The Affair

Chapter 6

Chloe's POV

Soon after that I went to bed, Thomas didn't come up until late and when I woke up the next morning I was alone in bed

I got up and went into Archie's room to find he was just waking up

"Hey buddy, you hungry?" I knew he was because it was time for his feed and he eats at the exact same time every single day, like clockwork

As I was about to head downstairs to get him a bottle I nearly walked straight into Ryan who was coming out of the spare room

He looked pretty hot in his pyjamas, that sounds really weird I know but he did and his hair was messy but in a really cute way

What the hell am I saying? Anyways Thomas is hotter isn't he?

Eh, a woman can appreciate a man and still be happily married, it's not illegal

"Sorry" he apologised for nearly walking into me but I just chuckled

"It's fine, we're both as guilty as each other" I reply as I step back to get out of his way

"Do you have any idea where Thomas is?" I asked even though if I didn't know he probably wouldn't either

"Nope, was he not with you?" He asks in confusion

"The bed was empty when I woke up" I reply and he furls his brow in curiously

It goes quiet for a moment before I finally decide to break the silence

"Maybe he's downstairs" I suggest and he nods so we head downstairs but Thomas is nowhere to be found

Then I see a note on the counter

I head over and read it then look up at Ryan while rolling my eyes and internally sighing

"What is it?" He asks gently

"My darling husband sends his apologies but he had to head into work early because of some crisis with the big deal he's heading out of town for or something like that" I tell him and he shakes his head

"Wow" he blurts out, clearly also unimpressed by Thomas' actions, I like this guy more by the minute

"I swear to god! He's just so frustrating!" I yell, I feel like I'm about to have a breakdown sometimes with him, I can't hate him, I can't even stay mad at him, but dear god sometimes I just want to scream

At that moment Archie starts to cry and I just feel like I'm about to as well

Ryan's POV

I feel so bad for her, she seems way too good for this shit Thomas is putting her through

"I'm sorry baby, I'm so sorry, shhh, shhh mommy's gonna get you a bottle right now" she apologised profusely to the baby boy crying his heart out in her arms, she looks like she's about to start crying too, she's shaking a little as well

"Do you want some help?" I offer as she starts shaking a little more, I can see she's about to decline but then decides she needs it

"C....could you hold him for me? Just for a minute" she asks me and I nod, trying not to look too worried

I take the little boy from her and bounce him gently, he begins to calm down but she's still shaky as she gets the stuff to make her son a bottle but as she tries to make it she finds she's still shaking too much

"Here, let me do that, you go sit down with Archie and I'll bring the bottle over in a second" I offer and she nods before taking him and heading for the couch

I quickly make the bottle and check the temperature, it came as naturally as it used to, clearly I wasn't too out of practice

I brought it over and sat down with her, I went too give her the bottle but she couldn't take it because she still couldn't hold herself steady, it was quite worrying

"Let me?" I asked softly and she nodded, a few tears fell as she did, I took the baby carefully and soon managed to get him to take the bottle, it was definitely easier than I remembered

We sat quietly while he had the bottle and she slowly began to settle down

When Archie finished the bottle she was still a little shaky but a lot better, I handed him back to her and she finally regained enough composure to ask me a question

"How did you know how to do all that?" She asked me, presumably about making the bottle etc.

"I used to do it for Hannah" I replied but then realise I should've clarified that more

"You have a daughter?" She asks me in confusion

"No, Hannah's my baby sister" I explain, I really need to make that more clear in future

"Oh" she relies, clearly not sure what else to say

Chloe's POV

I was starting to feel better, before I'd been feeling dizzy and sick as well as obviously shaking, it just happens sometimes when my stress level gets too high, especially since Archie happened

"She's the reason I moved out here, my parents got divorced when I was 15, my dad's had a few wives since then, he married Hannah's mom about 6 and a half years ago when he found out he's gotten her pregnant while she was his mistress during his previous marriage, but she had a girl, Hannah, my dad doesn't have much interest in girls, he's the kind of guy who thinks only boys are worth his time, so about two years ago he left Hannah's mom when Hannah was 4, her mom tried but she was a wreck, she fell into drugs and stuff and Hannah was taken away about 6 months ago, she's with a foster family at the moment but they're moving away and I want to take her, so I moved out here because this is her home, I didn't want to move her, she's already been through enough and she's only 6" Ryan explained to me and all I could think was dear god he's so amazing, Thomas would never do something like that

"That's really amazing of you" I whispered, I was losing control of myself

We had our eyes locked, leaning in, we were getting so close and then we were both pulled back out of our own heads when my phone buzzed

It was a text from Thomas

"Sorry about earlier babe, I promise I'm gonna come home for lunch and make up for it" I read in my head, great

What the hell was I thinking, I can't like Ryan, I'm married to Thomas, he's Archie's father, I can't do this

"I'm sorry" I tell Ryan as I run out of the room with Archie

Ryan's POV

Crap, what have I done?!

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So now we know who Hannah is and I presume we all love Ryan about 10 times more now but the big thing THEY NEARLY KISSED! But Chloe seems to feel too guilty so what will happen? And what's gonna happen with Thomas? Will he really make it all up to her? Xoxo