5:30pm

Kristen was in the bedroom packing her suitcase, Kailia was asleep in the middle of the big white bed, curled up into a ball. She couldn't help but smile seeing her daughter sleep, she was oblivious to everything around her.

Finishing up with the packing she went over to Kailia, gently brushing her fingertips over her tiny hand. She had learned a lot over the past 2 weeks, not only about her daughter but also herself. She decided that once they were both settled back in LA, she was going to therapy. She knew she couldn't take care of her baby girl if she didn't help herself first and she was struggling big time. She sighed before gently picking her baby girl up, placing her more towards the edge so she could change her and soon they were off to the airport.

The airport was such a headache for Kristen, she was often recognized and now that she had Kailia, she didn't want anyone near them. Security was the biggest bitch, having to hand her baby over to a complete stranger while she went through the metal detector and watch as they checked Kailia as a safety precaution as her little girl cried.

They still had another hour until their flight was to be called. Kristen was quietly talking to Kailia and kissing the top of her head as the baby cried against her chest, still not happy with being woken up by the security guards.

Finally getting settled in her seat, Kristen settled Kailia against her chest and laid the boppy pillow on her lap.

"She's cute," a voice from next to her said. Kristen smiled. "I'm Aspen by the way."

"Kristen," she smiled shaking Aspens hand. "Thank you."

"How old is she?"

"2 weeks."

"Cute, I just lost my baby last week. I'm heading back to California now."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Kristen said sincerely.

"Stillbirth, she's in a better place I guess."

"What was her name?"

"Callie," Kristen was speechless, she couldn't imagine losing her little girl. She sighed and looked down at her daughter fighting the urge to scream. how could she have been so fucking stupid?

"Are you Ok?" Aspen's voice came from beside her.

"No..." she went onto explaining mostly everything to Aspen. Feeling better having told someone. A few minutes later Kristen was falling asleep, Aspen couldn't help but notice Kristen was slowly losing her grip on Kailia and gently took her into her arms.

"Hello, gorgeous" she whispered. "Let's give your momma a little break."

When Kristen awoke a few hours later she was confused. She didn't feel her baby against her. She groggily opened her eyes and looked around for her daughter, finding her snuggled against Aspen's chest.

"Hey your awake" Aspen said

"Yeah, when did you take her?"

"You were losing your grip on her, so I took her."

"How long have I been asleep?"

"About 3 hours. I fed her a bottle you had in the bag. She was so good."

"Thank you, you didn't have to." Kristen carefully took Kailia back into her arms.

"No problem, you needed the rest and she was a good girl, I didn't mind."

Kristen and Aspen talked about anything and everything, making the time go by. For once, it was like talking to a friend. She was happy that Aspen didn't make a fuss as to who she was, she felt normal.

When the plane touched down, Kristen was feeding Kailia another bottle. She looked out the window into the darkness and sighed, a tear trickling out of her eye.

"Come on baby girl, let's go home" she whispered