The One That Got Away - P. Lahote

18.

The drive back to the Rez was nice, quiet mainly. Though the entire drive Mara felt her nerves grow. She thought the same thing over and over again.

How the hell am I going to tell Paul?

As she arrived to their house she grabbed her things and walked in hoping he wasn't there. Thankfully he was nowhere to be seen. She quickly grabbed her phone and shot Emily a text.

Me: hey em do you think you can talk sam into distracting paul for the rest of the day? I really need to talk to you.

I sat on the couch anxiously waiting for a text back and thankfully she answered almost instantly.

Emmi: yes! Just told Sam he said he was taking the boys cliff diving then to the beach to have a guys day so come on over!

I quickly took a shower and changed into some biker shorts and an oversized shirt. I then made my way over to Emily's and sighed as I pulled in. I took a few breaths telling myself that everything was going to be fine as I walked into the house.

"Hey." Emily smiled brightly almost instantly making me break out into tears. "Mara are you okay?" She asked worriedly as I sat down.

"I'm pregnant and I don't know how to tell Paul." I cried and Emily let out a small laugh. "Emily this isn't funny." I continued to cry and she let out another laugh sitting across from me.

"Mara why are you scared to tell him?" She asked as I tried to calm myself down.

"I don't know. I mean what if he doesn't want kids right no-" I was saying but she cut me off.

"What he wants has nothing to do with what you want." Emily sighed smiling sadly. "Sorry if you take this the wrong way but do you want the baby?" She asked sadly as I hiccuped.

"Babies." I corrected and her brows shot up in shock. "And I don't know. I mean I'm young but I think I'm ready you know?" I said and she smiled huffing out a laugh.

"Remember the other day when you and Paul were sitting right here and he was talking about you possibly being pregnant?" Emily asked and I nodded as I wiped my tears away. "He seemed pretty excited about you two having kids so why don't you go talk to him?" Emily asked and I huffed.

"Bu-" I started but she cut me off.

"Remember what I said. What he wants has nothing to do with what you want. What you believe is best for you and those babies." She smiled and sighed. "Babies?" She asked still shocked and I let out a small laugh.

"Yeah twins." I answered as we both let out laughs. "I can't believe he actually got me pregnant." I laughed and Emily smiled softly.

"Go talk to him Mar." She smiled and I nodded.

"Yeah I should." I whispered and she nodded.

"Let me call Sam and tell him theres an emergency. He'll come with the boys in like 5 seconds." Emily chuckled quickly dialing his number.

Almost on que, 5 seconds later they arrived.

"What's wrong?!" Sam asked worriedly and Emily chuckled shaking her head.

"Mar? When did you get back?" Paul asked confused kissing her forehead.

"I just got back but apparently you guys were out and about." I smiled sheepishly and he smiled warmly grabbing the keys.

"C'mon lets go home." He smiled grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the car.

The car ride was mainly silent. Mara was too deep in her thoughts to realize Paul was telling her that Seth found his Imprint. He noticed she was a little zoned out as he pulled into the drive way. She got out of the car quietly following him into the house.

"Hey what's going on?" He asked as he closed the front door. She leaned against the back on the sofa looking over at him as he furrowed his brows.

"Don't be mad." She whispered and he furrowed his brows.

"Mad about what?" He asked confusedly and he noticed her anxiously playing with her bracelets. "Mara Whats wrong?" He asked as he walked over to her grabbing her hands to stop her.

She looked up at him and let out a small breath as she felt the tears well up in her eyes.

"You're going to hate me." She whispered shaking her head as he stared down at her confusedly.

"I could never hate you Mara." He whispered as he wiped her tears away. "Mara just tell me what's going on?" He whispered as she shook her head.

"No you are going to hate me. I mean were too young." She whispered and he furrowed his brows.

"Mara what are you talking about?" He asked softly as she continued crying.

"I mean I think I can do it but if your not ready thats fine." She continued to whisper as he looked down at her confusedly. "God you should've cut your balls off when you had the chance." She said exasperatedly making him let out a small laugh.

He lifted her chin making her look up at him once more. He noticed all the conflicted emotions behind her eyes and furrowed his brows.

"Gorgeous, are you going to tell me what your talking about now?" He asked and she sighed hanging her head once more. She anxiously picked at her bracelets once more taking a deep breath.

"I'm pregnant." She answered and closed her eyes expecting him to just storm away or something but nothing. He just stood there so she looked up only to see him smiling widely down at her. "With twins." She added and his smile somehow grew bigger.

"Y-you're pregnant?" He asked happily as he grabbed her face. She nodded with furrowed brows as he brought her into a sweet kiss.

"You're not mad?" She asked as he broke the kiss and he furrowed his brows.

"Why would I be mad? I've been trying to get you pregnant." Paul stated and her jaw dropped.

"Asswipe." She said as she smacked his arm.

"Ow." He pouted as he rubbed his arm.

"I've been freaking out for the passed few hours thinking you didn't want kids right now!" She said incredulously making him smile.

"Oh no I hope you know my goal is 6." He smirked as she narrowed her eyes.

"You're so-" She was saying but cut her self off.

"Charming?" He offered smirking as she shot him a glare. "Wholesome?" He suggested as she shot him another deadpanned look.

"Infuriating." She shot back as he smirked moving some hairs out of her face.

"I love you." He smirked planting a kiss on her lips but those words caught her off guard.

They both haven't said it so she just assumed it was like an unspoken thing but I guess not...

They both stared into each others eyes and you could see the slight panic behind his. She smiled warmly leaving a short sweet kiss on his lips.

"I love you too." She smirked as his arms tightened around her waist bringing her closer.

The rest of the day they spent together planning their new life. Maybe things will be better from now on or maybe not.