Chapter 17

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(RJ"S POV)

*ONE YEAR LATER*

"Are you sure you're ready to do this?" Brandon asks as he loads my luggage into the back of my car. 

"I'm sure. It's been more than a year and  Indie probably thinks I'm not coming anymore." I sigh, guilt overflowing me. Indie probably gave up on me coming back now. 

"Just remember. Noah's married and has a kid... or kids. Whatever." He shakes his head. 

"Gee, thanks. I never would have figured that little bit of info on my own." I roll my eyes. 

"Just stating facts, RJ." 

"I know you are, it's just I don't really want to think about my mate being married and having kids with someone else. Friggin Stephanie of all people." I shiver. 

Brandon laughs. "I get it. You better go if you want to beat traffic." He tells me.

With that said I give a short wave before driving away from the pack house.

***

Hopping out of the car when I pull up at the Silver Moon pack house I stretch, arching my back. It may have only been several hours, but it felt like more. 

"RJ." A squeal erupted from behind me and Melina Christopher and I tumbled to the floor with an 'oomph' as she and her mate pounced on me. 

"Radiance!" Another squeal and then I felt someone else on top of the three of us. 

"Dog pile!" Someone exclaimed and before I could yell a protest several other people were on top of us, me at the very bottom. 

"Cant. Breathe." I barely mustered out. 

"Oops, sorry." Everyone hops off me with lightning speed and I get up to see everyone staring at me in awe. 

I look around. Nope, they were definitely staring at me. "Um... guys? Are you okay?"

"Wow. You were beautiful before, but your stunning now." Dominic says from next to Melina. 

I blush. "Aww, thanks, hun." I say walking up to him and gripping his cheeks. 

He slaps my hands away with a smile. "Hey, hands off." 

I smirk. "You know you want this." I tell him waving a hand down my body.

"Not anymore." He says pulling a girl I didn't know closer to his body, placing a kiss on her forehead. 

"Oh, this must be Lilly. It's lovely to meet you. I've heard so much about you. All Dominic ever talks about is you." I roll my eyes. 

Lilly blushes. "Yeah, that's me. It's nice to meet you, too." She smiles. "You're Noah's real mat, aren't you?"

"That's me." I force a smile. 

"Now, where's my little baby sis?" I ask tapping my chin in thought.

As if on cue I hear a little female screech and then feel someone, once again, jumping on me.

"Hey, my little Indie." I smile kissing her forehead. 

"RJ! I didn't think you were going to come." She mumbles into my shirt. 

"Hey, hey. I promised didnt I? You want to know a little secret?" I ask her, tilting her chin up.

"Mmhmm." She nods eagerly. 

"I always, and I mean always, keep my promises." I smile.

Indie smiles back at me wrapping her arms around my neck. 

"I missed you, RJ." She whispers.

"I missed you, too, baby." I murmur kisses her head, tears pricking our eyes.

Suddenly she's trying to get out of my arms. "We gotta tell mummy and daddy!"

When I set her on the ground she grabs my hand and pulls me towards the pack house.

For such a small kid her grip was deadly. 

Were about to walk past Noah's room when Stephanie stepped out of it with a baby in her arms. A baby, might I add, that looked nothing like Noah. 

"Oh, look what the cat dragged in. Trash." Stephanie sneered. 

"I know, seems it bringing in anything these days. View Exhibit A." I say waving a hand at her. "Slu--Slug." I catch myself in time realising that Indie is next to me." 

"Bitch." She replies.

"Hey, Steph, what's going on--" Noah stops short when he sees me. 

We stand there for a few seconds just looking at each other. 

"You-you're back." He stutters.

"Clearly. Unless i'm a hologram. Which, might I add, I'm most definitely not." I answer.

"It's great to see you!" He comes over to give me a hug and I step back holding my hands up.

"Woah, woah, woah. What do you think you're doing?" 

"I was going to give you a hug. That's what friends do right?" 

I choke on a laugh. "We," I start waving a hand back and forth between us. "Are not, nor will we ever be, friends.

Before Noah can say anything Stephanie cuts in. "What are you doing here, whore?" 

"You know, it's really funny when the girl who has slept with probably the whole population of guys at school is calling me, the girl who is still a virgin a whore." I smirk.

"Shut up, bitch." 

She adjusts the baby on her hip, flashing the silver wedding ring that looked really expensive. 

I stare at the ring for a while. Stephanie notices and smirks. 

"What's the matter, bitch? Admiring the ring that Noah got me and not you? It's not my fault you couldnt keep your man." She smirks evilly and looks at her baby son. "Who's daddy's little girl? That's right, you are." She speaks in a baby voice. 

Whoops. Not a girl. I chuckle under my breath. Smiling, I grab Indie's hand. "Come on."

***

Ten minutes later we find Indie's parents in a study room, talking to each other on a couch.

"Mummy, mummy! Look who's here!"  Indie squeals and jumps on Leanne's lap. 

Leanne and Mr Maxwell turn around and look at me. When they notice me they jump up and run over to me, embracing me in a warm hug. I expected this kind of reaction from Leanne. Mr Maxwell... not so much. He always acted like the quiet, brooding type around me. 

"I love you guys." I murmur as we pull apart.

Leanna grasps my face in her hands. "We love you, too. Like a second daughter." She smiles.

"You have three daughters." I counter. 

"Don't you mention that stubborn slut around me." Leanne and Mr Maxwell say at exactly the same time. Creepy. 

"Mummy, daddy! Language!" Indie scolds.

I chuckle. Seems like the roles have been reversed. 

"But, Indie! If it wasnt for Stephanie I would never even know about this language!" Leanne says mockingly, copying the way Indie had spoken the time she got in trouble for the bad language. 

"I don't care. It's very naught, mummy." Indie giggles and runs over to hug Leanna. 

It was times like this, that I wished--sincerely wished--things were different. 

~~~

Another chapter guys. Sorry if it was a bit boring. I have this massive headache. My brothers have been waking me up at 5 in the fricken morning and its driving me up the wall. Literally. 

Sorry if the chapter bored you, hopefully next upload will be better. 

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