Lea POV
I sighed watching the waves, from a young kid I loved the beach, the way the sand used to make your skin feel soft or the way the waves would carry you if you laid on your back, it was just a relaxing place and it still is.
"I thought you would be asleep by now." Riker said sitting down next to me in the sand, when we finally got home I needed my own time and if you carry on walking down the beach there's like a small sort of area that is just kinda private, a good place to think.
"It's be a long day, still thinking about things." I said resting my chin on my knee. Riker looked at me and sighed "what now ?"
"We need to choose what's more important, a life time of friendship or a couple months of relationship, you and I both know the arguing isn't going to stop Riker, we were stupid ever thinking that getting into a relationship was a good idea, you were right maybe we shouldn't be doing this, I just want to turn back time and change things, I'm not saying I don't love you because I do and that's why I'm doing this, I'm sorry baby but this is it, this is the finish line." I said kissing his head as I stood up.
Riker and I have secretly been arguing at night, every night this week we've argued, it's the stress of everything and we're rubbing against each other in the wrong way, I'm not saying we can't try again but just not at the moment.
"Where's Riker ?" Stormie asked as I walked in, all of them sat around the dining table.
"Dad or Mark may want to make sure his okay." I said, Rydel and Sarah sighed looking at me shaking their heads "what did you do ?" Sarah asked as my eyes started to water.
"I broke up with him and it's not going to be forever but for the moment with the wedding and we're all stressing about the baby, things are getting too much so it's best if we just stay as friends." I said looking at Greg, he shook his head getting off Ryland's lap and walked outside.
Riker POV
"Don't go." Greg said hugging me, I laughed and shook my head pulling him on to my lap, if it wasn't for Greg and the baby, I wouldn't be able to promise I would stay in this house, the woman I love and have loved all my life has just ended our relationship in seconds.
"I'm not going anywhere, I promise, even if I was I wouldn't not see you okay ? No matter what happens I'll still be here." I said hugging him.
Thing will get awkward at first, it's like we're teenagers all over again, you go from being best friends then you sleep together and all these feelings and emotions hit you then they get taken away from you and you just feel empty and you just want kick and scream and punch anything in your way.
"If you two love each other why do you have to break up ?" Greg asked looking at me, I laughed and sighed "we have to break up because we love each other, right now your Mom and I we're getting stressed about a few things and stress on the baby could end badly and when you get to my age you'll understand things a bit better and that sometimes you have to let the people you love go, you can't hold on to them forever as much as I want to hold onto your Mom forever we have to think about things."
"So you'll get back together next week ?" Greg asked laughing.
"I think it's going to be a little longer than a couple of weeks, maybe when the baby comes we'll talking about things a bit more." I said.
Greg looked at me and smiled wiping my eyes "I'm sorry I made you and Mom broke up."
What ?
I looked at him and laughed "you didn't make us break up, what makes you think you did ?"
Greg shrugged "I don't know, I go missing then you two break up."
I picked up out of my lab and stood him "don't you ever ever think you're the reason me and your Mom argue okay ? Because you're not, you're a good kid, you know a lot more than any 8 year olds I've ever met, you will never be the reason we argue, so don't ever think that you're to blame and that goes for anyone else, if someone tries blaming you for an argument that caused a fight or a break up ignore them, it's their job to take responsibility alright ? It's not your fault, it never will be me and your Mom we're just trying to figure out something that's going to work for the four of us."
Greg nodded and hugged me again "you're so much cooler than Liam." He whispered making me laugh as I stood up and spun him around with his arms around my neck making him laugh.
"You can't get me !" He laughed letting go of me and went running, giving him about a thirty second head start I went running after him.
"Gotcha." I laughed picking him up making him scream with laughter as I started tickling him "stop I'm gonna pee."
"Okay I'll stop." I laughed throwing him up and catching him.
It's amazing to think that this child, this intelligent, emotional aware child is my son and even if Lea and I never fix this relationship I'll always be proud that Greg is my son.
"Again." Greg laughed.
"Again ? Alright, you ready ?" I asked making him nod as I threw him back up into the air.
"Riker." Dad said, I looked at him and quickly remembered what I had just done to Greg "yeah ?" I asked catching him seconds before he hit the floor.
Dad laughed and shook his head "I just wanted to see if you'd drop him."
Greg looked at him and tilted his head to the side "you're mean."
Dad laughed and winked "I'm only joking but you mister need to go to bed, it's been a long and tiring past few hours." Dad said.
Greg nodded and gave me a hug before hugging Dad and going inside.
"You okay ?" Dad asked, I nodded and put my hands into my pockets "I-I think so, I think it hurt more when Greg hugged me telling me not to leave and then said sorry for breaking us up or Lea said she wished she could turn back time to change things, why can't I just have a nice relationship ?" I asked.
Dad laughed and put his arm over my shoulders "Riker this isn't forever, I know you love her, she loves you too, you should of seen the look on her face when she told us but I have to agree with her, you two being in a relationship at the moment isn't a good idea, sometimes in life we just have to take that break and clear our heads but you want to know the best thing that's happened today ?"
"Ross bought us all food without us asking ?" I asked laughing.
"I got to see my son laughing with his son, I know you had a little cry but Greg made you laugh, you're a good Dad, you have nothing to worry about with the baby." Dad smiled.
Before my stepdad moved out, everytime my parents argued I always said sorry because for some weird reason I felt like it was my fault....I'm weird.
