Always Been You

Chapter 2

Semi edited.

~~~Hudson's pov~~~

I take off my gloves and walk into the trailer.

Some of my coworkers are in here while the others are working.

I go over to the coffee maker and pour myself a steaming hot cup of coffee to warm myself up with.

Living my whole life in Michigan you'd think I'd be used to the winters, but it still gets to me.

Especially since my job consists of being outside.

I work in construction and have been since I was 18 when I needed a steady job to support my family.

When I was 17 I got my ex wife pregnant and we weren't even together.

I've been in love with my best friend Lexi since I was a teenager and that night I used my ex wife as a distraction from the pain of seeing Lexi with her now ex husband.

It probably wasn't the best idea, but at that time I needed to numb the pain and Kelly was there.

Even though we used a condom it apparently had a hole in it or something because a month later Kelly came up to me and said she was pregnant.

We weren't even graduated yet and I was going to be a father.

I remember the day Kelly told me she was pregnant.

~~~Flashback~~~

I'm pregnant.

It keeps replaying in my head.

I can't believe I'm going to be a dad.

I shake my head as I walk down the stairs.

After Kelly told me she's pregnant, the first thing I wanted to do was tell Lexi.

I should tell my parents first, but Lexi is the person I wanna tell most.

I walk out my back door and walk through the gate that separates my yard from Lexi's.

I walk to the side of her house and climb the tree next to her house.

Once I climb halfway I get onto the roof and walk to where her window is.

I bend down and knock on the window.

She draws back the curtains and smiles when she sees me.

She lifts her window and lets me in.

"Hey, what's up?" She asked.

She's surprised because usually I text or call her to let her know I'm coming over.

I sit down next to her and rest my elbows on my knees, putting my head in my hand and my out a sigh.

"Hud... What's wrong?" She asked.

The electric touch from her sets off all my emotions and I start to cry, but I'm not crying because of everything that's going on.

I'm crying because the girl I love isn't going to have my child, and now there's no chance of us ever happening.

"Oh Hudson, what's wrong?" She asked worriedly and she hugs my side.

I lean into her, enjoying the closeness I have because I know I'll never have anything more.

Fucking Brock Peterson.

If only I'd gotten to her before him, maybe we'd be together now and I wouldn't have to accept the fact that we'll never be.