Hayes - a few days later -
kendall won't really talk to anyone. she just kinda, stays with gia in the room and i bring what she needs to her. shes been talkinf about wanting to go back to north carolina but i've been trying to convince her to stay. i guess it didn't work.
"you don't have to go." i set my hand on her bag.
"no i do hayes. i need to go home." she says
"this is your home. yours and gias." she shakes her head.
"it's not the same." she says softly.
"i want you guys here. i need you guys here." i say. she looks at me.
"i'm sorry." a tear rolls down her cheek. i wipe it away and pull her to me. she wraps her arms around me and sighs.
"I wanna stay. I do. but I can't. not right now." i don't say anything.
"i love you." she kisses my shoulder. i let her go and she continues to pack. i feel like i'm losing them again. and who knows for how long this time. there's a knock on the door that interrupts my thoughts. in walks my mom.
"you almost ready kendall?" kendall nods. my mom gives me a sympathetic smile and then leaves, closing the door.
"can gia stay?" i ask. kendall looks at me
"why would i do that?" i shrug
"i can't lose you guys. i understand that you wanna go home, but gia doesn't know any different."
"hayes, she's my daughter."
"she's mine too." she looks at me for a moment
"she's not staying here." she sets her suitcase down and grabs her back pack
"so you're taking my daughter from me?"
"hayes, please don't do this." she looks at me and i can tell she's gonna cry again.
"i want to see her."
"you can i just don't know how often."
"why is there a limit on how often i can see my kid?"
"hayes. please."
"kendall i love you and i love gia. i don't understand why you don't feel like this isn't your home."
"i just need a break, hayes." i sigh. there's another knock and my mom pokes her head in.
"we should probably head out." kendall nods and my mom takes her backpack and suitcase, walking out again. she looks at me for a minute and j can see some tears fall down her cheek. i walk to her and hug her again. i let go after a couple seconds and she wipes her tears. i lean down and kiss her forehead.
"call me when you get home." she nods and then grabs her phone and walks out. i follow her. nothing hits me until i see gia in her car seat.
"hayes will you grab her." my mom motions to her car seat. i nod and lean down and kiss gias head and then pick up the car seat. we all walk out to my moms car. i load up gia and help put the suitcases in. i give gia one more kiss and hug kendall again.
"i love you guys." i say. she nods
"we love you too." she gets in the car and my mom squeezes my arm and then gets in as well. it's feels cheesy as i watch both the loves of my life drive out of the drive way and down the street.
"they'll be back. she just needs a break." i hear nash say. i sigh and nod. we then both walk back into the house and i go to my room.
