My Boyfriend's Back

Thirty-Seven

YN

I laid there for about thirty minutes before I got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Stu had fallen asleep ten minutes ago. Shame filled me, guilt settling heavy in my gut. What the fuck is wrong with me?! He's a fucking psychopath! He's been hiding from the cops for four years because he's killer people!

He killed my mother, one of my best friends, and tried killing me and my sister. He kidnapped my father. He's stalked me for fuck sakes! And here I am letting him fuck me like nothing is wrong. He was never supposed to find out about Reese. Hell, when I found out I was pregnant it wasn't much of a shock to me. I'll even admit that I was happy. But then when that happiness started to calm down I remembered he was the father.

Of course he was. He's the only one I had sex with. I was taking birth control, but there were days I missed it because I forgot about it. It wasn't the first thing on my mind at the time. I was more worried about surviving ghostface…again. When I told everyone I was pregnant they didn't even ask who the father was. They know who her father is. They never bring it up and have never asked me about it.

It's very clear when you look at Reese that she's Stu's. She has his eyes and a lot of other features of his. I can't say that I thought I could hide her from him forever because I knew eventually, one day he would find me. I was just hoping it wouldn't be for a long time. Maybe when she was a lot older, and started asking who her father was. I should have known he would find me.

After I got out of the shower I slipped out of the room and went over to Reese's room to check on her. She was fast asleep in her bed. One hand was gripping her teddy that Randy got her. I sat down on the rocker in the corner of the room and watched her until eventually I fell asleep.

When I woke up she was sitting up playing with her teddy and babbling. "Good morning, beautiful." I cooed, standing up and stretching. Her big blue eyes looked up at me and she smiled, tiny little arms reaching up for me to pick her up. "Let's get you changed and cleaned up. Then we can go get something in that belly." I poked her belly gently making her giggle.

After I got her cleaned up and changed out of her pajamas we went to the kitchen. I stopped in my tracks when I saw Stu standing by the coffee machine. "Why are you still here?" I asked. He turned to look at me then directed his eyes to Reese. "Hello, beautiful." His voice was so soft and gentle while talking to her. She looked at him for a second before pushing her face into the crook of my neck. "I want to spend the day with my two girls."

"No. Get out. Last night was a mistake. Besides, Randy comes over everyday around noon." He looked at me with a garden stare, "I'm fucking staying and I'm going to spend the day with my daughter. So you can call Randy and tell him not to come over." I raised my eyebrows at him and scoffed. "Excuse you, you do not tell me what to do…" before I could go further the phone started ringing.

I walked over to it in the living room where it sat on top of the end table by the couch. "Hello?" I answered. "Hey, you're awake." Reese started to try and grab the phone which only meant she heard Randy's voice. "Hey. Why wouldn't I be awake?" I asked him. "Because you're stubborn and hate getting up early. You never wake up until I call you like a hundred times or just show up."

I rolled my eyes, "Excuse me, I always get up early, someone doesn't know how to sleep in." I looked at Reese and she laughed. I heard Randy chuckle on the other end. "I was actually calling to tell you that I won't be able to come over today," he said. I looked over my shoulder at Stu who was already looking at me. "Oh, why not?" I asked. "Ran!" Randy laughed at hearing Reese yelling for him. "I have a date," he said.

"With a girl?" I asked, kind of shocked. I knew he lost his virginity to creepy Karen before we went off to college, but he's always been so caught up on Sidney that he never paid attention to other girls. "Yes, with a girl. Why did you say it like that?" He asked. "I'm just shocked, is all. I thought you were still madly in love with my sister." He was silent for a few seconds before he cleared his throat. "Well…I'm not…"

"That's not very convincing, Ray. You know someone is going to be very sad that you're not coming to see her," I said. Reese looked up at me for a second before she tried grabbing for the phone again. I pulled the phone away from my ear and hit the button for the speaker so she could hear him. "You're on speaker so you can go ahead and tell her yourself."

"That's so not far!" He said. "Ran!" Reese babbled loudly. "Hey, buttercup!" She started babbling more and he just hummed as a response to her like he always does. "I won't be able to come over today, buttercup. I'm sorry." She looked at me with a pouty face. "She's giving me a pouty face," I told him. "Don't tell me that! You know what? I'm just gonna cancel my plans…"

"What? No, don't do that, Randy. Go on your date and have fun. She will be just fine not seeing you for one day." There was silence on the other end for a long few seconds until I heard him let out a long sigh. "Fine! Okay, I'll be over tomorrow, I promise!" He said. "Okay, have fun and don't be fucking weird and scare the poor girl off," I said. "Oh, ha ha ha. You're so funny." After he said goodbye to Reese we hung up.

Reese wiggled in my arms, a pout still on her face. I let her down and watched her flop down on the floor. "Uncle Randy will be over tomorrow, baby." I knelt down in front of her and wiped her cheek where a tear had fallen. "Are you hungry?" I asked. She nodded her head and lifted her arms for me to pick her back up. I took a deep breath before turning around. Guess I will be introducing her to Stu. I don't see any other option than to let her get to know her dad.

"Looks like we got lucky, huh?" I glared at Stu and set Reese in her highchair. "Why don't you be useful and get your daughter some apple juice. And make sure to dilute it with some water." I pushed past him and opened the cupboard where the cups and glasses were. I pulled down a sippy cup and shoved it into his chest. Today was going to be interesting.