The Days To Come

Chapter 1

*Previously in "The Life Ahead of Us"*

Aiden's Pov:

I was laying in bed when my phone went off.

"Hey. What's up Sosi?" I asked, sitting up in my bed.

"Something's wrong with Carter. I heard her crying in her room and when I asked her if she was okay, she said she's fine. If she was fine, she wouldn't be crying," she said, as I walked around my room, grabbing my keys.

"I will be over in 10 minutes," I said, leaving my house.

*10 minutes later*

I pulled into her driveway, and Sosi was waiting for me at the front door. She let me in, and I headed for Carter's room, knocking gently on the door, before opening it up.

*present time*

Aiden's Pov:

I walked into Carter's room, finding her lying in her bed, crying. I kneeled down on the floor, cupping her face. She looked up at me, her eyes bloodshot from crying so much.

"Baby girl, your sister called. Why are you crying? Please talk to me," I said, wiping the tears from her face.

"They called me ugly and an idiot. They said they don't know why you're dating me. They make me feel like I'm nothing but worthless because I am ugly and I don't deserve you," she said, holding onto my hands.

"Princess, don't say that. You're beautiful and very smart. Please stop crying. Don't listen to what they say," I said, wiping the tears away again.

I picked her up, carrying her out of her room. I shut her door since she hates when people go in there when she's not home. I carried her out to my car, unlocking the door, before placing her into the passenger seat. I got into the driver's seat, putting on my seatbelt, before turning the car on. I pulled out of her driveway, driving to my house. When we got to the gate, I pushed in the code, and the gate opened. I drove through the gate, driving to my house. I pulled into the driveway, turning the car off. I got up, picking Carter up out of the car, taking her into my empty house.

I carried her upstairs into my bedroom, setting her onto my bed. I went into the bathroom, starting the water, making the water warm. I then went to my closet, pulling out a t-shirt and some undergarments for her. I took them into the bathroom, setting them onto the counter. I helped her off of my bed, taking her into the bathroom. I turned the water off, helping her out of her clothes. She then got into the water, soaking into the bubbles.

"Will you join me?" she quietly asked, scooting forward.

"Of course, I will. Which bath bomb would you like?" I said, taking the bin of bath bombs from under my bathroom sink.

"The vanilla flower one please," she said, as I found it in the middle.

I placed it gently into the bathtub, taking my clothes off, before sliding into the bathtub behind her.

Carter's Pov:

Aiden came into my room, finding me in my bed, crying. I looked at him, knowing my eyes were bloodshot from crying.

"Baby girl, your sister called. Why are you crying? Please talk to me," he said, wiping the tears from my face.

"They called me ugly and an idiot. They said they don't know why you're dating me. They make me feel like I'm nothing but worthless because I'm ugly and I don't deserve you," I said, holding onto his hands.

"Princess, don't say that. You're beautiful and very smart. Please stop crying. Don't listen to what they say," he said, wiping the tears away again.

*skip to his house*

Aiden carried me upstairs into his bedroom, setting me onto his bed. He went into the bathroom, turning the water on. He then went to his closet, pulling out a large shirt and undergarments for me. He helped me off of his bed, taking me into the bathroom. He turned the water off, helping me out of my clothes. I then got into the water, soaking into the bubbles.

"Will you join me?:" I quietly asked, scooting forward.

"Of course I will. Which bath bomb would you like?" he said, taking the bin of bath bombs from under his bathroom sink.

"The vanilla flower one please," I said, as he found it in the middle.

He gently placed it into the bathtub, taking his clothes off before sliding into the bathtub behind me. Aiden laid his head onto my shoulder, gently placing kisses to my neck.