The Day That Changed My Life

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Ariana puts Ava to bed and goes and cuddles with Pete. "Come on sweetie you need to tell your mum sooner than later" he says "she'll hate me" she sniffs "baby she's your mum what you told her isn't true and that will hurt her more" he says and Ariana nods.

"Do you want me to go and get her" he asks and Ariana nods sniffling. Pete kisses her head and walks down to Joan. "Miss grande" he asks making Joan look up "call me Joan" she says and he nods "Ariana need to speak to you" he says "is she okay" she asks "I think it's best to hear it from her" Pete says and Joan nods putting her paper down and walking with him to her room.

Ariana cuddles back up into Pete as he came back into the room. "Sweetheart what is it" Joan asks, Ariana hands the letter to Joan hiding her face into Pete.

"Ariana" Joan says "what did he do to you sweetheart" Joan asks "I can't say it" she sniff looking up to Pete. "Ariana it should come from you" he kisses her lips gently.

"He r-ra... I cant" Ariana sniffs "he raped her" Pete says "is this true" she asks and Ariana nods "omg sweetie" she hugs her. "I'm so sorry" Joan says. Ariana still stays cuddled up into Pete's arms feeling safe.

"Baby your mum wants you" he says making her shake her head. "It's okay" Joan says "why didn't you tell me" Joan asks "I was scared of your reaction and you making me give her up" Ariana sniffs.

"Ariana sweetheart that was your decision I couldn't stop you" Joan says "I'll leave you alone and we'll talk about it later" she says and Ariana nods.

"Shhh it's okay" Pete rubs Ariana's back making her sob into his chest.
"I don't want Ava to have a dad like him it will break me even more" she sniffs "why don't we move in together" he asks making her spit her drink out.

"You what" Ariana asks "I take that as a no" he says "no no no I want to" Ariana smiles "please I love you. I'll feel safe then" she smiles kissing his cheek. "Now I know how to cheer you up" he smiles kissing her lips.

"I love you so so much, you don't know how you make me feel" Ariana says cuddling back into him. "Mummy mummy mummy mummy" Ava screams making Ariana jumps off the bed.

"Baby girl" Ariana asks picking her up. "It's okay" Ariana carries her to the bathroom placing her in the floor. Ariana runs her little girl a bath stripping her down from her pyjamas that had vomit on them.

"Mummy" Ava cries "baby girl" Ariana sighs picking her up. "Does anything hurt" she asks and Ava nods "what baby" Ariana asks carrying her downstairs. "My tummy mummy" she sniffs.

Ariana looks in the cupboard for some medicine. When she realises there wasn't any she went up to her room and grabbed some from her bathroom.

"Ava the only stuff we have is the injection" Ariana says "no mummy" she sobs "Ava princess I know you do like it" Ariana says "you want to get better right" Ariana asks and Ava nods "then you need this" Ariana says kissing her head. "Can I not have it after the bath" Ava asks "fine" Ariana sighs placing the bottle on the side.

"Need any help" Pete asks "can you get me a clean set of clothes for her. Bottom draw of her dresser" Ariana asks and Pete nods going into Ava's room and getting her some pyjamas.

"I don't want the needle mummy" Ava pouts as Ariana wraps her in a towel. "Baby girl it will help you get better" Ariana says "pete" Ava asks "yes" he asks picking her up. "Mummy mean" she says "mummy isn't mean she just wants you to get better" he kisses her head. "I got one of mummy's kisses" Ava smiles before letting out a cough.

"Come on you be a good girl for mummy" Pete smiles carrying her to Ariana's room and getting her changed. "You picked out my favourite" Ava says rubbing her tummy.

Ariana put the right amount of medicine in the syringe and Pete held Ava to him as she cuddled up in his arms as Ariana gently injected her. "Now that wasn't so bad was it" Ariana kisses her head.

Ariana grabs the bin putting it in front of Ava's face as she threw up once more. "You can go home" Ariana smiles sadly to Pete "nope" he shakes his head "your little girl is sick and your emotional I'm not leaving" he says making Ariana smile gently.

"I'll get the bed rail" Ariana says making Ava giggle. "Don't laugh it can make you sick" Pete tells her "really" Ava asks and Pete nods "when you giggle you can loose breath and when your sick and it can make the sick come up" he says "are you going to be a doctor" Ava asks. Ariana stands in the door way watching them not together. "You know I have never thought about it" he smiles "I think you would be a great doctor" Ava smiles "me too" Ariana says smiling making them both look towards her.

"If your a doctor you can heal me and mummy when you need it" she smiles "that's very true" he smiles kissing her cheek laying her down on the bed as Ariana sorted the rail out. She laid a towel down where Ava was before rolling her back on to it.

"I'm going to be right next to you okay" Ariana says and Ava nods.

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"Can we hold of moving in together." Ariana asks "of course we can" he says "I would love to live with you but I like us how we are" she says "I understand." He kisses her head as she falls to sleep.