Who Knew?

Chapter 22

 We were at the field we had been to twice before and I just knew I was going to have an amazing time. Both times before were absolutely amazing but both times we spent the night and I couldn't leave Emerson that long yet.

"Well come on then." Hunter smiled at me.

We got out of the truck and sat on the tailgate, I had my head laid on his shoulder. He had his arm around me and was smiling from ear to ear. I kissed his cheek and then resumed my position on his shoulder.

The sun was beginning to set and it was absolutely beautiful. Hunter went to his truck and turned on his music. The song was I Swear by John Michael Montgomery. Hunter came back over to where I was and stood in front of me and smiled at me, pulling me into a hug.

"I love you baby." He whispered in my ear before he pulled away.

Then the next thing he did, shocked me. He pulled me off of the tailgate and when I was standing, he got down on one knee and pulled out a little red box.

"Jena, I love you. I have loved you since the day I met you and nothing is ever going to change that. I want to be with you from now until forever. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't have you. I want, no I need you to be my wife. Jena, will you marry me?" Hunter asked, holding out the box.

"Yes, yes. Of course." I said while leaning down and kissing him.

He slid the ring on my finger and then continued the kiss. He picked me up and spun me around then put me back on the tailgate of his truck. After we just sat there in each other's arms for hours we decided to go home to be with Emerson.

"Well, hello Mrs Future Smith." Jamie said to me as soon as he seen me walk through the door.

I smiled and went upstairs to give Emerson a goodnight kiss even though he was already sleeping. When I walked into the room Emerson was crying so I got him out of the crib and began to rock him. A few minutes later Hunter came in the room.

"Couldn't leave him sleeping?" He joked.

"He was crying when I came in here."

"Let me see him before he falls asleep." I handed him Emerson.

Hunter stood there smiling down at Emerson then leaned to kiss his forehead. Emerson instantly began smiling at him.

"I asked your mommy to marry me tonight, so soon we'll be a happy family. I love you, sleep good." Hunter smiled then handed me Emerson. "I'm going to go fix some food, I'm starving. I love you." Then he walked out.

As I held Emerson he looked up at me with those beautiful green eyes and smiled at me. After sitting in the room rocking him for a half an hour he began crying so I knew it was time for him to eat.

Five Months Later:

"Jena, you don't have to tell them, that's just what has been going around town. No one but us and Jason's mom knows. Don't worry about it." Jamie said while trying to calm me down.

"I don't want people thinking I'm the reason he killed himself! I want momma, daddy and Hunter's mom to know the truth." I paused and looked at Emerson. "It's been five months of lying to their faces. I think it's time." I looked over at Hunter who was just listening to our conversation. "Tonight, can we ask them to come over?" I asked Jamie.

"Yeah, if that's what you want." He hugged me then went out the back door.

"I'm going to be with you no matter what but are you sure this is what you want to do?" Hunter asked.

"Yeah, I can't take people going around town talking about it and momma asking me what it's about. I need to tell them." He just nodded.

Hunter's POV:

I asked her to marry me five months ago and it has been a great five months. But I feel like as soon as her family and mine finds out that I'm not really Emerson's dad things will change. I hate even thinking that I'm not his real dad, but even though I'm not he will always be my son.

We had already began planning the wedding and the date was just six months away. I was nervous that telling our families would ruin everything. Jamie understood a hundred percent, but that's because he knew from the get go that Jason was the dad.

I hear Jena some nights crying as she rocks Emerson to sleep, crying because of how much he looks like Jason. How much she wishes things were different between the two of them before he did what he did to himself.

Around five my mom and her parents were both at the house and I was a nervous wreck. I couldn't look any of them in the eye, I felt like they knew something was up by the way I was acting. Hell, I couldn't even look Jena in the eye.

Mom was gushing to me about how cute Emerson looked in his John Deere onesie and it killed me. It killed me knowing that soon she'd find out the baby she was holding was not really her grandbaby.

"Um, guys I need to tell you something. All of you." Jena told our parents.

Jena asked Jamie to watch Emerson while she did this so he went inside with Emerson. They all crowded around the picnic table where Jena and I were standing. I could tell this was hard for her because she was trembling and she had tears in her eyes. I wrapped my arm around her to let her know I was with her.

"Uh, um..I've been lying to you guys." She paused and wiped her tears. "I..Jason..is Emerson's dad.." She cried out.

The three of them stood there shocked, her mom was more than shocked she was pissed off. She stood up and got into Jena's face, as Jena was crying her eyes out her mom stood there screaming in her face.

"HOW DARE YOU LIE TO ME LIKE THIS! I THOUGHT I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THAT! WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY YOU HAD SEX WITH HIM, IT WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED! NOTHING WOULD HAVE CHANGED IT." She yelled in Jena's face.

"Momma..I..I didn't mean to hurt you. I just couldn't tell anyone." Jena replied, well more cried.

"NO, YOU MEANT TO HURT ME. IF YOU DIDN'T MEAN IT YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME FROM THE START! HOW COULD YOU HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE LIKE HIM?" She yelled again.

"He raped her, damnit." I yelled.

My mom stood there teary-eyed so I walked up to her and hugged her. She sobbed into my shoulder as I hugged her. I began crying myself because I knew that that baby in the house would never be truly mine. Emerson would always be Jason's baby by rape.

"Momma, he'll still know you as a grandma. Don't think that you can't call him your grandbaby. My names on the birth certificate." As I told her that I heard a car door slam, I looked over and seen Jena's mom speeding off.

Jena stood there looking at her dad, he was just shaking his head. He didn't react like her mom just did, he walked up to her and hugged her, trying to calm her crying.

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