The first thing she noticed was the shaking stopped, she wasn't jittery or on edge. Her head ache went away and she felt like she could take a breath of fresh air. Her eyes flutter open as she take in a deep breath after what felt like forever, she stood up and brushed off her white dress instantly knowing where she was. The weather was warm with a cool breeze, she smiled genuinely for the first time in what seemed like forever as she realized she was in heaven again. The sound of a piano carried her to him. Mason, she smiled out at the sight of her 27 year old son sitting a piano as if he were a little music prodigy
"you taught me yourself."
"what?"
"you taught me to play."
He pressed down on a bunch of keys making more ridiculous noise then beautiful music, she looked at him with a facial expression that said "you got three seconds to stop". He stopped playing and looked up at her, his eyes squinted and nose scrunched
"dad forced me to learn from you, he said you were the best....i kinda forgot though."
"clearly."
She smiled before kissing his forehead, as weird as it was she was happy she was here with him. She was happy she was technically dead because she was in heaven but that didn't really matter to her because she was finally at peace. She could breathe without chest pain and walk without having to take a seat every few steps because she was shaking to hard.
"So, i see you have decided to keep me."
"yes, i have."
"you haven't told dad yet though."
She looked down and began to play with her fingers. Fidgeting, nervousness, she felt like she was gonna start to shake again but she relaxed when she felt Mason grab her hands and hold them in his. They were firm and warm like Aubrey's, unlike hers which were small and clammy.
"you have to tell him, he already knows but he wants to hear it from you."
"i cant, i don't know how."
"yes you do. you can do it mommy, i know you can."
Her heart fluttered a bit as he called her mommy, it was a word that she was getting used to and it brought her happiness, as much as she wasn't ready for a child she honestly wouldn't want it any other way. There was a clearing of the throat coming from behind them and when she turned around her heart throbbed a bit harder, she got her hands from out of masons and smiled big
"Rex."
She ran up to him and threw her arms around him, her hug was cut short as he ripped her apart from him. She poked out her bottom lip as her brows furrowed
"what is this i hear about you haven't told Aubrey about Mason? i was just about to beat The Virgin Mary in a game of solitaire and i hear this. what in the world sun'jai, have you lost your mind?"
She looked down at his casual outfit as he wear a plain white undershirt, khaki shorts and a pair of brown loafers. Such a stud. She smile to herself but was snapped out of it by Rex snapping in her face
"hey, focus. Speak to me."
"okay. yes its true, im sorry Rexy i just...i don't know how."
"yes you do! you can do this, this isn't the worst news you've had to break to someone, he already knows so it should be a piece of cake."
Mason stood up and walked over, he stood next to sunny and wrapped his hand in hers. She liked when he did that, she felt safe. she felt happy, she felt like it was meant to be this way.
"i told her that grandpa, but she wont listen to me. Goes in one ear and comes out the other."
"boy, stay out of it."
Mason put his hands up in defense as he back away, he turn on his heels and walk back over to sit on the piano bench. Sunny look down and begin to fidget, playing with her fingers. Her legs started to shake as if the wind made her cold, but it didn't. She was nervous.
"come here."
Rex moved forward and wrapped her in a hug, as much as he wanted to scold her he knew she was in a tough position. She was scared that Aubrey may leave her but that was anything but the truth, she was just scared. Her shaking stopped as she lay her head against Rex's muscular shoulder, she wrap her arms around his neck as her eyes flutter closed happily. When she open her eyes she wasn't in heaven anymore, she was underwater. The water was still due to no movement as she lay there, hair floating around her gracefully. Now that she was conscious she needed air, She sit up quickly gasping out feeling as if she was still under water. The feeling was back, her chest was hurting and her air supply felt minimized as if her throat was swelling, her heart pounded and the shaking was back.
The shaking was back...
she slump down with her back against the edge of the tub as she shake, really wishing she weren't here right now.