Ashton's P.O.V
Mallory was signing and filling out a bunch of papers. I was sitting in the waiting room. I stared at a blank wall, just thinking. A few ideas came to my head, I went on my phone and decided to text the boys.
"Mal has to get her appendix taken out soon, or else it'll get worse. Filling out papers now, be home soon!☺️"
I pressed send and walked up to the front counter where Mallory was finishing her paper work. I hugged her from behind, carefully wrapping my arms around her waist.
"Hi Baby." I said kissing her cheek.
"Hey Ash." She replied signing her signature again.
"So.. I was thinking and I have 3 ideas." I smiled. She turned around and looked at me.
"And what would those ideas be my love?" She asked. I love her nicknames, just the ways she says them.
"1, let's go get ice cream after this. 2, were getting Chinese Takeout for dinner, just us two. And last, but surely the best, Maybe, just maybe, we could convince the doctors to let me go back with you during your surgery? I mean, since it would comfort you more." She smiled and nodded her head.
"I would love that." She responded.
Mallory made her appointment for Thursday, which is in two days.
As we got in my car to go to the ice cream place, close to my house, I looked over at Mal. She was looking out the window, and a single tear rolled down her cheek.
I took her hand and intertwine our fingers.
"Baby, Talk to me." I said still keeping my eyes on the road.
"I'm just nervous Ash. That's all." She wiped the tear from her face.
"Everything will be okay Mal, the doctors have done this many of times. They know what they're doing." I smiled at her.
She snuffled "Yeah, your Right."
As we pulled up to the ice cream shop, you could see my house from here. I looked down the road to it, and saw a silver escalade. A car I've never seen before. Mallory must have seen me looking and she looked at the car too.
"Oh my god, Ashton, that's my dad's car. We need to go down there and get Gracie. Oh God, he's gonna take her. Ashton come on." She panicked grabbing my hand and running down the street.
"Mallory stop, he'll take you if he sees you. The guys and Brooke can handle Gracie. We just need to stay calm." I put my hands on my knees, panting from the sudden bolt. As we walked towards the house, Mallory texted Gracie that their dad was there.. She texted back saying she was hiding in the bathroom. Mal and I looked through the living room window, and watched Michael, Brooke, Luke, Calum and Hayes talking with the girls dad.
We saw Trevor laugh at Hayes and them all yelling, but what took me and Mallory by surprise, that Brooke smacked him. When it happened, I looked at Mal, she looked hurt, but I think she knew that it was okay.
After Trevor left, me and Mallory went inside.
Mallory's P.O.V
I quick ran to the back of the house, where the bathroom is. I found Gracie in the closet, where the towels are. She looked up and saw me, I can't explain the way she looked. Relieved? All I did, was hug her. And we stayed like that for like, 5 minutes.
"I love you Mal."
"I love you too Grace"
