Unexpected

Chapter Twenty

Michael's POV

I walked downstairs calling out "I'm coming!" To the knocking.
"Hello Michael." Hannah said smiling at me.
"Hannah? What are you doing here? In Australia and my house?" I asked her very confused.
"I need Avery's suitcase. She's coming back to America with me." She said spotting the suitcase next to the door. "Ah there it is. Well bye." She said beginning to walk out. I grabbed her arm.
"What do you mean going back to America with you?" I said my voice breaking.
"She is coming to live with me in New York Michael. She has nothing left here in Australia. You broke up with her and she lost her baby."
"My baby too." I said flatly.
"I'm sorry Michael. You would've been a great father." She said walking out.
"Wait! When are you two leaving?" I asked.
"Tonight. We're leaving at 4." She said smiling and waving goodbye. "Oh and Michael. I know I said I'd hurt you if you hurt Avery... But you two have been through enough. I think it's best if you two just forget about all of this and move on."
"Forget we had a child?" I asked.
"No. Of course not. You will always have been parents. I'm saying you two aren't in love anymore. It's best you stay out of each other's lives. Start new. That is what you want, right?" She said raising her eyebrows.
"Yeah. I guess." I said. She sighed.
"Michael. If you truly love something. Don't let it get away. I now that goes against the shitty 'if you love something set it free and if it was meant to be it will come back' but that saying never worked out for anyone so let's start a new one." She said giving me a small smile. I never understood her weird sayings.
"Goodbye Michael." She said walking away.

Avery was leaving. She wasn't even going to say goodbye. Why would she? She hates me. I hurt her. I didn't support her. I didn't protect her or our baby. I should just let her go.

Avery's POV
Hannah came back to the hotel and started telling me about this new thing she came up with like 'if you love something don't let it get away.' And I haut shrugged it off. I never got her weird sayings anyways.
We walked to a coffee shop and got two to go cups of coffee and walked to Ashton's house. I wanted to say goodbye to them and thank them for being there for me. And apologize for leaving without a word and scaring them.
Before we got to the door they all burst through the front door.
"Avery!" They screamed bear hugging me. "You bitch you scared us! We thought you died! That's how you say thank you for taking care of your stinky butt!?" Calum said.
"I know. I'm sorry. I am so grateful and I apologize for scaring the shit out of yall." I said my voice sounding weird being crushed by them still hugging me.
We went into the house and sat on the couch.
"So.... You and Michael?" Luke asked.
"Over." I said.
"Oh." Ashton said. They all looked awkward sitting there fumbling with their fingers.
"Yall are wondering if that means we are still friends?" I asked laughing at their faces. They nodded. "Dip wads of course we are!" I said sitting between them.
"Woooooo" Luke said dramatically wiping his forehead.
"Thank god!" Calum said.
I told them my plans to go back to America and their faces dropped.
"-But don't worry I'll clue visit and you guys can come and Ashton the cafe has bagels." I said winking at him. His face lit up.
"Yeah! Wooooooo go America!" He screamed.
It was one and hannah and I needed to get going. The boys dropped us off at the airport. I hugged each of them goodbye and we were all tearing up. I looked around and saw people snapping photos of us.
"Great." I said sighing.
"Don't worry we'll take care of it." Calum said.
"Thanks. I'm gonna miss you guys. I love you all." I said hugging them again. I walked to my gate and my sister and I boarded the plane.
I looked at my messages and there was one text.
Michael: Goodbye Avery.
With a picture of him and I smiling at each other at the interview we had 3 months ago. I smiled at it and turned off my phone sending back a 'bye Michael"

*back in America a 3 weeks later*
"Hannah! I got into NYU!" I said squealing.
"Oh my god! That's great Ave!!" She said hugging me.
"Yeah! I gotta call the boys" I said grabbing my phone.
I applied for NYU as soon as I got back from Australia.
"AVERY!" I heard Calum, Ashton, and Luke scream into the phone.
"I got into NYU!" I screamed back.
I heard screaming and yays. I laughed and smiled.
"Congratulations to Avery! Congratulations to our Avery! Congratulations to Ave!" They sang awfully into the phone. For being in a popular band the sucked at singing over a phone.
"Thank you. Thank you very much." I smiled.
"We're coming to New York in 2 days to do a good morning America interview. We'll stop by and hang with you okay?" Calum said.
"Yes that sounds lovely." I said.
"See you then!" They said hanging up.
Every time I called them they'd be near Michael but he wouldn't say anything. We haven't talked in 3 weeks. They started their tour back up early and every interview they had Michael would get questioned why I haven't been seen with him lately and he would brush it off and look hurt. I watched the TV interviews. Not because of Michael but I wanted to see the boys face's.

I missed Michael. I missed my baby. I felt like a teenager again. I didn't feel like a normal human because I had fans coming up to me constantly asking me where Michael was and why we weren't ever together. I barely got on social media because of all the comments on Michael and i's relationship. People found out we weren't having a baby. They knew I was pregnant and the baby died. They also knew I was attacked and my baby was killed by blunt trauma. Everyone was posting hashtags like #poormikeyandavery #mikeysbaby #findthebabykiller I was getting sick of my personal life being out there like that and I hated all the talk about my child. I got done with my shift and headed upstairs to my room. I turned on the tv to one of 5sos interviews. It was live.

Inter: "So Michael we heard you and Avery broke up? I'm sorry about that."

Michael: yeah. Thanks.

Inter: you two were going to have a baby and be parents. Were you excited?

Michael: more excited than I was in my whole life.

He looked like he had seen a ghost. He wasn't even looking at the interviewer when he answered the questions.

Inter: so have they found the person who attacked your ex-girlfriend and killed your baby?

Michael: no..

Inter: I hope they do so you and Avery can get some closure.

Michael laughed.

Michael: closure? Really... Are you fucking with me? Avery and I were going to have a baby. We were excited. We were two 19 year olds who were scared shitless about having a baby until we heard the heartbeat. That beautiful heartbeat... We made that happen. We made a baby. Then something unexpected happened and it crushed us. Instead of supporting each other we hurt ourselves to the point where we broke up. We lost our child and each other. We don't need closure. We need our child back. We need each other back.

It went to commercial and I felt tears running down my cheeks. He was right. We didn't need closure. We needed each other. There was no getting our baby back. We had our baby with us.
I got a tattoo. A symbol that means 'child' on my wrist. I got it two weeks ago. I touched my wrist.

"Michael..." I said softly. I cried for hours. My sister held me all night.