The Next Step - 2 years on

•Chapter 5 - Good news•

Riley's POV

I'm in my bedroom, trying to sink in all the things that happened tonight. Why when my life seems to be okay, something have to ruin it? My life is a completely mess. Two years ago everything was perfect. The best boyfriend, the most supportive sister ever, a perfect family, my own house. But then everything started falling apart. I practically ruined my relationship with James. "Have you ever realised that you caused all of this when you kissed Alfie?" He told me through his tears. James got up and headed to the door of my small apartment. Before he opened it he looked at me. "Goodbye Riley." James told me and slammed the door behind him.
My parents moved away, in France, for business. "You are old enough, you are gonna be okay. We love you". They told me and Emily and then disappeared into the airport doors. Right now if I see them once a year, I'm lucky.

These memories are gonna be haunted in my mind forever.

I kissed someone else, James forgave me, but I did chose Alfie over him. Huge mistake. He left for England with his band because of me. I put him in so much pain and he still likes me. If I was him, I wouldn't even look at me. None knows about this and it's better like that. I'm ashamed of my past. I chose an asshole, over the most kind-hearted person. I broke James' heart. Why? Because I wanted a change. I'm never going to forgive myself. I loved James with all my heart and I still do.

This guy, with these incredibly chocolate brown eyes, dark brown kind of curly hair, that muscular body, is the love of my life. And I let him go like that.
I'm going to win him back no matter what. Ugh, I wanted to kiss him and tell him that I love him, so badly today, but you know. I kept it low.
I don't know what to do, so I open my phone.
03:22 missed call from Emily💕
Whoa, if Emily calls me that late, it's an emergency for sure. I call her back.
After two or three seconds she picks it up. That was quick.

"Hello Riley." Emily whispers.
"Emily? What's going on?" I tell her, upset.
"Ugh, I wanna tell you something." She tells me.
"What? What is it? Did something bad happened?" I kind of yell.
"Geez, Riley. Relax. Nothing bad happened. Pfft, Riley.."
"Yeah?"
"Riley, I'm pregnant."
"WHAT?" I yell, so loud that I have probably waken up the whole block.
"Riley, back on track. Hunter doesn't know it yet. When I found out, I asked him if he would like having kids with me and he was way more positive than I thought. The thing is.. how am I gonna tell him? What if I'm fat and he doesn't like me anymore? What if my nerves due to this pregnancy grow more and he wants to divorce me? What if I get to grow up a kid on my own?"
"Emily. Listen to me. Firstly, congrats. That's the best thing ever. Secondly you are just being paranoid. Hunter loves you. He would never care about your nerves, or about you being fat because of the pregnancy. Speaking of which... OH MY GOSH. I'M GONNA BE AUNT. I'm soooo excited right know." I tell her.
"Oh Riley. I'm so happy about that.. Thank you for everything, really. You are always so supportive, and thinking back to Regionals' year.. it's just.. I treated you so badly, Ri. God, I'm so so sorry, Riley." She tells, half crying.
"Past is in the past, Em. It doesn't really matter to me anymore. Anyway, I really need to get to sleep, but don't forget to tell Hunter, 'cause if you don't, you don't wanna know what will happened then. But do mom and dad know?"
"No, but I will make sure to tell all of them, I promise. Goodnight Riley."
"Goodnight, Em, love ya." I tell her.
"Love ya too." She answers and then hangs up.

How lucky am I to have these people in my life? Emily, Hunter, James, Miss Kate, Michelle, Giselle, Chloe, Cierra, Thalia, Amanda, Stephanie, West, Eldon, Noah and Max? How much?

I shake away all my thoughts and drift off to sleep. Tomorrow is gonna be a long day.

Emily's POV

As I sit up from the sofa in our living room, I see Hunter, and jump in horror. But then I see tears in his eyes, a huge smile plastered on his face.
"Ugh, you scared me, sweetheart." I tell him giggling. "But... Why are you crying?" I continue.
He embraces me into a tight hug. When I let go of him, I lock eyes with him.
"Em, baby, why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" He tells me, disappointed.
"How did you find out?"
He shows me a stick. A pregnant stick. My pregnant stick. Silly me, I forgot it in the bathroom.
"Plus." He tells me. "I heard you talking with Riley."
"Was I so loud?" I tell him, feeling a little bad, that I woke him up in the middle of the night.
"Loud enough for me to hear. But why didn't you tell me?"
"I was scared how you would take it, Hunter."
"Em, I love you. I would do anything for you. You are all that matters to me. And this little baby right here, from now on, is all that matters to me, too." He tells me, softly.
I can't handle it anymore, so I kiss him.
After we pull away, he grab my hand, leading me to our room. I lie down on our king-sized bed. After he closes the lights, he lies down beside me and raps his arms around me.
"Goodnight, Em." He says and then puts his arm on my tummy. "Goodnight to you, too." He says to our baby, giggling.
"Goodnight." I say and before I know it, I'm already sleeping.

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