Gabrielle's pov
- 9 months later -
I hear a knock on the door and a giggle that followed. the door slowly opened and lexa came running up to me followed by my mom. I smiled and hugged her.
Lexa: mommy where brother?
Gabrielle: you wanna see your baby brother?
Lexa: yeah!
I smiled and had her sit on the chair next to my bed and I laid him in her arms. I helped support him underneath her and she stared.
Lexa: wook at him nose mommy
Gabrielle: yeah that's his nose, what color are his eyes?
Lexa: um bwu!
Gabrielle: yeah they're blue, just like yours
Lexa: him hairs is like me too mommy
Gabrielle: yeah, he looks like you
she touched his nose gently and smiled. she hugged him and looked at me. I picked him up and let her play on my phone for a little while. I talked with my parents and they eventually left with Lexa. I was in and out of sleep with the baby most of the night and they let me go home the next morning. my dad picked me up and we went home.
- 2 weeks later -
Gabrielle: Lexa will you hand me the wipes please?
Lexa: here you go mommy *gibes her the wipes*
Gabrielle: thank you baby
Gabs mom: *knocks on the wall* hey hon, you doing okay?
Gabrielle: yeah, why wouldn't I be?
Gabs mom: *sighs* I got some news today, I don't think you're gonna like it
Gabrielle: like actually? you're serious?
Gabs mom: yeah, Lexa will you go find grandpa and tell him it's his turn to play hide and seek
Lexa: otay! *leaves the room*
Gabrielle: you're scaring me, oh gosh what happened
Gabs mom: Jack went missing two months ago, they found a body burned up that matched the description by the river near his house
My heart shattered in that moment. I covered my mouth trying to hold back tears but I couldn't. my mom hugged me and a sob escaped as I realized what had just happened. what had I done? my last words to him were that I don't want to see him ever again and that he ruined my life. I took his daughter away from him and he never knew about his son, what else was there that I hadn't thought of that I did to him?
- 1 year later -
Lexa: mommy look what I can do! *does a cartwheel*
Gabrielle: wow good job lexa!
it has been a year since I found out what happened. I've gotten better, but that hole will always stay empty in my heart. I may have hated him at that point but in the back of my mind I still loved him so much, he took a piece of me with him and I don't know if I'll ever be able to recover from that. I'm constantly reminded of him by the kids, they look just like him Lexa especially.
Lexa: mommy can we go to the park?
Gabrielle: yeah, go get your shoes and we can go
I got the stroller out and got the kids in and we walked to the park. I let Lexa play in the sand box while I kept an eye on her brother to make sure he didn't eat any. he got upset and threw one of the toys out of the sandbox and I was about to go grab it when someone behind me picked it up and said, "I think you might need this for that amazing sand castle of yours" it sounded familiar, I turned around and there I saw him. Jack Brinkman. the man whom I thought I had lost. my first instinct was to hug him. he hugged me back and I tightened my grip. I hugged him like it was going to be the last. tears streamed down my cheeks as I pulled away and smiled.
Jack: I missed you so much
Gabrielle: I missed you more, where have you been? I thought I had lost you forever
Jack: not forever, I just needed to get away
Gabrielle: did you tell anyone?
Jack: no, I mean I just met up with my parents and my sister. they weren't too happy but they understood why I did it. I told your parents not to tell you yet
Gabrielle: don't ever leave me like that, ever. I won't let you out of my sight again.
I hugged him again and he kissed me on the forehead.
Jack: so how have things been?
Gabrielle: rough, but there is someone you still have to meet
Jack: who?
I turned around and picked my son up. I turned back towards Jack and smiled. I tear still stained my cheek.
Gabrielle: this, is your son
I handed him to Jack and he looked at him.
Jack: y-you we're pregnant again?
Gabrielle: yeah, three weeks after I moved out I found out
Jack: what's his name?
Gabrielle: Elijah Reign Brinkman
Jack: the name we always had picked out
Gabrielle: *sniffles* yeah, he looks just like you, and so does Lexa
Lexa: daddy?
Jack: hey princess
Lexa: *hugs Jack tightly*
Gabrielle: she remembered everything Jack, she constantly reminded me of you with the picture in her room
Lexa: *sniffles* why did you leave daddy?
He pulled away and she had tears in her eyes. I kneeled down and took Elijah.
Jack: I never left princess, I was with you and mommy. you kept the picture, I missed you princess
Lexa: *sobs* I missed you too daddy
Jack: don't cry Lexa *picks her up and hugs her*
Lexa: you were gone *sobs more*
Gabrielle: she needs you Jack, we need you. to stay.
Jack: I know, and I plan on staying. I shouldn't have left. I knew I should have kept fighting
Gabrielle: no, it is not your fault that I was too stubborn, I'm the one that took her from you and I regret it every day, but please at least be here for her and Elijah
I stared into his eyes and he kissed me. I kissed back then pulled away, Lexa was smiling through the tears and I knew then that this was the best decision I had ever made. we drifted apart but now we can be together, forever.
- THE END -
