Reaching for Happiness

Chapter 23

'Chloe, we're leaving in five minutes, are you ready?' Nikki shouted up the stairs to me.

'FUCK!' I shouted, peeling my sweaty body away from Aston's and jumping our of bed.

'Nearly!' I shouted back to her. Of course I was lying.. I'd been laid in bed all morning with Aston. I sprinted into the bathroom and brushed my teeth faster than I'd ever done before. I splashed my face with a cold flannel, before quickly brushing my hair and tying it up. I didn't have time to do anything nice with it today. I put on a few flicks of mascara before running around Aston's bedroom like a mad woman looking for my clothes.

'Someone's gonna be late for work..' Aston grinned cheekily.

'Shush you' I said once I was dressed, running over to him and pecking him on the cheek. 'See you later!' I shouted to him as I ran out the door.

'I'm ready Nikki!' I shouted as I got to the bottom of the stairs.

'Come on then, we're late!' she said as she walked out the door to her car without looking at me. I jumped in after her, as we zoomed off. 

'I know why you were late this morning' she smirked.

'I can't help it! It's actually impossible to say no to him.. He looks at me with these eyes, and they melt me'

'Your too soft!' she giggled, as we pulled up outside work. I grabbed my bag as we ran into work.

'See you later!' I said, quickly hugging her as I ran into the dance studio, apologizing to the dancers for being late, before getting to work.

I met Nikki after work so she could give me a lift back to Aston and Marvin's.

'Hey' I smiled at Aston, as he walked down the stairs.

'Hey baby girl' he smiled, kissing me softly.

'I've come for my things'

'Okay, come and get them then' he smiled, jogging back up the stairs. I followed him into his room, grabbing my suitcase from the corner of his room.

'Thanks again for this weekend.. It was perfect' I smiled.

'And like I said the other day, anything for you'

'Aww, your so sweet!' I smiled, kissing him gently.

'Do you really have to go home? I'd prefer it if you stayed here'

'Ast, I haven't been at home since Thursday! I'm missing my bed! You can come home with me if you really want to though'

'Okay then, let me just pack a bag' he smiled. I took my suitcase downstairs and sat on the sofa waiting for Aston.

'Oh, hey Chloe! I didn't know you were here!' Marvin smiled at me as he came through from the kitchen.

'Yeah.. And I'm taking Ast off you tonight!' I smiled.

'He's staying at yours?'

'Yup'

'Have you two properly made up now then? After last night?'

'Yeah'

'And what are you doing about the baby?' he asked.

'Well.. I know it's soon in our relationship and everything.. But me and Ast are moving in together! We're starting our own little family' I beamed.

'Are you sure that's such a good idea? I don't want you to get hurt again..'

'Marv, I'm a big girl, I don't need you to go all protective over me'

'Chloe, he's a player. He's not the type of person to settle down and start a family. You'll get hurt'

'Marv, I'll be fine' I snapped at him.

'Chloe, I'm looking out for you here'

'No, your not! I love Aston, and I want to be with him!' I shouted, standing up.

'Chloe, I don't want to start an argument with you here, but you need to listen to me' he said, raising his voice slightly at the end.

'Then shut up and forget about it!' I yelled. I'd never argued with Marvin before in all the years I'd known him, so this came as quite a shock to me.

'Chloe, he used to bring home a different girl every week! So trust me when I say he's a player!' he shouted at me, standing up in front of me.

'Don't you call my boyfriend a player' I said harshly, pointing my finger at Marvin.

'It's what he is Chloe. He'll cheat. You'll get hurt'

'NO HE FUCKING WON'T!' I screamed at Marvin. He'd gotten me really angry now..

'Once a player, always a player. He's hurt you once, and he'll do it again' he shouted.

'Is everything okay?' Aston asked as he came downstairs with his bag.

'Let's go Aston' I said as I walked towards the door, unlocking it and heading down to my car. I sat waiting for Aston. Aston came down with his bag, a puzzled look on his face. 

'What was all that about then?' he asked me when he climbed into my car.

'Nothing' I sighed.

Me and Aston were snuggled up under a blanket watching movies. I loved doing this with Aston. It was the little things like this that I loved.

'So.. house hunting then' Aston said, breaking the silence.

'House hunting.. It'll have to be when I have time off work. Work is really flexible with hours, so I might be able to get a few days off' I replied.

'Okay.. So, if you get some time off, we'll have a look then?'

'Okay, i'll get that sorted tomorrow' I smiled, pecking him on the lips.

'Get a nice place for this little one' he smiled, lifting my top up slightly and kissing my belly gently. I didn't have a bump yet, and I really wasn't looking forward to getting one, but everyone has to make sacrifices I guess..

I was taking a big step, moving in with Aston so soon in our relationship. But it had to be done; we had a baby on the way. It would probably be good for the both of us. We spent most of our time together anyway, and this would only bring us closer. I was just worried about what the fans would say..