The Boy Next Door

Chapter 50 (last one)

20 years into the future AKA present time.
Melanie's POV
"Wait," Bridget said holding her five year old hand up at me.

"Why would Daddy make you choose between him and Uncle Calum?" Ben, her twin, asked. I did end up choosing Brent. He was the one for me. And I love him more than I could ever love Calum.

"Come on guys," Bethany, their older sister, said from the doorway texting her thumbs off, "she's only told this story a million times."

"Yeah, but we like it when Mommy and Daddy tell it together," Bridget and Ben said at the same.

This was my family. Brent and I got married when we were 18. I had Bethany when I was 18 as well. Then 10 years later, I had the twins. Now I'm 8 months pregnant with baby number 4, Brent Jr.

"I told you, Daddy did the same thing to me with his ex," I said.

"Come on," Brent said picking up Ben. "It's bed time."

I love the twins. They're always asking us to tell them this story. I would have never thought that my life would lead up to this. We moved to California. Brent's hometown.

Jessica and Hayes ended up breaking up for a year but they got back together. She's pregnant with his baby girl, Hazel Marie Grier.

Magcon had a reunion for the first one. Last month. It was funny seeing all their girlfriends with baby bumps. Erin and Cam stopped after the first three, which doesn't surprise me.

Luke got out of prison when I was 17. He wasn't a tool any more, and he actually stopped doing drugs. The boys let him back in the band, which made them sound 10 times better than they did before.

Speaking of them, Calum found his own girl. We still talk, more after the band ended.

"Mommy?" Bridget asked breaking me out of my thoughts.

"Yes baby girl?"

"What made you choose Daddy?" That question never came up before.

"I think it was how much he loved me," I said pushing a piece of hair out of her eyes. "Uncle Calum only loved me for my outside, I think. Daddy loved me for me."

"Can I see BJ?" She asked. She's asks me that when she wants to see the baby bump.

"Maybe tomorrow. He might be sleeping," I said.

"Okay."

"Close your eyes honey. It's late."

I kissed her forehead and walked over to Ben's side of the room.

"Sleep tight," I said kissing his forehead. "I love you both."

"Love you too," they said sleepily.

I walked out turning the light off. Walking towards Bethany's room, I could hear her on the phone. She's actually dating Matt and Ali's son, Michael.

"Dad! Can you please get out?!" She yelled. "I'm trying to talk to Michael!"

"Whatever," Brent said. It breaks my heart. They used to have such a good relationship together, but our little girl grew up. It breaks Brent's heart too.

"Let's go to bed," I said to him.

I looked at the pictures that I hung up on the wall in the hallway. One of Brent and I on my sweet 16. Another of us on our wedding day. Me surprising him on his birthday with the news about me being pregnant with the twins. And finally, a gift that Bethany made Brent when she was in grade school. Daddy & Me.

"I love you," Brent kissing me.

"I love you too," I said.
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Jesus I can't write 😔. But that's the end of the book. Maybe the start of a sequel. Idk. Depends on you all. On what you want. You can still read the other one I started! "Pregnant with a Rivera" yeah.
So I hope you enjoyed this one! I love you guys.
~A😘