Thank You For Saving Me // Stauren

chapter forty four

Lauren's P.O.V
Four days. That's all it took. Around 96 hours ago, I was so stressed that I was on the verge of breaking. But now? Now I'm better. A lot to be honest. All I needed was a break. A break from everything and everyone that was making me the way I was. Who knew that sitting on a beach with your best friends and boyfriend would calm you down? Probably many people. But when you're not in the right frame of mind to think properly, you don't realise that.

So here we sat. Me, Alanna, Emily and Alex. All watching are loved ones play some sought of football game. This is what I want to remember, everyone laughing, everyone being happy. And no one being upset or sad.

I looked over to my right to see Marlowe in Alanna's arms squirming away for no reason what so ever. It might have seemed creepy to the poor child, but all I could was stare in awe at the tinny infant. There was an obvious smile on my face, which was taken a notice of.

"You know you can hold her? She won't bite." Alanna said, chuckling to herself.

"Uh.. You know, I think I'll pass." I said shrugging. I wasn't scared. Just not prepared.

"Oh come on!" Alanna said, before she practically placed Marlowe straight onto my lap with no warning making me jolt up and hold her carefully.
"Hunny... She's not a pot doll. She's not gonna break into tiny pieces." She said calmly.

"Maybe..." I said holding her closer as she chewed on a small stuffed animal.
After a moment or two, I loosened up and held her more freely. Watching her once again in awe as she giggled away at me talking little things to her. I looked up to see Steven looking over with the biggest grin on his face.
This was my biggest fear. Holding a baby and having it start to cry and not like me, but this was different.

Eventually, Steven came over and sat beside me with his arm draped around my shoulder. As this moment happened, I thought to myself that this will be us in a few month. With are own child. And if it went like this? Then I've got nothing to worry about. Right?
I looked over to Steven for a moment as he kissed my forehead making me smile.

Everything about this scenario was perfect.

Until my phone buzzed.

Steven must of heard it because I heard him mumble in my ear "leave it" but it just kept buzzing. Eventually, after around the 4th buzz, I passed Marlowe onto Steve and walked away for a moment to check my phone.
Unfortunately, it wasn't from someone who I would like to talk to.

Mum: Hey Lauren x

Mum: I need you for something x

Mum: Could you please answer? x

Mum: I know we're not close anymore but I need you to answer. I need you to come to England x

I looked at my phone. Shocked. Not knowing what to feel. I haven't talked to my mum in years. This wasn't a normal thing for her to text me. In fact, and I kid you not, her last words to me were "if you're leaving, I don't ever wanna see your goddamn face again."
Exactly.

"Hey... What's up?" I heard the very familiar, masculine voice from behind me say as he snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me close.

"It's nothing important" I said, forcing a smile as I put my phone in my pocket of my light blue shorts.

"Lauren. Don't lie... We don't do that" he said as I turned my head away, "nor do we keep secret" he finished, as he turned my head to look at him.

I sighed. "Fine, it's my mum." I said quickly.

"You're mum? Wait she actually exists?" He joked earning another sigh from me as I rolled my eyes. "Okay okay but seriously, what does she want?"

"Well... Apparently, my lame excuse for a mother thinks she can just text me then say she wants me to go back to England without an explanation." I huffed, anger obvious in my tone.

"What?" He said, shocked.

"And the best part about all this...

...is she doesn't even know about us. Never mind the baby."

A/N

Okay this is short but I had no wifi for a week then I had a slight case of writers block. I know what I want for like the next ten chapters but this book is probably gonna end soon. Because idk where I'm gonna take it.
Sorry for the short update ;(
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