Bad Choices || Auston Matthews

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"-Sadie, wake up, C is crying" I heard Auston coo in my ear. I fluttered my eyes open, the living room was dark, Netflix was on a screen that asked us if we were still there and Auston's arms were wrapped around me.

I don't remember falling asleep, much less cuddling up with him.

He let me go, I got up and checked my phone. It was almost five, but seeing as it's winter time, it makes sense why it's dark already. We were asleep for almost three hours, I guess.

I walked to Caleb's room and got him, he was standing up in crib, whining. He's probably hungry.

I walked him over to the changing table to change his diaper.

Auston had a bottle ready for him by the time I was done changing him. He handed C his bottle and C sat down and drank it.

"I don't remember falling asleep, sorry" I told Auston.

"It's fine, I've enjoyed our afternoon together, despite it being a little rocky at first" he smiled.

"Me too" I chuckled. He's not a horrible person to be around when he's not talking.

"I've really missed spending time with you- Well, not that we've spent much time together but I really enjoyed our time together in Arizona" he admitted.

"I think we should spend more time together. We need to establish a friendship, so we can co-parent effectively" I told him.

"I'd really like that" he grinned.

"You just have to promise that you're not wanting to spend time with me to get down my pants. Sex has caused ninety-nine percent of our problems and I'd really like for us to start over" I stated.

"I won't try to get down your pants. As much as I love sex with you, I wanna try having a good relationship with you for C" he replied. I nodded as he dug out a container of baby food for C.

-

Auston and I hung out for a couple more hours before I decided on going back over to Steph's. I have to work tomorrow, so I couldn't stay at Auston's too much longer.

Obviously, Steph wanted to know what happened over at Auston's.

"-Nothing really happened. We put C down for a nap, we ate lunch and fell asleep watching a movie. But we somehow ended up spooning on the couch when we took a nap" I told her.

"I'm honestly surprised you stuck around for that long after having a talk with him" she pointed out.

"He really pissed me off during the talk because he said that he did William and I a favor for breaking us up but then I realized it wasn't worth having the same argument over and over with him because he legitimately thinks he did the right thing and he isn't gonna change his mind" I shrugged. 

"Are you gonna keep hanging out with him?" She asked.

"I mean, I plan on it. As long as he doesn't pull anything, I guess I'll hang out with him. We need to work on coparenting" I shrugged.

"This is Auston we're talking about, he's gonna pull something" she replied.

"You have a point..." I agreed. Auston and I getting along has always been a recipe for disaster. Anytime we get along, we end up fucking at some point and screwing up whatever friendship we had. It's a vicious cycle.

"Just be careful. I hate watching you get hurt and seeing how much he stresses you out" she told me.

"I really appreciate you being there for me. I feel like I haven't told you that, you're the best-est friend someone could ask for- yes, I know best-est isn't a word. But you've been there for me when nobody else has been and I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am for you" I confessed.

"It's really not a problem, you're there for me whenever I have a problem and I know you would be by my side whenever I do eventually have kids and if Mitch and I were ever on the rocks." She smiled, pulling me in for a hug.

I really hope Auston and I can make this friendship work for Caleb.