Waste - Trilogy - Mason Mount

Fifty One

The Independent;

Lacey Cross was spotted wearing a controversial top that stated that we should raise boys and girls in the same way. This has fuelled rumours that she is pregnant with Mason Mount, this photo comes to light after the rumours, but is believed to have been taken beforehand.

"How are you feeling?" Mason whispered, as Lacey rested her head on his shoulder. "I still feel really nervous, I'm not sure if I'm going to be sick or cry" Lacey whispered, as Mason kissed the top of her head. "Do you reckon they'll be a little footballer?" Mason smiled, as Lacey laughed at him slightly. "Mase, they're probably a dot at the moment, I'm not sure how it all works this early on" Lacey whispered, but she couldn't help but think back to last time where she sat in the garden with Masons hand on her stomach, feeling their angel child kick.

"Is that your phone going off again?" Lacey mumbled, as Mason pushed his phone deeper into his pocket trying to mask the vibrating, but he still had a look at the name. "Yeah it's just Dec" he mumbled, I'm sure his just an excited uncle. Mason whispered.
"Lacey?" The midwife called, as she walked into the reception, and luckily Lacey was the only one in there with Mason at this time, which meant the chances of this being leaked out into the press was slim to none.

"Right, I understand you may have some questions, maybe be a little uncertain, so let's get a look at baby first, and we can go from there?" The midwife smiled, as Lacey nodded her head. "Is this dad?" The midwife questioned, as Lacey nodded her head. "First time?" The nurse smiled, as Mason nodded his head slowly, taking in his surroundings. "It's nothing to look that scared about, she'll be fine" the midwife laughed, as Lacey got on the bed, rolling her top up. "It's going to be a little cold" the midwife stated, as Lacey nodded her head, turning to look at Mason who was just staring into space. "Mase?" Lacey whispered, as she grabbed his hand, linking their fingers together. "You okay?" Mason whispered, as his thumb traced circles against Lacey's palm. "I'm okay, are you okay?" Lacey whispered, as Mason nodded his head, feeling his phone vibrate in his pocket.
"Maybe you should go and speak to Declan?" Lacey whispered, as the heartbeat of her child rang through the room, Lacey turning her head to look at the screen.
"I'm right in thinking I can hear two beats?" Mason smiled, as his eyes stayed focused on the screen in front of him. "That's because there is two heartbeats" the midwife chuckled as Masons eyes were fixated on the screen I front of him.

—

"Yes Mum I'm fine" Lacey mumbled down the phone, as she heard her mum sigh, shaking her head. "Anyway I've got something to show you" Lacey smiled, as her mums eyes looked at her on the FaceTime. "Oh Lace, you know I don't like surprises" Lacey's mum sighed, smiling at her though. "It's nit that bad" Lacey chuckled, as she held up her scan photo to the camera, putting a little too close so she could let her Mum guess what it was. "Lacey, it literally just looks like a black photo, pull it back a little" Lacey's mum mumbled, as Lacey did, pulling it back a little at a time, until she heard the gasp leave her Mums mouth. "Wait, is that a scan photo? Lacey!" Lacey's mum scolds. "I'm on my way" Lacey's mum chuckled, as she hung up the phone before Lacey could object, Lacey shaking her head smiling.

But as Lacey sat in the lounge, smiling to herself feeling overwhelmed with everything that was happening, Mason was in the bedroom, staring at his phone that hadn't stopped ringing. Almost like the ghosts of his past were finally catching up with him.

"What do you want?" Mason huffed down the phone, as he heard Chloe's voice giggling on the other end of the phone. "You know what I want Mase, I'm no home wrecker, you ended it with me the moment you decided to sleep with Tallia" Chloe stated, her voice calm, almost seemingly collected, as if she was never out to start trouble in the first place. But there's always two sides to every story.
"I'm not doing it Chlo" Mason sighed, as he ran a hand through his hair. "No, because you're not man enough too, I found out from Declan that you cheated on me, is that how you want Lacey to find out! She's pregnant for godsake Mason, if you can't keep a solid relationship with someone as sweet as she is then that's your problem not mine, but maybe you shouldn't fucking wrap it before you tap it" Chloe muttered, as Mason sighed to himself, nodding his head. "A relationship is built on honesty and I'm beginning to think that you have none" Chloe muttered. "You leaked the fact she was pregnant to the papers didn't you?" Mason mumbled, as Chloe sighed to herself. "It was me proving that I'm not messing around, and I shall apologise to her" Chloe mumbled. "But that doesn't take away the fact that you openly cheated on her" Chloe muttered. "I didn't cheat" Mason mumbled. "Not drunken enough to remember your going to be a dad, drunk enough to not remember kissing me, okay Mase, okay" Chloe muttered. "You tell her, or I do" Chloe muttered, as she hung up the phone, Mason throwing it on the bed in a rage.

"Hey, you okay?" Lacey smiled, as she leant against the doorway, the smile radiating around the room, as Mason smiled at her. "Always baby" he mumbled, as he held his arms open, letting Lacey walk across the room and crawl into them. "Just me and you, and the bubba" Mason smiled, as he placed his hand on Lacey's stomach. "No one can break us" Lacey smiled, as Mason kissed the top of her head, the guilt slowly eating up at him.