It'll Be Okay

Chapter 5

I look out and its...
Jack.

I sigh and open the window.

"Sorry, I had to see if you were okay!" He shouts.

"Jack! Shut up! Avery and Flynn are asleep!" I yell a little.

"Right, yes. Sorry" He looks at me.

"Go to the front." I sigh.

He walks around and I meet him.

"What do you want?" I look at him.

"I'm really sorry about what happened. I just want to help you." He looks at me.

"Jack, I've told you. I'm perfectly fine. I don't need help." I sigh.

"I could get the twins into a high tech daycare. I know that you're struggling to pay for the one theyre at. I could help you get a job after you finish school." He looks at me.

"Jack, look... I'm slightly poor. You are rich. It won't work" I sigh as I start to shut the door.

"Please, ill pay for this daycare. Theyre amazing and they teach so much! Lavender goes there." He looks at me.

"Alright whatever." I sigh.

"And then im taking you out for food." He says as he starts to walk away.

"No, there is no way I'm letting you pay for my children to go to daycare and for me to have food." I look at him.

"Well, you aren't paying so.. its not up to you." He smiles.

"Jack, its not happening." I look at him.

"What was that? I didn't quite understand that." He teases.

"Jack. Seriously" I sigh.

"Alright, sorry." He looks at me.

"You gonna stand in the doorway or you gonna come in?" I look at him.

"Uh, ill come in." He nods as I step aside.

"Be quiet, if you wake the twins. You can put them back to sleep." I look at him.

"Alright, this is a cute place." He says as he begins to look around.

A small figure appears in the hallway.

"Mommy?" Flynn calls out as he rubs his eyes tiredly.

"Shh, go back to bed baby." I go to him as I give Jack an annoyed look.

"Come on Buddy, ill sing you a song! Okay?" Jack smiles leading Flynn back to bed.

Flynn nods as he walks to his room with Jack.
I hear him singing as Flynn is cuddled in his arms and I smile lightly.

He kisses Flynn on the head and tucks him in while walking back to me.

"What?" He whispers.

"Youre a good singer." I smile.

"Thank you, im in a band." He nods as he leads me out of the twins room.

"A band?" I look at him.

"Yeah, a boyband.. You met my bandmates earlier." He smiles.

"Oh.. them" I shake my head.

"Theyre not all bad." He looks at me.

"Yeah, well.. the way that you all acted was something I didn't like." I sigh a little.

"Again, im really sorry. We were trying to help." He looks at me.

"You didn't really help, you just made him more angry." I look at the twins sleeping.

"They need a father figure. At least let me teach them a few things." He looks at me.

"I've always told them they don't have father and they'll never need one." I look at him and start to walk away.

"Alicia, what will you tell them when they're older?" He says as he shuts the twins door following me.

"That their father died when they were young." I look at him.

"What if they ask for pictures or to hear his voice? Or even if they ask why you never let them talk about him? What will you tell them then?" He looks at me concerned.

"I don't know okay, I'm only 18.
I have a lot to think about for when they get older." I shake my head.

"At least let me help take care of them, ill help pick them up from daycare and feed them until you're back from work." He looks at me.

"Alright fine." I say getting frustrated.

"You should get some sleep, ill be over to take the twins to their first day of daycare tomorrow" he looks at me.

"You can stay... if you'd like." I look at him.

"Thatd be nice" he nods.

We get ready for bed and Jack sleeps on the couch.

"Goodnight!" He looks at me.

"Night" I walk into my room.

We both go to sleep.

Its 2Am and I'm having another bad dream about my ex. I'm almost screaming.
Jack hears me and rushes in before I wake the twins.

"Shhh, you're okay. Its just a dream." He cradles me.

I slowly calm down and I fall back to sleep.
He continues to hold me as he strokes my hair and falls back to sleep.

TO BE CONTINUED.