Like I'm gonna lose you (Clawen)

I forgot

1 Month Later

OWEN'S POV

It's been a month since Olivia was born. Both Claire and I haven't slept. I thought having kids would help to strengthen our relationship; however it's doing the complete opposite. We're tired all the time and arguing every other day. We're both exhausted and cranky from the lack of sleep. I don't know how much longer we can go on like this. I only got two weeks off to help Claire. "Let's go Owen, she's asleep" Claire said as she stuck her head round the door. Today Claire was coming into work with Olivia for the day. "Right behind you" I spoke softly, knowing that the wrong tone could spark a fight.

After 10 minutes of packing the car with baby stuff which I was sure we didn't need, we were just about ready to go. I strapped Olivia in the car and decided to try and catch Claire off guard. Just as Claire locked the door, I grabbed her waist and spun her around. I instantly attached my lips to hers, I felt her soften under my kiss. I deepened the kiss, for a split moment nothing else around us mattered. "What, was that for?" Claire asked as we parted. "Because..." I smirked back. "Because?!?" Claire raised her eyebrow, "Because why not! I should be allowed to kiss my fiancé whenever I please" I grinned as we walked back to the car.

"Owen" Claire questioned. "Hmm" I replied keeping my eyes on the road. "Things will get better right? They're not going to stay like this" She spoke nervously whilst staring out the window. "Of course not. Babe, listen. We're new parents, it's going to be tough. But we'll get used to it, just remember I still love you the same. As much as I have always done." You could hear the sadness in my voice. I couldn't believe that Claire felt that we were going downhill. I know it has been difficult especially for her but I still love her with all my heart. All the little fights we had meant nothing. "Okay, I love you too" Claire whispered. The rest of the car journey was silent.

CLAIRE'S POV

I felt a bit bad about talking to Owen about things but to be honest it was good for us. I could tell he was slightly hurt by my doubts but he reassured me. We pulled up into the car park. Owen carried Olivia in her car seat so she could continue sleeping. I was a little nervous; I wasn't sure how she would react around all the people in the control room. As we were going up into the lift, I noticed that Olivia had woken up. Her big blue eyes were examining the elevator. I bit my lip anxiously. "She'll be fine, trust me" Owen rubbed my back to reassure me. I squeezed my eyes shut just before the doors pinged open.

As we stepped into the office we were ambushed by Lowery and Vivian. "Oh my Gosh, can I hold her?!?" Vivian squealed. "She looks just like Owen, what her name" Lowery nearly sounded as high pitched as Vivian. "Can we just have a bit of space, please" Owen said calmly whilst slipping his hand into mine. Lowery and Vivian seemed slightly embarrassed and sat back down at their desks. "To answer your question her name is Olivia Blue Grady" I said as Owen set her down. "I knew you would use Blue" Lowery nearly jumped out of his seat. Vivian rolled her eyes and handed Lowery $20. "Do spend all your time betting on our lives" Owen laughed lightly at them. "Not all the time" Lowery defended. I unstrapped Olivia and she started threatening to cry. "Shh, shh, it's okay, it's only mummy" I whispered in her ear whilst gently bouncing her up and down. She instantly relaxed at the sound of my voice. "Here, you can hold her" I passed Olivia over into Vivian's arms. I watched slightly agitated as Vivian held her, I felt a bit uncomfortable when someone else was holding Olivia.

Lowery was now standing next to Vivian glazing at our daughter. "She looks just like Owen but" Vivian started. "But she has your eyes" Lowery finished. "We get that a lot" Owen smiled. "Can I hold her?" Lowery questioned. "Of course!" Owen answered but I snapped a no at the same time. Lowery looked really hurt and that made me feel bad. Owen gave me a look but I was getting mixed signals. "Sorry, of course you can" I fixed the awkward situation. I held my breathe as Vivian handed Olivia over to Lowery. "You don't have to hold your breathe" Owen nudged me. I sighed embarrassed. "Are you going to be okay? I have to go and do some work now." Owen said. I just nodded, he then pulled me in for a quick kiss. We parted just as the elevator dinged opened.

"Get your hands off us" I recognised the voice. "We relatives of the manager" another wailed but I also recognised it. I turned around to see Zach and Gray being dragged out of the lift by security. "Zach!?! Gray!?!" I said puzzled. "You know these two?" Tyson the bodyguard grunted. "Errm, yeah. They're my nephews and what are you doing with them?" I was really confused. "I caught them sneaking around the restricted area of section 7" Tyson spoke. "Ahh, okay I'll deal with them for here, thanks Tyson" I dismissed. As Tyson left the boys stumbled forwards and I turned to face Owen. "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I gave the boys passes for today" Owen blurted out. I just glared at him then turned my attention back to the boys. "What were you doing sneaking around the restricted area?" I raised my eyebrows at them. "It was Zach's idea" Gray looked as if he was about to burst into tears. Zach rolled his eyes. "I just wanted to have some fun, we have plenty of time to kill before we go back to yours" Zach said trying to sound innocent. "Wait, what? Owen!" I raised my voice. I looked to see Owen creeping off to the lift. "Oh yeah, I also forgot to tell you. I told Karen we'd look after the boys for the week" he shuffled nervously. "Get back here now" I huffed. I had to sort this mess out. Owen had to work, I had to look after Olivia and now I had to look after my nephews. "Errm, Claire I think Olivia might need changing" Lowery interrupted my thoughts. I turned around and shot him a deadly glare.

A/N: Hey guys, I finally updated. Yay!!! I hoped you like it. I still have 3 pieces of homework but it's just revising mainly. I'm gonna start working on the next chapter tomorrow.
Ciao for now✨