Nate Maloley Imagines

I'm not her (part 5)

Recap:
"I'm just saying you look fragile right now" he says as he walks down the stairs. I let out a sigh of relief seeing as he knows nothing about my pregnancy.
I walk behind him not looking back this time.

Nate's eyes follow me as I walk outside. His face appears in the window when I give Swazz a hug goodbye. I leave the driveway hoping that this house will just become a distant memory.

I make my way to the ice cream to meet James. Maybe he can help with this obstacle I'm facing right now in life.
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*Y/N's POV*

I park in front of the ice cream parlor. I take a deep breath before walking in. My eyes scan over the area hoping to see James in one of the booths. An arm is on my shoulder causing me to turn around quickly.

"Hey sorry didn't mean to scare you. I just got on my break" James says as he leads me to a booth by the window. The booth Nate and I always say at. "Sit down I'll order for us. What would you like?"

"Um.. I guess I'll take a cookie dough ice cream" I tell him as I shift uncomfortably in the booth.

"I'll be back then" he leaves and which leaves me looking out the window hoping not to let any tears come out. No matter how hard I try I end up crying.

"Here you go a cookie dough ice cream. Didn't know if you ate it in a cone, but to be safe I got it in a cup. Don't want to be giving the baby a brain freeze so soon" he says before sitting down. I can't help but let out a few giggles at his lame attempt to make a joke.

"I'm sorry" I say once is that his face has fallen into a frown.

"Don't be it was a lame joke to make you laugh" James clarifies.

"Yes, it was but a made me laugh though" I say back looking out the window.

"I have a question. What happened between me leaving here to order and me coming back? You are crying and shifting uncomfortably in the booth" he exclaims while taking a napkin to clean the droplets of his strawberry ice cream cone.

"Memories this booth brings a lot of memories of my baby's father. All of them good, but it still upsets me" I tell him fiddling with the spoon in my hand.

"Oh... would you like to move then?"

"No, I have to get over it at one point right? I know I'm supposed to smile at the good memories, but instead they bring tears to my eyes. The good memories were a lie" I tell him a stray tears are on the table. I wipe them away before letting out a small laugh.

"Pathetic I know" I tell him as I look at him. He is already staring back at me with a deepened frown.

"It's not pathetic. You are hurt and what ever it is you will get through it. You seem like a strong willed women. I feel like any obstacle that comes in your way you get through. I don't know what happened to make you feel so hurt, angry, useless, and pathetic. Y/N you will get through I know that I don't know you, but something tells me you will get through stronger than you've ever been. 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' is that how he lyrics is" he says letting out a soft chuckle. I giggle along with him.

"That's is probably how the lyrics goes and thank you for your kind words" I tell him taking a spoonful of cookie dough ice cream.