Spider-Gwen

Ch. 9: Unwanted Company

*Ash's pov*

I was laying there on our bed lost in thought, while playing with our baby. Her name is Sloane, she's only 6 months old. She isn't our biologically, she adopted but that doesn't matter blood or not she's still our daughter and we still love her.

Ali noticed something was up because she was on top of me straddling my waist.

"What's wrong babe?" She asks.

"What do you think is gonna happen to Gwen? Like what is she gonna do now?" I ask.

"I honestly don't know Ashy. But I hope she finds peace, she doesn't say it but I know by the looks of it she's really beating herself up over her parents death. She blames her self. I can't even imagine what's she's going through right now." Ali says.

"I'm so worried about her Ali. I'm just so worried that things are gonna get even worse before they get better. I don't know what I just have this gut feeling.... This gut feeling of just knowing her parents are gone now. What will she do? Will the government come and take her away from us and the team? Will she be put into foster care and be adopted?" I say.

Ali sighs and looks down. "I mean Ali I don't think to think like this.... I really don't but it's all I can think about when I see her. Gwen is so heart broken and lost and I don't know how to help her. For once in my life I feel fucking useless." I tell her.

"I'm sorry you feel that way but all I know is that she needs us, she needs the team she just lost her parents. She need all the love and support she can get right now." Ali says.

I lay there and just stare at the ceiling. Ali gets off of me and snuggles into my side. "She's a strong kid babe, she's a fighter, it gonna hurt. It's going to hurt really bad but she'll get through it." Ali says.

I nod. I start fighting to stay awake. "You can go to sleep babe, I got the baby."

"Okay." I say.

I kiss her and then close my eyes falling asleep.

*your pov*

I toss and turn in my sleep. Finally I give up on sleeping and wake up, I sit up. I look over and Carli is no longer holding me, she's on the other side of the bed sleeping with her back to me. I look at the alarm clock on the night stand.

3:30 am

I get up, grab my headphones and phone. I go into the bathroom, I turn on my music and put my headphones on I sit there in the bathtub staring at the wall lost in thought as I listen to music.

I close my eyes and move my head to the beat. I sit there thinking of my parents, I close my eyes and lose track of the time.

I hear my headphones being taken off. I open my eyes and jump, I see Hope and Carli kneeling in front of me.

"You okay kid?" Hope asks.

I nod, my hands shaking slightly.

"What's wrong?" Carli asks.

"Couldn't sleep." I say.

I continue shaking and look around the bathroom. Hope and Carli look at me worriedly.

"Come on G let's get you back to bed. You can sleep with me the rest of the night." Hope says.

I nod in agreement. We leave the bathroom and get back into our beds, I lay with Hope. I lay there with my back facing her, She wraps her arm around me and holds me close to her with a secure grip to calm me down.

"Good night kid." She says.

Good night Hopey." I say.

We both end up falling asleep. I feel Hope get out of bed and hear hear getting ready for the day along with Carli. I didn't wake up though I just continued sleeping.