addison // jack avery

Part 64

-two days later-

i've been procrastinating everything, work, music, telling jack. i just got my photos back from my shoot yesterday and i think i'm going to post them. i can't hide forever, i need to be strong, one step at a time. 

i finished writing my email when i got a text from christina saying to come home as norah is sick. i hurriedly closed my laptop, payed for my coffee and said goodbye to the owner of the cafe i was at. 

i walked back home and said hello to the concierge as i made my way to the elevator. i was fidgeting with my nails while the elevator went straight up to our floor. i ran out and into the lounge room where christina and tate were sitting beside norah. 

she smiled up at me as i sat in front of her, on the floor. she looked pale and tired, she was sipping on tea and had an insomnia cookie in her other hand. she was wrapped in a blanket and her hair was braided back. 

a- hey baby, how are you feeling?

n- better now, can i still go back to school tomorrow?

a- we'll see how you go tonight?

she nodded and continued watching wizards of waverly place behind me. i sat with my back to the couch and watched with them, i didn't want to leave her side just in case. christina got up and went to the kitchen for something. 

minutes later, she returned with noodles for tate, herself and i, and some chicken soup for light. we smiled and she winked at light as she thanked her. i could hear faint snores behind me and i turned around to see light sleeping in tate's arms. 

i carefully picked her up and took her upstairs to her room. i shut the curtains, turned on her fairy lights and put her in her bed, wrapping her in the covers. she has a blanket that she stole from christina that has her and corbyn on it. 

christina knows she has it, but norah doesn't know that christina already bought another one. i went back downstairs and saw we needed food. christina offered to come with me while tate stayed for light. 

we told tate we'd be back in a while. we got our purses and head down to the street, going past getting coffee. we got to the grocery store and went in, getting way more than we needed. considering christina and i split up, i found her again in the vitamins isle, looking on her phone for what ones to get for norah. 

we decided on two different ones, putting them in the cart and continuing. we got enough food to last us months, it took half an hour just to check it all. once we were done, i decided to get tate some flowers as a thankyou, as well as christina. 

i got two bouquets and some extras to put around the house. i caught up with christina and we finally got home, but were held up at the lobby. they needed new security questions about who to let in. 

christina said anyone who has proof they know us can come up, if they seem sketchy to call up and ask. i agreed and they thanked us for our time, we are very lucky to have such considerate and kind employees working in our building, always making sure norah had a good day. 

we got up to our apartment and it was still quiet, which meant norah must've still been asleep. we carried the multiple heavy bags to the counter and started unloading when tate came over and helped. 

i gave both tate and christina their flowers and thanked them, we put all the flowers in water and set them across the apartment. i took a single rose into norah's room and placed it on her bedside table and quickly went out. 

tate wanted to cook dinner tonight, and while she was i heard jonah's voice through her phone. both christina and tate go and visit the boys, but only corbyn has ever come here, and i've always taken norah somewhere. 

i heard tate ask jonah how jack is, and i know she asks this every time she speaks to him. jonah sighed before speaking quietly. 

j- he isn't the same, he hasn't moved on and it's killing him. he hasn't stopped looking for her and won't give up, but to be honest babe, none of will. 

i couldn't take it anymore, i went to the kitchen, behind the phone so he couldn't see me. tate looked up at me and mouthed 'are you sure', i nodded. 

j- is that christina? hey chris!

i took in a deep breath before walking over to where jonah could see me, i signaled for him to keep quiet and saw him walk into another room. i started crying at the sight of him, he had grown so much and looked so much older. 

his eyes became glossy as he asked me how this happened. 

a- i can't tell you everything, but i'm okay, i promise. and i miss you all so much, it kills me to not be with you

j- why haven't you come home?

a- i-i will soon, i think

j- oh thank god, addi we've missed you

a- i've missed you all, and love you all so much

he got excited when i focused on all, meaning i love jack and miss him. i said goodbye and walked into the lounge room where christina was on her phone talking to corbyn. she had her phone set up on the table, so i sat beside her and he waved at me. i waved back. 

norah came running down the stairs with a piece of paper in her hand, waving it around. she sat on christina's lap and looked at her smiling. 

c- hey baby

n- hey aunty chrissy

c- what's that?

n- it's for school, we're doing a speech on our families, want to hear?

c- of course

n- i live in manhattan, new york with my mommy addison, and my two aunties, tatey and thrissy, i have six uncles but i've only met three. my mommy says my daddy is hard working, loving and kind. she tells me that he loves me and i love him very much, even though i don't know him. my favorite thing to do with my family is sing and dance, it's our trad-i-tion. my family loves me very much, even though i don't know them all yet, i love them too. this has been my speech, i am norah avery

corbyn's eyes widened and she smiled at him. i got worried, corbyn is worried about something. 

j- did she just-?

christina looked at me, before reaching forward and hanging up the phone. norah looked at us both confused, she held christina's hand as they walked upstairs. jack knows, jack was in the room. why did corbyn not say anything, no wonder he didn't say anything to me. 

jack knows about light. 

norah's first day back at school;