the ultimatum

hung over

Tim groans and wakes up to Ashley's alarm, he looks over and sees that the pair of them had no clothes on. Tim covers his face with his hands and mumbles "fuck fuck what have you done"

Ashley stirs and gets up and turns her alarm off, and looks over at Tim "hey sexy" she smirks.
"Ash this was a mistake..I'm only here for the kids..." Tim stutters.
"baby it wasn't a mistake, we are meant to be..plus the kids would want their mommy and daddy to be together" Ashley says laying down on Tim's chest and tapping her fingers up and down him.

Tim shuts his eyes tight..deep inside of him still loves Lucy, but this is his new life..
He lifts Ashley's head up and kisses her lips and she pulls away and smiles I've got everything I want now she thought.

They hug for abit until the time started getting on " ash it's time to get the twins up" he says softly kissing her shoulder.
"hmm not yet" she whispers as her eyes fall back shut.

"hey you chill here yeah..I'll get them sorted" Tim says softly and Ashley nods and leans up to give him a kiss.

Tim throws some clothes on and walks into the twins bedroom "arlo ,avalynn come on kiddos wake up" he says softly.
Arlo stirred and got up "hello daddy" he says in a cute tired voice Tim smiles at him "hey baby"

avalynn wasn't getting up, so he approached her and shook her shoulder "baby get up" he whispered and avalynn flinched "don't hit me..don't hit me" she whimpered.

"What..no baby, I'm not going to hit you..are you okay are you having a nightmare?" He asks picking her up and rubbing her back as she puts her face into the crook of his neck, she doesn't reply she just nods.

Tim smiles softly, and just assumes she was having a nightmare, he grabbed arlos hand and took him down stairs to get them breakfast. He makes them pancakes.
"mommy will be mad if we eat this" arlo states and the twins push the plates away from them.

"no she won't kiddo, I'll make sure of it- please enjoy it" Tim says pushing the plates forward again. Avalynn and arlo was abit skeptical at first but they started eating and they enjoyed it. Tim cleaned them up and got them dressed, he saw a few bruises but didn't say anything, he just thought they are kids they mess around and are very clumsy..

He drove them to preschool and headed back to Ashley's, both of them spend the day in bed..together..

-

Lucy wakes up in a hung over state..she wakes up on the floor she must of passed out drunk ..she drank even more when aaron left..she told him she'll be fine but in reality she doesn't even know how she is even meant to live anymore..Tim was literally her second half-

She gets up, all her bones achy and walks straight to the bathroom, she pukes- she feels rubbish after drinking so much.. she cleans her self up and looks at her self in the mirror. She didn't even recognise her self anymore and Tim hadn't even been gone for that long.

Her face was all puffy and red off crying so much, she had bags under her eyes that may as well be suitcases, her hair was a rats nest, she just looked drained.

she walks over to the shower and jumps in, she cries in the shower..she couldn't breathe...her chest was tightening the more she cried- she became breathless..oh no not a panic attack..I haven't had one since Caleb..

She sits down in the corner of the shower and held her chest Lucy breathe..in and out..remember the method Tim taught you..what's five things you can see..shower...my shampoo and conditioner..sink..toilet...I can't do it..I need Tim she thinks and sobs.

She was wheezing out breaths her heart and chest was pounding she can't do it...she was shaky..she managed to get her self out and calm her self down eventually..

she changes once she had calmed down, she changes into sweat and curls up on the sofa with her wet hair in a messy bun...the panic attack took all the energy out of her..she was exhausted so she fell asleep.

-

Aaron and Angela were sat on a desk outside the roll call room hoping Lucy turns up
"I don't think she's coming" Angela sighs.
Aaron had his head in hands and he groaned "drinking on work night is not good" he groans
"you did it for a good deed..you helped Lucy cheer up didn't you" Angela shrugs and aaron sighs "I suppose"

"Oh my gosh..I forgot to tell you I messaged Ashley and she replied..here I'll just show you" she says pulling out her phone and showing aaron. Aaron read the messages and he was shocked "when I fucking see that bastard I will actually kill him, I don't care about my job he is going to be dead if he comes back" Aaron growls out and Angela chuckles dryly "not if I get there first"

" I'm worried about her..let's go to her apartment" aaron says and gets up and Angela follows. They arrive and they don't get an answer..

"I'm fucking kicking the door through" aaron snaps standing back and getting ready to kick
"Wait no I know where the spare key is" Angela says grabbing the key from under a plant.
She unlocks the door and they found Lucy asleep on the couch..
"Is she asleep.?" Aaron asks and Angela runs over panicking incase Lucy had done something stupid.

"Lucy wake the fuck up now" she shakes her.
Lucy stirred and got up "Wh-what?" She groans rubbing her eyes.
Angela and Aaron sighs in relief "Are you okay..you weren't answering we were worried.." Angela says gathering Lucy in her arms.

"I'm fine." Lucy says dryly not hugging back, Angela sighed and pulled away "look I'm sorry for not telling you but you can't hate me forever..I didn't even do anything wrong- please forgive me Lucy..I miss my partner in crime" Angela says softly grabbing Lucy's hand and rubbing it.
Lucy sighs "sorry for blaming you..I- just don't know what to do or think anymore..I'm lost without Tim" Lucy admits honestly.

"Please look after your self Lucy..look pack a bag stay with me Wesley and Jack..Jack misses his auntie Lucy" Angela pleads, wanting to look after Lucy
Lucy shakes her head no "I'm fine here" she says and aaron comes over "Lucy..just for now- please stay with Angela " aaron says

"Fine.." she says
"Great..you chill out for the rest of the day..look after your self and I'll grab you after my shift" Angela smiles hugging Lucy and her and aaron leave.