Family. (DNF angst)

Chapter 16: Struggle.

Short because I had to go to work LMAO.

♡Clay pov♡

I woke up to see George had moved to the couch during the night.

I wonder what happened.

I got out of bed and saw he'd kicked the blanket off himself. I picked it up and gently put it back on him. I left the room and went down the hall. I went downstairs and saw Sapnap on the couch watching a show. I walked over and climbed onto the couch, laying my head on his lap. He rested his hand on my arm.

"I'm sorry about yesterday." I apologized.

"It's okay." He replied.

I shook my head.

"It's not okay. You were trying to help me, and I was a complete asshole. Thank you for helping me yesterday. I'm really sorry I relapsed instead of asking for help." I apologized again.

"You were struggling. I understand. Thank you for apologizing." He said.

I nodded, and Karl came into view.

"You're in my spot." He stated.

I smiled and sat up. Karl sat on Sapnaps lap. Sapnap wrapped his arms around Karl's waist.

"Hey, Karl." Sap said, a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"Yeah?" Karl asked.

"I love you." Sap stated.

Karl's eyes widened, and he quickly turned his head to look at Sapnap, cupping his face in his hands.

"Say it again." Karl demanded.

Sap smiled.

"I love you, Karl." He stated.

Karl hugged him tightly, and Sap returned it.

"I love you too." Karl said.

I smiled at them. I heard footsteps and turned to see Rose was in the loving room. She had her pajamas on, and her hair was unkempt. She walked over to me on the couch.

"Do you know how to braid?" She asked.

"I can figure it out." I told her.

She looked at me suspiciously.

"Okay, just don't mess it up." She said hesitantly.

I nodded, and she gave me a hairbrush and a hair tye. She sat on the floor on her knees with her back to me. I moved to the edge of the couch. I carefully began to brush through the knots in her hair.

"Ow!" She exclaimed, pulling away from me.

I frowned.

"I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to hurt you. You've got a pretty big knot here." I told her.

"It's okay." She replied.

I tried my best to work through the knot without causing her pain, but I could see her wince a bit. Eventually, I got through it. I took out my phone and looked up how to braid on YouTube. I watched a tutorial and followed along. I had to redo it a couple of times before I got it.

"How's that?" I asked.

She smiled as she looked in my phone camera.

"Perfect!" She exclaimed.

She stood up and climbed into my lap, hugging me. I hugged her back.

"Thank you for doing my hair. I would've asked my daddy, but he's still sleeping." She told me.

"No problem." I replied.

She pulled away from the hug but stayed in my lap, watching the show on TV. George soon came downstairs and sat next to me. Rose climbed into his lap.