Ryan's POV
The next morning I woke up to find Chloe still snuggled in my arms and Gracie still happily on my chest
At some point last night we'd gotten changed and Chloe had stolen one of my shirts to wear even through she'd packed pyjamas but I wasn't gonna complain about that
I think we are a couple but I'm honestly not sure, I want us to be but I don't know if that's what she wants, what if she just wants us to be friends or something?
"Ry?" She mumbles into my chest
"Morning Chlo" I whisper to her
"What do you wanna do today?" She asks me groggily
"Maybe we should just stay like this all day" I mumble as I nuzzle into the crook of her neck making her giggle so cutely
"Mhhhh maybe" she replied drowsily
"Maybe you could go see your mom, I'm sure seeing you would be really amazing for her"
"I told you I don't want to see her" she reminds me annoyedly
"Just think about it for me? Please? If we do end up staying down here you'll have to see her eventually" I remind her in return
"I guess you're right, god why are you always right?" She asks me and I chuckle
"Dear god I'm not" I correct her
"You are to me" she tells me softly and then I start feeling Gracie stirring on my chest
"Oh little one appears to be awake" I say quietly as Gracie starts getting quite fidgety
"I think someone might be hungry" I whisper to Chloe
She just groans, making me chuckle quite a bit
"Don't worry, I've got her, you want something while I'm down there?" I ask but I get no response and realise the second I said I had it she fell asleep
"You rest sweetheart, I'm here to help now, come on Gracie darling, let's get you your bottle shall we? Yes we shall" I talk to Gracie in a little baby voice which gets her really excited, damn she's just so cute
Chloe's POV
We spent a while hanging around with Ryan's parents, they're really good with Gracie, maybe coming back here might be a good idea, maybe Ryan was right
But there's still a lot of things here that I'm not so sure about
What I'm doing right now is definitely one of them
I'm stood at the door of my moms house with Gracie in my arms
I knock at the door and wait to see if anyone will answer, for a while it seems like no ones coming and I was about to go back, thinking why bother if she's not here? I tried didn't I?
But then I hear footsteps just as I'm about to turn away, the door opens a shell of the woman I used to call mom appeared
Her eyes went wide and she had to hold onto the door handle because the sight of me made her that unsteady, I knew she was unstable
Ryan told me she took my disappearance hard but I didn't think that meant like this, I though he was just saying that to get me over here, apparently not
"C...Chloe?!" She asked in disbelief like it was her mind playing tricks on her
"Hi mom" I reply awkwardly
"No! No not again! Why does this keep happening?! Veronica said you're still missing! It's not you! It's just not!" Wow she really has lost the plot hasn't she?
"Mom I swear it's really me" I promise her
"R...really?" She asks me, not quite convinced
"Ryan found me" I tell her, then suddenly she click back to reality and pulls me inside
She shuts the door behind me and leads me to the living room, still apparently oblivious to Gracie's presence
"Dear god I missed you so much, I'm so sorry Chloe, I was a pathetic mother, a horrible one, I was hateful and disgusting and you deserved so much better, I'm so so sorry, god I'm so so sorry" she spoke so fast I could barely take it all in
I took a deep breath and sighed, she really seems sorry this time
"It's okay, I forgive you, I'm sorry I ran away" I tell her gently, my voice getting quieter and quieter as I went
"It's my fault, I should've been there for you" she replies and I smile a small smile at that, she really had changed
Gracie starts to wake up just then, perfect timing, not, but she can't help it
"Oh, I didn't see her there" mom mumbles nervously, realising how oblivious she'd been "it is a her I presume?" She retracts, unsure of herself
"Yeah, mom, this is my daughter Gracie" I introduce her
For a second I think she's gonna get angry, my grip on Gracie tightens defensively but she sees that and her face falls
"You think I'd want to hurt her?" She asks sadly, I look at her a little questioningly for a second
"You hit me before" I reply in a whisper
"I promise I've changed" she swears to me but I still hold onto Gracie tightly
"You've promised me these things before" I reminded her
"I guess holding her is out of the question then?" She asks, hoping I'll let her but I don't trust her enough just yet
"Maybe later" I say to give her some hope
"She's beautiful" she tells me and I nod
"I know" I reply, I'm being so cold to her, I don't mean to be but I just can't help it
I slowly settle down with her and we talk for quite a while, she starts playing with Gracie eventually, under my watchful eye, my eyes weren't off them for a second
They seemed to get on well, Gracie likes her I think, and she seems to like Gracie too but I'm still quite weary
It gets to almost 3pm and I know gravies due a feed soon so I tell her we have to go
She takes me to the doors down gives me a hug, I was slightly taken aback but after a moment I hug her back awkwardly
It was nice I have to admit, I've never seen this side to her before and I like it, maybe one day I'll be able to properly study her again
I think I like the idea of moving back here now, there's more here for me than I thought there was
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It's that moment when I built up to this chapter and then the real shit goes down in the next chapter 😂😂 but is it really gonna stay this nice and happy? 😂😂 xoxo
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FanficChloe and Ryan had been best friends since Chloe moved to town when they were kids, something more had always been there but each was to afraid to ask As they got older Chloe found a boyfriend, great at first, but soon the relationship turned sour a...
