Ari

As a mother I can't wrap my head around what I have a strong suspension my mother had a part of. I would lay my own life on line to protect charlie. I would kill and die for that little girl.

"Sweetheart?" Dad asks still standing in the other side of the kitchen island.

"How could she daddy?" I sob.

He sighs moving around the island and pulling me in his arms "we don't know for sure she did ari."

"What other explanation is there to just forget about me for three years. I talked to her the day before I was taken dad. I told her I wasn't coming to stay with her. I told her I was happy here. I told her I wasn't going to let her use me for yours and peytons money. Then all of the sudden poof she just gives up? No she had a part in this, I just need to know why. Will you help me daddy?"

"Ofcourse sweet heart. I'll have her tracked down. I need you to tell me what you want me to do once I find her ari."

"I need to know the truth, and if she was apart of this... I don't know."

"You are in charge of all decisions when it comes to her okay? Whatever you want me to do I'll do it. I will kill her for you, I will put her in a cell for the rest of her life, I'll set her free and send her far away. This is your choice."

"Thanks dad."

When I go back up to my room I lay in bed staring at the ceiling. My head is swimming with emotion, so i make a srupid decission i know shouldn't.

"Sebby?" I cry when he answers the phone trying to stay quiet to not wake charlie.

"Whats wrong angel?" He sounds groggy.

"Im sorry did I wake you up?"

"Its okay. Whats going on? Are you okay? Is charlie okay?" I cry a little harder at his concern for my daughter.

"Can you come please? I need you sebby."

"I'm on my way" I can hear movement on his end of the line.

"Okay" I sigh.

It only takes sebby fifteen minutes to get here. I let him in the front door and lead him to my room.

"Will you hold me?" I ask him once we enter ny room.

"Ofcourse angel." He removes his boosts and cut before laying down on my bed and pulling me to him. "What's going on ari?"

"I-I think my mom had a part in what happened to me." I try to keep my voice low and my tears at bay. I'm loosing the battle with the latter.

With my head on sebs chest and his arms around me I feel safe, I feel loved. "Why would you think that?"

"Because she never reached out when I was taken no one ever told her. She didn't get ahold of dad when she hadn't heard from me. It's just too many coincidences to actually be a coincidence."

"I'm sorry my love." He sighs running his hand through my hair "what can I do?"

"Just hold me for tonight please, be my sebby just for the night"

He holds me tighter "I'll always be your sebby, always and forever." I nod my head against his chest.

I'm woken in the morning to a happy little two year old. "Sebby, sebby wake up" She's bouncing on the bed.

"Hi princess" he says still half asleep.

"You cuddle mommy" she asks noticing that I'm still wrapped in sebs arm. I should have probaly thought this through more last night.

"Mmhmm" seb answers

"Cuddle me?" She asks but doesn't wait for an answer before diving between us laying her head right infront of mine on his chest.

"Good morning baby girl" i tell charlie trying to move away from seb but he keeps his hold firm

"Morning mommy" she giggles.

There's a knock at my door and before I can even react charlie yells "come in" like I normally do when there's a knock.

"Good mor- ohh. I was just coming to let you know breakfast was done" Peyton say. "I'll see you all down there in a few. Good luck" she chuckles as she closes the door behind her and I know she means good luck because my dad is going to loose his shit. Another thing I didn't think ahead about, and now has me cringing.

"Probaly shouldn't have asked you to come last night" I sigh

"You call me whenever you need me angel. I'll always be there, no matter what. That goes for you too princess, whenever you need me I'm there."

"Love you sebby" chalie tells him

"Love you too charlie" I feel him kiss the top of my head.

"Eat" charlie says loudly sitting up looking between seb and myself.

"Okay let's go get you fed" seb does let me get up this time he gets up too and puts back on his vest and boots before picking charlie up off the bed. "She can walk" I laugh at him.

"No, sebby carry me" Charlie tells me wrapping her arms around his neck.

"I got her angel, not a big deal." He shoots me a wink then walks out of my room.

"Seb" my dad states when we walk into the dinning room.

"Prez" seb nods at him before setting charlie in her chair.

"When did you get here?"

"Around three thirty."

"Okay" dad nods and I just stand there dumbfounded.

That's it? No overprotective biker dad rampage?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Dad asks me.

I shake my head pulling myself out of my shocked state. "Nothing" I tell him taking my seat next to charlie with seb on the other side of her already cutting up pancakes and putting them on on her plate.

What the hell is going on? Dad's cool with seb coming here in the middle of the night? Charlie worships the ground he walks on. Seb is acting like he has an obligation to be here for charlie and myself.

"Tank you, sebby" charlue tells him after her food is all cut up and ready for ger to eat.

"You're welcome princess" he tells her with a smile in his face. "Thanks for breakfast peyton"

"You're welcome seb." She nods

"Have you heard from rat yet?" I ask my dad rat is the clubs new tech guy. From what I have heard he doesn't speak much, but he can pretty much find anything about anyone. Kind of creepy if you ask me, but hey it'll work to my advantage this time.

"Yeah, she's in Nevada. I sent your uncle and Jasper to get her. Should be back sometime tonight."

"You'll tell me when so I can come to the club?" I ask him

"Ofcourse." Dad nods

"Alright yall, I have to get ellie to school and head into work." Peyton says standing up from the table and walking over to dad who immediately wraps an arm around her pulling her down for a kiss

"Love you baby" He tells her.

"Love you too luca" she tells him before hurrying my little sister along.

"Seb I'm holding church at noon" dad tells him.

"Okay prez." He replies before turning to me. "How about I drive you and charlie put to the clubhouse yall can chill at my house until it's time."

"I don't know seb" I shake my head.

"Why not?"

"I dont want to intrude on your personal space" I tell him half honestly.

"You are the only woman who has set foot inside that house since your dad gave it to me." It's like he can ready my fucking mind.

I don't want to imagine another woman inside his house. I don't want to imagine him with another girl at all, but the thought of someone sleeping in his bed, the same bed we used to cuddle and watch movies in would be just too much.

"Go ahead and get you girls ready and we'll head out. I need to shower and change before church."

"What about your bike?"

"No big deal angel. I'll pick it up when I drop yall back off at home later."

I nod I'm agreement before going upstairs to get charlie and myself ready for the day. When peyton went on a shopping spree for charlie and me she got us allot of mommy and me outfits. Today we're wearing white floral print rompers, and black gladiator sandles,, finishes off with matching sunnies and pony tails. My daughter really is the spitting image of me. I grab her diaper bag, where working on potty training. I grab a couple toys and books and pit them in the diaper bag as well.

"Ready sweetheart?" I ask her

"Go with sebby?" She asks excitedly

I don't know how I'm going to break it to her when we move away that she won't see seb again. I need to make it happen soon, they are both getting way too attached to eachother. I don't want either of them getting their heart broken.

"Yep we're gonna go to sebbys house for a little bit okay?"

She screams and barrels to the door, ready to leave. I hear loud pounding feet running up the stairs. "Charlie?" Sebby calls out. When he comes into sight he releases a breath. "You're okay?" He asks her going down on one knee infront of her.

"I otay, I go with you" she tells him excitedly.

"You gave me a heart attack princess. I was waiting for you at the bottom of the stairs and heard you scream." He tells her as he pulls her into his arms and stands up holding her close to his chest.

"I'm sorry sebby" she tells him.

"It's okay, I just worry about you amd mommy"

"We're okay now. Pwince sebby will tect up" she beans at him

"I will do everything I can to protect you and your mommy, princess. I promise." He places a kiss on her head before looking at me "My beautiful girls" He says in awh just above a whisper.

"Let's go sebby" charlie demands.

"Yes, ma'am " He tells her.

I always wanted this from the time I was fourteen years old and met sebby for the first time. I wanted him and me to have a family. I wanted to see him holding and living our kids. In a parallel universe charlie would be his daughter, I'd be his wife, and we'd be a family. But this isn't that universe and it never will be....