Mourning The Losses (Erik Jones Fanfic)

Do You Love Me? Chapter 25

"Let's go see daddy." I said to Landon after I got us ready. "Where?" He asked. "At his race car shop." I told him. "Ok, go see daddy." Landon said. We went to go see Erik at his shop. "I'm here to see Erik Jones." I told the girl at the front desk. "He's not seeing anyone, and i'm sure that's not his son." She said. "The DNA test I had done says other wise and I'm dating Erik." I told her. "He's single, he broke up with Hayley and is not dating anyone now." She replied. "I beg to differ just get Erik out here before I get you fired and trust me I can." I said not wanting to put up with this chick. "Whatever." She said before calling Erik to the front office.

"Hey Erik, I have some things to take care of, I'll see you later just bring Lan to your apartment then I'll come pick him up." I told him. "Alright bye babe see you later." He said before he went back to the garage area and I went back to what I was doing before. "So how's the little one?" My friend Sophie asked. "Where is the little one?" Our friend Theo asked. "I told Erik when his father was sick and they were surprisingly happy about Landon, I was confused." I told them. "Just think of it this way, his family most likely was mad but you were a teen parent and you are the daughter of a NASCAR driver who lost her parents before the age of six, you were scared and didn't know what to do because you never had a mother, you called your parent figures uncle and aunt so you never really had that bond with anyone, your only other flesh and blood who is alive is your son and you were afraid that something was going to happen and he too was going to get taken away from you." Sophie said.

"I never really thought of it that way but you are right, my son is the only person who is alive who is a part of me and I was afraid that Erik wasn't going to be happy and they were going to try to get me to harm my baby, I did was was best for my son, not exposing him to the media just like what my mom did for me." I said. "See they can't be mad because you did what your mom did." Theo said. I hung out with my friends for a while later until Erik told me he was going to his apartment now so I said bye to my friends and started on my way to Erik's. I got Landon then we went back to my uncle's house and before we knew it it was time to go to the track.

"Mommy?" Landon asked from the back seat on our way to the Glen. "Yes baby?" I questioned. "Do you love daddy?" He asked. "Yes I do as much as I love you baby." I told him. "Will I get a brother or sister?" He then asked. "Maybe someday but not right now." I told him. "Ok." He said smiling at me which I saw from the mirror. We got to the track and when to the RV. We were watching TV when there was a knock at the door. Landon and I answered it and it was Erik. "Daddy when am I getting a brother or sister?" Landon asked him. "I don't know, why do you want one?" He asked. "Yes very much." He replied. "Zoey we really need to talk." He said. "Landon go play with your cars we will come play in a litte bit." I told him. "Ok mommy." He said before going to play.

"Zoey I need an answer now." He said now wasting time. "When I found out that I was having a baby John Hunter asked me if I loved you." I told him. "And what did you say?" He asked. "I am madly deeply truly." I told him before stepping more towards him and kissing him. "I'd wait a thousand lifetimes just to kiss those lips again." He said making mw blush. "Why did you need an answer now?" I then asked. "Because I needed to know if I had to get over you or not babe, I love you and I've been in love with you since I can remember." He told me. "You're melting my heart." I told him before we went to go play with our son. Landon took his nap which gave me time to talk to Erik. "So, uh when can I move back in?" I asked cuddling into his side on the couch.

"As soon as we get home." He said. "How about when Landon gets up we go get your things." I said. "That sounds good." He replied kissing the side of my head. We watched TV until Landon woke up and we went to go get Erik's things. "So, are we going to live with daddy again?" Landon asked us. "Yes, we are going home after the race to pack and move everything to daddy's apartment." I told him. "Will we stay there this time?" He asked As soon as the question left his mouth my heart broke. "Yes baby we will stay there this time." I said. "Did your heart just break when he asked that because mine did." Erik questioned. "Yes, how did I forget how much this would have affected him?" I asked. "Because you were scared." He replied. I set up a play date for Landon with Braxton this past week so I took him to Kyle's RV and then we went back to my RV. "I wanted to tell you about him when I was pregnant." I told him. "Why didn't you?" He asked.

"My uncle, and my mom." I told him. "What, your mom?" He asked. "My grandma on my dads side, she told my mom not to tell my dad about me so he could focus on racing my uncle and grandma knew about me but my dad didn't until after he hit the wall." I started. "Oh." He replied. "When you had Landon at the shop I went to hang out with a couple of my friends and my one friend said 'you were a teen parent and you are the daughter of a NASCAR driver who lost her parents before the age of six, you were scared and didn't know what to do because you never had a mother, you called your parent figures uncle and aunt so you never really had that bond with anyone' and that's right, I was a teen parent with no one to turn to I was scared, and I didn't know how you would react we were teenagers." I told him. "Well I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere now." He said. "What about back then?" I asked. "I would have been mad because a baby as a teenage and a part time truck driver in NASCAR I think you did the right thing by waiting to tell me." He answered.