Hunter's P.O.V

We're lying in bed again, it's my favourite place in the world. Lying next to Emily, our limbs tangled together as my hands roam over her delectable little body.

I'm the luckiest son of a bitch alive.

A few days ago she wasn't even talking to me and now here she is wrapped in my arms in the shitty little apartment I rent from a friend of Dec's. It's not even worth the money, it's the location I'm paying for.

I look down at her face, she's peacefully sleeping, her chin nuzzling my arm and she's making soft whimpers. She's so stunning but stress, worry and exhaustion mar her gorgeous features.

I trail a finger over her forehead gently, scared in case I wake her. I hear my phone buzzing from the other side of the room but make no attempt to answer it. Whoever it is can wait.

Emily and I haven't even spoke properly yet. When she arrived last night she jumped into my arms so fast that I didn't even question how her meeting with her mom went. By the tear stains and how terrible she sounded on the phone, I'm assuming it didn't go well.

But she made it clear she wasn't ready to talk and so I comforted her exactly the way she wanted, by showing her how much I love her. I kissed every inch of her skin, worshipping in the creamy smoothness. We made love more than once, telling each other how much we mean to the other a million times. It was perfect.

At least it would have been, had she not been so upset by the problems in the back ground.

"Can I ask you something" Emilys soft voice startles me, I glance down at her again and she's got an amused gleam shining in her eyes. "Sorry Mr. Macho, didn't mean to scare you"

I start to chuckle lightly and pull her into me tighter. "I thought you were sleeping"

"I was, your phone ringing woke me"

"It's on silent" I tell her but she shrugs, she's always a really light sleeper. "What did you want to ask?"

Emily seems to hesitate for a second, pulling back away from me slightly. I don't protest, I know it's because she's too hot and clammy, not because she's rejecting me.

"Are you angry about Tara being pregnant?" her voice is small as she speaks. I'm confused why she would ask that. Yeah sure, at first I was pissed, it's my little sister and the way Devon just sprung the news on me didn't help, but now, I'm happy for them.

"No, why would I be?"

She shrugs again "I don't know. I was confused when Jess told me you were upset about the baby, she said you told her it's going to ruin everything" I can tell by her tone she's still a little pissed I spoke to Jess about this instead of her.

As soon as she stops talking, it clicks what she's talking about. My dad and Claire's unwanted little intruder.

I sigh, I know I told her I would tell her everything but it's a lot harder to actually do it. I'm still not totally comfortable with the idea that in less than nine months I'm going to have a new sibling, one that I want absolutely nothing to do with.

"I wasn't talking about Tara and Devons baby" I say and she frowns clearly confused. "That day I disappeared from the hospice, I found out Claire is pregnant."

"Claire? Who?"

"The nurse at the hospice, Claire" I repeat her name. "She's the bitch my dad cheated with"

Emily sits up suddenly, her face clouded with pity. "I'm so sorry Hunter, shit, what was your dad thinking?"

"I don't think he was." I admit. "She's half his age, not even pretty, she seems like a horrible person and he's threw away his life with my mom for a quick fuck which ironically has tied him to her for the rest of his life."

I can feel my anger bubbling so I take a deep breath and calm myself.

"She told me she's going to keep the baby"

"Fuck, does your mom know? Tara?"

I nod in answer. "I wanted to tell my mom before I told you, I'm sorry for not telling you sooner but I knew if I did, you would have told Tara then in typical Tara fashion she'd blurt it out or make a big drama and it would only hurt my mom more."

I know as her best friend, Emily has an obligation to Tara to tell her anything that effects her but It still pisses me off when I can't even tell my own fiance something without worry of my sister being a massive drama queen and hurting everyone in the process.

"Haven't you learned by now?" Emily kisses me softly, a quick peck that's over far too early. "I know you were worried I would tell Tara and I understand that but let me just get one thing straight Hunter." She pushes me down and straddles me, she leans on me so we're skin to skin, it's not a sexy move or suggestive in anyway, she just wants to be close.

"Tara is my best friend, but I gave her up for you once, I would do it again in a heartbeat"

I smile at her words but I'm still unsure of what it is she's actually telling me.

"When it comes to you and Tara, there is no choice. You are my world, you are the person I'm going to marry and you are the person that comes first. Don't ever think differently."

I pull her into me then, it's a relief to hear her say, I think deep down I've always been worried because of our relationship and how close Tara is to both of us. It might make me a prick to say it but Emily comes first to me too.

"I love you Hunter, don't feel like you can't talk to me in case Tara finds out, unless you say so, I won't repeat a word of anything you tell me"

I kiss her forehead and she just lays there, both of us enjoying the skin on skin contact. "I love you too Em"