Chapter 3.

Aurelia's P.O.V

I feel a wave of emotions rush through me as I stood alone in the comfort of my bathroom, staring at the stick which showed two very clear lines indicating I was pregnant. This couldn't possibly be happening, I had been so sure that I had used a morning after pill after that night. No no no this couldn't be happening, what would I tell Cooper? Would he even accept it? It had been exactly two weeks since the dinner I had with Cooper and his parents and we hadn't been on the best of terms, safe to say I couldn't bring up the news of this pregnancy to him. Just then, I hear the sound of my doorbell so I place the pregnancy test on the sink and head for the door. As soon as I see who's on the other side, I let out a sigh of relief to which she hurriedly pulls me in for a hug as she closes the door behind her.

"Hey what's wrong Lia, you sounded terrified on the phone. Are you okay? Did anything happen to you or Cooper?" Celia's questions overwhelm me and I'm unable to utter a word, instead I lead her to the couch in the sitting room.

"I'm scared Cee, I'm so fucking scared." I breakdown in her arms as she holds me, whispering soothing words in my ear as she caressed my hair. A while later after I had calmed down and explained what had happened to her, Celia remained quiet still trying to process everything I had said.

"Wow Lia.....I..I don't even know what to say. What do you wanna do? Do you want to keep it?" Shrugging unsurely, I play with my fingers not knowing what to say.

"I don't know Cee, I mean I've never really welcomed the idea of an abortion and that too of my first child but I honestly don't know what to do. Cooper and I aren't on the best of terms and even if we were I wouldn't know how to tell him. I dunno how to tell him that the child I'm carrying isn't his, he would never forgive me." Tears well up in my eyes once more.

"I never should have gone on that outing Cee, I mean yeah it was a bit of fun but I shouldn't have let it go too far. I shouldn't have kissed him and I definitely shouldn't have fucked him. It was all a mistake, a fucking mistake." I drop my face in my palms as I sob. "What the fuck am I gonna tell Cooper?" I look at Celia.

"Do you really have to tell him?" Her question surprises me as I do a double-take at her to which she just shrugs innocently.

"I mean what he doesn't know won't hurt him Lia, and besides it's not like you both haven't had sex before so what's the big deal?"

"What's the big deal? Really Cee what's the big deal? The big deal is that I'm carrying his fathers' child when I'm set to marry him in a few months, his father's child Cee." Somehow, it hadn't really dawned on me but me saying it only made it more real. I was fucked.

"Yeah you're carrying his father's child, big deal Aurelia and besides it was a drunken mistake done in the spur of the moment, a mistake he wouldn't know about unless you tell him.You need to think about what this would cost you if you tell him the truth, or do you plan on being a single mom?" She had a point there. She lets out a sigh taking my hand in hers.

"You know I'll always support you in any decision you make Lia, but I just want what's best for you and your soon to be baby." She says softly as I nod pulling her in for a hug.

"You know I'll always be here for you babes, I love you."

"I love you too Cee."

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The rest of the day goes by smoothly with Celia trying to cheer me up, and us watching our favorite series 'The Originals'. Soon enough it was nearing nightfall so Celia had to leave, leaving me to my thoughts once more. I pondered on our discussion and came to a conclusion to tell Cooper about the pregnancy tomorrow, Cooper was a sweetheart and I knew there was a 95% chance he would want us to keep the baby. As I lay in bed, I found comfort by telling myself I was making the right choice for my child and I, I could only hope Cooper and the heavens would forgive me.

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Pacing back and forth in my sitting room, I deliberate on whether or not to tell Cooper about the pregnancy. I had called him about an hour ago telling him to come over so we could talk and he was more than willing to come over. But now i was having second thoughts, It wouldn't be fair to pin the pregnancy on him but I had no choice. The doorbell rang out causing me to jump in fright, inhaling sharply. He was here.

Cautiously walking over to the door, I let out an exhale and then swing the door open, a small smile etching on my face as I look at him.

"Hey"

"Hi, may I come in?" He says calmly with a slight smile, putting me at ease.

"Sure" I nod, opening the door wider and he steps in as I shut the door behind me. Turning around to face him with my hands tucked into the back pockets of my jeans, I bite my lower lip unsure of what to say to him, luckily he breaks the silence.

"How have you been?"

"Good, you?"

"Same." Silence, well this was awkward. Taking a few steps towards me, he suddenly pulls me into a hug causing me to stiffen slightly for a moment, eventually melting into his embrace.

Breaking the hug, he takes my face in his hands, "I've missed you Lia, these past few days without talking to you killed me. I hate fighting with you, I'm sorry for being an ass. I love you so fucking much baby and i'll never do anything to upset you." God he was killing me, I hated myself for what I was about to do to him, perhaps it wasn't too late to change my mind. Perhaps an abortion would be better, perhaps-

"Baby?" He calls out, breaking me out of my reverie.

"I'm pregnant." Fuck, that was totally not how it was supposed to come out.

"What?" Shock overwhelms his features as he steps away from me, leaving me feeling cold. Fuck he was not gonna accept it.

"I..I..I I don't know how it happened, I mean I do but I swear i didn't intend for it to happen, it just did. I can understand if you don't want it, I mean it's totally fine and i-" He cuts off my rambling when he swoops me off my feet, twirling around with me in his arms.

"Don't want it? Babe are you kidding me? I totally want this baby, I want to have a baby with you. This is the best news you could have ever given me. I'm gonna be a father." His excitement causes me to smile but deep down I was riddled with guilt knowing how unfair I was to him. There was no way I could tell him the truth, not with how happy he looked.

The rest of the day went on with Cooper and I talking about our wedding and the baby, we both agreed to have the wedding in three months so I wouldn't really have to show during the wedding which was totally fine with me.

"Do you think it's gonna be a boy or a girl?"

I think to myself for a moment, I wanted a girl who would be my mini me and could look up to me as her confidant and best friend.

"I think it's gonna be a girl, I want to have a girl. What about you?"

"I don't care if it's gonna be a girl or a boy, as long as the baby's ours. That's all that matters to me." His sweetness was killing me, I was a terrible person and in as much as I tried to convince myself that it was for the right reasons, it didn't lessen the guilt I felt.

"I want us to break the news to my parents." I felt my blood run cold at his words, the last thing I wanted to do was be around his parents...be around *him*.

"Don't you think it's too soon babe? I mean we only just found out about the baby. We should keep the news to ourselves for sometime before telling anyone." Please say yes, please say yes.

"Too soon? Baby we're getting married in three months and you think it'd be too soon to tell my parents we're expecting a child? Come on, and besides my Mom would be thrilled to know that she's expecting her first grandchild." More like step-son, I think to myself.

"Okay baby, whatever you say." I smile weakly, trying not to show how nervous I was. This wasn't gonna end well, Thorne knew who I was the moment he saw me with Cooper, if Cooper were to inform his parents about my pregnancy then Thorne would definitely know that it was his. And no matter how much I tried to convince myself that everything would go smoothly between his parents and I, I couldn't help but feel that a storm was approaching and I was gonna get caught up in the brewing waves of lies sooner or later.