Heath Jetson

“I know when my brother is keeping something from me,” She grins, “Spill the beans.” She needed to know. 

His words hurt because they were true, “You’re not the only one who wonders about that.” She bit her lips trying to hold back a negative emotion. “Thank you, Heath.” She said sincerely. “Oh. you did?” Blair was confused she felt jealousy, “Congratulations!” She had to force a happy reaction within herself. “I say, I’m not sure I can leave the house.” Blair was hiding.

‘Thank you!’ Heath smiles. ‘Oh. well then know that if there is anything I can do to help I will. and that no matter what happens I wish you were there.’ He playfully nudges her cheek to cheer up. ‘and I’ll save you some cake.’ He laughs. ‘Every time I mention this wedding I end up saying something about the cake.’ He laughs.

“You’re welcome - honestly, I think I should be thanking you. So…how’s Noah taking the news? He must be excited.”

‘Not Necessary.’ He smiles. ‘Fantastic.’ He laughs. ‘He’s happy that there will be cake and I don’t blame him.’ He chuckles. ‘I think he’ll enjoy having both of his parents around all the time. except for when Aubrey is at work of course but he is used to that. our ladies am I right?’ He spoke of their hot cop  fiancée’s.

Her words worried Heath far to much. ‘I will. I know your life is complicated and I will never be able to understand it all, but I worry about you. and I see the heavy weight on your shoulders and I just wonder if it will ever be lifted, or what could lift it.’ He placed a hand on her shoulder. ‘What are friends for.’ He hugs her. ‘Fantastic!.’ He laughs happy. ‘I asked her to be my wife and she said yes!’ He smiles. ‘I want you in the wedding. what do you say?”

“I would be honored, Heath. Thank you for trusting me with your big day.”

Heath smiles at his buddy. ‘Thanks man.’ He bro hugs him. ‘I trust you with my life, of course I trust you with this.’ He chuckles.

‘Thank you, Andy I can’t tell you how happy I am and how much it means that you are happy for me. I’d like you to be my best man if you will?’

Blair was believed to be dead by everyone except for Heath, Leona, and Klaus. This had to be the way it was because Blair and Leona were in danger with not all but most of Salvatore’s. Ajax had violated Leona and hurt her, Blair and Klaus were beyond angry parents. They were revenge seeking parents. 

Blair was in hiding in some secret place for now, but her good friend Heath helped her care for Leona and he would bring Leona to visit her mother. “Heath.” She hugs him. “Baby girl.” She takes her daughter from Heath’s arms. “She’s getting so big.” Blair kept the secret of how bad the feud between Klaus and the Salvatore’s actually was from Heath she didn’t want him involved or hurt. “Thank you for your help with her, Heath. It means the world.”

Heath smiled and his eyes did water a bit. ‘You know what? Neither am I.’ He kissed her again. ‘I can’t wait to be Mr. Aubrey Dawson and show you and our son just how much I love you every single day.’ He said with his arms around her.

“Of course. I want to spend the rest of my life with you Heath. You, Noah and I. And maybe some more little babies in our future.” Aubrey smiled and leaned up to kiss him back. “I love you too. Hmm, husband. I think I’ll like calling you that.”

‘The future.’ He smiled. ‘For the first time in a long time I’m looking forward to the future.’ He said happy. ‘More little babies. I think I like the sound of that.’ Heath snickers and held her close. ‘I think I could get used to hearing it.’ He smiled and kissed her again.

“Heath! Hey man,” Andy exclaimed happily and happily accepted the bro hug and hugged his ‘brother’ in return. It was good to see him.

“Taking a day at a time, you know me,” he said. “How’re you, man? It’s been a while.”

‘That’s the only way you can I guess. I think about you a lot and I really lay in bed and just hope you’re alright. I know the time can be a literal nightmare to get  through when you’ve been where we have.’ He spoke to Andy. ‘I’m going so much better than I was even last year. I’m-’ He smile’s ‘I’m getting married actually. He couldn’t help but happy laugh.

Heath smiled and his eyes teared up hearing the his dreams come true. ‘So do I.’ He said happy. ‘You would?’ He smiled wide. it was almost unbelievable that this was happening. “I love you so much.” He kissed her. “And I can’t wait to be your husband Aubrey.’

Hearing that she saved him and how he thought of her as a brave women she smiled. “I don’t want to waste it either.” Aubrey said looking at him and wrapping her arms around him. She wiped the tears off her face and then leaned her forehead against his. “I love you Heath Jetson. Always have and I will forever.”

Heath helped her dry her tears and embraced her in his arms and looked her in the eyes as they rested their heads on one another. ‘ And I love you Aubrey... Jetson?’ He looked in her eyes. Heath might have seemed fast, but he knew he loved her and this was his way of asking if she would like to be his wife.

This was the first time since Aubrey left Heath two years ago that she had said I love you to Heath and when he said it back she could’ve sworn it was like hearing him say it for the first time. Aubrey still had some guilt over what she did to Heath. Leaving him and starting over. She felt bad that she wasn’t there when he needed her the most. “I am so sorry. I know I’ve said it before, but lately I just need to say it again. I left you when you needed me the most and I was weak, my decision to leave was weak and if I could go back and change it I would.” Aubrey said tearing up a little. “Because I love you so much and I see how much you love Noah. I just keep thinking where we’d be now, if I hadn’t of left back then…”

Heath listened with a heart that hurt because she was hurting. ‘Aubrey. Look at me.’ He caressed her chin. ‘None of that matter’s to me anymore do you understand me? I know who you are now and that is not weak it’s a brave woman who raise a son on her own and carried a gun while she done it, because she just wanted to protect everyone. I’ve been there I’ve done that and I felt weak and done things I’m not proud of. We all have and I am a man of infinite chance’s. I know I left you here and I shouldn’t have expected you to sit around and wait for me because that is not the kind of woman you are. You are my Hero, Aubrey, and you saved me.’ He took her into his arms. ‘We might of lost then, but we have now and I don’t want to waste it anymore.’