Boy Next Door 2 | l.h [completed]

Chapter 4

(Luke's POV)

"I have to tell her" I sighed.

"Don't. It'll make everything worse between the two of you" Calum debated.

"But if I don't, it'll eat me alive like it is now" I sighed.

"I still don't think you should tell her" Calum shook his head again.

I reached for my coffee, feeling the warmness on my fingers as it was winter and it was cold.

"Just follow your guts. I don't know what to tell you" he sighed and stood up.

"Your leaving me?" I pouted.

"I'll be back" he chuckled. I nodded my head slowly and looked back down at my hands which were wrapped around my coffee mug.

"I should tell her" I whispered to myself.

But if I do, she will hate me, I thought.

Few minutes pass and Calum finally comes back.

"Back" he announced as he sat down in his usual spot.

I nodded my head once and took another sip.

"I won't tell her" I sighed.

"Good" he smiled and took a sip of his hot cocoa.

"Why didn't you get coffee?" I asked.

"Coffee stunts your growth" he declared and took another sip.

"So, your not going to tell her that your the father of Natalie's baby?" Calum asked, again.

"One, I want to but I shouldn't cause she will hate me. Second, I don't think she is having it. I believe she killed it" I sighed again.

Calum almost spit out hit hot cocoa. "What?!" He whisper-yelled.

"Yeah. Emma and I went to visit and we found her cutting her stomach which likely killed her child" I looked down at the table then up at my hands which tightened around my mug.

"Are you kidding me?" He asked.

I shook my head no.

"Wow" he mumbled.

"What do you think Emma would do if I don't tell her?" I asked.

"She would never talk to you again, take your child and move to Canada or somewhere not near here" he assured me.

My eyes widened. "I'm definitely not going to tell her" I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Good" he smirked at me.

"But what if she finds out from someone?" I ask nervously.

"She won't" he quickly said.

"How do you know?" I snapped.

"Because I won't let it happen" he snapped back.

I sighed and laid back in my seat, grabbing my coffee on my way.

"What about Ashton?" I asked.

"Ashton won't spill. I'll make sure of it" he took a sip of his cocoa.

"I should go" I said after a long period of silence.

"Okay. Bye Luke" Calum mumbled.

I mumbled a bye back on my way out.

The coldness of the winter hit my cheeks and it seemed like my nose immediately turned red.

I rubbed my hands together, looking for warmth.

I finally reached my truck and hopped in the driver seat.

About 10 minutes passed and I finally reached my home.

I knew Emma and Matt would be home already.

"I'm home" I announced as I opened my door.

I didn't see Emma in the living room or the kitchen. I checked out bedroom, nothing.

In another room, I heard some muffled yells. A man and a woman.

I looked down the hall and saw Matt's door closed.

I walked silently to his room and eavesdropped.

The voices were still muffled so I opened the door. There, standing in the middle of the room was Ashton. Emma was behind him, her back against Matt's crib.

Ashton turned around to face me. His eyes widened and his body froze.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. No answer.

"What happened Emma?" I stammered.

Cries came from Matt's crib. I ignored it. My eyes scanned Ashton then to Emma.

"Luke-" Emma said quietly.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Ashton just came over to talk" she whispered loud enough for me to hear.

"It doesn't seem like you two are just talking" I stammered.

There was a pause.

"Yes, we were in a fight" Ashton announced.

"About?" I trailed off for him to continue.

"Ask your wife" he pointed back to Emma.

I looked back to Emma and raised my eyebrows.

"He told me you lied to me" she looked down.

"About what?" I asked nervously.

"About Natalie's pregnancy" she continued.

"What about it?" I asked. I swallowed the lump that was stuck in my throat.

"He said that your the father of that baby" she stammered.

"That's crazy. I'm not" I shook my head.

"Please don't lie to me" she begged.

"I'm not lying to you!" I yelled.

"Anything else you want to tell him Emma?" Ashton asked.

"Please. I don't want to tell him" she pleaded.

"Tell him! He needs to know!" Ashton yelled.

"I'm pregnant Luke. I'm pregnant" she looked back up at me with eyes full of tears.

"W-What?" I smiled.

"Not with your baby. Ashton's the father" she broke out into sobs, kneeling on the floor.

My emotions caught up with me and I lurched at Ashton and punched him.

"When?!" I yelled at Emma.

"I found out months ago" she cried.

"I thought you couldn't have children?!" I yelled.

"I thought to" she sobbed.

I ran out of there, I didn't know where to go.