Written In the Stars

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

She lets me in, opening her mouth and letting our tongues dance together. I wrap my arms around her and caress her back, as she runs her hand through my hair, settling her hand on my scruff, gently rubbing it. It feels so good, and so perfect. This is right, this is home.

She breaks the kiss just as I begin to deepen it more. I want her and am aching for her. Steffy, looks quickly and guiltily down at her hands. She doesn't say a word. The silence is killing me. I need to know what she is thinking. I need to know what's going on in her head. I've poured my heart and soul out to her. The kiss we just shared has told me everything I need to know.

"Liam—"she finally speaks. She wipes her eyes before continuing. "You shouldn't say things you don't mean. We shouldn't have done that."

"I mean them," I profess. I can't believe she's questioning what I've just poured out to her. I guess, I have to expect it. I know she can't place trust in me. "If you let me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving it to you. Tell me, what you need from me, what you want me to do to fix this and make it right. I'll do anything to prove to you what I am saying is genuine."

"And what is so wrong about what just happened? I'm trying to show you how much I love you, how much you mean to me and how serious I am being when I say that I want you and our family for good. It will be forever this time. I promise," I say kissing her knuckles.

"Liam, we can't. We can't go back. Too much has happened."

"I know, but I really want to fix this." I place my hand on Steffy's belly. "The little life in you deserves his or her family together."

"Liam, no matter what, I know you would be a great father to this baby. But we have to face reality that we, and our family, that dream died a long time ago. We both contributed to it. It is what it is. I accepted that reality."

I scrunch my eyebrows in a bit of confusion. "What do you mean, I would be?

Steffy wrings her hands together. "That is what I want to talk to you about. I've made a decision regarding the baby."

She gulps hard, and then stands up off of the couch. She bites her lip, trying to delay what she wants to say as long as possible. She finally looks over at me,

"Steffy, tell me what the decision is," I press getting up off the ground.

"Okay, I don't know how you are going to take this, but here it goes," she says to me, wringing her hands in nervousness.

"I've spoken to Finn about this, quite in depth. He has been very supportive and has made me realize that what I am about to say, is probably the best thing for all involved, including the baby."

Now I am a little nervous. "Steffy, you are making me nervous. Please, just tell me what it is."

She sighs again, "Finn has said that he would step up and be this baby's father, whether it's your or his. He doesn't see blood. He sees me, and this baby and having a committed, whole family." She pauses for a second. "Finn wants—I want, WE want" she corrects, running her hand threw her hair, while looking away from me. "We want you to sign your parental rights over of the baby when it's born, so Finn can legally adopt the baby. We want to get married, so the baby can have Finn's last name and we can be a family in every sense of the word. You won't have to worry about how this baby will affect you and Hope. The baby will be taken care of and loved.