Friction [Book 2]

-fishers-

QUESTION: I want to get to know you guys, what are your names?? mine's evangeline, let's all be friends 5 ever

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One month passed. It was eventful, to say the least. I couldn't bring myself to leave my small apartment. I had Bodhi and Behati for the most part, sometimes Patrick would come and help out, he would take them to see Pete for a few days at a time too, to give me some breathing space.

I hadn't seen Gabe, I didn't want to see Gabe. I didn't want to see anybody. I told Gabe that I was tired of everything. I told him I didn't want to be in a relationship and he understood. I didn't want anything. I wanted silence. I wanted my world to be still for a while, I wanted everything to stop and come to a stance. I wanted it all to slow down.

The world was moving too fast and I couldn't keep up.

Most of my days were spent in the apartment or in the city doing some modelling with Travis. I hadn't spoken to Pete. I spent every evening for the best part of three weeks, trying to find somewhere in my price range. I wanted to get away, I needed to get away. Chicago had become my home and I loved it dearly, but my best shot, my kids best shot, was moving to a town called Fishers in Indiana. I had found a nice house in the area that I could easily afford, and it was little over three hours drive away from Chicago. I needed the change.

Having told just Patrick and Gabrielle, I knew I had to tell Pete. He was grounded in between taking care of Jacob full time to seeing Bronx, Bodhi and Behati as much as he could. I felt sorry for him, I knew he was drowning in everything but so was I. I felt like I couldn't escape from everything without actually doing it. That was the reason I was moving away and taking Bodhi and Behati with me.

Patrick eventually persuaded me to talk to Pete about it. I had already bought the house and the moving date was just under a month away. I called Pete, asking him to come over. He agreed after his parents said they'd look after Jacob for the afternoon.

The day soon arrived and I anxiously made sure the children were dressed and fed before Pete arrived. I myself was scared and nervous. I hadn't seen him in so long and to see him again, only to tell him something like this wasn't going to be easy. But I knew I had to do it.

Right on time, the knock echoed through the walls of the apartment. I jumped to my feet and walked to the door, answering it with a nervous smile.

"Hi, how are you?" Pete smiled as I stepped aside, allowing him to enter.

I closed the door behind him as he slipped off his jacket and shoes.

"I'm good, thanks. And you?" I said, leading him through to the lounge to where the children were.

Bodhi was playing with his toy cars on the carpet whilst Behati was sleeping soundly in her basket.

After making myself and Pete a drink, I sat down by his side as Bodhi crawled over his lap. It made me fault in what I needed to tell him, but I knew that there was no way around it. And there was no going back.

"Pete I need to talk to you about something."

He looked up at me, securing his arm around Bodhi's waist as he sat on Pete's knee and chewed on a soft toy.

"Sure, what is it?"

Taking a deep breath, I readied myself for his reaction, I knew he wouldn't like it but there was nothing that was going to change my mind.

"I, I'm moving to Indiana, with the kids."

"Excuse me?"

Pete put his mug down on the coffee table, lifting Bodhi up and placing him back down on the carpet to crawl around by himself.