Alive (Sequel to Breathing)

Chapter 2

Guys it's been two weeks...YOU SURVIVED!!!!!! Lol

**Thank you all for being patient. I'm sure that was a long two weeks. I just really needed that break. Thanks for staying and not bailing, because I left or because the prologue led you to believe the characters relationship is ruined forever. You guys know how much I enjoy a good plot twist haha**

Charlie's pov

"Ok. I'm going to say this as nicely as possible. PICK A DATE!"

I frowned bouncing Aidan on my lap. His attention was pulled when several children ran past and into the play area next to the food court tables.

"Down please" he turned to me.

"Remember what mommy said? Don't leave the play area. If any adults talk to you. Call for me ok?"

He nodded and I let him climb off my lap. The walk to the the small jungle gym was less than 5 feet away. He looked back before stepping in.

"Go on" I smiled encouraging him. He was always so outgoing with close friends and family. However we didn't have any family members or friends with children his age so he got a little shy around other kids.

He held his hand up to his mouth. Biting at his thumb nail. He looked back at me again and I raised my hands signaling him to go. He stepped in and walked over to the the play equipment joining in instantly.

"My kid better be that cute or I'll cry"

"Your kids are going to be sassy and probably wont be bothered with playgrounds "

"That's true" Lo laughed taking a drink of her soda.

"Ok, what were you saying a minute ago?"

She pulled her eyebrows together thinking back and I took the opportunity to glance at Aidan. A little girl with blonde hair tugging him towards a slide. She looked a bit older than him and I hoped he was still having fun. I grinned until Lo started talking again.

"Oh yea! Pick a date! Charlie you have put this wedding off for to long. Hell, I'm married and about to celebrate my one year!"

"I know. We've both just been so busy. Harry has been putting in so much time at in the studio I'm almost convinced he's making his own album. Aidan has his doctors visits almost weekly. So they can monitor is asthma. They don't know what keeps causing him to have the attacks so often, but I've had to use his nebulizer twice in the last week. Then you add cooking and cleaning and job hunting to that and I just don't have time to sit and even think straight most of the time"

"You need a babysitter"

"What? No. I don't want anyone watching him but Harry or I"

"Charlie if you get a job where's he gonna go?"

"My parents? Maybe?"

"Charlie no. He needs to interact with other children. He needs to know he doesn't always have to be with you, Harry, or your parents"

I turned back seeing him laughing as he went down the slide. Crashing into another little boy at the bottom. They both jumped up running back around to the line. He looked up making eye contact with me and I waved as he continued laughing.

"What if they don't watch him and he gets hurt? Or what if he has an attack while he's playing and the babysitter is too busy texting and doesn't notice?"

"You have really got to stop thinking of worse case scenarios" Lo took a bite of her food and looked at the kids playing.

"He will be fine. You and Harry worry too much"