All The Things I Was Not

Chapter 29 - Options

PIERRA POV:

"Luke, you are NOT listening to me."

"Yes, Pierra. I am. This doesn't make any sense."

Well that was sarcastic.

We all stayed together in the guys room and supported Luke as much as we could. Then Luke and I decided to go back to his room to try and come up with a plan.

"There is really no other alternative ...do you understand that? The grandfather CANNOT care for the baby and he wants you to come and get him as soon as possible......like tomorrow." I couldn't have made it anymore clear than I already had.

Luke looked at me. His eyes were red and tired.

"And tell me....what do I do once I pick him up? Bring him on the tour bus with me? Backstage?"

Good point.

"Hire a nanny to go on tour with you." I suggested and cringed at the thought as the words left my mouth.

Nannies of rockstars are a girlfriends biggest enemy.

"Pierra, that is absurd." He paced slowly back and forth.

Well then.

"Luke, i don't know what you are going to do once you get that baby here, but you need to go get him."

"And how do I face that poor man?!" He yelled at me.

Luke took a deep breath to calm down.

"He just lost his daughter.  He wouldn't have lost her if she never got pregnant in the first place. I can't face him. And then on top of all that, then I'm going to take his grandson from him?  I feel like a terrible person."

I sat on the bed and leaned up against the headboard. Luke came over and sat down next to me leaning against the headboard grabbing my hand in his. I ran my hand up and down his arm.

"You are not a terrible person."

"What am I going to do?" He sighed.

"I wish I could tell you what the right thing to do is. But only you know that. All I can tell you is from a legal standpoint, you are the father and you automatically get custody. Your only other option is to consider adoption."

"NO.  I can't even imagine doing that." He said biting on his lip.

"What about your parents?" I asked.

"Like, ask my mum to raise my kid? How can I even do that? That's just plain selfish."

"Luke...you are in a bind. I don't think your family will see it as selfish."

"No. Absolutely not." He stared at the ceiling.

"Why don't you just speak to them about it first."

"NO."

Ok then.

"Well..how about,"

"Babe! Please! Let me think!" He demanded.

I stayed quiet only because I knew he was so panicked and stressed out.

I got up and grabbed my purse. "Do you want me to grab you something to eat?" I asked.

He shook his head no.

I walked out of the room and headed toward the hotel restaurant to grab something to eat. I probably should have called room service but really needed a break from the stress.

Standing in the elevator, staring at my phone, i failed to notice the 4 girls also going down.

"Hi..Aren't you Luke's girlfriend?" She asked. I looked up at the mention of his name.

Girlfriend? Is that what I was? Is this a trick question?

"Yes." I smiled. "Did y'all enjoy the show tonight?"

"Yes, it was so amazing." They all smiled

"Can we take a photo?"

I looked at them.

"You want a photo with me?" I asked a little bit shocked.

They nodded.

"Sure, of course." The elevator stopped and we got out and took photos. And just by being a nice person, I eliminated a huge amount of drama for Luke.

Not to mention, as ridiculous as it seemed, it felt pretty awesome reading nice things about myself on Twitter rather then everyone hating me.

As i paid for our dinner at the counter, i felt two arms wrap around me from behind. His head rested on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry." He whispered. "For snapping at you."

And I melted.

I took my credit card back from the waitress who was staring at Luke in a bit of shock.

"It's ok. I understand."

He grabbed one of my french fries as I took the tray and started to head toward the elevator.

The same girls were sitting at a table waiting for their meal. I could see them absolutely freaking out that Luke was there but respecting his privacy.

"I met those little girls in the elevator and they asked for a pic with me." I said.

"They did, did they?" He smirked. "So you're famous are you?" He nudged me with his elbow.

"Please..please go take a pic with them." I smiled. "I will make it worth your while...." I winked at him.

"Oh..really?....Deal." He wiggled his eyebrows.

He walked over to the girls and scooted into the booth next to them. I watched from the exit and smiled as they took selfies with him. They were so cute.

I walked back to the waitress and paid for the girls dinners and told her to tell them it was from Luke.

Luke came out about 5 minutes later and we headed back up to the room.

We shared my dinner even though he said he didn't want anything.

"So we have two more shows and then we have 4 days off." Luke began.

I nodded.

"Let's go down to Miami to pick up the baby on Monday morning." He said.

I stopped and looked up at him.

"Really?" I asked.

He nodded.

"Then after the two Florida shows i will take him to see my parents and try and make some plans."

"Good plan." I agreed. Although i dreaded losing him to Australia.

And almost as if he read my mind, he continued, "i was hoping you would come with me to my parents. I cannot imagine being alone on the plane with the baby all those hours and I want you to meet mum."

"Oh...I don't know how well my age will go over with your mother."

"We can't just keep it a secret." He said.

"I'll think about it, ok?" I smiled.

"Ok. How bout you make taking those photos worth my while, yeah?" He led me by my hand to the bed.

"Yeah." I agreed.