“Riles, what’s wrong?” Nikki asked from the door way as I packed up all of my things again.
“I’m going home,” I told her with a shrug as I threw my bag over my shoulder.
“Why Riley? Would you just tell me what happened already?” She demanded, arms folded across her chest.
“It’s twins, a boy and a girl, Matt freaked out, I told him it was alright and he said he didn’t ask for any of this, I’m going to do this on my own,”
“You’ll always have me, so I’m coming with you,” She said, grabbing her jacket, I looked at Zacky as the guys were all now watching us, even Matt now that he was back.
“No Nikki, I kept you from Zacky for six months, you’re staying, I’m leaving, I’ll stay with dad, I can have girl time with Amy and if anything happens one of the granddaddies will be around to drive me to the hospital,” I told her with a weak smile, she told me to call every single day or she would come back home and find me, Nikki and the guys followed me out to the Van, I threw my things in the back and as I said goodbye to them one by one they all stepped off to the side of the bus again, after hugging all of the guys and Nikki goodbye, Matt was the one I stood face to face with.
“Riles…” He started.
“Save it Matt,” I sighed “we’re not together, so that makes this easier, I can do this,” I told him and he sighed, stepping closer to me.
“Just give me a reason why,” He demanded, his tone harsh.
“I can’t look at your face, because when I do it kills me, okay? You froze, you freaked out because there’s two babies now, not just one like we thought, that’s double the responsibility, you asked me if we should get married for fuck sakes,” I laughed with disbelief “You never wanted this Matt, I didn’t mean for any of this to happen,”
“But I love you, I’m crazy about you, please stay,” He pleaded, I pulled my small hand from his large ones.
“Can we just be done with this conversation?” I asked, opening for the door to get into the van.
“Sure, we can be done, I’ll see you after tour,” He shrugged.
“You’ll be a dad by then,” I told him, climbing in, starting the engine and driving away as I let the tears flow.
Matt’s P.O.V
I couldn’t believe I let her go like that, I should have fought harder for her, but no, I never do that, everything good that happens to me always gets away, now the love of my life was gone and she was taking my unborn son and daughter with her.
“Baby?” Val’s irritating voice came from the door way to the bunk room.
“Stop calling me that!” I demanded, she didn’t flinch, but she walked over to me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, she smelled like alcohol and sex “I want you off this bus, NOW!”
“But baby, now that slut is gone, we can be together again, she was just a little bump in the road,”
“GET THE FUCK OUT!” I yelled at Val “She’s not a slut, I love her, she is the mother of my children and I will do whatever it takes to make her realize just how much she means to me, I am going to spend the rest of my life with her, and you can’t do anything to stop that!”
“We’ll see…” She mumbled before turning on her heel and walking off of the bus just before it started up and we left to continue the tour, how I was going to do this knowing what I know now, I didn’t know.
Riley’s P.O.V
I’ve been living with dad for a month now, him and Gary have been great, although they treat me like a china doll, I love having them around to help, they understood why I left and Gary even called Matt and told him off like a child, told him to man the fuck up and come home and care for his children. I haven’t heard from Matt since I left, but when I talk to Nikki twice a day she tells me that he’s asking about me and the babies, but I’ve been finding it hard to believe that he cares as much as he’s making out.
Today, I was flying, yes, I’m 7 months pregnant and flying to visit my mother and Stephen who are getting married on the farm we lived on in Texas, I missed it there and it’s closer to where I am, so I got the all clear from two different doctors that I’m good to go. I was beyond excited, I was giving mom away because her parents weren’t around anymore for her dad to do so, so it was my job and I couldn’t be more honoured.
“And you’ll call me when you land to let us all know that you’re alright?”
“Yes pops, just relax already would you?” I teased, nudging him slightly, he pulled me into a hug.
“You take care of those babies,” He told me and I told him that I would, they were my life now anyway.