What are we going to do now?// Luke Hemmings

12

"Guys, shhh. She's really tired." I hear Luke hush people who happen to be in the room.

It's probably Ashton and Kona. Fluttering my eyes open, I see Ashton holding my little girl and Kona talking to him while he holds her.

"Good morning baby, did you sleep alright?" Luke asks in a hushed voice.

"Yeah." I say and stretch.

"Good." He says and kisses my knuckles.

I don't say anything else, but hold Luke's hand and watch Kona and Ashton talk to my baby.

"Luke."

"Hmm."

"We haven't agreed on a name yet."

"Oh, shit. We haven't. Ok, well what do you like?"

"Isabelle Marie." I tell him.

"I like that too." He says with a smile.

"You don't have to agree with me you know. If you want a different name, we can try to compromise."

"I know, but I truly like that name."

"So, Isabelle Marie it is....?"

"Isabelle Marie Hemings it is." he reassures me and kisses my lips.

"I love you." I tell him.

"I love you too."

"I'm happy we have our own family now."

"The Hemmings family." Luke smiles as he receives our daughter.

"Yeah, the Hemmings family." I say and fake a smile as my daughters last name is Hemmings, along with my boyfriends, but mine isn't. My last name is Martin.

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Right now, the nurse is showing me how to breast feed Isabella. It's really weird and uncomfortable.

"Just like that, you're a natural." She smiles.

I let out a little giggle as I gaze down at my daughter.

There's a knock, before Luke pokes his head in the door.

"Can I come in?" He asks.

"Yeah, come on in babe." I reply.

As he walks in, he quickly shields his eyes,

"Whoa, baby what are you doing? You said I could come in." He says.

"I'm just breastfeeding, it's fine. It's not like you haven't seen this before." I whisper to him.

"And I honestly don't mind seeing it again." He smirks before pressing a kiss to my forehead.

"Luke." I giggle.

"Don't forget to burp her every once in awhile, other than that, I'll leave you two alone." She says with a smile snd leaves the room.

"Ready for another one?" Luke asks me and wiggles his eye brows.

"No, not yet." I shake my head.

"But look at her, she's so cute. Just think if we have more of them." Luke gushes.

"Luke, we weren't ready for Isabella. And we still have to move back to Australia. We can't have another baby yet just wait until she's a bit older. Like, two or something."

"Two! I don't want to wait two years to have another baby!"

"Luke! Think realistically for a second! We just graduated high school, and we have a baby. I still have to ask my grandmother if we can move into her house. AND we have to ship my stuff over to Australia. We have to somehow find a way to get me a ticket to Australia. Along with having to take care of Isabella while on a plane ride for a day. We can't afford another baby in less than two years! What are we going to do now? Just move and have another baby?" I rant.

He sighs before tugging at the ends of his hair. I put Isabella over my shoulder and pat her back as I try to get her to burp.

"Baby, I know there's a lot we need to do, but I really want more kids. I don't want to wait, Riley. And plus, men aren't usually the ones who want more kids."

"We aren't even married! Luke, our baby has your last name and here I am, with my stupid last name when it should be yours! But we've been too caught up with my pregnancy and I doubt you've thought of buying a ring!" I whisper-shout at him.

"I have been thinking about it actually! I've just haven't got the money dammit! We're only going to be here a few more months until you pack up all your shit and we move back to Australia. When I get a job and get the money to get you your damn ring, we can get married! How about that!?" He whisper-yells back at me. "I need some air."

I sigh and look at my baby. Our baby. Whatever we are anymore. He's just so bullheaded sometimes. I thought he would actually want to get married. I wish I didn't have to bring it up to actually have it happen.

Isabella is sleeping now, so I decide to put her back in the basin she has. I curl up on the bed and begin crying. I don't want to be crying, it's just Luke. He seemed so angry when I told him I wanted to wait to have more children. I want to get married and settle down first.

"Riley." I hear a soft voice call my name.

"Can you just, leave me alone for a little bit. That would be fantastic." I sniffle as tears continue to fall.

"What happened?" Kona asks as she sits next to me.

"Luke and I got in a fight. I told him I wanted to wait a year or two to have more kids, but he kept pestering me. And then I told him how I wanted to get married and settle down. Then he yelled at me saying that we can once he gets a job. I yelled too, but he seemed so much more angry. I didn't mean to fight with him, I'm still very emotional. I just want to get married so I don't end up having to take care of our baby by myself." I say as my tears slow down.

I hear a deep sigh from behind me, then the bed dip. A pair of hands wrap around my waist, and the baby weight I need to loose.

"I'm sorry. It's just, I'm excited to have actually started a family with you, and I want more. And I wasn't lying when I told you I have been thinking about asking you to marry me. I just don't know what kind of ring to buy, or where to propose. I've been stressing out because of it." Luke tells me and kisses my neck.

"It doesn't have to be some big ass diamond ring Luke. It can be simple. I just want be able say, 'You see that guy over there, that's my husband'." I tell him and turn over in his embrace.

"You will, I promise." He says and kisses my lips.

"I just want us to be the family I've always wanted."

"I'll do everything I can to make that happen."