Young Love

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Part 2 :)
warning: it's gonna be loooong...

Justin turns around and leans against the door, smiling at thoughts of the gorgeous woman.
But he frowns when he realises that Liam and Bella ran off and he doesn't know where to find them now.
They could be anywhere.
"Bella! Liam!" He shouts up the stairs, earning muffled giggles in return.
He smiles smugly and creeps up the stairs and into the hallway outside Bella's door, ready to scare the crazy toddlers.
"Boo!" He jumps around the doorframe, causing squealing to escape both children as they flee to the other side of the room.
"C'mere monkeys." He scoops both kids into his strong grip and drops them on the princess themed duvet, tickling them continuously.
They scream and laugh their little heads off. They would've tumbled off the bed if it weren't for Justin's arms stopping them from falling.
"Alright alright, how about we go eat some spaghetti?!" The young father chuckles, which catches the attention of Bella and Liam immediately. Their eyes widen and they grin across at each other.
"Yes! Yes!"

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At dinner, Justin notices that Liam seems a bit more quiet and reserved than earlier. He frowns, not wanting Ariana's son to feel sad about anything while he's with his daughter.
"Are you okay Liam?" Justin twirls spaghetti around his fork and smiles kindly at the little boy.
"I-I just miss my mommy." He replies quietly, lip trembling and eyes filling with tears. Liam is always curled up on the couch wrapped in Ariana's arms at this time of night.
"Aw that's alright. You know what, do you wanna call her?" He asks, grabbing his mobile from the side and dialling the young mother.
"Hello?" Ariana's anxious voice cuts through the silence, sounding like she was expecting the call. She knew deep down that her son couldn't make the night without at least talking to her.
"Hey Ariana, Liam wants to talk to you." Justin coughs awkwardly, passing the phone over.
"Mommy?" Liam questions, a huge smile overtaking his face, making her giggle.
"Hey baby. You wanted to talk to me?"
"I miss you mommy." Liam pouts, looking over at his best friend with a forlorn face. Bella smiles at him and scrapes her chair back to wrap her stubby arms around him.
"You do? I'll pick you up in the morning! You just have fun with Bella okay?" Ariana responds, frowning slightly at the fact his little boy is there without her.
"I-Ok." Liam's face falls and he slumps back in his chair, giving the phone back to Justin. He takes it, a thoughtful look present on his face.
"Hey uh, you know you could always stay here if you want? Just to uh- be with Liam." Justin scratches the back of his neck nervously. He doesn't know why, but that's seemed to have become a habit since he met Ariana.
"Oh, if you're sure?" Ari's jaw drops in surprise at his idea and instantly begins collecting all the stuff she'll need to stay over at Justin's house.
"Yeah it's fine." He tries to play it cool but in reality he is peeing himself at the thought of Ariana staying the night. He's excited and nervous at the same time.

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Half an hour after the phone call, Liam and Bella have retreated back to the little girl's room to do God knows what and Justin is watching a show on TV, waiting for Ariana to arrive.
Just as the credits roll, there is a harsh knocking on the front door followed by the cutest sneeze the young father has ever heard.
Justin opens the door for the beautiful woman with a welcoming smile and invites her in to sit on the couch with him. Even though they've been on a date already, neither of them can comprehend how nice it is to spend time with each other.
"How's Liam since I last saw him-" She checks the time on her watch. "-an hour and a half ago." She chuckles along with Justin.
"He missed you. But I think Bella's keeping him company right now." He replies, slouching back against the couch cushions and focusing his attention back on the screen.
"Do you mind if I-?" Ari grabs the pink blanket from the coffee table in front of her in a questioning manner, feeling cold in only her pyjama pants and an old oversized t-shirt.
"Go ahead." Justin smiles, accidentally placing his hand on Ariana's thigh.
He immediately retracts it, mentally slapping himself.
"I'm so-"
"It's okay." Ari giggles at the fumbling dork next to her and gently grabs his hand, putting it back on her leg. She likes the contact between them both. It doesn't feel awkward like she knows it should between two people who hardly know each other and she wonders why.
Justin's hand stays tense for a while after Ariana wraps them both in the fluffy blanket, but relaxes after a while.
He loves this type of contact too; it reminds him of when his girlfriend would watch shows like this with him before Bella was born.
Soon enough, the two young adults are lulled to sleep by the distant humming of the TV and the heavy beating of their hearts.

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Ariana is the first to wake up, alarmed when she sees sunlight pouring in through the slats in the blinds. It takes her a while to remember where she is but when she sees Justin snoring peacefully beside her it clicks.
"Justin." She shakes his shoulder, not caring about the fact that he must've woken in the night and taken his shirt off. "It's morning."
"What?" Justin mumbles, sitting up slowly and rubbing his eyes.
He gazes at Ariana for a few seconds, thinking that he is in a dream. Why else would the beautiful woman be on his couch?
"We must've fallen asleep." She giggles, lifting the blanket from her lap and noticing that the TV has been turned off too.
"Yeah. Wanna go see how the kids are?" He yawns, nodding upstairs.
Ariana is surprised that her son hasn't been downstairs to see her, but maybe he was having too much fun with Bella to remember.
She stands up, holding her hand out for the young man to grab. He mutters a curse word as he seems to realise he isn't wearing a shirt and scrambles around to find it.
"Sorry, I just got hot in the night." He apologises, slipping the shirt over his messy bed hair.
"That's okay." Ari giggles again, walking towards the stairs with Justin following. "Lead the way."
Justin leads the woman up the stairs to his daughter's room and opens the door, not hearing any movement.
The scene both parents are met with is the most adorable thing either of them have seen.
Liam is sprawled out on the floor with Bella right next to him, a story book laying open on his stomach.
"I have to get a picture." Ariana whispers, pulling her mobile from her pyjama pants pocket and opening the camera app to snap an image.
"Bella sweetheart." The golden haired boy then gently shakes his daughter awake, causing her eyelids to flutter.
Ari does the same with Liam, who jumps up to engulf her in a loving hug.
"I missed you mommy!" He squeals, planting dozens of kisses all over his mom's face. She smiles and kisses him back, telling him she loves him.

Not proof read or edited... I'm sorry but I just wanted to get something up for you guys as I literally wrote this just now💖
I hope you like part 2... sorry it's so long🙃
ALSO HOW TF DID WE REACH 6K?!?!?!?! I LOVE YOU GUYS SO FREAKING MUCH AHH!💗💗
New update probably won't be too soon due to school and stuff but I will try🙏🏼