Chapter FiftyNine Michael’s Point of View** A Few Days Later **Grabbing my keys off the side and the shopping list that was left on the kitchen counter with everyone's requests, I headed to the car. Any excuse to get out of the house, I take. Sometimes I just go for walks or drives just to get away from it. I’ve only been back a few days and it's unbearable already. Peyton hated me, like.. Really really hated me! Luke is doing anything to keep her happy. Thomas is never home so I can’t hang out with him and Damon and Joey just do their own thing. Things are so different, it's weird… and then there's the obvious… Ella. I want so much to just go and find her and make up, but what's the point? I can't give her what she wants, She deserves better. That's never gonna change. I checked the shopping list, reading through it;Rob wanted Pepsi and chips. Peyton wanted cheesecake, Smoked Bacon and Chocolate… apparently, that's her craving right now. Weird, Very weird… …and then Joey, T
Chapter SixtyLuke’s Point of ViewI headed up to give Mike the money for our shopping, it was a big help. Peyton had been craving some weird shit recently, but we were going to her parent's house for lunch and didn’t have time to get to the shop ourselves. It was the first time she was seeing them in MONTHS, so naturally, she was really nervous. I tried to comfort her the best I could, but after how they acted the first and last time they met me and we told them about the pregnancy, well… I was kinda nervous too. Knocking on Mike’s door, he called me in. Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and he was standing there... Dressed in an old Halloween costume. ‘What the fuck are you doing?!’ I asked, trying not to laugh at him. He took off the mask and shrugged. ‘What?’ ‘Why are you wearing that!?’ ‘I just have a thing tonight’. I just shrugged. Ok, whatever, weird but none of my business. ‘Here bro, Money for the shopping’. I held it out to him, but he shook his head, tellin
Chapter SixtyOneElla’s Point of ViewThe sun was setting by the time we arrived at the beach, but it was the perfect weather. It was really warm but there was a slight breeze to keep you cool. Walking down to where the party was, Music was blasting and people were dancing and having fun. Everyone was dressed up, it was awesome! There was a game of volleyball going on, and table after table of drinks. Perfect! I grabbed a couple of beers on the way past and passed them out to my friends as we wandered further into the party. Not surprisingly, there were already people who passed out drunk and people doing drugs. Sharing a look with my group, we decided to stay away from that. I planned on getting drunk tonight, not high. ‘Hey, I’m going to find Justin’. My friend Max told me, heading off into the sea of people, looking for her boyfriend. I just nodded, but then one by one, my friends went off to do their own thing. Deciding to still have fun, even if it kills me, I grabbed a few
Chapter SixtyTwo*** Sometime later ***Peyton’s Point of View ‘Luke!’ I screamed, holding onto the side of the sofa. ‘LUKE!? IT’S TIME!’ I cried out. I heard multiple pairs of running footsteps coming towards me. Damon was the first to reach me and put his arm behind my back, helping me stay up, Thomas and Joey arrived next, rushing around, asking if they could help. ‘LUKE!’ Thomas shouted up the stairs. Where the hell was he? What was taking him so long?! Mike appeared, holding the keys and told the others to help me get into the car. ‘I’m not going anywhere without Luke!’. I told him, before letting out another cry of pain as contractions rocked my body… and then my waters broke, with a very embarrassing splash on the hard wooden floor. The guys went speechless… but only for a second before they all started screaming for Luke to hurry up and helped me out to the car. Getting in the back, Mike was driving, Thomas was next to him, Damon was to my left and Joey was in the back. I
Chapter SixtyThreeElla’s Point of View Leaving my appointment I had to go straight to the bathroom and take a few deep breaths and splash my face with some water. This was all so much, it was stressful. It felt like I was having appointments every bloody week, but the good thing is everything was fine and the baby was healthy. Of course, doing the appointments alone was a struggle. I hadn’t told anyone about the pregnancy yet. I was only about three months, give or take a week or so, and hadn’t really figured out how to tell my parents yet. It was the kinda BIG thing I would discuss with Peyton but... Well, we haven’t spoken in so long that it just seemed kinda pointless. …and it wasn’t like I could bring the father. I didn’t even know who he was. I knew that skeleton was trouble... But admittedly, it was a good night. Never saw him again after though, at least, I don't think I did. He kept the mask on the whole time, so it could have literally been ANYONE. I tried not to think a
Chapter SixtyFour Mike’s Point of ViewDays had passed since I saw Ella and I just couldn’t get the whole situation out of my mind. So many times I started typing out a text message and then deleted it or went to call her, but couldn’t bring myself to press the button. Luke and Peyton were bringing the baby home today, and honestly, I wanted to avoid the whole thing. Sure, the baby was cute but right now, I didn’t wanna deal with that either. Grabbing my keys, I decided to go for a drive and clear my head. Pulling up in the beach parking lot, I got out of the car and headed down to the sand. It was like a homing beacon, like I just automatically gravitated to the beach when I was stressed or having a bad day. There was just something about the sounds of the sea that just relaxed me instantly. Walking along, I could already feel my stress fading away. There weren’t many people here today, which was unusual, just some dog walkers, and families having picnics. I carried on wandering
Chapter SixtyFiveElla’s Point of View Waking up in the familiar room, I let my eyes dart around before they landed on what I was looking for, or more importantly, who. Mike. We had the most amazing night tonight, and sure, I wasn't ready to forgive him. I don’t know when I will be and I don’t know if I’d even be able to, but I really did miss him and I did want to try again. I was just so much happier with him in my life. Sure, things were confusing and complicated, but he was worth it. We were worth it. We’re bound forever now by the small little peanut growing inside me. I shimmied over and snuggled against his chest. Almost instantly, he wrapped his arms around me and started rubbing my back. I moaned softly, it felt so nice and being back in his arms felt so good. ‘You awake?’ I asked, though, considering he was rubbing my back seemed like a bit of a silly question. ‘I’ve been awake for hours’. He told me. I looked up at him and he stared down at me. ‘Did I keep you awake?
Chapter SixtySix **** Five Months Later *****Ella’s Point of View Mike pulled my chair out and helped me to my feet. I was so pregnant right now it was hard to get around. I shouldn’t even be out, Doctors had me on bed rest, but we were celebrating Peyton and Luke’s engagement, everyone was invited, I couldn’t not go! I said my goodbyes to my parents and headed to the car. We were catching a ride with Luke and Pey, they only lived a few minutes away from the main house, so it made sense to carpool. I got in and Mike put Kacey between us before getting in as well. It was adorable. He was so smitten with her, all the guys were, but, I mean, how can you not be? She was adorable! ‘Did you guys have a good night?’ I asked when the other two got in and Luke started the car. ‘Yeah, it was really nice having everyone together. I was pleasantly surprised that the guys behaved so well’. We shared a laugh at Luke’s comment. Damon pulled up next to us and shouted they were going to the sh