Our Promises Must Sail

Chapter 3

Brady's POV

I silently reread Ella's note unable to believe that she would just leave me like this. I picked up our engagement ring, put it in my pocket and walked away from the note that was filling me with despair. I walked into the bedroom and saw the and drawers open I went to look in them and saw that everything that Ella had here was now gone; she left me and she's probably not going to come back.

I though back trying to recall everything I did wrong, then it hit me. After I found out she was pregnant we got into one of the biggest arguments we've even gotten into and I didn't get to even tell her how ecstatic I was that she was carrying our child. Then, to top it all off I left her for four days without telling her where I was going and I basically ignored her when we saw each other at campus. Since I was away for so long, she probably thought that I wasn't going to come back. And it kills me to think that she might've thought that I didn't want her and the baby anymore.

So now Ella has left along with our baby and I can't help but wonder whether or not I'll ever see her again or the baby. I felt tears streaming down my cheek at the realization that I won't get to be by Ella's side during the excruciating hours of labor, and I'll never get to see if my baby turns out to be a boy or a girl, I won't hear their first cry or be there to see their first steps or hear their first words and I won't even get to walk them to their first day of school. I'll never get to see or hear any of these things all because I ruined Ella and I's relationship by getting into a stupid argument and leaving her for four days without talking anything through with her.

As I sat down to the edge of the bed I saw that Ella had left one of her favorite pictures of us together. I picked up the frame and stared down at it seeing how happy we were that day. A couple tears fell down my cheek as I realized that this might be the only thing that I have left of her now. I smiled slightly as the memory of the day we took that picture filled my thoughts

"Brady, I really don't want to." Ella said rejecting my offer.

"Please Ella no one is going to see it besides us. And later on in life we'll be able to show all our kids what we were like before we had them." I responded trying to get her to agree to take some pictures with me.

"Uhh...Fine! And all of our kids? Just how many are you planning on having?" She asked me

I laughed loudly and finally responded with,"As many as you're willing to bare." She must have liked my answer because a huge smile plastered her face. I walked up to her and lowered my head down a little and gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"Are you ready now?" I asked and received a nod in response from her.

We ended up taking some of best and cutest pictures we've ever taken together. My personal favorite was one where Ella and I were looking into each others eyes and we both had a mirroring smile on our faces. Ella's favorite was one where she was looking towards the camera and smiling while I was giving her a kiss on her cheek. I can surely say that at first Ella was against us taking pictures together, but once she agreed and saw how the pictures turned out she was glad that she had agreed.

My tears we falling freely now wishing that I could go back and not leave but instead tell her how happy I was that she was carrying our child. But I can't do anything now that she's gone and all I can do is hope that I'll see her again one day.

Ella's POV

Pulling into the gas station parking lot to take a break from the long drives I've been making in order to get to California, to see my parents. Once I make it to California, I'll probably find a place to stay there because I won't have enough money to drive somewhere else. Now that It's only me and and my baby that's slowly growing inside me, I'm going to need some help especially after the baby's born.