The Next Step: Jiley later on

Chapter 19 The talk

Riley's POV

I woke up around 11am and didn't bother to get dressed because James was the only one home besides me.

I walk downstairs to my living room and see James watching a football game. "Hey" I say yawning. "Yo sleepy head" He says. I smile and snuggle up next to him on our big couch. James puts his right arm around me and gently rubs my arm up and down. "It's good to be home." I say. "Yea it is." He replies looking down at me.
"Are you hungry?" I ask. "Kinda but we don't have anything to eat." He answered. "Oh yea I forgot. I think I will go grocery shopping." I state trying stand up but James pulled me closer to him. "James let me go!" I squeal. He just smirks and starts tickling me. "Ja..mes" I say laughing hard. He laughs and finally let's go. "Finally!" I say then run upstairs before he can get any ideas. I quickly put on some jeans and a t-shirt.

James' POV

Riley left to go shopping and I am thinking of a way to bring up the baby subject. I didn't want to ruin the morning so I didn't bring it up. I hear Riley come home and I help her carry in the bags of groceries.

She started putting the groceries away and I thought this would be a good time. "Ri?" I ask. "Yea" "We need to talk" I say carefully. "About what?" She asks still concentrating on putting away the food. "You" I said. At first she stoped and didn't move but then she said "Can we talk about this later?" "Alright when?" I ask. "I don't know, tonight?" She suggests. "Ok tonight" I say agreeing.

After Lunch, Riley and I just relaxed and watched TV the rest of the day. It was nice because for the first time in a while she didn't need to go off to the studio. She was all mine. We skipped supper because both of us weren't hungry and we were too lazy to cook.

Around 9pm we headed up to bed. "Can we talk yet?" I ask. "I guess so" "Riley, about what happened, How are you holding up?" I ask. "Why are you asking me now? Why weren't you asking this in Sydney when it happened?" She asks. "Because their were a ton of listening ears there, beside I couldn't do this." I say kissing her neck as she giggled. "I thought you wanted to talk." She says.

I stop kissing her neck and say "I do" "Then let's talk." She says. "Riley, I want to make sure your body is ok, so I want you to go to the doctors this week." "But I'm fine." "Ri, your not fine." "I am too fine but if it will make you less worried then I will go." She says. "Thank you." But before I can think what I'm saying "You need to tell your mum about the baby." "I don't want her to know, I don't want anyone else to know." She tells me. "But why?" I ask. "I don't want their pity."

"Riley..that's not it. What's the real reason." I ask. She stoped brushing her hair. "James are we really going to talk about this right now?" I nod my head yes. She walks out of the bathroom and sits on the bed. She motions for me to come. I walk over to her and sit on my knees. Riley was silent for a while. "So?" I ask. "I'm...ah...I'm afraid...." She says. "Afraid of what?" I ask softly. I take her hands into mine. "I'm afraid of what they would think." She says with a few tears dropping.

"What would they think?" I ask confused. She takes her hand out of mine to wipe her tears. "Riley?" "I'm afraid if I tell them that they would think I'm a unfit wife." She says with her head down.

My heart breaks. I don't know why Riley would ever think she isn't good enough.

"Riley listen to me, you are an amazing, talented wife and I am so blessed to have you. My mother would never think of you like that. She loves you more then me! And as far as your parents go, they love you so so much baby girl. I..love you so so much." I say with tears now in my eyes. "James I know they love me but, If I tell them, they would be so disappointed and so would Debra. She always wanted grandchildren and how about Kathy, Arther and Enzo?!" She says crying.