Another You - Austin Carlile, Tony Perry, Chris Motionless

Starry Eyed

Austin's POV: 

"BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS SUPPOSE TO BE EATING FOR TWO PEOPLE!" 

I watched her slam the picture she was holding down in front of me before she stormed out of the bus. I flipped the picture over and saw that it was an ultrasound that read 11 weeks pregnant. I felt tears well up in my eyes and I looked to the open door where she had left. I let her walk away. I accused her of not treating herself right. 

"What just happened," Balz muttered. 

Chris looked over my shoulder and I heard him laugh. "Good luck with that." 

I turned to face him and gave him a questioning look before turning back around to the guys. I held the picture up and let a goofy smile settle on my face. "I'm gonna be a dad..." I smiled wider and pumped my fists up. "I'M GONNA BE A DAD!" I noticed no one was sharing my enthusiasm. "Guys?" 

"What about the tour," Alan asked. 

"And the band," Tino added. 

"Guys, come on, she's due in like 6 months. The tour will definitely be over by then and yeah, we'll do other tours but I have no intention of quitting the band," I reassured them.

Aaron walked up and gave me a hug. "Congrats man, I think you'll be a great dad."

"Thanks Aaron," I replied, thankful that at least someone was happy for me. 

"It's not like she's going to keep it," Chris scoffed. 

I let out an annoyed sighed and raised a brow. "And why is that?" 

"Because she doesn't want kids," he stated flatly. "When we were dating we talked about the future, she was fine with getting married but she always said she didn't want kids. She said they would ruin her life. And they will."

"How so," Phil challenged for me. 

Chris laughed, "Because she can't tour with a baby and touring is her life. I'm surprised she's doing it with Katie."

"Chris, her dream wasn't to be our TM," Ghost objected. "Her dream was to run the PR and event promotion side of things at Fearless." 

"Which she is," Ricky added.

Chris sighed, "So now we need a new TM... couldn't you have at least used a condom."

"Shut it, Chris," I snapped back. I grabbed the picture and ran of the bus to try and find her. "RORY," I called out.

"Austin?" 

I looked over and saw her sitting down against a brick wall, her knees brought to her chest and she was shivering. I ran over and pulled my flannel shirt off to drape around her. I pulled her into me and held her tightly. her sobs slowly fading away. 

"Baby, I'm so sorry," I mumbled into her hair before kissing her head gently. "I shouldn't have left, I should have waited. I'm so so sorry." 

She nodded, "I can't believe you thought I was starving myself."

"I know, it was stupid," I muttered. I pulled the picture from my pocket and just looked down at it. "We're going to be parents."

She smiled and cuddled further into me. "I know."

"Are you sure this is what you want," I asked carefully, not wanting to offend her. 

She looked up at me and nodded. "Austin, I always dreamed about having a family with you. We have Katie and now we're going to have a beautiful baby of our own. I'm so sure that this is what I want."