Life is the Long Game

Chapter 38

Josh's POV:

We are having a great evening, until I see her. So does Maya.

"Is she stalking us now or something? She is literally everywhere we go! I just want her to leave us alone, it's so exhausting." Maya exclaims, frustratedly. I put my arm around her, bring her in close to me and kiss her forehead.
"I know, it'll go away soon though. Don't stress over it baby." I assure her.
"What are you two on about?" Cory asks concerned.
"See the platinum blonde slut? She has been trying to get Josh since September." Topanga explains.
"And she just keeps showing up places you guys are?" Lucas asks.
We nod, yes.
"She was at the mall earlier too." Riley adds.
"I still think you should go to the police, it is practically stalking." Topanga tells us.
"It's just not worth the hassle, thanks though." I say.
Kelly starts to walk over to us, great.
"Joshypoo! I didn't expect to see you here! What a pleasant surprise, but seriously you gotta stop stalking me, this is happening too much for a taken man! Not that I don't mind of course."
"I'm stalking you?" I laugh in disbelief.
"Aw, don't be embarrassed. I know you haven't gotten any for years, because you aren't a pedophile. If you need me, here's my card, if you know what I mean." She winks at me.
"Just stop Kelly! Leave us alone!" Maya snaps.
"Please just stop Kelly. I'm never going to leave Maya, especially not for a skank like you, okay? So go, for good!" I add, before she huffs and storms off.
"She better not ruin our wedding." Maya says.
"Would any of us let that happen?" Riley assures her. I've really had enough of Kelly, I just hope this stops here.

Riley's POV:

When we have payed for the bill, it's time for us to go home and me to tell Lucas. We are alone tonight as Amelie is staying with Lucas's dad.
When we get in, I go straight to the bedroom to change into something more comfortable.

Lucas follows me in and dies the same.
"Hey, Lucas, babe, I need to talk to you." I say, nervously.
"Sure, you okay?"
I nod slightly as we sit on the edge of the bed.
"Lucas, I don't really know how to tell you this, but, when I was in the hospital after the crash, the doctors told me about what had happened to me."
"Riley, I know what happened to you when you were in hospital. Why are you saying this?"
"But you don't. The doctor told me I had-had-had a m-m-m-mis-miscarriage." I stutter out.
"What? You were pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?" He is in shock.
"That's the thing, I didn't know I was pregnant."
"Oh. But why didn't you tell me sooner that you lost it."
"I-I was scared, you'd just had all that stuff with your mom and I didn't want to cause you anymore pain or hurt."
"Who knows?"
"Mom and Maya. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I though I was doing the right thing, protecting you. It's just with all the baby talk yesterday it really hurt me." I'm crying now. I notice that he is too.
"How far a long?"
"Just 3 weeks. It wasn't big enough to save." He falls to my lap crying. I hug him tightly.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me." He says when his crying subsides.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm gonna go to bed." He tells me and begins to get in to bed. He's mad at me, so I'll sleep in the other room. I begin to walk out by the other room when he stops me.
"Riles, where you going?"
"I'm gonna sleep in the other room."
"Why?"
"Your mad at me. I didn't tell you."
He walks over to me and hugs me tightly as I start to cry.
"I'm not mad at you. I'm just shocked and sad that we were gonna have another baby and it died. Come on, I love you." He lefts me up and places me in bed.
"I love you, so, much." I tell him.
"I'm sorry everyone is getting babies at the moment and we don't get ours."
"Me too."
"I'm here for you though Riley. Always." He gives me his hand and pulls me in close to him and we try to get to sleep, despite the tears that we both have flowing down our faces.
Before we eventually fall asleep Lucas asks me one last thing, "Do you feel numb and empty over it? I do."
"Everyday." He kisses me and we fall asleep.