Decisions ~ WHY DON'T WE

chapter one

(A/N: dear reader, this first chapter is gonna be flashbacks of the best moments of Corbyn and Bella's childhood. i hope you enjoy this story)

writer's pov

In a rush the 3 of them got in the car. A man in the driver's seat with his wife beside him. His left hand on the steering wheel, his right hand holding the woman's hand tight. The 5 year old in the back of the car had no idea what was happening.

His facial expression showed multiple emotions. The little boy was confused, scared and nervous. He hold on to his blue teddy bear tightly, trying to held back tears. Too scared to say or ask anything, the little boy sat in the back of the car. Silent tears now rolling down his cheeks.

After a few minutes they came to a stop. They were at the hospital. People came rushing towards the car, helping the woman out of the car. The man helped the little boy out of the car and held him in his arms, telling him everything's going to be okay. The man laughed a little at the sight of his son crying into his shoulder.

They walked into the hospital and sat down in the waiting room. The man trying to calm down is son. "hey shhh it's okay" he told the little boy. He lifted his head from his dad's shoulder "but I'm scared" the boy said in between sobs. The man once again laughed a little and asked the boy why he was scared. "what is happening with mummy?" the boy asked, tears still rolling down his cheek. His dad wiped the tears away and rubbed his back "Corbyn you know I told you, you are going to be a big brother, right?". The boy nodded trying to stop the tears. "yeah so that's what's happening now" the man smiled and then continued "in a few hours you're gonna be a brother". The boy looked his dad in the eyes and his face lit up.

A few hours later, the door swung open. A doctor came out and motioned Corbyn and his dad in. There she was his beautiful mom laying down on a white hospital bed while holding a gorgeous baby with the brightest blue eyes.

His mom saw they had come in and told Corbyn to come closer. The boy hesitated for a second and then walked over to his mom. He climbed on the bed and sat down beside her. He looked at the baby in his mom's arms. He looked into the bright blue eyes of the baby and then into his moms eyes. His mom smiled and said in a soft voice "say hi to your sister Bella". So he did.

The boy stared at the girl in his mom's arms and had the sweetest smile on his face. He was genuinely happy. His dad walked over to the other side of the bed and smiled at the sight of his beautiful wife, his son and his daughter. The doctor told them to smile and he snapped a picture of the family.

Corbyn took his sisters hand in his small hand and whispered something into the little girls ear. The girl smiled and so did his parents. This was the start of the friendship between the brother and sister.

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"MUMMY CORBYN ATE MY CUPCAKE" the 5 year old pouted. "I DID NOT" the ten year old yelled back. "Corbyn! Bella! Come in here" their mom shouted from the kitchen. The both of them walked towards the kitchen and stood in front of Saskia, their mom.

"Corbyn did you eat Bella's cupcake?" his mom asked him, looking in his eyes.

"no I did not!" Corbyn stomped his foot on the floor and clenched his fist together.

"Corbyn?" his mom warned him.

The little boy avoided her gaze and was now staring at the ground. He then mumbled "sorry mom".

Saskia looked at Corbyn and gave him a small smile. "it's okay, but I don't like it when you talk to me with that tone. And now-" she walked to the cupboard and grabbed another cupcake. "-I want you two to make up and share this cupcake".

Corbyn looked at Bella and smiled. "Come on. Let's go to my room" he held out his hand for Bella to take.

Bella looked up at the older boy and smiled. He grabbed Corbyn's hand and walked upstairs with him.

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"CORBYN MATTHEW BESSON YOU DID NOT JUST THROW ME IN THE POOL" Bella screamed after she surfaced.

"BELLA ROSE BESSON I THINK I DID" Corbyn mocked the 8 year old in a high pitched voice.

"UGH I HATE YOU AND I DO NOT TALK LIKE THAT" Bella yelled at Corbyn who was now on the ground dying of laughter. She climbed out of the pool and began to run towards Corbyn. Unfortunately Corbyn was to busy laughing he didn't notice until he felt a cold, wet presence on his body. He fully opened his eyes and saw his little sister on top of him, laughing like she's gone mad.

So to make things a little better the 13 year old started tickling the younger girl on top of him. If there's one thing Corbyn knew, Bella was the most ticklish girl he knew. The girl started giggling and begging for mercy but Corbyn wouldn't let her go that easily.

"tell me I'm your favorite brother. Tell me I'm better than Jordan" Corbyn teased. Jordan was their older brother. Jordan lived in Europe when Bella was born. They first met when Bella was already 4.

"never" Bella choked out. Corbyn didn't stop tickling and smirked. "say it Bella, or I won't stop" Corbyn told her. "okay okay you are my favorite brother, you are way better than Jordan!" Bella managed to choke out between laughs and cries. "satisfied?" the girl asked him. "yes, thank you very much" Corbyn helped Bella up.

But what they didn't notice was Jordan eavesdropping. The oldest brother smirked and ran towards the two who were still laughing. He pushed both of them in. When they surfaced he grinned "never say that again". The both of them climbed out of the pool and groaned.

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"but Corbyn pinky promise me you won't tell mom or Jordan" Bella asked her brother. The 16 year old held out his pinky. "I promise I won't tell anyone" Corbyn said as he intertwined their pinkies.

"okay so there is this boy in my class and he is really cute. I think I like him" Bella said while looking down and fidgeting with her finger.

"AHW my baby sis has a crush" Corbyn said while poking Bella's cheeks. The 11 year old girl started blushing and slapped Corbyn's hand away. "stop it's not funny" Bella said embarrassed. "no but it is really cute, so what's his name" Corbyn said with a big smile on his face. "Noah" Bella mumbles hoping Corbyn wouldn't hear her. But he did. Corbyn thought for a second "wait Noah as in Noah Campbell?". Bella looked up at him with eyes wide open "uhm.. uh... yes". Corbyn smirked "right, his sister is in my class. She's drop dead gorgeous". Bella gave a small smile but that smile turned into a frown when Corbyn continued. "but you're to young. You don't understand love" he said. "yes I do" Bella spat back at him. Corbyn laughed a little and gave his little sister a hug "I was joking Bell". Bella smiled at that and hold onto her brother. The girl felt safe in her brother's strong arms.

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"it's going to be alright B, I promise" Corbyn said as he was trying to convince the girl in his arms. But was it going to be okay. Corbyn wasn't so sure about that. But that didn't stop her from crying. She wasn't sure either if it was going to be okay. Bella was crying into Corbyn's shoulder, while Corbyn tried to keep his act together. A single tear slipped from the corner of his eye. Followed by another one and another one. Soon Corbyn was crying too. Bella felt her shoulder get wet and looked up at her brother. She wiped his tears away. Corbyn gave a small smile and so did Bella. They sat there holding onto each other for a few more hours when finally a nurse came walking towards them. The both of them shot out of their seats.

"Corbyn and Bella Besson?" the nurse called out. They nodded and the nurse told them to follow him. Bella grabbed Corbyn's hand and he squeezed it.

They walked into a white room and the nurse sat down at the table in the middle of the room. he motioned for Corbyn and Bella to do the same. They sat down in front of the nurse. "okay so your mom is doing okay-" they both let out a sigh of relief. "but she needs to rest. She has a concussion and a broken rib. She can't have any visitors right now though"

"thank you" Corbyn shook the man's hand and left with Bella.

(A/N) So these are some of the flashbacks from their childhood. the next chapter will be when Corbyn leaves. I hope you all enjoyed this and sorry it's so long. i just didn't feel like dividing this into two chapters. the next chapters won't be this long i promise.