Soulmates: Our Love

| chapter 18 |

"Love is when you can accept your partner's imperfections and love them even more than you did before."

Shailene's POV~

Shailene Woodley Arrested?!

Divergent Series Actress, Shailene Woodley Going To Jail?

I roll my eyes at all the headlines in these stupid magazines that have no purpose. We waste beautiful trees just to print pure bullshit and sell it to gullible people who believe this nonsense?

"Shai, what are you doing?" Theo walks into the kitchen with Luna in one arm and a cup of tea in his other hand.

"Shredding these magazines." I smile and turn the machine on, listening to the sound of paper being destroyed.

Theo chuckles and sets Luna down in her bouncer, she begins to giggle and chew on a teething ring.

"You do realize that there are a billion more copies correct?" He sips his tea and logs into his emails.

"Of course I do. It just makes me feel better if I get rid of these." I smooth out my tousled light brown hair and sigh.

What has my life come to? Three years ago I was a care free girl who didn't give a damn about the media and just had fun. Now, I'm actually shredding magazines to calm down my anger and stress level.

Damn aging.

"Aging? Shai, you're only twenty-three." Theo raises his eyebrows and I groan.

"If this keeps up, I'll have grey hairs by the time I'm thirty." I giggle and sit on top of Theo's lap.

He smiles and continues reading an email from his director of his new upcoming film. I frown, I am going to miss Theo when he leaves but I know he'll be back before I know it. Besides, we will have a whole lifetime together. We both need to continue our careers even if it means spending time apart.

"We should book a flight to England and begin to pack before we forget." I reach for my cellphone and search for plane tickets.

"'Mum is excited, she wanted me to tell you that we need to get our game on. She's not getting any younger and that she wants more grandchildren." Theo laughs and draws tiny circles on my hip bone.

I burst out laughing and respond, "That won't happen until a couple of years pass."

Theo kisses my cheek and leans on my shoulder while I book our flights. Our attention averts towards our daughter who is giggling at her toys. She touches one then looks at it bewildered, as if it makes no sense as to why it changes colors or why it speaks.

"She's amazing isn't she?" I stare in awe, my daughter is so adorable.

"She sure is." Theo leaves a kiss beneath my jawbone and continues to trail his hands up my back.

I couldn't wait to get out of L.A. Our family can spend time alone in England, away from all the chaos. Luna will love it, she won't be able to remember but I know she will love the scenery.

All of a sudden, Luna begins to cry. I walk towards her, gently taking her out of her toy and notice that it's time for a nap. Since she's so young, she just loves to sleep. She sure will be a handful when she's older and crawling around the house. I don't want her to get too big too fast, I wish these days would just slow down.

"Is it nap time for my Luna?" Theo kisses her forehead and a little yawn escapes her mouth.

"Looks like it is. I feel like all she does is sleep, eat, and poop." I laugh and cradle her in my arms, swaying side to side.

"Soon she will be talking and crawling everywhere, but that can wait. I don't want my Luna being too old yet." Theo grins and grabs his script to go over some lines.

I carry Luna into her bedroom, placing her carefully into her crib and watch her drift off into a deep slumber. She's only two months and she's already getting bigger. Time really flies by.

I exit her room and return to Theo who is currently laying on the couch and high lighting sentences. With a sigh, I sit on the recliner and begin to think. Theo and I should really talk about what has been happening this past year.

"I'm sorry for all that happened this past month. It's been hectic and I feel completely selfish for putting you through all of it." I begin and Theo looks up, staring at me.

"I thought we already went through this love. It's not your fault, we both made mistakes and it's fixed. I wouldn't change anything because we ended up here; together and we both still love each other." Theo puts his script on the coffee table and pats the spot next to him on the couch.

I join him and let his arms wrap around my waist, "Still, it sucks because I feel like our relationship is full of drama caused by everyone else in the world."

"I think it keeps things exciting. Sure it gets tiring after awhile but it's better than sitting around and acting all lovey dovey with each other. This way, nothing will ever get boring for the two of us. I mean look at us, we are two people in the entertainment industry, raising a new born and dealing with a lot of shit that's been handed to us. Yet here we are, still together and better than ever." Theo kisses my temple and I immediately felt at peace.

He's right, we both have went through a lot and it's only the beginning. I don't regret anything, because life shouldn't be about thinking what I could or should have done, it's about living in the now.

I've been living a horrible lifestyle this past month, with all the lies and decisions I made. But I can't change that, what's done is done. The best I can do is continue working on my projects, support Theo, and appreciate all the gifts I've been given. I have to live life like I did when I was twenty-one years old, without a care in the world.

My dad always told me that we only have one life. Why make it complicated with worrying about little things? Do what you think is right and just go day by day.

"I love you Theo." I smile and place a kiss on his lips, earning a smirk from Theo.

"I love you more Shai." He returns the kiss and we cuddle for the rest of the time being.

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AN: Where have I been? In wonderland😏 Anyways, here is an update! I'm not sure if it was good or not, I felt like they had to talk about things and begin to think of the future. Shailene wasn't here regular self these last couple of chapters, therefore she is trying to return to her peaceful state of mind.

I just want to wish everyone good luck if they are about to begin or have begun school! Let's makes it a great school year! Please vote and comment! I love reading feedback and ideas! -Everlastingwonder