A Love Like War
Don't Want To Rush.
Jack
I took a minute to think about everything that just happened. I didn’t mean to blurt out that I still loved him, mostly because I didn’t know he still loved me. I mean, let’s be real, who could love me for this long? Who could love me at all? I looked Alex in the eyes, I didn’t want to rush anything, I wanted to do things right and take things slow. “Daddies are okay.” I whispered.
Miracle jumped up and down and cheered. I smiled through my tears and picked up the little girl, putting a kiss on her cheek as she hugged both Alex and I at the same time. Our family was finally whole again, well, almost whole. I didn’t want to get back together with Alex just yet, I mean, I did just have my heart broken for the millionth time just a couple hours ago. And I did, in fact, love Vic. But, I have always loved Alex more.
“Daddy I’m tired.” Miracle whined in my arms. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 7:45pm, which meant she should have been in bed fifteen minutes ago.
“Alright sweetheart. Go on upstairs and change into your pj's, we will be up to say goodnight in a few minutes okay?” I said as I set her down on the ground. She nodded her head quickly and ran off and up the stairs, she grew up way too fast.
I looked back at the man to my side and met his eyes. “So where does this leave us?” He asked.
“Uh, well, as you know I just kinda got out of a relationship a couple hours ago. Um, do you mind if we take things slow? I don’t want to get back together just yet, I need some time to mend my broken heart.” I chuckled a tiny bit. “Ask me that question in about a month?”
“No problem.” He smiled softly at me. “By the way, how much band merch did you get our daughter? Last time I seen her she was rocking a Green Day shirt, and just now she had on a Blink-182 shirt.”
I smirked at him and spoke. “Wait till you see her closet tomorrow. You are going to be in baby band merch heaven.” He shook his head and giggled. Gosh I have missed that giggle so much. “By the way, Lex. Happy 24th birthday.” The reason I said that was because yesterday was his birthday, and we weren’t on good terms so I didn’t call or anything.
“Y-you remembered?” He asked with wide eyes.
“How could I forget? I have known you for what? Since we were thirteen years old. We have known each other for a little over ten years.” I chuckled.
“Holy shit are we old.” He gasped. I laughed again and took his hand in mine as I started pulling him upstairs. “Where the hell are you taking me, Barakat?”
“To say goodnight to our daughter. Oh, and you can stay the night if you want.”
“Would love to do both of those things.”
I took a minute to think about everything that just happened. I didn’t mean to blurt out that I still loved him, mostly because I didn’t know he still loved me. I mean, let’s be real, who could love me for this long? Who could love me at all? I looked Alex in the eyes, I didn’t want to rush anything, I wanted to do things right and take things slow. “Daddies are okay.” I whispered.
Miracle jumped up and down and cheered. I smiled through my tears and picked up the little girl, putting a kiss on her cheek as she hugged both Alex and I at the same time. Our family was finally whole again, well, almost whole. I didn’t want to get back together with Alex just yet, I mean, I did just have my heart broken for the millionth time just a couple hours ago. And I did, in fact, love Vic. But, I have always loved Alex more.
“Daddy I’m tired.” Miracle whined in my arms. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 7:45pm, which meant she should have been in bed fifteen minutes ago.
“Alright sweetheart. Go on upstairs and change into your pj's, we will be up to say goodnight in a few minutes okay?” I said as I set her down on the ground. She nodded her head quickly and ran off and up the stairs, she grew up way too fast.
I looked back at the man to my side and met his eyes. “So where does this leave us?” He asked.
“Uh, well, as you know I just kinda got out of a relationship a couple hours ago. Um, do you mind if we take things slow? I don’t want to get back together just yet, I need some time to mend my broken heart.” I chuckled a tiny bit. “Ask me that question in about a month?”
“No problem.” He smiled softly at me. “By the way, how much band merch did you get our daughter? Last time I seen her she was rocking a Green Day shirt, and just now she had on a Blink-182 shirt.”
I smirked at him and spoke. “Wait till you see her closet tomorrow. You are going to be in baby band merch heaven.” He shook his head and giggled. Gosh I have missed that giggle so much. “By the way, Lex. Happy 24th birthday.” The reason I said that was because yesterday was his birthday, and we weren’t on good terms so I didn’t call or anything.
“Y-you remembered?” He asked with wide eyes.
“How could I forget? I have known you for what? Since we were thirteen years old. We have known each other for a little over ten years.” I chuckled.
“Holy shit are we old.” He gasped. I laughed again and took his hand in mine as I started pulling him upstairs. “Where the hell are you taking me, Barakat?”
“To say goodnight to our daughter. Oh, and you can stay the night if you want.”
“Would love to do both of those things.”
Notes
Whoops, it's short. Sorry.
~Jagk.
Wow that story was amazing. It was so shocking.
5/19/16