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Liar

Becca

"She doesn't like Ninja Turtles?" Calum says with what seems like actual annoyance.

"No," I laugh slightly. "She doesn't."

I completely forgot about Calum's obsession with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was something I used to actually find attractive in him. You know, the fact he was a teenager himself but could still watch kids shows and actually enjoy it. Now I do just see it as a sign of how immature Calum was back then. I do think he's changed though. He helped me put Talia to bed again tonight. Mainly for her sake though. She loves him. She always talks about him. Usually she just says his name over and over again with an adjective like nice, funny or tall, but she's two. That's a lot for her.

"So wait," Calum shakes his head. "What does she like?"

I laugh. Talia is asleep now and has been for the past hour, but I asked Calum if he wanted some coffee and he didn't seem to want to reject. That's cool, I guess. We're just two exes hanging out, whilst our daughter sleeps in the other room. We're fine. Nothing weird.

"She likes Frozen." I smile and groans.

"Really?" He looks heartbroken.

"Yeah," I beam. "She thinks she is Queen Elsa." I roll my eyes.

"If Michael was here he would get so excited." Calum grumbles. "Does she like any other Disney films?"

"She likes Tangled," I shrug but that doesn't seem to suit Calum any better.

"No," he complains. "Real Disney. Like Aladdin or Sleeping Beauty."

"Oh!" I remember. "She likes Beauty and The Beast."

"Okay," Calum sighs in relief. "That I can work with."

I shake my head and stare at him on the other end of the couch. He has change a lot but he is still very much Calum. He's put on some muscle and bulked up a bit. His voice is a lot, lot deeper. He's taller too, but he's always been quite tall. Then there is the blond highlights. I don't want to say that I hate them but he does look a bit like an idiot with them.

I don't know how I thought I was going to get away with keeping Talia from him. It wasn't even my idea. I wanted him to know. I needed him there for me.

Yes, I admit it. I actually needed Calum. When he told me he cheated on me I knew I was pregnant and I was actually planning on telling him that very night. He just got to his news before me. So when I kicked him out and told him I would kill him if I ever saw him again I didn't mean it. I was just so mad and ready to strangle him. About two or three hours later it dawned on me what I had done. So I called Mia. I hadn't spoken to her in a while and this was before she knew everyone else. This is actually why she met Karlie and Bella, all because of Talia.

I spoke to the three of them and I was just so confused. I thought Karlie was probably going to tell Luke and I was always really surprised she never. They used to tell each other everything. But I did make them swear to never tell Calum. Not yet, I was waiting to do that. But it never happened, obviously. There was a few nights, just after Talia was born I wanted to call him. I wanted to tell him everything but my mom wouldn't let me, which sucked but I did as she said because she was my mom and supposed to know best. I now know that isn't always true.

"So what's happening with you?" Calum asks me. I realize that Calum and I have normally only ever spoken about Talia we haven't actually had a time for us to chat about each other.

"Not much," I shrug. "My whole life revolves around Talia now, as depressing as it sounds."

"Really?" Calum looks at me skeptically. "You don't do anything for yourself?"