(MAJOR EDITING) Collect me (The Collective Fan Fiction)

2 and a half years later

June 2015

My beautiful baby girl Adrianna Rose, is now 21 months old, she is so adorable. She has Julian's eyes, lips and facial expressions. Looking at her everyday, I feel so bad that Julian doesn't know that he has a daughter, and she doesn't know who her father is, the closest things she has is my bestfriend Matt.

I got a DNA test done, with the grandparents without Julian knowing and it came back that they're related so it is confirmed that she is.

I have finished high school and I'm in my second year of Uni studying to become a teacher, I have had lots of support from my parents, brother, friends and even Julian's parents and sister helping out here and there.

It is very hard to keep a secret from Julian but I know it will ruin his career and I don't want that to happen.

My brother is happily married to Libby, and in 2 months there baby boy will be here.

Elyse and Trent are engaged and getting married in January next year.

Zach and Claudia are officially dating, and Julian and William are still single and they don't know I have had a baby.

Today is the day that my bestest friend Matt is coming back to Sydney, I haven't seen him in 6 months as he has been in LA, pursuing his dreams. He has supported me through all of this.

So I go and pick him up from the airport and come back home. "OMG, she has grown up so much in the last 6 months". "Yeah she has".

There is a knock on the door, not sure who it is cause everyone calls before they come. I go to answer it and its the one and only Julian De Vizio.

I was just staring at him I couldn't believe he is standing in front of me.

"Niki?" "Sorry Julian wasn't expecting it to be you, come in". I give a signal to Matt to take Adrianna to the bedroom.

"So where have you been haven't seen you in so long". "I have been here, in this apartment yeah I know I'm sorry" "that's cool".

Since I finished High School, I thought it was bested to get my own apartment, and I take Adrianna to day care when I'm at Uni. One of the boys must of told him where I was.

Matt has to leave now so he says good bye and leaves.

"How have you been.", I ask. "Not to bad". "So what's been happening?" "Nothing much finished high school in my second year of Uni becoming a teacher what about you?". "Wow congratulations nothing much still with the collective and that's about it". "Cool".

We sit in silence for about 2 minutes and all of a sudden I hear "mummy hungry" "yes hunny lets go get you something to eat".

Julian just sat there stunned. "Here you go hunny", I said to my little daughter "she's mine isn't she?." "Hunny go and watch t.v in the other room so the grown ups can talk".

Once Adrianna goes "no Julian she isn't", I wanted to tell him the truth but the wrong words came out of my mouth.

"Niki I know she's mine she has my eyes, that's why you disappeared of the face of the earth cause you were pregnant and didn't want to tell me". He was starting to raise is voice. "Would you come down she's not yours anyway".

"She is don't lie, I bet if I get a DNA test done tomorrow she is mine how old is she?" "21 months", how could I lie anymore to him, to hide he was the father, "Were you with anyone else around that time except for Will, she looks exactly how I looked when I was her age she has my eyes?".

"Fine she is yours", "why didn't you tell me when you found out". "What? You were 17 just starting off as the guy in a big hit boy band, your career would of gone down the drain, and how are you going to support a child."

He said nothing "what now you have nothing to say, how were you going to support Adrianna". "Is that her name?" "Yes it is, and stop trying to change the subject?".

"I understand your point Niki, and I thank you but you should of let me make my own decision I would have done anything for this child". "I know that Julian but I was 16 how would I think that you would have. Most 17 year olds' just run off and forget about their child". "We'll I'm not like that ok?".

"Alright I'm sorry Julian" "I forgive you but please don't let me, not see my only daughter". "Thank you and I won't", "I love the name Adrianna how did you pick a lovely name?". "Your sis..." I stopped as I thought of what I was saying "What my sister knew?"

"Yes your sister knew". "Who else knew my parents, Will, Jayden, Libby, Claudia, Zach, Trent, and Elyse".

"Not sure about Will but it was a secret and he shouldn't know anything about Adrianna". " "Wow so my whole family knew even my band mates except for Will and and I just found out I have a child! I can't believe you! You will tell everyone else and not the father of the child".

"Julian, Libby was the first to know as she was there when I took the stupid pregnancy test, Jayden was second as I needed advice, my parents were next followed by your parents, Nicole and then once the baby was born the rest knew, Will didn't know cause I didn't know who the father was".

"I just can't believe you will hide from me that I have a 21 month old daughter". "What would have you done if I told you and then told you, you might not be the father cause there's a chance that Will would be the father what would you do?"

He said nothing. "Just like I thought so now you think I made the right decision?" Still no answer "ok let me give you another example if I told you there was chance that you were not the father, then Will found out what will happen to the Collective?"

"Ok Niki you made the right choice and I'm sorry and thank you for raising our daughter all by yourself" "I forgive you Julian and thank you but I couldn't of done it without my family, friends and your family".

"So, can we try and maybe be a family?"

"But what about Will, he will be so angry once he finds out I have a child and then when he finds out its yours?