The Story of Us: Troyler One Shots

Save Rock and Roll - ft. Monique

Tyler’s POV:

        “What if he doesn’t wake up?” I ask my best friend, Monique.

        “Tyler, he will. He just needs time,” she says.

        “He has been asleep for three years… I don’t even know what to tell Nicole. Should I tell her that her father is dead or continue to say he is asleep?” I sigh and run my hand through my blonde hair.

        “She is only five, she won’t understand. Just keep reminding her that he loved her and that it will all be okay.” Monique acts like this is not affecting her, but the bags under eyes gives away how tired she feels.

        “I feel bad for pushing our child onto you.”

        “Don’t worry about it, she is not a bother. I enjoy being with her,” she says with a smile.

        “DADDYYYYYYYY!” I turn around to see her running towards me with her arms extended out. When she reaches me, I pick her up and twirl her around.

        “How is daddy’s favorite girl?” I ask her as I give her a kiss on the cheek.

        “Good, Zoe and Alfie took me to the zoo and I got to feed a giraffe,” she says with such happiness. 

        “That is so cool,” I tell her.

        “How is daddy?” She asks me while playing with my shirt.

        “He is still asleep honey, but he probably misses you so much.” I tell her with tears in my eyes.

        “I know you are lying daddy, he isn’t going to wake up is he?” She asks me as tears fall down her face.

        “I don’t know honey, we just have to wait.” I wipe the tears away and hold her close.

        “Daddy, I don’t want to lose him… Who is going to sing to me when I can’t sleep or teach me how to write songs?” My heart breaks when she asks me that.

        “We will be okay, I will always be here for you. I promise I’m not going anywhere, okay?”         

        “Okay. I love you daddy.” She tells me as she lays her head on my shoulder.

        “I love you more,” I tell her. When I look up I see Monique, Zoe, and Alfie all standing there with tears.

        “Nicole, would you want to hear the story of how your daddy and I met?”

        “Yes, yes, yes! Please daddy!”

        “Okay,” I walk over to an empty table and sit down. The others all sit around to hear the story, even though they were there.

        “So, a long time ago I went to Vidcon. Do you remember going, you were only three at the time, but you had so much fun meeting everyone. Well many years before that your daddy attended as a guest with Monique. He stood in a line to meet me for five hours, can you believe that? It finally came his turn and the security said time was up.” 

        “But, daddy had to meet you!” She says with such cuteness.

        “Just wait, so I hand him a slip of paper before walking away. Guess what it was?” I ask her.

        “Um” she puts on her thinking face, “the link to your channel?” We all die of laughter at the fact my own kid nows how addicted I am to shameless self-promotion.

        “No ma’am it wasn’t. It was my phone number and Monique can you tell her what he did?”

        “He was so scared that it was a prank, but eventually he texted Tyler. I think he said is this really Tyler Oakley? But anyway Tyler texted him back and they decided to meet at a cafe nearby. The rest is history. All I remember is that Troye never shut up about Tyler,” Monique says with a laugh.

        “Trust me, Tyler didn’t stop talking about Troye,” Zoe tells the group.

        “So they were meant to be together all along?” Nicole asks.

        “I think so, Nicole. That cafe we met at is the one we go to every Saturday morning,” I say with a smile on my face.

        “No way!” She says with such enthusiasm.

        “Nicole, you want to go see daddy?” I ask her. She doesn’t answer vocally, but nods her head yes. I pick her up and carry her to the room. Before today I hadn’t let her see him, cause I thought it would be too much for her.

        “Now Nicole, Troye is in bad shape. He is asleep and we can’t wake up. The doctors say they think he can hear us. So it is okay to talk to him, he just can’t talk back,” I tell her as I put her back down. She grabs my hand as I open the door. 

        “Can I sit on the bed with him?” She asks me with these big blue eyes that had tears forming in them.

        “Of course honey,” I say as I pick her up and place her on the bed beside him.

        “Daddy, can I talk to him alone?” I sigh and nod my head.

        “I’ll be right outside, come out when you are ready,” I walk outside and leave the door open enough for me to listen.

        “Hey daddy, it’s Nicole. I miss you a lot. I know that Tyler is acting brave for me, but I think he is scared of losing you. He doesn’t know it, but at night I can hear him crying. Daddy you need to wake up, we need you. Please don’t give up daddy,” she says. Slowly I slide down the wall beside the door and just cry.

        “Tyler?” I look up to see Monique. She sits down beside me and wraps her arms around me.

        “She asked to be alone with him, but I listened. Monique, if he dies I don’t know if I could ever tell her. Trouble seems to follow me, heck look at all the stuff Troye and I went though,” I sigh and wipe away tears.

        “But, Tyler you made it. You two are still together and have a beautiful daughter. Don’t give up on him,” she tells me. I hear the door opening and see Nicole walk out. She quickly hugs me and starts crying into my chest. 

         “Oh no, we won’t go. Cause we won’t quit believing in him. We will forever be a family. I love you Nicole,” I whisper into her ear as I rub circles on her back.

Author's Note:

MY FAVORITE ONE!