Baby, baby.

F O U R T E E N

"David!" I yell and close the door behind me, tossing my handbag on the table. I couldn't hear him, and I couldn't hear Maria. So that meant that he was probably napping with her. But I wanted to wake them up. I didn't realize how much I would miss Maria and halfway through our talk I was wishing I would have brought her.

After grabbing a water bottle from the fridge I make my way up the stairs and towards Maria's room. Opening the door, my ears are instantly greeted with Maria's soft cry.

"Baby," I lift her into my arms and hold her to my chest. "Where's David? Neglecting my precious girl. Let's go find him." I smile down at Maria and she rests her head on my chest, her small hands gripping my shirt tightly.

It doesn't really make sense why David would just put her in her crib and leave her, I mean, I'm sure that she was taking a nap but even then David was attached to her and constantly had to have her near him. Unless that's how he's getting back at me for going to lunch with Scotty-neglecting our baby. Which was possibly the stupidest thing ever.

Or maybe he was angry that my lunch with Scotty ran a little late. We got a movie after lunch and David's probably upset that I'm back three hours after I said I would be. i didn't exactly have to explain myself to him since I wasn't working today, but, he's David.

"David!" I shout angrily. "You asshole, where are you!? Neglecting my baby like that you psychopath!" I throw his bedroom door open to find him and some random girl in his bed doing exactly what you'd think they'd be doing-and very very loudly. "Holy shit!" I shout and throw the door closed, covering Maria's eyes. "I'm so sorry you had to see that, baby." I hold her to my chest and she cries out. Possibly from me shouting and startling her immediately after she woke up from a nap.

A few minutes pass and me and Maria rest in the living room. Her teeth are still bothering her and I'm halfway sure she's getting a cold. She doesn't wanna move or eat or anything that she should be doing. The only thing I really could do was cuddle her and make sure that either Boss Baby or Trolls was playing on the television at all times.

"Yeah, maybe I'll call you. We'll see I guess." I hear David's voice coming from behind me and I inwardly roll my eyes at his stupidity.

If he's going to prevent me from being with someone than he shouldn't be able to be with anyone either. Him breaking his own rules doesn't really make sense but it means that now I can talk to John, so I guess it's sort of a win lose situation. For David.

"How was your date with Scotty?" He takes the seat beside me and throws his arm around my shoulder. Maria stares at him with wide bright eyes and a small smile makes its way to her face, but it doesn't cover her heavy breathing or clogged nose.

"It was great." I grin up at him and decide to milk the fact that me talking to him friends makes his extremely uncomfortable. "We went out to the cutest little coffee shop and then- and then we went out and we saw Venom. It was great-by the way." I smile at his fist clenches behind my head and I hear his knuckles pop. "Calm down, asshole. If you actually paid attention to your friendship you'd know why he wanted to talk to me." I roll my eyes at his childish behavior and turn my body to face away from him, Maria cuddled into my side and her heavy breathing getting more evident.

"I do talk to scotty." He says offensively. "You should talk to me more." He rips his arm from behind my arm and crosses it over his chest.

"If you really did then you would know that he wanted to know how to handle Kristen. You can't tell me you're so jealous that your brought some random girl into our house to get back at me." He rolls his eyes at me and makes a pffft sound as if he can't believe I would suggest that.

"If I wanna get laid then I can. You can't stop that." I nod in agreement. I physically couldn't stop him from getting laid if he wanted, but I didn't sign up to be a nanny to two kids and David getting some random girl to fuck every time we fought would result in that.

"You're right. But then I guess I can invite John over for a little get together in my bed later then, can't I?" I raise an eyebrow and he becomes visibly angry.

But he didn't have any right to be angry. He forbade me from talking to anyone for the sake of Maria and then he brings a random girl in here while she's in the house? What a hypocrite.

"No. You can't." I let out an angry sound and he lifts an eyebrow.

"You're such a damn hypocrite. Just admit that you're jealous of me and Scotty going for lunch and I'll put the fact that you fucked someone while Maria was alone and crying behind us." He shakes his head quickly and leans over my side to grasp Maria's small hand in his large one.

"Layla's jealous, baby. Come here. You don't need those bad vibes, my precious little angle." He pulls her into his arms and she immediately lays on his chest and her eyes shut, something that she normally wouldn't do. She might be sicker than I thought and there's nothing I can do about it.

"Yeah, Whatever. Don't do that shit again. Next time you're gonna bring a random girl into our home let me know so I can take Maria with me." I flip him off and pull the large throw over my legs, scooting away from him.

"I'm sorry. Just wanted you to feel how I felt." He says quietly and gently rubs Maria's back. Her deep breaths making me increasingly nervous.

"David, does she have a fever?" I furrow my eyebrows And take her from his arms.

"Dammit Layla, I'm trying to talk about my feelings." He exclaims angrily.

"Try again some other time asshole. Check if she has a fever." I instruct and he nods after placing his hand on her small forehead and worry washes over his face.

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"Yes, Sir. We've been keeping a pretty close on her." I flip David off as he stares at me with an upset look and a screaming Maria in his arms. "I have no idea where she could have gotten a bug. We're pretty worried." I place my hand on my waist and pace in front of the couch.

"Well, keep a close eye on her and if her fever gets any higher than bring her in and I'll take a look. I think it's just a common cold but it could be something worse. Make sure to give her some medicine and keep her bundled up." I watch as David lays her beside him carefully and she seems to have exhausted herself in the past few minutes, immediately falling into a deep sleep.

"Thank you," I hang up the phone and pace once more before throwing the phone at David with all the hostility I could muster.

"What the hell was that about?" He questions quickly and stands, grabbing my wrists before I can make another move.

"This is your fault!" I shout. I have no clue where all this anger in me came from but it might have something to do with the fact that David tried talking about his feeling with me after fucking a random girl. Or that he didn't realize Maria had a fever earlier.

"How?!" He asks confused and I shake my head, bringing my hand to my chin nervously.

"I-I don't know." He takes his place beside Maria and sighs deeply, staring up at me as I think of multiple things that make me even more mad than I already was. "Just-Just make sure you give her her medicine. Don't fuck that up." I tear my cellphone from his hands and he raises them in defense.

"I'm sorry." He yells as I exit the room in a huff.

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I feel like I updated like yesterday but who knows lol.