Boy Next Door 2 | l.h [completed]

Chapter 6

(Luke's POV)

Everything has been better now, I forgave Emma when I found out she did nothing and Ashton made her. But I can't help but wonder why he did what he did.

Emma forgave me because she knew I had no choice.

I'm helping her now with the baby but I'm still mad and upset that this baby isn't mine. It's Ashton's.

It's been months and I love how Emma's stomach grows as the baby grows. I couldn't wait for this moment, to have a child of my own, but it's not mine.

Emma keeps telling me that I'm more than a father to this child than Ashton is but I know it's not true. He'll try to see this child any way he can.

He would even pull a lawsuit. I'm ready for it because I know we will win the baby because of the circumstances we are in. But I never know, he probably won't even pull this into court.

"Luke?" Emma asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"No" I answered.

She nodded slowly and looked down at her stomach, rubbing it.

"I'm sorry" she whispered.

"About what?" I asked.

"I'm sorry that this happened" she started to cry.

"Don't be. It's not your fault" I held onto her hand.

She looked back up to me with tears filled up in her eyes.

"Yes it is. I let it happen" she cried some more.

I hugged her, being gentle not to hurt her. It felt like if I hold onto her longer or rougher, she'll fall into my hands. She's fragile to me. I can't let her slip out of my hands again.

"No you didn't. You had no control over it" I rubbed her back.

"Yes I did Luke!" She yelled. I backed up a little bit to give her a little space.

Emma got up, holding onto her stomach. Emma walked pass me and into the hallway.

I followed her. "Where are you going?" I asked.

She didn't answer but kept walking. She took a turn into the kitchen and she disappeared.

I sighed and ran after her into the kitchen.

"What's the matter?" I asked, leaning against the kitchen counter.

"I just hate how this happened" she grabbed the tub of ice-cream from the freezer.

"Me too. But we will get through this together" I smiled at her and took her hand, rubbing the back of her hand.

"Thank you Luke" she smiled back at me.

"No problem. Anytime" I chuckled.

"Let's go" she nodded her head to the couch.

I walked with her to the couch and I sat down as she did too, nuzzling her head into my neck. I pulled the coffee table in front of us with my foot and she placed her feet on top of it.

I tried to find the remote in between the cushions of the couch with my hands.

Once I reached it and brought in front of us, she stopped me. "Don't put on the T.V" she whispered.

"Okay" I whispered back and put down the remote next to me.

I held onto her hand, drawing circles with my finger tips on the back of her hand.

I knew Emma fell asleep as she started to snore lightly.

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep. Slowly, then all at once" I quoted her favorite quote from The Fault in Our Stars, her favorite book.

I heard her giggle slightly. "Sorry. I thought you were asleep" I chuckled.

"No. I'm just resting my eyes" she giggled lightly.

"Okay" I smiled.

Emma got up abruptly. "What's wrong?" I asked quickly.

She started chuckling and I furrowed my eyes brows in confusion.

"Hold on" she said quietly. Emma lifted her shirt a little, up to the top of her stomach.

"What?" I asked.

She sat back down and sat in front of me so her stomach was in front of me.

"Feel. I felt a kick" she giggled and wouldn't stop her growing smile.

I smiled as well and did as she said.

I rubbed her stomach until I could feel a kick. But I didn't feel one.

"Try singing to it" she suggested.

"What song?" I asked.

"Both of Us" she suggested.

"Someday I will lift not one, but both is us" I whispered. I hadn't known that song to well but only that line.

"I wish I was strong enough the lift not one but both of us" Emma sang.

"I feel it" I whispered.

She squealed and placed her hand where my hand had been.

She did feel it too.

I smiled at the sight of seeing her so happy feeling her child's kick.

And the best part is that she's mine.