Ally's POV
I woke up early the next morning and went downstairs to make breakfast. Before it was finished Austin came in and sat down.
"Where are the girls?" He asked.
"Still in bed. I'll get them up in a minute." I answered putting the eggs on a plate.
"I'll do it." He said and walked back out of the kitchen. I sighed and shook my head. This kind of reminded me of when we were married, but so much had changed since then and I still didn't have a clue as to why Austin left in the first place. The girls ran in still wearing pajamas and sat down to eat. I put their food in front of them and Austin was leaning on the wall.
"Ally, can I talk to you?" He asked. I sighed and followed him out of the room.
"What?" I asked.
"About last night, I'm sorry. I didn't think before I said it." He said.
"It's fine Austin. It's not a big deal." I said and left him standing there. I wasn't going to get into a discussion about last night. I told the girls to go get dressed. I got their bags ready because Austin had put them in the closet when we got back last night. I put them into his car and we drove off. He took the girls and followed me.
I was glad to have some time to myself. I had a feeling that Austin wasn't telling me something. I had felt that way since we had gotten a divorce after Adalyn was born. I knew he must have a reason for leaving but I didn't know what it was. He didn't have a girlfriend to leave me for. He didn't even date now. It was hard, living without him. I loved the girls but every time I looked at them, I saw Austin.
He was the first person I had ever loved. In quiet times like this I could tell myself that I still loved him. I was feeling bad by the time we got to the dentist. I went in and signed the girls in. Everyone turned to look at us. We didn't live in a small town but enough people knew we had been divorced for a while. I could almost see the wheels turning in their heads trying to figure out why we were together. I glanced at Austin and he glanced away but I saw the expression cross his face and this time there was no denying that it was pain. Why would he be in pain when he was the one who left me?
Our marriage falling apart had everything to do with him, believe me I was blindsided. I sighed as we sat there. They called Anna first and she looked at us.
"I'll go." Austin said. He took Anna's hand and they went back with the dentist and I watched the other two. Soon after the dentist called both of them at the same time. I got both of them and went back. I passed the room Anna and Austin were in. I saw him leaning down, talking to her quietly and she was smiling and laughing which is just short of a miracle in the dentist's office. She was terrified of them. Austin glanced up and met my eyes. I smiled at him sadly and kept moving.
The dentist appointment was quick and easy. When I went back out to the waiting room Austin and Anna were waiting for us. He took Adalyn out of my arms and we walked to his car. I kissed all of the girls and waved goodbye to them as her drove away. I turned and got into my car. When I got home Trish was sitting on my front porch.
"Hey." I said and she smiled at me.
"I thought about what you said and your right, I don't want to lose him so we're going to start therapy." She said.
"That's great; I think it will be good for you." I said and she smiled broadly.
"Plus today we went to the doctor to talk about fertility treatments and guess what?" She said.
"What?"
"We found out that I'm pregnant." She said and I hugged her tightly.
"Congratulations." I said. We went inside and I got some ice cream out of the freezer and we made Sundays.
"Ally can I ask you something?" She asked when we were sitting on the couch.
"Sure."
"Why don't you just tell Austin you miss him?" She asked. I looked at her.
"He's over me. That's where we are." I said.
"I don't think he is. I think you guys could be a family again." She said.
"We're still a family. We're just a little different now." I said.
"The girls miss him." She said.
"I know, but we just can't do it Trish. I don't even know why he left." I said.
"Well find out."
"How?"
"Ask him about it." I gave her a look like she was crazy. She held her hands up. "Alright, I'll drop it."
We talked for a while and she left. I sat on my couch and turned on the TV. It was too quiet without the girls. I sighed and got up to do some cleaning. I ended up in my room. I opened the drawer beside my bed. I took out the pictures. They were all from my life with Austin. Ranging from when we were really young to the first pregnancy and all the others. I smiled lightly at some of them. We were so close and happy. I didn't understand what had happened. I put the pictures back into the drawer and lay down on the bed. I stared up at the ceiling and I was missing the girls. I sighed and rolled over. Finally I decided to take a shower. When I got out I put on a blue sundress and sandals and went back downstairs.
I made a snack and went to watch TV. It was still on and I sat down in front of it. I was watching a documentary but I had no idea what it was even about. I fell asleep on the couch and woke the next morning with the sun rising. I sighed and rolled off the couch. I was going to be stiff all day. I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth and washed my face.
I went to make breakfast but before I even made it to the kitchen the phone rang. I picked it up and Austin's voice came across.
"Ally you have to come to the hospital." He said automatically. I freaked out.
"What? What happened?!" I asked frantically.
"Adalyn woke up this morning with a dangerously high fever. They took her back and I came out to call you." He said.
"I'll be there soon." I said. I hung up and grabbed my purse. I was out the door quickly and I probably broke the speed limit to get to the hospital. I went to the front desk and the woman looked up at me.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"I need to find my daughter." I said.
"Name?" She asked.
"Adalyn Moon." I said. She typed it in and looked at me.
"Room 127." She said and I took off. I got to the room as the doctor was walking in. Austin got up and looked at me.
"I'm sorry Ally." He said and I shook my head.
"It's not your fault she got sick Austin." I said. The doctor looked at us.
"You're her parents?" She asked. We nodded. "Okay well it seems Adalyn has a bad case of the flu. We need to keep her here for observation until the fever goes down." She said.
"Okay, can we stay with her?" I asked.
"Of course." She said and left. I turned to Austin.
"Where are Anna and Sarah?" I asked.
"I called Dez and he said he and Trish could take them, and then I called you." He said and I nodded. I sat down beside Adalyn and she turned to look at me.
"Mommy, I feel icky." She said. I kissed her forehead.
"I know sweetie." I said and then with no warning my dad burst through the door.
"What the hell are you doing here?" He asked Austin.
"She's my daughter, Mr. Dawson." He said.
"You have no right to be here." Dad said.
"Can I talk to you outside?" Austin asked and I knew it wouldn't end well.
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