Bliss || Reece Bibby

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chapter forty-three; real life

July 1st, 2021

"You have to send me pictures every day. I'm not missing the next two months of his life."

I nod, not saying anything.

"Leanna?"

"Hmm?" I look up at Reece, his face full of sadness. He was standing in front of his suitcase, which made me even more sad.

"I don't want to leave, and I know you don't want me to either."

I look back down at the ground, struggling to hold in the tears.

"What if I'm a shit mom when you're gone?"

Reece is by me in an instant, his arms wrapping around my waist tightly.

"What makes you think that? You're not a shit mom now, and you certainly won't be when I'm on tour!"

"Look at how my mom was, what I'm if like her?"

"Leanna, even though your mom was a shit mom, you still turned out pretty fucking amazing."

I manage to smile a little bit, and Reece picks my head up in response. He hands rest on my cheeks, and we stare at each other.

Tears were brimming my eyes, as well as his.

"Come on, we can't be sad." Reece says as a tear runs down his cheek.

"Says the one crying."

He chuckles, wiping his eyes.

"Let's do something. Me, you, and Hunter."

"Like what? He isn't old enough for the park or anything."

He shrugs. "We could just walk around for a little bit. See the city."

"Okay. I need to change first since I've got spit up in multiple places on my shirt."

"I didn't want to say anything, but it's in your hair too."

"What?" I rush to the bathroom, looking at my hair.

"I don't-"

"I know, I was just kidding." He smiles. "Had to do something to lighten the mood!"

"I seriously thought that I ran to the store with spit up in my hair."

"No. I would've told you earlier if that was the case."

"Okay."

I turn on the shower.

"You know, we could always drop Hunter off at my parents." He says, smirking.

"And what would we do?" I raise an eyebrow at him.

"You know what."

He winks before pulling of his shirt and walking towards me.

"Your son is literally asleep in the next room."

"So?"

"We don't need another kid right now."

"I'm not saying that."

"I'm getting in the shower." I say, not bothering to question him any further.

"And I'm joining."

"Are you now?"

"Yes I am."

I chuckle, walking out of the bathroom to grab one of the newly washed towels out of the basket. Reece, who was in charge of folding them, still hadn't bothered to mess with them. He's been too wrapped up in the tour, always on the phone with the boys or Joe, and constantly out of the house and at the studio.

Preparing for tour is one of the worst parts for family.

Other than the actual tour part.

It feels like they're already gone because of how often they're gone, despite the fact that they're still in the same city, only minutes away.

I considered taking Hunter to visit Reece and the boys in the studio the other day, but I decided against it when Reece texted me saying that he would probably be there all night because of how much work needed to be done.

I wasn't going to get in the way of that.

"Leanna? You okay?"

Reece's voice snaps me out of my thoughts, and I simply nod.

"Look, I can push the tour back if you think he's not ready for me to leave." Reece says.

"Reece, a baby is never going to be ready for their father to leave. It doesn't matter when you leave. It'll be the same way."

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Are you ready for me to leave? I know I've been on tour a few times since we've been together, but now that Hunter's here..." he trails off.

"Reece, it might be a bit overwhelming at times, but you're always a phone call away. Besides, your parents are right down the street. I think I can handle it for a little bit."

He nods. "As long as you're fine with it."

"Reece, I'll always be fine with it. You don't have to worry about me."

okay so now that they're going on tour im going to go back and forth between Leanna and Olivia's point of view. I did that towards the beginning of the story but I forgot to explain it and people were confused.

so yea

if you see Olivia's point of view it's to help with what's going on during tour and what not

and also because i want to go more into blake and olivias relationship

and yea

that's all I have for today

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