Concrete Angel (Zerrie)

Chapter 8

It's been three weeks since I found out I was pregnant and told my parents. Tomorrow is my appointment with Dr Aspen and today I am telling Luke. My stomach was in knots, the plan was to never see him again but now I have too. Zayn tried to talk me out of it but I need to do this, not just for me but for my baby. I could talk him out of letting me go but I couldn't talk him out of coming along. So here I sit on a park bench, Zayn is in the car parked down the street. His nerves are probaby as bad as mine but for different reasons.

"Here you go." Luke handed me a soda and sat next to me. "I was shocked when you called me. I'm glad though."

"Luke, I need to tell you something."

My heart pounded faster when Luke smiled at me.

"Perrie, I've been hop.."

"Luke." I interupted. "This isn't about us getting together because to be honest I want nothing to do with out you."

He frowned. "Than why are you here, Perrie."

"I'm pregnant." The words came out quickly, to quickly.

He chocked his soda, almost spitting it out. Catching his breath, he cleared his throat.

"Is..it mine?"

"I wouldn't be telling you if it wasn't, Luke."

I couldn't read Luke's face and that worried me.

"I'm going to be a father."

"Luke, I wanted to tell you this cause I thought you should know but,,"

"But? But what?" Luke said, impatiently.

"I don't want you near me or this baby." I told him. My gaze, now cold stayed on his

"But Perrie!" He said. "You're keeping it?"

The question threw me off for a second.

"Yea, I am. I just don't trust you, Luke, at all. Zayn and I are going to raise it together. Zayn will be a good father."

"But." His blue eyes filled with sorrow.

"This is what I want." My voice was calm. "I don't want you in our lives."

I stoop up.

"but that baby is mine!" Luke jumped up, making me flinch.

"Not if I have say. "Good bye, Luke." I walked away.

"Perrie, you can't do this!" Luke yelled after me. "That's my baby!"

I took a deep breath and kept walking, ignoring his yells and other peoples glances. I got into Zayn's car and didn't say a word. He started the car and pulled out. Tears threatened to fall but I force them back. I'm not going to try, at least not here.

"Zayn." I said softly."Did I do that right thing?"  I waited until we were far away from the park before speaking.

"Of course. baby. Luke has the right to know but he doesn't need to be around the baby. He's dangerous!"

"I know, but I felt like maybe it would have been better if I didn't tell him."

"No matter how it happened he's still the father. If the roles we reverved I would have wanted to know."

He kissed my head. "It'll be okay."

***

"How are you feeling today?" Dr. Aspen asked.

"I'm not bad." I smiled.

"You seem a whole lot better than you were our last meeting."

"I am. I've had time to think."