A Second Chance

Am I not enough?

"What?  Why do you look worried?" Danny asks when he notices his sister's concern.

"What did you do?  Did you cheat on her?!"

"NO!  No, I would never do that!  I love Jessica!"

"Then what's wrong?"

"I wanna marry her!"

"You do?!"

"Yes!"

"Does she wanna marry you?"

"A few months back she said she did, but she was emotional because I had just been in an accident.  Maybe she's happy with the way our life is and doesn't want to marry me anymore."

"Daniel, why don't you talk to her?"

"Because that takes all the fun out of asking her.  Jessica deserves to be asked in the most beautiful way possible.
But what if she says no?"

"Well that's something you'll have to deal with."

"I need to talk to her dad and sons.. Oh and George too!  I want to make sure everyone's okay with this."

"What are you gonna say?"

"I don't know!  I'm freaking out, Ang!"

Angelica laughs and Danny's gets irritated.

"What's funny?!"

"You're just so in love it tickles me."

"Are you gonna help me or not?"

"I am helping!  I think you should do something nice like buy them all tickets to a game then take them to dinner and explain how much you love Jessica and how with their blessing you would like to ask her to be your wife."

"That sounds good. Do you think I need to talk to the boys separately?"

"Well maybe talk to them in advance about it, I don't know!"

"Angelica?"

"Yeah?"

"That's not all."

"What else?"

Danny takes a deep breath and says, "Jessica wants a baby."

"And you don't?"

"No I do! I want one so bad, Ang!
I just.. I cannot put her though that again. What if she gets pregnant and we loose the baby?" Danny's eyes start to water.

"Losing a child was the worst pain I've ever experienced.. But Ang, the baby was in her! If I hurt, I can't even imagine how much Jessica is hurting.
How do I do that? How do I do that to her? I can't and I won't let it happen."

"Danny, you can't live like that. If Jessica wants to try again and you're sure you do?"

"Yes! I would be so happy to have a little child that is apart of both me and Jessica."

"Well if you both want it, then why not? Everything happens for a reason.. No one knows the future. I say go for it."

"Yeah? Well maybe we get married first, then I bring up a baby. She'd be so happy if I told her we could start trying. Plus, I'd like to at least do it the "Traditional way" at least once." He chuckles.

"You're so stupid!" Angelica laughs and playfully pushes him.

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