: : Summary : : After Hamunpatra Rick and Evie have plans to get married and have a wonderful life together. What happens when they get back to Cairo and find the Legion waiting at their door step? Read and find out... I have to give credit to Alex who roleplayed this with me and so she gets credit for helping my creative juices
The mission in Israel was to recover stolen weapons from the French, by the Israeli troops, though Rick had a feeling that more was up than just that. In the time he and his troops had spent there, he had lost sixteen out of thirty seven of his men, and almost lost his own life. Finally he had received word that Sam was coming with back up troops, and it was late one night when he met them at and airfield.
�Bout damn they sent someone,� Rick said as his friend approached. The look on Sam�s face caught Rick�s attention, and after they got back to their camp, Sam told him what had happened.
�They told her I was dead?� he asked never feeling as angry as he had until this moment in time. Sam nodded, and gave him the one letter he hand managed to take, letting Rick read what she had told him.
~~~Dear Rick,
~~~~~As I write this letter to you, my heart aches. I have sent several, and I realize that they will likely never let you see these but I have begged of them to allow it. I am with child Rick. We made a child, and I�ve never been so afraid. My adult life, I�ve spent trying to live out what my father didn�t get to experience. He had wanted to find Hamunaptra, and that was for him as well as for me. I�m not sure what to do with this new life I carry within my womb, though Jonathan has found our Nanna who took care of us as children, I would rather have you with me. I will understand if you decide not to come home, I never asked for this, and I know you didn�t either. I do love you. Be safe
Evelyn
Rick put the letter down and closed his eyes.
�How long have they had this?� he asked.
�It�s taken me this long to get it to you. The baby I would assume is approaching its second year,� He said. Rick asked Sam to leave and once he was alone, Rick ransacked his tent, letting his anger out. The Legion had taken up enough of his time, and he would no longer do their bidding, though he wanted his revenge, and after he cooled off he walked outside to a dark night, finding Sam waiting.
�I have a plan Sam. I want to take those bastards to Egypt and I want them to face the Med-jai,� Rick said. Then added,
�When I�m through with them, I�m going home to Evelyn and my child.� Sam agreed to help him, and that night they began to plan their revenge.
~*~
It had been a quite day for Evelyn, who had spent time at home cleaning and preparing for a party she was having in honor of Emily and Pauls fifth wedding Anniversary. While she and Nanna had worked on getting the house ready, and Marie had cooked up a wonderful dinner, Jonathan had taken Alex who was nearly 16 months old to the Park. As Evelyn was dusting of the book cases in the Parlor she heard her son�s approaching cries and looked up as Jonathan came with a filthy Alex in his arms.
�He wasn�t ready to come home,� Jonathan said as she appraoched.
�Unt Park,� he said as Evelyn took him from Jonathan.
�I know you do baby, but you need to have a rest,� she said as she carried him up the stairs. Alex cried, exhausted as she arrived in his room. In his bathroom, Evelyn put the stopper in the drain, then filled the tub half full with warm water. While it filled, she got her baby undressed then settled him in the water.
�Ummy oh Park,� he said as Evelyn began to pour water over his hair.
�You and I will go tomorrow,� she said.
�I now,� he said and began to cry more. They were not real cries more tired, and once Evelyn had him dried off and dressed in clean cloths he was more than ready for a nap. She settled down in the rocking chair and in a few moments let him nurse. Alex closed his eyes, reaching his hand up to her mouth for a kiss which she gave to him.
�Ummy sing song,� he said keeping his eyes shut. Evelyn sighed leaning back in the rocking chair and hummed a soft lullaby. Alex fell asleep safe in her arms, and once he had, she put him down to bed.
~*~
The sun was just beginning to set when Corporal Richard O�Connell stepped off the ship on English soil. He and Sam both had taken care of things at the Legion, sending the General and three other high ranking officers to their death, claiming that Hamunpatra had risen, and that the powers there were ready for the Legions use. Rick had not told Ardeth what he had planned at first, but as he waited in Cairo his friend had sought him out wanting to know why the Legion had gone to Hamunaptra, and it was then that Rick told him everything. It was a warm August night, and Rick had the cabby take him to the Plaza Resort. He knew Evelyn and Jonathan lived in England, but he wasn�t sure where, and had decided if he couldn�t find out this night he would go to the Museum in the morning and see if he could find her there. During his travel to England, Rick had time to think about what he had discovered, and found himself terrified of the news of being a father, but then he had thought over what Evelyn had possibly gone through, with people asking where the babies father was, and the fact that she wasn�t married to him. He knew she would be looked down by society, and hoped that Jonathan and Nanna had done their part to give her support. Once he arrived at his Hotel, and got settled, Rick phoned the Operator.
�How may I place your call,� came a woman�s voice.
�I need to know if there is a number for a Jonathan Carnahan,� Rick said.
�Yes please hold,� she said. The phone rang twice, then he heard a voice he had actually missed.
�Jonathan this is Rick,� he said. In his room, Jonathan had been getting ready to go out, and had just taken a drink of Scotch when he heard a voice he wasn�t supposed to be hearing.
�Who the hell is this?� he asked as he realized that someone must be having fun with him.
�Rick O�Connell, the man who cut the Scarab out of your arm.� Rick took the phone away from his ear as he heard a girlie scream, then after a few moments Jonathan talked.
�Your dead? Some sort of Mummy curse has brought you back, that or I have gotten a hold of a bad Bottle of Scotch,� Jonathan said sitting in stunned disbelief.
�None of the above. The Legion for what ever reason decided that telling your sister I was dead was going to keep me loyal. Look I�ll tell you all the details later. How do I get to your place, or her place?� he asked. By then Jonathan had sobered some what and told Rick to stay put, and after finding out where he was, Jonathan left to go get him despite the fact that a party was going on. He decided Rick could hold up in his part of the house until the party was over.
~*~
When Jonathan arrived Rick was waiting and the two men embraced. Rick looked the same, and Jonathan was thankful to god that his friend was alive and well, and thankful that his sister had never dated the few men Jonathan had set her up with. On the trip back to the Manor, Rick told Jonathan every detail, then after some silence he inquired about his child.
�You have a son. Alexander Jonathan O�Connell, though why she chose to include my name in it is beyond me,� Jonathan said. Rick felt pride that he had a son, and then realized something.
�I would assume he thinks his daddy is dead.� Jonathan nodded, also realizing that perhaps things at least with Alex would not be easy going. When they arrived at the house, Cars were all over the driveway, but Jonathan pulled around to his part of the house which was all but deserted. The two men got what little Rick had brought with him, and went to Jonathan�s room, a large spacious room with a huge bed on one wall and two couches with a table in the center.
�Your parents did well,� Rick said.
�Yeah they did. Look are you hungry, do you want to sleep?� he asked. Rick shook his head to both looking around. What he wanted was to hold Evelyn in his arms, and to see his little boy, but he had decided that it wouldn�t be good to do either until her company had left. As he was about to turn and ask for a drink a little boy ran in dressed in a night gown.
�Unc John unt ookie,� Alex said not noticing the man standing off to the side. Jonathan had poured a drink for Rick and turned as he heard Alex�s voice. Rick had decided to duck behind a curtain and watched as Jonathan took his son away. Once they were gone he took the drink Jonathan had poured and looked at it. He realised that his days of partying and boozing, and solving his problems with drink were long gone. The child he had seen needed a father who was strong and who wasn�t going to be the drinking type. After setting the drink aside, Rick went to Jonathan�s bathroom and decided to take a long bath to ease the aching muscles in his back, from sleeping on a cot on the cruise ship.
~*~
It was nearly midnight when the last of the company left, and as Evelyn helped Nanna clean, Jonathan walked in.
�Evie you and I need to talk,� he said. Evelyn looked at her brother seeing the worried look in his eyes and sat down with him.
�I�m not sure how to tell you this, and I know your going to think I�m lying to you, but Rick is alive and in this house,� Jonathan said. All the color drained from her face, and Evelyn smelled the liquor on his breath. She slapped him hard across the face.
�Oh Jonathan how could you,� she said as tears formed in her eyes. Rick had waited in the shadows and stepped out, and when she saw him she stood up shaking her head, leaving Jonathan on the sofa holding his now sore face.
�Nooo, your not real,� she said, and started to fall. Lighting fast Rick caught her in his arms and held her kissing her lips, showing her he was real.
�Oh dear lord it is you,� she said when he parted from her lips. Nanna had seen what had taken place and led Jonathan to the kitchen to put some ice against his cheek.
�But they told me you were dead,� she said then she cried. It was too much for her to take. The man who she had thought was dead was alive, and she was over joyed by that but also confused and hurt. Rick sat with her on his lap and held her, letting her cry, and letting his own tears fall for the terrible injustice that had been placed on both of them. When her tears finally subsided he told her what had happened, and what he had done to get his revenge.
�Isn�t there something more that can be done?� she asked wanting more justice than three mens deaths. Rick knew how she felt but the Legion was its own organization, and now that he and Sam were supposed to be dead, he couldn�t go parading around that he was alive, though he knew that the likelihood of the legion finding him a second time was slim, and even then their interest in him was no longer an issue.
�Do you want to see your son?� Evelyn asked as she lifted her head from his chest. Rick nodded his head and after she climbed off his lap she took his hand and led him upstairs to the hall door on the left of the stairs, and the second room on the left they entered. A soft light shown, and Evelyn led Rick to the crib where their son slept peacefully. Alex was balled up with his bottom stuck up in the air and his feet bare, the socks he had been put to bed with on the floor. Carefully Evelyn took the quilt draped over one end of his crib and placed it over him. All Rick could do was look, and carefully he reached in and took one of his hands holding it in his larger hand. This was as real as it got, and Rick decided from that moment on he would be the best father he could for Alex. Once they left his room, Evelyn led him to hers before she realized what she was doing.
�Do you want your own room?� she asked as she turned to face him. Rick shook his head and pulled her into his arms. They kissed until the breath was driven from them, and cloths were quickly removed. Rick shut the door with his foot before lifting Evelyn�s slender form into his arms, kissing her again, taking her to the bed she had slept in alone for so long. Gently he placed her against the mattress and moved over her. There would be time for more exploration later, now all he wanted was to feel his hard aching shaft pressed into her tight soft folds, and Evelyn welcomed his touch as he pushed into her. Rick drove into her with forceful thrusts, and covered her mouth with his as her cries of pleasure filled the room, remembering that they had a son sleeping not far from them. He pushed into her one last time gripping her soft bottom and holding her as close to him as he could, spilling his seed within her womb. Afterward they lay tangled together, Rick kissing her hands and her head as he tried to remember how to breath.
�What if we made life?� Evelyn asked.
�Then I�ll be able to watch it grow inside of you,� he said softly
�Shh, just rest,� he said as she started to say something more. Evelyn did, sleeping so soundly that she didn�t hear her son�s cries in the night. Still awake Rick heard him, and eased away from her. He found his pants and put them on, then started out when he saw Nanna approaching.
�Not to worry Mr. O�Connell, I�ll tend to him,� she said. Rick walked out.
�Do you think I might help?� he asked. Nanna�s warm smile made Rick�s unease settle and he followed her inside. Alex still woke up nights, and they had tried letting him cry himself back to sleep but that never worked.
�There now,� Nanna said as she lowered the bar in his crib. She lifted him out finding him wet, which meant Jonathan had given him to much to drink before bed.
�Shh, We�ll take care of that my darling boy,� Nanna said as he started to relax. Alex noticed Rick and lifted his head.
�Dat?� he asked.
�That is your daddy,� she said as she laid him on the bed and began to get his wet cloths off of him.
�Daddy oed bye bye,� Alex said eyeing him as he came from the bathroom with a wash basin of warm water.
�He was lost, and we found him,� Nanna said deciding that was the best way to get Alex to understand things, at least until he was old enough to tell. Rick felt a hand take his and smiled when he looked at Evelyn.
�No Ummy do,� he said starting to kick at Nanna�s hands as she went to take off his soiled nappy.
�Thank you Nanna, we will get him back to bed,� she said. Nanna left after giving Alex a hug goodnight and Evie took over while Rick got the things she asked for.
�All better my baby,� she said as she picked him up.
�Seep ummy bed,� he said half asleep against her shoulder.
�Not this time,� she said as she placed him down in the clean crib. Rick had found the sheets and fixed that for them, guessing how to do things.
�Song ummy,� he said through a yawn.� Evelyn rubbed his back and sang to him, and smiled when Rick reached his hand in, and Alex held on to it. It took a few verses of his favorite song, but Alex finally did go to sleep. Once he was down for the night, Rick gently took his hand away, and took Evelyn into a gentle embrace.
�Thank you for giving me a son,� he said. Evie reached out and wiped a tear from his eyes, then the two of them went to bed, hopeful to get more sleep before their day with their son began
Chapter 5: Lies and Truths
The mission in Israel was to recover stolen weapons from the French, by the Israeli troops, though Rick had a feeling that more was up than just that. In the time he and his troops had spent there, he had lost sixteen out of thirty seven of his men, and almost lost his own life. Finally he had received word that Sam was coming with back up troops, and it was late one night when he met them at and airfield.
�Bout damn they sent someone,� Rick said as his friend approached. The look on Sam�s face caught Rick�s attention, and after they got back to their camp, Sam told him what had happened.
�They told her I was dead?� he asked never feeling as angry as he had until this moment in time. Sam nodded, and gave him the one letter he hand managed to take, letting Rick read what she had told him.
~~~Dear Rick,
~~~~~As I write this letter to you, my heart aches. I have sent several, and I realize that they will likely never let you see these but I have begged of them to allow it. I am with child Rick. We made a child, and I�ve never been so afraid. My adult life, I�ve spent trying to live out what my father didn�t get to experience. He had wanted to find Hamunaptra, and that was for him as well as for me. I�m not sure what to do with this new life I carry within my womb, though Jonathan has found our Nanna who took care of us as children, I would rather have you with me. I will understand if you decide not to come home, I never asked for this, and I know you didn�t either. I do love you. Be safe
Evelyn
Rick put the letter down and closed his eyes.
�How long have they had this?� he asked.
�It�s taken me this long to get it to you. The baby I would assume is approaching its second year,� He said. Rick asked Sam to leave and once he was alone, Rick ransacked his tent, letting his anger out. The Legion had taken up enough of his time, and he would no longer do their bidding, though he wanted his revenge, and after he cooled off he walked outside to a dark night, finding Sam waiting.
�I have a plan Sam. I want to take those bastards to Egypt and I want them to face the Med-jai,� Rick said. Then added,
�When I�m through with them, I�m going home to Evelyn and my child.� Sam agreed to help him, and that night they began to plan their revenge.
~*~
It had been a quite day for Evelyn, who had spent time at home cleaning and preparing for a party she was having in honor of Emily and Pauls fifth wedding Anniversary. While she and Nanna had worked on getting the house ready, and Marie had cooked up a wonderful dinner, Jonathan had taken Alex who was nearly 16 months old to the Park. As Evelyn was dusting of the book cases in the Parlor she heard her son�s approaching cries and looked up as Jonathan came with a filthy Alex in his arms.
�He wasn�t ready to come home,� Jonathan said as she appraoched.
�Unt Park,� he said as Evelyn took him from Jonathan.
�I know you do baby, but you need to have a rest,� she said as she carried him up the stairs. Alex cried, exhausted as she arrived in his room. In his bathroom, Evelyn put the stopper in the drain, then filled the tub half full with warm water. While it filled, she got her baby undressed then settled him in the water.
�Ummy oh Park,� he said as Evelyn began to pour water over his hair.
�You and I will go tomorrow,� she said.
�I now,� he said and began to cry more. They were not real cries more tired, and once Evelyn had him dried off and dressed in clean cloths he was more than ready for a nap. She settled down in the rocking chair and in a few moments let him nurse. Alex closed his eyes, reaching his hand up to her mouth for a kiss which she gave to him.
�Ummy sing song,� he said keeping his eyes shut. Evelyn sighed leaning back in the rocking chair and hummed a soft lullaby. Alex fell asleep safe in her arms, and once he had, she put him down to bed.
~*~
The sun was just beginning to set when Corporal Richard O�Connell stepped off the ship on English soil. He and Sam both had taken care of things at the Legion, sending the General and three other high ranking officers to their death, claiming that Hamunpatra had risen, and that the powers there were ready for the Legions use. Rick had not told Ardeth what he had planned at first, but as he waited in Cairo his friend had sought him out wanting to know why the Legion had gone to Hamunaptra, and it was then that Rick told him everything. It was a warm August night, and Rick had the cabby take him to the Plaza Resort. He knew Evelyn and Jonathan lived in England, but he wasn�t sure where, and had decided if he couldn�t find out this night he would go to the Museum in the morning and see if he could find her there. During his travel to England, Rick had time to think about what he had discovered, and found himself terrified of the news of being a father, but then he had thought over what Evelyn had possibly gone through, with people asking where the babies father was, and the fact that she wasn�t married to him. He knew she would be looked down by society, and hoped that Jonathan and Nanna had done their part to give her support. Once he arrived at his Hotel, and got settled, Rick phoned the Operator.
�How may I place your call,� came a woman�s voice.
�I need to know if there is a number for a Jonathan Carnahan,� Rick said.
�Yes please hold,� she said. The phone rang twice, then he heard a voice he had actually missed.
�Jonathan this is Rick,� he said. In his room, Jonathan had been getting ready to go out, and had just taken a drink of Scotch when he heard a voice he wasn�t supposed to be hearing.
�Who the hell is this?� he asked as he realized that someone must be having fun with him.
�Rick O�Connell, the man who cut the Scarab out of your arm.� Rick took the phone away from his ear as he heard a girlie scream, then after a few moments Jonathan talked.
�Your dead? Some sort of Mummy curse has brought you back, that or I have gotten a hold of a bad Bottle of Scotch,� Jonathan said sitting in stunned disbelief.
�None of the above. The Legion for what ever reason decided that telling your sister I was dead was going to keep me loyal. Look I�ll tell you all the details later. How do I get to your place, or her place?� he asked. By then Jonathan had sobered some what and told Rick to stay put, and after finding out where he was, Jonathan left to go get him despite the fact that a party was going on. He decided Rick could hold up in his part of the house until the party was over.
~*~
When Jonathan arrived Rick was waiting and the two men embraced. Rick looked the same, and Jonathan was thankful to god that his friend was alive and well, and thankful that his sister had never dated the few men Jonathan had set her up with. On the trip back to the Manor, Rick told Jonathan every detail, then after some silence he inquired about his child.
�You have a son. Alexander Jonathan O�Connell, though why she chose to include my name in it is beyond me,� Jonathan said. Rick felt pride that he had a son, and then realized something.
�I would assume he thinks his daddy is dead.� Jonathan nodded, also realizing that perhaps things at least with Alex would not be easy going. When they arrived at the house, Cars were all over the driveway, but Jonathan pulled around to his part of the house which was all but deserted. The two men got what little Rick had brought with him, and went to Jonathan�s room, a large spacious room with a huge bed on one wall and two couches with a table in the center.
�Your parents did well,� Rick said.
�Yeah they did. Look are you hungry, do you want to sleep?� he asked. Rick shook his head to both looking around. What he wanted was to hold Evelyn in his arms, and to see his little boy, but he had decided that it wouldn�t be good to do either until her company had left. As he was about to turn and ask for a drink a little boy ran in dressed in a night gown.
�Unc John unt ookie,� Alex said not noticing the man standing off to the side. Jonathan had poured a drink for Rick and turned as he heard Alex�s voice. Rick had decided to duck behind a curtain and watched as Jonathan took his son away. Once they were gone he took the drink Jonathan had poured and looked at it. He realised that his days of partying and boozing, and solving his problems with drink were long gone. The child he had seen needed a father who was strong and who wasn�t going to be the drinking type. After setting the drink aside, Rick went to Jonathan�s bathroom and decided to take a long bath to ease the aching muscles in his back, from sleeping on a cot on the cruise ship.
~*~
It was nearly midnight when the last of the company left, and as Evelyn helped Nanna clean, Jonathan walked in.
�Evie you and I need to talk,� he said. Evelyn looked at her brother seeing the worried look in his eyes and sat down with him.
�I�m not sure how to tell you this, and I know your going to think I�m lying to you, but Rick is alive and in this house,� Jonathan said. All the color drained from her face, and Evelyn smelled the liquor on his breath. She slapped him hard across the face.
�Oh Jonathan how could you,� she said as tears formed in her eyes. Rick had waited in the shadows and stepped out, and when she saw him she stood up shaking her head, leaving Jonathan on the sofa holding his now sore face.
�Nooo, your not real,� she said, and started to fall. Lighting fast Rick caught her in his arms and held her kissing her lips, showing her he was real.
�Oh dear lord it is you,� she said when he parted from her lips. Nanna had seen what had taken place and led Jonathan to the kitchen to put some ice against his cheek.
�But they told me you were dead,� she said then she cried. It was too much for her to take. The man who she had thought was dead was alive, and she was over joyed by that but also confused and hurt. Rick sat with her on his lap and held her, letting her cry, and letting his own tears fall for the terrible injustice that had been placed on both of them. When her tears finally subsided he told her what had happened, and what he had done to get his revenge.
�Isn�t there something more that can be done?� she asked wanting more justice than three mens deaths. Rick knew how she felt but the Legion was its own organization, and now that he and Sam were supposed to be dead, he couldn�t go parading around that he was alive, though he knew that the likelihood of the legion finding him a second time was slim, and even then their interest in him was no longer an issue.
�Do you want to see your son?� Evelyn asked as she lifted her head from his chest. Rick nodded his head and after she climbed off his lap she took his hand and led him upstairs to the hall door on the left of the stairs, and the second room on the left they entered. A soft light shown, and Evelyn led Rick to the crib where their son slept peacefully. Alex was balled up with his bottom stuck up in the air and his feet bare, the socks he had been put to bed with on the floor. Carefully Evelyn took the quilt draped over one end of his crib and placed it over him. All Rick could do was look, and carefully he reached in and took one of his hands holding it in his larger hand. This was as real as it got, and Rick decided from that moment on he would be the best father he could for Alex. Once they left his room, Evelyn led him to hers before she realized what she was doing.
�Do you want your own room?� she asked as she turned to face him. Rick shook his head and pulled her into his arms. They kissed until the breath was driven from them, and cloths were quickly removed. Rick shut the door with his foot before lifting Evelyn�s slender form into his arms, kissing her again, taking her to the bed she had slept in alone for so long. Gently he placed her against the mattress and moved over her. There would be time for more exploration later, now all he wanted was to feel his hard aching shaft pressed into her tight soft folds, and Evelyn welcomed his touch as he pushed into her. Rick drove into her with forceful thrusts, and covered her mouth with his as her cries of pleasure filled the room, remembering that they had a son sleeping not far from them. He pushed into her one last time gripping her soft bottom and holding her as close to him as he could, spilling his seed within her womb. Afterward they lay tangled together, Rick kissing her hands and her head as he tried to remember how to breath.
�What if we made life?� Evelyn asked.
�Then I�ll be able to watch it grow inside of you,� he said softly
�Shh, just rest,� he said as she started to say something more. Evelyn did, sleeping so soundly that she didn�t hear her son�s cries in the night. Still awake Rick heard him, and eased away from her. He found his pants and put them on, then started out when he saw Nanna approaching.
�Not to worry Mr. O�Connell, I�ll tend to him,� she said. Rick walked out.
�Do you think I might help?� he asked. Nanna�s warm smile made Rick�s unease settle and he followed her inside. Alex still woke up nights, and they had tried letting him cry himself back to sleep but that never worked.
�There now,� Nanna said as she lowered the bar in his crib. She lifted him out finding him wet, which meant Jonathan had given him to much to drink before bed.
�Shh, We�ll take care of that my darling boy,� Nanna said as he started to relax. Alex noticed Rick and lifted his head.
�Dat?� he asked.
�That is your daddy,� she said as she laid him on the bed and began to get his wet cloths off of him.
�Daddy oed bye bye,� Alex said eyeing him as he came from the bathroom with a wash basin of warm water.
�He was lost, and we found him,� Nanna said deciding that was the best way to get Alex to understand things, at least until he was old enough to tell. Rick felt a hand take his and smiled when he looked at Evelyn.
�No Ummy do,� he said starting to kick at Nanna�s hands as she went to take off his soiled nappy.
�Thank you Nanna, we will get him back to bed,� she said. Nanna left after giving Alex a hug goodnight and Evie took over while Rick got the things she asked for.
�All better my baby,� she said as she picked him up.
�Seep ummy bed,� he said half asleep against her shoulder.
�Not this time,� she said as she placed him down in the clean crib. Rick had found the sheets and fixed that for them, guessing how to do things.
�Song ummy,� he said through a yawn.� Evelyn rubbed his back and sang to him, and smiled when Rick reached his hand in, and Alex held on to it. It took a few verses of his favorite song, but Alex finally did go to sleep. Once he was down for the night, Rick gently took his hand away, and took Evelyn into a gentle embrace.
�Thank you for giving me a son,� he said. Evie reached out and wiped a tear from his eyes, then the two of them went to bed, hopeful to get more sleep before their day with their son began