banana | erikleen

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"look, i'm sorry. i know you don't want this, especially not with me. but, please help me take care of it," i say, my voice cracking. he shakes his head, shock and confusion finally covering his face.

"colleen i," he starts, letting out a small sigh. "i don't know what to tell you."

"what?"

he shakes his head again, like this was bothering him. like it was a waste of his time.

"are you kidding me?" i ask, suddenly furious. "i came all the way out here to tell you my feelings towards you and about our future child, and you don't care?"

"that's not what i'm saying, colleen."

"no, i know exactly what you're saying," i stand up, another stream of tears pouring down my face. "just leave me alone. this baby and i will be better off without you."

-

i went home that night with my friends comforting me. telling me everything would work out. i wish i believed them. i want to, but how am i supposed to when my head is telling me he's a horrible guy.

"he rejected me," i whisper. "and our baby."

"it'll be okay. he'll turn up soon," teeny says, grabbing my hand. "what exactly did he say?"

i shake my head, "absolutely nothing. when i told him how i felt, he didn't say a word. and then, after i told him everything he said he didn't know what to say."

kory scoffs, "that's not right."

"huh?"

"he's holding back," he says, sighing. "i've been talking to him these past few days. he likes you colleen. he's in love with you. he just doesn't know what that feels like, and he's too scared to admit it.."

"how do you know?" i ask.

"the way he talks about you," he says. "next time you're with him, notice the little things."

-

"okay, okay," i giggle quietly as i rub my hand over my pregnant belly. "i'll be there in 10 minutes."

erik called me a little earlier to ask me to meet him at the boat dock. i said yes, of course. it's thursday, which means it's four full days later after i told him how i felt. hopefully he's had time to realize how he feels about me, too.

i went to the docks after getting ready and i saw him standing there waiting on me. as i approached him, he grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers. "i have something to tell you," he whispered.

"you've probably been wanting to hear this for a while, now, and i'm sorry for making you wait so long," he scratches the back of his neck. "it just took me a while to realize what this felt like.."

he sighs and stops, holding both of my hands and facing me. "colleen, i'm so sorry for what happened that night. i pushed you away instead of telling you that i love you, too. i love you and our baby more than anything."

he places a soft kiss on my lips. i've been waiting for this moment forever. i feel my heart fill with love as he pulls away and calls me, 'mon amour.'

A/N
okay so i have other stories i'm working on along with this one, so this one might have like 5 or 6 more parts left. this chApter sUcks ew.