*𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐕.𝐈𝐈*

eighteen

MALEAH

12:30 PM

Bryce was a little quiet at breakfast and I didn't hear all of the conversation. But they were yelling pretty loud so I think it was a pretty serious conversation. Griffin texted me saying he wanted to talk to someone named Dr. Helms at the rehab place so im gonna figure out who that is and try to get in contact with them. Gianna was next door with Miss Francesca right now which means I can finally talk to Bryce alone with no one in the house. I walked to his room and he wasn't in there. Weird, where could he be? I walked out and walked outside to the back where the hammocks were. He was there. But he was sleep. I don't think he's been sleeping in that room honestly. I felt like a stalker watching him sleep but he looked so cute sleeping. 

"Bryce..." I say trying to wake him up. He didn't move "Bryceeee." I say swinging the hammock. "hmm?" He says with his eyes still closed. "Comfy?" I laughed. "Kinda" He grinned with his eyes still closed. "You wanna go lay down in the house?" I asked playing in his hair trying to wake him up. He shook his head. "I can't sleep in that room." He says. See, I figured. "You wanna go lay in my bed? I have to go to Karlees in a minute." I lie. "Are you gonna be gone for long?" He asked. "Maybe an hour or two?" I say guessing. "Okay" he says getting out the hammock. He got out and stretched and almost fell because he lost his balance. I came to his side and helped him walk inside the house. "I got it." He says letting go of me. "Okay..." I say putting my hands to my side. "I'll see you when you get back."He says walking upstairs. I watched him go upstairs and I grabbed my phone, and keys, and walked out the house.

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"So, who are we looking for?" Karlee says looking at her computer. "Dr. Helms." I say sitting at her kitchen table. "Ryan Helms. A rehab doctor?" Steven asked me. "Uhh sure?" I say looking at him. "I can give him a call, get him to talk with your boy and you guys can live happily ever after." He says. I looked at him and then grabbed Karlees computer. "I don't like you Steven, you kinda got a lil sass to you." I say shaking my head. "Ha! she has met her match finally!" Karlee laughs. "You wanna have your baby early?" I say looking at her from above my glasses. She shook her head. "Then shut up." I say. 

I found the rehabilitation center that Bryce was at. I clicked the website and Dr. Helms was in fact there, I saw the name in bold in the doctors section. "Lakeside... Hes at Lakeside." I say getting up. "Thats... an hour away." Karlee says. "Okay? And?" I say shaking my head. She sighed because she knew that an hour drive wasn't gonna stop me. "Do you want me to go with you?" She asked. "If you want, I was gonna ask Mary to come" I say. She nodded. "Take Mary, I cant do an hour drive anymore"She says. I looked at her in confusion because who the fuck says that? "Um- okay?" I say pushing her computer back to her and grabbing my keys. "No deadass, my bladder sucks, and I can no longer sit down for no longer than thirty minutes." She says. "Is that gonna happen to me when I turn thirty?" I asked Steven. "You're thirty?" He asked her. "Im twenty six you bitch" She says looking at me. "Thirty." I say. "You'll be "thirty" this year so I don't know why you bullying me." She says smirking. I put my lips together and looked at her. "I'm leaving." I say walking away. I could hear both of them laughing. "I love you!" Karlee yells. "Shut up!"I say as I closed her front door.

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I pulled up to sway and its like I have seven other kids excited to see me. All of them ran out the house and ran to the window. "Hello?" I say as I rolled down my window. "HI! We've missed you!" Jaden says. "Awe, ive missed you guys too!" I smiled. "What are you doing today?" Kio asked me. "Um, im going to try to talk to Dr. Helms, and then I have to go get Gianna from the  neighbors and then by the time I get home, its dinner time." I say. "What im hearing is that you are going to have food ready in about two hours?" Jaden says. "Yeah I am, for Bryce and Gianna" I say turning my head. "You talk to him?" Griffin says kinda annoyed. "Not after you. Whatever you guys said pissed him off." I laughed. "Good! Maybe he'll stop acting like a little bitch and grow up!" He says. "And stop trying to stop us when we are yelling at him" Josh says. My jaw dropped. "I was just trying to make sure my child wouldn't wake up because her uncles don't know what a bed time it!" I yell. "Wait... we're uncles now? Awe!" Anthony says. I shook my head. "Been an uncle" Blake says flaunting his relationship with him and Gianna "We are sorry about that." Josh says. "Thanks." I say in a monotone. "You gotta take my girlfriend with you?" Blake says. "She was my girlfriend first so don't try it." I say pointing at him. "Yes, ma'am" Blake says clearing his throat.