Written In the Stars

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

I arrive back at the beach house after 11pm. I left Steffy's around 10:30. Devastated over the conversation we had. It did truly seem like goodbye, and that it was the end. My entire world, my hopes and dreams literally crashed right in front of me in a period of two hours. I grab a beer immediately out of the fridge as soon as I enter the beach house. I know it's going to be a long night.

Wyatt was not home. I wish he was, as I really don't want to be alone, I could really use someone to talk to. But at the same time, I'm glad he isn't here, I do know deep down that I need some alone time.

I'm alone with my thoughts for an hour or so, when Wyatt comes in the door. He drops his keys on the table before acknowledging me.

"Hey bro. You are up late," He says as he looks around the room clearly eyeing the beer bottles on the table. "Why the hell is it, so dark in here and why are you drinking?"

I sigh, feeling defeated and broken hearted. I don't even know what to say to Wyatt.

"Liam," he presses as he walks to the table. He has a face of confusion. "Liam, are you crying? How many drinks have you had?"

I point to the empty bottles on the table, "There's a few more in the garbage," I confess.

Wyatt shakes his head in confusion then sits down at the table across from me, "What happened? Why are you in this state?"

I can't even form the words. I haven't said them out loud. I can't bring myself to do it.

Wyatt runs his hands through his hair and sighs, "Okay," He shakes his head knowing that he's going to have to figure this out on his own. "You were supposed to see Steffy today. You and Steffy were having family day with Kelly. Right? So, something happened with Steffy then?" he continued to guess. "Is everything okay with her, with the baby?"

I still don't respond to him, just concentrating on my own thoughts.

"Liam," he presses again, a little more aggressively.

I snap out of my wallow. "What?" I say wiping my face, not looking at him.

"What the hell is going on? I've never seen you like this? What has happened now? It's gotta be something with Steffy. What is it?"

I sigh, looking down at my beer. "Drowning my sorrows, it's the only thing left that I can do."

"Drowning your sorrow? What? Just tell me what happened."

I take a chug of my beer, finishing adding it to the pile in the garbage. I push the papers across the table to Wyatt.

He takes them, and raises them to his face to read.

Wyatt is quiet for a several minutes, as if he's reading everything and taking it all in.

He finally speaks, "Voluntary Petition to Terminate Parental Rights," he says shocked. 'Oh man, I don't even know what to say."

"There's nothing you can say," I reply opening another beer up from the fridge.

"I can't believe that she's actually going through with this," Wyatt says trying to comfort me. "I know you knew that this is what she ultimately said she wanted, but I can't imagine how much this hurts, now that it's a reality. You have been so confident that things were going to work out and that you would win her back."