Save Your Life| l.t.

Chapter 35: Back and Forth

NORMALLY I'M CHILL BUT THE TOMMO BABY MIGHT HAVE BEEN BORN. FAKE OR NOT I CAN'T STOP MAKING tomlinSON JOKES SOMEONE KILL ME.  HERES THE CHAPTER FOR THIS HECTIC NIGHT.  

Anne POV

I snuggle up next to Louis and he runs a hand down and over my back. Tonight is our last night in Chicago, and the concert finished almost 2 hours ago. The bus dropped the boys off at O'Hare about two hours ago, but Louis and I have another 2 before we get back to Lima. Jessi plays on the ground with some Barbie's that Lux so kindly let her have for the weekend and is telling Lottie some story about the dolls. The TV plays some child friendly show produced by Disney and Jessi giggles and laughs at the characters as they solve their simple problems. I use to wish I had a life like that, but looking back now I know I wouldn't trade most of it. Of course trade out the shooting, for Nicole getting cancer because at least you can fight that. It sounds horrible, and maybe it is, but at least that is something you can fight and change the outcome of. With death... you can't fix it. I take a slow breath in and let the air out as I fluffs Louis hair at the nape of his neck.

"Lou, are we staying at my house?" I ask and he shrugs.

"If you want to. I understand if you don't though." He says and I nod looking at Jessi. Her hair is twisted into a braid that Lottie did ever so graciously about three hours ago but it's starting to fall apart. The poor girl needs a proper bath. Jessi giggles and points to the TV.

"Louis, look look!" She cheers and stands up jumping. "It's you on the TV!" She shouts and his attention goes to the screen. I sit up and watch it as the news flashes across the screen.

"Boy band member Louis Tomlinson and his girlfriend Annabel Greenup were spotted today dropping off Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and their stylist at O'Hare international airport. The couple was seen hugging and bidding goodbye the boys before reentering their tour bus with a young child. Whether the child is Tomlinson's baby and Greenup's we won't know for a while but the dark haired beauty seems to be getting on with Styles very well." The broadcaster says and flips to a video of Jessi kissing Harry on the cheek and giggling as he blows raspberries on her tummy. It's a cute video, but I'm a little annoyed that the paps got her on camera. They play the video again and Jessi giggles.

"I'm on TV!" She shouts and Lottie laughs pulling her attention back to the dolls.

"It's no big deal love. If they start something with her, which I pray the paps are sophisticated enough to make a story about a child, we'll give them a story. We can take her to Disney World, and let her have all the fun in the world!" He says and grabs Jessi from behind and pulls her up tickling her until she shrieks to be put down. Louis laughs and she giggles as he tosses her carefully onto the couch. I don't worry too much but do laugh when he sits down and she crawls over his lap and plops her little bum right on his. He chuckles and pulls her hair from the braid and twists it into two space buns, like Harry had a few weeks ago at a show. She giggles and says she looks like Miley Cyrus and I sigh. She sure does know her pop culture. She climbs over to me and lays down and puts her head on my shoulder.

"Are you tired?" I ask her and she shakes her head as a yawn sneaks past her pink lips. I laugh softly and rub her back in a pattern I know she likes from all the times I baby sat her. I wish I was as young and naïve as she is, but it's not possible, nor is it reasonable. She yawns softly and I feel her tug my hair.

"Annie, sing?" She mumbles in a soft voice and I smile softly before kissing her forehead.

"Of course sweetheart." I say and rack my brain for a song she would like. You are my sunshine... I can't that was my mum and my song. The only song that hits my memory is whiskey lullaby and I don't think that's appropriate. For a moment I think of another song though. I don't know where it came from but I know it's appropriate. I kiss her forehead again before softly starting out.