Why Is Life So Hard, Lizzy?, chapter 12
He flung himself up from his chair and enveloped me in a hug. We stood in an embrace for what felt like an eternity, before I felt a hand on my stomach. I smiled, overwhelmed with joy.
"So, I finally get to meet you my darling..."
"Oh, daughter. Frankita Maria Hope Wright I" I replied.
"You... Named the baby after me?" he started crying after that.
"My darling daughter, daddy is always going to be here for you and mommy forever. I love you." he said, kissing my belly.
"When...?"
"December 7th"
His face dropped.
"Liz, that's about 3 weeks! Can't you.. Stick a plug up there to keep her from coming? What if I punish her now? Can I do that? LIZ! I don't think I'll be home by that time, and I'll never forgive myself if I'm not there when she is born."
I touched my hand to his face and said
"Baby, don't worry about that, your coming home now."
His face lit up in astonishment.
"I love you"
"I love you too, Franky"
We went to his room, gathered his things, his huge masterpiece from Franky's wall, and left.
"Bye Dr. Snipowitz, thanks for everything." he called out, waving.
We drove off and hit the freeway. We drove along in silence for a few minutes. Franky finally turned to me and said "Why'd you never come before?"
My heart wrenched. I had wanted to everyday, but someone always got in the way.
"Franky, babe, for the first month, month and a half, I fought everyone! I wouldn't talk to anybody for not allowing me to see you. If I went somewhere, someone came with me. I couldn't very well take Joey or Jakob with me to come here, they would tell. Ramona, well, was in N. Y. And 'Stelle, I didn't talk to her for the longest time. But were good now. Especially my parents or my godfather wouldn't let me come, they forbid it in the first place." I sighed, then continued. "They wouldn't let me see you because, my coming here could have messed everything up that you have been working so hard on. I was part of you past, they told me. Although, they celebrated us having a baby, they never wanted us to be together again. My father fears for my future. Whether you can keep a straight house, life and heart. I thought of you daily. Kinda hard not to with Frankita." I said with a smile.
His face, however, dropped. I touched his and asked him
"What's wrong?"
He gave a faint chuckle and said
"So... Your parents don't want us to be together? That's why you never came?"
"Yes, that's why. Today, I just couldn't take it anymore. Something struck a nerve. I was looking at a picture of the 2 of us from when we first met. Thinking about all the things we've been through. I... I got up, ran past my dad, told him was shopping with Stelle, called her to cover for me, then ran on over. I'll always love you Franky."
"I thought you had stopped loving me, but I never gave up."
He touched my cheek and said
"Will you marry me?"
"So, I finally get to meet you my darling..."
"Oh, daughter. Frankita Maria Hope Wright I" I replied.
"You... Named the baby after me?" he started crying after that.
"My darling daughter, daddy is always going to be here for you and mommy forever. I love you." he said, kissing my belly.
"When...?"
"December 7th"
His face dropped.
"Liz, that's about 3 weeks! Can't you.. Stick a plug up there to keep her from coming? What if I punish her now? Can I do that? LIZ! I don't think I'll be home by that time, and I'll never forgive myself if I'm not there when she is born."
I touched my hand to his face and said
"Baby, don't worry about that, your coming home now."
His face lit up in astonishment.
"I love you"
"I love you too, Franky"
We went to his room, gathered his things, his huge masterpiece from Franky's wall, and left.
"Bye Dr. Snipowitz, thanks for everything." he called out, waving.
We drove off and hit the freeway. We drove along in silence for a few minutes. Franky finally turned to me and said "Why'd you never come before?"
My heart wrenched. I had wanted to everyday, but someone always got in the way.
"Franky, babe, for the first month, month and a half, I fought everyone! I wouldn't talk to anybody for not allowing me to see you. If I went somewhere, someone came with me. I couldn't very well take Joey or Jakob with me to come here, they would tell. Ramona, well, was in N. Y. And 'Stelle, I didn't talk to her for the longest time. But were good now. Especially my parents or my godfather wouldn't let me come, they forbid it in the first place." I sighed, then continued. "They wouldn't let me see you because, my coming here could have messed everything up that you have been working so hard on. I was part of you past, they told me. Although, they celebrated us having a baby, they never wanted us to be together again. My father fears for my future. Whether you can keep a straight house, life and heart. I thought of you daily. Kinda hard not to with Frankita." I said with a smile.
His face, however, dropped. I touched his and asked him
"What's wrong?"
He gave a faint chuckle and said
"So... Your parents don't want us to be together? That's why you never came?"
"Yes, that's why. Today, I just couldn't take it anymore. Something struck a nerve. I was looking at a picture of the 2 of us from when we first met. Thinking about all the things we've been through. I... I got up, ran past my dad, told him was shopping with Stelle, called her to cover for me, then ran on over. I'll always love you Franky."
"I thought you had stopped loving me, but I never gave up."
He touched my cheek and said
"Will you marry me?"
