Seb

It's been two weeks since my girls left. I miss them more and more each passing day. It feels like a peice of myself is missing.

In these last couple of weeks i had someone come out and do a mural on charlies walls of princesses, got ari all her favorite toiletries. Had the carpet through the whole house professionally cleaned, and stocked the closets full of new clothes for both my girls. Im banking on them coming home, to me, to our home.

Prez still refuses my requests to go to Texas. I call ari everyday. She's only answered a few time. So I'm surprised when I make my nightly call today and she answers.

"Hey" she sighs

"Hey angel. What's wrong?"

"Charlie doesn't wanna sleep, I'm tired."

"Can I talk to her?" I can hear charlie in the background whinning.

"Sure" she replies before I hear her moving the blankets to get out bed "charlie, sebbys on the phone. Do you want to talk"

"My sebby?'she cries.

"Yes, do you want to talk?" Ari asks her

"Yes" he sniffles "sebby?"

"Hi, baby girl. What's wrong?"

"Go home" the sound of her crying is breaking my heart. "I want sebby"

"I'm sorry princess. I miss you and mommy so, so much."

"Miss you" she cries harder.

"Come on charlie girl, your breaking my heart."

"I want sebby!" She yells "mean mommy"

"Charlotte Lorain Master, it's not nice to say thing like that to mommy. Mommy loves you more then anything in the whole world. Don't make mommy sad tell her you're sorry"

"Sorry mommy" she whispers "I miss sebby"

"I miss you too charlie, but we can't be mean to mommy okay?"

"Okay" she sniffles again "I love you"

"I love you too baby girl"

"I come there?" She asks spending hopeful.

"I don't know princess." I don't want to give her false hope I don't know if ari will decide to come back or not. "Can you do me a big favor? Can you go night night and I'll ask mommy to call me tomorrow and we can talk again."

"You call tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'll call you tomorrow. Goodnight princess. I love you"

"Night night sebby, I love you"

A couple seconds later aris voice comes through the phone "Thanks"

"Don't thank me. She's important to me ari. How is she adjusting?"

"She's not" I can hear the raw emotion in her voice. "She got so attached to you, peyton, dad, ellie."

"I'm sorry angel. How are you adjusting?" Is it bad I'm hoping she's not either? I'm hoping she decides to tell me to come get them.

"I'm okay. I got my license last week. Peyton bought me a car and had it dropped off. I took my GED a few days ago and passed "

"I'm so proud of you pretty girl."

I knew all this information already. Not because she told me. She might not stay in close contact with me but she does her dad.

"Thanks seb."

"How are you and Shane getting along?" I really hate that he's there with my girls and I'm not.

"Fine, I guess. Are you jealous?"

"Fuck yes I'm jealous. He's there and I'm not. He gets to see you and charlie everyday. I'm lucky if you answer my phone calls or texts."

" I know I'm sorry. I'm just trying to clear my head. It was allot to take in. You were with her." She doesn't have to explain who her is. daisy.

"I know, and I will never be able to forgive myself for that. Ever."

"Don't do that to yourself seb. You deserve to be happy. Move on and be happy please."

"Ari, you are my happiness"

"Seb. It's too late for us."

"No, you are my soul mate ari. My heart beats for you. Please come home, baby. Come home to me. I need my girls."

"Seb I don't think that's a good idea.... I'll call you tomorrow okay?"

"Promise?"

"Yeah, I'll probaly need you to talk charlie to sleep again."

"Is our girl sleeping?"

"Yeah thank you"

"I love you angel. Video chat tomorrow I need to see you both."

"Okay" she says and cuts the line.

I find prez contact in my phone

Me: prez, I just got off the phone with ari and charlie.

Prez: okay?

Me: I need to go see them.

Prez: seb, we have been over this. Ari doesn't want anyone there.

Me: charlie does though, she was crying asking to come home, I need to go see them.

Prez: fine. But if she asks I don't know shit.

Me: got it.

It's a whole day drive to Huston. I don't know how Shane did it on the way there on his bike. I decide to go the easier route and book a flight for first thing in the morning. It's a six hour flight so I'll make it to my girls by early afternoon. I just hope ari doesn't loose her shit.

Pulling up to prez's moms house in my rental car I feel nervous. I know charlie will welcome me with open arms. Her mom on the other hand I can't be so sure.

After a couple hard knocks the door is opened by Shane. A shirtless Shane. I narrow my eyes at him. "Where are your clothes?"

"Probaly in my room" He smirks.

"Where is everyone?"

"I was out back with ari and charlie. The mr and Mrs are put of town for the next few days."

Abso-fucking-lutely not has she been staying here with just shirtless Shane who has has a hard on for her since he got assigned to her dad's house. "Move" I tell him.

When he does I walk through the house and find the back sliding door open. Charlie spots me first "my sebby" she screams and runs full speed at me. Bending down as she approaches I swing her up into my arms.

"Hi baby girl. I missed you so much"

"You see me?"

"Yeah, I came to see you. You made me sad last night so I had to come get a hug."

"I'm sure there were plenty of girls at the club who would be willing to hug you" Shane smirks.

The little fuck knows exactly what he's doing. Planting that seed of doubt in aris head. He's lucky charlie is here or I would have had his ass laid out. "I don't need hugs from anyone but my girls. Ain't that right charlie?"

"Yesssss" she laughs "love sebby"

"I love you too." I squeez her tight to me. "I love you too mommy" I wink at ari who is looking at me stunned.

"Seb? Why are you here?" She asks

"Obviously because our little girl wanted to see me."

"My little girl seb" she sighs.

Rolling my eyes at her I focus back on charlie "are you my girl charlie?"

"Duhhh" she says planting a kiss on my cheek.

"See angel." I smile at ari.

"She's two"

"Yes, she is. She also knows that I love her and that she's my little girl.she know I'm always going to treat her like my own, because to me blood is nothing she's my daughter ari."

"But she's not your daughter seb."

"But I want her to be. I don't understand really. ellie isn't biologically related to prez or peyton she is still their daughter, your sister. Speaking from experience blood means nothing when it comes to family. I hope one day I earn the title of dad, not just have it because of DNA"

"You really mean that don't you?" I see the tears welling in aris eyes.

"This is what I have been telling you all along babe. Why are you acting so surprised?"

"You got on a flight and came here because charlie said she missed you." I nod "why?"

I sigh and walk up to her taking my free hand that's not holding charlie and grab aris chin to make her look in my eyes. "I'm going to say this one more time, so listen. Whenever you or our girl needs me, I'll be there. I don't care if I have to take a six hour flight or a sity hour flight. I don't care if I have to walk barefoot on broken glass through hell, I will be there. You and this little girl are my family. I love you both more than anything in this world. One day I'm going to make you my wife ari. I'm going to adopt charlie and be the best daddy in the world to her and the rest of the kids we will eventually have."

I'm not sure if the tears rolling down her cheeks are happy, sad, or overwhelmed but I take the moment to lean forward and gently give her a light kiss in the lips. "I love you aribella"

"I love you too Sebastien"

"Always and forever?"

"Forever and always" she replys.

I release her chin and move my hand back to Charlie's back as she yawns "You tired baby girl?"

"No" she shakes her head adamantly

"I'm not going anywhere charlie. I'll be here when you wake up. I promise." I kiss her temple.

"You come with me" she says.

I look at ari for the okay, she gives it in the form of a nod. "Okay, I could use a nap too, I had to wake up super early to come see you." I tell charlie as i tickle her stomach "What do you say mommy, come nap with us?"

"I'll come help you get her down."

She's for sure napping with us, there's no way I'm letting her leave the room I need to hold her, I need to be close to ger for a little while, or forever..

Charlie went down easily,she refused to go lay in her bed so here I am with my little girl tucked into one side and the love of my life tucked into the other. Both falling asleep as soon as there heads hit my chest.

My last thought before I drift asleep is, I need to figure out a way to get my girls home.