50 Shades Without You

Chapter 43

Ella's P.O.V

I held my breath. Jack held his breath. Liv looked confused. "...Ella Emiston! Our rookie!" 

For a moment I forgot what was happening. Jack jumps up and I do to. I set Olivia on the seat and hug Jack tight. He smiles widely as he can. "Go! Go, baby!" He urges me. I quickly walk up, a smile plastered on my face. The award is handed to me and I thanked them. I stood at the podium. "Wow, wow- this is bizarre" I look down at the award. A few chuckles arise. 

"Thank you to our amazing director Adrian Gonzalez, our producers Nina and Gerald, the whole cast. This movie means the world to me. I'd like to thank my husband, Jack for being my biggest hype man. And the fans! For all the love and support you guys have shown. Wow, life's crazy. Thank you" I say. The applause is loud but I barely hear it. Tara hugs me as I come back. "You legend!" She chuckles. 

Liv looks at me then the award. "Me" She reaches out. "No, this ones for Mama" I laugh. "I love you two" I lean down and squeeze them both. "We love you too, Mama" Jack smiles. "Mamma!" Liv yells. I smile. The rest of the night flies by, mostly because I'm not paying attention. No offense, but I WON AN ACADEMY AWARD!!

We were in the hotel the rest of the night, eating, talking. Liv fell asleep on the way home. We were supposed to go to an after party but frankly I just wanted to be with my two favorite people. "Hey, babe, if we have a boy- what would be his name." Jack asked, taking another bite of his food. 

"Andrew. And if we have another girl it'll be Mya" I say surely. "Woah, glad to know we have plans" He chuckles. "I've had time to think about it" I shrug. "You're the most beautiful girl in the whole world.. after Liv maybe" He says, watching me. I know he must love me because syrup was dripping down the corners of my mouth. I wipe my mouth and then kiss him softly. "Mhm, yum" He mumbles and I laugh. 

"So you know how we- legally, weren't married anymore?" Jack asks. "Aware" I nod. "Well..." He gets up and grabs something from his bag. He hands me a paper and a pen "Sign right there and you are Mrs. Gilinsky once again." He smiles. "Gladly" I smile and sign. He leans down and kisses me. "I'll never get tired of kissing you, Jack Gilinsky" I shake my head. "Me neither, Ella Gilinsky" 

When we got back to LA we automatically filed the papers. The very next day Sammy texts me to go to Nate's. "Imma go get food, I'll be back in like 20" Jack kisses me quickly and is off. 

Sammy Boy: come to nate's in 45. dress cute. 😘

Me: sure thing ugly, do Liv and I have a color scheme?

Sammy Boy: A cute color

I roll my eyes. I slip on some high waisted mom jeans, a tan high neck top, and tan booties. I flip my hair around and call it good, leaving my natural curls. I slide Liv into a tan onsie, a jean jacket, and her tan vans. Jack pulls up as I'm about to leave. "Let's goooooo" He smiles. "I have a feeling this is planned." I glance at him. 

"Never" He shakes his head and opens my door. It's not a long drive so Liv sits happily on my lap, gurgling about something. "You know, you guys aren't good at surprises" I tell Jack as we get out of the car, seeing everyone else's cars parked along the street and drive-way. "Just act surprised" He laughs. He takes Liv from me and opens the front door. 

"Congrats!!!" They all yell out as we walk in. "Congrats, bitch!" Tasha yells. I chuckle "Thanks guys" I smile and begin the hugs. I finally get to Shawn. "Congratulations, Ell" He hugs me tight. "Well.. it's nothing compared to the amount of awards you have" I smile. "Eh, true" He smiles back. "I got you something!" Shawn turns around and grabs a tiny box.

"Shawn you didn't have to" I shyly say. "It's just a gift, Ella, accept it" He hands me the box and I open it. It's a gold banded ring with a small diamond in the middle. "Shawn.. it's so pretty" I smile. "I'm glad you like it" He hugs me again as I put it on. "Thank you" I look down at it. "No problem. It's a promise ring.. a friendship promise to always be here." He says, arm still around my waist. It's then when I realize everyone is looking at us. 

We all hang out for awhile, talking and eating. Liv waddles around yelling and Natalia shyly watches from Tasha's lap. Alex tries to be apart of 'grown-up conversation'. We take a big group picture, while we have everyone together. "Imma frame this" I mumble. I really do love my friends. Ceilia had come back a few days before. She was pretty pregnant. And due. She ended up going into labor a few hours after we all went home. 

J was a dad. And he was going to be one fuckin good one. He's already so good to Alex, Natalia, and Olivia. We waited at the hospital for a few hours before we got to see the baby. It was a boy. Damien Caleb Johnson. Cee was ecstatic. Johnson was even more excited. Liv was interested in him and kept telling me. "Oh! Baby!" 

I was feeling quite blessed. I had such beautiful friends and my pretty-close-to-perfect family. I'm completely enamoured with my life. And I'm sure nothing can change that right now. Maybe...

((SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THIS CHAPTER IVE BEEN SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL N SHIT))