I woke up the next day and reached out to cuddle up to Gerard, but I realized he wasn't there. That was strange. I'm almost always up before him. I got out of bed and put my pajamas on since I was still naked from the night before. I searched the house for Gerard before I found him on the back porch smoking a cigarette. That wasn't good. He had quit smoking now, for the most part. He only ever smoked if something was wrong.
He turned around and when he saw me, his eyes widened. He threw the cigarette down and stomped it out with his shoe. "Hey babe," he said awkwardly. I decided to brush it off. Maybe it's just stress from his comic and music career. I shouldn't have brushed it off.
~*~*~*~
Over the next few weeks things got worse. He was smoking a lot more again. No matter what we tried, I couldn't get pregnant. We still hadn't gotten our baby Way. It was almost as if he was blaming me for our lack of success. He had been very distant lately. Today I was going to the doctor to see what was wrong. I didn't bother telling Gerard about my appointment. He wouldn't listen anyway.
"Okay, Lily. Just relax and we're going to do a few tests," my doctor told me.
I sighed and sat patiently while the doctor performed the tests and left. I bit my lip nervously as I waited for my results. It took about twenty minutes for the doctor to come back.
"I'm truly sorry, Ms. Gage, but it appears you're nearly infertile. Your chances of conceiving are only a fraction," my doctor said. I started crying. Gerard and I would never get our baby Way. I left the doctor's office and drove home in painful silence. When I walked into the house it already felt cold. He wasn't going to be happy about this. I walked out to the back porch and saw Gerard in his usual spot on the porch, smoking another cigarette.
"Gee, I-I have something to tell you," I said.
"What?" he sighed harshly, taking another drag of his cigarette.
"I... I-I'm infertile," I mumbled almost inaudibly.
"You're what?" he snapped.
"Infertile," I responded. He looked into my eyes and blinked back tears. He threw his half-smoked cigarette on the ground and stomped it out. He stormed into the house and I followed after him.
"Gee, where are you going?" I asked worryingly. He ran into our bedroom and pulled out his suitcase. "Baby please don't leave!" I shouted.
"I'm sorry, okay? I can't stay here. I don't want us to end, so it's better if I leave now, before it all goes downhill," he said. I started crying.
"You're just leaving me? That's it? You're giving up on me just because I'm infertile?" I practically screamed.
He didn't answer. He just packed up all of his clothes and pushed past me. "B-but I love you!" I svreamed in a failing attempt to make him stay with me.
"Goodbye, Lily."
Then he was gone. I watched from the window as his car drove away. The only remnants of him were my locket, my engagement ring, the few things he didn't pack, and a lingering pain of heartbreak in my chest. The house felt overwhelmingly cold and empty. I was alone.
We had both wanted to start a family. I went from two to zero just like that.
*~Author's Note~*
This is the final chapter of this story.
I'll be writing a sequel if you guys comment and vote enough!
Let me know if you want a sequel please!
Ily!
P.S. I'm very sorry for my hella short chapters. I'm lazy. XD
