Siempre y Para Siempre - A Lippa Fanfic

Chapter 21 - Moving On

Lin POV

"I see that you're already moving on, Lin," Vanessa's father says, anger boiling in his eyes. "Miss Soo, I didn't expect you to move on that fast either, seeing as your fiance was also killed in the car crash."

Pippa and I exchange glances before she turns back to Vanessa's father.

"He wasn't my fiance at the time. I had already called off the wedding and broke up with him prior to the crash." Pippa gently tugs at the arm of my suit jacket, trying to tell me she wants to leave.

"I'm really sorry," I say, starting to lead Pippa and I out of the room. "We have to leave. I'm sorry."

We rush towards the exit, hurrying out of the building and going to the car. We both get in the car, breathing heavily as we stare out of the windshield. The second the door shuts, Pippa starts sobbing, curled up in a ball.

"I-I don't understand.. Why did they think I moved on so fast if I was cheated on. Of course, I moved on fast! To forget about what Steven did!" She cries even harder. I take her freezing hand in mine.

"Pippa, it doesn't matter what they think anymore. Don't stress about it, I'm sure all this stress isn't good for the baby," I give her a small smile and kiss her forehead gently.

"I know. It'll just never be the same," She sighs, sniffling a little and wiping tears off her face. "Can we go home and watch a movie or something? I want to get my mind off all this crying and more about the baby."

"Of course, mi amour! We have to pick up Seb and then we can get takeout. Sound good?" She immediately grins and nods excitedly. "Chinese is good, I assume?" She nods again.

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Pippa POV

"Wow, when was the last time we got takeout? This is amazing!!" I cry, stuffing noodles into my mouth.

"I don't remember but you'd best slow down. We don't need you getting sick," Lin smiles at me and gently pulls my hand down, stopping me. I give him a look of pleading and he lets go. "Pippa, you can keep eating, just not as fast."

I sigh. "Fine," I say, continuing to shove the noodles in my mouth, but slower.

"Papa, I'm full," Sebastian leans back in his chair, putting his fork down on the table.

"That's okay, you can have the rest for lunch tomorrow," Lin smiles and picks up the dirty plates and bowls.

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Pippa POV

1:39 AM

Lin and I had gone to bed a couple of hours ago, but I hadn't been able to fall asleep, so I lay awake in bed, staring up at the ceiling.

Suddenly, I start to feel sick. I quickly get up from the bed, trying to not make too much movement, and run to the bathroom. I kneel on the tile floor, leaning over the toilet, and throw up into it.

"Pips?" I hear Lin's groggy voice say from the doorway. "Are you ok?" Lin comes to my side, sitting on the ground. He pulls my dark hair away from my face.

I shake my head, nausea hitting me hard like a punch to the gut. I feel dizzy and I throw up more, and Lin stays with me, rubbing my back comfortingly.

A few minutes pass, and the nausea and dizziness finally goes anyway and I stop throwing up.

"I told you, you shouldn't eat that quickly." Lin sighs. "You aren't going to rehearsals tomorrow."

"What? No! I'm going, I don't care if I'm sick or not," I look back at him, sitting up. "And I don't think that was because of the food." I add, putting a hand on my stomach, which is still pretty flat.

We are both sitting on the tile floor, Lin's back against the cabinet under the sink, and mine against the wall. The only light in the room is from the overhead light, the rest of the world in pure darkness.

Lin stares at me for a while, his eyes going from my lips to my eyes every so often. Finally, I can't take the staring any longer. I move closer to Lin and kiss him lightly.

"Papa? Mommy?" Sebastian enters the bathroom, kneeling down in between Lin and I.

"Hey Seb," Lin says, putting an arm around me.

"Is Mommy okay?" Sebby asks, raising an eyebrow as he looks up at me. I give him a brief smile, the nausea starting to come back.

"Mommy is-" Lin starts, but I interrupt by leaning over the toilet, and throwing up more. Lin holds back my hair and sighs. "She's okay."

"She doesn't look okay, Papa," Sebastian hugs my waist, and I smile. Ugh, having Sebastian around makes me want to have mine faster.

"Seb, why don't I tuck you in, you're coming with us to rehearsals," Lin exclaims, picking up the little boy. Sebastian wraps his arms around Lin's neck and gives me a little wave.

"Goodnight, Sebby. I'll see you in the morning," I give him another faint smile and lean against the wall. I've only been pregnant for a few weeks.. Was I going to go through this everyday?

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2:12 AM

I feel arms wrap around me and pick me up. I blink a few times, my vision blurry from sleeping.

"Lin?" I say, my voice scratchy.

"Shh. It's almost 2:15. It took a little convincing to get Seb to go to sleep. He really cares about you," I see Lin smile a little in the darkness.

"He does?" Lin nods and delicately places me on the bed, pulling the covers over me.

"Try to get some sleep. We have rehearsals in a few hours," Lin yawns and pulls me close, enveloping me in his arms.

thank you for reading today's chapter!! hopefully, you liked it! as always, we apologize for any confusing scenes, grammatical errors, etc! chapter 22 should be up in a few days, having not started writing it yet, but be sure to follow us on instagram for daily chapter updates! @ youraffectionateeliza and @ adorpippa

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