Love Again

Chapter 53

Year 2 

Six months have whizzed by and Annabelle is finally two but the sucky thing is, Ed isn't here to celebrate it with us. He got more tour dates after he left which meant he was gone longer than he was supposed to be. We were going to have a little party for her today she told me she wanted Shawna, Harry and Zakkary here.

Then went on telling me that she also wanted Kailey and Michael to come as well but when I told her they went back home to Australia she threw a tantrum. 

Welcome to terrible twos. 

I ended calling both of them the other night and asking if they would be able to catch a flight out here because she said and I quote "I don't wanna party without uncle mikey and aunt kailey" 

She wanted all the boys from one direction at her party. She's totally in love with Louis, loves him to death cause he's like a second little kid to her, same with Eleanor they love Anna to death. She told me the other day she doesn't like Zayn as much anymore because he doesn't talk very much but what she didn't understand is he's just a very quiet person.

Niall on the other hand has loved her since the second he held her at the hospital, he tries to teach her how to play guitar like Ed also does but she just ends up taking the guitar and playing with it with her dolls. He's like her best friend but right next to Louis, they love playing tea party with her.

My phone vibrated while i was waiting for Anna to come in mine and Ed's room and wake me up. 

my love <333 : tell anna i said happy birthday, i'll facetime you guys later, promise. I miss you both so fucking much.

me: I will she's still not awake, and okay, we miss you too especially me. i love you.

my love <333 : i love you too baby, so much. 

It sucks he can't be here today, when I tell Anna he won't be here she'll either throw a tantrum or just flat out scream and cry. This is a point where I would call Liam, Nick and Luke to come calm her down. Nick would just feed her ice cream, Liam would hold her like the nice uncle he is and Luke would hold her and calmly sing to her and she would eventually go to sleep.

Eventually my bedroom door creaked open and she popped through and climbed up on Ed's side of the bed.

"Where's Daddy?" She asked and crawled over to me. 

"Same place he's been baby, he's on tour on the tour bus where we were a week or two ago when we visited him." I explained to her.

"But he said he'd be here for my birthday! He promised!" She yelled and started tearing up.

"I'm sorry sweetie, he just can't make it. He's sorry, he said he'd facetime us later okay?" 

"No!" She yelled and got off the bed and left the room, to her room I suppose. I sighed, she's freaking two but acts like she's four. My phone started vibrating again and Ed was calling this time.

"Hello?"

"Hey...you sound upset."

"Well when your two year old daughter gets upset that her father won't be here for her birthday after he so called promised her he would be I might be a little frustrated." I explained to him.

"I'm sorry baby, look I have a present coming for her, but it won't be until after her party has started okay, just...Harry knows about everything let him handle it okay?" He asked.

"Okay.."

"Okay, I love you babe. So much."

"I love you too."

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Everyone was here at mine and Ed's flat for Anna's party. Luke, Michael, Kailey, Louis, Harry, Shawna, Zayn, Perrie, Liam, Nick and Niall. Eleanor couldn't come today because of some family things going on. 

Harry and Shawna started walking up to me, their hands intertwined god she is so lucky he's not on tour right now cause when Ed isn't around it fucking sucks.

"Hey uh Ed said you knew about her present, well I put it in her room, why don't you have her go open it." Harry explained and I agreed and went to go grab Anna.

"Anna," I said and grabbed her off Niall's lap.

"Daddy sent a present with Uncle Harry and Aunt Shawna. It's in mommy and daddy's room why don't you go open it." I said and she got really excited and ran off into our bedroom I was going to follow her but Harry and Shawna both stopped me from doing so.

I looked at them confused. "Just wait for it." Shawna told me. 

A couple minutes later I heard Anna scream "Daddy!" 

I looked at them both, I was confused what would he have gotten her that would make her scream daddy?

"Why don't you go see for yourself?" Shawna said so I did and when I walked in I saw Anna in the arms of her father.

"Ed." I breathed. 

He sat Anna down on our bed and opened his arms for me so I could go and hug him. "What are you doing here?" I mumbled into his chest while I hugged him.

"Do you really think I'd miss her second birthday babe?" He whispered in my ear. "I just wanted to surprise my girls." He stated.

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Her party had finally ended around her bedtime since almost everyone decided to stick around, Ed was passed out in our bed, coming from America and then coming back to London takes quite a toll on you especially when you have jet lag and haven't slept a wink since you landed.

I was tucking Anna in bed. "You know what I wished for mommy?" She said trying to tell me what she wished for when she blew out the candles on her birthday cake.

"You shouldn't tell me or it won't come true sweetie." I told her.

"I wished that daddy never had to go away, I missed him mommy."

"I know, I missed daddy too. We'll cuddle with daddy tomorrow morning okay?" I asked her and she nodded her head.

"Zakwy is lucky Uncle Hawwy doesn't have to go away he sees his daddy all of the time."

"Yes, but Uncle Harry is in a boy band, he doesn't go away as often anymore now that he married Aunt Shawna and has Zakkary to take care of."

"Well why does daddy have to go away?"

I was about to explain to her a little bit of it that she'd understand but when I looked she was already asleep. I got up off the floor near her toddler bed and turned around and Ed was standing there with a sad expression on his face.

"Ed.."

"Is she really that upset when I leave?" He asks and I nodded my head.

"Lately she's been sleeping on your side of the bed." I said.

"Tours almost over I'll make sure to be home for a while after this."

"I know you will."

He brought his hands to my hips and brought me closer and wrapped his hands around my waist and just held me there in the door way of our daughters room.