I wake up and run into Madylyn's room. Zayn is in there painting on the walls. "I have the perfect name for her" I smile proudly. "What is her name" Zayn asks, beaming at me.
"That's the best part! I'm naming her Madylyn!"
"That's a pretty name. Have you told Liam yet?"
"Not yet, I just got up."
I decide to text Liam. I leave the room and sit in the living room. Without Oliver, I was completely lost. There was no little boy running up to me, insisting I play toy cars with him. I missed seeing him every day. Her name will be Madylyn! I decide to work on my homework. until Liam replies. Gorgeous name for a gorgeous girl. I smile and wished Liam and I were together. No. I will not. "Rose, are you going to stay here when they get older" Zayn asks me. I jump but continue to type on my essay "I think so." If Liam and I get back together, probably not. But who knows. "Okay, just wondering" he says. He exits and I continue on my homework. My homework was fairly simple and I understood it well. I finished it and walked around the house pointlessly. It was so hard, not having Oliver around. Zayn was pretty boring. He never went out of his way to do anything fun. He was really quiet, which was aggravating. I missed having Liam around. He was fun, loud, and sweet. He knew how to brighten my day. And that's when I realized it.
I never loved Zayn, I just used him for help around the house. I still loved Liam.
I run into the room that would soon be Madylyn's room. "Zayn we need to talk. Now" I state firmly.
"Okay, what's wrong?"
"I don't think I love you. I think I was just using you for help around the house and didn't realize it until now. I'm sorry. Are you mad?"
"No because subconciously you didn't realize so it's not technically your fault. But I do think you should tell Liam, he does deserve to know."
I nod and leave,pulling out my phone as I exit the room. Nerves flood my body as I search for Liam's name in my contact list. I find it and hit call. It rings a couple times and I consider hanging up. It may have been short for a normal person but I couldn't wait. I had to tell him. Finally, Liam picks up the phone. "Hello" he whispers.
"Hey, why are we whispering?"
"I just put Oliver down for a nap."
"Oh, okay. Quick question."
"Yeah?"
"Can I come to your place to tell you something? It's important."
"Yeah that's fine."
I hang up and get ready to tell Liam. I wear a Sleeping With Sirens band tee and sweats. I wish they had maternity band tees. This shirt was revealing my baby bump and it made me insecure. What if people thought that I was fat instead of pregnant? I shrug it off and leave. The drive there is long. That may have been due to my impatience but there was quite a bit of traffic out. I arrive and take a deep breath before exiting the car. I reach the door and knock lightly. I feel extremley like a child but don't know what to do about it. Liam lets me in and we sit down on the couch. "What is it you want to tell me" he asks curiously and a little nervously. I take a shaky breath and exhale before talking.
"I-I still love you. I realized that the only reason I was with Zayn was so that he would help with the house and it would make you jealous. I miss you. I miss us. I miss the happy family we used to be. I want you to move in with us. We can sell this house. Maybe to Zayn because he'll need a new house. I just want us to be together again."
He smiles and pulls me into a hug. I missed his strong embrace so much. "Okay" he whispers. I smile and he pulls away, giving me a quick kiss. He is my superman, I'd be lost without him. But I had made it just fine without him before. I had got a house, a new career, and started going to an online college. He goes to his room and throws clothes into a suitcase. He explains his plans to me; bring clothes, then Oliver's stuff, and then some furniture that would be needed. I liked the idea and smiled. I went to Oliver's room. There he lay, awake and content. "Hey baby! Ready to go to your new home with mommy and daddy" I ask. He smiles and I pick him up. We pack his clothes and go back to the house. "This is a nice place" Liam noted when we had pulled up. The yard was nice and fairly big.
The house had been painted and flowers were blooming. I walk in and see a note from Zayn 'Finished painting Madylyn's room. I'll be back later tonight to get my stuff. I found a small apartment until a house goes on marked.' I text him Liam is selling our old house if you want it. I show Liam around and he smiles. "Madylyn will have such a beautiful room. I really like it" he says. I smile and we all retreat to the living room for some much needed family time. We all play on the race track that Oliver had brought out into the living room. I changed into one of Liam's grey tees,pink plaid pajama pants and put on slippers and went to the kitchen. I made a big bowl of popcorn and put M&M's in it. When I went back into the living room, Liam and Oliver were both in pajamas too. Oliver was wearing red plaid pajama pants and a plain grey tee. Liam was in the same outfit as Oliver. We had planned this a while back and it was a fun thing to do. "Eventually we'll have to buy another outfit like yours" Liam comments.
Liam's P.O.V.
I was so glad that she still loved me, I still loved her. I watched her hold our tired son as she put him to sleep using an old rocking chair. He wasn't willing to go to sleep, he wanted to talk to his baby sister. I was guessing that was something that Rose had taught him. It was quite adorable, actually. He sang her What Makes You Beautiful and said "That's one of daddy's old songs. He sings lots of songs and is on lots of cds." I smiled when he said that. Oliver knew that but he was too young to realize that I was famous. "Alright Oliver, I think you better tell Madylyn goodnight. You start pre-school tomorrow, remember" Rose asked. Was he that old already? I suppose he was. He nods eaagerly and slides off her lap. We both walk him to his room where he lays on his bed and drifts off to sleep within the first few pages of a book that Rose read him. She was so good with children. We walked back into the living room where she said "I have to go work on some homework, you can go to bed if you want." I shake my head "Homework?" She nods "I started taking online classes. For college." I smile at her and say "I think I better go to bed, I don't want to help you on that shit." I go to the room and curl up under the sheets.
Rose awakes me the next morning holding Oliver in her hands. He was dressed nice in jeans, a blue polo shirt, and converse. "Daddy! Take me to school with mommy" he says, smiling proudly. I smile at him and say "Oh yeah, that's right. You have to go to school today, don't you?" Rose had put him in the morning program so that we could spend more time with him in the afternoon. He nods and I go get dressed. I put on jeans and a navy colored tee shirt. I put on my converse and lookes at Rose. She was wearing a maternity floral sundress and white Vans. She looked amazing, she had curled her hair nicely and applied a light coat of makeup. I had been with her so long that I could tell when she was and wasn't wearing makeup. "You look stunning" She really did. She blushed and looked away mumbling a quiet thanks. We leave and head towards Oliver's school. We drop him off and Rose talks to the teacher. Oliver had ran off to see the other children. We leave and get food at McDonald's because Rose was craving their food. We were both nervous about Oliver's first day. I honestly hoped he wasn't any trouble. But an hour later Rose gets a call. "Hello" she asks.
Rose's P.O.V
"Mrs. Payne we called regarding your son, Oliver. Is he allergic to peanuts" the teacher asks hurriedly.
"I don't know he's never ate anything with peanuts in them. Why?"
"Because he had a peanut butter sandwhich and is now swelling up. We have an ambulance on the way, you might want to come here."
My eyes swell up with tears and I get up "Liam let's go!" He nods and asks where to. "Oliver's school" I state. He nods and we leave. We arrive just before the ambulance. My little boy was completely swollen, his throat was beginning to swell. I turn to Liam, and he holds me close while talking to Oliver. "Oliver. The ambulance will be here soon. Stay strong. You can get through this" he says softly. The ambulance arrive and put him into the vehicle. They give him a shot to take the swelling down and say even though that is taken care of they want him to see a doctor. I nod and they take him to see a doctor. I had almost lost my son again. "Liam we almost lost him again" I cry to him. He shakes his head "But he's okay. We know he's okay now. Everything is fine" he assures me, holding me close. He kisses me and my nerves fade away when we get to the doctor's office. He tells us the basics, not to allow him to have peanuts and shit. Oliver was scared and cried as he hugged me. I assured him it was fine and proceeded to calm him down and then we went home to relax.
