"So all the furniture has been done?" Sebastian asked his mother, she was currently in New York for a weekend spa and had decided to stop off at the apartment to see if all of her son's furniture had arrived on time. It had. All the rooms had been decorated, it was just the furniture to arrange and then it would be home. The apartment had a large living room, a bathroom, two bedroom and a smallish kitchen-slash-diner. It was just right for him and Alex really but the rent was too steep for him to pay alone which was why he needed someone with him. Julia had hoped Hunter would. She knew he'd applied to the same college but he was going to dorm, much to her annoyance, did he need a direct question to do it. Men.
"Yep, it's all arranged and everything, tickets should be arriving tomorrow- along with Alex's passport and then you're all set for Tuesday ." Julia smiled as she read it off from her checklist in her head. Julia and John were looking forward to him leaving but they were excited for him to start a life with his daughter; their little boy was was grown up.
"When you coming home?" Sebastian asked his mom in a nervous voice. It was Monday and he would be leaving tomorrow, it was surreal but exciting at the same time.
"Tonight. I'm heading to the airport in an hour so don't worry honey, how is Alex?"
"She's great but she misses her grandma, so hurry home-" Sebastian was about to remind his mom about her hotel stop when there was a knock at the door. "Mom, someone's at the door so I'll see you tonight, love you." he said as he walked to the door with Alex crawling behind him at full speed.
"Okay honey, love you too." the she hung up just as he pulled open the door to reveal, none other than Hunter Clarington, looking unsure of what was happening. Like he'd gone to sleep and woken up at Sebastian's door.
"Hey," Sebastian smiled with a cocked eyebrow.
"Hi, I was just coming down to.. um.. I'm not even sure but I wanted to come see you and Alex." he said awkwardly as he shifted from one foot to the other.
"Well we love visitors, come in and take a seat,"
"Thanks, hey Alex," Hunter said in a playfull tone as the little girl's eyes lit up as she saw he dad at the door.
"Dad!" she squealed and clapped her hands. Today her brown hair wasn't tied up and it came around her cheeks to fram her face; her little yellow dress came just below the knee and made her look like a cabbage patch kid. So in a word: adoarble.
"Are you excited?" Hunter asked while she made grabbing hand motions in the air.
"Alex, what do we say?"
"Up!" she said and he did just that, he picked her up and gave her a hug. He didn't remember anything still but he had been making an effort to know Alex which had been going pretty well. Two weeks since his discharged and he'd seen Alex ten out of the fourteen days, more than he ever did before the amnesia!
"She's talking more, that's good right?" Hunter asked Sebastian as he rested her on his left hip.
"Yeah, she only knows: up, dad and daddy but it's still progress in the right direction."
"What have you been trying to get her to say?" he asked as they walked through into the living room where Disney's Tangled was playing. Alex adored that film and Sebastian did too, the songs were engraved in his brain- he'd started singing them while cleaning! Ridiculous!
"Just normal stuff. Hi, bye, please, thank you, yes, no but nothing; tried walking too but she's just not interested. She's happy for the moment so I'm happy, she'll do it when she's ready," he shrugged and Hunter nodded.
"Yeah, definately, she'll be fine."
"Bekah and me spent hours trying to take that first step but she just keeps sitting and refusing." he chuckles as she picks up her dolls from the floor and passes them to Hunter. She has so many disney princess dolls it's creepy, in fact, probley every princess ever to be in a movie.
"Let's give it a shot, together,"
"Really?" Sebastian chuckles as Hunter stand up and goes five feet in front of Sebastian before picking Alex up. He sat her infront on his before standing her up but keeping hold of her hands. They both fit perfectly into his palm and he made sure she had a safe grip.
"Ready?" Hunter asked and Sebastian gave him a thumbs up. Their little girl was stood looking confused but happy and intrigued; she was not against what they were doing to her but enthusiastic. Hunter moved his feet and Alex mimicked with a smile as she approached her daddy. Sebastian had stretched out arms ready for her and with four steps she was in his arms chuckling.
"Again?" she nodded her head but this time Sebastian took her hands and walked her towards Hunter. They continued in this way for near enough an hour before Hunter let her go two steps before she landed in Seb's arms and instead of falling she made it.
"Did she?"
"She did!"
"Yay!" Sebastian grinned as he threw her in the air and caught her. "You are my big, big girl and I love you!"
"I wish I could spend more time with you two now I'm knowing you more,"
"You can't even imagine how long I've wanted you to say that but now it's.. too late." Sebastian said with a sad expression.
"No, it's not. I feel like I can remember around you, you help me Sebastian." Hunter explained and gently ran his fingertips over Sebastian's hand.
"I leave soon and-"
"Let me come with you,"
"Hunter you need your mom an-"
"No, I need Alex and you. That's who I want and need." Hunter said in a desperate tone. "A while ago my doctor asked me to accosiate feelings with people and for you and Alex: it's love."
"No, I.. it's not.. gratitude maybe but-"
"No, no buts. I'm not saying I'm in love with you but I could be, my dad told me I was in love with you before and those memories aren't there. Yet. With your help, they could be,"
"I can't, I'll be busy with law studies and making sure Alex is all good."
"I can help, please Sebastian?"
"I'm sorry," he said with a sad face.
"It's okay because I am going to get my memories back and come to you, my family, in New York." Hunter smiled and pressed a kiss to his daughter's forehead and then Sebastian's cheek before leaving.
"Why is it every time your dad leaves me I feel like crap?" he said into his daughter's head as he held back the tears threatening to fall out of his eyes.
"Cap," she repeated and she chuckled.
"You're going to be quite the daughter." He put her to bed and checked all his cases to make sure he isn't leaving anything behind. He's not. His mom wasnt home yet but he and his dad had ordered the food now they were just waiting.
"I am so proud of you Sebastian," John said as he and Sebastian sat in the kitchen, all the suitcases were read for the next day, along with passports and tickets.
"Thanks dad. Even though I had a baby in high school?" he asked with his signature grin, he knew his father loved Alex more than anything- she was a grandpa's girl.
"Yes, even then. You manned up and took care of her and acted like the man I knew you'd be."
"It means a lot hearing you say that." As soon as he finished his sentance Rebekah and Julia came through the front door.
"Food," Rebekah hollard before taking it through to the dining room and setting it out. The plates were already out as were the hot plates to put the containers on.
"It arrived the exact time we did so we paid for it outside," Julia explained when the Smythe men gave them confused look. She approached her son and pulled him in to a one armed hug before wrapping her opposite arm around her husband's waist. "How was your day?"
"Tiring but nothing I can't handle, how was your day?"
"It was good, nice flight and the apartment looks great." she smiled as they all sat at the table and began Sebastian's last dinner in New York, for a while anyway. Dinner went calmly and without issue, they just discussed their days and Sebastian told them about Alex's first steps. They all suddenly became rather excited and they made him recount everything step-by-step which led to his mom becoming more excited when he said Hunter asked if he could go with him.
"Why the fuck did you say no?" Julia asked in complete disbelief at her son's idiocy.
"Mom!" he and Rebekah said at the same time, their mother only ever swore when something was very serious. And this she classed as dire.
"Well I am sorry but come on he asks you, what you've been dying for him to do for god knows how long, and you say no?! Come on Sebastian,"
"It was the right thing to do, he doesn't remember a thing, he only remembers what we have said and what has happened since the accident. When he remembers it will be different; if he remembers."
"The minutes he remembers I am sending him up to you." he said in a final tone and continued eating.
"Okay mom."After everything was washed and put away Sebastian headed to bed as he and Alex had an early flight. They had to be at the airport for six-thrity and then ready to fly out at eight, it was going to be one hell of a morning.
It all came to soon, his mom and sister had become teary at the gate and his dad seemed to be a weird, like he was going to cry.
"Are you excited?" Rebekah asked her brother and she gave her niece a hug, a tight hug, she really didn't want to let her go.
"Yeah but you need to stop crying before I make a mean comment and we leave on bad terms." Sebastian said as he fought back tears that he would deny ever existed.
"Fuck you Seb," she sobbed pulling him into a hug and squashing Alex in the middle.
"Daddy,"
"See you later and you better call when you get there." Julia threatened with more tears escaping her eyes.
"I will, I promise and if Rebekah remembers I'll skype you guys later tonight." he promised.
"I won't forget." his dad smiled as he hugged his son for the first time in years. It was awkward for a moment but soon got better.
Flight 223 to New York is now boarding, that's flight 223 to New York. The woman's voice echoed round the terminal and made lots of people begin picking up their hand luggage, including Sebastian.
"Well I'll see you guys later and I love you." he said to them and waved making his daughter copy. "Bye."
"Bye." Alex said with a wave. They walked over and handed them the tickets before walking on the the jet. Sebastian sat in his seat with Alexandra on his knee as a young couple sat beside him and they gave him a smile. It was going to be a nice flight which is the start to a new adventure. A New York adventure..
A/N: So I'll probley do a sequal to this and another Huntbastian which seems to be the popular suggestions.
Laura: Keep an eye out over the next few chapters;)
brittnicole57: I was planning on one of those:)
R&R thanks guys. It's my birthday coming up on the 11th so I'll try and update before then but I can't promise.