Stay (The Kids Aren't Alright Sequel)

Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

My heart is crushed by a former love

Can you help me find a way to carry on again?

"Say Jonah." 

"Da." 

"No, Jonah." Jonah lets out a dramatic sigh, shaking his head as he continues to hold E.J. on his lap. They were both sitting on the floor so I didn't have to worry about him dropping E.J. on accident, not that I felt like Jonah would do that. He was pretty good with Elijah, I trusted him.

"Da."

"Dammit Eli, it's Jonah. Or really you can just call me Jo. C'mon kid." Jonah said, a frustrated expression crossing his face as E.J. just stared at him. Oliver and I were just sitting in the kitchen, talking quietly as he kept a watchful eye on both Jonah and E.J. 

"Da." E.J. cooed making Jonah throw his arms up in the air. 

"You're killing me. Just say Jo." Jonah begged, earning nothing more than a fit of giggles from E.J. I turned my attention back to Oliver after that, a soft smile on my face as I did so. 

"Are you alright?" I asked him, noticing that he didn't look too happy. He had been in a mood since we'd gotten back to the cabin from the airport, which normally would've been fine... But it had been about two days since then. 

"Just tired... I got a great phone call from Tracy this morning..." He whispers, running a hand through his hair before he shakes his head. I quirked an eyebrow at that, looking at him curiously in hopes that he'd expand on that. 

"What'd she want?" 

"Well, apparently someone got pictures of the three of us at the airport waiting for Jonah. She's not happy about it, but it's not like we were holding hands or kissing... I was just holding E.J. and she's making it sound like I asked you to marry me in front of the entire airport. It's not a big deal, he's my son and I should be allowed to f ucking hold him in public." Oliver says, his hands curling up into fists as he gets angry. 

"Olly..." 

"It's my life right? I should be allowed to live it the way I want to. I shouldn't have to be told what I can and can't do. So what if I'm a dad? What's the big deal?" Oliver asks, looking at me like I had all of the answers. I bit down on my bottom lip because I didn't... I didn't have the answers. 

"Tracy says that being single boosts sales, which in my opinion is just a bunch of bullshit. Eventually they're going to find out that E.J. is mine, it doesn't take a f ucking genius to look at him and know he's my son." Oliver finally stops talking, shaking his head as he lets out an annoyed sigh. 

"I think you're making this into a bigger deal than it needs to be... Tracy isn't doing this to make you angry, Oliver... She's doing this to keep E.J. and I away from the public eye. You might be used to it, but we aren't..." I trailed off, not sure if any of what I said made sense. Oliver just lets out another sigh before standing up from the table. 

"Maybe, but I shouldn't get my ass handed to me every time I so much as step away from home with the two of you. I need to get some air, probably going to go for a drive. Don't wait up for me." Oliver says, shaking his head a little before he grabs his keys and walks out the front door. It was my turn to sigh as I ran a hand through my hair. 

"He's a bit over dramatic." Jonah calls from the front room and I nodded a little before standing up from the table. I walked over to where Jonah was with E.J., leaning against the wall as I watched the two interact. Jonah wasn't really holding E.J., he was just letting the baby sit between his legs and play. 

"He can be, but I can't say I blame him." I said quietly after a minute. Jonah laughs a little, his laugh making E.J. burst into his own little fit of giggles. I smiled fondly at the two, but it slowly faded. 

"Sometimes I feel like things would be easier if I just took E.J. back home. That way Oliver doesn't have us here as a distraction and we don't have to worry about him getting in trouble..." I find myself saying, biting down on my bottom lip.

"Now look who's being dramatic. I don't think running back home is going to solve anything. So what? He got in trouble, big f ucking deal. His manager will get over it, but he won't get over the fact that you left him. I don't think you realize how much that kid loves you, I mean for Christ sake A.J.... I'm blind and I can tell that you and Eli are his world. So stop thinking about leaving, you'll crush him if you do that." 

"You make it sound like I would be breaking up with him..." 

"Don't act like you haven't considered it. Alex, I know you." 

"I just feel like it would better for him, you know?" 

"It wouldn't be. You'd be taking his family away from him, and that's the most selfish thing you can do... Especially if you're just doing it because you think it'll be easier." Jonah says, shaking his head as he shifts E.J. on his lap. I just stare at him, silently wondering when my brother grew up. It was hard to believe that I was three years older than him, especially when he knew more about the world than I did at times. 

"You're beginning to sound a lot like Dad." I find myself saying, earning a scoff from Jonah. 

"And you're almost exactly like Mum, so why don't you stop sulking and come change your child's diaper. He smells." 

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I don't know.

That's all.

I just don't know lol

But like guys... I'm considering writing a Jonah spinoff... What do you think? Would any of you read it? 

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