Shambles

Epilogue: Ember/Gabe

Ember

"Why are you still sitting in the same spot I left you in," Gabe asks me.

"Because I'm nine months pregnant...the big ass belly could have been a clue for your question."

Gabe walks into the room. He has on a nice dress shirt and slacks. I frown and furrow my brows. "Where are we going?"

"Out. Now here put this on."

"It's white. I'm not going anywhere in white. You can grab me a black dress out the closet, but I will look huge in that white." I lay back on the bed.

Gabe looks at me still holding the dress out. I'm not sure why he's still holding it but I'm serious I'm not wearing white. Plus it's not even spring yet.

"Please wear this. You can have a large piece of cake and ice cream."

Sitting up I eye him suspiciously. "Add in some cheesecake and we have a deal."

"Cheesecake you are pushing it." He's still holding out that damn dress.

Gabe has had me on clean eating for the baby. He's been killing me. I just want to push this baby out now so I can get me a big fat juicy burger and fries. I can taste it.

"Are you ok?" He asks, frowning.

"Yes...why you ask?"

"Your eyes glazed over. What were you thinking about?"

"Handing you your baby so I can get a burger and fry."

He gives me an incredulous look. "Hurry up, our reservation is in an hour?"

"You never told me what Karen said about Savannah?"

"She said that Savannah is too embarrassed to live here anymore so she is moving away. She put the house on the market and sold everything in it."

"Is she alright to do that?"

"At this point, Savannah is none of my concern. Karen wanted me to try to talk her into staying. I'm not doing that because I would honestly feel better if she moves away."

Sliding on the dress. I see it's a single strapless full-length dress with a long split up to my thigh. The sleeve has a layered look. It's very elegant.

"Gabe where are we going?"

"To dinner."

"Where - at the damn white house?"

"Just go in there and put on some makeup and one of those colorful wigs and let's go."

Walking in the bathroom I put my cape on from school. I just have a few months to be done. I do my makeup and decide to go with a wig my natural color. I'm not sure what this man has up his sleeve, but I'm just going plain tonight. Walking in the closet I grab me some heels and go sit down on the bed.

"You know since David got his realtors license I was thinking about getting us a new house."

"For what? I love my house."

"We have four kids and four rooms, we don't have a guest room, and we are going to need a bigger closet. I can't keep my clothes in the other room forever. That's the baby's room now and eventually, Papa will want his own room. Then where will Kita sleep when she's over here?"

We had a gender reveal two months ago and we are having another boy. Mr. Stephens was so excited. Gabe is just happy that we made it this far. I wonder how he's going to feel about a baby after those late-night feedings - while still having to get up and go to work.