Chapter 3
Unexpected News
I walked in slowly taking deep breaths.
"Want a drink?" Harry said, already pouring me orange juice.
"Thanks." I said, removing the glass from his grasp.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Harry asked, finally looking at me.
"You already know, but I don't know how to put it."
"Look Indie. You're my sister and Doug's one of my best friends. I won't tell on you guys." Now Harry started to sound sorry for me, knowing what secrets I had to keep from Tom and how guilty I felt.
"I know that and I know that I have to tell everyone, but it will ruin Ciara's marriage and my chance of happiness with the only man I've ever loved." I said, with tears falling down my face.
"Look Ind, if you want I can go with you. I'll try to make this easier."
Harry said, putting his arm around me like he did when I found out that I was adopted.
"Will you? Really? Can we go now before they are all so drunk they think it's a joke?" All these questions just came out of my mouth with no control.
Harry stood up and retrieved his phone from the counter-top.
"Izzie… I know… I'm sorry… can you just ask everyone to come up to our room? It's important." Harry hung up the phone and looked at me with pity in his eyes.
"Are they coming?" I said feeling like the blood was rushing out of my body.
Harry just nodded knowing that he really couldn't make this easier at all.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Oh God. There here. What do I do?"
Before Harry could answer me, I was already looking at my gang of friends, probably for the last time together.
"Guys, I have to tell you some thing very important. I don't know how to put this so I'll just spit it out. THE BABIES ARE DOUGIE'S!"
It all just came out. I didn't mean for it to. Not like that anyway.
Then it hit me. "Ciara……Tom."
Ciara ran out of the room followed by Tom.
Rachael and Danny just looked at me like they didn't know if I was lying or telling the truth. Then they followed Ciara and Tom.
"Doug, I'm sorry. I had to tell them!" I blurted out while Dougie stood there in shock.
"I know, I don't blame you. The guilt was over-whelming. But I wish you would've told me." Dougie said still not moving from where he was when I made my, our confession.
Then he started to speak. This time directly to me. "Sorry Indie, but I have to go find Ciara. I can't lose her."
"Just promise me one thing." I said while Dougie was heading for the door.
He just looked at me.
"Promise me that no matter what happens you'll help me look after our kids?"
"I promise." He replied and then left to beg for Ciara's forgiveness. Something that I would have to do to her and Tom, if they will ever look at me again.