A Call From Her

Ethan

A sigh of relief left me when Liam packed up and left later that afternoon. My brother was usually a source of comfort to me, but lately I'd been moving in a much different direction than he was. It wasn’t good or bad. It just was.

My phone rang from the living room as I leaned against the kitchen counter, thinking about what to do about Riley.

I walked into the living room, hoping that it was her, looking for an excuse to come over and spend some time with me. Unknown number. Where I didn't usually answer numbers I didn't know, I wanted to make sure it wasn't my girl.

"What?" I barked into the phone and sat down.

"Is this Ethan?" I didn't know the voice on the other end of the line.

"Yeah. How did you get this number? It's unlisted."

"You gave it to me about three months ago at a club."

"Highly unlikely. I'm hanging up now. Have a great day."

"Wait. It's Amber. I'm... I'm the one-"

"That says she has my baby inside of her and yet you haven't come over here to talk to me or anyt