Momma

Part 8

~1 month later~

General P.O.V.

Riley was asleep on her couch, tired from her long day of taking care of her two year old.

Lucas walks into the house and looks dreamily at his girlfriend.

Yes, Riley had given Lucas another chance to, in her words, 'not screw up her life again.' And so far so good.

She is also letting Lucas raise Kason, to be his dad. Also so far so good.

"Da-da." Kason yelps out to Lucas. Kason has taken a huge liking, more like loving, to Lucas, and oh is Lucas grateful for that. 

Ever since Riley got out of the hospital, Kason has clung to her-like a lifeline, and honestly so has Lucas.

When Riley isn't near, it's 'Daddy time' for Kason.

"Hey buddy! Did you miss your Daddy?"

Kason nods his head and bounces in his play pin in the living room. Lucas walks over to his son who has his hands up in the air waiting for his father to pick him up. He does so and adjusts his son so they both can be comfortable.

As Lucas takes them back to his and Riley's room, Kason babbles to himself and Lucas chuckles at it.

They reach the bedroom and Lucas plops his son on the bed pretending Kason is a torpedo.

"BOMBS AWAY!" Lucas yells and Kason laughs.

'I'll be right back, kay buddy?" Lucas asks his son.

Kason bobs his head up and down while not looking away from the toy Lucas did not know he was holding...

"Hey, Bub, look at me..." Lucas asks Kason who obeys immediately...

"Give Daddy a kiss."Kason doesn't like to give kisses on lips, so he does noses.

Lucas picks up Kason and walks over to they play pin in their room to put him in...

"Attaboy... Daddy's gonna go take a shower real quick so you go back in here."

Lucas goes into the bathroom to shower off all of his sweat from his long day at work. When he had moved in with Riley, he started looking for a new job, and scored a pretty nice job as an assistant vet.

~20 minutes later~

Lucas' P.O.V.

I walk back out of the bathroom from the shower to see my lovely girlfriend sitting on our bed, but somethings not right...

"What's wrong, love? you look like you just saw a ghost..." 

One thing about Riley is that I can tell her moods so easily. She gives away subtle hints, like when she is grossed out, her nose scrunches up. Or when she's truly happy, her eyes have a certain sparkle and shine in them. When she's sad, her head is lowered toward the ground, and her hair is down, curtaining around her face just in case she cries.

And when she's in shock or is fearful. Her beautiful eyes widen and seem darker than normal, He skin is paled, and a distant look is plastered to her face.

And that's exactly how she is right now...

She doesn't reply, and now I'm really scared. Silence stay for about 2 more minutes, while I just hold her. It feels so natural when she's in my arms.

Not making eye contact with me... She breaks the silence...

"I'm pregnant."

Nothing to say...