the flame in the snow // jack avery

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-five months later- 

Marli's POV

So, life is a blur, my tour was a success, everyone loved it. Today, I have a doctor's appointment. Yep, I'm pregnant again! Christina is the only one that knows, she has sworn to secrecy. I have to sneak out from Jack, which is pretty hard. Christina has been in LA since I told her, she says she is not going to leave me until I tell Jack, which won't be long. I was starting to show (bump) so I was basically wearing Jack's over sized sweaters. 

I've managed to sneak away as everyone was still asleep. I hopped into the car with Christina and she hugged me. 

C- "Don't kill me"

I looked at her confused until she pulled over to Chantel's apartment. 

C- "I know I swore not to tell anyone but I had to tell one of them and Chantel got it out of me"

M- "It's fine"

Chantel came running out of her building and got in the backseat, she hugged me from behind. 

Ch- "I'm so happy for you"

M- "Thankyou, I'm nervous"

C- "Today I'm getting told the gender so I can plan the baby shower"

M- "Christina, you don't need to do that"

C- "I don't need to, but I want to"

We arrived at the doctors and they did the usual. 

When we were finished, he handed Christina an envelope and she opened it with Chantel peeking. They both smiled and helped me up. 

Back in the car, we were just listening to music when I felt the baby kick. Christina gasped and put her hand on my stomach, she smiled as she felt the life inside of me. This makes everything clearer, it's okay, my baby is okay. 

M- "I'm telling Jack when we get home"

C- "I'm proud of you Marli"

I smiled at her and we discussed how we were going to tell him. 

We saw the house and started getting set up, I went upstairs to get changed into something that will show my bump- 

I put my hoodie back on. I went upstairs to see Jack watching a movie. 

J- "Hey baby, I thought you went out with Christina?"

M- "I did, but I'm back and I need to show you something"

I handed him a blindfold and he looked at me blankly. I looked at him and winked, he put it on. I guided him downstairs and outside to the wall. 

Christina and Chantel had decorated the wall with chalk. Above us, it has a speech bubble over both of us. Mine said 'I'm pregnant' and Jack's says 'and I'm about to find out'. I loved it. 

Chantel took Jack and stood him where he was meant to be, and then I moved under my speech bubble and took off the hoodie to reveal my bump. 

Christina got her camera out and started taking photos, she never stopped the whole time. 

C- "Hey Jack, it's Christina, you good?"

J- "Uhh yeah, what exactly are you doing?"

Ch- "Just trust us"

C- "Okay Jack, I want you to slowly take off your blindfold, but look forward the entire time. You'll notice Marli is next to you, but don't look at her"

J- "Uh okay"

He removed his blindfold and I couldn't stop smiling. He looked straight at Christina, wouldn't dare to move. 

The boys came out, unaware of what was going on. They looked confused until they saw me and the wall. I held my finger to my lips, signalling to be quiet, they nodded and looked at Jack. 

C- "Okay Jack, look up"

He looked up and saw his speech bubble, he was confused. 

Ch- "Look at Marli silly"

He looked at me and smiled, he looked down at my belly and was taken back. He looked back up at the wall and I saw a tear roll down his face. 

J- "You're pregnant???"

M- "I am"

He picked me up and spun me around, Christina was still taking photos. -

I was crying, Jack wiped the tears from my eyes. 

J- "This is our second chance, Hunter is getting a little brother or sister" Another tear rolled down his cheek. 

I kissed him and he ran around the house. He ran into the rest of the guys and hugged them all. 

J- "Lia, let's go"

M- "Where?"

He just came over, lifted me up and carried me bridal style to the car. The whole car ride, he didn't move his hand from my stomach. 

We arrived at the waterfall, I knew he was bringing me here. 

We walked all the way to the cave and he sat me down on a rock. 

J- "Lia, I stood here, to ask you to be my girlfriend, to tell you I loved you, to promise my love to you and now I'm here to tell you again, how much you mean to me. It's undeniable we had our ups and down, but now we're having a second chance, and I am beyond happy. With you, my life is brighter. Tonight I want to give you something, when I asked you to marry me, I told you that you were the light in my life, and you are, will be, forever."

He handed me a pendant with a light bulb and a J. 

(imagine it's a J)

M- "Jack, this is beautiful"

He went behind me and put the necklace on me. 

J- "This is our miracle"

Our miracle.