Riley

Chapter 54

Peter POV
"Your...dying." I test the words out. "Thats what the nurse that day we came to visit you said, wasn't it?" I don't give him a chance to answer. "And that's why Lorraine treats you like your glass and wants to move near you. And Riley doesn't know..."

"No, she doesn't. " He clarifies

"Did you expect me to tell her?" I ask nervously looking down at my hands.

"That's up to you...I know you will be there for her when she is sad, so it's up to you. I didn't tell her because I want to enjoy the time with her that I have right now..."

I look up and see the sadness on his face.

"I love her so much. She'll be heart broken and won't even be able to enjoy our final two months together. "

"Two months?! " I say panicking slightly. Riley will be crushed.

I shake my head and stare down at the floor. I can't with hold this from Riley. But if I do tell her she won't be able to enjoy her time left with him. This is too big a secret.

"I wish you wouldn't have told me. " I mumble and look up to see that he's already staring at me.

"Don't worry. You'll make the right choice." He tells me with eyes full of certainty.

"There's is no choice. Either way, she'll be crushed and it'll be on me." I say getting angry all of a sudden.

He won't tell her and he has an excuse not to. But if I don't tell her and she finds out that I knew she will be even more so angry with me than if I do tell her.

"I know what to have to do...ill leave you to be in peace. " I say leaving the room.

I cannot believe this. Riley just can't catch a darn break! She's been through so much with the last few weeks and It just seemingly keeps adding on.

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Riley POV
I lean on Peter while I sit between his legs and we face the TV. I'm not paying attention though. All I can think of is how tense and quiets he's been since he's come back downstairs. Mom and Damon left the house to go out somewhere. And now me and Peter are alone downstairs, but he's just so tense.

"Peter?"

"Yes."

"Are you okay? Your okay aren't you?" I ask cautiously.

He sighs. "...yea. I'm fine."

He shifts under me and wraps his arms around me and kisses my neck.

"Baby, I'm fine I promise. Just a lot to think about. Okay?" He adds whispering in my ear.

I smile and close my eyes for a second.

"Okay. "

And we both sit in the quiet house with the TV mumbling on low.
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Lorraine POV
"This house is really nice, what do you think?"

Damon and I stand in the lawn of a huge brick two story house that says for sale on the front door. The grass is soft and the lawn is huge. Random planted flowers are everywhere and the porch is large.

"Yes, it's very nice. "

"I should call the number and schedule a meeting time so that I can see the inside. "

I take my phone out and put the number in my contacts.

"Let's check out the back yard."

Damon nods his head towards the back yard and walks forward to go see it.

The back of the house is even better than the front. There is a very large back patio made of all brick with a big fire pit built into the center. There's is a back porch for the second floor room.

There's a huge built it pool with a covering over blocking it off from leaves that may fall from the seemingly random placed trees everywhere. There's also a lot of extra space to put some other things in the back if someone wanted too.

"I love it! I have to get it. The kids will love it." I turn happily to Damon and place my hand on his well muscled chest.

"Kids? I thought you only had Riley." He asks looking down at me confused.

"Yes, but Just as I have you, Riley has Peter." I explain.

"Your letting him stay with her in the house. I get that you were away and such so him being with her wasn't really in your control. But your back now and If I had kids and Riley was my daughter I wouldn't let her live with her boy-"

He pissed me off and I remove my hand from his vest to stand in front of him and look him in the eyes.

"Well you don't have children, and Riley isn't your daughter. And this." I motion to house. "isn't going into your name when i" I emphasize the I "buy it. So you have no right. "I poke his chest. "To determine who comes in and out of it, or who lives in it and who does it. "

He opens his mouth to say something then closes it instead. I drop my hand and practically strut towards the car.

Peter is a sweet boy and genuinely loves Riley. That's very evident. They've been together and he's been taken care of her. I wouldn't dare separate them, that would crush Riley. She will especially need him after she finds out about my father.

"Lorraine!" He yells after me. I hear him running down the pavement to catch up to me.

"Lorraine. " He repeats grabbing my arm and turning me around to face him.

"Don't touch me! And don't tell me how to parent my daughter. Ever. "

He chews the inside of his lip and puts his hands on his hip.

"I'm sorry. " He shakes his head and raises his hand and let's them fall making a smack sound against his thigh. "I'm sorry. I didn't know it would offend you that bad. I didn't know. "

"It's okay." I try to turn back around. "I just want to see my kids. "

He grabs my arm and prevents me from turning around. "Lorraine..."

"What?" I ask looking into both his very bright blue eyes.

"Say you'll forgive me." He asks

"I forgive you. "

He pulls me into a hug and holds me tightly, kissing my hair in the process.

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Peter POV
We sit in a mindless silence as the day was wasted away. It's late now and me and Riley have barely moved from this spot except for getting up to eat and relieve ourselves.

"I hate being injured. " Riley announces

"I'm sure you do. But there's nothing we can do other than wait for time to heal our wounds. Then I want to take you out. "I kiss her ear. "On a proper date and have some fun. "

She giggles and it's so harmonious. I have half a mind to tickle her. But I don't want to make her fidget, it might hurt her leg to jerk around and move so suddenly.

My thoughts drift back into the unpleasant thought of her granddad.

"Riley. "

"Hmm?" She hums happily.

I swallow hard.

"You okay. " She asks

"When your granddad called me upstairs. He told me about my powers. Which was helpful."

She leans over so she can crane her neck to look at me.

"Peter that's great. What did he say?" She asks genuinely happy and interested.

"Before I get into that. He told me something else. "

"What?" Her smile slips slightly.

"He told me that he has stage four cancer, and that he only has a month longer to live. " I say quietly.