Undercover Love

Chapter 50

Tom's POV

I woke up in the middle of the night with the strange impression some kind of thick cobweb was choking me. Opening my eyes, I realized it was in fact only Lia's hair. One of the discomforts when you're spooning a girl. 

Careful not to disturb her deep slumber, I slowly reached my hand to gently pull her curls aside, so it was now resting on her shoulder instead of my face. I then went back to cuddle, linking my arms back around her waist and placing a hand on her stomach, right where it had been all night. I started rubbing it very softly, occasionally drawing little heart shapes over it with my finger. 

I smiled to myself, remembering a tiny human being was hiding in there. My little boy or little girl was growing in there. It was still so hard to believe I would soon be a dad. It was all so unexpected and I wasn't really prepared for it, but for some reason I wasn't even scared. I knew a lot of things were gonna change in my life, but I felt capable and ready to handle it. I was gonna be a good father to our baby, hopefully as good as mine was to me, only I wasn't planning on doing the same mistake he did. Even if I was proud of what my father did the night he died, I didn't want to end up like that. I didn't want to leave my son or daughter behind, with nothing but the memory of his or her two parents dead on duty and the pride of what they did. No, I wouldn't let this happen because that was not what I wished for my child. Time had come for me and Lia to turn the page and start all over again.

I rolled over, turning to the nightstand to check the time. The alarm clock barely read 3:30, yet I already felt like I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. Too many things were in my head now, and I couldn't make them go away. 

I sat up and looked at Lia who was still sound asleep next to me. Stroking her hair, I began thinking of the best way I could ask her to leave Jump Street. She had to, and I could only hope she'd understand it. That was clearly gonna be a sensitive subject to tackle, espacially since being a cop meant a lot to her. It used to mean a lot to me too so I could easily relate, but sometimes you gotta move on. Besides, when you're about to have a baby, it has to become your priority, you can't be selfish anymore. 

I still kind of feared her reaction though. I mean, we'd had enough fights already lately so I didn't want to argue with her again, however I couldn't let her just continue risking her life every day along with our baby's. Only the thought of it was making me axious. And it was making me even more anxious to think she was gonna be on duty in a few hours. Well, just like me actually.

I sighed, looking up at the ceiling. We really had to stop all this, and quickly. Although it was the middle of the night, I desperately needed someone to talk about it right now. The idea of shaking Lia awake crossed my mind, but I eventually decided against it. I needed some advices first.

From my best friend for example.

I quietly got up, managing not to wake Julia in the process. I put some clothes on and grabbed my car key before leaving the apartment. 

♡♡♡

Unlocking the door with the spare key that was hidden on top of it, I slowly stepped inside. All the lights were turned off and the place was dead silent. Not even the faintest sound was to be heard. I sort of felt like a burglar.

"FREEZE !", Penhall suddenly yelled, standing in the middle of the corridor with his gun aimed at me as he switched on the light. It was only fair to say he scared the shit outta me.