!" Dina yelled.

Ellie look over her shoulder and closed the book she was reading, she placed it on the bedside cabinet before she got up from the bed. She headed to the bathroom and smiled at Dina when she saw her struggling to get out of the bathtub, she had advised Dina to shower since she had trouble getting out of the bathtub these days. 

" Hey there, Moby Dick." Ellie said.

" Oh ha-ha!" Dina said, she rolled her eyes at Ellie before she smiled at her. " A little help, Mama is becoming a beached whale here."

" I'll go and get my shipmates." Ellie said with a chuckle. " I won't be long."

" Don't you dare!" Dina smiled.

Ellie grabbed a towel from the side and walked over to her girlfriend, she then helped her out of the bathtub. She wrapped the towel around Dina and gave her a hug, but she couldn't hardly get her arms around her anymore since Dina's baby bump was getting between them.

" I hope you like oven baked fish and roasted cherry tomatoes, it's in the oven warming up as we speak." Ellie said while she pulled herself away from Dina. " Robin brought it round at lunch time, she said you need more calcium and zinc in your diet." 

" That woman is a godsend." Dina said. 

" She's also a good cook, don't forget that part." Ellie said.

Ellie told Dina to get dressed, she was going to sort out their dinner. She left Dina in the bathroom and headed to the kitchen, she soon plated up their food. Dina settled down on the couch and Ellie brought her food over for her on a tray, she then went to get the other plate of food from the kitchen area. They settled down on the couch together and chatted about anything that came to their minds, they ended up talking about baby names again. Dina wanted to call the baby Jesse Joel if it was a boy, she hadn't really thought of any girl names though. She was certain she was having a boy, she had told Ellie that the baby kept playing football with her bladder.