Back for You // a.m.

Chapter 2

I really don't know how I feel right now. Austin is going to be here in 2 days that means 2 days to hide Ashlee from Austin. I don't know how I'm going to do this, Michele said he's coming over for the first day and it's not like Ashlee can become a hobo for a few days. Maybe I can make her have a play date with of her friends or Michele can take her out for the day. I don't think Ashlee has any friends so I guess I'd have to ask Michele to show Ashlee around town, take her to the park for a while until Austin's out of the house.

I sighed to myself. Why the hell if everything so complicated? Why couldn't Austin just stay with me or not get me pregnant? I missed him so much and I loved him once but I don't know about twice. I remember when I first started liking him.

I was seven when my dad and Justin left. I was old enough to know what exactly what was going on.

They weren't coming back.

I cried and cried and my mom didn't know what to do. It was like she turned off her emotions, she didn't cry, she didn't scream, she didn't do anything except stare and cook.

I was the opposite of her, all I did was cry and yell about anything and everything. The only one I could talk to was Austin, my best friend. He would listen, he wouldn't judge, and he would comfort me. I guess I always liked him more than a friend but I would never let myself realize it. But after the whole dad thing blew over, I was head over heals in 'like'.

I am definitely not falling I love with him again. I could call it mission Don't-Fall-For-Austin. Not very clever but who the hell cares. I shook off my thoughts of Austin's and go down stairs and see Ashlee asleep on the floor. I smiled softly. That child could lie down and sleep anywhere, it was adorable. I go into the kitchen and Michele was cleaning up the dishes.

"Michele do you need any help?"

"Oh no, but thanks for the offer." She continued cleaning her dishes. She kept glancing over at me as I debated on asking her about keeping Ashlee away from Austin. "You need anything?"

"Can you keep Ashlee away from Austin?" I blurted. She raised an eyebrow at me and put down the dish she was cleaning, putting her full attention to me. "I mean, on the first day he comes you can take her out and the second I'll take her out. Then he's gone and were golden. Please Michele? Just for one day?"

"Wait so... In two days he's staying for how long?" She sounded confused.

"Two days. He comes in two days, stays for two days." She pressed her lips into a thin line and looked like she was holding in a laugh. She took a deep breath and nodded.

"Sure. I'll keep her away from Austin for one day. One day and then it's your problem, okay?" She was acting suspicious but I didn't take it to mind, maybe we was still upset about me not wanting Austin to meet Ashlee.

"Thanks Michele, you're a saint!" I hugged her tight.

"No, not really. Just thank me later." I raised an eyebrow and pulled back from the hug. I shrugged it off, not giving it another thought.

"Ya, sure."

I went back in the living room while checking my clock and saw it said 8:00pm, Ashlee's bedtime. I looked around for Ashlee and cooed when I saw her cuddled into a bunch of blankets, sleeping quietly. She looked so small and I felt like squeezing her. Is that weird?

I picked her up as gently as I could, trying not to wake her up, and brought her to her room. I quickly tried to put her pyjamas on but she opened her eyes sleepily when I finished putting on her Disney Princesses pyjamas. I kissed her head and muttered a goodnight But just as I was about to leave the room she asked,

"Mommy who Austin?"

"Who is Austin Hun, not who Austin."

She pouted, obviously not likening me correcting her but I was trying to get her off the Austin topic. "Who is Austin?"

"He is Michele's son." I confessed. Ashlee looked excited, probably thinking that she'd have another young kid to play with.

"Can I meet him when he gets here?" I sighed.

"Mayb-"

"Pleeeaasee?"

"I dont know, just go to sleep." I started to walk out of the door then turned in the doorway. "Love you, Hun."

"Love you mommy."