WIDOWED(A sequel to Five days without you)

ALMOST

"Sera please say something," Elliot requested still on his knees.

Sera cracked a huge smile and nodded wildly. She looked at him as he slipped the ring on her finger and she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. She was so absorbed in the joy of finally being engaged, she didn't realize how loud the crowd was cheering and clapping for them. How she loved that man. She held his hands as he stood up and embraced him tightly.

"So this is why you were so specific on what to wear," she whispered in his ear.

He chuckled, "I love you, fiancee" he whispered back. 

He then let go of her and led her back to her seat. He then went back to the stage with a huge smile.

"Would you give it up one more time for my fiancee," he said with a smile.

He then turned back to the scriptures and started speaking God's message of love to the faithfuls gathered.

***

Max was still embracing Myron close to him, hours after they had left the funeral. He didn't know whether it was for his sanity or because he was afraid if he let go all those things would become real. He didn't want them to be real. He didn't want to accept that it had all happened and he felt as though holding on to Myron would keep him from breaking.

His phone rang and he decided not to ignore it any longer. He looked at the ID and he almost ignored it until he realized maybe something important was going on.

Baby mama

"Hey, What's up?........ Oh okay.... No it's fine. You can come over.... At Vin's place." He hung up and put the phone away.

He saw Grace from the corner of his eye trying to carefully assess him to understand his mood and he almost smiled. When she noticed he was looking at her she walked towards him with a small sympathetic smile.

"He needs to be changed. It's been hours." She said softly stretching out her hands to pick him.

Max mumbled a small okay and placed the child in her awaiting hands. As he was pulling his hand away he accidentally touched her stomach and she winced. Max looked up at her and she quickly looked away and walked away from him.

***

'Stupid, stupid, stupid. See he noticed. What's wrong with you? Couldn't bite it in?' Grace mentally chastised herself. She had covered up her bruises with make up and had done a good job to not touch the sore area around her stomach. However she just had to blow her cover and wince when Max accidentally touched her.

She placed Myron on the bed and decided to change him from there as it was more convenient for her than the changing table. Jay was playing with some toys in the room giggling and talkin in gibberish.

"Let's get you cleaned up big boy." She told Myron and he smiled as though her understood her clearly. She quickly got to work while talking softly to the two boys.

***

"Go talk to him." Leo encouraged as they sat outside.

"What do I say?" Jonathan asked while pinching his nose.

"I don't know maybe begin by I'm not imposing..."

Jonathan sighed and walked into the house. He found Max staring at the wall across from him and he couldn't help but feel for the boy. He had many decisions to make and he was on his own for the moment. 

'He's got you.' He whispered to himself.

He walked and sat next to Max wordlessly.  He was waiting for the young man to come out of whatever trance he was caught up in so that they could talk.