Chapter 3- The Truth
Days go by and it was time to go home. Punk's good buddy Just Gabriel picked them up and took them to their house. Phil and Layla thankedhim and went inside. Little did Layla know, she had major explaining to do.
"Come here.." Punk demanded.
"What is it Phil?" Layla questioned.
"You remember when we got together?"
"Yes I remember, why?"
"You remember how we said we'd never hide secrets from each other.."
"What exactly are you getting at Punk?"
"Why didn't you tell me about the baby.."
Layla's face softened. She felt guilty. She wanted to tell him but it was suppose to have been a birthday surprise.
"So are you gonna answer me?" Phil said impatiently.
"Phil.."
"What."
"Look, can we talk about this later?"
"No, we're gonna talk about this now"
"Phil please, I really don't want to right now"
She got up only to be thrown back down on the bed.
"I said we're going to talk about this now!" Phil screamed.
"And I said not now! I just lost a kid for crying out loud!"
Layla stormed out of the house. She didn't know where she was going, but anywhere was better than being in the room with Brooks. Brooks sat down on the couch and placed his hands on his head. He didn't mean to snap at her like that. He was so stressed that everything triggered his temper. Phil decided to leave her be for a few hours. About an hour later, Phil heard a knock at the door. He got up and answered was Layla.
"We need to talk. Come with me to the beach." She said as she grabbed Punk's hand.
They walked in silence until they got to the beach. Both sat down on the sand. Layla looked at Phil, which was starring out at the ocean. His mind was so scattered he didn't even notice his girlfriend's gaze.
"Babe.." She called out.
"Hmm?" He answered.
"I'm ready to tell you the truth" She confessed.
"Well I'm all ears" Punk snapped.
"Look Phil, please don't do that."
"Sorry, I just hate being lied to.."
"Well at least I got enough courage to confess to you.."
Phil sighed, "I know, sorry for snapping like that. It's just that I'm kind of still shocked that I would've been a dad! Like seriously, why didn't you tell me?"
"I was trying to explain myself but you blew up at me!"
"I'm sorry Layla, I won't do it again. I promise."
"Ok well, where do I begin?"
"You can start by explaining when you first found out."
"I first found out like 5 weeks ago. It was the morning after you won your title. I woke up feeling kind of strange so I went to the doctor. I thought it was just a stomach bug but the doctors said I was fine. So they asked to do a pregnancy test and..well..it came back positive."
"Oh yeah, I remember that day. But why didn't you tell me that right then and there?"
"It was suppose to be a birthday present.."
Punk's eyes started to water. He always wanted a kid. Andto think he would've had one and would've known on his birthday?! That's like a dream to him! But now that would stay a dream he guessed. All these thoughts made him burst into tears.
"Aww Punk, don't cry" Layla comforted him.
"But to think, I could've been a dad!" Phil managed to choke out.
"I know babe, I know"
They sat there until the sun was no longer in the sky. Hugging each other as tight as possible, they assured that everything was going to be alright.
~End~