it's been three days and we're on our way to the airport now. logan is driving us as jake went home yesterday and norah's asleep in the backseat. when we got to the airport, we took all our bags out and went to our gates.
logan was at a completely different gate to us so we had to say our goodbyes quickly. he hugged norah first, picking her up as she lent her head on his shoulder. he put her down and got down on his knee to talk to her.
l- you, light, continue what you're doing okay? i know that you are going to become one of the strongest, kindest and beautiful girls i know, and never forget that your family loves you.
she hugged him again and whispered something in his ear, causing him to grin and kiss her cheek. he got up and hugged me, swaying from side to side as the heavy blonde wouldn't let go.
l- you've brought a gorgeous girl into this world adds, hopefully we will see you both in la soon?
i went to speak before he cut me off.
l- but if not, i promise jake and i will visit you guys
i hugged him and we said goodbye.
n- bye uncle logan
he waved before disappearing behind the wall, we turned to our gate to see them boarding. we lined up and got on the plane safely. as soon as we were in the sky, norah asked to listen to her daddy's music.
i gave in and handed her one of my earphones, playing 'trust fund baby acoustic'. before we were about to land, 'on my way' came on.
n- mommy?
a- yeah baby?
n- why do they say they're on their way, but they're not here?
my heart broke as i know how she's feeling, not only are they my family, but they're norah's as well.
a- they'll be here soon, i promise
she nodded and continued listening, slightly singing along to their voices.
-skip to home-
once we were home, i fell right onto the couch and watched as norah got her pencils and sat by the windows. i watched as she alternated between looking outside and drawing. someone jumped onto the couch from behind and i noticed it was christina.
she hugged me and looked at me, knowing that i had news to tell her.
c- spill
a- so some unexpected guests were in ohio
c- logan and jake?
i nodded.
c- that's amazing! they finally got to meet light!
a- they did, and they even convinced me to tell jack...
c- are you going to?
a- i want to, but coming back here and seeing light makes me realise how angry both her and jack will be when they find out i'm the reason they haven't met.
c- no, she will understand, they both will.
a- i just need time
she nodded and got up, sitting next to norah as she continued to tell her stories about her new uncles she met. i knew tate had gotten home because the speakers had turned on, playing music very loudly.
tate came into the room, dancing and singing, causing all three of us to get up and join her. whenever it's too quiet in our apartment, we decide to turn music on and dance, and that's basically every day.
after dancing, i went to the kitchen to see what we could have for dinner. my arm was pulled by tate who was looking at me with sad eyes.
t- come daaaaaance!
a- i will after i get dinner ready
t- we can get pizza, come on adds, this is tradition
she wasn't wrong.
n- what's trad-i-tion?
c- something like this, doing something with your family that is common and brings you together no matter the situation.
i gave up and went back with them into the living room. we were dancing all around and smiling when we heard a knock at the door, that's weird.
i went to open it and it was only the doorman, bringing up the pizza. i thanked him, gave him the money plus extra and set it on the table. everyone grabbed a slice and continued dancing when 'all my love' came on.
christina, tate and i recreated the boy's choreography from the invitation tour where we stood in a line and slowly walked to the side, singing into our pizza slices. norah loves it when we do stuff like this, she clapped to the beat and smiled.
we didn't stop until norah started yawning, this meant it was getting late. she jumped on tate's back and we ran upstairs with her, slowly turning down the music. christina changed the song to 'i depend on you'. they said goodnight as the song played softly through the speakers in light's room.
n- mommy, where is he?
a- right now?
she nodded.
a- well i have a feeling that he's either recording music, skateboarding or eating chipotle....
she giggled which made me feel better, she held her hand up to my cheek and wiped away a tear i didn't even know had fallen.
a- i love you my light
n- i love you too mommy
i got up and shut the door behind me, hearing her singing the words to 'i depend on you' faintly. i rested my head against her shut door as tears streamed down my face. seeing logan and jake with light gave me hope, hope that nobody will hate me for keeping her from them.
but that was only jake, logan and corbyn, my brothers and best friend. i haven't seen the others in five years, what if they've changed completely? the thought of zach being twenty one scares the crap out of me.
tate's hands were on my shoulders as i turned around to hug her, christina called us into her room and she had set it up with lights, candy and movies. we picked a movie and all climbed into her bed, i'm surprised it still fit us all.
i fell asleep quickly and easily, until i started having flashbacks of memories with jack, and then one in particular scared me awake. jack took her from me, because they both didn't want to see me ever again.
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