The Aftermath// a HoltzBert fanfic

Chapter 15

Holtzmann's POV

"CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY?" I yell at the crowd.

I hear a collective yes and see heads shaking.

"GOOD!" I yell once again. 

I look at Erin and I can feel her start to squeeze my hand even more.

"It's okay." I whisper into her ear trying to comfort her.

She lets out a nervous giggle and keeps the grip she has on my hand.

I turn away from Erin and face the sea of news reporters and curious people who are just holding their phones out, recording Erin and I.

"NOW I KNOW THIS ALL SEEMS VERY CONFUSING AT THE MOMENT. THIS ISN'T THE WAY THAT WE WERE PLANNING ON ANNOUNCING IT BUT HERE GOES THE STORY!" I holler drawing the entire crowd's attention in even more. 

I take a long pause and just observe the crowd for a couple of minutes. 

The first thing I can see news reporters pushing one another to try and get to interview us and ask their questions. Then I look back further and see some people who, by their looks, appear to be in their late 40's early 50's. And the furthest in the back jumping and trying to get a better view is a group of six young girls all looking very frantically around and talking to one another.

So my attention is immediately drawn to the little girls.

"I-I'm sorry. Hi, the six young girls in the back, please let them upfront." I say as I make hand gestures, telling the crowd to make a pathway for the girls to come up in the front and see.

The crowd looks around at one another and obeys to my exact word making a part so that the girls had a direct shot and the Ecto-1.

"Us?" One of them screams out. She appears to be the tinniest one. Blond hair and glasses.

"Yep!" I say back making more hand gestures directing them to come to the front.

They look around their little group for a bit and finally run up and stand right next to the Ecto-1 and look up at Erin and I.

"Okay, THANK YOU!" I scream back as I take my eyes off the little girls and focus on the crowd once again. 

Now they're all staring me down with evil eyes. They've waited long enough. Now they all want answers.

"OKAY YES, THIS MAY ALL SEEM VERY VERY CONFUSING TO MOST OF YOU. AND IT WAS TO ME AS OF 24 HOURS AGO. BUT ERIN HERE," I scream at the top of my lungs. I never thought getting a sentence out of my mouth would ever be so hard. I try to "IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT." I finish off the sentence with a sigh.

I hear a mix of gasps from the crowd. And I let it sink in for a minute as I turn my attention to Erin.

I can see her face starting to turn red as I smile at her and squeeze her hand even more. 

This is the easy part.

I proclaim my love to the wonderful Dr. Erin Gilbert in front of everyone with a reason to the rhyme, finally.

"AND LASTLY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE SHIRT THAT I'M WEARING!" I scream at the top of my lungs once again. 

The crowd, yet again, draws in even closer.

"DOCTOR ERIN GILBERT AND I ARE IN FACT GIRLFRIENDS. AND I WILL BE THE SECOND MOTHER TO THIS BABY." I scream even louder this time. I want the entire world to know about Erin and I. I want everyone to know how much I love her and our unborn child. Even if it isn't my DNA, I'm sure as hell going to treat it like it is.

Everyone in the crowd gasps, or is speechless.

Then the entire crowd falls silent.

I look down and see the six little girls starring up at Erin and I with their mouthes wide open.

I frantically look around seeing news reporters turn the their camera and put their two cents on the issue in, I can see the older people in the back start to put their phones down and start to type or text something.

"Look," I say softer because there's no longer any commotion going on between the news reporters or curious people. "It's okay to be gay. Love is love and people can never take that away from you no matter what they say or do. Just because you're a girl who loves a girl or a boy who loves a boy, doesn't make you a monster. It doesn't make you evil. It doesn't change anything about you. You're human too. Just like every single straight person on this Earth. You are human. Being unique is a good thing in this world. There are way to many people who will go with whatever someone says just to get someone off of their back or to keep themselves from being made fun of. But trust me, in the end, all the teasing and getting picked on is worth it when you have the person you love by your side." I say as I turn my attention from the crowd to Erin. 

I look into her deep, big, soft brown eyes and I can see her starting to tear up.

"I love you Erin Gilbert." I say as I take my other hand which is by my side an grab onto her free hand with it.

"I love you too Jillian Holtzmann." She says as a tear starts to fall down her cheek.

I smile as I try to keep my tears away.

All of the sudden the crowd erupts in cheers.

Erin leaps into my arms and kisses me.

Everything happened so quick.

One minute I was shopping for baby things, then I was standing on top of a car, after that I was giving a speech, and now, I'm being applauded and kissing my girlfriend in front of what I'm assuming to be around fifty people. 

Then I realize, that I just have to sit back and go with it all.

I close my arms and hug Erin even harder so that now her baby belly is pressed up against my stomach and our kiss is even more passionate.

The cheers get louder and louder as we continue to kiss for about another two minutes or so.

When we finally break away from one another we're still holding hands.

Erin's face is covered in tears of joy and I'm smiling from ear to ear, waving at people.

After a couple more minutes of standing there e

"Let's go home." Erin says to me in a whisper.

I nod my head and jump down from my spot on the front of the Ecto-1.

I reach for Erin and grab her hand and help her down.

All the sudden the people start to push in even harder now wanting an interview with us. So I protect Erin as i rush her to the passenger seat. When I finally get over there she opens the door with such a quickness and closes it with the same amount of quickness.

Now it's just me against fifty bodies, all fight their way to the front, literally doing anything to get an interview with either one of us.

I, once again jump on top of the car and this time, slide to the opposite side trying to get to my door as fast as I can.

When I do I open it just a crack so that I just barley fit through the gap. I slide into my seat, slam the door shut, and let out a sigh.

Erin and I both look at each other and start to laugh as hard as possible. I think in disbelief of what everything that had just happened.

Announcing a Pregnancy and Coming out to the public all in one chain of events is a very eventful night.

"Lets get home to Patty and Abby." Erin says with the biggest smile on her face.

I smile back and nod my head.

I turn the keys forward and the engine starts. The entire crowd backs away from the Ecto-1 and we drive away in smiles and laughter.