Waking Up in Vegas
Chapter Four--
Laura's POV:
I rolled over in bed and looked at my clock. 3am. I sighed and got up, Caleigh followed me as I staggered into the kitchen. I got a glass and ran some water from the sink. Taking a gulp. I grabbed my phone and scrolled down my contacts stopping on James' name. He'd probably be sleeping, but I hoped he was awake.
The phone rang three times before he answered, "Hello?"
"Did I wake you?" I asked, concerned
"No," he laughed. "I actually just got home..."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. Deryk gave me and Flower a tour on the Strip."
"Oh. Did you have fun?"
"Yeah it was okay...why are you up? It's kinda late..."
"I couldn't sleep..."
"Is everything okay?"
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath "No, James. It's not. There are some things you need to know..."
"Uh...okay? What's up?" he asked, confused
"Not over the phone. In person. Can you come over?"
"Uh...yeah. Yeah, I can."
"Okay. I'll see you in a few." I said hanging up.
This was it. It was time to tell him everything...
James' POV:
I threw my shoes back on and got in my car, punching in her address to my GPS. She was only a few blocks away. I drove to her house and pulled into the driveway. A million thoughts raced through my head. What could she have to tell me? I mean she'd made it clear she didn't want to get back together, so that couldn't be it.
I felt my heart start to beat faster as I got to the door and before I could knock, Laura answered "hey." I said
"Hey...come in." She said leading me inside and to the living room "have a seat. Would you like anything to drink?"
"Uh...no. I'm good...is everything okay, Laura?"
"No, James. Everything is not okay." She sighed
"What do you mean? What's going on?"
Laura closed her eyes and sighed again before looking over at me "James there's a lot you need to know...about what happened...after Pittsburgh."
"Uh...okay."
"So you remember when I came to Pittsburgh?"
I sighed "yeah...when I was messing around with that girl from the college and you threw the bracelet I gave you at me and left..."
"Yeah..."
"Listen, Laura. I'm sorry about all that. I was just..." I started
"James. Shh. I...there's something you need to know. The reason I went there...was to surprise you...and to tell you that I was pregnant."
Laura's POV:
James seemed to be frozen. He just kind of stared at me like he was processing what I just said "James?"
"You have a kid?" He asked looking at me confused "we...have a kid?"
I bit my lip and shook my head "No, James...I...I had an accident. A few days after I got back to dallas. I was going to the store and a Pickup Truck ran a red light at an intersection. It flipped my car and I had a miscarriage. People in the neighborhood talked...people kept asking questions and I couldn't deal with that along with what happened with us and the grief. So I left and came here. That's the real reason I left Dallas."
"Laura...I'm..." James choked out "I'm sorry... i..."
"You don't have a reason to apologize, James...none of this was your fault..." I replied
"I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most."
"True. You weren't...but not by your choice...I mean yeah you did cheat on me, but I chose not to tell you. Because I was angry. You should've known then and had you known then, you would've been there... this is no ones fault though...sometimes things just happen."
James nodded "Are you..."
"Don't ask if I'm okay. Please. I'm tired of hearing that. Because I'm not. I will never be okay, but I'm managing. I see a therapist. I'm doing better..." James nodded "I'm sorry I just like threw this at you, but I wanted you to know..." James just nodded again "please say something, James..."
"I don't know what to say...I just...if I hadn't cheated on you and you told me... you wouldn't have went back home...we planned for you to stay a couple of weeks..."
"James, don't...it's the past. It can't be changed...no point to wondering what if... it isn't your fault. Please don't think that...I don't want you to think that..."
"Okay..." he nodded "I should probably go home...it's late and you're probably tired..."
"Don't go..." I said grabbing his hand, pulling him over and kissing him
I rolled over in bed and looked at my clock. 3am. I sighed and got up, Caleigh followed me as I staggered into the kitchen. I got a glass and ran some water from the sink. Taking a gulp. I grabbed my phone and scrolled down my contacts stopping on James' name. He'd probably be sleeping, but I hoped he was awake.
The phone rang three times before he answered, "Hello?"
"Did I wake you?" I asked, concerned
"No," he laughed. "I actually just got home..."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. Deryk gave me and Flower a tour on the Strip."
"Oh. Did you have fun?"
"Yeah it was okay...why are you up? It's kinda late..."
"I couldn't sleep..."
"Is everything okay?"
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath "No, James. It's not. There are some things you need to know..."
"Uh...okay? What's up?" he asked, confused
"Not over the phone. In person. Can you come over?"
"Uh...yeah. Yeah, I can."
"Okay. I'll see you in a few." I said hanging up.
This was it. It was time to tell him everything...
James' POV:
I threw my shoes back on and got in my car, punching in her address to my GPS. She was only a few blocks away. I drove to her house and pulled into the driveway. A million thoughts raced through my head. What could she have to tell me? I mean she'd made it clear she didn't want to get back together, so that couldn't be it.
I felt my heart start to beat faster as I got to the door and before I could knock, Laura answered "hey." I said
"Hey...come in." She said leading me inside and to the living room "have a seat. Would you like anything to drink?"
"Uh...no. I'm good...is everything okay, Laura?"
"No, James. Everything is not okay." She sighed
"What do you mean? What's going on?"
Laura closed her eyes and sighed again before looking over at me "James there's a lot you need to know...about what happened...after Pittsburgh."
"Uh...okay."
"So you remember when I came to Pittsburgh?"
I sighed "yeah...when I was messing around with that girl from the college and you threw the bracelet I gave you at me and left..."
"Yeah..."
"Listen, Laura. I'm sorry about all that. I was just..." I started
"James. Shh. I...there's something you need to know. The reason I went there...was to surprise you...and to tell you that I was pregnant."
Laura's POV:
James seemed to be frozen. He just kind of stared at me like he was processing what I just said "James?"
"You have a kid?" He asked looking at me confused "we...have a kid?"
I bit my lip and shook my head "No, James...I...I had an accident. A few days after I got back to dallas. I was going to the store and a Pickup Truck ran a red light at an intersection. It flipped my car and I had a miscarriage. People in the neighborhood talked...people kept asking questions and I couldn't deal with that along with what happened with us and the grief. So I left and came here. That's the real reason I left Dallas."
"Laura...I'm..." James choked out "I'm sorry... i..."
"You don't have a reason to apologize, James...none of this was your fault..." I replied
"I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most."
"True. You weren't...but not by your choice...I mean yeah you did cheat on me, but I chose not to tell you. Because I was angry. You should've known then and had you known then, you would've been there... this is no ones fault though...sometimes things just happen."
James nodded "Are you..."
"Don't ask if I'm okay. Please. I'm tired of hearing that. Because I'm not. I will never be okay, but I'm managing. I see a therapist. I'm doing better..." James nodded "I'm sorry I just like threw this at you, but I wanted you to know..." James just nodded again "please say something, James..."
"I don't know what to say...I just...if I hadn't cheated on you and you told me... you wouldn't have went back home...we planned for you to stay a couple of weeks..."
"James, don't...it's the past. It can't be changed...no point to wondering what if... it isn't your fault. Please don't think that...I don't want you to think that..."
"Okay..." he nodded "I should probably go home...it's late and you're probably tired..."
"Don't go..." I said grabbing his hand, pulling him over and kissing him
I had a feeling she either had a child or had being pregnant but oh the poor thing having to deal with that trauma on her own whilst also dealing with a break up. Hope she's not rushing into things by kissing him.they clearly have a lot more to talk about
7/22/17