Adam Wilson

"I'm very nervous! I need you to help me."

"There's only so much I can do Adam. I can't be there with you."

"At least you could prep me so I don't say the wrong things."

"I'm not sure I can do that... I don't know the personality of her parents so I can't adequately prepare you for an encounter with them."

"Then you're bloody useless!!!" I stood up and screamed at the shrink. "After today, your services will no longer be needed!"

I felt like I was wasting my money! I pay every hour for this man to advice me but all he does is tell me complete and utter nonsense. He's so incompetent! I'm going to get Mason to replace him.

"Adam? Before you lash out, take a deep breath. There are other ways to deal with this."

"No! There's no other way. I'm going to fuck this up and you're not willing to help."

"I am trying to help you but you're panicking."

He was right, I was panicking. I really didn't mean what I had just said to the shrink. Later this week, I'll be meeting with Sophia's parents and I was worried as hell.

"I'm going to fuck this up. I can just tell. It's too good to be true. Sophia and I can never be happy together." I paced around the room.

"Listen to me Adam, it's normal to have situational panic attacks, but you need to stay positive. You are in a very good place with Sophia right now, don't ruin it by overthinking."

"I know we're in a good position, but soon enough I'm going to mess things up. I can feel it." I ran my hands through my hair frustratedly.

"No, you're not. Here's a piece of advice from me. Always listen attentively to her parents. Respectfully reassure them that you are in love with Sophia. Tell them that you would like for them to be part of your journey with her. Show them that you deeply care about her and the baby, and everything will be okay."

That didn't sound so hard to do. But I didn't know if I could pull it off to her parents.

"I shouldn't have a problem doing all of those things but still, it wouldn't make a difference. It's my bad behaviour that always puts me in trouble. The last time I saw them, I had made a huge mistake. What I did was completely out of order and disrespectful. When I see them, the first thing her dad's going to do is attack me for the pregnancy. To them, I will always look like the bad guy. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a setup. There's no way they're pleased with me or want to give me a second chance..."

"If that's how they feel then I guess you need to change their mind about your intentions towards her. It sounds to me that they are reserved about whether you actually love her. It might take a while to make this change. Maybe a couple of weeks..."

"I can't wait a couple of weeks! Sophia is having my baby and I need their blessing to marry her!" I snapped.

His eyes shot wide at my comment.

"I don't know Adam. All her parents want is a little more reassurance. I would strongly advise against rushing into marriage with Sophia. If anything, it will look less authentic to them."

"But how can I reassure them if I don't marry her?"

"If you propose to her now, then her parents will not think it's genuine. Trust me. Especially now that she's recently pregnant. Please don't jump the gun Adam, and take my advice. When the relationship gets better, marriage will happen in due course." He advised.

He was right. I sat back down on the couch, feeling slightly more relaxed. But no matter what he said, I was always going to be tense.

Deep down, I was seriously considering the marriage thing. I thought it might just be a temporary solution to her parent's wrath, but I guess not.

Regardless, I genuinely would like to marry Sophia.

"I can see you thinking, Adam. I'll tell you again. If you propose to Sophia, there's a huge possibility that her parents are only going to think that you are only doing it because of the pregnancy. This might even upset them more. I strongly advise against doing this." The shrink warned with a dark tone.

I shrugged backed into the coach and folded my arms like a little kid being told that they couldn't have what they wanted.

But still, he had a fair point.

"Unfortunately we've run out of time now and I need to see another patient. But what I would say is go home and thoroughly think about things before you make any rash decisions. Also, learn from what happened in the past."

"Yeah yeah, whatever. This is my last session anyway. After this, I wouldn't need you any more." Every time I said that, I always ended up coming back.

"I will see you same time next week. However, if you need to schedule an emergency appointment about what I know you've already set your mind to do... then don't hesitate to give me a call and we can talk about it over the phone." He knew I was still thinking about the proposal.

I looked at him sceptically but I eventually shook his hand in agreement. I decided that there was a slight possibility that the marriage proposal may backfire, so I wouldn't do it.

Instead, I'll find other ways to prove myself to her parents.

****

Sophia Parker

"So what's going to happen to this place?" Lily asked.

"I don't know yet, but I'll really miss it. I'll also miss having you as my neighbour." I said to her.

This was my first apartment. My first home away from home.

I am seriously going to miss it.

I was currently packing up some bits and bobs to take to Adam's house. I had two suitcases which Lily and I had filled up with some clothes from my wardrobe and other essential items. You could say I was slowly moving out.

"I'll miss you too Sophia. Well... once you move out, can I have you apartment?"

"Oh? Really? But... what's wrong with yours?" I lowkey envied hers so much so I didn't understand why she wanted my rusty old girly apartment. Hers was new and luxurious, recently renovated before she moved in a couple of months ago.

"It's on the 3rd floor and it's way too stressful getting up there everyday. I prefer yours on the ground floor."

"But yours is so much prettier than mine!"

"I know, but not having to climb 6 flights of stairs every evening is kinda worth it." She grinned.

I shook my head at her.

"Okay... if I decide to let go of it, you'll be the first one to have it." I laughed.

"Yes!" She first pumped.

"Can you help me close that box please? I'll try to do this one." I said.

"Oh no, Sophia. Leave them both to me. Your pregnant remember? You shouldn't bend too much."

"Ugh Lily, I'm fine! I'm not even showing yet. But thanks anyway." I let out a huge breath. We were practically done packing now.

I put my hand on my 6-weeks belly bump and gave it a rub. It was so tiny, you couldn't even see it through my shirt. My pregnancy symptoms were much better now and I was able to get through tasks like every other normal person. I don't know what Lily was so worried about.

"Oh, Phoebe's here!" I sang.

"Ugh!" Lily groaned.

"Be nice, please." I gave her a warning look.

"Not after she called me a manipulative bitch." She sneered.

Apparently, Phoebe and Lily are currently on very rocky terms. Phoebe thinks that Lily was a bad friend to me because she allowed me to make terrible decisions in relation to Adam. Obviously those were mistakes of my own and Lily had advised me against them. But Phoebe thinks she could could have done more.

Putting that all aside, a huge part of me was grateful to have two friends that genuinely cared about me.

I ignored Lily and quickly went to the front door to open the door.

I was met with a happy-looking Phoebe and... and...

Sean!

"Hey Sophia!" she beamed and hugged me.

"Hey..." I said and hugged her back but I was a bit shocked. I wasn't expecting Sean as well!

"I know this is unexpected but I decided to bring Sean along." She pointed at him enthusiastically.

"Hi Sean." I waved once, trying my best not to be awkward.

"Hi Sophia." He responded.

There was a slight pause and I could see Phoebe watching the both of us intently. I wasn't entirely sure why but I refused to prolong the awkwardness.

"Um, come on in guys! Make yourselves comfortable." I moved aside and gestured them in.

Lily came out from the bedroom and as soon as she saw Sean, her eyes shot wide open. She looked at me quizzically and we had a brief telepathic conversation.

We both acknowledged how weird it was that Phoebe brought Sean to our girls' get together.

"Hello." Lily said to both of them.

"Lily, good to see you again." Sean said.

"Likewise." The last time Lily saw Sean was when he had come to my apartment to pick me up for our first date. She had helped style my hair and make me look beautiful. I suppose that could be another reason why Phoebe was pissed of at Lily... She also hadn't done enough to convince me otherwise from dating Sean.

"I'm just going to get something from the bedroom, I'll be back out in a sec." I smiled at both of them before walking into my bedroom.

"Oh, I'll come with." Lily said.

We both went into my bedroom and closes the door behind us.

"What is going on right now?" I whispered to her.

"I know right! I just don't understand why Phoebe will bring Sean over to your apartment. Is she trying to prove something? Or do they do everything together now?" She whispered too.

"I don't know. This was supposed to be a girls get together. Now, I'm not so sure what it is anymore."

"Tell me about it! Not when you have your ex right there whose currently dating one of your closest friends!"

The door opened and Phoebe emerged from the other side.

"You guys weren't thinking of leaving me out, were you?" She said, closing the door behind her.

"Shouldn't you be with Sean right now?" Lily sneered.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Phoebe retaliated.

"Alright!" I interveined. "I know both of you are not the best of friends right now, which is why I called for this get together in the first place. Can we please not have arguments and try to get along?"

"I'm happy to be cordial with her." Phoebe said. "But the main reason I'm here is for you Sophia." She smiled in a fake way... it was almost disturbing.

"Are you sure you're not just here to rub your new relationship with Sean in her face." Lily said.

"Lily!" I screamed.

"What? Its the truth. Why else would she bring him here? Especially unannounced."

"Is everything okay?" Sean knocked from the other side of the door.

I hope to god that he hadn't heard what Lily said.

"Yes, yes, everything's fine." I opened the door and smiled at him. "Um, why don't we all go sit on the couch. I've got what I need."

I tried to pretend but I could bet that Sean felt the tension.

I sighed mentally becasue I knew that this was going to be the most awkward social gathering ever.

We all moved back to my massive living room couch shaped like an L, and I could already sense the wierdeness. Everything just felt so unnatural. Lily and I sat on one side while Phoebe and Sean sat on the other.

"Can I just throw something out there. Sophia is pregnant, and what she doesn't need is negative energy around her or the baby." Lily said, throwing shade at Phoebe.

"I couldn't agree more." Phoebe snapped back.

Sean just looked confused.

"Great, I guess that's settled then! So how are things at work Phoebe? I heard the office's new solar panels gave it a carbon-neutral status." I desperately tried to change the subject. At this point I could feel a full blown argument looming between them.

"Indeed, it has. Sean helped massively with the project, isn't that right baby?" She looked at him and cupped his face with her hand, slightly stroking his beard.

I watched unbelievably while Lily just shook her head.

Maybe she was right after all... It sure looked like Phoebe was trying to make me jealous. But why? Sean and I were done ages ago!

"Uh, yes that's right." Sean looked a bit confused by her overt display of affection. "But Sophia prepared the budget for it, which kicked of the project in the first place. Do you rememeber, Sophia?" He smiled at me.

"Yeah, I remember."

"Was this when you two were working together?" Phoebe asked him... more like interrogated him.

"Yes, it was."

"You didn't tell me about this." Her tone held a bit of disapproval.

"Ok, well now you know." He shrugged his shoulders like it wasn't a big deal. And he was right, it really wasn't.

"Really Sean? What else have you not told me about?!" She raised her voice at him. I cringed on the inside a bit.

"Oh get a grip of yourself!" Lily said. She couldn't stand Phoebe's attitude.

"Excuse me!" Phoebe exclaimed.

I sighed and stood up.

"I'm really sorry but I can't do this. This was a huge mistake." I said to everyone before I walked out.

All the tension and arguments were making me feel light-headed. And frankly, I wasn't here for it.

"Sophia!" Sean called after me. He stood up, leaving Phoebe in order to follow me all the way into the kitchen.

"Sean, please go back to your girlfriend, this doesn't look good." I said to him.

"Sophia wait, I think I understand what's going on." He said, closing the kitchen door behind him. We could talk privately but not for long, I could hear Lily and Phoebe arguing in the next room

"Then why don't you talk some sense into your girlfriend! Better still, why did you agree to come here in the first place?"

"I didn't know she was going to act like this! Look, Phoebe and I had on argument over you once."

"What? Really?"

That was ridiculous. Why on earth would they fight over me?

"Yes, and I think she's testing me. I believe that's what she brought me here today.."

"Well, you've clearly failed the test by being here with me, and not by her side." I said.

"I don't care whatever game she's playing, she's clearly in the wrong. I'm here becasue I'm worried about you. Sophia, you shouldn't be in a situation as stressful as this right now. Phoebe and I will leave. I'll speak to her and get her to realise her mistake."

"I'm really sorry about all of this." I held my head with my hands and apologised. I was a bit overwhelmed.

"It's not your fault, Sophia. Don't apologise." He made his way towards me.

"You're right." I said.

"Come here." He said before he hugged me.

I hugged him too. Sean was such a good person and I really missed our friendship. Too bad we can't be friends anymore. Phoebe will certainly not allow it... and neither will Adam!

The kitchen door opened and it was none other than Phoebe.

"I knew it!" She said.

"Phoebe, please stop." I said.

"No! The only person who needs to be stopped is YOU! Everything always seems to be about you! I don't get it! What's so special in you anyway? What do guys see in you? All I see is an indecisive little bitch who wants all the attention to herself!!!"

"Oh my god!" I gasped.

"That's it. We're leaving." Sean said.

He walked over to her and grabbed her by the arm.

What's gotten into her???

"Don't you dare touch me!" She screamed. "I always knew you were still into her and this just proves it!"

"Phoebe... you're embarrassing yourself. Stop talking. We need to go, NOW!" He warned.

"No!"

Sean managed to get her out of my apartment, but not after she screamed and kicked and shouted the words "I hate you!" to me.

Lily and I were left in a complete state of shock. We never thought Phoebe could ever act like that. She said so many hurtful things to me, it was like she'd secretly hated me all this while.

"Well, that sure wasn't attractive." Lily said when they'd left.

I couldn't help the tears that fell from my face and she noticed.

"Hey, hey, don't cry. None of this is your fault." Lily held me and wiped my face.

"I can't believe I just lost one of my best friends." I sniffed.

"It's okay Sophia. She was never a friend. You know what they say, Jealousy is a disease. And unfortunately, Phoebe caught it bad. Hopefully she gets better soon."

"But she's right. Everything she said was true. I took everything for granted. What I did to both Sean and Adam was completely wrong. I've been such a bitch to both of them, especially Adam. How is he still able to love someone like me?" I cried.

"Sophia... Do not let Phoebe's words get into your head. She's crazy! You are an amazing person! You're not a bitch, you were only looking out for yourself."

"I don't know about that, Lily. I don't deserve anything that I have." I cried some more.

"Oh for heaven's sake! Sophia, by saying that you're letting her win! She's getting to you! And you can't let that happen! Come, let's go get some rest okay? Adam will be coming later to pick you up and you need to be ready."

She tried to reassure me but I didn't believe her. I still felt like shit for what I did. I played with Adam countlessly. One day I liked him, the next day I pretended that I hated him. Over and over again. Everything was like a mad rollercoaster for him, I'm surprised how he didn't get sick. And Sean, I practically just used to keep me company when Adam left. My feelings for him were nowhere as strong as I had convinced myself that they were. I'm glad he caught on early and broke it off with me.

I was wrong to mess with both their emotions. That was a massive bitch-move, and I see Phoebe's point. I am a horrible person and I don't deserve Adam!

What I have with him right now is too good to be true. I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to dump me last minute or if he moved on to someone else. That's probably what I deserve.

I hope he doesn't lose interest in me someday.... I mean, that would be perfectly understandable but right now, I'm just going to go along with it and hope for the best.

I still love him and I would do anything to fight for him...

For us!

I cradled my belly and gave it a warm reassuring rub.

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Hi readers, *waves awkwardly*

So it's been 9 months since I updated 😬

If Sophia was real, she would have given birth by now...

I don't know what it is but my whole life just changed and I didn't have time for Wattpad anymore.

I also changed my phone and completely forgot to redownload the app. I have been Wattpad free for months!

I would like to apologise and I know many of you would have lost interest in this book or have even forgotten what happened. I am really sorry for not updating sooner. Many of you love the story and want to see it end and I will do my absolute best to make that happen.

I had the opportunity to read some of your comments and I can see that Sophia is still getting a lot of hate (despite the warning I put in the first chapter).

In this chapter, she has realised her mistakes and acknowledged that she was annoying back then so can we now begin to show some love and support for her please? 🙂

Thank you and Remember, #bekind

I will do my best to release a update soon so keep an eye out.

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