Pulling Me Through Part Two

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Chapter Twenty-Eight

Riley's POV

The next morning, cries stirred me from my sweet sleep. Just as I was about to head to Savannah's room to see what is wrong with her, the cries stopped and I heard a woman's voice soothing her. The voice I recognised as Scout's, so I just lay back in bed, knowing that Savannah was safe with Scout. The other side of the bed was empty and I soon figured out why because I heard a deeper voice that was Andy's as he spoke to Scout.

"How was your sleep?" He asked as he paced around the room. I could only guess that he was pacing because I was still lying in bed, but I could hear continuous footsteps, so I just assumed that he was pacing.

"It was great" She said. "It's nice to feel wanted in such a nice house" I grinned when she said it because I took it as quite a friendly compliment. It's always nice when someone recognises your hard work.

"Have you got filming today?" Andy asked.

"No, It's my day off today" She answered. "Why?" I was pretty interested in why Andy asked that, so I leaned forward to get a better hearing.

"We should all do something today" He suggested. "And then we can all talk about what happened and we can sort out some sort of agreement."

I was intrigued at why they broke up, but I didn't want to sound rude by just coming straight out and asking, but it wouldn't be rude if they wanted to talk to me about it. I chose that moment to start shuffling off the bed. My feet instantly took me towards Savannah's room where I could see Scout and Andy standing by the crib and Savannah wrapped up tightly in a little blanket.

"I heard you think she would do something today" I said as I walked to Andy's side, pressing a quick yet firm kiss to his cheek.

"Yeah, I think it would be a good idea to try and get to know each other and reach an understanding on where we all stand" He said. Nothing in the world sounded better than getting this whole mess sorted.

"I completely agree" I said truthfully. "We should definitely go back to that beach..."

"You have got an infatuation with that flaming beach" Andy laughed as he began to walk out of the room. Rolling my eyes, I followed him out, vaguely aware that Scout was following as well, and went back into my own room. Andy strode over to the mirror before pulling his eye lid down and wrapping a coating of eyeliner around it.

"That beach holds a lot of amazing memories" I defended as I thought about when we first decided what to do with the baby. A stab of guilt shot through me. Every day still felt like a struggle whenever I thought about our first baby. Our baby that died.

Andy seemed to sense that there was something wrong with me as he wrapped an arm around me and pressed his lips firmly to my forehead. Scout took my hand in her own and looked at me with wide eyes.

"Is everything okay?" She asked.

"I'll tell you everything when we get to the beach" I answered as I pulled on a hoodie and a pair of jeans before walking downstairs to grab my shoes.

We got into the car with Savannah in Scout's arms to keep her safe. The beach was a quick drive and everyone stayed in absolute silence. I think Scout was scared that I was ready to have an emotional breakdown, so she said absolutely nothing.

When the car slowed to a stop, Scout was the first to get out and placed Savannah in the pram that we had put in the boot of the car.

"So, what did you want to tell me?" She asked once we had locked the car and began the descent down to the beach. The wind sliced at my cheeks as I pulled my hat down. It was still pretty cold, but the sun was going to start showing itself very soon. Savannah was almost five months now, so the weather had to start picking up.

"When we had been together for about a month, we had an argument about stupid reasons and broke up for a while" I sighed. Just the thought about not being with Andy was painful enough. "When we got back together, we done a few things and I ended up pregnant." Andy's hand groped for mine as a way to offer some support for me. "We didn't have a clue on what to do with the baby, but we knew that abortion was definitely not an option. We booked a scan and when we went to it, we got some bad news."

"You had a miscarriage?" She asked. A small tear slid from my eye and down my cheek. I would never get over losing my baby and Andy knew that, so it was no surprise to him when I started to cry. He wrapped his arms around me as Scout stopped walking.

"Riley, I'm so sorry" He whispered in my ear which confused me. He had nothing to apologise about.

"You don't have to be sorry" I mumbled back as I stepped out of his arms and gave Scout a tiny smile.

"Are you sure you're okay to do this?" She asked. I may be a lot of things, but I am not weak. Of course I could get through this day.

"Yeah, I'm fine" I lied. "So, I ran away from my troubles and went back to live with my dad for a couple of days. Andy wrote me a song and performed it to me, so we got back together and quickly decided that we wanted to have a child, so we tried again and I got pregnant and then nine months later I gave birth to Savannah."

"It sounds like you've had a pretty busy life so far" She chuckled, trying to make light of the situation. I was pleased that she done that because it actually cheered me up.

"Yeah you could say that" I sighed. "What about you and Andy?" She gave a look of not wanting to divulge, but I knew she would do it because I already had.

"Well, we first starting going out at the mere age of fifteen and things were good until we started to realise what we wanted to do with our lives. We had a few minor arguments, but nothing too bad, so when we were sixteen we moved into the house that you live in now. We only had the money because parents paid for it" She explained. "It was when he started playing shows and I started acting that the arguments got really bad."

"We were pretty bitter to each other until we were sick of the sight of one another" Andy stepped in. He looked at Scout with an apologetic look before giving her a small shrug and returning to the story. "We were always at each other's throats until we really snapped one night and then that was just the end."

"Until I ended up outside of your window" Scout chipped in. "I had been drinking that night because I had just broken up with another boyfriend and I thought that that was the only suitable thing to do."

"When I saw her, old feelings rushed back and I hoped that it could work between us" Andy sighed. It felt as though someone had just punched me right in the gut. I felt sick to my back teeth.

"What?" I asked in disbelief. He was my boyfriend and he had wanted to get back together with his ex-girlfriend. It hurt me and I wasn't afraid to admit it.

"It was when we had first started going out and I didn't really know you that well. Scout was the first girl I had ever loved and I was practically a mix of emotions then" Andy defended. "I then got to know you and I was glad that I didn't get back together with her. I love you."

It made me feel a little better, but it still felt awkward. "I know you do" I sighed. "It's just hard to imagine you ever having doubts. His hand grabbed mine at that moment and he pulled me towards him.

"I have no doubts" He said before pressing his lips to mine in one swift motion. "I love you and I always will. We have a child together and hopefully we'll have another one in years to come." I blushed at the thought of having another child with Andy, but I liked the sound of it. It could be something to remember.

"Riley, when I went out with Andy, we were young and foolish" She reassured. "What you two have is the real thing and you should never let that go because of something as stupid as this. You belong together and that's final."

Every moment I spent with Scout was making me like her more and more. "Thanks, Scout" I sighed.

"Is that all we had to clear up?" Andy asked as he looked around to realise that we were only a few metres away from where we had started. It doesn't look as though we really had so much to sort out when you look at it this way, but it had felt like so much.

"I think we might be" Scout laughed. "Do you have any other questions about me?" I looked up for a minute, trying to remember if I had wanted to ask her anything more in particular, but I could think of nothing, so I just shook my head as I pulled my coat even closer in an effort to get even warmer, but it was pretty much a failed attempt to get warmer.

"Well this was a short trip" Andy mused, beginning to walk back towards the car. I was thankful to be making the trip back because I was convinced that if I spent anymore time outside I would literally freeze to death.

"I'm so cold" I commented as I pulled open the door to the car and barrelled into it. The heat instantly filled me and I could finally relax without getting cold. Scout was still putting the pram back into the car boot, so I turned back to Andy and let my hand rest on his. "I'm so sorry for acting like the jealous bitch that I actually am."

"You're not a jealous bitch" He sighed. "You were perfectly within your rights to feel like that. I know I would. You saw what happened after you spoke to Monte Money for a few minutes. It was my fault that we split up."

"No, it wasn't. I was too hard on you for that, so it was really my fault. You were perfectly within your rights to do that and I just threw all the love you had given me right back in your face and I apologise for that" I said. I was about to ramble on even more, but the car door opened and Scout clambered in.

"Oh, were you having a private conversation?" She asked. "I can stand outside if you want."

"No, it's fine." I said. "It's too cold for that anyway. Let's just get home and get some more warmth and get Savannah out of the bitter air."

"That is the best idea I've heard today apart from the whole sorting things out" Scout said as I nodded in agreement before Andy started the car and we headed back home with our heads finally feeling a little bit more sane.

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