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Destroy Rebuild

Twenty One

I paced around the kitchen, my hands shaking from the mixture of panic and rage coursing through me as I dialed Alex’s number. Once I’d successfully punched in the right digits, I pressed my phone to my ear as I leaned against the island, my fingers tapping rapidly against the countertop.

When I got his voicemail, I groaned and hung up before redialing. It seemed like it rang forever, and after getting his voicemail a second time, my stomach churned. I tried again, and while I was waiting with hopeful anticipation that he would answer, I realized what I’d put him through the night before. It wasn’t all that fun being on the receiving end of a silent treatment.

When I got his voicemail the third time, I exhaled heavily as I waited for his greeting to end so I could plead my case.

“This isn’t very fair, Alex. I gave you your chance. I think it’s only right that you give me mine. Please call me back. I love you.”

I placed my phone on the counter and pulled one of the barstools from the island. I sat and waited, hoping for a response for what seemed like forever before I got tired of staring at the black screen. As I was about to reach for my phone to call him again, I faintly heard muffled cries coming from Will’s room. I slid off the barstool and hurried to him, tucking my phone in my back pocket just in case.

“Hey, sweet boy,” I whispered as I scooped him into my arms and held him close against me.

He cooed and gurgled against my chest, gripping the fabric of my shirt in his tiny fists before laying his head against my collar bone. It felt like he was hugging me, and my overdramatic mom brain almost had me convinced that he knew everything that was happening and how badly I needed an embrace. I held onto him tighter as I sat easily in the rocking chair in the corner of his room.

He lifted his head and although he was offering me a wide grin with his shining green eyes, I couldn’t help but suddenly feel horrible.

“I’m sorry mama made a mess of everything,” I said quietly with a frown.

Will’s smile faltered for just a second before growing even wider. He had no idea what was going on in his precious little world, and I just hoped Alex and I would be able to fix it all before he developed enough to start catching on.

I felt my phone buzz from my back pocket and my heart leapt into my throat. I fished it out and eagerly opened my phone to read the text I’d received from Alex.

Jack will come by tomorrow to pick up my things for tour and he’s bringing your stuff


I furrowed my brows as I read it again before responding.

What stuff of mine? Where are you?


It felt like an eternity had passed before my phone vibrated again.

Don’t worry about it


I scoffed before angrily typing back.

Don’t worry about it? What the fuck does that mean Alex. So that’s just it? You’re going to leave for three months without trying to fix this first? Without saying bye to Will?


I huffed as I pressed send. He did have a good excuse to be mad at me, but he had no right to make our son pay for it.

Trust me, I will see him before I go


And me?


I can’t say I was surprised I didn’t get a response to that one, but I also can’t say it didn’t hurt.

Notes

WHOA this one was shoooooort. But I'm already working on the next chapter, so don't hate me too much <3

Comments

I hope you come back to this and update again. I miss this story!

hopeless1313 hopeless1313
1/9/19

Please update again soon. I really love and miss this story.

hopeless1313 hopeless1313
5/27/18

Okay, so... hello again. :D
lol, you're probably wondering why I'm commenting again so soon. So, after commenting the last time just letting you know I was still here, I decided to mark the story and its prequel down to read again, as a bit of a refresher but also because I just knew I loved it so much the first time I read. So, that's what I spent the last few days doing, finally; rereading your two stories.
And... it just makes me sad that you disappeared, lol. Although I'm sure it was for good reason. Perhaps you're a bit busy with life, and I totally get that.
But, I just wanted to comment again to say that this story, from beginning to the latest update, is seriously so amazing. Reading it again, I experienced all the emotions, but there's just something different with reading it straight through as opposed to update to update, you know? That's kind of what I did when it came to the sequel, so that's also another reason why I wanted to reread all of it.
Random thing that I found off that I never pointed out before: in chapter 14, you explained how Will was advancing, with crawling, etc. But then in chapter 25, you sort of backtracked and said he was a bit behind on his transitions, mainly crawling. XD lol. Reading again, I was like, what? But he was fine a few chapters ago. XD Just a random thing; it's really minuscule but just found that funny how it turned into the opposite lol.
Anyway, I'm also reading again, and commenting again, to perhaps offer some ideas, in case the reason you haven't updated is due to writer's block. We've all been there, and while I'm sure that chance is probably slim (since it seemed like you had at least an idea of where this was going from the very beginning), I wanted to offer some thoughts on things I'm still wondering about, or things I guess that could deserve some sort of conclusion.
1) The thing with Eric. Will Alex tear him to pieces? XD Is he going to stalk their family? Like, what's going on with that? I'm still very bummed by the way that he turned into a creeper. XD I mean, he was such a sweet potato, I still love how he comforted Whit when she needed it. :') :P
2) The house/moving ordeal. A thought that occurred to me (and I have no idea if you had anything like this in mind, lol, it'll be great if you did because that means I'm psychic :D), maybe, by some miracle, they do get that dream home? Obviously they didn't initially, but who knows, maybe the people that bought it have to foreclose because they can't afford it anymore, or just ended up using all their life savings to outbid and so now they need to sell it to get the money back. XD LMAO. IT COULD HAPPEN, okay? XD Or hell, maybe they're criminals that robbed a bank for the two million... I mean, you never know. What a plot twist that would be. XD
lol, but on a serious note, if they don't get that dream house after all, maybe have them find another? I just feel like the topic of moving hasn't been approached again, which is weird with how suddenly it dropped, you know? But they were dealing with a lot of other stuff, not to mention they were devastated so it was probably difficult to even approach again... but still, maybe enough time has passed by this point for them to start looking again. :)
3) The ring/Alex proposing. Yes, they just got back together, but if you really are stuck, you could perhaps skip a bit ahead and move to that? Or it could just happen not too long after this; I've seen less convincing stuff in stories, definitely. XD So that wouldn't be too out there, haha. But again, this is just kind of an obvious answer to what to do next; perhaps you just didn't see that happening quite yet.
4) Them possibly visiting Whitney's fam again. I could see a lot happening with that. And, hey, I feel like it's been a while since they've been mentioned, and there was the visit in the first installment, so why not here too? Plus, maybe the engagement idea could mix in with this, who knows. :) But yeah, it would be sweet to see her family's interaction with their new grandson, and I remember her sister looked forward to her son and Whitney's playing together.
I think this is all of the main ideas I thought of as a I read again up to what you've posted. lol, this is gonna be a long comment.
But, I just want to see this story continue/wrap up. You put so much into it, I'd hate to see it go unfinished. And again, sorry if I'm jumping the boat with assuming that you're not planning on updating... perhaps you are, and in which case, take your time. I just haven't heard anything, so, that's what has me constantly coming back to leave comments, I guess. XD lol. But I understand if life is just hectic for you right now; you mentioned it briefly in your last author's note, but I feel like it's been a lot longer than precedented, yes?
Anyway, please let me know if you're still signing on, at least. That way I know my comments are at least being seen, lol. That way I'll stop bothering you as well. ;)
But yeah, so... I really hope to see this continued again. That would be awesome. :) Hope this comment maybe brings some more inspiration, or at the very least, a smile since I'm so insistent, lol.

Nanook Nanook
3/29/18

You disappeared. :O
Just wanted to leave a comment because I was thinking about this story, and definitely miss it. :( Hope everything is okay girl.
Hope maybe to see an update again soon. :) This story is too great to leave incomplete. I know in the last author's note you said things were gonna be hectic for you, so, maybe you're still dealing with stuff, but just hope to see you come back soon. <3

Nanook Nanook
2/27/18

Please update soon!!

hopeless1313 hopeless1313
11/29/17