This Love

I Still Love You

Sydney's POV 

An hour later, Adam's arms were wrapped around me and my head was rested on his chest. 

"Syd, I love you. And I mean it." Adam said. I turned over to look at him, with my face inches from his. "I love you too Adam," I said before I kissed him. "So what are we supposed to do now?" He asked. "I think that we should take things slow and see where it leads us," I said. 

"Then, Sydney, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked.

"Of course," I said before I kissed him again. Suddenly I heard knocking on the bedroom door. "Mommy?" Bentley said. "Oh no," Adam mumbled. "What is it Bentley?" I yelled to him. "Mommy, I'm hungry," Bentley said. "Alright, I'll be out in a minute baby. Go downstairs and color," I said. "Ok mommy!" Bentley exclaimed as I heard his little feet run down the stairs. 

"Ugh, why can't he take longer naps?" I said. "Because he's 3 and he has ADHD. He can't take a nap for very long," Adam said before he kissed my head and climbed out of bed. I grabbed Adam's wrist and pulled him back to me. I crushed my lips onto his and gave him a passionate kiss. 

When I let him go, I climbed out of bed and slipped on my bra and panties. I grabbed a black tank top and slipped it on with a pair of PINK sweatpants. Adam put his jeans and white v-neck back on. I walked over to Adam and hugged him. 

He held me close to his chest and kissed my head. "I've missed you so much these past 2 years. All I could do was think about us and how much I wanted you back. I made an awful mistake divorcing you, Adam. I'm truely sorry," I said as I looked up at him. "As long as we're together now," He said before he placed a light kiss on my lips. 

"So what are we supposed to tell Bentley?" He asked. "I'm going to tell him. But if I do, that means his daddy has to move back in," I said. "I would love to," He said as he pulled out his phone. "What are you doing?" I asked him. "Asking they guys to get a moving truck and bring all my stuff here," He said before he tucked his phone back in his pocket. 

"We're going to be a family again," I said. "I love you Sydney," He said. "I love you too, Adam," I said before we left the bedroom and went downstairs. Bentley was coloring at the family room table. "Bentley?" I said as I walked over to him and sat on the couch. Adam followed behind me and sat next to me.

"Yes mommy?" He asked as he turned around. "Adam!" He shouted. "Hey little buddy," Adam said. I pulled Bentley onto my lap. "Bentley, I need to tell you somehting important, ok?" I said. "What is it mommy?" He asked.

"You know how sometimes you ask me about your daddy?" I said. "Yeah. You told me that Vince wasn't my daddy," He said. "That's right. But do you want to know who your daddy is?" I asked him. "Yes please mommy," He said.

"Adam is your daddy, Bentley," I said. 

He looked at me in confusion. He didn't say anything, but he looked like he was thinking. "Adam?" he finally said. "Yes buddy?" Adam said. "Do I call you daddy now?" He asked. "You can call me whatever you want," Adam said. "If you're my daddy, then why has mommy been with Vince?" He asked. 

I saw the hurt in Adam's eyes when Bentley asked that question. "Mommy and I were... fighting for a while, but now mommy and I are not fighting." Adam said. "So where's Vince?" Bentley asked. "You won't see Vince anymore," I said.

"Oh ok. I love you mommy," He said before he hugged me. "Aww. I love you too, Bentley." I said. He hopped off of my lap and ran into Adam's arms. "I love you daddy," He said as he hugged Adam. "I love you too, buddy," Adam said. 

After we ate dinner, Adam and Bentley went upstairs to watch a movie in our room. I put a bag of popcorn in the microwave and watched it pop. My phone buzzed on the counter, So I went to go look at it. It was a text from Emma.

Sydney, I'm at the park. Can you please come get me. It's pouring rain and I don't know how to get to your house. My dad hit me. 

I stared at the text and looked outside. It was pouring rain and storming. I put my phone in my pocket and ran upstairs. "Babe, what's wrong?" Adam asked. I ran into my closet and grabbed my sweatshirt. I pulled it on and kissed Adam's cheek and Bentley's head.

"I'll be right back," I said as I put my hood on and ran back downstairs. I slipped on my flip flops and ran to the garage. I climbed in the car and sped to the park.

I parked my car in front of the park and saw Emma sitting on one of the benches. I climbed out of the car and ran over to her. "Emma!" I shouted as I ran over to her. She looked up and I saw that she had a black eye and a cut on her lip along with numerous scratches on her left cheek. 

She stood up and I wrapped my arms around her. "Emma, what happened!" I shouted over the sound of the rain hitting the ground. 

"After you left. My dad he...he...." She said before she bursted into tears. I held her close and she wrapped her arms around me. "Emma, did he do this to you?" I asked as I pulled her chin up to look at me. She nodded her head. 

"Please don't make me go back, Sydney. I hate him! I hate my mom! As my dad was hitting me, he blamed me for you cheating on him with Adam. He said if I hadn't asked to meet Maroon 5, you and Adam would still hate each other." She said through her sobs.

I grabbed her hand and led her back to my car. She got in the passenger seat and I climbed in the driver's side. I drove home and took her in the house. I grabbed her a towel and told her to sit in the family room. I ran upstairs to grab her some dry clothes. 

Adam was holding a sleeping Bentley in his arms. "What happened? Where did you go? Why are you soaking wet?" Adam whispered. "Will you go put Bentley in his bed?" I asked him before he stood up and carried Bentley to his room. 

I changed into a pair of Adam's sweatpants and one of his black t-shirts. I put my hair up into a messy bun. I grabbed one of my tank tops and a pair of sweatpants for Emma. When I walked out of my closet, Adam was standing there. 

"Spill," He said. "Emma texted me and told me that she was at the park. Vince hit her." I said. "What!" Adam shouted. "She's downstairs. Please just stay up here," I said. "Fine," He said before he gave me a quick kiss and laid on the bed. 

I ran downstairs and sat on the couch next to Emma. I handed her the clothes and waited while she went to the bathroom to change. Five minutes later, she came back and sat next to me.

"Emma, why don't you want to go back?" I asked her. "I hate my parents! Whenever my dad gets a new girlfriend, he always cheats on her with my mom. I always feel bad for the girls, so I tell them and they break up with my dad." She said.

"This wasn't the first time he's hit you, is it?" I asked her. She shook her head. "How many times, Emma?" I asked her. "Seven," She said. "And your mom does nothing about it?" I asked her. "No, my dad always makes up some excuse and she buys it," She said. 

"Emma, I'm so sorry," I said. "Can I stay with you?" She asked. "Sure." I said. "Are you and Adam back together?" She asked. "Yeah," I said. "I'm glad. You two were my favorite couple," She said. "Thank you," I said. "Emma, I'm going to call my lawyer," I said. "Why?" She asked. 

"Well first of all, I need to divorce your awful father and second, we are going to charge him with domestic violence." I said. "W-w-why?" She asked. "He can't get away with this," I said. "But what's going to happen to me? Even if my dad goes to jail, I refuse to go back to my mom," She said.

"If it comes down to it Emma, you can live here." I said. "Really?" She asked. "Of course," I said. "But I have to ask you, does your dad hit your sister or your brother?" I asked. "No, he thinks they are angels. Ever since he's been with you and he knew you were married to Adam, he's hated me because I love Adam and Maroon 5." She said. 

"Well I'll call my lawyer in the morning, but you can stay in the guest room tonight," I said. "Thank you so much Sydney," She said before she hugged me. "You're welcome." I said before I showed her the guest room and said goodnight.

I walked to my room and shut the door. I got in bed and rested my head on Adam's chest. "So what are you going to do?" Adam asked. 

"I'm going to make sure Vince pays," I said.