I Don't Belong To You

Chapter 25

"Are you going to go?!"

"I...I think so. I should right?"

"Hell yes you should Bec! I'm surprised she even invited you but you should definitely go."

She nods, while keeping her eyes on the screen, fingers moving furiously over the controller.

"I...I want to."

Irin glances over at her quickly, trying to make something of her tone and expression.

"How are you feeling about it all?"

"It's all pretty surreal. Like, I think that's why I wanna go, you know? I think I'll believe it more when I see it."

"You think she's lying?" Another quick glance.

"No no! I just...can't wrap my brain around the fact that I'm having a kid. That she's having my kid."

"Excited?"

She scoffs. "More like terrified."

"You'll be alright. You've got all of us to help you, you know? Between like 5 of us, we can figure out a baby, right?"

She cracks a smile and sighs contentedly. "Definitely."

They're so close to back to normal and she's glad for that. She's glad she hadn't ruined everything all those months ago.

"Have you told your mom yet?"

"Nah, she's in Italy with David relaxing and I don't want to ruin that. She'll be back soon I think. I'll tell her then."

"How do you think she'll take it?"

"I honestly don't know. She...she really thought highly of Freen so hopefully...hopefully, she'll be cool with it. Or...maybe not cool, but at least happy for us."

"Hmm, yeah."

"Have you told Belle yet?"

"No, I thought maybe you'd want to in your own time."

"Hmm, yeah."

"...Are you going to?"

"Yeah, I just...like I said, I think I want to see it for myself before I start telling everyone you know? I just...don't want to get my hopes up and then have something go wrong."

"Hmm, yeah. But you're happy yeah?"

She glances over once more just in time to catch Becky's lips turn up slightly.

"Like crazy happy."

"Good. Good. Love you Bec."

She doesn't look over or say it with any sort of inflection but Becky knows she means it more than ever.

"Love you too Irin."

"So she begged you for another chance and you said no?"

"Yes Nam! This is the third time you've asked. I said no. Why is that so hard to believe?!"

She didn't mind replaying the events of Becky's visit earlier but now Nam was just wearing on her patience.

"Because I know you, Freen! You fall for her charm everytime!"

"Well, not this time! I told her we could maybe be friends one day but that there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell we were getting back together."

"And she was fine with that?"

She sighs. "No...she looked pretty hurt. I-"

"She wants to act hurt?! Are you kidding me? She left you! She doesn't have a right to be mad about this."