My Personal Stalker

Chapter 44: Baby Angel / Goodbye

Joe's POV:

My heart is pounding out of my chest and I feel like this is the worst idea. Aileen told me herself that she didn't want to see me but still, I'm standing in front of her door, not knowing whether I'm saving or jeopardizing our relationship right now.

I knock once, twice but the apartment stays silent. That's when I take out Chloe's key and carefully open the door.

And there she is, my angel, dressed in one of my big sweaters. She narrows her eyes on me. "What are you doing here? Did Chloe tell you to come?"

"Honestly yes," There's no reason to lie. Aileen would look right through me. "But I'm also here because I've missed you like crazy. Aileen, please, whatever is going on we can work it out together."

"It's already taken care of. I have a doctor's appointment in two days." She says straight faced.

I can't even believe what I'm hearing. "What's going on? Are you sick? Why didn't you say something?" Quickly, I rush to her side and wrap my arms around her.

After hesitating for a second she lays her head against my chest. "Chloe really didn't tell you, did she?"

"No," I whisper into her hair savoring this moment that I can finally hold her in my arms again.

"Maybe you should sit down for this." Unwillingly, I let go of her and let her lead me to the couch. "First of all, I'm not sick even though I feel like I am... I'm pregnant."

It's like a thousand fireworks are exploding in my stomach all at once. "Really? That's amazing." I can't help but pull her close into a deep kiss.

As we pull away Aileen's mouth is twitching upward. "How can you be so excited about this? When I first found out, I freaked."

"Are you kidding? Aileen, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Sure, I didn't plan on having kids just now but having kids with you was always what I wanted. Can't you picture yourself with a tiny baby angel on your arm, a baby just as beautiful as you? Because I can... and now that you told me you were pregnant I can't unpicture it."

Several tears are rolling down her cheeks. "I love you too." Her bottom lip is trembling. "Joe, I love how excited you are about this but I don't think we're ready to be parents. We haven't even finished high school."

I run my thumbs over her cheeks in an attempt to wipe away her tears. "Sweety, I know that we are pretty young but I swear to god, if we have this baby I'm gonna love it unconditionally for the rest of my life. No matter what, I won't let anything bad happen to you or the baby. That's a promise."

"Why do you have to be so damn romantic? You're making it quite hard for me." Aileen chuckles. "But you're right. I couldn't imagine a better father for my child." She puts her hand on her stomach, finally showing me her beautiful smile.

I bite my lip nervously. "So you will keep the baby?"

Aileen takes a deep breath before answering. "Yes, we will be parents." I pull her even closer than before. This is the best day of my life.

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Chloe's POV:

It was him. The witness I couldn't meet, it was him all along. I thought he was my friend, my lover, my soulmate... so how could he keep this from me?

All this time I told him that nothing could come between us, that our love was too strong and now I'm sitting here questioning every moment we ever spent together. Maybe the only reason he ever contacted me was guilt... and pity. Maybe he just felt like he owed me to make my life a little less miserable.

I can't believe he even told me that he loved me. You can't sincerely love someone and keep such a huge secret from them.

Yes, I fell in love with the idea of Noah, the one who always had my back when no one else did, the one who would risk his life for me but now... I feel like I don't even know him anymore.

All I want to do right now is to put an end to this. I don't want to worry about Mark and Colin anymore and I have to stop thinking about Noah. I need a fresh start.

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After a long drive around town, I pull into the police station's parking lot. I still remember the first time I came here right after Finn's death. Everyone was walking on eggshells around our family. Thinking back, maybe Noah was there at the very same time.

I wait in the car for a while longer, regulating my breathing. That's when I notice someone watching me from the entrance. Why does he have to be here? Why him of all people?

Not really wanting to talk to him, I take out my phone and start typing.

Me: You shouldn't be here. Just let me get this over with.

Noah: This is exactly where I should be. I won't let you go through this alone.

Angrily, I push the car door open and start shouting. "Fine! You want to talk? Let's talk." Noah quickly approaches me but I don't stop shouting. "First, you witness my brother being shot and don't even tell me about it. You just hide in anonymity like a coward." Some people turn around to us. "Then, you find out that my boyfriend is cheating and you tell me about it through texts - anonymously. It's fine that you felt sorry for me but at least have the guts to stand up to me and tell me the truth!"

Noah chews on his lip. "Chloe, that's not..."

"Let me finish! Then, you lure me in until I actually want to be with you before pushing me away completely. So I go looking for you all over and you actually give in, only to leave again a minute later. Then, you show up at my house because you can't stand the idea of me getting back together with Mark. We actually start going out, we overcome all obstacles, you tell me that you love me... and through all of this you don't even attempt to tell me what happened to my baby brother. I really thought you were different. But apparently you're just like everyone else... a selfish liar!"

He closes his eyes taking a deep breath. "I deserve that, all of it. I just want you to know that I never meant to hurt you and that everything I did was motivated by my love for you."

I can't take it anymore. "Goodbye Noah." Gladly, he doesn't stop me as I walk past him into the police station. I don't turn around again. This chapter of my life is officially over.

I walk up to the reception and wait for someone to notice me. "Can I please talk to a police officer? I want to report a crime."

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Author's Note:
Hey loves,
So this is it - the last chapter. I really hope you enjoyed it and don't hate me for ending things at this point.

I'm quite busy right now. So I don't have a lot of time to write. If you still want the story to go on, I could write a sequel because I still have tons of ideas but it might take a while.

I also started writing another story. It's called "Living with Animals"... and I will start posting it as soon as I can.

Thank you for all of your love and support so far 🥰♥️