Reaching for Happiness

Chapter 42

It was mid-May, and me and Aston were heading out to our first red carpet event as a couple. All the previous times I'd gone as 'Marvin's friend'. But this time, I would be able to show my love to Aston. I was really nervous about what questions I would be asked, but Aston assured me I'd be fine and the public would love me and accept me as his girlfriend. Marvin of course was bringing along Nikki. Oritsé and Jaanvi had been on a few dates, but weren't together yet, so obviously hadn't said anything to the public, so Jaanvi wasn't joining us tonight. Oritsé and JB were coming without partners.

I was currently at Marvin's house in Aston's old room with Nikki. We were getting ourselves ready for tonight. I'd just finished applying my makeup when Nikki came out of the bathroom. She was wearing;

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'Oh my god, Nikki! You look amazing!' I gasped.

'Thanks' she smiled. 

'I just need to go get my dress on' I informed her, grabbing it from the wardrobe. Aston had bought me it last week to wear tonight, which was incredibly sweet of him. I reached round to grab the zip, but couldn't quite reach it.

'Nikki, can you zip me up please?' I asked her, coming out of the bathroom.

'Chloe, you look amazing!' she exclaimed. 

'Thanks' I smiled, as she zipped me up. I looked at myself in the mirror, patting my dress down. I liked the way you could tell my bump was there, because I didn't want to hide it, but it wasn't the main feature to my look like it was with a lot of people nowadays.

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'Do I look okay?' I asked.

'Babe, you look stunning' she winked.

'Ready?'

'Yeah' she smiled, grabbing her clutch. We walked downstairs to meet the boys, who were having a cheeky drink before we left. We carefully treaded downstairs, Marvin noticing us first.

'Oh my gosh, you both looking stunning!' Marvin announced, looking us both up and down.

'Thanks' we chorused, giggling.

'Where's Ast?' I asked as Nikki greeted Marvin with a sweet kiss.

'In the kitchen putting our glasses away' he said, nodding his head towards the kitchen. I left Marvin and Nikki to find Aston. I found him stood in the dark staring out of the window.

'Ast' I said quietly, almost a whisper.

'Hmm' I replied, turning round to face me. A smile grew on his face as he stared me up and down.

'Baby, you look absolutely amazing' he grinned, closing the gap between us and joining us with a passionate kiss.

'Don't look so bad yourself Merrygold' I cheekily winked. He sighed a happy sigh before embracing me in a tight and loving hug. I stayed in his arms for a few minutes, before we leaned back to look into each others eyes.

'What were you daydreaming about?' I asked.

'What?' he asked, confused.

'When you were looking out the window..'

'Oh! Just us.. Our perfect life..' he smiled sweetly. 'I really love you'

'I love you too. But what's gotten you so romantic tonight? You haven't dropped ONE horny comment yet, like you usually do!' I chuckled.

'I've realised I've got to step up my game a bit if I'm going to be a dad to our little one. Thank you for giving me the most amazing gift I could have ever asked for' he smiled, gently rubbing his fingers over my bump, with tears forming in his eyes.

'Oh, Ast' I sniffed, leaning in to hug him as we cried silently in each others arms. There was a difference between our tears though; Aston's were happy tears, whereas mine were tears of sadness. Although I was over the moon to have been given the chance to have a baby, I knew I could lose it.