Bruise Me Twice (Twice #3)

Chapter 21

                                                                                      Brooklyn

It was two weeks since the new baby came home, everyone around Elena and helping around. I was feeding little Zane with his bottle, gently rocking him in my arms. Placing a little kiss on his cheek, I placed him into his crib. Jake and Elena took Evie out to watch a movie and Vaughn's parents were out together as well; leaving me and Vaughn to look after Zane.

I turned around, seeing Vaughn who was by the door, a mellow look on his face. I smiled at him, silently leaving the room while trying not to wake Zane, finally closing the door to his nursery and turning to Vaughn.

"What?" I asked

"No nothing" He said brushing it off with a tender smile

It was a week before we left, one week until we left back to London. The whole trip went by in a breeze, mostly spent watching movies with everyone, cookouts or simply going out to the beach with Vaughn. It was like I've been there before, done everything. It wasn't foreign. Christian would have loved to be here, he'd be in the beach every day, jumping off of the highest cliffs, doing every single water sport that ever existed; being reckless. I knew he lived a short life, but I was sure he lived a life worth living. I went up to him, putting my arms around as I inhaled his cologne. He lifted my face so i was looking at him, his eyes full of lust.

"Does me with a baby turn you on Mr. Medina?" I asked playfully 

"Hmm" He hummed as he sucked the skin on my neck, biting down to make his mark. 

"As much as I'd love to bend you over the dining table and fuck you sensless, mom is waiting for you, she wants to go out somewhere with you" He purred 

"I'll make up for it when i'm back" I giggled as I broke his gaze and went up to the door as he trapped me in his arms again 

"Why wait when I could have you right here" He whispered, an evil grin on his face 

"Walls are thin" I reminded

"Then you better be quiet" He said as he unbuttoned my shorts.

I stepped out of the room after we finished, Vaughn having to put a hand over my mouth to keep me from screaming as I saw Evanna who was waiting on the couch, scrolling through her phone. I felt like I just committed a crime as I said hello to her, knowing that she immediatley knew what happened between us. She winked at Vaughn and led me to her car and we drove off after I gave Vaughn one last peck on the lips. 

 I leaned on the sink, my vision blurred with tears as I looked down at the test.

Two lines.

Two lines, I repeated to myself.

"Brooke are you ok?" Vaughn asked worried, knocking on the bathroom door

I shoved the test into my pocket, wiping my tears with my sleeve and opened the door.

"Hey is everything alright?" He asked, seeing past the fake smile I gave him

"Yeah" I replied, trying to keep the words to the minimum

I couldn't hold it in anymore, I sprinted off, hiding my face as I left the house. I heard him chasing after me as I sat down behind a bush in the soft white sand, facing the sparkling blue water. Hugging my knees to my chest, I sobbed into my sweater as I heard him sit down beside me, wrapping an arm around me.

"Brooke, you can talk to me" He said softly

"I'm so sorry" I replied, unable to show my face and look him in the eye

"What happened?" Vaughn asked, worry in his face

I didn't speak, I couldn't without crying. Steadying myself and preparing myself emotionally, I pulled out the test from the pocket of my shorts and handed it to him.

I expected some kind of expression from him as he took it into his hands, staring at the results yet his face was blank. The warmth in his eyes was gone, I felt him loosening his grip on me as he got up and left. I went to the only place I thought of going, the only person I could consult with.

I knew he hated me now, but one thing I knew for sure was that I would never give up on the life that I was carrying, even if it meant leaving the only person that brought me happiness. I went down the path that connected to Elena's where she was in the back yard, peacefully curled up with a book in her lap. She recognized my face immediately, putting her book aside and rushing to my side.

"What happened? Did he do something?" She questioned

"I did" I confessed

"What happened?" She repeated

I began explaining what happened to her, a tear falling at the mere mention of him as she looked at me in pure shock.

"Hey don't worry, we'll find a way out of this and I'm here for you alright" She said supportively, putting a hand on my shoulder

I was at the beach the whole day, unable to go to the house or anywhere else. I ruined everything we had by my own mistake, yet a part of me was exhilarated

For what my future may be, it would just be without him. I placed my hand to my stomach, knowing that there was a little heart beating inside. I had imagined my whole future with him, where he'd be running around with a little child as I watched them with a smile on my face but now that vision was crumpled up and burnt.

I felt a pair of muscular arms wrap around me, his hands on mine.

"Baby I can't tell you how sorry I am" He began as I turned around to face him

"You probably hate me now" I said, my voice strained

"Nothing you do could ever make me hate you, it would only make me love you more- this" He said, placing his hands on my stomach "Is the best thing you could ever give me, I'm sorry I walked out, I'm not mad at you love, I was just scared and I shouldn't have walked off-"

I sighed a breath of relief as he finished explaining. All my worries faded away as he placed a kiss on my forehead as the thoughts of us holding a little baby flooded into my mind.

We walked back into our house hand in hand, our whole world got turned around in a matter of seconds, a fresh page to write over. He knelt down, placing a kiss on my stomach.

"Let's hope you're just like your mother" He said affectionately

Mother.

Something I never thought I'd be called, but from the few seconds that I knew I was one, I loved the little life with my whole heart. That was a promise.

It was a few days since the message was told to everyone we knew, we went to a doctors' appointment to make sure the results were accurate, to our luck it was. Vaughn, Jake and Blake had to go for a meeting the next day, meaning that I was alone today; instead of going to Elena's I decided to have a walk down the beach. For once, I didn't feel lonely, I was alone but I wasn't. I smiled to myself, knowing the reason. It all felt new to me, being a part of Vaughn's family, being a mother or even escaping from James. My phone buzzed, pulling me out of my daydream as I saw the unknown number.