California Dream

Chapter 49

Since Erin got out of the hospital things have been insane. I've been working a lot plus Erin and Jc need help with Copeland, of course I'm the main helper since they made me the godmother.

Never did I think a week old baby would need three people taking care of it so much. I'm not even one of Copeland's parents and I'm going insane from sleep deprivation. I guess things will just get better.

"Hey," Kian says as he walks through the door.

"Hi," I mumble from the couch. He plops down next to me and pulls me to him. I rest my head on his shoulder and I wrap my blanket around me tighter.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"I'm just really tired. I've been working all week and almost every night I'm over at Erin and Jc's trying to help them with Copeland."

"You don't always have to help them," Kian says.

"I know but she's my best friend and she needs my help. I can't just say no I promised I'd be there for her."

"Yeah but every time I've come over here ever since Copeland was born you're too tired to do anything. You always left your nights open and the weekend so we could still be together," he says.

"I get that Kian," I say sitting up. "But my friend needs me."

"Yeah well I need you too, but you don't seem to understand that," he says back.

"Kian, I would love to spend more time with you but I have work, and right after work I have my friends who have been dealing with a week old baby all day that need help." I tell him.

"Well they need to learn to take care of their baby on their own."

"Kian they're trying their best. If you can't respect my decisions of choosing to help my best friend over lounging around with my boyfriend then I think you need to learn to respect the struggles that people go through," I say.

"I need to learn to respect people's struggles?" he questions bitterly.

"Yeah and until you figure that out I don't think we need to be dating. Truthfully I don't think I should ever date someone who can't respect the decisions that I make, especially when it's helping someone," I tell him.

"Well maybe I should find a girlfriend who'll spend more time with me than taking care of a child that isn't even hers," he says.

"You know what, just leave. Get out. Copeland is my godchild, even if she wasn't I'd still love her to death and care for her like she was. If you can't respect that then get the hell out," I yell.

"Fine then," he yells back.

Kian quickly walks around me then opens the front door. He turns to me.

"Let me know when you make the right decision," he says.

"Well I am making the right decision."

He looks me in the eyes and I stare back into his. It sets into my mind that I actually just broke up with the love of my life.

The door slams and snaps me back into reality.

"What's going on?" Ashley says running downstairs.

I stare at the door waiting for him to come back. This is just another stupid fight he'll come back, I know he will. I continue to stare at the door but nothing happens.

That's when I realize he isn't coming back.

N/R So I was reviewing this chapter before I posted it and I was on the verge of crying. PLEASE VOTE AND COMMENT!