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Jack's POV
He had been waiting there for Mel to get home from work for over 30 min, It had been getting really cold outside but he diddn't care. Earlier that day Hope had accidentally let slip some earth shattering news to Mel before jack could tell her himself.
He was fuming at Hope but for the moment he put those feelings of irritation to the side, He wanted to focus on one crises at a time.
Everything all happened all at once, He had yet to process what this would mean for his future let alone how it would effect his blooming ' Thing' with Mel.
His brain was racing 100 miles an hour, all he needs to do is get her to listen and give her a reason to stay, he kept telling himself.
From a distance he heard a car coming closer. In his head he kept replaying the same dialog in circles trying to memorize what he wanted to say to her. He knew once he saw her all logic would fade away, all the rehearsed lines would be for not and it would be just him pleading for her understanding. From the first moment he saw her to the first time he got to make her smile this woman did something to him that he could not put into words.
When he saw Mel's red BMW pull into her drive way, his posture grew stoic and all of a sudden he couldnt speak, fear overcame him.
Mel was looking straight at him with a defeated blank expression. She took a deep breath and prepared herself mentally before she got out of the car.
MEL's POV
It had been a long day for her, after seeing Jack in his office and confronting him about the fact that she knew about the baby, she became defeated.
She just started gaining closure over her husbands death and allowing herself to open up to Jack despite her better judgment.
whenever she saw him her heart fluttered like she was 17 again, She could not remember the last time she had felt that way. He made her forget about all her loss and heartache every time she gazed into those gentle blue eyes. For the first time in forever she could laugh and feel happy without the gnaw of guilt in her chest.
He made her feel desired and safe.
When she found out about the baby she felt her heart drop to the ground. It felt like she was smacked back into reality, the reality of Hurt and loss. It was then that she knew that this one thing could change everything. 'Jack' her theoretical Silver lining just got complicated, and complicated was not something she was sure she could do right now. .
As she pulled up to her house she saw Jack standing right in-front of her cabin, He looked like a wreck. She understood this was hard for him, it's not like this was his plan and she knew that. Before she got out of her car she took a deep breathe not knowing what she was going to do or say once she got out.
Her heart sank for him, her heart sank for her. Everything between them had been so good, so simple and sweet, this blew it all up. made everything more real and smacked them out of serendipity.
She slowly made her way out of the car, shut the door and leaned against her car letting out an exhausted sigh.
Her head fell back and her posture sunk. Her gaze fell on him as he started walking towards her slowly.
" Hey"
"Hi" He let out in a gentle low voice. his one hand running through his hair, as he came close enough his other hand reaching out for her hand.
looking down at his hand everything in her knew she should put her walls up but she couldn't, she was like putty in his hands.
She took his hand gently, without much thought or hesitation she pushed herself off her car and took the lead, leading them inside her cabin without saying a word.