Beautiful Mistakes [Brollins]

Chapter 23

Once again the duo's world was turned upside down. Colby didn't know how to take the news, but he knew he had to be calm for Rebecca—no matter how shocked he was. He knew he had to be her rock, because that's what she needed. He kept hugging her for a few minutes, trying to take all of it in.

Rebecca just kept clinging on, afraid that if she let go, he would leave her. "What are we supposed to do?" She asked in a whisper.

Colby nuzzled her neck. "Well for starters, I'm not going anywhere. So you're not in this alone..."

Rebecca sighed a shaky breath of relief. "Okay that's good to hear, because you're part of the reason this happened."

Colby laughed and pulled back looking at her with a smile. He then cupped her face and gave her a long kiss, resting his forehead on hers once he was done. "I love you, Rebecca."

Rebecca smiled and moved her hand up to rub his cheek with her thumb. "I love you too, Colby."

He then smiled and pulled back, grabbing her hands and holding them in his lap. He watched her take a deep breath. "So how do we do this?"

Rebecca shook her head. "Well, I definitely think we need to... stay with one another..."

Colby nodded with his eyebrows raised. "Like...stay as in living with one another? Because if so I definitely agree."

Rebecca nodded. "Yes, that's what I meant." Rebecca then turned and looked around her apartment before looking back at him. "You can't stay here though—"

"You'll stay with me." He said cutting her off with a smile. "My apartment is thirty minutes away, so we'll just move all of your stuff there."

Rebecca nodded. "Okay. Is pets allowed? Because I'm not getting rid of August."

Colby laughed. "Yes. August can stay."

Rebecca smiled then laughed sadly. "I'm scared..."

Colby nodded and rubbed his thumb over her hand. "I know, I am too..." He then scooted closer to her. "I'm not going anywhere, no matter what, I promise."

Rebecca smiled and nodded. "I can't believe this is happening..."

Colby took a deep breath. "I can't either..."

Rebecca then shook her head. "We're not ready to be parents yet, Colby. I mean, we've not even been together for a full four months..."

Colby slowly shook his head and kept quiet. He knew this was going to be the hardest thing they ever had to do—and he knew how scared she was, heck he knew how scared he was.

Colby looked towards the girls room. "Do they know?" When he saw Rebecca make a face he got his answer. "Thats why they were acting weird..."

Rebecca nodded. "Yeah...they were pretty freaked out too."

"I say so..." Colby then leaned over and kissed her. "I'm going to stay the night okay? And in the morning we can talk to the girls about you moving in with me..."

Rebecca nodded and pulled him into another hug. "Thank you, for not leaving me..."

"I would never..." When he pulled back he cupped her face and gave her another slow kiss. "I love you."

"I love you too...". After a few moments of taking everything in, the duo followed each other into Rebecca's bedroom, and for the first time since they started dating, they didn't screw themselves to sleep. Instead, they laid back to back, thinking about how their life had changed forever.

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They didn't sleep but two hours last night. Their heads just kept spinning with thoughts and emotions that neither one of them could say to each other. They just stared up at the ceiling, waiting for the sun to rise.

Once Rebecca saw the sun peak through the window, she slowly rolled over towards her night stand to grab her phone. Colby looked over and watched her start typing on her phone. "What are you doing?"

Rebecca looked over at him and sighed. "Im scheduling me an appointment with an obgyn doctor." She then looked back at her phone. "Just to make sure I'm actually pregnant..."

Colby scooted over and placed a hand on Rebecca's back, trailing it up and down. "Okay...do I get to come with you?"

Rebecca ran a hand through her hair before looking back down at him with a smile. Although she didn't really show it, she was grateful for how Colby had reacted to all of this. "Yes, yes you can come."

Colby nodded and leaned up. He pulled the sheets up and scooted closer to her. "Whenever you get it scheduled, let me know. If it's later on today we'll stop and get food before the appointment." He then kissed the side of her head. "Your pick, too"

Rebecca smiled and turned around to kiss him. "I'm going to go to the bathroom and call. I'll be back in a few..."

Colby then watched as she walked to the bathroom and shut the door. He then placed his head in his hands and sighed. He looked back up and threw his pillow towards the wall. He stood up quickly and grabbed his phone to call the two people he trusted the most to help him with their situation.