Isla POV
Folding up the clothes I had just washed was well aware my mother was watching me intently, she had been looking at me this way since she got here this morning and I wasn't sure how much more I can take.
"Alright just say what you want to say I can't take anymore of you looking at me like that" I gasp throwing down the top I was holding
"You know what I think" she says "you made a huge mistake, you assumed something and didn't let him explain, after everything that man has done for you he didn't deserve that"
Didn't she think I knew that? It had been a couple of weeks since we split up and while he had continued to come and see Maddie things between us just hadn't been the same, slowly but surely I was losing him, and I had no one to blame but myself.
"It's done now I can't take it back" I sigh "You have no idea how much I regret handling it that way"
"You can try" she says walking around the counter to me "Joe loves you, and he would never hurt you, I know that becuase he has never done a thing but look after you, he worships the ground you walk on. Whenever he looks at you I see nothing but love in his eyes, don't let that go, fight for him, for what you had"
"I miss him mom, I miss his voice, his smile, his smell, his hugs, his jokes, the way he made me feel, I miss his everything" I say wiping a tear from my eye
"He'll be here soon, tell him that, tell him you're sorry" she says "and for gods sake let the man explain"
Just then there's a soft knock on the door followed by the click of it opening. I hear footsteps and then Joe appears in the doorway, he looks tired but he still manages to give Maddie that beautiful smile.
"Hi" he says looking over at me "how are you?"
"Hi, I'm good how are you?" I ask and I see and hear him sigh
"Alright I guess" he says "I'll get there"
"Joe could we maybe talk?" I ask "I have some things I want to say"
"I don't want another row Isla" he says and my heart sinks, he had stopped calling me butterfly and that really hurt "but sure if you promise that won't happen"
"I promise, I don't want to row either" I say and my mom picks up Maddie and leaves the room, leaving us alone "Joe I'm sorry for the way I reacted, I made a mistake, I should have let you explain, I'm so so sorry"
"I understand why you thought that way but I had planned to propose anyway, not to better my chances for adoption but becuase I love you and I wanted to build a future with you"
"I miss you Joe, his voice, your smile, your smell, your hugs, your jokes, the way you made me feel, I miss your everything" I say taking a step towards him "do you think you could ever forgive me?"
"Of course" he says reaching out for my hands "I've missed all of those things about you too, I've hated every second we've been apart, I can't live without you butterfly"
"It's so good to hear you call me that" I say as he rests his head against mine "I love you superstar"
"I love you too" he smiles "I'm sorry for what I said, I never should have said it, I know I was wrong"
"I forgive you" I smile, slowly Joe presses his lips to mine and snakes his arms around me, returning the kiss I wrap my arms around his neck and allow myself to lose myself in him.
It had only be two weeks but it had felt like a lifetime, just like he couldn't live without me, I couldn't live without him.
Joe POV
These last two weeks without her had been torture, but now that I had her back I was never going to let her go again. I love her with everything in me, and never again would I question how she felt about me.
Every night I had laid in bed looking at her engagement ring, wishing I could put it back on her finger, wishing she was laying beside me. Breaking the kiss I step back from her and reach into my pocket. Holding out the ring I look into her eyes and take a deep breath.
"Can I put this back where it belongs?" I ask "will you marry me butterfly?"
"Yes to both" she smiles holding out her hand "will you come back and stay with us?" She asks
"I'd love nothing more" I say pecking her lips "I want to be right here with my girls"
Isla POV
On hearing him say that I felt my heart skip a beat and a flutter in my stomach. Things were now as they should be, I had my Joe back. Never again would I question his motives or doubt him.
"There's something I need to tell you" he says "my lawyer called, Callum is refusing to give consent"
"I knew he would" I sigh "it's not becuase he cares about her, he doesn't, it's because it's you"
"So we go to court, the man didn't even know his daughter when she was right in front of him, they won't see in his favour" he says
"I hope not" I sigh "but something tells me this isn't going to be easy"
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Forever & Always
FanfictionIt's been years since Isla has seen Joe. He was her best friend once upon a time, the one person she could count on to always be there for her. Since he left she's had no one to turn to, but when she sees him again for the first time she's not prepa...
