Thursday evening I get a phone call from Sophia.

"Hi, Soph."

She starts giggling. "I told Caleb and he won't stop smothering me with kisses. He keeps trying to talk to the baby. I keep telling him that the ears aren't developed yet. He says he knows our baby can hear him, after all he is the daddy."

I start laughing, "that man is something else. Do you feel better after telling him?"

I can hear her yelling at Caleb. "Stop Caleb, you kissing my stomach tickles." I hear Caleb in the background. "Oh yeah baby, I can tickle something else."

I yell in the phone, "hey! I'm still on the phone!"

"Oh, I'm sorry Mia. Yeah, I felt much better after your pep talk. Caleb was really excited when I told him. That reminds me, you have a date with Aiden on Saturday. You better not leave out any details!"

I laugh, "I won't. I let you go, so you and Caleb and practice for baby number two."

She laughs, "love you Mia. Bye.

"Love you too Soph."

I hang up the phone.

Saturday...

I'm going through my closet, trying to find something to wear.

I'm so fucking nervous. What if he tells me wants Emily. I feel like my heart would shatter into a million pieces. I decided to give this a chance.

I hear a knock on the door. I squint my eyebrows in confusion and open the door. Sophia walks in and hands me a short dress. "What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?" I ask.

She pulls my hand and walks towards my bedroom. "You're going to wear it. I know it's a little bold for you, but I think it will look good on your figure.

I roll my eyes, "ugh...I think you make me more nervous."

She turns to look at me, "why are nervous?"

I fling my arms in the air, "I have no fucking clue. Ugh...I feel like my stomach is going to explode."

She giggles, "it's probably because this time around, there are no more secrets looming over you. This is the real deal. Are you staying the night?" She sits me down at the vanity.

I look up at her in the mirror and smirk, "I put a bag in my trunk."

She giggles and continues to curl my hair.

I slip on the short yellow dress. It was bold, but I kind of liked it on.

I make my way to Aiden's house and knock on his door. He opens the door and his eyes slowly roam my body. "You look amazing" he says.

I smile, "thank you, as do you."

I walk into his kitchen, "mmm...smells good. What are you cooking?"

He chuckles, "I'm baking vegetables and chicken is on the grill."

"What would you like to drink?" He asks.

I shrug my shoulders, "I don't know. I'll just take a beer.

He chuckles, "I didn't peg you for a beer drinker."

I smirk, "there are a lot of things you don't know about me."

Silence...

I gasp, "fuck...that was a terrible joke. I'm sorry. I just....I just don't know what to say around you."

He smiles, "it's okay...No more secrets."

I nod and take the beer from him. "I have no more secrets. What about Emily?"

He sighs, "well, we had dinner last night. I told her that I fell out of love with her a long time ago and that she needed to move on. She smacked me a couple of times and told me I led her on. She walked out of the restaurant, pissed off."

I shake my head, taking a sip of my beer, "why do I feel like it's not that simple with her?"

"Tell that to my face." He starts laughing.

I sigh, "why do you think she came back?"

"Honestly, she told me that she left him because he wasn't nice to her. She said she regretted everything and wanted me back. However, I realized how manipulative she is when she left me. So...I think he dumped her and I was her fall back. But her fall back plan didn't really work either." He gave me a wink.

Aiden goes to the grill and gets the chicken. I pull the vegetables out of the oven for him. We sit at the dinning room table and begin to eat.

I cut into the chicken, "Aiden, I'm sorry I lied to you. I should have told you the truth."

He gives me a questioning look, "why didn't you?"

I sigh, "I don't know. In my mind, I was scared that if I told anyone about him, he would somehow find me. I know that sounds so stupid, but I was so afraid of him. I just wanted to act like he wasn't real. Thinking about him, brought back so many terrible memories. I was also afraid you would hate me."

Aiden shaking his head, "I could never hate you."

I purse my lips, "yeah...yeah you did. You didn't see the look on your face. Without actually saying it, you pretty much said you hated me. I honestly thought I lost a piece of my heart."

He puts his hand on mine. His eyes washed with guilt. "Mia, I'm so sorry for how I acted that night. I should have listened to you. I should have been there to protect you. I should have..."

"Stop Aiden. You can't blame yourself for that night. You stopped Henry from hurting me more. I'm okay now."

"Mia, I've been seeing a therapist for anger management. I'm trying to control it."

I nod my head, "I know you are. I promise to be honest with you about everything."

He smile, "okay. I promise to listen to you." He leans over and kisses my cheek. "I'm really sorry for everything I said. I didn't mean a word of it."

I sigh, "do you really think I would abort your child?"

He takes a deep breath, "I don't know. Mia, I was angry. I just said that to make you upset. God, I'm so stupid for saying that to you. I never want to hurt you."

I squeeze his hand, "I get why you were upset, but no more anger outbursts"

He nods, "okay. Can we put this behind us now?" He asks.

"I would like that," smiling at him.

After dinner, we walk out to the back porch and stand on the deck. I look out at his back yard and lean against the railing. He walks up behind me, his arms enclosing me.

I turn towards him and noticed a small red mark on his cheek, that I hadn't noticed earlier. I run my thumb across it.

"It won't bruise. Although, I thought when you smacked me those two times, it was going to. You smacked the shit out of me." He grins, showing off his white teeth.

I giggle, "I'm really sorry. The first time I was just angry at everything and you got caught in the line of fire I guess. The second time I was mad at you for saying I love you. I felt like you just said it so I wouldn't be mad at you. Almost, like you were trying to use it against me."

He looks down at my lips. "I said it because I meant it. I still do. I love you so much. You're all I think about."

I peck him on the lips. I take deep breath. "Look, I struggle with being open about my feelings. I've had to keep them in for so long, I forgot what's it's like to be loved by someone and to love others. I love you Aiden....so much it hurts. My heart often feels like it's going to jump out of my chest."

He grabs my chin and kisses me hard. His hands start to roam from my hair and face, over my breasts, to my waist and squeezing my butt. His hands then travel down to my thighs, leaving. He lifts me up and sets me on the railing. My hands grip his shoulders and slowly move down towards the hem of his shirt. Mmmm...I want him so bad.

He breaks our kiss, "fuck...Mia. Do you know how many times I thought about fucking you and making love to you when we were in California.?"

I nod, "yes, because it's all I could think about."

He sets me on the ground, "oh really? You thought about me that much?"

I smile and give him a peck on the cheek and walk inside the house. "Yes, and about all of the things you've already done to me."

He follows me into the house, with lust filled eyes.