All We Need is Love

Chapter 22

Ariana's p.o.v.

It's been 7 months since me and Ricky.... well I decided to separate. We didn't get a divorce so we're still married, just separated. We plan on getting a divorce at the end of July so we can hopefully be done with it before our anniversary. We still have two houses, the one that Ricky lives in and the one that we bought but haven't been in. We haven't talked about what we are going to do with it yet so it's just sitting there.

Mac- hey Ari!

Ariana- yeah?!

Mac- can you come down here for a second?!

I get out of my bed and grab the twins, it is so hard to carry them now that they've gotten so big. They are seven months old now and they're already crawling and standing up. Wilder's second birthday will be here in a few days and I've been trying to plan it. I walk downstairs and Mac is standing at the end of the staircase. He takes Avelynn and we walk over to the couch and sit down.

Mac- Ricky came over and said he wanted to talk to you. He said you weren't answering your phone

Ariana- did he say what it was about?

Mac- he didn't say and he didn't show any sort of emotion that would say it was good or bad

Ariana- okay I'll go over there in a few minutes. I want to talk to you first though

Mac- okay.... what about?

Ariana- I just want to thank you for letting me stay here. I know it probably wasn't ideal for you and Taylor and your relationship with me being here. I'm going to leave soon, I should've done it a long time ago

Mac- we love having you here and she loves you and the kids. You even helped me get the proposal ready, so if you want to stay here another year or month or whatever then you can stay.

Ariana- thank you so much

I hug him then slip my oversized sweatshirt over my tank top and shorts. I pick the twins back up and turn back around at Mac.

Ariana- can you help me take Wilder over there?

Mac- sure but you know it's almost their bedtime right?

Ariana- yeah I know, I'll probably put them to bed over there and come back. Now will you help me?

Mac- yes, let's go

Taylor- no no no I'll do it!

Taylor comes sprinting out of the kitchen trying not to fall from wearing her heels. Mac got her a pair of heels that she had been wanting and ever since then she hasn't taken them off. I'm starting to think she sleeps in them. She picks Wilder up and we head out the door and across the street. Ricky ended up not dancing for Camilla, he quit because he thought it would make me want to stay.

Taylor- if you need me to come back over at any time just text me

Ariana- I will. Thank you

We get to the house and she opens the door for me and I walk in. She puts Wilder down and she takes off running. I put the twins down and they start crawling to the toys that are still on the floor.

Ariana- alright I'll see you later. I'll text you if I decide to stay though but don't worry if I don't because you know how I forget things

She flashes me her bright smile and I give her a hug. I close the door and wait there for a minute for Ricky. He doesn't show up so I go looking for him. I yell for him at the bottom of the stairs and I hope he hears me and comes down. After waiting for a few seconds and not getting a response I walk upstairs, I put the gate up so the kids wouldn't try to follow me. I walk up to the bedroom door and stop when I hear something. It sounds like he's crying but I'm not sure. I knock on the door.