Unconditional Love (Second story in the 'Unconditional' series)

So Big/So Small

1 year and 4 months later

About a year ago Gracie was excepted to a really great private school. She seems happy there and she made friends after about a month or two there. Lucy is in first grade so I've been trying to get her in private school too.
    Alison is still with that guy, she won't bring him around and won't let us meet him ever. It's weird, but I've gotten over, the girls haven't.
      Mona and I are still going out, she is great. She is the first person I've dated since Kota. The girls met her after about 6 months of us going out. They love her, maybe it was a mistake to let her around them because if we break up they would be attached and miss her.

    Today Mona is coming over to bake with the girls for Alison's birthday. Lucy was sitting on the couch watching tv and Gracie getting dressed upstairs. Alison was dressed like she was ready to leave the house. She grabbed her bag and headed for her keys.
"Ali, where are you going?" I asked her
"Out with my boyfriend" she answered
"Oh well, when and I going to meet him? When you guys are married with kids?" I asked kiddingly
"That sounds perfect" she smiled and riches for the keys
"Alison, seriously" I blocked her from her keys
"After my birthday, maybe next weekend, are you happy now?" She asked and grabbed her keys and left. Then Mona walked into the kitchen.
         "Hey!" She greeted me and gave me a kiss.
         "Hey, Lucy is on the couch and Grace is upstairs finding something to wear" I told her and she smiled and started setting up the kitchen to bake. Then I walked over to her and put my arms around Mona.
"Are you coming by here tonight?" I asked in her ear. I saw her smile.
"I might stop by" she answered and looked at me. Then we heard thudding down the stairs and Gracie came running in the kitchen and crashed into Mona giving her a huge hug.
The girls started baking. They had fun, icing was everywhere. I watched Mona with the girls. It was like a movie, perfect, then the image in front of me started to change, My girls are the same, Gracie with her wide smile and Lucy with the frosting on her nose, but the women making Gracie smile and putting the icing on Lucy's nose was different, it wasn't Mona, it was Kota the face I always pictured when I imagined my family.
As I sat there, watching Mona and the girls, I heard a car in the drive way, I ran to the front window and looked at the car, Alison was in the passengers seat and someone else, a girl, not a guy. I stood there stunned. I never would have thought Ali was into girls. I ran from the window when she was about to walk in the house. She walked in and I greeted he r at the door.

"Alison, how was your date" I asked her.

"Fine" She answered but she didn't look happy, she looked sad.

"Ali are you ok? Did he break up with you?" I asked her with worry in my voice. I can't help it I'm her older brother.

"no SHE didn't" She told me and I was surprised I didn't have to pull it out of her.

"Ali come on" I lead her to a different room so the girls and Mona didn't hear her crying.

"What do you mean 'she'" I asked her.

"Jason, for the past two years I have been going out with Emily." She told me with a tear escaping her eye.

"Fields?' I asked and she nodded, 'That's good, why didn't you tell me?" I asked and put my arm around her.

"I don't know, I was scared" She whipped her tears.

"You don't have to be scared to tell me things, I will always understand and support you" I squeezed her arm.

"I know, I should have told you a long time ago" She calmed down and gave me a hug.

"Listen tonight you are going to have a fun birthday party, the girls are baking for you, and Emily can come, a few of your work friends are coming and We have a great surprise for you" I told her.

"Really, thank you" She smiled, then she looked up at me.

"Jason, I'm pregnant" She announced to me and my face went blank. I thought she was dating Emily.

"how?" I asked

"Emily and I wanted one, so I we went to a doctor and here we are now, but the one thing that never crossed my mind was tell anyone about Emily and I" She confessed to me and I gave her another hug.

"Well I'm happy for you, just one question, does this mean you are leaving here?" I asked her.

"oh I didn't think of that, I have to talk with Emily" She answered and laid down on the bed.

"Ok well I'm going to go downstairs to check on the girls, everyone will be here in and hour." I left the room and went downstairs. The girls were finished baking and were now decorating the backyard for the party.
  Mona walked inside. She gave me a quick kiss and laughed a little.
    "Lucy is cute, she keeps calling decorations, declorations" she smiled and put her arms around my neck.
     "So who is coming to this shin dig?" She smiled at me.
      "Uh, well my dad is coming, surprisingly, you me, grace and Lucy, and the girls" I answered
        "Who are the girls?" She asked me
        "Spencer, aria, Hanna, and Emily' I told her and she looked surprised, 'I haven't seen them since the funeral" I have a soar smile.
           "Well it will be good for Ali to see the girls, it's been 4 years" Mona answered then grabbed the desserts and headed outside.

An hour later everyone came and we all had a fun party in the back yard and Alison was happy to see everyone she loved!
"Jason, hey" I turned around a saw Spencer smiling.
"Hey" I gave her a hug.
"So how are you? What's new!" She asked me
"Not much, work is good and the girls are good" I answered
"Well that's great!" She smiled at me. The rest of the night was fun. I had to put the girls to bed before the party ended. Everyone left late. It was almost one in the morning. Mona and I finished cleaning up and were sitting on the couch together.
"Tonight was fun" she smiled at me
"Yeah" I agreed
"We should keep the party going she said then started kissing my neck and unbuttoned the top button of my shirt. I was ok then suddenly I couldn't do it and I moved.
"Sorry Mona I can't!" I exclaimed
"Jason it's been over a year that we have been together and I've been patient, what's going on!" She asked me. I just stared at her then put my head down
"Oh my god Jason, get over it, she died 4 years ago!!! You need to move on and get over her!" She yelled at me
"I'm sorry I can't do that!! I've been trying, I've been trying so hard to move on from her! But I can't get over to mother of my children and the love of my life and my best friend!" I yelled back at her.
"Jason if you are going to be like this our whole relationship, I can't do it anymore! I want to be your best friend and the love of your life but no one will ever top the Queen!" She yelled at me. And that fired me up.
"Mona, if you think that you would have ever top Kota, you're out of your freaking mind! I will always love her, and if you can't deal with that get out of my house!" I yelled at her and pointed towards the door!
"Eff you Jason!" She screamed
"Go to hell Mona!" I screamed! And she left and slammed the door. I turned around and saw a picture above the fire place of Kota and I when we first started dating. I walked over to the couch and collapsed on to it and bawled my eyes out. I just want her back even for just one day!