Since I Lost You (Riker Lynch)

Chapter-33

Emily POV-

I look up at her, with a shocked look.

"Why?" I ask, and get up, so I'm eye level with her.

"Who knows. They've been getting in lots of stupid fights lately. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the fights, but they were to stupid to tell." Rydel explains, and sits next to Ash.

Even though there was no room.

"Wow..." I glance at Ash, and I see Mia start to fuss.

"I'm gonna go change her." I grab Mia from Ash, and go up to her new nursery to change her.

As I change Mia, I could slightly hear the others talking.

"How's Riker?" I think Calum asks, Rydel.

"Depressed. He really misses Emily." I hear Rydel reply.

"I miss him too.." I whisper, and walk downstairs to the others.

Just then there was a knock on the door.

I look through the little window, and see Riker.

"Shit, it's Riker. Go out the back. Cal, can you watch Mia for the rest of the afternoon? I'll pay you." I ramble on.

"You don't have to pay me." Calum states, and grabs Mia from me.

"You're so glad we all parked two blocks away." Rydel laughs and hugs me. The others hug me too.

I give Cal the diaper bag, and Her blanket.

"Okay, go out the back." I show them to the back door, as Riker keeps knocking.

"Thank you!" I call, before running to the front.

I open the door, and Riker is standing there fumbling with his fingers.

"Um. Hi?" I cough. He looks up.

"Oh, sorry. Hi! I'm Riker Lynch, your neighbor." He introduced himself, and extends his arm.

I take his hand and shake it, "I'm Annabelle Scott. But you can call me Belle, or Anna." I smile.

"So you wanna come over and have some snacks or something?" He asks, and fumbles with his hands some more.

"Sure! Let me get my phone."

I grab my phone, and we walk over. When we walk in I instantly see pictures of him and I.

But one sticks out to me, it was the day of our wedding.. Ugh...

And another sticks out, it was Mia's first ultrasound. The first month.

I could cry right now.

"Anna? Do you want some cheese and crackers?" Riker's voice cracks, as he asks me.

"Sure." I smile.

"Who are you with in this picture?" I ask Riker, as he comes back with the snack. I asked him about the wedding pictures.

"In this one its me and my family. This one is my wife's family, and her and I. Then my wife and I." His voice cracks again.

"Where is your wife?" I ask, even though I already know.

"She ran off. With our child... Because this girl kissed me, and she saw..." He examines the picture of him and I on our birthday before he left.

"Is this the ultrasound of the child?" I ask, once again. Even though I knew the answer. Again.

"Yeah.."

"I'm sorry. I can see you don't wanna talk about it. I'll shut up now.." I shut my mouth, I didn't want to make him cry..

"It's fine. Sit, sit." He slightly grins.

I sit down on the couch, that we had once fought over to buy. He sits next to me, and puts the snacks on the coffee table.

"So, how old are you?" He asks, before taking a piece of cheese and eating it.

"I'm 20, almost 21.." I state, and mock his actions.

"That's cool. Me too!"

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"I better get going.." I said to Riker, it's 7:30. I hadn't even noticed the time fly by. We've been sitting talking for about four hours.

"Alright, nice meeting you. I can't wait to meet Mia!" He smiles. I nod, as he walks me to the door.

"Thank you for the snacks." I thank, and start walking out the door.

"Wait!" He calls. I turn around, and see him handing me his phone.

"What's this?" I ask, and take his phone.

"Put in your number, I have band rehearsals tomorrow afternoon, but if you want we can hang out after?"

I slightly nod, and put in my new number.

"I'll text you so you have my number." He states.

"Alright, bye!" I walk back over to my house, and find Calum playing with Mia.

"You're back!" I hug Cal, and kiss Mia's head.

"Yeah, we both got bored, watching the others play video games, so we came back here! I hope you don't mind." Calum puts a smile on his face.

"Yeah, that's fine. Want some dinner?" I ask, and walk to the kitchen.

"Sure."

I fixed him and myself pasta.

"Thanks Em." He smiles, and feeds a bite to Mia.

"No problem."

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