Like I Never Loved You At All {Sequel To Life's Highway}

Chapter Fourteen-No I Don't

When Tellie woke in the morning, she didn't want to leave her bedroom. She couldn't wipe the memory of Louis and Zayn from her mind. And for the first time in years she was afraid of what would happen when she walked downstairs.

Tellie could hear the sound of the shower running in the bathroom next door making it impossible for her to fall back asleep. So she laid in her bed tightly holding on to the blue teddybear in an Emblem3 t-shirt her face covered in fear.

She stared distantly at the large doll house placed in the corner of the room, gazing anxiously at the different rooms and levels. She couldn't help but gag at the light pink shade wondering how she could ever find the colour beautiful. Just the sight of pink made her scoff and turn away. But half the things she owned where pink, and somehow she didn't have the heart to tell everyone that she absolutely hated the absurd colour.

"Tellie you've gotta get up."

Tellie quickly looked to the door, she had been staring at the wall and didn't realise the shower had stopped running and Louis had opened the door. He was hungover, obviously. His head ached and he felt like shit. But he never noticed the fear drawn on his daughters face. Not even a bid.

"I'm tired..." Tellie murmured tightening her grip on the stuffed bear.

Louis sighed. "You've got an hour."

Tellie nodded as Louis left the doorway closing the bedroom door as he did. Tellie pulled the covers over her shoulders and stared at the wall hauntingly wishing for everything to fade away.

*

"...You've got to start talking to me." Niall muttered dully as he watched Chantelle waltz through the kitchen.

"No I don't." Chantelle snapped back in annoyance as she put the cereal box down and glared at Niall.

"We're having another kid you've got to start talking to me-how else do we get baby names?" Niall shot back with a mischievous grin.

"We've already got two kids and I'm not talking to you."

"You're talking to me right now."

Chantelle sighed. "Look, maybe it would be reassuring if you actually confirmed you didn't cheat to someone other than me. Do you know what it's like when your instagrams blowing up with people commenting that your husbands cheating on you? It's fucking annoying."

"I'll say it our interview tomorrow, and I'll always say that your pregnant."

"Don't. Do you know how pissed my brother will be if he finds out I'm pregnant via the internet?"

Niall shrugged. "Can't be angrier than he was when he found out you were pregnant the first time."

"We don't bring that up..." Chantelle mused as she went back to moving cereal boxes.

"What are Jace and Arizona doing?" Niall asked.

"Jace is watching 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' and Ari's upstairs playing barbies."

"What do you want to name the baby...?"

"No idea, I ran out of names last time."

"That 'cause you insisted on the name Katniss."

"What's wrong with it?"

"I'm not naming my daughter Katniss." Niall snapped bluntly. "End of discussion."

"That's just rude." Chantelle shot back. "It's a perfectly good name-"

"For a plant."

"Then what do you suggest?"