Forgive me?

Chapter Seventeen.

Emma. 

I wake up to an incessant buzzing on my night stand, squinting my eyes open to see my phone ringing, not bothering to check who was calling, I rolled over and ignored it. 

I scooted in closer to Lacey, wrapping her up in my arms and breathing her in. Mmm I can't believe this woman is my fiancee, how did I ever become so lucky to reach a point in my life where I can actually say that? I finally have someone I can call my own, and someone I plan on keeping for the rest of my life. 

I squeeze Lacey tighter to my chest as my phone begins buzzing again, Jesus what does this person want!

"Just answer it babe" Lacey mumbles in her half asleep state. 

I sigh and release Lacey from my grip, rolling back over and putting the phone to my ear. 

"What?" I say into the phone.

"Well that's really no way to speak to your longtime best friend now is it?" Trish says on the other end of the line. 

"Woman I was sleeping" I tell her. 

"It's almost 11am" 

"Your point? I had a late night" I rub the sleep from my eyes, sitting up in bed slightly. 

"Oi oi, tell me more" I can just picture Trish grinning on the other end of the phone. 

"Get out of here you perv, what do you want?" 

"Well I just thought you might want to come and meet your godson, but hey if you're too tired" 

"Hold up, you've had him? He's here" I ask excitement immediately bubbling in my chest. 

"He's here, arrived at 6:27 this morning" 

"Oh my god stop it, I'm coming" I throw the quilt off of me and jump out of bed. 

Trish laughs down the phone as I hang up. 

"What's going on?" Lacey asks rolling over. 

"He's here, ahhh he's here" I grin practically bouncing up and down like a complete and utter child. 

"Who is here babe? What are you on about?" Lacey asks sitting up now. 

"The baby, Trish had the baby!! He's here!" 

"Well we best get ready then" Lacey grins up at me from bed. 

I don't think I have ever felt this excited to meet a baby, maybe it's because I'm getting old and babies become a thing as you get older, or maybe it's just because it's my best friends baby, and I know that little dude is going to become my bestie just as well. I have no idea why I'm so excited, but I do know I've gotta get my butt in that car and on my way, because I'm trying to cuddle with that little man. 

I run over to the wardrobe and grab a pair of jeans and a hoodie, throwing them on the bed before running into the bathroom and turning the shower on. 

"Gotta be clean if I'm gonna be holding a baby" I say stripping out of my pyjamas. 

I hear Lacey laughing at me in the bedroom, but I don't care. I'm excited. 

Lacey enters the bathroom just as I am stepping out of the shower, my soaking wet hair dripping down my back, I reach for my towel as Lacey holds it out for me and wrap my hair up on top of my head, before grabbing my second towel and drying my body before wrapping myself up. 

"Aren't you excited?" I ask Lacey as she sits on the toilet. 

"Of course baby, just maybe not as much as you" She chuckles.