Chapter 44

"And then he had some sort of panic attack and I had no idea how to deal with it" I said, telling Fran about the previous day. Now that it was out in public that I was pregnant, I had confirmed it to everybody at work and they weren't offended that I hadn't told them, they all understood that I had wanted to keep it down after what had happened when Benji had uploaded that video. It was obvious that I wanted to be careful. But now I could be a lot more open with people like Fran and Ally.

"Wow, what did you do?" she asked, sounding worried. I took a deep breath. "Well, all I really could do was sit there with him and hold him, tell him it was okay and try to give him more confidence again. He was pretty down. But I wanted to show him that he can count on me." "I think it's amazing that you took the blame in front of Ashlee." I sighed. "I don't know, it makes Pete feel bad but it also would have made him feel bad if she had told him he couldn't see Bronx anymore." "The fact that she called you a team though ... shows what everybody sees you and Pete as from the outside." "Do you see us that way too?" She laughed. "Definitely. But that's a good thing." That made me smile. "Where is he now? How's he doing?" "He's hanging out in the pool with Gabe, I think." "And what are you up to?" I laughed. "I'm still in bed" I admitted, cuddling into the pillows. She laughed too. "Well, Jack is about to pick me up and we're gonna play paintball." "Exciting! So are you getting along well, yeah?" I could hear her smile when she replied. "Yeah, he's amazing." "I'm really happy for you." I heard some ringing in the distance. "That must be Jack" she said. "I'll text you later, alright?" "Yeah, have fun" I replied and we hung up.

I stayed in bed for a couple more minutes, then I took a shower and got dressed in a white blouse and some shorts, putting my bikini on underneath because now I wanted to go swimming too and it was really warm outside. I made my way downstairs and put my phone down, joining Pete and Gabe in the backyard. When I closed the door behind myself, I could hear them talking. "Yeah, man, Ally's great. We went out last night and I had so much fun. I think this is the right thing, we're not taking things fast but it's also not too casual and meaningless" Gabe was just saying. I eyed them sceptically and Pete smiled at me. I could tell he was still a little down but Gabe was hopefully cheering him up and distracting him. "Interesting" I said and Gabe saw me too. I took off my blouse and my bikini top and sat on the edge of the pool. "You know I've been seeing Ally" Gabe replied in confusion. I smirked. "Yeah, it's just interesting to hear you boys talk about it" I smiled. "It reminds me that boys talk about girls just as much as girls talk about boys." Gabe smirked. "You got us there, I guess. Pete loves to talk about you." I smiled and looked at Pete. "Aw, really?"

He swam over to me quickly and before I could even scream or get up, he had already pulled me into the water. I squeezed my eyes shut because I thought I was going to go underwater but he caught me so my face was above the surface still. I couldn't stand in the pool and he could barely. Gabe had no problems obviously and when Pete pulled me a little closer to him, Gabe got out of the pool, put on his sunglasses and got comfortable on one of the sun beds behind the pool. I wrapped my arms around Pete's neck and he pulled my legs around his waist, walking a few steps to the side so he could stand properly. I curled the wet hair in his neck around my finger, then leaned in to kiss him. His tongue found mine and he kissed me harder, wrapping his arms around me tighter.

"Guess I'm off, guys!" I heard Gabe call and Pete just waved without disconnecting our lips. I heard the door shut and didn't hold back anymore, quietly moaning on his lips when he kissed me harder. When he pulled away and rested his forehead against mine, I stroked the side of his cheek with my finger. "Are you feeling better?" I asked quietly and he took a few steps to the side so we could both stand but he didn't put me down. "I definitely am now" he smirked smugly and attacked my lips with his again. He backed me up against the wall of the pool behind me and I ran my hands down his chest and over his arms before cupping up his face into my hands to kiss him at my own pace. His hand found its way into my bikini panties and it only took him a few seconds of teasing me before he slid two fingers into me and starting moving them slowly, disconnecting our lips and locking my eyes as he did. I moaned quietly and I wanted to close my eyes but I couldn't take my eyes off his. He smiled when I was starting to be louder and finally buried my face against his chest, starting to suck marks into it because I was trying to keep quiet. When I was about to fall over the edge, I hid my face against his chest, unable to stay silent. "Pete, fuck..." I whimpered and started shaking, keeping my arms around him. He held me until my breathing had calmed, then pulled away and smirked. "Do you wanna go inside?" he asked and there was something in his eyes that made me really want to go inside.

So we climbed out of the pool and I wrapped a towel around myself, following him upstairs after closing the back door behind me. I stripped down as soon as I was in the bedroom so my bikini wouldn't soak the bed and threw it into the shower. Pete dropped his towel and stood close to me, kissing me again. I let my hand wander down his chest and into his swimming trunks and he moved into my touch with a deep sigh. I smirked on his lips. "Someone's excited" I teased, biting his lip. "Well, can you blame me?" he grinned, motioning at my body. I laughed. "I can, I don't see how that doesn't ruin it for you" I replied, pointing at my growing lower stomach. He shook his head and kissed me harder again. "You're still hot as fuck" he said, wanting to move me onto the bed backwards. I giggled. "Take those off first" I said and he did as I said, taking off the swimming trunks and dropping them into the shower as well.

When he came back, I was already lying on the bed and he quickly scooped me up and sat me down on his lap, moving a strand of wet hair out of my face, kissing me passionately. "I love you." I smiled and kissed him for a second and before I could even reply, he had placed his hands on my waist and guided himself into me. I threw my head back and let out a quiet moan, when he started pushing in and out of me faster, I put my hands down on his shoulders and pressed my lips together, moving along with him. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closer, starting to leave little kisses on my neck. My lips were right at his ear so he could hear me curse and repeat his name even though I was so quiet that I was almost not hearing myself. I could tell when he was getting closer because he went harder and pulled me tighter and I realised he was gonna release the same time as me so I pressed my lips on his for a second while I reached my high, moaning on his lips. Then I pulled away so I could hear him building up, moaning quietly at first, then, when he fell over the edge, he groaned loudly and held onto me tighter, probably leaving handprints on my sides.

He slowed down and I stayed on his lap, my forehead against his and looking into his eyes. I was panting slightly but I smiled at him, kissing him for just a second. He stroked my hair out of my face, smiling too. "I love you" I said. He smiled, I knew it never failed to make him happy when I told him. I carefully got off his lap and made my way into the bathroom. He followed me, running his fingers through his hair that was now wet from sweat and water. "I was gonna shower" I said. He raised his eyebrows. "Me too, what a coincidence" he smirked and pulled the curtain aside.

"You really forced Gabe to leave earlier" I said, getting on my tiptoes to look into the mirror while brushing my hair. "He didn't have to leave." I laughed. "No, of course not, he could've just watched." He smirked. "He wanted to meet Ally anyway, I think." "Look at your friends always dating my friends" I grinned. He shrugged. "Well, if you and me are a thing, why shouldn't our friends be?" I shrugged too. "I guess you're right." I put the brush down and he hugged me from behind, kissing the side of my neck and looking at us in the mirror. He let his hands wander over my belly before one of them moved upwards and the other one downwards so I quickly turned around and moved away from him, sticking out my tongue. I hopped into the shower and he followed me, backing me up against the wall and kissing me softly. The hot water fell down on us and I just wanted to stay there forever.

-

So, the next chapter is going to be the last one and I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for what I could write next? :)