Swear It Again
Chapter 8
**Shelby**
I drove up to the park honking the horn I had been running around like a chicken getting packed for the trip. I heard Steph yell at Bob I chuckled waving at him out the window, I squinted my eyes to see whom he was talking to but didn't get a good look they were too far away. Stephanie got in the car. "Do I really have to go?"
I chuckle "It'll be fun, don't you want to meet all of mommy's old friends?"
She whined a little bit "But I'm gonna miss a game mom! I'm gonna miss the Phillips too!"
I giggled, "Want some cheese with that whine? It's going to be fun Steph you'll be back in time for playoffs, and Billy's not going anywhere! You're missing today's game but we'll be back by tomorrows game okay?" I heard her giggle a bit.
"Okay fine!"
I had decided to send the letter to Scott after all, I sent it right after I wrote it. I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do but I was going to see him anyway. When we got home I gave her a bath then we went to bed. I lay in bed worried about what was going to happen at the reunion anyway. I thought about the last time I saw him.
**Flashback**
~November-2005~
I walked up to his apartment knocking on the door he smiled opening it kissing me. How was I supposed to do this? I smiled kissing him back. He led me inside while he went to finish getting dressed to go out. I sat on his bed waiting for him but talking to him. "Scott?"
He called back out at me "Yeah?"
I sighed, "I need to talk to you." I was holding my tears in the best I could. He walked out of the bathroom sitting behind me on the bed. I could tell he was worried "What's wrong?"
I took a deep breath "I'm pregnant." I then looked up at him surprisingly enough he was smiling a bit.
"Pregnant really?" He asked to be positive. I nodded my head feeling his hands rub over my stomach kissing my shoulder whispering in my ear. "That's a baby inside of you!"
"Yeah." I smiled a bit thinking maybe it could work, but my doubt got the best of me. I stood up walking out of the room he followed me, I frowned again.
"Shell what's wrong? This is the greatest thing to happen to us! And to make it all official, Shelby I swear that I will never leave you. Will you marry me?"
I felt my tears pouring out now and just busted "It's not your Scott!"
He backed away from me a bit "What?" I brushed my hair away from my face.
"The baby is not yours." He started choking out his words a bit "What do you mean it's not mine?"
I sighed saying the only thing I could say, "I'm sorry! It's my ex's."
"I'm sorry too, ya know? I don't care whose baby it is I can raise it as my own! I love you. I just swore that I wouldn't leave you, please don't push me away let me help."
I shook my head looking up at him "I can't I have to do this on my own."
I headed out of the apartment hearing him one last time "I love you Shelby."
I turned looking at him "I love you too believe me I do. Goodbye." I walked out.
**End Of Flashback**
I turned off the alarm that was blaring with music getting out of bed. I got dressed walking downstairs loading up my mini-truck. I glanced around there was a mist this morning that felt good. I smiled a bit taking a deep breathe, something caught my eye down the street. I saw a guy throwing something in a jeep then jumping in himself, he drove off towards the other end of the street. I shrugged thinking it's just a neighbor. I walked inside to wake up Stephanie for the trip, we walked over to Bob's house saying goodbye, then left.
I got on the highway looking around at the trees I was surprised to see that it was only a 2 hour drive. I chuckled watching Stephanie look around she looked up at me "This is where you went to school?"
I chuckled nodding "Yup, see these mountains? I climbed some of them too, hiked over the forest a lot."
"The forest is scary though! What if a bear had eaten you! What if you fell off the mountain?" she asked me showing her shock.
I laughed, "Well if I had fallen or got eaten by a bear would I or even you be here right now?"
She shook her head smiling "I guess not!"
I chuckled as I parked the truck looking around at the parked cars there. I grabbed Steph's bags and mine we didn't really pack much it was only for a weekend. I took her hand walking down the gravel path, I felt her tug on my hand "Look mom! I saw a chipmunk!" I chuckled.
I walked into the lobby looking around I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around to see whom it was I smiled a bit.
Chapter 8
**Shelby**
I drove up to the park honking the horn I had been running around like a chicken getting packed for the trip. I heard Steph yell at Bob I chuckled waving at him out the window, I squinted my eyes to see whom he was talking to but didn't get a good look they were too far away. Stephanie got in the car. "Do I really have to go?"
I chuckle "It'll be fun, don't you want to meet all of mommy's old friends?"
She whined a little bit "But I'm gonna miss a game mom! I'm gonna miss the Phillips too!"
I giggled, "Want some cheese with that whine? It's going to be fun Steph you'll be back in time for playoffs, and Billy's not going anywhere! You're missing today's game but we'll be back by tomorrows game okay?" I heard her giggle a bit.
"Okay fine!"
I had decided to send the letter to Scott after all, I sent it right after I wrote it. I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do but I was going to see him anyway. When we got home I gave her a bath then we went to bed. I lay in bed worried about what was going to happen at the reunion anyway. I thought about the last time I saw him.
**Flashback**
~November-2005~
I walked up to his apartment knocking on the door he smiled opening it kissing me. How was I supposed to do this? I smiled kissing him back. He led me inside while he went to finish getting dressed to go out. I sat on his bed waiting for him but talking to him. "Scott?"
He called back out at me "Yeah?"
I sighed, "I need to talk to you." I was holding my tears in the best I could. He walked out of the bathroom sitting behind me on the bed. I could tell he was worried "What's wrong?"
I took a deep breath "I'm pregnant." I then looked up at him surprisingly enough he was smiling a bit.
"Pregnant really?" He asked to be positive. I nodded my head feeling his hands rub over my stomach kissing my shoulder whispering in my ear. "That's a baby inside of you!"
"Yeah." I smiled a bit thinking maybe it could work, but my doubt got the best of me. I stood up walking out of the room he followed me, I frowned again.
"Shell what's wrong? This is the greatest thing to happen to us! And to make it all official, Shelby I swear that I will never leave you. Will you marry me?"
I felt my tears pouring out now and just busted "It's not your Scott!"
He backed away from me a bit "What?" I brushed my hair away from my face.
"The baby is not yours." He started choking out his words a bit "What do you mean it's not mine?"
I sighed saying the only thing I could say, "I'm sorry! It's my ex's."
"I'm sorry too, ya know? I don't care whose baby it is I can raise it as my own! I love you. I just swore that I wouldn't leave you, please don't push me away let me help."
I shook my head looking up at him "I can't I have to do this on my own."
I headed out of the apartment hearing him one last time "I love you Shelby."
I turned looking at him "I love you too believe me I do. Goodbye." I walked out.
**End Of Flashback**
I turned off the alarm that was blaring with music getting out of bed. I got dressed walking downstairs loading up my mini-truck. I glanced around there was a mist this morning that felt good. I smiled a bit taking a deep breathe, something caught my eye down the street. I saw a guy throwing something in a jeep then jumping in himself, he drove off towards the other end of the street. I shrugged thinking it's just a neighbor. I walked inside to wake up Stephanie for the trip, we walked over to Bob's house saying goodbye, then left.
I got on the highway looking around at the trees I was surprised to see that it was only a 2 hour drive. I chuckled watching Stephanie look around she looked up at me "This is where you went to school?"
I chuckled nodding "Yup, see these mountains? I climbed some of them too, hiked over the forest a lot."
"The forest is scary though! What if a bear had eaten you! What if you fell off the mountain?" she asked me showing her shock.
I laughed, "Well if I had fallen or got eaten by a bear would I or even you be here right now?"
She shook her head smiling "I guess not!"
I chuckled as I parked the truck looking around at the parked cars there. I grabbed Steph's bags and mine we didn't really pack much it was only for a weekend. I took her hand walking down the gravel path, I felt her tug on my hand "Look mom! I saw a chipmunk!" I chuckled.
I walked into the lobby looking around I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around to see whom it was I smiled a bit.