Sweetest Devotion

Hometown Glory

Adeles POV

I turn my body around expecting to find Simon, but instead, I see a little body, Angelo.

"Mummy, don't cry." I pull him into me holding him tight. 

He reminds me so much of his father, the way he try's to comfort me. 

It always seems to work.

"Mummy? Are you okay now?"

I shake my head being one hundred percent honest with him.

"Well, can you try to be because I don't know what to say to you to make you feel better," he says looking up into my teary eyes.

I crack a laugh in between sobs, "Okay peanut, Mummy will try." Just then I hear the door burst open again this time I knew for sure it was Simon.

He finally realised he wouldn't be able to spend the night without me.

He loves me too much.

Once again I feel someone lift the blanket, but this time it's both, Anika and Ashlyn.

They both give me a worried look and lay on either side of me, leaning their heads against my shoulder.

"Are you okay?" Anika asks this is the first time they have all three tried comforting me.

They know this is really hard on me. Especially after Simon and I have been fighting a lot.

It seems like the same thing goes on over and over again, for stupid reasons.

I nod even though they know I'm not, "Mummy I can't breathe it's so hot and sticky under here," Angelo whines.

I giggle lifting the comforter over all of our heads.

"That's better," he says leaning closer to me.

I pull Angelo into my arms and pull Anika and Ashlyn closer to me. I don't know what I'd do without the comfort of my children.

I don't know what else I would want to use for comfort.

Except, Simon.

Simons POV

I reach into my coat pocket to feel the box that was gonna make Adele mine tonight.

The box that Adele has been wanting to see ever since we met.

The box that would make her known as Mrs Konecki.

The box that I was gonna pull out of my pocket get and down on one knee for.

The box that had made me nervous earlier, before we left.

The box that was supposed to be empty tonight.

But I guess that night wasn't gonna be tonight.

Adele is the one for me.

I can't ruin that all tonight.

I have come close to ruining the best thing ever so many times this year, this upcoming year is going to be different I have to fix this.

I slowly slip into our room to see all our kids snuggled in Adele's arms. My eyes begin to get teary.

"S-Simon?" Adele sleepily stutters turning to see me trying to figure out what I was doing.

"Adele, I'm so sorry I really am." I begin.

"Simon stop. Go back downstairs. Leave," she pauses and whispers "like you always do."

My heart breaks. "I'm real-" I pause and begin to raise my voice, "Wait a second I'm not sorry. Adele, Alex had no right to kiss you the way he did-"

"Just stop Simon." She says, interrupting me. She sees Ashlyn sleepily turn. "Just go before you wake up the kids."

"Don't tell me to stop Adele! Alex kissed you! He freaking kissed you! What do you expect me to do when someone kisses the women I love? You want me to just stand there? Well, I won't! Because I love you and when a man forces a kiss on you, I can't do something about it." I say.

I look deep into her eyes.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, I lean down and passionately kiss her.

I couldn't stand one more second of this fight, especially on New Years.

"To make up for our lost New Years kiss," I pause and place my hand on her cheek, "I'm sorry for being an idiot and acting like a jealous boyfriend," I say looking at her.

She catches her breath from the kiss. "It's going to take a lot more then that kiss Konecki, and by the way, your always an idiot so nothing changed there."

I smile and get in the bed with my children and girlfriend, laying behind Adele I wrap my arms around her waist. 

She lays the other way snuggling the children.

She turns her head to look me in the eyes, " Simon I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have been mad at you, you were just trying to save me. You're my superman."

I lean in and kiss her lips getting all the chances I can.

"I love how you're so protective over me babe." She smiles then turns back around.

I know it was going to take a lot more than one kiss to make up.

But... she's the love of my life, and whether it took a week, a month, or even a year to fix this it would be worth it because one day, that small black box in my coat pocket will be empty.