Pregnant with my Brother's Best Friend's Baby

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We were finally able to go home after about a week at the hospital. Greyson was doing ten times better and the doctor said he can return to school in the next three days. While he was in his room resting, I was laying on the couch trying to wrap my brain around this whole Ashton situation. Then Ryder walked in from being at work all day, he glanced at me sighing, "Please tell me you haven't been doing this all day?"

I sat up groaning, "How can I not? When you hear about him getting released from jail, I don't know it just rubs me the wrong way."

Ryder then sat down in front of me putting my legs on his lap, "What did he even get thrown in jail for?"

"He assaulted a police officer down in Fremont. Londyn said it wasn't pretty and neither was the court room because he assaulted another officer."

He let out a small chuckle, "Sounds like Ashton. I thought it was for... you know."

"No, I didn't have the guts to go and report it. I just went to put a restraining order on him. Which he is braking, do to him calling me every second for the past couple days."

"Everything is going to be fine, Mayla. I promise."

He pulled me close into a tight hug, "On other news, how is Greyson?"

"He is doing fine. Mostly been sleeping all day the pain killer keep him calm, and only one panic attack today so far." I let out a sigh, resting my head on his chest, "I hope he'll be okay. Doc said he can go back to school in three days, but can't do physical activities for two weeks."

Ryder pulled away looking down at me, "He will be fine. Greyson is tougher then you think. He's a Saint."

"And, a Thompson. We might look tough, but deep down we're not so much."

He smiled, "You're tough, you just don't know it yet." Then my phone rang again, I rolled my eyes as Ryder said, "If it's him. Give me the phone."

I gave him a small laugh seeing that it was Jamison, "No need, it's just big brother." I pushed myself up off the couch, "Hey Jai. What's up?" I took myself in the other room.

"Hey. Has Ashton been calling you?"

I scrunched my eyebrows then looking down the hall to see Ryder still on the couch, "Yeah. Why?"

"Well, he just called me."

I whispered, "Did you answer it?"

"Yes. I didn't know the number. Thought it might have been my boss, I was way wrong on that one."

"You think."

"Look, why didn't you tell me Xena is really Ashton's daughter."

There was that feeling again, feeling paralyzed, "How did you find out?"

"He told me, Mayla. Why didn't you tell me? I'm your brother."

I pressed my back against the wall sighing, "Because Ryder doesn't even know. Londyn was the only one who knew."

"Ryder doesn't know!! Mayla!"

"Don't yell me!" Then I lowered my voice, "It will break his heart Jai. Xena and him are so close." Then just like that Ryder's voice startled me.

"What's going to break my heart?"

I chocked on my own breath, "Uh, Jai I have to go. Talk later." I hung up the phone before he could get a word in, "How much did you hear?"

Ryder crossed his arms, "Up to Ryder doesn't even know." He stepped closer, "What do I not know, Mayla?"

Then it just came out, after ten whole years I finally spilled the beans. "Xena isn't your biological daughter. She is Ashton's." That's when everything just froze no one said anything. It's like the whole world stopped, when I wished it would just move forward.