Time (Newt X Reader Book 6)

- Reconnecting -

Turns out the HQ was a lot farther away than we had realised because the drivers started to get tired as the sun went down so someone took over. Thomas drove our truck apparently luke had been teaching him, I stayed up with him as everyone else drifted in and out of sleep.
"We haven't actually spoke properly since we got here" Thomas said keeping his eyes on the path in front of him. He was right, we hadn't. I didn't know why me and Thomas had been through a lot together, felt the same pain and I think I didn't want to remind him of it which was why I didn't really talk to him much.
"I know. I kind of miss you" I chuckled.
"Tell me about it." Thomas's smile faded as he handed me something quickly and replaced his hand on the wheel. My window was open and a strong wind hit me in the face.
"He would've loved this" Thomas said. I opened my hand and saw the now very worn old wooden figure, I couldn't make out the features anymore but I knew exactly what it was.
"I can't believe you still have it!" I closed my fists around it tightly.
"Yep. It's always been in my pocket since he gave it to me. What do you think chuck would say if he was here now?" He asked.
"I think" I smiled "he'd be incredibly excited to hold a gun and I think he'd be bouncing in his seat or wetting himself" Thomas laughed out loud "you are probably right about that"
Thomas had changed a lot of the years and I hadn't even noticed it. He no longer had that hopeful look in his eyes like he did in the maze. He didn't have that fighting spirit anymore. He seemed...old. like he was giving up.
"What happened Thomas?" I asked. He stiffened.
"I can't deal with anymore greenie. I am sick of this. I thought we had fixed all this three years ago. And I think Brenda is pregnant."
I spat water over the front window from my bottle.
"I'm sorry what?! How do you know?" I squealed.
"She's throwing up in the mornings and complaining her chest hurts...i can't deal with a kid too.."
"Oh my God. Thomas does anyone else know?"
"No I didn't know who else to tell!"
All of a sudden I felt sick. He needed someone and I wasn't there.
"Look once all this is done, which will be soon I hope I'll sort it out ok? I'll help you and brenda"
"What do you know about babies greenie?" He asked. It was a good question. Nothing. That was my answer. I knew nothing about babies but I find every book left in the world to learn for him.
Thomas was my best friend at one point. He wasn't like Minho who I was sure was only friends that with me that first day because he thought I was pretty.
"Look.  You have any other problems you come to me ok? I'm sorry I haven't tried to reconnect with you, I didn't want to make you feel worse about the things we've gone through but I can that was a real bloody stupid idea." I scratched my head and used my sleeve to wipe the water/saliva from the window. Thomas didn't say anything else until the sun came up but his presence felt a little more uplifting and weight that I didn't know I had was lifted from my shoulders and another put onto it.
She was pregnant...maybe.
Shit.

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