Chapter 7: May

Emma’s pov

“Aunt Emma, so when is the baby coming?” Jamie asked me and I smiled.

“Very soon, the baby will be here very soon,” I said, and he smiled.

“When she comes, will I be able to play with her?” Rose asked and I nodded.

“You know Aunt, all my friends can’t wait to meet the baby,” Rose said with a cute smile.

“You will meet her very soon,” I said and then looked outside.

It’s been 8 months already and I might give birth anytime.

I am grateful to Daisy and her amazing kids.

But at times I still felt really lonely throughout the whole thing.

The one person I wanted next to me isn’t there at all.

Flashback

“Wait, where is May, everyone where is May?” I asked looking around.

“May,” I called out but couldn’t see her.

I told the school that a school trip to the busiest part of the city isn’t a good idea.

They just had to choose this trip to the museum on such a busy day.

“Please, get the other kids into the bus and make sure that they are all in there. I will look around for May,” I said, and Mrs Jones nodded.

She helped the kids into the bus while I started looking around for May.

When I find her, she will get an earful from me that she won’t ever repeat something like this.

I ran around asking people if they have seen a small kid dressed in school uniform.

“Excuse me, have you seen a little girl dressed in uniform?” I asked a group of men who were all gathered together.

“Miss please go away,” a man said, and I realized that he gave off security vibes.

“Listen, I just want to know if any of you have seen a young girl,” I said, and he frowned.

“I won’t ask you again Miss,” he said, and I just rolled my eyes.

I turned to leave when someone suddenly held my hand.

“Do you have a photo of this little girl?” a guy who was also wearing a suit asked.

“Yes, I think I have a photo on my phone. Please wait for a second,” I said looking for May’s photo.

“No offence ma’am, but why is it taking so long to find a photo of your daughter?” he asked me.

“She isn’t my daughter, we are on a school trip, and I took so many photos of the kids that it’s hard to find one of her,” I answered still looking at my phone.

I smiled when I found the photo and then showed it to him.

“This is her,” I said, and he nodded.

“I didn’t see her, but please show them the photo and they will help in finding her,” he said pointing at the scary guys in suits.

“Find the girl right away,” he said and just like that they scattered.

He isn’t someone ordinary now is he?

“Thank you so much for this,” I said, and he just shrugged.

We also started looking around and I saw May just standing there looking at a statue.

“I am going to kill you,” I said, and she turned around and looked at me.

“Hello Ms Emma, I got lost on the way,” she said.

Her entire clothes were covered in ice cream, she obviously sneaked away to have ice cream.

“Well, I am guessing this is May,” the man in the suit said with a smile.

“Yes, this is May, who is very much in trouble by the way,” I said, and May pouted.

“I will never do it again,” she said with those puppy dog eyes.

“Those only work on an idiot, not on me,” I said and heard an Aww next to me.

The man who was helping couldn’t help but smile as he was looking at her.

“Hey, that doesn’t mean that I am an idiot,” he said, and I chuckled.

“Thank you so much for your help,” I said, and he just shrugged.

“I would anytime. When I saw you, you seemed like a concerned mother. I could have sworn that the daughter you lost was your own,” he said, and I just shrugged.

“She still is someone’s daughter. And I will make sure I tell her parents and her Ice privileges are taken away,” I said, and May frowned.

“But I didn’t even eat any ice cream,” she said.

The guy patted her head and then chuckled.

“If you are going to lie kiddo, the do a better job at hiding it,” he said.

“Thank you again, you must be tired from all the running. Can I buy you something to drink?” I asked him.

He looked at his watch and then back at me.

“Why not?” he asked.

I held May’s hand and went to the nearest café, and we ordered our drinks.

“But I don’t want warm milk,” May said and I glared at her. She started drinking her milk quietly.

“Well, I am sure that you will be a great mother one day,” he said, and I shook my head.

“I guess I will never know,” I said, and he frowned at this.

“Why is that?” he asked, and I just shrugged and hoped that he would drop it.

I looked up and to find him still looking at me.

Now that I am calm and my focus isn’t on finding May, I just realised how handsome he is.

The black hair and blue eyes combo, not only that but he still had a clean look.

He was running around looking for May but doesn’t even have a wrinkle of his jacket.

Do his clothes iron themselves as he is wearing them?

I looked at him, his demeanour is calm but at the same time cold.

As if he is someone you shouldn’t cross at all.

I sighed when I realized that I had been staring at him for too long now.

“I just don’t want to have kids. I mean I do love them, but when at the end of the day they are somebody’s problem,” I explained, and he nodded.

“What if you marry a man who wants kids?” he asked me, and I just shrugged.

“Then I won’t marry him,” I answered, and he nodded.

“What about you? I bet you want kids,” I said, and he nodded.

“A son or a daughter, anything is fine by me. I just want a family,” he explained, and I nodded.

“You look like you have thought of a name for the kids,” I said, and he frowned.

“Weirdly no,” he said, and I chuckled at this.

“If you were to pick a name for a baby girl, what name would you pick?” I asked him and he thought about it.

“I can’t think of one now. But you tell me, give me an idea,” he said, and I smiled.

I am sure his future wife and the other of his child will have more say in it.

But I still have a lot of lemonade to drink, and this will help push some time.

I hate that awkward silence, so I need to fill it with chatter.

“Why don’t we do this? Let’s say the name at the same time,” I said, and he nodded.

“Lily,” we both said at the same time.

“How is that possible?” I asked him and he looked around.

“There are Lilies behind you, and I am guessing there must be a few behind me as well. We said the first thing we saw,” he answered.

The way he answered was so analytical, I would have just said it was a lucky guess.

“It’s a beautiful name though,” I said, and he nodded.

“May I ask why you don’t want to have kids? I understand the reason above. But there must be another reason,” he added.

“Well, marriages these days don’t last. Men leave behind their pregnant wives; I don’t want to parents alone. I just feel like I wouldn’t be able to cope,” I said, and he nodded.

“I understand, by the way my name is Conan,” he said holding out his hand.

“Nice to meet you Conan, I am Emma,” I said.

“Emma, I don’t think there is a man in this world stupid enough to leave someone like you. I hope you find someone who won’t let you do it alone and will be with you every step of the way,” he said.

End of flashback

I looked around the room and I couldn’t help but smile.

I am living my worst nightmare right now; I am doing it all alone Conan.

I know I left; it was my decision to leave.

So, who is stupid here?

Me for leaving, or you for not believing me and pushing me to make the decision?