It's A Girl (Ed Sheeran) [EDITING]

Chapter 23

"Honey, do you want something to eat?" my mum asked from the doorway. After Sarah and I watched a bunch of movies yesterday, I stayed in bed with Shelby for the rest of the night, reading books to her and singing songs with her. I put everything down and went to sleep around eight last night. I was so emotionally drained that I didn't know what else to do.

"I'm not hungry, Mum." Her face fell and she came over, kissed my cheek, and sat down beside me. I closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep but I could feel her eyes on me. I waited for her to get the hint that I was going back to sleep but she never left. I opened my eyes and stared up at her.

"You've been asleep since eight last night, it's lunch time now. You need to eat something, get up and play with Shelby, eat, watch telly, do something, anything at all," my mum said quietly. She doesn't know how I feel or what it feels like to find out the love of your life who you have a child with just slept with someone else that doesn't know half as much about him as I do, because he was mad at you. I rolled my eyes and shook my head, pulling the blankets up to my chin.

"I just want to be alone. Please, Mum, I'm begging you." She nodded her head and sighed, getting up and walking to the door. I kept in my tears until she walked out but she stood there, looking at me.

"When you want to come down and talk, we're here," she said before closing the door. I covered my head with the mound of warm blankets and cried. I cried because I was so mad. I cried because I was so hurt. I cried because I wanted everything to be back to normal. If Ed was here he would be wiping my tears away like he did when we were together. 

"Cory, baby, what's wrong?" Ed grabbed my phone from my hands and put it on the table. He took my hands in his and kissed my knuckles.

"I don't deserve you."

"No, don't listen to them. You have been here before the fame and money. Stop it, I love you." Ed wiped away my tears and kissed the top of my head, cradling me in his arms.

My phone started ringing for the millionth time today, pulling me out of my thoughts. I hit ignore without looking at the called ID. I didn't care who it was, I wasn't answering it. I was heartbroken and all I wanted to do was lay in bed and cry forever. I tried going back to sleep but I couldn't so instead I got up, put on some sweats, threw my hair up in any way I could, wrapped a blanket around my shoulders, and walked down to the living room.

"Hey," I managed to croak out. I sniffled and sat down beside Shelby on the couch. She crawled in my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Are you okay, Mummy?"

"Yeah, I'm fine sweetie." Shelby smiled and put her head on my shoulder.

"Good afternoon," Sarah said and handed me a cup of hot tea. I thanked her and she just shrugged, sitting across from me on her phone, probably texting Luke.

Everyone so far is treating me delicately and choosing their words carefully. I got tired of the silence so I turned on the television and of course, a gossip show was on. I got lost in my thoughts of yesterday's conversation with Ed, how he acted so calmly and just took everything in. I wasn't listening to anything the show hosts were saying but when they said the one name I didn't want to hear, all eyes were on me and all of my attention snapped to the screen.

"Our Twitter has been blowing up with this topic ever since yesterday. Courtney Fair, Ed Sheeran's ex-lover, posted a picture of her daughter Shelby on Instagram. Shelby has blue eyes, red hair, and favors Ed, but not only the looks give it away that she's Mr. Sheeran's daughter, the caption reads, "Shelby Elisabeth Sheeran, you my angel took my heart from the moment I saw you on June 20th, 2011. It's you and I against the world baby girl and I'll protect you. Mommy loves you and I know daddy does too.". Do you think he knows about his daughter because Courtney said she knows daddy loves you but not 'daddy loves you'."