Sorry for such a long wait and this chapter isn't very long but I hope you enjoy and yes for those of you who were wandering TBI stands for traumatic brain injury. I'm thinking of possibly ending this story soon, let me know your thoughts. Also I apologize in advance if there's typos
Nic was getting very close with Jake, the guy that she had met at the support group, for some reason she felt guilty for spending so much time with him when she knew she should be with Conrad. She tried not to let herself think of that, he didn't want to see her that was his problem not hers, at least that's how she justified it in her head.
One day in particular when she was watching movies with Jake at his place she got a call from a number she didn't recognise, it was Conrad. "Nic it's me. We need to talk" he said when she answered, he wanted things to be okay for them when the baby was born. Nic hadn't talked to him in a long time, she started to tear up, unsure if this was just because of the pregnancy making her emotional or if it was because the full weight of how much she missed him came crashing down on her.
"Y-yeah. Okay" she tried to stop herself from shaking. it was partly from excitement but moetly fear. she was worried thst maybe he wouldn't want to be in her life anymore.
She made plans to meet him right away because she couldn't wait, she needed to see him, she needed to know what was on his mind. She grabbed her coat and keys. "You have to go" she said to Jake before rushing off. Jake didn't even have time to question her on the situation, she was already gone before he could even speak
They met in a local cafe it was close to everything and they had met there often but this felt different, terrifying. Nic arrived first which meant she was waiting on him and she was.scared. The anticipation of seeing him was a lot to handle. When he walked in she couldn't help but stare, he looked better, not just better he looked great. She stood
up when he approached and she just hugged him. She knew she probably shouldn't especially if he was coming here to finally end things but to her surprise he hugged back and justjust held her close for a little while, he had missed her more thsn she would ever be able to understand. They reluctantly let go of each other and sat down. There was a silence between them until Conrad spoke.
"I know a lot has happened between us but I want things to be okay when the baby comes. Besides you shouldn't have to do this all by yourself"
"You shouldn't feel obligated to stick around. You can still be there for the baby without needing to be there for me" she said, looking down.
"Nic I love you and none of what happened is going to change that" he genrly took her hands in his. "We've been through too much to just walk away now. I know I pushed you away and I'm sorry but getting better was something I just had to do on my own"
She nodded. "I understand" she knew she would never fully understand but she knew the kind of person he is and this is the way he handles things, no matter how much she wanted to be there for him she knew she couldn't always be and she was finally starting to accept that.
They finally had a chance to be a little family and they couldn't be happeir but their happiness never seemef.to last for too long...