Hidden Secrets

Epilogue Part 1

~1 Year Later~

"Ash1" I call when I walk into the house

"Up here!" She yells back from upstairs

I head for the stairs and see her holding her baby boy Ryan in the rocking chair while feeding him. Ashley is an amazing mom to him. After she gave birth she told everyone what the name was. Ryan Liam Carrington. I cried for hours of happiness. I just couldn't believe they picked Liam to be his middle name.

"Hey" I say

"Hey. I thought Blake was coming with you?" She says

"No he said he had to go finish a paper for a class" I shrug

Ever since last summer Blake transferred schools back home so he could be closer to Emma and I. He was really excited when his school let him come back home. He works as a coach at the school, and I truly believe he loves it there just as much as I do. Emma just turned three a few months back. Her and Blake are practically inseparable. They gang up on me for pranks and I honestly love how close they've became. It's like he never left.

"Oh well I was just about to finish feeding Ryan and then put him down for a nap" Ashley says burping the little baby

"Ok...Um I kind of need your help with something after" I say nervously

"Ok" She smiles

After about ten minutes Ryan falls asleep and Ashley turns to me and tries to talk but I shush her and nod my head towards the hall. We walk over to her and Josh's room and she sits on her bed.

"Spit it out" She laughs

I stay silent and go in my purse and pull out the brown bag. She studies the bag and she studies it for a few moments before gasping.

"Are you-?" She asks

"I don't know. I was hoping you'd be there while I found out" I say

"Ok well I'm going to get you a big glass of water I'll be right back" She laughs before leaving the room

I open the bag and pull out the two pregnancy tests. I sit down on her bed and sigh. It's been so long since I've had to take one of these. Usually, Blake and I are extremely careful; but lately we haven't. We both agreed that if it happens it happens and we'll deal with it as it comes. We've really grown since we were sixteen and seventeen. There's so much love and trust in our relationship now, mostly because there's no teen drama surrounding us anymore. He's moved in with me, and we both feel content with our lives so far.

Ashley comes back in holding a tall glass of water and hands it to me. We sit quietly while I gulp down the water, so the water will have a faster effect. Within 5 minutes I take the tests into the bathroom and pee on the two sticks. As we wait for the results I pace back and forth.

"Beth chill you've done this before" Ashley chuckles

"Not in three or four years Ash!" I say

"Why are you so worried? Blake's a great father" She says

"The last time I was pregnant he wasn't there and if I am this time. He will be. I don't know how to take that in. Last time I accepted the fact that I was going to be a single mother, but now I'm scared shitless. We're in a good place right now; Blake and I. This is going to change everything. Emma might be a big sister and I'm worried about how she will take the news if I am. She's so used to all the attention being on her and if this is really happening I'm afraid she's going to think we're going to love her less which will never happen" I ramble

"Beth!" Ashley calls to get my attention "Everything will be fine and I'm sure Emma will be happy to be a big sister"

I sigh and the timer goes off. Ashley holds my hand and gives me a reassuring smile before pulling me into the bathroom. I take a few deep breaths before picking up the two tests which both have a pink plus sign on it. The color drains from my face and I start freaking out. Ashley smiles like the chesire cat.