How Did We Get Here // Luke Hemmings & Zayn Malik

Chapter 64: First Time Back

                  

Natalie came storming into my room, almost knocking down the door "Aunt Janet's here Em's!" I jolt up and look at her. She gives me a pitiful smile and leaves.

My mom and dad agreed we shouldn't let our family know of my pregnancy, not until I've signed the adoption papers. They all thought best if I kept the child or one of them kept it. I think if one of them kept it, the baby would grow up and find out that I was the mother and hate me for everything. At least with the Russian parents, they agreed that Zayn and I were only good friends of theirs and the child would never know where it came from.

I walk down the stairs and see my aunt with Natalie. Once she turned to see me, she ran to me and hugged me as tight as possible.

We sit at the kitchen table while Natalie brews the tea. My aunt sighs, taking her coat off "I just don't understand why you guys didn't tell us." I lick my lips, picking at my nails "Did you talk to my mom yet?" She rolls her eyes "Your mom didn't confirm anything to me." I sigh, biting on my sweater "I'm having an open adoption Tia." She scoffs, looking over at Natalie "Surely this can't be true!" Natalie grins and turns around to the tea pot. My aunt gets my hands, leaning closer to me "I would take the baby, or even maybe your Tia Mary?" I sneer, snatching my hands away "No! That's exactly what I don't want." She scoffs "What? Have your own family care for your baby?" I sigh "Tia Janet, we found this Russian couple who agreed I could have access to visit the child." She rolls her eyes, crossing her arms "And you don't think I'll let you?" I sigh, sitting up straight "No, what I don't want is my kid knowing it's mine!" she sneers "Well surely I could keep that promise." I laugh "No you can't. No one in the family could. It may overhear a conversation or it could slip!" she scoffs "And you don't think it could happen over there. For Christ sakes Em's, you don't even know the couple. Not like your family." I sigh, brushing my hair off to the side "I know that they make a decent living and can afford proper education for the child." She frowns, looking down at her hands "Emma, just because I can't afford a giant house with a pool like your mother, just because I don't make enough money doesn't mean the child would lack love." I sigh "Tia, I didn't mean it like that. Look, I just don't want to go to family gatherings and see them there, looking at them wanting to tell them. I would be the one who would slip and want my child back but then they would hate me and want nothing to do with me. At least with them, I would have severe boundaries and probably serve time in prison for breaking the contract." She smiles, sighing "Who's the father Emma."

Suddenly Niall walks into the kitchen "Tia Janet!? What are you doing here?!" He goes to hug her, and she asks "I could ask the same? What are you doing here?" Niall freezes, grinning a bit "Emma didn't tell you yet?" We both nod no. Niall chuckles "Well, this is awkward." Suddenly my aunt screams "Wait! Did Niall get you pregnant?" Niall turns red, choking "What?! No! No... um no, that's not me." She frowns "What the hell? Then what are you doing here?" I roll my eyes "Niall's parents went to Brazil for the company and they left our dad in charge. Zayn's the father Tia." She sighs "The British boy?" I nod yes.

After the conversation with my aunt, she left back to the airport. She didn't agree with what I was doing but she accepted it and wished me the best of luck.

After school, I took Niall to the beach. We walked for a while until he saw the Farris wheel from afar. He laughs "Can we go? Please?" I smile "We'll take you on tomorrow, I promise." He sits on the sand and drags me with him "are you scared Emma?" I smile a bit, looking away "I'm terrified." He hugs me tight and we watch the bids fly around the sky, soaring freely.

We walked to Arlene's and Ashton's apartment. I haven't stepped foot in it since the truce I called with Luke after the engagement dinner rehearsal. Niall knocks on the door and Ashton answers the door "If it isn't Lucky charms and his sidekick the pregnant terminator." Niall rolls his laugh and Ashton has his big stupid smirk on his face.

Ashton was with Niall playing on the Xbox while I stayed with Arlene in the kitchen. She whispered "Niall's real cute." I chuckle "yeah. You know, Zayn told me he was jealous of Niall." She spits out her coffee "Zayn? Jealous? No, I mean, Zayn has no self esteem problems, never actually." I roll my eyes "He was jealous cause I knew Niall more than he thought." She sighs, putting her cup down "Did Ashton tell you that Luke knows?" I grin small, avoiding her gaze "yes, he told me." she sighs, getting my cup and washing the plates.

I stare at the wall ahead. I stared at the wallpaper ripped out. I started flashing back to when I ripped out that piece.

"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Luke screams from the top of his lungs. I laugh and watch him sit back down on the tree branch. I get a leaf and start shredding it to pieces. Luke laughs "Do you ever wish you could just fly?" I smile, looking at his direction and squint "Yeah, if I could fly, I would escape the world." He smiles "Where would you go?" I sigh, crumbling the leaf and watching the crumbles get blown away by the wind "I wouldn't land anywhere." He scoffs "What do you mean? Surely you would get tired and have to rest someplace." I smile "I wouldn't land. I would seek my safe haven in Heaven. I would fly up there and escape the cruel wonders of life." He shrugs, probably not getting my reference. I roll my eyes and chuckle. Then I stand up and look down. I close my eyes and tip toe. Luke screams "What are you doing? You're gonna die!" I smile and turn around "If I die, I die." He scoffs "your gonna kill yourself for it?" I sigh "I don't think I could ever kill myself." He sneers "Yeah? And why not?" I frown a bit "I don't have it in me." he scoffs "we all have it in ourselves." I nod no "Not me. I'm not a coward. I wouldn't kill myself just to escape my cruel troubles, no matter how hard they get. Then my life would have been a complete waste of time, enduring all those hardships for nothing. If my shoe slips and I fall to my death or this branch breaks, I couldn't avoid it. But I would never jump on purpose." He just smiles. I turn back and scream "AAAHHH!" Luke laughs "We should start heading back before my mom calls the police." I laugh, rolling my eyes "Luke, she isn't that bad. Yeah maybe she's a little protective but she's bearable." He just rolls his eyes and helps me get off the tree. Since we went to the park, we got to the house in five minutes. We walk in and Matthew was cooking dinner "You're mom is up stairs. She'll be down in a sec." Luke asks "Where's Ashton?" he sighs "He's ditched us for Louis's cooking." After we eat, Liz scolded Luke for getting an A- in literature, right in front of me. If I took it to the heart, I just could imagine how Luke felt. After she left, Luke groaned "Agh! I just! Agh! She makes me so crazy!" I sigh, grinning "How can I help?" he chuckles, dipping his head down "For one, you could rip that annoying wallpaper my mom put up. Then you could break her china...." I ignored him and went over to the wall. He kept talking but I was scratching it when I could get a hold of a flap and rip it off. Luke yells "Emma!" I turn back and show him the piece "Look." He laughs, rubbing his neck "I was kidding." I smirk "But don't you feel better?" he laughs "Not when I get grounded for that." I click my tongue "nonsense, let me just wet it a bit and..." I open the facet and place the paper under it; Luke cuts me off "No, no, no, no!" I close my eyes and turn to him, with the paper ruined "it's not actual paper Emma." I grin "oops?" he looks at me and starts laughing "Good job?"

Suddenly a hand snapping brings my vision back and Arlene was standing in front me of "Emma?! Do you want Ice cream?" I cough, shifting in my seat "Um, no thanks." She rolls her eyes and walks to freezer. I take once last glance at the wall and smile a bit.

We stayed for a while; Niall couldn't leave until he beat Ashton at FIFA. Watching them play, I could tell that Ashton and Niall we getting along well. Not everyone likes Niall. He is sociable and lovable but some people hate it when he laughs hysterically at jokes.