Run Away Forever

Chapter Six

Riley

I had been feeling crap all day, I just wanted to sleep and rest in bed but I had to come to work. I needed to earn this money for Jack, I didn’t want him to grow up without getting him the things he wanted. I loved my baby too much to let him be unhappy.

“Hey,” a voice called from above me. I had my head lying on the desk with my eyes closed, everything was too much, I just wanted to throw up and go to bed. I hadn’t been this ill in years. “Are you okay Riley?”

Slowly I picked up my heavy head and looked at Liam. “I’m fine,” I groaned tiredly.

“Yeah you look it,” he replied sarcastically.

“Thanks Liam, so what did you want?”

He stepped closer to me. “So I was going to ask you this the other day, but I kind of forgot. I was wondering if you actually had a boyfriend.”

“I have a boyfriend, which I cheated on with you,” I told him truthfully.

“Oh right. So how long have you and Freddy been together?”

“We’ve been together five months, but it isn’t a normal relationship, I mean he’s like my best friend and he sleeps around.”

“So everything is cool between us?” he asked genuinely concerned.

“Everything is fine between us,” I told him as I felt sick start to rise up my throat. “Freddy doesn’t even hate you.”

“Thank god, I didn’t want to create trouble between you two.”

“You didn’t.”

He stared at me for a couple more seconds before I suddenly jumped up and bolted for the toilet. I was going to throw up. I skidded across the floor to the toilet and slammed the door open. As soon as I enter the toilet cubicle I retched into the toilet. The acid burnt my throat and tears marked my skin.

I felt cool hands lift up my hair and pull it away from my face. Another hand stroked my back as I threw up again.

A sweet voice from behind me said, “It’s okay sweetie, let it all out you’ll feel better in the minute.”

When I finally stopped vomiting, I sat back against the cubicle wall and face Liam and Meg, Mr. Linley’s wife. “Uhr,” I groaned. I felt disgusting. 

“Sweetie do you know what made you sick,” Meg asked me. I shook my head. “Have you eaten something bad, or someone close to you been ill?”

“No,” I choked out.

“Have you had sex recently?” she suddenly asked.

My eyes flashed up to Liam. “Shit!” I breathed out. Liam didn’t understand at first but then I saw his eyes widen and the realisation was known.

“Shit!” he whispered, he quickly turned out of the bathroom slamming the door behind him.

“I don’t know what’s up with him,” Meg sighed. “I guess he’s been a little stressed recently. So I’m guessing I was right on that last one?”

“You were right, I had sex about a month ago.”

“Did you used a condom?”

“I don’t remember, I was drunk.”

“What about the guy you were with, could you ask him?”

“I guess I could but I’m scared.”

“It’s going to alright, now call him.”

Slowly I typed in Liam’s number. “Riley,” he answered. “You’re pregnant aren’t you?”