Endless Love (trilogy to FBR and ASC)

Chapter 15

Andy came home with the kids and pizza and chocolate and I was laying down on the couch.

"Mommy I got you your favorite." He said and I smiled sleepily and sat up on the couch. He went over to me after closing the door with his foot and he put the pizza down on the table and kissed me as he handed me a candy bar.

"Thank you." I said.

"You better eat your dinner before dessert." He said.

"Two desserts tonight?" I asked.

"What other dessert-" he paused and he raised his eyebrows.

"Oh you're still up for that?" He asked and I smirked and nodded. He chuckled and grabbed the pizza and motioned me to follow him. I got up and the kids ran in after us. Riley tripped and fell and started crying and we both turned around and saw her lip bleeding.

"Hey come here." He said picking her up and I went over to her and I cupped her cheek and lifted her lip up and her lip was bleeding. Thank god it wasn't her teeth.

"Mommy!" She screamed and cried.

"I know sweetheart-Andy put her down on the counter Jesus Christ." I said.

"Okay I'm trying not to panick." He said as he put her down and I grabbed a paper towel and soaked it in water and quickly put it against her lip. She was crying so hard and I felt so bad.

"Jasmine I really think I should stay home with you and the kids and put my two weeks in." He said.

"Why in the hell are you bringing this up right now?" I asked as I cleaned her lip off.

"Here sweetheart-" I paused and wrapped an ice pack from the freezer and held it up to her lip.

"Hold it here okay? You're okay. You just got a little boo boo. You don't need stitches-" I paused and looked up at andy.

"You're keeping your job." I said.

"Jasmine I'm not going to just go to work and not be here with you. I'm worried about you and everything is happening at one time and I don't want to miss things with you or the kids because you're-"

"Because I'm dying right?" I asked and his eyes softened and he shook his head.

"Jasmine no sweetheart. You're just sick okay? I worry about you and I'm scared. I could always get another job. Right now I just want to be with my family." He said.

"What's wrong with mommy?" Skylar asked.

"Nothing." We both said at the same time and Riley looked up at us confused with an ice pack on her lip and he looked back up at me.

"Jasmine I know you know I love my job. Maybe I could ask for a time of absence and tell them about the situation and go back when you're okay and when it's right to-"

"You're so in denial of what's happening andy." I said shaking my head.

"Maybe you're right considering I don't want to believe that my 22 year old beautiful, loving, funny, smart, mother of a wife is sick and I have no control of it and all I want to do is keep you in my arms and lay in bed with you all day and get you all the chocolate in the world and make sure you're okay and take care of you because you need me and I need you and I can't even begin to think or want to know what would happen if I lost you because I want you. I tried so long to get back on track and fall back in love with you because I swear to god Jasmine I didn't love you for the longest time and you and I both know that but I fell back in love with you and I fell harder than I ever did and I don't want to lose you because I love you so fucking much!" He said slamming his fist down on the counter and he had tears in his eyes. Riley looked up at him and he put her down and sighed and he went to walk out the kitchen and I knew I was going to cry so I followed him and as soon as we were away from the kids I stopped him and wrapped my arms around him and cried into his chest. He buried his face into my neck and I felt tears against it.

"I love you so much Jasmine. I'm trying to stay positive and I need you to for me. I'm begging you. Me and the girls cannot lose you." He said and I nodded and I was crying so hard.

"I'm not ready to leave you or the girls." I cried and he rubbed my back and kissed my forehead.

"You're so fucking strong Jasmine I know you. I have no doubt in my mind that you'll beat this. Please just stop saying you're dying because I won't let you." He said stuffy and I looked up at him with tears in my eyes and he kissed me.

"I love you so fucking much." He said into it and I ran my fingers through his hair.

"We have to tell the kids." I said.

"I cant look it their eyes and tell them their mommy is sick." He said and my eyes softened and he pulled me back into him and kissed the top of my head.

"We will. I just can't right now." He said.

"Daddy? Mommy?" Riley asked coming around the corner holding her ice pack and he slowly let go of me and picked her up.

"Okay kiddo. Let's eat dinner. Come on mommy." He said cutely and I got myself together and walked in the kitchen after him and sat down with them. I ate pizza with them and it made me feel better to just sit down with all of them. Andy had to cut Rileys pizza for her because her lip hurt and it was adorable in a way. I just was so scared but I knew he'd be there for me.