Military Girl

Chapter 38

  No excuses. Sorry it's been 11 months since I last update. It's been rough but I'm actually getting back into writing so I'm super excited. I'm actually going to add the synopsis for my next novel in the next chapter. Because this is the last chapter I'm going to write for this book. Thank you all for your support, it means a lot. This may be short because there is nothing left to write really. Well, here's to the end my friends. 

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  "Wow." I say, staring at Will and Riley. She's holding her stomach with one hand and Will's hand with the other. "Okay." I nod my head. "Well that certainly is something." 

Will's smile fades and Riley just stands there. "No I don't mean it like that! I'm super happy that Riley is pregnant and all, but it would have been nice to know this before the wedding. Is that why you got married so suddenly?" I ask quizzically. After the post-wedding ceremony, Riley, Will, and I drove back to their place. I was practically forced to come along because they had news that they supposedly wanted to tell me. I thought they were gonna say something like they were going to have their honeymoon in Europe and if I wanted a t-shirt. But nope! I found out that my sister-in-law is pregnant, my brother is going to be a dad, and that I'm going to be an aunt. 

"No, silly!" Riley giggles. She looks at Will and he takes over. 

"We wanted to get married anyways, but our little creation decided to come unexpectedly." Oh god. Little creation? Bleck. He's just slapping the sweetness into this whole situation.  I plaster a smile onto my face and nod my head. 

"Well good for you guys!" I embrace them both in a bear hug. I can see the happy tears in Riley's eyes and Will is biting his lip, trying to keep himself from crying. 

"If it's a girl, we were planning on naming her Licia. Like Alicia, but without the 'A'. And if it's a boy, we want to name him Sam." Riley says. I smile widely and tell them that those are great names. Will thanks me and checks his watch. He curses and grabs Riley around the waist. 

"We have to head to the airport right now or we will miss our flight to Europe!" He says and he rushes Riley out of their living room. Well look at that! They ARE going to Europe. They speed through the front door and to Riley's Jeep, with me trailing close behind. Will helps Riley into the passenger's seat and she leans out the window to look at me.

"I love you, sis!" She says and moves back into her seat. Will walks over to me and embraces me one last time. I hear him sniffle in my ear and I gently pat his back. We stand there for a couple more seconds and I begin to wonder how long this hug is going to last. I look up and see the moon shining brightly. Will grips me harder and I tightly hug him back, forgetting about how the moon is just staring at us.

"Love you." He whispers in my ear.

"I sure have been getting a lot of those today, but I love you too." I reply. Will lets go of me and I can finally see his face. Tears are threatening to spill down his cheeks and when he gives me a winning smile, I can see a couple of tears fall. Will holds out his fist to me and I laugh. I fist-bump him back. Hard. Both of our knuckles crack, but we don't let that ruin our tender moment. 

"Oorah, Military Girl." He says as he jumps into the Jeep. He puts the car into reverse and my brother and sister-in-law drive away. I'm left alone on the driveway of their house, staring at them getting smaller and smaller in the distance. 

I sigh and turn to look up at the sky. 

"Oorah." I say and salute the moon. 

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I am so sad. It's finally over! I hope that that was good enough for you guys. I think I ended it well, but let me know your thoughts in the comments section. I'm going to add the synopsis of my next novel into the next chapter, and I will need your help with the title. I already have the cover and plot picked out, but I don't know what to call it. 

I hope you guys enjoyed reading my book and I'm sorry that it took forever to update. Please vote and comment! I loved writing for you guys and I'm assuming you loved reading it because you made it this far. See ya next time! This won't be the last you see of me. Goodbye for now, :A: