Baby Tomlinson || ON HOLD

F O U R

Melanie

We had decided it would be easier to walk to the park, as Isabelle was being hasty and we didn't have a car seat to put in Liam's car for her as I did not have one anymore.

We didn't really say much just held Belle's hand and talked to her as she was the only way out of this awkwardness. "So how long have you been living at your apartment?" Liam asked breaking the ice.

"About a year, its not the nicest flat but it's just easier living there since I work in the same building plus it gives me the exception to bring Isabelle into work with me." I replied Liam stated chewing on his lip as he seemed to be replaying in his head what I just said.

"So how long are you on tour for?" I cleared my throat at speck up.

"Well we have about another three months down here in the U.S, then we go back up to England for Christmas and New Years break. But, we will be down in town for the next two weeks to do some interviews and mini concerts" he smiled as he talked about his work. Thats something I've always have admired about my brother, no matter he's always been so passionate about everything, especially his music.

"Oh, that's lovely." I mumbled  looking Into the Windows of the stores we pasted as I frowned realizing once Liam leaves to go back to our family I most likely won't see him again for some time. He'll be back up in WolverHampton with the family members I ditched out on years ago for a mistake I chose by leaving them all behind.

"How are they, you know Mum and Dad?" I asked I haven't seen or spoke to them in the longest, "they're doing okay, Dad has a very bad back so Mum has to do mostly everything for him now, just like a servant I guess, but it is what it is, she hasn't really been that same since grandpa died though."

I looked at him like he was insane as my mouth grasped open in fear.
"What?" My voice cracked at this surprise "How did he die? he was so healthy last I saw him."
"Over the last few years he developed lung cancer, and around a year ago he passed on." Liam shook his head in the distance almost as if having a flash back to one of the memories I had missed out on.

We stayed silent the rest of the way.

As we walked up the the park and headed towards the other kids I told Isabelle where we would be sitting and that that be careful as she ran along to go play.

We looked around for a bench that was close enough to keep a good eye on Belle while we still got to talk but not have to worry as much.

It was great that me and my only brother were catching up talking about are child hood and the mean pranks we use to do to eachother ''Remember when I convinced you that you were adopted and I put you in a box and told you I was shipping back to your real family in Japan? You cried all day and didn't believe Mum for three days that you weren't from Japan." Liam reminded as I started to laugh.

"Yes, I was around six years old. Remember when I ruined your first kiss with Maddie Johnson in the seventh grade by making a fart sound and blaming it on you only because you locked me outside in the rain." I replayed as we were now laughing even harder.

Taking my attention elsewhere to look over at Isabelle when I saw she was playing with a little boy in the sandbox. I had a big smile on my face but it soonly faded when Liam asked a question I didn't want to answer.

''Does her father come around much?" He asked I wanted to run,run for the hills and never look back. "What I mean, is he uh-involved?" He asked again trying to be more gentle with the question.

I gulped down the lump forming in my throat as I said these next few words "No, he's not the picture." I simply replayed added a shrug even though it was more complicated then that.

I sniffles my nose as I tried to hold my forming tears, but obviously I wasn't strong enough as I felt the stupid tears rolling down my face.

Liam just gave me a confused look but gave me a hug ''Melanie, I'm so sorry, does Isabelle see him ever!" He asked holding my hand sympathetically as I shook my head.

"She's never met him, He just wasn't good enough for us, didn't deserve to to have a daughter like Belle." I whimpered not taking my eyes off Liam.

"Do you know where he is now?" He asked as I shrugged.

"Who knows he's all over the place it seems, he chose to a life style that didn't involve me in it, it doesn't matter though, he's never been in Isabelle's life and I'm not seeing him being in it anytime soon." I pointed out.

"That's just awful, I'm so sorry this is happening to you two." He said sadly as I sighed.  "Who is this bastard anyway, maybe you could get child support out of him?" He demanded as I hiccuped trying to form the words I was trying to let. How could I possibly tell him his best mate is the father it won't go to well. It could possibly ruin their bands relationship forever. "He's not important, we are doing just fine." I said putting my head up

"Please tell me his name, we can get a lawyer and even take him to court Melanie it's so I can help you, you aren't doing fine." He was now begging me I stayed silently, I wasn't expecting him to ask so soon. I sat still no longer making eye contact and in stead staring at my shoes as they scuffed against the dirt.

"o-okay but please,don't freak out or do something out of control." I pleaded he just nodded giving me a silent promise.

I took a few deep breaths"Liam, its Louis."

Liam's (POV)

"It's Louis ....."

The words stuck like glue it all made sense now why she didn't want anyone to come and why she left the mall in panic and they broke up three years ago and Isabelle is just about two almost three.

Well shit.

it's all clicking together now my baby sister was now crying on my shoulder harder than before.

"But why'd you leave him than? He loved you so much and you just dumped him and ran off to America." I asked not even being able to focus. I didn't understand, Louis would have been a great father.

"Liam you don't understand, he was cheating on me, he wasn't in the right state of mind he was doing serious drugs and doing whatever he felt like because he thought he was this big celebrity." she sobbed in my arms I looked down to see her face.

I couldn't believe this, this whole time, three years I lost my sister and he knew, he actually knew what had happened to her and just acted like he was the victim. He feed us all lies of  not knowing why she could have left and he actually got me to believe that he knew nothing.

"Melanie, he has been telling the lads and I all these years years that he had no idea why you left, said you just broke it off with no explanation and left." I told her confused on these two totally different stories I've been told.

"That's because in his mind, he probably does believe he did nothing wrong for me to leave him, I literally walked in on him with two naked women. It's ironic, that I was actually on my way to tell him I was pregnant but I guess it was for the best. The universe had different plans for me." she sarcastically laughed.

"Melanie please go get Isabelle an i'll walk you back at your flat yeah?" I said as she nodded and got Isabelle from the sand box soon I dropped her off and went back to me and the guys hotel room that we were staying at while we were in town, because we all needed to have  a chat with one of my so called 'best mates'

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