Chapter 9

“ Snow, I have some news to tell you,”

“ I'm listening?.”

“ Rebecca and I are having a baby!!! And it's a BOY!!!”

I damn near dropped my whiskey.

“ I'm sorry, what now?”

I've only seen this man light up one time before now, and it was when he first met Rebbecca. Rebbecca was in a rush to an interview fresh off of a flight from L.A., and he'd been sitting in the carpool lane to pick me up.

Ethan Robins pov.

“ I need to get downtown immediately! Step on it!.”

There was a pause.

“ Excuse me, sir,”

I turned slowly to face her.

“ Ma'am, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but uhm, I'm actually waiting on a friend. I'm also not a taxi.”

There is another pause.

“ Oh, uhm… I'm sorry”

I watched as her face went at least several shades of red. I never thought someone as gorgeous as her could go looking as small as she did.

“ Listen, my name is Ethan. What's yours?”

“ Rebecca, Rebecca Williams.”

“ Well, Mrs. Ms.?”

“ It's Ms.”

“My buddy is on their way. They should be here any minute. I could drop you off on the way, I have to drive through downtown anyway.”

It seemed she got even smaller. Like I had thrown her off. Then she said in the quietest voice, "If it wasn't already quiet, I would have missed it."

“ You don't have to do that.”

“ Oh, but I must! You came in here with a plan and demand! You gave a soldier an order, and well, I am willing to obey.”

She started laughing so hard, I thought she was going to bust at her seems.

“ You, a soldier?!. I don't believe it!.”

“ Yes ma'am, yes I am. I am waiting for my friend because we have a ceremony to attend tomorrow, and I get to go from being a soldier to a commander.”

She laughed even harder. I really can't believe this woman, I thought as I laughed with her. Laughing probably didn't help her not believe me.

The passenger door opened, and Allison hopped right in.

“ Who's the cackling red head in the backseat?”

I felt my face get warm, a sign that it was now my turn to blush.

“ Well, this is Ms. Rebbecca Williams. She hopped in the backseat under the impression I was a taxi or something and gave me orders.”

Allison laughed so hard and turned to face the now quiet and quiet red in the face, Rebecca. whose eyes kept going back and forth between us.

“ You, you gave him orders?. Bwhahahaha! Alright. Soon to be commander, where are we taking her?.”

“ Downtown for an interview.”

“ Well, step on it, commander! She has an interview to get to.”

I drove off and watched Rebecca through the rear view mirror. She was gorgeous, fire truck red curly just below the shoulder-length hair, with eyes so blue they'd cut straight through the sky. She had a few freckles that kissed her cheeks and lips that were a slight pink.

She had a slight roundish face that her hair seemed to fill.

Yet, it was her voice. Her voice captured me. It was calm, sweet, sound, and clear.

“ Oh, uhm right here!. Turn left!”

“ hahah!!! Oh my god! You were right! I can see it!”

Allison hadn't stopped her laughter after the first bits of it. This didn't help. It was okay, though, I got to think. I'm more than sure it gave Rebecca time to as well.

I pulled over in front of this business building, stepped out, and walked over to her door. I opened it and held my hand out,

“ Ms. Williams,”

She placed the littlest of little hands in the palm of mine. Her hands are like silk, tiny, dainty, her nails are almond shaped, and white pearl tinted.

She stepped out and stood up. She was a whole head shorter than me. She had to look up just to see me.

“ I'll walk you in. It's the least I can do.”

“ Sh..sure”

Allison lost it even more. I'm never going to hear the end of it with that woman.

We walked away from the car towards the entrance, my eyes never leaving each step she took. What if she trips over something, I have to make sure to catch her! I can't let her fall right before an interview! I walked with her slowly.

“ Uhm… Rebecca?. Here take this. Please. Use it when you're ready, and one more thing, please call or text me whenever, I will be at a ceremony tomorrow evening, but it would be an honor if you'd join me at my side?.”

I watched her face, the slow smile that tried to take over her face, to the shocked look that replaced it.

“ Meh, meh, mee??? But you don't know me!!”

“ I would like to get to know you if you'd let me.”

I pressed the little piece of paper I wrote my number on in her little hand and kissed the back of her hand.

“ If I don't see you tomorrow, hear from you between today and tomorrow or whenever I know this wasn't meant to be. However, if you do choose to come, wear something beige.”

I watched her closely, and I saw it in her eyes. I took that and turned on my heel,

“ See you around Ms. Williams!” I waved my hand as I walked away.

“ Ethan!!! You are completely SMITTEN!!! I have NEVER!”

Allison screeched with laughter.

6 months later

“ - through sickness and health til death do you apart,”

“ I do,”

“ I do,”

“You may kiss the bride, by the states invested in me, I now pronounce you Mr. And Mrs. Ethan Robins!”

I looked at Rebecca, pulled her close to me and dipped her into a kiss, and whispered in her ear. I will never let you go. I'm yours forever, Mrs. Robins.

She giggled into my ear as I whisked her upwards down the stairs. Friends and family awaited us outside the doors. We walked down the aisle and out the doors were they tossed rice into the air over our heads.

Allison rented a convertible for us and marked it, Just married on the back and had tied empty cans to string that was strung only God knows where under the car. We got to the passenger door, and I watched as Rebecca tossed her bouquet behind her. We never looked back just forward as I helped her in, and I got in and drove away.