Till There Was You (George Harrison Story)

Chapter 94

"Baba?" After her snack, Zuri went back to her dad's office room and knocked again.

When he didn't answer, she began to cry. I was worried as well. He's been in there for quite a long time. It's been a couple of hours, and the house was pretty silent.

"Mommy, Baba stuck." She pointed to the office doors.

"He's stuck in there?" I chuckled softly as she nodded.

"Then let's help him." She nodded happily, then I got up and grabbed a key for the room. I went over to the door and placed the key in the slot and opened the door.

George sat at his desk, slumped over in a deep slumber.

He really was tired.

"Baba! Baba! Up!" Zuri reaches out for him as he continued to sleep.

"Baba?" She pulled at his shirt, but he didn't get up.

"George!" I tapped his shoulder and he groaned as he sat up and stretched. I could see faint tear stains down his cheeks and his eyes were a bit red. He definitely cried more while he was in here.

"Yes?" He said, His groggy voice sounding rough. "Bed?" She crawled on to his lap and cuddled into his chest, laying her head on it.

"Yeah let's go to bed." He picked her up and looked over at me. "Are ye coming?" He asked, and I smiled. "I'll join you upstairs." I kissed his cheek before grabbing Danny and following them upstairs.

George stopped at Zuri's room, but she quickly shook her head. "Sleep with you, Baba." She said softly, which made George smile.

"Alright, love." He took her to our room and prepared her for bed as I took care of Danny before putting him to bed as well.

Once we were all ready, George laid Down and Zuri crawled over to her father and laid down on him, her head against his chest, and George wrapped his arms protectively around her. He kissed her head before placing her between him and I, and he held her close to his chest.

He reached over to the lamp and turned the light off. "Goodnight, my loves."

"Nigh Baba." Zuri said softly, before quickly falling asleep.

"Goodnight." I said, but I couldn't fall asleep. Watching George so angry earlier really scared me. And in my head, I feel like I had failed him. As if I'm not doing a good enough job as his wife and as a mother. And it was beginning to take a toll on me.

When I thought everyone was asleep, I got out of bed and exited the room. I went to find something that could really comfort me right now. Ice Cream.

I sat on the kitchen counter as I ate from a tub of cookie dough ice cream. And as I ate, I could feel the tears escaping my eyes, and the sobs soon followed but I tried to keep them as quiet as possible.

I only ate half of the tub, before I put it back and exchanged it for cookies. When I was full, I cleaned up after myself and grabbed two blankets and went outside just to get some fresh air.

It was a little chilly, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. I was enjoying the sounds of the night as I laid back into the blanket and covered myself with another one. I did begin to fall asleep slowly, until Danny's cries could be heard from our room.

I sat up and looked towards the window. The light flashed on and I heard a mumbled call. Now I knew George was looking for me. He called again, but I heard Danny stop crying. I laid back down and stared up into the night sky, enjoying the beauty of the stars and moon.

And once again, my eyes began to close but I was interrupted by George calling my name from nearby.

"Brielle? What are ye doing out here?" He asked as he stood at the closest door.

"I just needed some space. To think about things." He sat next to me.

"Do ye want to talk to me about whatever's on yer mind?"

I hesitated, but I agreed.

"You scared me today, Geo. I've never seen you so angry. And like you, I've been missing sleep. And on top of that, I'm experiencing postpartum depression. I don't feel... good about myself anymore. And when I saw how angry you were, I felt as if I failed you. Failed to make you happy. And I feel as if I'll never be able to make you happy again and that you'll leave me and-"

"Calm down, Bri." He cut me off as soon as I began to hyperventilate. He wiped the tears that had begun to fall and pulled me into his arms.

"Ye haven't failed me. Ye supported me through everything I've been through, and I appreciate you for that. I think you're beautiful. " I blushed, and unintentionally covered my post baby bump, the one that held my son for 9 months, but George quickly rubbed it softly, before leaning over and kissing it.

"Ye shouldn't be insecure about that either. That represents the strength ye had in order to carry our son for 9 months. Those stretch marks remind people of our love. Yer belly reminds me that the love of my life gave birth to two other loves of my life. And I'm forever grateful. I love ye even more for it, if that's even possible. So don't be insecure. It makes me feel horrible. As if I'm not doing me job."

His words made me feel so much better, and I pulled him into a hug. "Thanks, Geo."

We hugged for a little more, before George pulled away. "Now let's go back inside and get some sleep before Danny's next wake up call." We both laughed softly and went to our room. I checked up on Zuri, who was sleeping peacefully in the middle of our bed, and we joined her in bed.

"Goodnight, love." George whispered.

"Goodnight, Geo." I said, wrapping Zuri in my arms and George places his arm behind my neck and his hand rested on my shoulder as he pulled me close.