Chapter 16
Trains
"Hey There Delilah" –Plain White T's
*The song really only fits for when Kyle is talking to Declan. And it's a joke*
Kyle (POV)
Amanda was working late at the bookstore so it was only Brice and I tonight. We were sitting on the floor of his room playing with his trains.
"Brice what sound does a train make?" I asked holding up one of the trains.
"Choo! Choo!" He giggled.
"That's right buddy!" I chuckled
I glanced at the clock it was time for him to go to bed.
"Okay Brice, I think its enough trains for today, time for bed buddy."
"Choo, Choo?" He asked, handing me his train.
"No buddy, bed time." I said, setting the train aside scooping him up.
I tucked him in and turned the night light on for him.
"Goodnight buddy." I said, pushing a stray hair away from his eyes.
I quietly shut the door and crept into the living room. I knew Amanda wouldn't be home till around ten so I decided to work on my paper for a class of mine.
In the middle of me working Declan called me through Skype.
"Hey Declan!" I said, turning on the web cam.
"Kyle!" He cheered "We haven't talked in forever man."
"I know it's been four days!" I chuckled.
We talked for a while about the usual stuff we talked about then Lori came home and Declan had to go.
"I've got to go man," he paused, thinking for a moment. "I miss you." He said, with sincerity.
"Kyle, stop trying to steel my man!" I heard Lori giggle in the background.
"I miss you too! Bye Declan."
"Bye Kyle, only 3 more weeks!" He cheered, referring to Thanks Giving when we would see each other again.
We logged off and I got back to working on my paper.
"Hey Kyle, open up man!" I heard Paul pound on my door, I was sure his noise would wake Brice.
I quickly jump off the couch and over to the door.
"Paul what are you doing here?" I asked, I could hear Brice stirring and I knew he would be crying any minute.
"Why hello to you to Kyle," Paul joked. "We're going out man, come on get your coat." His voice boomed.
"Paul I can't," I told him, hoping he wouldn't question why but I knew he would.
"Of course you-" But before he could finish Brice had woken up and was screaming.
"Daddy!" Brice sniffled.
Paul looked at me with shock and confusion, before he formed his words I went to get Brice.
"Paul, this is my son, Brice." I told him, Brice was burrowing himself into my chest.
"Son?" He asked, still shocked
"Yeah, he's my son."
"Kyle, man, why didn't you tell me you were a single dad." I had only known Paul a couple of weeks, we didn't know that much about each other.
"Because I'm not a single father, my girlfriend Amanda, Brice's mother, lives here with me." It wasn't a complete lie sure we aren't Brice's biological parents but we are his parents none the less.
"Well still you didn't tell me you had a kid." He clarified.
"I'm telling you now." I said.
"Still a kid," he paused, looking at Brice again. "You just don't seem like the kind of guy who gets a girl pregnant."
I shrugged it off, debating if I should tell him I adopted Brice or let him continue to think that I got Amanda pregnant.
I glanced down at Brice, who had fallen asleep, then back at Paul, "I'll be right back." I told him.
I put Brice back down in his crib and shut the door again.
"So Kyle, if you and Amanda have a kid together, are you guys married?" He asked when I came back into the kitchen and sat at the table with him.
"No Paul, Brice is my adopted son." I told him
"You're raising some other guy's kid." I knew he meant that I was helping Amanda raise her son.
I sighed. "No Paul, it's complicated."
"Well I'm a smart guy; I think I can keep up." He said.
"Amanda and I had just broken up, and my Mom had taken my brother, Josh and I with her to a business conference she had. I was driving but I wasn't thinking about the road I was thinking about Amanda. I didn't see a lady pulled over on the side of the road so at the last minute I swerved out of the way, causing our car to go off the road. Josh and I were fine so we got out of the car. My mom kept insisting she was fine and that Josh and I should go check on the lady in the other car. I should have known that she wasn't okay but we went to check on the lady anyway.
"Turns out that the lady was going into labor, so Josh and I had to help her deliver her baby. After we did I went back to check on my mom she had passed out and bleeding badly, but luckily the ambulances were coming." I sighed remembering that day.
"They were able to get them to the hospital in time and everyone was fine. Two months later I came home from playing basketball with a friend of mine, and I found the baby I had delivered sleeping in a baby carrier on my front porch. That baby was Brice. I took Brice in and he became my son when I signed adoption papers. A few months later Amanda and I got back together, and I ran into Brice's biological mom and she told me her real reason for leaving her son with me. His biological dad was a drunk that would beat his biological mom. She didn't' want to bring a child into that kind of world. And now here we are."
Paul was quiet for a moment taking it all in.
"Kyle…" He trailed off "I don't really know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything Paul," I told him.
We talked for a while until Amanda came home.
"Hey how was work?" I whispered kissing her softly.
"It was good." She replied.
"Amanda this is my friend Paul." I introduced her.
"Nice to meet you Amanda, but I should probably get going." He said slipping on his coat.
"So what did you and Paul do tonight?" She asked wrapping her arms around my neck.
"I told him about Brice." I gently wrapped my arms around her waist.
"How'd he take it?"
"Just fine." I smiled kissing her again.
AN: Okay so Paul knows about Brice! I hope you guys liked the chapter I know it isn't that long but I've been really busy. This is why I haven't really had the time to update my story. I also wanted to let you guys know that I might not have a lot of time for updating so it could be a while between chapters. Check out a picture of what I think Paul would look like on my profile. Thanks for reading and please comment!