Everything To Me

Chapter 4

Hey guys, 

Hope all of you have had great Christmases!! I had a bunch of family stuff and it was so busy. I am flying back soon, so I'm sitting in the airport and thought I would try and write another chapter of this story. I'm glad you guys are enjoying it so much! 

Here is chapter 4. 

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It had been almost six months. Astrid and Hiccup had become good friends and Hailey loved having Astrid around. Astrid would watch Hailey for Hiccup sometimes and along with work, they were getting to know each other very well. 

Hiccup was in the process of getting full custody of Hailey but kept running into issues. 

Hiccup and Hailey were coming home with some groceries and Hailey ran ahead and got to the door. She heard yelling coming from Astrid's apartment and looked at Hiccup. 

"Why is she yelling daddy?" She said. Hiccup put a couple of the bags down and looked towards Astrid's door. 

"I don't know. But it's not our business. Come on, open the door for me." Hiccup said unlocking it. 

Hailey grabbed the doorknob and opened the door and held it for Hiccup while he brought the groceries into the kitchen when he finished, Hailey came to help put stuff away. The things Hiccup would let her anyway. 

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Astrid's Apartment

"Why are you even calling me about this?!" She yelled over the phone. 

"Because I worry about my daughter. You haven't spoken to me in months. What do you want me to do?" Astrid's mother said. 

"Do what I asked you to do. Which was to let me move on. I know you're upset about the break-up between Sean and I. But you don't even know half of what happened!" Astrid said. 

"Then tell me. He was a good guy Astrid, with money. You need that." Her mother said. 

"Wow, mom. That just makes me sound like a gold-digger, which I'm not. I don't care if he has lots of money or what you think of him. He was horrible to me but you wouldn't know that because you don't ever listen." 

"Can you at least tell me where you are?" Her mother asked. Astrid sighed. 

"I moved to back to Berk. But you're not getting my address." Astrid told her. Her mother sighed. 

"Alright. I'll talk to you soon." Her mother said. 

"Don't bother." Astrid said and hung up. She threw her phone onto the couch. "Ugh!" 

She stared at the wall for a moment and then picked up her phone and went and knocked on Hiccup's door. 

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Hiccup's Apartment

There was a knock at the door. Hiccup went and looked through the peephole seeing Astrid. He opened the door. 

"Hey." He said. 

"Hi, do you mind if I come in?" She asked. 

"Uh, sure. Is something wrong? Hailey heard you yelling when we got home like five minutes ago." Hiccup said. 

"Just my mom." Astrid said. Astrid had told Hiccup a little bit about her family and some stuff and Hiccup had done the same. They were becoming good friends and were there for each other when they needed someone. 

"Do you want to stay for dinner?" Hiccup asked her. "I was just gonna order some pizza." 

"Sure. Thanks." She said smiling. 

"Daddy!! I need help!" Hailey called. Hiccup came into the kitchen and saw Hailey struggling with the jug of milk. He grabbed it from her. 

"Grab the crackers. That isn't heavy." He told her. Hailey scurried off back to the grocery bag and grabbed the box of crackers to put in the cupboard. 

Astrid came and stood by the doorway. 

"Astrid!" Hailey said and ran over hugging her. Astrid smiled. 

"Hey Hailey, how are you?" Astrid asked. 

"I'm good." she said. 

After a while, when the groceries were put away, Hiccup ordered some pizza and they waited for it to get delivered. Hailey was playing in her room and Astrid was helping Hiccup set the table for supper. Astrid reached to put something on the table and Hiccup tripped slightly bumping into her. 

"Sorry." Hiccup said. They looked at each other making eye contact. Their faces only inches apart. They stayed like that for a minute when they heard a knock at the door and broke their trance. 

"I'll get it." Hiccup said being the first to move. Astrid watched him walk to the door and sighed. She walked the other way and went to get Hailey from her bedroom. Hailey and Astrid got to the table and Hiccup closed the door and brought the pizza to the table. He placed it down and opened the box and gave Hailey a piece. He served Astrid and himself as well. 

They ate and talked and then cleaned up. Astrid was helping Hiccup do dishes when Hailey came into the kitchen. 

"Can we watch a movie daddy?" Hailey asked. Hiccup thought for a moment. 

"Alright sweetie. Go pick one out, but you need to get into your pajamas first." He told her. 

"Okay!" Hailey said and ran to her room. Astrid smiled. 

"She's such a sweetheart." She said. Hiccup smiled. 

"Yeah, she's easy to take care of, which is really nice." He said. 

Astrid smirked and they finished the dishes and went to the living room to wait for Hailey. Hailey came running in and told Hiccup what movie she wanted. They had some popcorn and watched her movie and Hiccup put her to bed after. He joined Astrid back on the couch and put a different movie on for them. They sat and talked a bit and laughed and before they knew it, it was getting really late. 

"Thanks for dinner." Astrid said. 

"Any time. I'll see you tomorrow." Hiccup said. She nodded and went into her own apartment. They both locked their doors and sighed. 

They were falling hard for each other. 

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There you go!!

I know it's a little shorter than the others, but I'll probably update soon again. 

I hope you enjoyed!