Ch. 20

Jack's arm is over his eyes when he is woken up by an alarm clock. It's not his usual ringtone. Confused, he hits him, leaning on his elbows and discovers that the blanket he thought was over his stomach is Mia. She must have worked her way down that night. He remembers exactly how he ran out of strength after two more rounds and Mia snuggled into the crook of his neck.

The ringing of the alarm clock is like a mosquito on the edge of his consciousness. He hits randomly in the direction and hopes to stop the annoying beeping. On the second try, he wipes the hideous thing off the nightstand.

Relieved, he sinks back into the mattress for a few minutes. Mia moves and looks at him with half-closed eyes. “Good morning!” She whispers sleepily. "Morning, honey."

Together they get ready for work and have breakfast. All the while, she just couldn't let the finders apart. Jack feels like a hundredweight load has been lifted from his shoulders. He managed to win Mia back and there is nothing in the world that she can do now to get rid of him. Of course, he won't take any more risks that could hurt her.

"I'll call you on my lunch break!" He announces when she says goodbye and gives her a kiss.

Butterflies flutter like crazy in his stomach. No, these are whole flocks of birds that have nested there. Her soft lips return his kiss.

He closes his eyes. Nobody can be that satisfied. There must be a catch. Something he doesn't know about will soon try to step between them. It's always like that.

Mia ends the sweet kiss and places her forehead against his. "I'm looking forward to it." Jack can hear the smile in her voice. "I love you! You know that right? And nothing will change. "For a moment he fears that she will stiffen and reject him.

Contrary to his fears, he hears a chuckle. “That was probably the final attempt to start at the beginning. I didn't believe in anything else. Instead of running back to the start, we marched the round to the end and cemented our relationship as we passed again. "

"Have you just tried to translate our more than chaotic story into a monopoly?"

“Somehow sounded better in my head. However, that is not the point. What I mean by that is that ... ", he feels her hands clasping his face. Jack opens his eyes and looks directly into hers. They glow bright green in the early morning sun. He could lose himself in this sight without noticing that he had drifted away.

“I love you, Jack! I never stopped loving you As hard as I tried and wanted to. Nothing will change that. "

Such a strong high spirited feeling overwhelms him that he doesn't even know what to do with all the energy. Then he presses his lips to hers.

“This is clearly the best day of my life.”, He can't believe it. His heart overflows with so much joy and happiness that he believes he can give a part of it to the whole world without the feeling diminishing.

Images flash in his head, of him giving everyone who meets him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. How he solves his clients' problems in the blink of an eye. How he glides on a small cloud.

'God, I damn well sound like a girl. Get yourself back, Jack. It's just Mia. ONLY Mia that I don't laugh. This is the best thing that could ever happen to you, buddy. Just hold on to it so nobody can take it away from you. 'He fights with his inner voice.

Today is a beautiful day. A perfect day. A perfect day to give love to the whole world.

"Jack? Are you still present You squeeze my air lightly when you ...? “, He didn't even notice how he hugged HIS girlfriend. "Oh, sorry." He immediately lets go of something.

#

Mia is a teenager again. She feels like one again. She lives in a huge pink bubble. Nothing can spoil her mood. Nothing can defeat them. She is invincible. She got the man of her dreams after forgiving him for his mistakes.

“That's disgusting. Do you have an on / off switch? “, Mia looks at Mona with a grin that she should have infected. "What?", Mona groans in annoyance.

“Yesterday you looked at your cell phone every second second to exchange messages with your super cool, simply incredible and irreplaceable friend. In the beginning it was very sweet, but after a few hours? Get yourself back. Today belongs to Lara and Sarah. You will be godmother today. Concentrate on it. "

"It's good, it's good.", But her grin doesn't go away. How can you, with a friend like Jack? But her friend is right, she should concentrate on the beginning ceremony.

She wears a blue flowing dress and matching ballerina. She and Mona and the pregnant teenagers arrived a good quarter of an hour ago. They alone fill a good half of the small church. Only parents and a few good friends of Lara are still present.

It starts in a few minutes. Sarah has been put in a white dress. It is beautiful, but even more beautiful is her mother who proudly accepts the compliments for her daughter. Each parent's pride is immeasurable.

Jack has already made himself comfortable and won't let her out of his sight for a second, the charmer. The pastor is already waiting for all participants at the baptismal font. Mia goes to Lara to tell her that it can start when she is ready. Lara consoles the rest of the pregnant women by promising to talk to them after the baptism.

The ceremony is really nice. It doesn't stretch and little Sarah hasn't even started screaming. She was good and even laughed when the water ran over her forehead. Everyone present smiled at her.

Mia is now godmother. Never has one of her girls asked her if she would like to accept this honor. It seems to have gone a little differently with Lara. They got along well straight away. After all, Mia wouldn't have lied to parents for everybody. What she will definitely never do again, she would be too afraid of getting caught.

Maybe that was when they both became friends. The point at which they made a connection. The point where you decided to drop the rules and turn to yourself. The point where their lives will be forever united through the child she gave birth to.

All have now gathered outside the church. They talk, are excited and try to understand, at least that's how their girls are, that it won't take long then they stand in Lara's place and hold a small miracle in her arms.

"You look stunning!" Whispers in her ear Jack, who has snuck behind her and is hugging. “You don't look bad yourself. I have a very guilty conscience because I must have been staring at you the whole time the pastor was talking. I shouldn't take my eyes off Sarah. After all, today it was about her and not about the fact that I would have liked to have nibbled you there. ”, His breath caresses her ear as he laughs softly.

“These are completely new features of you. Fortunately, our man's man can't read minds, otherwise you would probably have been kicked out. ”His nose slides down her throat and a deep humming sound comes from his throat. “But I can't blame you. I hardly noticed a word that was exchanged. "

"RENT A ROOM!"

Mia would have kept her distance from anyone else now. With anyone else she would have stepped aside, frightened and embarrassed, but not with Jack. He presses his chest even tighter against her back and lays his head provocatively on her hair.

She tries to find the voice. It doesn't take long and she discovers Max grinning happily at her.

Wait a minute ... Max? What is Max doing here? He doesn't even know Lara. Mia looks around confused and discovers Miriam, Finn, Sophia and Kim with Lukas. What are they all doing here?

"What....?"

"You are going to be a godmother, did you think that your friends are missing out?", Mia did not notice that Lara stepped next to her.

"But..!?"

“They all asked me if it was okay with me when they came. Of course they can come. They are your friends, Mia. You have a sponsored child now and if you play babystitter, Sarah will get to know every friend of yours here anyway. She will always have enough people around her who love her. ”She looks down at her child. "Isn't that right, honey? Everyone here loves you very much. You won't miss anything. "

Mia carefully breaks away from Jack to hug her friend and her child. “Exactly. Nobody will let anything happen to her. We are all there for you and don't hesitate to call me, you have my number and it qualifies you to annoy me as long as you can. ", She kisses her on the temple, then her parents join them.

Jack and Mia withdraw to give the family some time to themselves. But she is stopped by Lara's mother. “I heard everything you did for my daughter. Lara really raved about you. “, There are tears in her blue eyes.

She may not have reached her fifties yet, just tiny wrinkles have appeared around her eyes, and her hair is only showing a few faded highlights. Her outfit also makes it clear that she is still a long way from being old. The new grandma wears a beautiful caramel-colored two-piece suit that underlines her skin tone.

“You have been there for them in the last few weeks and months and have partly taken my place. I want to thank you for that. ”Her eyes seek Mias and keep her in a moment of understanding. "Thank you! Thank you for standing by my daughter and I'm happy to welcome you to the family. ”, Mia smiles friendly and spreads her arms for a hug.

“Thank you for having such a wonderful daughter, and that's because you did a good job in bringing you up. And if I am to belong to the family from now on, then you should say goodbye to me and speak to Mia. "

#

Jack is touched. In his job he will never have such moments. But as long as he has Mia, he will always be part of here. He can't wait to spend the next five, ten or no with her all his life.

Maybe in a few years they will have mini mias and mini jacks running through their big house. Maybe he's started his own business and has an office at home to be more with the kids. Mia will be the perfect mother and decorate the sandwiches for kindergarten with small smileys made of vegetables. They'll spend the day outside with the kids every Sunday, and Tuesday is their dating day. You will hire a nanny or one of your friends will take care of the little ones.

Three. He would like three children. If two of them fall apart so that they can no longer get out of their rooms, the third can play the mediator. Also, they shouldn't be more than a year or two apart.

How he is now looking forward to fathering these children and watching Mia's belly grow into a ball. In any case, he will talk to the children before they are born. So that you can recognize his voice as soon as you are in the world.

A dog! He always wanted a dog. You should have a puppy that the children can play with. He and Mia will then sit on the sofa holding hands and watch them do it today.

Of course, their sex life will be somewhat restricted after the children are born, but only until they are ready to hire a babysitter.

"Jack? Are you even listening to me? ”Mia waves her hand in front of his face. He didn't even notice that they had moved away from Lara and placed themselves with their friends.

“I'm sorry, I was in thoughts. I beg your pardon? ”, His girlfriend smiles lovingly at him. "I love you, you know that right?" Jack's heart pounds in anticipation of her future. "I love you too!"

"You didn't want to tell him that." Finn comments, amused. Mia gives him a mock angry look for it. Then his dream woman turns back to him. “He's right there, though. Actually, I just asked you if you mind if we go out to dinner with the others. With that I exclude the pregnant women from among us. They should go back to the home. “, Mia turns to the listening crowd behind them.

There is loud moaning and moaning, but in the end, after saying goodbye, they leave the field. “It's like you're the surrogate mother for everyone. Only that they probably listen to you better than to their birth mothers. ", Sophia remarks.

"Come on, you know that I have the power to decide that your friends are not allowed to come to play and that I can influence Mona with the meal plan for the week. That's all. ”Jack watches the warmth rise in her cheeks.

He would love to take her in his arms and never let go. He puts an arm around her shoulders and looks down at her.

"I'm sure you're a great surrogate mother," he adds with a mischievous grin: "You're just practicing for our next generation."

A collective moan goes around. “Jack turns that off. This goes too far. You've only been together for a few days. ", Kim makes a disgusted face. The rest just laugh at their banal story.

Who would have thought that the show would lead to so many friendships, connections and relationships? Who would have thought at the beginning that they are now at this point? Laughing, satisfied and haunted by visions of the future.

A stranger could not have guessed what circumstances led to this exuberant group strolling down the street and spending the rest of their lives teasing and taking care of each other.