Last Chance: Rock Romance #2

Chapter Twenty-Four

Liam

I had no place in telling Layla that Natalie was pregnant, but I couldn't hold it back from her. She deserves to know, and Natalie needs that kind of support from another woman. As often as Ryan angers me, or upsets me, the guy is my best friend. It's something that Natalie has come to terms with, not so much Layla.

I can't share in the conversation about hurting him, or hating him. Even if Natalie felt that way, I could never share those same sentiments. I shut the door to Natalie's room and glance over to her sleeping form. In sleep, she looks so peaceful. I wish I knew how to make sure she knew the same form of peace when she was awake.

I grab my bag from Natalie's closet and walk into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me to change into flannels for bed. Before pulling my jeans off, I take my cellphone out of my pocket and place it on the bathroom sink counter.

As I pull my flannel pajama pants on, my cell starts vibrating on the counter. I glance at the screen and see that Zepp is calling me. Well at least it's a break from Ryan. I pick up my phone to answer.

"Hey."

I can hear Zepp hushing someone in the background, and I am really hoping it's not Ryan.

"Listen, Ryan came in here not long ago looking a mess. The guy is torn up."

I cut him off.

"Ryan's a mess? Maybe you should have been here to see Princess walk in. The girl is split in two."

"Dude, you know Ryan. He's never had to work at all getting a girl. This is all new to him." Zepp says, defending Ryan.

"Yeah well he could just as easily move on from her. She's not one to be playing games. She has too much going on."

"Liam I don't think you're getting what I'm saying man. Ryan isn't playing games. He thinks she's the one."

"What?" I ask, utterly dumbfounded.

"He feels that she's the one. He hasn't been the same since she ran off in Albany. You would see that if you stopped in once in a while. He's a walking mess. The only time he wasn't, was right before he had planned to see her."

"And we see how that ended." I state.

"Anyways, I was calling because I think that you should help him. Give the guy a chance. If he fucks it up again, then it's on him. You're in a position to help him. Ryan said she barely leaves the house, only for some doctor appointment."

"How do you suppose I help him?" I ask.

"When's her next appointment? I can make sure that he's there. I'll make it clear that he better do something big, and not fuck it up in the process."

I think back to earlier, at Natalie's doctor office. They had her set up an appointment for her first ultrasound. There's no way she wouldn't tell Ryan by then.

"She has an appointment in two months. That's the only one scheduled so far." I suggest.

"That should give him more than enough time to think of something."

"Okay. Give me a minute, I'll find her appointment card and text you over the date. It's sometime in October."

"Thanks Liam. Later" Zepp says, before disconnecting the call.

I hope that whatever Ryan comes up with doesn't make me regret this.