It's not all roses

Chapter 12

Misty POV

My little brother has been earth side for nearly 3 weeks. Brock is the most amazing little guy ever. Ryan loves spending time with him, even though he tries to play roughly with him, he just wants to play.

Mum has been an absolute rock star with everything going on. She doesn't rub the fact she had a baby in my face, knowing my heart is still broken since losing my own. She keeps telling me it will happen when the time is right. I really hope she is right, but lets just hope that I am not on birth control when it happens. The doctor did mention that the pill was the reason for the miscarriage.

Tyson has been Tyson lately. He is very up and down at the moment with life. His intervention order went through and his mother is still causing issues. She stands 200 feet away from his work and watches him like a hawk. She knows how to play the system. He comes home from work in a grumpy mood most nights so I have now resorted to staying inside mum's house until he has drunk himself to sleep.

"Misty, I know you don't want to be around him, but staying here every night will not be doing him any good. He needs to know you still love him" Mum says to me while we are bathing the kids. "I know that, but he scares me when he is drunk" I respond. "He needs you Misty. You are the love of his life and without you around him, he drinks more. Can't you see that?" she asks.

I shake my head and can feel the tears build up in my eyes. "He was never like this mum. I am scared for me and Ry every time he is like this. I know he wouldn't hurt us on purpose but the fear is still there" I tell her honestly. "Has he been seeing his doctor still?" mum asks. I shake my head and shrug my shoulders telling her 'I don't know'. She humms her response.

"Jason" mum yells out. He comes walking into the bathroom where we are. "Howdy ladies. How can I be of service?" Jason asks with a smirk. Mum shakes her head at him and I giggle at him. "Go talk to Tyson. He is down and out again" mum tells Jason. He nods his head, blows us all a kiss, winks at mum and leaves the bathroom. The backdoor to the house is opened and closed and then we hear Jason yell out to Tyson.

Mum and I finish up the boys bath. I take Ryan out to the lounge room to get him dressed. Lacy is sitting on the couch watching some fucked up tv show. "Hey Lacy. How can you watch this shit?" I ask her. She laughs. "Come on Mis. One lucky person gets to check out 6 naked people and then can choose one to date. How can you not watch it?" she asks. "Easy Lace. I don't need to look at dicks to choose who I wanna be with" I reply.

Once Ryan was ready for bed, he climbs up next to Lacy on the couch. I go into the kitchen to get his sippy cup and put in a little bit of milk. When I walk back into the lounge room, I see Ryan cuddled up next to Lacy, his head is resting on her shoulder. I pass over the sippy cup. Ryan smiles at me and drinks his milk while still cuddling into Lacy. "I'll be back in a minute" I whisper to Lace. She nods her head, never removing her eyes from the tv screen.

I walk out the back and towards my house. I can hear Jason and Ty talking. I start to question if I should go in there or not. I am scared of his reaction when he sees me. I have been avoiding him the past couple of days, but my fears are real. He can become an angry drunk. My safety and the safety of Ryan comes first.

I slowly open the front door and both boys look at me. Tyson stands up straight away and comes towards me. "I'm sorry Mis" he whispers in my ear. I nod my head at him and don't say anything back. I know that my silence will hurt him but I don't want to cause a fight, not while he is intoxicated.

Jason stands up from his spot on the couch. "Both of you, sit down" he commands. Tyson and I listen to him. Jason can be scary when he is angry. We sit down on different couches on opposite sides of the room. "Ok, now, let's hash this out" Jason starts. He looks towards me and nods his head. I take the que and open my mouth to talk, but nothing comes out.

With my leg bouncing up and down and my finger nails being chewed. I try to work up the courage to let Tyson know how I am feeling. Normally I am really good at letting him know but again he has been drinking. He is going to blow up at me. I can just feel it.

"Ty" I start. "I'm scared of you right now. I know you are still having issues with you mum, but when you come home in the state you are in and continue drinking well into the night, I am scared that you are going to hurt Ryan or me. I am scared of losing you. I just wish you would talk to me instead of trying to find all of life's answers in the bottom of the bottle"

Tyson just stares at me. I don't know what to think about the expression on his face.

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Jason POV

I leave Misty and Tyson to talk about their issues. I know I should stay a little bit longer because of the state Tyson is in, but I can't be in the middle when they work their shit out.

Upon entering the house, I can hear Brock screaming his head off. I make my way down to the bedroom to see if I can help in anyway. I know Laura will have it but I also helped make this little guy so it is only fair I pull my weight when it comes to looking after him.

I see Laura holding Brock up over her shoulder and rubbing and patting his back. She turns around and jumps a little. "Holy shit you scared me" she says. I give her a bashful smile "Sorry babe" I reply. I look at her and Brock and think how on earth did I get to be the luckiest man alive.

"Let me take him babe" I say to Laura. She hands Brock over and I do the same thing she was doing with him. "Little man is full of wind" Laura tells me. I keep patting and rubbing his back while he is half hanging over my shoulder. I pace back and forth in the bedroom, when all of a sudden, I feel a warm liquid run down the back of my top.

Brock stops screaming and falls asleep on my shoulder. Laura laughs loud and scared Brock a little. "Seriously little bro. You had to go and vomit all the way down my back" I whisper to Brock. He snuggles his face into my neck and goes back to sleep. Laura is still laughing at the sight of Brock's vomit down my back.

I place Brock down in his bed and walk into the bathroom. I start the shower and strip off my clothes. I stand under the spray making sure the water is washing off Brock's present. I have my eyes closed when two little hands come around my stomach. I turn around and pull her body close to mine. We just stand under the spray together.

Holding onto her. I move my hands up to her face. I tilt her head back and slant my lips over the top of hers. Kissing her with all I have. Laura pushes back a little "We can't yet. Another week or two babe" she says. I nod my head. "Turn around" I tell her. As she turns I grab her body wash and the loofer to wash her back. Once I was done, she did the same for me. Making sure Brock's vomit is completely gone. She is still laughing at my misfortune. I turn back around to face her and bring her body closer to mine again. I tap her arse, kiss her head and get out of the shower. Grabbing my towel, I wrap it around my hips and walk out of the bathroom.

Laura laughs even harder when I flash her my arse cheek. "Bit white babe. You need to really work on that tan" she laughs out. I flip her off and shut the bathroom door behind me. Walking into the closet, I grab my pj bottoms and quick dry myself, pulling my pants up my legs.

"How'd it go with Mis and Ty?" Laura asks me when she enters the closet. I shrug my shoulders. "I don't know. Misty told him how she felt but Tyson just stared at her. I don't know if the alcohol is affecting his listening or it is something else" I tell her. Laura gets a sad look on her face. The first tear falls down her cheek. I quickly wipe it away and pull her close to me again.

"They'll get through this Laura. You have to believe in them. Ty needs to go back to his doctor and get more mental health help. I told him that tonight while I was there. I'll have another chat with him in the morning. When he has sobered up"

Laura nods her head, pulls on her top and leaves the closet. I follow behind her and climb into the bed behind her, pulling her closer to me. "I love you baby, good night" I tell her, giving her a small kiss on the cheek. Laura turns her head towards me "I love you too" she says and gently kisses my lips. She lays back down on my arm and I wrap my other around her waist. We snuggle down and sleep comes pretty quickly for the both of us.