you?"
I end up telling Abbie everything, and I mean everything. Starting with Lucas crawling through my window when we were just kids and ending with last night. I even tell her about what happened at the party. I have never told anyone but Tara about that. But for some reason, I had to tell Abbie. I just needed to get it all off my chest.
"I am going to rip off his balls and make him eat them," Abbie growls.
For some reason, I start to smile. I guess it’s because I know she could do it if she wanted too.
"Do you love him?" she asks in a whisper.
I nod. "I always have."
"Well then, you need to talk to him. Ask him why he didn’t tell you about the baby," she says. "But if you ever want to have his children, never tell Chris or Paul what you just told me."
LUCAS
It’s just after lunch, when my phone rings. I swear if it is that bitch Kelsey again, I am going to flip the hell out. She has called six times since she left two hours ago. I ignored her each time, but I’ve had enough. If this is her again, I am going to go off on her ass.
When I look at the screen, I see that it is Abbie. So I click talk. "Hello."
"You need to get home right now," She says in a pissed off voice.
I don’t even stop to talk to my boss. I just head straight to my bike. "What happened?"
"Kelsey happened that’s what."
Oh, fuck! "What did she do?"
Abbie sighs into the phone. "She told Melinda about the baby. She went out of her way to make Melinda think that she is pregnant now. She’s not, is she?"
"Hell, no!" I shout into the phone.
"Are you sure?"
"She might be pregnant, but I can promise you there is no way in hell that bitch is pregnant by me," I shout in frustration.
"Well, you should have already told Melinda about Kelsey being pregnant and losing the baby. Especially after last night."
I ignore the remark and climb on my bike. "How is Lindy?"
"How do you think she is? She made me take her home. She said she needed to be alone for a while. But she doesn’t need to be there on her own right now, so you better get your ass over there and fix this."
I hang up without saying goodbye, start up my bike, and head home. I run every light between the shop and the house, making it home in less than fifteen minutes.
I walk into our house, expecting to see Lindy sitting in the living room. But she’s not there. I start to walk into the kitchen, when I hear movement coming from her room. I walk straight to her door and see her climbing onto her bed. She is carrying an old shoe box. As soon as she sits back, she pulls the top off of the box and starts pulling out pictures, tons of pictures. I quietly make my way to her bed and look at the photos she has laying around her. They are all pictures of us. There are a few of Tara with us, but it’s mostly just me and Lindy alone. She picks up one of the two of us at the beach. We were young, but even then we looked like we were meant to be together.
"Do you remember the day this was taken?"
Her voice makes me jump. "I didn’t think you knew I was here."
Lindy laughs. "I knew as soon as you walked through the door. No one but you makes that much noise just walking."
I chuckle. "Yeah, I’ve heard that before."
She looks up at me, with tears in her eyes. She nods her head towards the picture. "Do you remember?"
I nod. "Of course, I remember. That was the day we saw the shark."
"It was also the day I fell in love with you."
I smile down at her, because I am pretty sure that is the day I fell in love with her, too. We were both out in the water. We were pretty far from the shore, when I noticed a dorsal fin a few feet from where Lindy was swimming. It scared me so fucking bad that I thought I was going to shit myself. I started screaming for her to move, but she couldn’t hear me over the sound of the surf. So I swam as fast as my young body would let me. I made it to her, just as the shark nudged her leg. Not knowing what to do, I kicked the damn thing in the
I end up telling Abbie everything, and I mean everything. Starting with Lucas crawling through my window when we were just kids and ending with last night. I even tell her about what happened at the party. I have never told anyone but Tara about that. But for some reason, I had to tell Abbie. I just needed to get it all off my chest.
"I am going to rip off his balls and make him eat them," Abbie growls.
For some reason, I start to smile. I guess it’s because I know she could do it if she wanted too.
"Do you love him?" she asks in a whisper.
I nod. "I always have."
"Well then, you need to talk to him. Ask him why he didn’t tell you about the baby," she says. "But if you ever want to have his children, never tell Chris or Paul what you just told me."
LUCAS
It’s just after lunch, when my phone rings. I swear if it is that bitch Kelsey again, I am going to flip the hell out. She has called six times since she left two hours ago. I ignored her each time, but I’ve had enough. If this is her again, I am going to go off on her ass.
When I look at the screen, I see that it is Abbie. So I click talk. "Hello."
"You need to get home right now," She says in a pissed off voice.
I don’t even stop to talk to my boss. I just head straight to my bike. "What happened?"
"Kelsey happened that’s what."
Oh, fuck! "What did she do?"
Abbie sighs into the phone. "She told Melinda about the baby. She went out of her way to make Melinda think that she is pregnant now. She’s not, is she?"
"Hell, no!" I shout into the phone.
"Are you sure?"
"She might be pregnant, but I can promise you there is no way in hell that bitch is pregnant by me," I shout in frustration.
"Well, you should have already told Melinda about Kelsey being pregnant and losing the baby. Especially after last night."
I ignore the remark and climb on my bike. "How is Lindy?"
"How do you think she is? She made me take her home. She said she needed to be alone for a while. But she doesn’t need to be there on her own right now, so you better get your ass over there and fix this."
I hang up without saying goodbye, start up my bike, and head home. I run every light between the shop and the house, making it home in less than fifteen minutes.
I walk into our house, expecting to see Lindy sitting in the living room. But she’s not there. I start to walk into the kitchen, when I hear movement coming from her room. I walk straight to her door and see her climbing onto her bed. She is carrying an old shoe box. As soon as she sits back, she pulls the top off of the box and starts pulling out pictures, tons of pictures. I quietly make my way to her bed and look at the photos she has laying around her. They are all pictures of us. There are a few of Tara with us, but it’s mostly just me and Lindy alone. She picks up one of the two of us at the beach. We were young, but even then we looked like we were meant to be together.
"Do you remember the day this was taken?"
Her voice makes me jump. "I didn’t think you knew I was here."
Lindy laughs. "I knew as soon as you walked through the door. No one but you makes that much noise just walking."
I chuckle. "Yeah, I’ve heard that before."
She looks up at me, with tears in her eyes. She nods her head towards the picture. "Do you remember?"
I nod. "Of course, I remember. That was the day we saw the shark."
"It was also the day I fell in love with you."
I smile down at her, because I am pretty sure that is the day I fell in love with her, too. We were both out in the water. We were pretty far from the shore, when I noticed a dorsal fin a few feet from where Lindy was swimming. It scared me so fucking bad that I thought I was going to shit myself. I started screaming for her to move, but she couldn’t hear me over the sound of the surf. So I swam as fast as my young body would let me. I made it to her, just as the shark nudged her leg. Not knowing what to do, I kicked the damn thing in the
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