Somehow I Will Ch.54 Love And Pain
by LilAngelGirl
 

Love and Pain
 
 

Beth and Ethan stood hand in hand waiting for Ivy and Julian to make their way down the stairs. Fear swept through Beth and she looked over at her husband. "They’re going to hate me." She frowned speaking bluntly as she looked up at Ethan.
"Don’t say that." He told her. "They’re not that bad, really."
"And your mother will think I’m pregnant." She sighed.
Ethan let out a chuckle, "Why would she think something like that?"
"Ethan, usually when two people suddenly get married, the first thing women think is that the bride is pregnant. I hear it all the time, and I’ve even thought it about women myself."
Ethan shook his head. "I really don’t think mother will make that assumption."
Beth grinned. "I have a Twenty dollar bill that says she will."
"You want to take bets on my mother?" Ethan said arching his eyebrows.
"Are we on or not?" Beth smirked.
"Fine, its a bet." Ethan laughed.
"Easy money." Beth muttered taking a deep breath as she saw Ivy and Julian at the top of the stairs.
"Ethan darling, so good to see you." Ivy gushed as she walked down the stairs. Looking toward Beth she smiled. "Beth what a surprise, I didn’t expect to see you here."
"Actually Mother, Beth is the reason I’m here." Ethan smiled.
Ivy looked up at Julian he shrugged his shoulders at her letting her know he was just as confused as she was. ""Beth is the reason you’re here? Care to explain?" Ivy said as she reached her son, hugging him.
"Well as you know Beth and I have been dating for a few months now." He smiled taking Beth’s hand.
"Yes, I knew that." Ivy smiled.
"And our relationship is quite serious now, Mother." Ethan said taking a deep breath.
"Just how serious Ethan?" Julian asked from behind Ivy, as he rested his hands on his wife’s shoulders.
"That’s what I wanted to talk to you about."
Ivy smiled at her son, "Ethan, you know I hate it when you procrastinate, so please just tell us."
"Mrs. Crane, I love your son." Beth swallowed looking at Ethan as he took her hand.
"And I’m in love with Beth, Mother." Ethan added.
Ivy’s eyes widened. "Love? I see." She said taken back.
"It usually takes you awhile to fall in love Ethan." Julian frowned. "In the past you was always very weary when it came to matters of the heart."
"That was then Julian." Ethan frowned. "Before Beth changed my life."
"Oh, well, I don’t know what to say." Ivy stuttered.
"Mother, there’s more." Ethan spoke as he moved his and Beth’s hands into plain view. "
"Mother, Beth and I were married this weekend." His words came out quickly, yet he could tell his mother heard every word as she stared at the rings on his and Beth’s fingers.
Ivy stepped back against her husband as he braced her with his arms. "Married." She choked out. "You got married?" She said her voice cracking.
"Yes Mother, We’re in love, and it felt like the right thing to do."
"Mrs. Crane, I know its a shock, but Ethan is such a wonderful person."
"Married." Ivy repeated ignoring Beth. "You’re married."
"Ethan, why the rush?" Julian questioned. "Its so unlike you."
"Perhaps its unlike the son you raised, but its not unlike the man I’ve become." Ethan explained. "I changed after I left Harmony, and when I came back, I saw that Harmony had changed as well. I adore Beth and want to spend my life with her, its actually very simple." Ethan smiled.
"Marriage is Not simple, Ethan." His mother finally spoke up. "And to marry so soon." She said just before stopping to look at Beth. "Wait, no, don’t tell me." She gasped.
"Mother what are you talking about?" Ethan frowned looking at Beth.
Ivy shook her head. "Now it all makes sense." She sighed. "Ethan, just tell me one thing."
"Anything Mother."
"When is the baby due?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
 
 

Gwen smiled as Miguel walked her to her door. Standing beside her with a small package in his hand he smiled at her.
"You going to tell me what that is?" She asked grinning.
"A gift." He answered handing it too her. "But don’t open it until you get in the house." He told her.
"But why?"
"Gwen, its nothing fancy, not like those rich dudes you usually date could afford, but its something I wanted you to have."
"I’m sure I’ll love it." She laughed.
"I hope so." He sighed. "There’s a note with it, um nothing too long." He said with a nervous grin.
"So how long have you had this gift?" She questioned him.
"A couple days, wanted to wait until the right time, and after telling you about Ethan and Beth, I’m sure this is the right time."
"Thanks for not getting mad at me tonight, I mean I really lost it." Gwen frowned.
"I understand." Miguel said taking a deep breath. "Anyway I need to get home, "I’ll call you before I go to bed okay?"
"Okay." Gwen said as Miguel kissed her cheek.
"Hope you like the gift." He said walking away.

Gwen walked into her house, smiling as she opened the present Miguel had bought for her. Inside the wrapping was a CD. "Country? He bought me Country?" She frowned wrinkling her nose.
After taking the CD out, she popped it in her stereo and sat down in her chair.

No rush though I need your touch
I won't rush your heart
Until you feel on solid ground
Until your strength is found, girl

I'll fill those canyons in your soul
Like a river lead you home
And I'll walk a step behind
In the shadows so you shine
Just ask it will be done
And I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm "the one"

She felt tears forcing their way to her eyes. Who was this man she had been seeing? Why did he seem so perfect? He understood her when no one else could, and he was there whenever she needed him. He was everything she had dreamed of, so why did she find it so hard to let him in?
 

Somebody else was here before
He treated you unkind
And broken wings need time to heal
Before a heart can fly, girl

I'll fill those canyons in your soul
Like a river lead you home
And I'll walk a step behind
In the shadows so you shine
Just ask it will be done
And I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
 

When she was little she would write a list down, of all the things she wanted in a boyfriend. Ethan only had a few of those qualities, but Miguel, he had all of them. She moved her hand to her face, wiping tears as the words of the song flooded her mind. It was almost as if Miguel wrote the song, even though she knew that wasn’t true. Still, he was willing to wait on her, not demand anything, and knowing he was that kind made it even harder for her to keep the walls up. It was Ethan’s fault she felt this way she had concluded, she gave him years of love and understanding, only for him to walk away. Though Miguel seemed to be the perfect package, she just wasn’t ready to trust him.
 
 

Trust in me and you'll find a heart so true
All I want to do is give the best of me to you
And stand beside you

Just ask it will be done
And I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
 

As the song played out, Gwen let out a sigh looking down to see the note Miguel had attached.
Gwen,
I know for you falling hurts
But when You’re ready
I promise I’ll be there to catch you.
And I won’t let you go.

Take Your Time,
Miguel

Gwen smiled as she read the note. "I’m trying Miguel, its just so hard." She whispered as she clinched the note in her hand. Waiting for his phone call she closed her eyes, as his words sounded in her mind.