Ari

"It's her first plane ride." I tell sebby as we load up his rental car.

"We will both be right there with her, angel. She will be fine."

"I'm happy you'll be with us for it."

"Me too, and I'm happy you are coming home with me."

"It's your daughter's choice. I'd do anything for her." I half lie.

"Angel, if you don't want to come home with me. You need to tell me. I obviously would love nothing more, but you have a choice. I will never force that on you."

His words hit me hard. I was without a choice for three years, being held captive, not being able to leave. I feel a familiar sense of panic rising. "Hey, look at me" sebs voice cuts through. I look up to look in his eyes. "Everything's okay. I won't let anything happen to you. I'm right here angel. I need you to breath." I try and fail to suck in air. "Aribella, baby please. Come on stay with me. I'm right here. What's that thing peyton does? I'll probaly mess it up but let try yeah?"

I nod my head not being able to speak. "Tell angel, five things you see."

"C-ar" I choke out "grass... tr-trees... house... you."

"Four things you hear?"

"Birds... wind... plane... you"

"You're doing good pretty girl. Now tell me three things you can feel"

"Handle, keys, your breath"

"Almost there baby, two things you smell"

"Cut grass, your cologne"

"One thing you can taste"

I do something I know I probaly shouldn't but I really need to. I need to feel him. He put himself in the perfect position crouched infront of me so we're eye level. I lean forward and press my lips against his "you" I say against his lips.

He doesn't move for a second in shock I assume. He snaps out of it wrapping his arms around my waist and standing so my feet are off the ground as he kisses me back. The kiss doesn't last nearly long enough before hes placing me back on the ground. "Are you okay?" He asks cupping my cheeks in his hand.

I nod "thank you, sebby"

A wide girl crosses his face "you called me sebby"

"Come on let's go wake up the princess" I roll my eyes at him. "We're going to be late."

"We can't be late, remeber?" He laughs

He's right when peyton found out we were coming home, she said there was no way her grand daughters first flight wss going to with a bunch of other people. She sent her plane here last night. I had been on it once before when peyton took us on vacation to flordia after I moved in with them.

"Yeah, I think it's a bit extra"

"I think she just wants you and charlie to be treated like the princesses you both are, my love"

"I'm ready to go home sebby"

"Okay angel let's go get our girl, and hit the road then."

Charlie absolutely hates being woke up "Daddy, I sleep" she cries when seb tries to wake her up.

"I know you want to sleep princess. You can sleep in the car. We're going home. Come on, you can wear your jams, just let daddy carry you to the car" seb whispers while he rubs her back.

"Fine" she huffs rolling over and extending her arms out to him.

"I'm sorry princess" he picks her up from the bed. "We're gonna go home. You'll get to see grandma, grandpa, aunt El, uncle elli, aunt locklynn, uncle parker-"

He's cut off as he reaches the steps "shhh, daddy I sleep"

"Ohh, my bad" He chuckles giving her a kiss on the top of her head before looking at me "sounds like someone I know" He winks.

He's not wrong. I'm the same way i love my sleep. I get cranky if I don't get enough of it or if anyone besides charlie wakes me up. The ride to the airport didn't take long. Charlie got angry when she was woken up again. This time it was by me so sebby could take our bags up the stairs.

The plane is just how I remeber it. I'm actually greatful peyton sent it.

"Hey seb" I hear a voice behind me as I walk to the couch to sit with my daughter.

"Lisa" He nods at her.

"It's laura"

"Oh" He shrugs and takes a seat next to a still tired charlie.

"Daddy hold me" she reaches her arms out for him, and like it's the most natural thing in the world, likes he's been doing it for years he scoops her up out of arm and places her on his lap. She rests her head on his chest and shuts her eyes.

"I didn't know you had a kid"

"Why would you?" I ask her.

"He just didn't mention it on the way to New York last year" she smirks keeping her eyes in seb.

I turn to seb with my eyebrow raised.

"We had club buisness in New york. Peyton flew us out" I keep staring at him. "Let's not do this angel"

"Who are you? Are you on bodyguard duty seb?" Lisa, Lauren. Whatever her name is asks biting her lip

"Ari, ari masters" her eyes widen "you might know ny dad and step mom" I smile at her.

"Sorry ma'am can I get you anything?" She straightens her spine and tries to look more professional, like she wasn't just standing here flirting with seb while he's holding my daughter.

"Yeah you can go ahead and exit the plane"

"Ari" seb sighed.

"Hmm" I ask not loosing eye contact with the Stewardess.

"You can't fire me" she gasps.

"You're right." I tell her and grab my phone out of my pocket, dialing the person who can.

"Hey sweetheart. What's up?" Peyton answers the phone, she sounds a little out of breath. I can hear the squeaking of shoes in the background, the sound of machines beeping, and people's chitter chatter. I probably should have called her when she's at work iver this.

"Hey Payton. Im sorry if youre busy, I need a favor."

"Your okay ari, im heading to grab some coffee anyway. What do you need?"

"I need you to fire someone"

"Who?"

"Stewardess. Her and sebby are well acquainted" I scoff.

"What is up with that club and fucking Stewardesses. I'm only hiring men from now on. This is the fourth one I have had to fire. Put me on speaker."

I did as she asks "You're on"

"Laura You're fired. Your severance pay will be deposited. Exit the plane."

"I didn't do anything wrong." She gasps.

"You had sex with a passanger on my plane. If you would have read your contract you'd know that's grounds for termination. I'm done with this conversation. Love you ari, see you soon. Seb you're a dumbass, get her off my plane, now."

"Yes ma'am" seb sighs, and I hang up.

"You're still standing here?" I ask her.

"Seb don't let her do this." He whiney voice is starting to really get in my nerves.

"You need to get off the plane" seb tells her.

She huffs and goes to the front of the plane and grabs her belonging before leaving out of the exit door.

"Was that necessary?" Seb asks

"You can off the plane with her if you'd like." I shrug

"You know that's not what I want ari."

"We're not getting into this now." I shake me head.

The feeling of hurt setting inside me again. I know daisy wasn't the only girl he slept with but it still hurts knowing there were more. Maybe I was being a little dramatic, but I don't care.

"You know I love you right? I have only ever loved you. None of them mattered angel."

"They matter to me Sebastien" I shake my head trying to keep my emotions at bay. I hate that this upsets me so much. I hate that I can't just get over it. I know that he isnt in the wrong. I know no one thought I was coming home. But damn it, I spent three fucking years of my life locked in hell. Three years of Holding onto hope, telling my baby girl stories of prince sebby, the boy I have loved since I was a little girl walking into a scary club house.

Seb was the boy at the gate, he's the one who took me to uncle parker that night. He showed me to the room I stayed in that night until dad got there the next day. He made sure I had everything I needed. He brought me breakfast the next morning. Sebby was the first person to make sure I was okay. My mom sure as fuck didn't care about me.

She lied about who my dad was, let my fake dad beat the shit out of me, then moved on to date a string of her drug dealers. Sebby cared from day one. Allot of people don't believe in love at first sight. Im not sure I do either, but the first time I saw sebby it was like my soul recognized his. I don't think I'll ever have a connection like that with another person.

"I know babe." He sighs "tell me what I can do?"

"How many more seb?"

"Angel" He sighs and shakes his head "I was in a fucked up place for a long time. I missed you so fucking much it was killing me."

"Yeah, I was in a fucked up place too. How many?"

"I don't know, ten?"

"Ten?"

"Around there, ari I don't know. I was always drunk from the time I woke up to the time I went to sleep the last few years have been a blur."

"Okay, I'm done talking about this infront of her."

"What can I do angel?"

"Be a good dad"

"I'll do everything in my power to give our little girl the best life ever, I promise" he says kissing charlie on the top of her head. "I promise to do the same for you angel. I want you to wake up each day knowing how loved you are, how smart, and beautiful, and absolutely adored you are. Aribella you are my greatest treasure, and I'll do whatever it takes to make you mine."

"One day at a time" I sigh as the plane takes off.

"One day at a time... forever."

"And always" I whisper. I shouldn't have it's a promise I don't know if I can keep to him.

The fact of the matter is, I'm not sure I deserve a 'happily ever after' I'm tainted. Those men tainted that little girl I used to be. The one sebby once loved. I'm not her anymore. I'm afraid one day he'll look at me and see what I see when I look in the mirror a broken girl, a weak girl, a girl who didn't fight hard enough, a girl who isn't worthy of love, then this will all be over.

Sebby has the biggest heart of anyone I know, I mean look at him with charlie. He deserves happiness and so does my little girl, maybe that's where this connection ends. Charlie gets an amazing man to help raise her, sebby gets a beautiful little girl who will love him until the end of time, and I get to watch them be happy, while I'm alone.