All I think about now- (Michael Afton x Fem Reader)

Chapter 38 - The Decision

[Short Chapter]
TimeSkip 3 days later..
9/28 || 2:30 PM || 3rd person POV

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The nurse helped Y/n out to the car. Today was finally the day they could go home with their newborn. They had her nursery room already prepared the moment they found out their baby's gender. Michael buckled his child onto the car seat and gave her a small rattle toy. D/n let out a small giggle as she shook it. Michael hopped into the drivers seat as Y/n was in the backseat with D/n.

He began driving back to their house. This felt like a new beginning for life to them. It was all going so well. Even the day was perfect. It was sunny and not too hot at all. Only a light breeze  was in the air, not the one to make you shiver but the one to make you feel refreshed. Michael raised the volume of the radio as Everybody wants to rule the world by Tears for Fears began playing. They stopped at a red light and Michael turned back to look at his wife "Everything going well?" "It's going peachy" she smiled and he smiled back. The red light switched to green as them and the other cars around them pressed on the gas.

This felt like out of a movie scene. D/n admired the outside world as this was her first time seeing it. The trees. The parks. People walking. Cars. The sky. Everything was brand new. She couldn't take her eyes off of looking through the small window. Y/n smiled and caressed her cheek. Eventually they arrived home. Y/n took D/n out of the car seat as Michael took their belongings inside the house. Y/n sat on the couch with the swaddled baby in their arms. Michael finished up with the last of their belongings and closed the door behind him, he leaned against the door taking a breather. He looks over to the 2 people that he loved the most. He smiled and sat next to Y/n as they both admired her. Y/n looks up to Michael  "We finally did it" she whispered as he nodded and hum in response.

This was everything that they had hoped for.

Michael couldn't get his mind off of the letter. He kept it inside the drawer of his nightstand. Eventually he had reached out but gave no answer as he said he would think about it. He had his life perfect now. He had a wife a daughter. He had a family. A new life. A new chapter. But it's the diner. The memories. The past. It stayed there with him. It haunted him every night. The trauma he's been through. It seemed like there was no way out for him.

Not even moving to a different state could help. Every night it would be playing in his head. The night guard shifts. The murders with the children. The animatronics. His family. It all replayed in his head. Every night.

Michael sighed and looked at the bottom of his feet. "Is everything alright?" Y/n looked over to Michael. He hasn't told her about the letter yet and it made him feel more guilty everyday. "I received a letter.. From Afton Robotics..." "Your dad's company?" she whispered as D/n began drifting asleep and drank her bottle. Michael nodded "They want to see me and discuss a new restaurant. Someone else owns it" "But why with you?" "Well.. i'm the only Afton alive.." "I don't know what to tell you" Y/n stood up placing the baby in the portable crib. "I thought we would leave all of that behind" she paced across the room as her fingers fidgeted with each other. "Y/n dear.. it's been really difficult for me to forget" "It has been for me too you know? But now you want to run off?!" "I was just-" "No forget about it go to your fathers dumb company!" she sighed as she sat down on the chair hiding her face with her hands.

She was just as frustrated as Michael was. Who  could forget about all of that trauma. Maybe it wasn't a good time to start a family. "I'm sorry  I just got frustrated" she sighed again. "No you have every right to be upset.." his voice trailed off "It's been hard for me. Every night it's.. It's all I think about now. Maybe this opportunity could help me. Have some sort of closure" "I thought you received the closure you needed already. From the fire.." "I had to listen to the pain in Henry's voice. I had to stand there and let him die there. I had multiple people died because of my father. People I loved and I could have you too. My brother. My sister. My mother. I need to see what's going on"

"If it makes you feel better than go." Tears began forming in the corner of her eyes. She looked at Michael and he had the same expression. "I promise i'll be back within a week" he stood up and went to hug her. "I love you a lot" "I love you too Michael" They both embraced each other not wanting to let the other go.

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