Always Mine {Book 3}| Completed

Chapter 8

                           Chapter Eight
EMMA POV:

I had gone into Colleen's amazing hot iced fudge sundae that is always so good.

      I had just kept digging into it with my spoon. And I thought dad and Christopher might have killed each other inside by now. But I couldn't actually understand what they could be doing inside. I assume their talking their issues out. It's something dad was good at doing. And maybe their actually getting along. I don't hear yelling of a sound of a struggle in there. But I do worry it's something bad. Colleen wouldn't let me inside. She brought out our sundaes to have. She knew I would try to eavesdrop on them where they are. Which is true. So she forced me to stay out here and allow the sundaes to come to me.

My sundae had ice cream obviously. It was vanilla topped with extra fudge, chocolate syrup, peanut butter cups, caramel, whipped cream and sprinkles. And I just couldn't resist this. Colleen had hers with nuts filled on top. And strawberry syrup. And we just were patient for them. Colleen didn't seem worried at all. But I was practically freaking out.

"Did you know when I was pregnant with Christopher, this is what I used to have every night? Because of the cravings." Colleen giggled, taking a big scoop on her spoon and eating from it.

"What was it like being pregnant with him?" I asked in complete curiosity, eating the fudge from my spoon.

"Well there was the unbearable back pain. And the nonstop morning sickness. But other than that, I actually loved it. Of course I was seventeen. But I actually loved every doctors appointment. It's the only time he didn't move or cause me discomfort. It's like he knew I was at a doctors appointment. And during the ultrasound, I remember I went with Christopher's grandmother Charlotte. And it took them a while the even find out what his gender was because he had his legs closed. It took them twenty minutes. And then when I heard he was going to be a boy, I was so happy. And that's when I knew having a son would be the best thing that ever happened to me." Colleen explained, her heart spilling out with emotions.

Hearing Colleen talk about when she was pregnant made me be curious what it will be like when I will be pregnant. It's nerve wrecking but exciting at the same time. And I want it to be exciting the first time I have a baby. Or if I have a baby. And then it brings me to Lara Jean being pregnant.

   "And when he was born?" I chuckled lightly, and I took a big scoop with my spoon, tasting the fudge, the chocolate syrup, and the peanut butter cups, mixed with the caramel.

   Colleen sat back, her eyes gazing but she looked up, thinking about it like it was years ago. And to be fair, twenty years ago was a while ago. Well it'll be twenty years in like a week or two.

    "When he was born... he was probably well aware that he was going to be somebody. I only had one issue. Barely getting sleep. He would cry like the world was ending. And also, he was quite colicky." She responded to tell me, and this talk brought a smile on my face. "But he was such a golden child. I used to tell that to him when he was like five. Especially when he was terrified and he thought there was this monster hiding inside his closet. And his dad and I would have to open it every night and check it. He was such a cute little boy. And now I keep reminding myself that he's not a little boy anymore. And that he's a grown man. Almost twenty next week. And I can barely breathe when I think of it."

I actually couldn't believe it either, because it seemed like yesterday we just met and he was seventeen and I was sixteen. And I definitely feel like time has passed so quickly when it comes to us. And here I am, talking to Colleen, listening, and eating a sundae.