Mommy...Where's Daddy? [l.p]

Pop Shop.

Emma.

"So,I was thinking...?" Liam started, I looked up from my laptop, raising an eyebrow.

"What is it?" I asked.

"We should go out for dinner tonight."

"Are you sure that's a good Idea?"

"Yeah, just say yes, I gotta go back tomorrow."

"What about the Paparazzi? I don't like the whole being followed and photographed thing"

"I'll wear a disguise."

"People in the restaurant?"

"I already paid for us to have it to ourselves."

"How did you know if I would have said yes or no."

"You never tell me no, Em."

"Fine, No." I said jokingly.

"Emmmaaa" Liam whined, poking out his bottom lip, making me giggle. I finished up my homework and sat my laptop on my nightstand, I looked over at Liam who was watching me.

"What?"

"Nothing. Just thinking" he said, then unlocked his phone, and did whatever. I stood up, slipping on my slippers then went to the kitchen and made me some tea.

"Mummy?" Ellie called out for me.

"Kitchen." I said, then heard her little footsteps run towards the kitchen, she was holding her unicorns.

"Mummy, I hungry." she said, I opened up the cabinet, seeing that the granola bars are all the way at the top shelf, I groaned and shut the cabinet, and went into the fridge,pulling out some apple slices.

"Here baby girl." I said, handing them to her, she took them and ran upstairs, bothering Liam. I sighed, putting a few ice cubes in my tea so it was drinkable.

Liam came downstairs with Ellie on his back.

"Is that still a no?" he asked

"Nah, I was only joking." I said smiling at him.

"Alright then, we should get ready before we're late." he said, I nodded and finished my tea before taking Ellie from him and getting her dressed.

"What do you want to wear tonight, baby girl?" I asked her, she picked out her dark blue jeans and her purple shirt with the ruffles at the bottom, I helped her get changed.

"Ask Liam to help you with your sneaks." I said, handing them to her,she nodded and ran off, leaving me to get dressed. I went into my room and pulled out a pair of dark faded skinny jeans, and black plain v-neck and my flat black ankle boots, I went into the bathroom pulling them on, I pulled my ponytail out of it's holder and let my hair hang loose, putting an black headband on. I went to my closet and pulled out my jean jacket with the leather sleaves and hood.

When I was done I walked  downstairs slowly to see Liam and Ellie on the couch, she was teaching him to play one of her favorite hand games. Liams back was to me, when I reached the bottom Ellie noticed me.

"Mummy's ready." she said, Liam turned his head and smiled at me, standing up and taking Ellie's hand.

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When we got there, I was shocked; the place really was empty besides the few waiters that were there. I looked over at Liam who was holding Ellie on his hip, he put his hand on the small of my back, leading me to the third to last table, we sat for a little while and this older lady came over with a white outfit and an apron that said 'Pop Shop' and gave us menus, they looked like newspapers which was cool, she gave Ellie some crayons and a coloring paper. She immediately started coloring, I smiled at her, pulling my phone out of my back pocket because it vibrated, there’s a message on twitter, from one of Liam’s friends, his name is Niall, he’s the only one that knows Liam hangs out with me, he’s cool with it. I opened up the messages, it said. ‘Good luck Liam eats like a pig ;P’ I held in my laughter by bitting on the inside of my cheek and looked over at Liam who raised an eyebrow at me.

“Niall.” I simply said.

"He’s talking trash isn’t he?” Liam asked.       

“Nahh…he said have fun” I said, with a smile.

An older lady with white hair came and took our orders, I ordered Mozerella sticks with cheese fries and a raspberry tea, Liam ordered Nachos with a coke and Ellie wanted Chicken nuggets with fries and apple juice.

After 10 to 20 minutes another person came back with our food, it was a guy, his hair long, shoulder length and Jet black, and he has beautiful light brown eyes, he looks so familiar.. he put everyone's food down, mines last and smiled at me, I smiled back,

"I'm coming back with your drinks" he said, walking away smiling and pulling his hair in a lazy bun. He dropped our drinks off and left.

We ate in peace, I looked over at Ellie who was stuffing her face with chicken nuggets and smiled at her, she smiled back.

"This is good." she said, making me laugh a little.

"You don't talk with your mouth full though, babes" I said, she nodded and finished chewing. I looked over at Liam  who had most of his food finished, he looked stuffed.

"Was it good." I asked him

"Yep." he answerer shortly.

When we finished Ellie had to use the bathroom so I took her while Liam paid the bill, I insisted to pay but he wouldn't let me, he never lets me unless I beat him to it and he gets upset with me when I do, he says he doesn't but I can see right through him. After Ellie finished peeing I helped her wash and dry her hands and held the door for her by my forearm, carefull not to touch the door. Ellie ran to Liam who helped her put on her jacket, I was walking over untill I realized that I left my rings in the bathroom, I went back to get them, putting them back on the fingers they belonged while walking out the door.

I crashed into something, falling on my butt.

"Ow." I groaned and opened my eyes to see the guy waitor, on the floor too.

"I'm so sorry, Em" he said, picking up the shattered glass from the plates off of the floor, I was so focused on trying to guess how he knew my name, I hadn't felt the sting on my leg, looking over I saw that my jeans  were ripped and was starting to get bloody, he noticed the same time I did and his eyes widened, he sat by my leg, examining it then looked at me.

"This might hurt." he said I squeezed my eyes shut, letting him slowly pull a piece of glass out of my leg, I whimpered when he pulled it out fully, he quickly picked me up bridal style, putting me in a table and took napkins out of the holder, cleaning my leg.

"You called me Em...do I know you?"

"Uh..I should hurry, your boyfriend is outside with your daughter he might get worried."

"A-answer me" I stuttered, realizing he called Liam my boyfriend.

"Charlie. I'm Charlie" he said sighing.

"Okay..."

"From high school...we used to be bestfriends before Zayn.." he said.

I thought back to high school, memories flooding back to me, I remembered him, I remembered our fun times, our bad times, our first school dance, our big fight, him moving away, I remembered everything.

"Em what's taking so-" Liam started, Ellie sleeping on him, he was looking at my leg.

"Liam I'm Fi-"

"What happened?"

"I fell. I'm fine."

"You should get it checked out though." Charlie said looking up at me. I sighed knowing how stubborn Liam is, he wasn't gonna let me go home injured.

"Fine." I said, Liam wasn't gonna give Ellie to Charlie, who he thought was a stranger so he carried Ellie out to the car, and Charlie carried me out to the car.

"Don't drop me." I said, burrying my face in his shirt, he chuckled.

"Don't worry, I gotcha." he said, we were at the car quickly and Charlie put me in, he gave an apologetic smile, I returned it as we drove off to the hospital.