Chester's POV
It sat there. Almost staring at me. I should just ask Grace. I won't get in trouble. I walked out of the washroom. "Grace!!" I called. She opened the office door. "I'm not 15 miles away. You don't have to tell." She laughed. "Uh sorry. But what's this?" I motioned towards the inside of the washroom and her eyes followed. Her gaze resting upon the bag "Well did you look at it?" She asked me. "No. I wanted to ask what it is before I tear away the bag Grace." She walked into the washroom and grabbed the bag before walking out. "What do you think it is Chester?" She asked holding up the bag. I couldn't see through the white plastic so I didn't bother looking at it. "I'm not sure. That's why I asked. Not many things come in a box that size Grace." I finished. My voice has a slight edge to it I could tell she didn't like. But instead of yelling she laughed... "Oh my gosh!! You think this is a pregnancy test!? Buddy I can assure I haven't had sex in a long while." She laughed even more. "Then what is it?" I questioned. "A pregnancy test." She said. "But- you just said..." I was confused. "I'm kidding. Or am I?" She ran downstairs and I followed. I heard the door close and went out the back door. She had closed the door to the pool house and when I tried to open it, it was locked. She had put the shades down and now I couldn't see inside. All of a sudden the door opened and Grace walked out. "Go find that pregnancy test. You wouldn't believe the results. You're going to be a daddy Chester." She said before walking inside. I turned around. "Are you serious?! You slept with someone?" I yelled across the yard. "I'm kidding. Chester. Leave it alone. Alright?" She said while laughing. I was furious. I walked into the pool house and slammed the door, locking it shortly after. "Chester!!" I heard Grace yell from outside. "Come on Chester!! I was kidding!!" She yelled. "Maybe that's not what I want Grace!!" I screamed back. I was leaning against the door. "You wanted me to sleep with someone?" Her voice became quieter. "No. I wanted to be a father, Grace." My voice instantly quieter as well. She was silent. I felt her weight push against the door. "Chester..." She started. But never bothered to finish. "I want a family." I felt tears well up in my eyes. She stayed silent. So did I. "Chester I can't be a mother. I'm horrible at it." She responded. It was a low and sad expression she was using. "No. A bad mother walks out. A bad mother neglects their child and abuses them. A bad mother doesn't love their child." I responded. I heard whimpers coming from the other side of the door. "Chester I can't give you what you want." She whispered. I could then tell that she was the one crying. "Grace. You are what I want." I whispered out. I unlocked the door while still sitting down and moved to the side. She didn't open the door. She continued to whimper. "Chester it's too much. It's all too much." I didn't quite know what she meant. "Grace what was in the bag?" I asked. The weight resting on the door seemed to decrease. I opened the door after maybe five minutes and she was gone. I heard the pitter patter of footsteps and then a squeal. It was a human. And it sounded like a little human. I looked out the door and saw my brother-in -law. "Luca!" I yelled as the little child grabbed onto my leg. I looked towards Simon. "Hey what're you doing here?" I asked. "I was wondering if you could watch Luca for a few days. We're leaving for a week and we need someone to watch him. If you don't mind." This was my opportunity. I would prove to Grace. "Of course. Do you have his bags? We will set up the spare room." He smiled. "The bags are in the car. I'll go get them. Thanks Chester."
We grabbed Luca's bags and waved goodbye as his dad drove away. "You ready to go inside?" I asked him. "Yaa!!" He screamed. I laughed. I opened the front door and walked Luca inside. "Let's go to your room. I led him through the house until we got to the spare room. I dropped his stuff onto the bed and undid his suitcase. "Let's put your clothes away. Then we can go play." He nodded his head and grabbed some shirts to put in the drawer. After a few minutes all of his clothes were put away and made the bed. "Wanna go play with Goose?" I asked cheerfully. "We can't play with a bird!!" He squealed. I laughed and whistled calling Goose into the room. "It's a dog!?!" Luca asked. "Yea it is. Now be careful, she will bite." I cautioned him. "Does she have cooties?" Luca asked. "No Luca. It's fine." I laughed. He got off the bed and bent down to see Goose. "Hi doggy!" He gave Goose a hug and she started licking him. Luca laughed and I pulled out my phone and went to snapchat to take a video. I uploaded it to my story and turned my phone off. "Luca there is one more person for you to see." He turned to me and smiled. "Okay!" He said before popping up and grabbing my hand. We walked to the stairs and I motioned for Luca to be quiet. I peeked upstairs into the open office where Grace had her headphones on and was working on her computer. I came back down and grabbed Lucas hand leading him upstairs. I knocked on he door and Grace looked up. She couldn't see Luca over her computer. Luca grabbed my hand again and Grace looked at the tiny hand in mine. She stood up and took her headphones off. She stared at Luca, then back to me. "Uh this is Luca. My nephew. He's going back to be staying here for a few weeks while my sister and her husband go away." I said. "Uh you didn't want to talk to me about this maybe?" She asked. "He just came by to ask. I didn't have time to come inside. But he's staying in the guest bedroom." She nodded. When I looked closer I could see that the sun outlined the tears on her face from before. And maybe a little after. "Uh Luca did you want to say hi?" I looked down at him and asked. He walked closer to Grace and still didn't let go of my hand. I walked forward as he looked up at her. "Hi." He said shyly. "Hi. I'm Grace." She said smiling. Luca waved his arm motioning for Grace to come closer and released his grip on my hand. I moved back as Grace kneeled in the floor.
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