Choices

Part 16:

Six Months Later… (Misty)

Note: Well some people were surprised by the last chappie… Maybe here you won’t be! And the countdown begins! 19 chappies plus the Epilogue to go!

Characters:

Ash: 20

Misty: 20

Dan: 21

May: 19

Sharon: 20

Damien: 20

Max: 14 ½

Mary: 14 ½

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“Careful Misty!” Dan exclaimed as he walked a few feet behind Misty while she walked ahead in the snow. “Don’t want you to slip now do we?”

“I won’t Dan! Me and Amy’ll be all right!” Misty smiled indicating to her overlarge stomach.

Misty trudged along the snowy hill, almost as if nothing. At seven months, her pregnancy had not stopped her happy walks she and Dan always had. Through sleet of now, rain, or shine, she and Dan would always walk through Central Park for an hour or so.

Dan walked behind her like always, making sure that if she fell back, he would catch her. They walked all the way to the top where they sat down and drank a bit of the warmed milk they had brought. Sighing in contentment, they wrapped each other’s arms around each other and sat quietly.

Misty yawned and she smiled as she remembered the day she found out she was pregnant. It had been the day of the Tournament according to Dan and Sharon had won. However, Misty didn’t quite recall who Sharon had battled against… Was it Angelo…? All she remembered were those chocolate brown eyes… And nothing more…

Dan watched Misty as she thought in silence. She looked beautiful… Especially in the state she was… He loved her… And the day he found out she was carrying his baby, he couldn’t bear the thought of telling her that Ash had taken her to the hospital and had been with her before she fainted…

That was why he told the rest not to tell her… Dan grinned as he remembered how he had punched Ash once they had been alone… He had deserved it after all… Ash had said she might have gotten the flu or maybe she had gotten and STD. Shaking his head, he turned his thoughts towards Misty’s and Sharon’s birthday party which would be today.

Misty sighed tiredly as she finished her milk. Standing up she pulled Dan with her towards the empty fountain at the bottom of the hill and Dan sat on the ledge, talking happily. Standing up she asked, “So what’s my birthday present this year?”

“You’ll see.” Dan grinned holding her hands as she kissed him lightly. “It’s a surprise… From both me and Damien to Sharon and you…”

“Why?” Misty asked wondering. “Is it something about our pregnancy?”

“Something like that…” Dan muttered with a smile.

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“Don’t you just love New York in the winter Ash?” May asked sweetly, leaning her head on his shoulder.

“Yeah all snow and stuff…” Ash muttered.

“Ash, are you all right?”

“Yeah… I’m just tired is all…”

May frowned at Ash’s surly tone. Smiling she looked at the hill of snow a few feet ahead of them.

“C’mon let’s go over to that hill. It must have a nice view!”

“Fine…”

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Misty closed her eyes lightly as new snow began to fall. The flakes tickled her cheeks. Smiling Misty leaned her head on Dan’s shoulder gently. Dan responded by wrapping his arms around her. Smiling widely she patted her stomach with tender care.

“So Amy… when do you plan to come to your new home…?”Misty asked. “In late January or early February…?”

“I really can’t wait for our little girl…” Dan smiled as he bent to kiss Misty’s belly.

“Neither can I.” Misty smiled back.

Misty raised his head to hers and kissed him passionately, showing all the love and care she still felt for him after all these years…

“Misty? Dan?” a voice asked.

Misty and Dan looked up, surprised at who was standing before them.

“May? Ash…?” Misty asked uncertainly.

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Note: Short I know but next one is too so yeah!

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