You tapped your fingers on the table as Jared paced back and forth in front of you. "Can you just stop? You're stressing me out, it's not good for the baby." With your words, Jared stopped and looked at you, looking you up and down slowly before shaking his head. "What?!" You yelled at him, tears starting to form in your eyes. "I thought you were dead Jared, what was I supposed to do? Die alone? You knew I wanted children...and your brother said h-he would be the father." You whispered, looking up at him, your voice cracking towards the end of your sentence. J gave you a sympathetic look and finally gave in, kneeling in front of you. "I should have come back so long ago but it wasn't safe." He said, moving his hands to yours and caressing them. "Why?!" You yelled, snatching your hands away. "You know how many nights I spent crying instead of sleeping, do you know what you put me through? You can't just come back and expect everything to be perfect!" You stood up and felt a wave of dizziness wash over you, stumbling before falling to the ground, J grabbing you just before your back and head made contact with the tiled floor. At that moment, Shannon exited the bathroom, catching a glimpse of the scene and rushing over. "What happened?" He asked, pushing Jared away to pull your unconscious body into his arms. "I don't know we were fighting and she just-" Jared started, being cut off by an angry Shannon. "You stressed her out too much, do you even know her? She's been doing this since she was a teen you fucking idiot!" He growled, picking you up and carrying you into the bedroom, leaving Jared on his knees in the lounge room, feeling sorry for himself. A few minutes later your eyes fluttered open, seeing Shannon and smiling gently at him. "I love you." You mumbled, trying to forget Jared's existence, bringing his head down to kiss his forehead softly. "I know babe." He smiled, laying down next to you and kissing your neck. "Shan!" You giggled, sitting up and squishing his cheeks. "Aww look at you, chubby little baby." You teased before squealing excitedly and clutching your stomach, feeling your baby girl kicking. "Shannon! She's kicking!" You grinned proudly as he quickly moved down and kissed all over your stomach. Jared had been standing at the door of your bedroom since you woke up, rubbing his arm up and down as he watched the scene unfold, wishing more than anything that he never went on that trip. Soon after the excitement of the baby kicking came to a halt, you heard crashing in the bathroom. You looked at Shannon and tilted your head in confusion before standing up and walking to the bathroom to inspect the situation. "Hello?" You said, hearing a sobbing man croak out a small "go away". Your heart broke at the sound of his crying, you slowly opened the door to reveal what the crashing sound was. Your vanity mirror was in pieces on the floor around Jared, his trembling hands were tugging on his hair and the skin of his knuckles was torn and bloody. You started to shake and slowly got down to his level as you entered the room. "What happened J?" You asked, a tear rolling down your cheek as you placed a warm hand on his shoulder. He calmed down a little, turning to look at you. His eyes were bloodshot and tears were rushing down his flushed cheeks. You pulled him into your chest and brushed your hands through his hair, rocking him slightly side to side to calm him. "It's okay." You whispered, over and over as he slowly calmed down. Jared looked up at you and held your face in both of his injured hands and smiled sadly, brushing his thumbs over your cheek bones. "I wish I never left you." He mumbled, his voice breaking as he did so. "I made a stupid mistake and I ruined my chances with you. You're so happy baby, it should make me feel happy, but it doesn't. I don't know what's wrong with me darling...I don't know why I can't let you...be with my brother...and have his child I-." You cut him off as shook your head as you pressed your finger against his lips. "It's because you love me Jared, we had an amazing relationship and I'll never forget that but I've moved on...and you have to as well." You muttered, moving your finger away from his lips. J just shook his head and moved his hand to the back of your neck, holding it before passionately pressing his lips against yours. You sat stunned, not kissing back as you had flashbacks of the past years you spent together, the romantic places you kissed and the passionate love you made together. You quickly moved to straddle him, not even thinking about the fact that you were cheating on Shannon. You kissed J back, your hands tangling in his hair as you tugged on his bottom lip with your teeth. Shannon cleared his throat at the door and looked horribly sad, he scoffed as you looked at him and looked down, realising what you had done. "Thanks." He said, storming out of the house, Jared chasing after him. You rested your head on the wall and groaned. "What the fuck y/n." You said to yourself, moving your hand to your stomach. "I promise I'll fix things before you're born baby girl, I promise." You said to your daughter as you rubbed your stomach, hearing the brothers yelling outside of the house. Tears started to rush down your face as Shannon called you a bitch. You deserved it though, it was true. "Don't fucking talk about her like that!" Jared yelled, pushing his brother in his enraged state. Shannon scoffed again, looking at his brother after stumbling back a little from the push. "What else should I call her? We've been together for a year and a half and as soon as you come back she cheats on me!" He said, tears starting to stream down his face. "I love her bro." His voice cracked as he dropped to the ground, making Jared feel disgusted with himself. "I'm sorry Shan...I'm sorry." He said, kneeling to his brothers level and pulling him into a hug. "She's hormonal and pregnant and it's my fault, I shouldn't have forced her to kiss me in the first place. Don't blame her. I'm gonna go now, I'll get out of your hair and...maybe...if you ever need anything you can call me." J said, standing up and walking inside to retrieve his things. You reached out to him as he walked past you. "Don't leave, I- we just got you back please...please." You begged, pulling him close to you and sobbing into his chest. "J please I'm sorry, you were gone for so long and I never thought I would see you aga-." Jared cut you off as he pulled away from you, chewing on his lip. "It's for the best. You were happier without me." He said confidently, rubbing your stomach and smiling. "Make sure you never let her know who I am." He whispered, his voice cracking as he picked up his bags. You grabbed his arm, pulling on it like a little kid as he attempted to walk back outside. "Don't you dare leave me again, don't you fucking dare." You sobbed, before giving up, your head spinning as you became dizzy. "J." You muttered before falling forwards. He turned just in time to drop his bags and catch your shoulders, your stomach not touching the ground. "Fucking hell." He said in relief, picking you up bridal style and carrying you to your bedroom. He sat next to you as he waited for you to wake up. A few minutes passed and your eyes once again fluttered open, Jared smiling at you. "Hey y/n." He smiled, brushing your hair out of your face. "I won't leave, but I can't live here, okay? I'll live with Ma." His words made you almost puke. "J-Jared she's been dead for 2 years now..." You said, feeling horrible that the thought hadn't passed your mind. "What?" Jared asked, his hands visibly shaking. "No...no no no." He put his hands in his hair, tugging on it roughly, maybe in an attempt to wake up from what he thought was a nightmare. "I'm so sorry." You whispered, placing your hand on his arm. "She got really sick after you went missing and she just...it was horrible.." You sighed as he sobbed once again, releasing his hair to hold his chest. You understood his pain and wanted nothing more than to take it away from him. You laid him down and held his hand, using your free hand to brush his hair. "Shh shhh it's okay sweetheart." You whispered, kissing his forehead before standing up. "I'll be back okay? I'm gonna go check on your brother." You walked out of the bedroom to see Shannon in the lounge room, sitting on the couch with his legs splayed, a cigarette between his lips. "Shannon Christopher (I know it has been confirmed that this isn't his middle name, but he hasn't confirmed his real middle name so I'm just going to use this) Leto what did I say about smoking inside the house?" You sighed, walking over to him. "Y/f/n y/m/n y/l/n, what did I say about being unfaithful?" He rolled his eyes, making you look down and sigh. "I didn't mean it Shan...I feel dreadful. Also...I just told Jared about your mom and I think you should go talk to him." He nodded and finished his cigarette before walking to the bedroom. You coughed at the smell and made a disgusted face before feeling your daughter kicking again. "Terrible isn't it, daddy will stop before you're born, he promised."
