Melody's Pov
I picked the pieces of my phone off of the floor, Tyler standing behind me.
I turn towards him and place my hands on his shoulders.
"Think about it, Tyler. I left with you. Of course the first place we would go is your house. We can't stay here. My dad will come looking. Not just for me and Jesse, but for you too. You took away two of his children, you fought the third. Now it's not just me and Jesse's problem. Now you have to protect yourself too." I say.
"I would never let anyone hurt you or Jesse." He whispered.
"I know. But we can't stay here. I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. I am not going to be your burden." I say.
"Mello, you could never be a burden." Tyler said, brushing a piece of hair out of my face.
"Mello?" Jesse said, sitting up in the bed, rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah?" I said, sitting next to him on the bed.
"I have to use the bathroom." He said.
"It's right across the hall." I say and Jesse nods, walking slowly out of the room.
Tyler sits on the bed next to me and puts his arm around me, pulling me close to him.
"We can leave in the morning." He whispers in my ear and I nod against his chest.
He kisses the top of my head and I smile.
We didn't sleep much for the rest of the night. I couldn't close my eyes, I was so terrified. So anxious. Tyler stayed up with me, packing his bag, making sure I was okay. Jesse slept pretty well. He didn't know what was going on. I wouldn't tell him. Not now at least.
"Where are we gonna go?" Tyler whispered.
I stared down at my stomach. What are we gonna do? What if they find us. What will they do to you?
A tear slides down my face and drops onto my shirt.
What if they catch us? What if they abuse you? What if they kill me before you can even taste the air? Before you can even know what it's like to live?
"Mello." Tyler says placing his hand gently on my shoulder.
I look up at him, " I don't know." My voice barely a whisper.
He sighs and sits down next to me. He raises my shirt and puts his lips down by my belly.
"Hey." He says slowly.
"What are you doing?" I giggle.
"I read somewhere that babies can hear you in the womb." He says.
"But, it doesn't even have ears yet. It's barely a baby." I say.
"So what." He says, looking up at me.
He turns his face back down towards my belly.
"I'm your daddy." He laughs.
"Wow, it's really weird saying those words. But, it's true. I'm your daddy. I don't know if you're a boy or a girl yet. I don't know if you're gonna have blonde hair like your beautiful mommy or if you're gonna have dark hair like me. I don't know a lot right now, to be honest. But, I do know one thing. I promise to love you till my last dying breath. I will love you forever. Just like I'll love your mommy forever. I will never give up on you or her. And I swear, I'm not going anywhere." He says before kissing my stomach.
Tyler looks up at me and smiles.
"Forever baby." He says, grabbing my hand and giving it a small squeeze.
"Forever." I whisper.
In the morning we put our stuff in Tyler's car.
"Where are we going now?" Jesse says from the back seat.
I look out the window and stare up at Tyler's house.
I turn towards Jesse, "On an adventure."
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Everything was all sad and tense and whatnot, so I decided to sweeten it up with a little speech from Tyler to his unborn baby. :3
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Tell Me That You Love Me
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