I Only Care About You (Michael Carrick) -COMPLETED-

Chapter 24.

‘’He’s taking it to court’’ I cried into Col’s shoulder as we, Michael and I, were staying at their house tonight. Michael and Wayne were making dinner in the kitchen whilst Kai was playing, Jacey was sleeping and Col and I were talking.

‘’it’ll be fine love don’t worry, we’ll back you up, how’s he going to win anyway? He cheated on you, you left and he didn’t even bother to call or anything!’’ she just hugged me tight and I sobbed.

‘’but I didn’t tell him! That’s their strongest point that he’ll argue’’ I said in barely a whisper

‘’and that’s their only point, he’s living in Spain and you’re here in England, it’s ridiculous to send Jacey across to Spain every week and it’s obvious he’s be better off here with his mother’’ Col said, stroking my back.

Just at that moment, Michael and Wayne burst back into the lounge. I looked up to see Michael. His face looked distraught and he had obviously been crying from the redness around his eyes and his tear-stained cheeks. I stood up from Col’s grasp and Michael met me half way, wrapping his arms around me tightly. I felt warm and happy when I was close to him, although today, he wasn’t doing happy any justice. His heavy breathing hit my face and neck. I just wanted to be happy, knowing that my son wasn’t going to end up living with Cristiano who wouldn’t even see him because he’d be out partying. He’d end up in the care of that ugly little rat that would probably leave him alone at home and go with Cris. I can’t bear the thought of my little boy alone in a house when I could be with him, taking care of him.

A million thoughts were racing through my head all at once when they stopped. They all just froze when the baby monitor began to make a sound. I pulled away from Michael and looked up into his eyes.

‘’I’ll go’’ we both said at the same time, causing us to laugh.

‘’Why don’t you both just go?’’ Wayne said as if it was the obvious thing to do. In the end, we did.

We took off up the stairs and went into the nursery that used to be Kai’s although he has his own room now. This one was going to be for their next baby when he arrives. We walked into the nursery and looked over into the cot to see a very distressed looking Jacey. Michael leant into the cot and gently picked Jace up and cradled him in his arms.

I looked at them both and felt a single tear roll down my cheek as I cracked a small smile.

‘’Hey, don’t cry’’ Michael said to be, wiping the tear away from my cheek with his thumb. I smiled and looked down

‘’I’m not sad it’s just…well I guess I am. It makes me so happy to see you two together and you just look so perfect together and I don’t know what I’d do if Jacey had to leave us, I don’t think I’d be able to cope, I seriously don’t think I would Michael’’ I said in barely a whisper. He made sure Jacey was settled before coming over to me and enveloping me in a long and meaningful hug.

‘’It’ll be okay, trust me, have I ever been wrong?’’ he whispered into my hair. I shook my head that was buried in his chest. ‘’Then there you go, I love you to the moon and back Alice, I’ll do anything to make sure your happy and I won’t stop until I do’’ when he said that, I broke down. Tears came flooding down my cheeks and I clung onto him tighter. He kissed my head and I sobbed into his shirt.

‘’Don’t cry baby, I hate to see you cry’’ he said, mopping the tears up with his sleeve.

I sniffed. ‘’I’m sorry, it’s just nobody’s ever said that to me before and it means so much to me that you said that and I just want you to know that I’d do anything to make you happy too, because I love you more than anything Michael, I really do love you’’.

We pulled apart and he cupped my face with his hands. We leant in and our lips collided. I smiled into the kiss as it made me feel so alive inside. I love knowing that he was mine. I love him.

*A/N sorry its so short, the next one will be longer!xox*