Back Where I Belong

Chapter 45

Zoey's pov

"Hello Connor," I whisper to my baby boy, holding him tightly in my arms. Connor looks back up at me sleepily, fighting to keep his small eyes open.

"Ooh baby! My turn to hold him," Michael calls, rushing over to me. I plop down on the couch beside me, holding out his arms.

"Uh, no. I'm holding my baby. He's almost asleep so be quiet," I warn, refusing to pass my child over Michael.

"But Zoey," Mikey whines, "You always get to hold him. I want to hold Connor."

"He's my baby," I reply, still not surrendering. Michael groans loudly,  but stops arguing with me.

"Connor looks quite handsome in his 5SOS onesie," Ashton comments, siting on my other side.

Yes, a 5SOS onesie. The boys bought it for me almost right after they found out that I was pregnant.

"Thank you, Ash. Here, can you take Connor for a minute. I need to get a drink," I say, offering my baby to Ashton, who happily takes him.

"You're evil. I asked first," Michael complains, following me into the kitchen.

"I know. But Ashton said that my little man looked handsome," I say, grabbing a water bottle, a smile forming on my lips.

Mikey rolls his eyes, "Fine. Zoey, you have the second most handsome baby in the world. Now can I please hold him?"

"Second?" I ask, unscrewing the cap.

"Well I was the most handsome baby of all time, so yeah. Second," Mikey answers, throwing a skittle at my face. I roll my eyes, smiling.

"Come on, Mr. Desperate. Maybe I'll let you hold my Connor," I tell him. Michael pumps his fist, then goes running back into the family room, ready to steal Connor from Ashton.

Peyton's pov

"Hey babe," a feminine voice says from behind me. I turn around and see a girl, twirling her hair. Her two friends were standing on either side of her.

"Don't call my that," I reply, packing up my books.

"Oh come on. It's Peyton, right? You're dating that Irwin girl, right?" She asks, a disgusted look appearing on her face.

"Yeah, it is. And yes, I'm dating Zoey. Now, what do you want?" I ask, annoyed with her already.

"I just wanted to warn you about her. She tried to steal my boyfriend. And she was completely rude to my best friends, Laney and Tanya," she says, pointing to the two girls on either side of her. I roll my eyes.

"Babe!" A voice calls out, walking up to us.

"Hey Riley," the girl says, wrapping her arm around the boy's waist.

"We meet again, huh? How you treating my ex?" Riley questions, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Way better than you ever did. Now if you excuse me, I need to get home to my girlfriend and baby," I snap, shoving past Riley and his girlfriend, who I realized is Zoey's former bully, Natalia.