lovers | dorbyn

four

slight talk of self harm, please stay safe 💛

anna
can we talk?
read at 6:30 AM

daniel
about?

anna
everything. please?

daniel
fine. today at 8. i have to drop the kids off at school. come over then.

anna
thank you so much

daniel let a sigh escape him, and rolled off the bed. corbyn was sleeping still, so daniel quietly got ready.

he brushed his teeth and washed his face. he changed the bandage on his hand, and ran his fingers through his brown hair.

his hand was in a wrap, covered in a gauze pad. he didn't break or sprain it, it was just badly bruised and the glass shards created deep cuts  that needed stitches.

he left the bedroom, letting corbyn sleep. it's the least daniel could do since he's been there for him the past two days.

he walked past nalia's room, the baby still sleeping since he just checked the baby monitor. he walked into the kitchen, brewing the coffee.

when the coffee machine beeped, he grabbed a mug, and poured the hot beverage out. he added his milk and sugar, then leaned against the counter while morgan and alex came out of their rooms.

morgan grabbed a muffin, nibbling on it while alex got his shoes on. "how are you feeling, love?" daniel asked quietly, his mug close to his lips.

she shrugged. "fine."

daniel took another sip of his coffee and sighed. "i say that a lot you know. that i'm fine, when i'm not really fine. i said it to avoid your father uncles, which led me to bottling up my feeling which led to an unhealthy drinking habit. i know you're too young to be drinking, but you aren't too young to do other harmful things."

morgan's cheeks were wet with warm tears. daniel instantly felt bad. "oh love, i didn't mean to make you cry.." he sighed, opening his arms up. she ran into him, being embraced by his warm hug.

he gently kissed her head. feeling his shirt get soaked with tears. "i don't want him out, dad, i don't-" she let out another sob. alex came around the corner.

"go eat some breakfast, alex." daniel said quietly, rocking them back and forth. "morgan, you're going to be fine. just fine."

"and-and what about you? or-or alex? or nalia—"

"morgan, nothing will happen to you or your siblings." daniel said softly, but sternly. he pushed her back so he could see her face. "nothing. you guys will be fine."

and he didn't know if he was reassuring morgan or himself.

❥

morgan decided to stay home, so he let alex stay as well. they two kids were back in their rooms, most likely sleeping, while daniel sat on a chair.

anna sat down across from daniel. she was wearing high waisted jeans and a white shirt. her hair was down, and she looked nervous.

daniel held no expression. he had his arms crossed over his chest while he wore anna's green merchandise. he didn't know why he bought it, really.

he still loved her.

"um.. i-i just wanted to start off with saying i'm sorry. i'm so so sorry for everything i did to you, everything i ever said to you. i don't know what came over me, i don't know why i could call my older brother such crude words." she scoffed and wiped her cheeks. daniel's eyes softened.

"i don't know why i felt the need to call you a slut. or a whore, or anything. you were hurting and i should have been there for you. i'm so sorry about wes, he never should have forced himself on you. dad got in my head, he got in moms head, but dad-dad's gone now, he left, i-"

"he left?" daniel asked quietly, reaching over to grab anna's shaky hands.

"he-he lost it when i told him i wanted you back in my life. it's been 7 years without my best friend." anna sobbed.

"anna, breathe." daniel soothed, moving to her side to pull her against his chest. she covered her face. "he didn't hurt you, did he?"

"no. no, he just.." she sighed and wiped her nose with the back of her hand. "he started throwing stuff, nearly hit mom with something. tyler and christian kicked him out, told him to come back when he's calm and collected."

"daniel, i never ever meant to hurt you. being called a slut or a whore is horrible. it's a word that i've always hated and i don't even know why i would start to call you it. i could have fought against dad.. i'm so—"

"i forgive you."

"—sorry, i get it if you— what?"

daniel smiled, and brushed her blonde hair back. "i forgive you. i didn't forgive you the first time because.. i think it was just too soon." daniel said tenderly.

the sounds of random blabbering made daniel twist around. he saw nalia stumbled around, her blanket in her hands. anna covered her mouth upon seeing the small baby girl.

daniel stood, swooping her up in his arms. he kissed her cheek, and sat back down with her in his arms. "here." daniel smiled, passing the tired nalia over to anna.

"she's so beautiful." she said in awe, grinning when she snuggled against anna.

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corbyn tiredly left his room. his eyebrows furrowed when he heard quiet laughter coming from the kitchen.

he made his was around the house, standing completely still when he saw anna. daniel looked up at him with a toothy grin. "morning, corbyn." he chuckled at his clearly confused husband.

"um.. there's-there's no name calling? o-or yelling? did i miss something?" corbyn asked nervously. daniel laughed and waved him over. "why are the kids things still here— daniel what's going on?"

corbyn took a seat on daniel's lap, smiling small over at anna who was covering nalia up in her blanket. corbyn shifted around so he was straddling daniel, pressing a soft kiss on his lips.

"the kids stayed home today. morgan had a small breakdown." daniel said quietly. corbyn frowned.

"is she okay?"

"i think so." he sighed, and messed around with corbyn's blonde hair when he leaned in to kiss him again.

the two were lazily making out with anna right next to them, but they didn't care and neither did she. his hands slipped under his shirt, showing some of his tanned skin.

anna took her phone out, taking a video of nalia and a quick little segment of the two boys for the dorbyn shippers. she typed, 'i'm absolutely obsessed with you, nalia faith 🖤' and posted it.

the only thing heard was the light clicks coming from the boys who, were still kissing and a quiet video from anna's phone with nalia's small snuffles.

since they're human, they pulled away so they could breathe.

corbyn pulled daniel's lips down gently, and let it pop back in place. "i love you."

"i love you too."

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