Free (Sequel to Trapped)

Ch. 51

Ariana

Sunday, 8:56 pm

"Aviella, bedtime." Justin says, and I giggle.

Aviella was already asleep on the couch and had been for about 30 minutes. Justin picks her up and walks upstairs, coming back down only a minute later.

"Now the adults can have fun." He says, sitting closer to me then he was earlier.

"Doing what, Justin?" I ask, looking at him.

"You have no idea what's coming to you when you have this child."

"I think I do. Three weeks of no sex." I giggle and Justin rolls his eyes.

"After that too." He says.

"Oh, well. Then I have no idea."

"Just know you will not be able to walk for many years."

"Years? Can you please be more reasonable?"

"Fine. You won't be able to walk for a lot of days. Maybe a week."

"We'll see." I shrug and Justin pulls me into his side.

"Mommy, I had a bad dream!" Aviella runs into the living room, Tommy in one hand, the other hand rubbing her crying, red eyes.

"Baby, I told you. It's not real." I pull her into my lap and she lays her head on my shoulder.

"But it's scary, and I don't like it." I rub her back until she stops crying and eventually falls asleep.

Justin leaves the room and comes back with Aviella's Cinderella blanket.

He lays it across her and we watch a movie until 10:30 pm.

"I'll put her back in her bed." Justin takes Aviella from my lap and walks upstairs while I turn off the TV and go into the bedroom.

I brush my teeth and wash my face before changing into one of Justin's sweatshirts.

"You're gonna be hot." Justin says once he comes back into the bedroom.

"Trust me, I won't be."

I climb into bed and turn on the TV. Since there's nothing good to watch but Friends, that's what I pick before putting the remote down.

"Babe!" Justin says, laying down next to me.

"What?" I match his tone and he laughs before continuing.

"I didn't want anything."

"Ugh, I hate you!"

"I doubt it." He laughs, wrapping his arm around me.

I rest my head on his shoulder and fall asleep before he can say anything else.

8:26 am

"Bye, love you." I kiss Aviella's forehead and turn around to receive a full kiss on my lips from Justin.

"Love you more." He smirks.

He knows he's lying. There's no way he could love me more than I love him. He saved my fucking life.