Ice Breaker - Mitch Marner (2019)

twenty seven

"When did you figure this out?" Auston asked, rubbing my back.
"T- two days ago." I stuttered, crying into my pillow.
Everyone left the room except for Auston.
Mat and Kasperi were talking to Mitch about everything in the living room.
Auston sighed and lied down next to me, still rubbing my back.
"Who knows?" He asked.
"Mat and Kasperi."
He nodded
"I'm sorry." I sniffed, turning towards him.
"You have nothing to be sorry about." He smiled, sadness in his eyes.
"You're not mad?"
He shook his head.
"Not at the moment, no. But who knows-maybe Mitch will be lying on the floor dead tomorrow." He joked.
I laughed and wiped my tears away.
"I'm only twenty one, Auston. What am I supposed to do?"
My brothers eyes widened then he shut them.
"Do you...want to keep it? If you don't that's totally fine. We will all understand. Either way we will help you get through this Ella."

I thought about it for a long time.
I didn't plan on telling Mitch or Auston in the first place and was just going to get an abortion but I've always had that feeling of wanting to keep it.
"Yeah. Yeah. I think I'll keep it."
Auston nodded before standing up.
"Do you want Mitch to come in here?" I nodded, as Auston made his way out the door.

The door opened, and in came Mitch.
We made eye contact and he smiled slightly, coming to sit down next to me.
I moved over so he could lay on the bed next to me.
We stayed there, in silence, for longer than we thought.
"I love you." I muttered, moving my hand towards him.
He wrapped his hand around mine and rubbed my thumb with his.
"I love you so so much." He muttered back.
We turned to each other, our faces barely inches away.
He closed the gap with his warm lips.

We both pulled away, gasping for air.
"We are going to raise this baby together. I'm not going to leave you." Mitch mutters, pecking my lips once more.
I nodded, curling into his warm safe body.
He placed his hand on my stomach and smiled.
"One big happy family." I laughed.