Getting You Back

Chapter Eighteen: Masen's voice

Chapter Eighteen: Masen's voice 

        Niall doesn't say anything to me as walk back towards our car, he merely guides me along with city sidewalk with his hand on my lower back. The city side walk begins to fill with young girls as we walk. Screams begin to fill the air around us and a crowd begin to follow us. Hands begin to tug at my clothes to grab my attention. I stumble over my feet as someone pulls me from the back of my coat.
"Niall." I gasp as I reach out for him. Ni turns back to me as soon as he hears me. His eyes widen at the sight of someone holding on to me from the back. He pulls me tightly to his side and replaces the hand from my back. I bend down and pick up Mace, placing him on my right hip so that his tiny body is between Niall and I.  The car suddenly feels miles away rather than a few feet away. 
"HALLE! HALLE!" My name gets yelled at from all around. It is a mixture of yells and camera flashes. 
"Halleiana, are you with Niall? Did you come with Halleiana, Niall?" At the sound of my full name I know it is not the girls calling out to me but the photographers and media who demand answers. 
"Auwntie, I am scared." Masen buries his face in my hair to hide his face from the crowd. His legs tighten around my waist. I tighten my arm around him to protect him from the camera men.
"Halleiana, how do you feel being in the same place as Harry and Taylor?" There it is, the million dollar question. The crowd of camera men that builds around us begin to push. One man tugs at my arm causing me to stumble forward with Mace in my arms.  
"Leave her alone!"
"Don't touch her!" Seeing that I have Mace and Avie, the girls push him away from me.
"Back off, let them walk!" The fans that remain begin to yell at the camera man and defend us as we try to make our way. Niall wraps his arm around Masen and I and pulls us tightly to his side, he takes the pram from me and begins to push it. I place my hand over Mace's eyes so that flashes won't harm him. I fix my eyes on the ground so that the flashes of cameras won't blind me and I don't fall. Falling with Masen is the last thing that we need right now.
"I got you honey. It's okay, I won't let them get to you." I tighten my grip on Niall's shirt. He hates big crowds like this. The massive amount of people and all the screams make Niall nervous, they drive his anxiety to a level that is hard to get him down from. Yet here he is, putting a strong front for me. "Don't worry Ms. Martinez, I'll protect you guys." A police officer breaks through the crowd and places himself between my exposed side and the paps. He extends his hand out so that there is enough space for me to walk safely. Though he is a cop and has authority, he is one out of many. Camera men can come in from any side and get what they want. I look up to see our black SUV parked and running, ready to take us safely away from the park. The policeman clears a path in the crowd then Niall guides us behind him. The driver of the car steps out, ready to assist us into the vehicle.
"Up you go." A hand comes out and latches onto my wrist. I look up to see the driver pulling Mace and I from the crowd toward the car. The door to the back of the SUV is wide open and ready for us to come in. The nameless officer helps me in into the car then turns back towards the pram. He barely lifts the barrier of it then ever so lightly he presses Avie to his chest then hands her to me.
"Thank you so much officer." I cradle Avie against me and press kisses to the crown of her head.
"My pleasure Ms. Martinez, stay safe." Right when he steps away, I close the door and clock it so no one can come in. I place a blanket over the window to keep the prying eyes out. The other side to the car opens and Niall jumps in. Small sobs begin to leave Masen as he cries into his hands.
"They were so scary." I hand over Avie to Niall then begin to rock him back and forth to sooth him. He sobs into my neck.

"Please don't cry my handsome boy, they just wanted to see you. They wanted to see the handsome boy called Masen." Niall slides closer to us with a sleeping Avie in his arms. I sigh in relief at the sight of her sleeping form. The chaos would of definitely scared my sweet angel. Tears prick my eyes when I realize the chaos we just went through. Things could of gone differently, Masen could of been hurt or Ava could of been lost so easily. I could of been hurt. Silently, tears begin to fall down my face with the thought of all the bad things that could of gone wrong.  
"Honey, please, don't cry. I am so sorry. I just wanted a nice afternoon in the park." Niall runs his fingers through my hair and wipes the tears away with the pads of his thumbs. He leans over to me so that he can place kisses to my cheek.
"They...Masen and Avie...and.." My words come out scattered and cracked as each sob escape me. Masen wraps his arms around me and tries to rock me like I did him.
"Don't cry Auwntie. No more crying." The car begins to move as I calm myself down. The roar of the crowd outside gets quieter and quieter until it becomes nonexistent. The ride to the hotel is quiet and calm. I want to speak to Niall and tell him that it is okay. I want to stop all the blaming thoughts he is yelling at himself from the inside of his mind. But I don't, I can't find my voice or the right words. I keep quiet and pay close attention to my nephew and niece.