Trap house

Present or Breakdown?

Alex's pov
I felt Brennen roll over and wrap his arm around me, his hand resting on my stomach. I smiled as I grabbed my phone to see what time it was. "Don't go," Brennen mumbled.
"I'm not. I'm just ordering food for everyone." He chuckled lightly.
"I love you, baby."
"I love you too." I put my phone back down when I was done.
"Food will be here in 30 minutes."
"Okay. Can we snuggle until it gets here?"
"Yes." He sighed in satisfaction and pulled me against him. I heard the door open, but didn't see anyone come in until the twins jumped onto the bottom of the bed. "Well, hello."
"Good-"
"Morning."
"You two are up early." They laughed and started jumping around. I laughed at them.
"We're hungry," Fred said. George nodded.
"Food is on the way, okay?" They nodded and ran out of the room playing. I laughed again.
"They're so adorable," Brennen said still half asleep.
"They are." I looked at the time. "Food will be here in five minutes. Can you let me up?" He groaned.
"I don't wanna."
"Please." He kissed my cheek.
"Fine," he said getting up.
"Thank you." I got up and headed downstairs right as the bell rang. The twins ran downstairs.
"Food!" they said. I laughed as I opened the door and grabbed the food.
"Thanks, sir. Here." I handed him a tip.
"Thank you, ma'am," he said walking back to his car. I shut the door, walked into the kitchen, and handed the twins their food. Brennen came downstairs, stood behind me, and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Can I help you?"
"I have a better question. Can I help you?" he asked signaling towards the food.
"Yes. Take a marker and write everyone's name on their bag or box of food." He nodded and grabbed a marker. He wrote everyone's names on their bags.
"You're such a mom. Kinda like Steve Harrington," he said laughing.
"Why thank you."
"You are most welcome, my beautiful baby girl." I smiled.
"I need to record today."
"I'll watch the twins. You do what you gotta do."
"Thanks, Brennen."
"It's no problem, baby."
"I'll also need to edit, but I might just get Ethan to help me with that."
"Okay." I looked over at the twins who were quietly eating and poking each other. I laughed a bit.
"It's nice when it's quite in the house."
"It is, but it's also kinda scary."
"Eh I'm used to it..." He nodded. I sighed as I took my medicine. Logan came running downstairs and tripped.
"Fuck," she mumbled into the floor. "Hey, Alex?" she asked getting up.
"Hmm?"
"I forgot to ask you when you wanted your present."
"Oh um I guess now." Her eyes widened.
"I can't. Not in front of the twins," she whispered.
"Boys, go wake up Luke and Del. Then get dressed." They nodded and ran off.
"Huh funny. I needed Dad anyway to give you your present." She started fiddling with Colby's ring. "Hear me out before you interrupt me or leave."
"Uh okay." Dad and Mamalirious walked out.
"Hey, kiddos," Dad said.
"Hey, Dad. Breakfast is on the counter. Your name is on what I got you."
"Thanks, Angel."
"It's time, Dad," Logan said. He turned to us and his eyes widened. Not gonna lie, I was nervous. "Alex, you might wanna sit for this." Colby came downstairs with a 'wtf' look on his face.
"Okay?" I sat down at the table. I start subconsciously bouncing my leg.
"You okay?" Logan asked Colby. He shook his head. "Is it about last night." He nodded. "Alex, I know I said-"
"Lo, are you sure you can close it? Are you sure you even want to do this?" She thought for a moment. I was so confused my head hurt.
"No, but she's still here so better do it now." Dad nodded and went to the cabinet.
"I can't believe you're doing this shit again," he mumbled.
"I'll be back," Logan said running upstairs. She came back down with two body length mirrors. The fuck is going on. I put my head in my hands. "Breathe, Alex, it's okay," Colby said standing beside me. Logan set the mirrors up across from each other.
"I know I said I wouldn't fuck with this stuff anymore, but I have to now. Alex, come here," Logan said holding her hand out. I looked at her unsure. "Do you want to see her?" she asked.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I could feel my anxiety going up.
"You need to breathe and let me explain. I tried this with Colby last night and it went well," she snickered. "I'm too much of a kid. Alex, you know how I told you I saw Spencer and she's beautiful. Then I knew when Dad was up because I saw him. I didn't know why I was doing that stuff again until the night we went to suicide bridge."
"Where did you girls go?" Dad asked. Del put his hand on his shoulder and he sighed.
"Alex, it was Landon. I only said stop because I didn't understand. Do you want to see her?" I couldn't think clearly.
"I-I need a minute." I ran out the door and walked down the road.
"Alex!" I heard Brennen call after me. I kept walking. I just needed to be alone right now. I heard my dad yell after me. I sighed and stopped for a minute.
"Come here. Please!" I started having flashbacks of the car accident. I started walking back towards the house. My dad picked me up and carried me inside. He set me on the counter and Brennen stood beside him. I was quiet. Logan ran upstairs and slammed her door. "It's okay, angel." I jumped. "Del, can you take those mirrors back upstairs and clean up all the salt?"
"Don't touch it!" Logan yelled from upstairs.
"I need to record. Tell Logan I'm sorry." I jumped off the counter and went upstairs. There was a knock on my door. I sit down at my desk and sigh.
"Come in.." Logan walked in.
"I'm sorry."
"It's fine."
"No. I probably made you have flashbacks..."
"Logan..I know you mean well..but I can't."
"Can I just say one thing?"
"Hmm?"
"She's proud of you." I looked at the floor. Logan walked out. I sighed and started recording. While as I was recording golf it with Panda, Mini, Mama Marcel, and Brian I got mad and threw a glass at the wall.
"Are you okay," Mamalirious asked walking into the room.
"Yeah...just raging." I started picking up the glass before I accidentally cut myself. "Shit!"
"Alex, we'll get it," my dad said taking me to the bathroom. I nodded and sighed. He started cleaning my cut and bandaged my hand while I started to swing my legs like a little kid.
"Don't kick me this time."
"I'll try." He laughed quietly.
"All patched up."
"Thanks, Dad."
"It's my job."
"Heh yeah..."
"Can you be a little more careful?" I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and nodded. "I just worry about you."
"I know, Dad." He sighed.
"Do Del and I bother y'all?"
"What do you mean?"
"Are we really that loud, Alex?"
"Dad, you wake me up every time, except for the nights when I wake up in the middle of the night."
"Oh god. I'm so sorry," he said embarrassed.
"It's okay, Dad. Like I said, most of the time I'm already up."
"No. You really shouldn't hear that."
"That's why they invented headphones or I just stay up and edit until four in the morning...."
"Ball gags are also a thing, Dad," Logan said walking by. His eyes widened.
"I mean, she's not wrong." He cleared his throat.
"So, does your hand uh feel better?"
"Yeah. Can you help me film my next few videos?"
"Of course." I smiled as I hopped off the counter and walked back to my room. I handed Dad my camera as I grabbed my guitar. "Okay ready?" He nodded and hit record.
"Hey guys I know what you're thinking. Where the fuck you been, bitch? Well, things have been going on. Um I don't know when I'll be ready to tell you guys but don't worry I'm not dead. I know you guys have been requesting covers so I chose the ones that have the highest request." I finished my intro and started on the covers. I did five of them "Fall for you" by Secondhand Serenade, "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, "How to save a life" by The Fray, "Secrets" by One Republic, and "Perfect" by Simple Plan. I gave dad a thumbs up when we were done and he stopped recording.
"You are so talented, angel. That was beautiful."
"Thanks, Dad."
"Can I ask you something?"
"What's up?"
"Do you think we should have a church wedding or a backyard wedding?"
"You talk with Mamalirious about that and let me know."
"We did talk. We wanted to ask you girls what you thought." I think of all the ideas I had and it would be easier if it was a backyard wedding.
"I think a backyard wedding."
"That's what your sister said. We'll probably choose that."
"Okay."
"I better get downstairs. I have to clean up the kitchen."
"Also um could someone else cook lunch and dinner? I just want to be alone for a bit."
"Alex, you never have to cook for us. I'll cook tonight. What would you like for dinner?"
"I don't know. Ask the twins." He nodded and walked downstairs. I laid on my bed with Arwen and closed my eyes. I heard my bedroom door shut.
I started thinking about what happened earlier today. I mean, I would love to see Landon again but I just I can't. Not with all the nightmares I still have. The bed dipped beside me and I felt an arm wrap around me.
"Hey." There was no answer. I froze and started to panic. All of the pressure enveloping my body disappeared. I sat up and looked around.
"Arwen, you have any idea what just happened?" She titled her head and stared out the door. I pet her head and went over to my desk to edit. I had a feeling that it wasn't just the door she was looking at. She came over and laid beside me. I went to put my rings on when I noticed that I couldn't find the one from Landon. I started searching my whole room and I still couldn't find it. I headed downstairs to look for it.
"Hey, you okay?" I heard Logan ask from behind me.
"No. I can't find my ring I got from Landon."
"I thought I saw it on the counter downstairs," she said. "Do you want me to help you look for it?"
"Please." We went downstairs and started looking everywhere. "Where did it go?" Logan walked over to the counter.
"It's not...here," she said. I felt like crying. "Your pillow."
"What?" She grabbed my hand.
"Come on," she said walking upstairs.
I followed her. She went in my room and pointed at my pillow. My ring was laying down on top of it.
"What the fuck? I searched my whole room before I went downstairs." Arwen started barking at my door. I looked over at my door.
"It's okay, Alex," Logan said grabbing my wrist. I felt Arwen nudge me with her nose. I put my other hand on her head. "I have to go talk to Dad," Logan said walking towards the door. I sat in the floor next to Arwen and put my head in my hands.
"Baby, are you okay?" Brennen asked walking over to me.
"No."
"What's going on?"
"I don't know. Earlier when I was in here with Arwen, I heard my door shut and someone lay behind me and put their arm around me. I thought it was you so I said hey, no one answered, and I felt whatever was there go away so I sat up and looked around. No one was in the room but me and Arwen! I asked Arwen if she knew what happened and she just looked at the door. So I went to my desk to edit and I couldn't find my ring from Landon. I looked through my whole room before going downstairs. Logan helped me look then she said "my pillow" and we came upstairs and there was my ring on my pillow. Then Arwen started barking at the door and Logan just left to go talk to Dad."
"Baby girl, I'm not trying to scare you but I've been with the twins all day. We watched anime and ate snacks. I didn't come up here because I thought you were sleeping and I didn't want to bother you." I started shaking so Arwen started to try pressure therapy. "Baby, it's okay. I'm sure Logan knows what's going on." I didn't say anything, just petting Arwen as I started calming down.
"YOU WHAT!?" Logan screamed from downstairs. I went into a full blown anxiety attack.
"Luke!!" Brennen yelled. My dad came up the stairs and over to me. I was crying at this point and could barely breathe. Arwen was still applying pressure therapy as my dad and Brennen tried calling me down.
"Breathe, angel. Deep breaths. It's okay." I shakily pointed to my teddy bear and inhaler.
"Here, baby," Brennen said handing them to me. I took my inhaler and held my teddy bear as I calmed down. "You okay?"
"I will be."
"Do you want to go to the tree house for a bit, angel? Maybe you and the twins could watch anime." I nodded.
"Yeah. Come on, Arwen." She got off of me and followed. I walked to the twins room and knocked on the door.
"Come-"
"In." I walked in there room and saw them planning pranks.
"How about we go to the tree house? Then we can watch anime and I can help you with the pranks." They smiled and nodded grabbing all their stuff. We went to the tree house and I put Arwen in the little elevator and lifted her up there.