BGT One-Shots (Simanda & Dalesha)

By Your Side (Simanda)

This was written for simandastories! One of your stories was the first Simanda story I ever read and it inspired me to start writing one of my own. I'm cutting it pretty close to the deadline (so hopefully it's still June 30th in your time zone as well), but I wanted to try and make it as perfect as possible haha. Hopefully you all enjoy it! Also, my other story should be updated soon :)

-M x

Amanda POV

Oh gosh. I can't seem to take my eyes off the pregnancy test that has just changed my life. I have no idea how Aiden is going to take this. Given the fact that we've never actually spoken to each other about the possibility of even having kids in the future, I am extremely nervous about telling him. He's away on a business trip for the next two weeks while I'm currently sitting in my dressing room. I can't exactly wait two weeks to tell him though. I have to do this over the phone. Luckily, he's free at the moment and is able to answer.

Aiden- "Hello?"

Amanda- "Hey, babe. We really need to talk..."

Aiden- "Is everything alright?"

Amanda- "That depends... I don't really know how else to let you know so I guess I'm going to have to say it. I'm uh... I'm pregnant."

Aiden- "Um, I don't know what to say. I can't have a kid right now. I do not want that kind of responsibility."

Amanda- "What? What is that supposed to mean?"

Aiden- "I can't be a father to this baby. I'm sorry. I love you, but I don't think I can be with you anymore. Not if you're having this child."

Amanda- "There is no way that I'm not having this child. So fine. Just walk away."

I hang up on him and the tears immediately begin to fall. How could I have let this happen? I can't handle a child being a single mother. I'm way too busy, and I don't want my child to have to be raised by the care of someone else. What the hell am I going to do? What am I going to tell people? How could the father of my child have just up and left me? So many thoughts race through my head and my body wracks with sobs.

Simon POV

Today's auditions start in just 15 minutes and I still haven't seen Amanda come out. Neither Alesha nor David have seen her since she's gotten her hair and makeup done, so I should probably go see what's taking her so long. Woman sometimes like to take their sweet time getting dressed. I walk up to her dressing room door and hear crying coming from inside. I hesitantly knock to see if she's alight. "Amanda, darling, it's me. Can I come in?" I hear sniffles and the sound of the door being unlocked. She opens the door and I can see her trying to recover her makeup by drying her tears, but they're coming faster than she's able to dry them. I pull Mandy in for a hug and she buries her face into the crook of my neck as I kiss the top of her head.

"What's the matter?" She looks up at me with teary eyes and I stroke her cheek. "Aiden left me," she reveals. I'm shocked to say the least. How could anyone want to give her up?  She's drop dead gorgeous and she's got a heart of gold. Amanda Holden has got the whole package, and anyone who doesn't see that is blind. "What?? What for? Did he say?"

Amanda POV

Well, I guess it's now or never. "Simon... I'm pregnant. He said he's not ready to be a father." His face turns from sympathy and confusion to genuine anger. "That son a bitch left you on your own to raise his child?!" I don't know what else to say, so all I do is nod. Si stays silent for a minute or two, but it feels like an eternity. Finally he pulls me in for another hug and just holds me in his arms. He continues to hold me, but lets me go just enough to where he can see my face. His hands cup my face and before I know it, he gently kisses me on the lips. I've been with Aiden for a while, but if I said I didn't like Simon even then, I would be lying. I've imagined the moment our lips would meet for so long, but never expected it to become reality. I kiss him back and he calms all of my fears about the future with his calming voice and meaningful words. "Aiden may have left you, but you don't have to be alone.  In fact, I won't let you do this on your own. I will be by your side the whole time, and that my dear is a promise."