Tubba- You have no idea how much I've missed you and your reviews! I hope you are doing well and of course I remember you I don't think I'd be able to forget so many of your reviews left me laughing so hard on my main story and I hope to see you back with your randomness soon and if you ever check out Jessie's story I can't wait to see what you think of it

TMIShips4Life- It was my computer that messed up I think.. I posted the chapter and it said it updated but the chapter was all messed up so I had to delete it and after that I fell asleep

Max's Pov

I couldn't stop looking at Empire and the way Sadie was with him she was an amazing mother and I was so lucky she was the mother of my children. "Here you go Blueberry." Pops said as he handed me my food.

"Thanks pop…" It was weird not having dad here. He FaceTimed before the concert to see the baby and said he'd call back after.

"Are the kids coming?"

"Yeah, Rylie watched them for us they should be coming in like ten minutes."

"Is Kai coming? Do I finally get to meet him?"

"Uh, I can call Cambry and see if she can bring him for a bit…" I said and stood up Pops was watching me with an eyebrow raised.

I closed the door and leaned against it pulling my phone out to call her, we haven't talked since she yelled at me. "Hello?" It was Aaron.

"Can I talk to Cambry please?"

"She's busy."

"I just wanted to know if I could see Kai because-"

"Sorry but today isn't a good day," Aaron said and the line went dead so I called back. "What?"

"Okay I get your Cambry's boyfriend but Kai is my son, not yours."

"Were you at Kai's doctor's appointment this morning." God damn it…

"Can I talk to Cambry?"

"She doesn't want to talk to you."

"I was going to come but Sadie had the baby."

"Thanks for passing that message along."

"Dude-"

"I'll tell Cambry she'll text you later." He hung up again and I wanted to throw my phone at the fucking wall from frustration.

"Max are you okay?" Sadie asked once I closed the door I didn't say anything as I sat down. "Max?"

"Huh?"

"Are you alright?"

"I'm great…" I mumbled.

"Max?" Pops took Empire from her and she struggled to sit up. "What's wrong?" My phone rang I groaned as I picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Sorry about Aaron we had a rough day… You can't take Kai today." I sighed and gulped down my anger.

"Sadie had the baby and one of my fathers are here and he really wants to meet Kai."

"Max-"

"I know I've been shitty this past couple of months Cambry I fully admit to being an awful dad."

"That's not-"

"But he's still my son." She sighed.

"Give me like ten minutes."

"So you'll be here in like thirty minutes?"

"No, I'll be down in like five."

"What…" I asked as I took the baby from Pops.

"I'll explain when I see you, text me the room number." She said and then hung up.

"Who was that?" Pop asked.

"My baby mama who loves to make my life fucking hell." Someone knocked on the door Pops got up and opened it.

"Alec…?"

"Dad?"

"Surprise." He said pushing pops out of the way kissing his cheek. "Let me see him." He took the baby from me.

"What are you doing here?"

"We have a few days and I was coming home anyway and when you called about the baby I was already at the airport." He smiled down at Empire playing with his hair. "Look at you." He said in a baby voice.

"His nickname is bean," Pops said.

"Oh papa why'd you have to say that!" I whined.

"Since when do you call him Papa?" Dad asked.

"He only does when I do or say something he doesn't like."

"So why bean?"

"Because when Kayla was here she said he was dark and people won't believe that Sadie is his mom so I said he's not dark he's mocha and now they call him a mocha bean."

"That's actually adorable," Dad said and looked down at Empire.

"What did you guys end up naming him?" Dad asked still with his eyes glued to the baby.

"You already know his name…"

"I thought you would've changed your mind, hi Alexander." He booped his nose. "Are you guys calling him Alex or Empire?"

"I refuse to call him Empire," Sadie said shaking her head. "It's Alex." She reached out and touched his head.

There was another knock and I knew this time it had to be Cambry or maybe Rylie, either way, it was my kids. I opened the door and immediately stepped out. "Wha-"

"Before you go on a huge rant," Cambry said looking down at Kai who was in a hospital wheelchair hooked up to an IV with a face mask on. "I tried calling you but your phone was off, which I now know why it was off."

"What's going on?" She handed me a huge packet.

"His port is infected really badly so he couldn't do his infusions today and they have him on this stupid medicine and it's been making him really tired and he can't walk right now because if he tries he falls and on top of all this he's been refusing to eat any solids."

"Since when does he eat real food?"

"He's supposed to have one small meal a day at least... He hasn't eaten in two days and he threw up his nutrition and throws a fit when me or Aaron try and hook it up." He finally opened his eyes and looked up at me he looked so tired but when he saw me he smiled a tiny bit and lifted his hands up.

"Can I?"

"Yeah just be careful." I nodded and picked him up carefully because they're we're wires all over. "I hope you don't mind I gave his nurse your guys room number just cause she was really against him leaving the room and just a bunch of bullshit."

"Are you alright?"

"Since when do you give a fuck about me?"

"I always have and I always will." She looked at me and then down to Kai.

"It never gets easier seeing him in the hospital… You're lucky all your kids are healthy."

"Not all of them," I said kissing Kai's head shifting him and he winced.

"I should get him back to his room and try and get him some food. Want some chicken noodle soup baby?" He shook his head and then started coughing until he was gasping for air. "Slow down Kai. Breathe. Just breathe baby." He started taking deep long breaths. "I should take him."

"Can he come in for a minute to see the baby?"

"Yeah just don't take him to close I don't know if he's sick on top of all this shit."

"Come on."

"Why would I-"

"Just come on." I walked into the room still holding Kai and Cambry followed me in and leaned against the door both dad and pops stood up.

"Is he okay?" Dad asked I didn't really know the answer to that so I looked at Cambry but her eyes were on the floor.

"Uh…"

"He should be fine in a few days," Cambry said still barely glancing at anyone. "We spend a lot of time in the hospital so this is really nothing…"

"What happened?" Sadie asked and Kai lifted his hand up and gave a small little wave towards her. "Hi, baby boy."

"He got an infection in his port." I didn't really say much more because I don't really know much about what's going on.

"How long does he have to stay?" Dad asked still just looking at the back of Kai's head.

"He should be able to go home tomorrow hopefully they are giving him some antibiotics and he should be good to go but if the infection doesn't let up they'll either go in surgical or keep him longer and give him more medicine," Kai whined.

"Do you want to meet your grandpas and your baby brother?" I asked he nodded against me and lifted his head a little.

"Max he isn't-"

"I know." He wasn't feeling good so this probably wasn't the best idea but when will I get another opportunity for my parents to meet Kai when I barely have him.

"Just put him back in his wheelchair before you drop him."

"I'm not going to-"

"Max." She said stubbornly, I got a flash in my head of what I'd do to her for thinking she could talk to me like that but quickly slapped that idea out of my head.

"Hi Kai, I'm Magnus and this is Alec," Pops said once I sat Kai back in his wheelchair and pushed him a bit closer. "You look so much like your daddy."

"Daaa." He said softly looking up at me.

"Can I hold him?" Dad asked Cambry she looked at Empire who was in his hands and she gave a polite smile.

"He hasn't been feeling good today I wouldn't want the baby to get sick."

"Bab," Kai said and tried to stand up.

"Kaiser," Cambry said shaking her head.

"Bab…" He pointed to Empire.

"No."

"He's-" Sadie started to say but she was cut off by a knock on the door and then Gabe walking in.

"Where's the little fugly thing?"

"Fugly?" Gabe nodded and then made a face once he looked at Empire.

"I'm sorry Sadie… We were all hoping he'd come out looking like you at least he'd be cute then but he looks like this ugly piece of-" I punched him and he knocked into Kai.

"I brought you some food, Superman." Kai shook his head and went back to looking at Empire.

"Bab." He pointed to Empire and leaned forward.

"Kaiser, no," Cambry said again and he laid his head down on the armrest of the wheelchair. "Come on you need to eat." He shook his head again.

"Dad's up in Kai's room and said- never mind I'll tell you when we go up."

"Great…" She mumbled and pushed off the wall and pushed me out of her way. "Say bye to daddy, Kai."

"No," Kai whined.

"Daddy has to stay here with his family and we need to go back up to your room and eat and get some more medicine."

"No."

"Okay we're going now I'll text you and let you know when he's out and what the doctors say."

"Do you think sometime next week I can take him?"

"Just let me know a day before…" She was going to move to push Kai out of the room but the door opened and DJ and Rosie came in.

"Kai!" DJ yelled, no one got the chance to tell DJ to be careful because he practically jumped on the wheelchair to hug Kai tightly and even though you could tell that it kinda hurt Kai he smiled and wrapped his arms around DJ's face pulling him close.

"More excited to see Kai then his new baby brother," Dad said laughing.

"I can tell him to stop," Sadie said looking at Kai and DJ.

"No, it's okay this is the first time I've seen him smile today."

"Apa!" Rosie said and automatically went to dad with her hands up.

"Hey, Possie." He lifted her up kissing her cheek.

"Dad?" Rylie came in with Rafe following her.

"Rafe? What are you doing here." I pulled him into a hug which resulted in him punching me to get out of.

"I'm going to Milan with papa for three months."

"Three months? How come I never got to go to Italy for three months?" I asked looking at my dads who both looked at each other.

"We always scheduled tours around your father's work that way at least one of us would always be home with you guys but with this tour, there was no way we could do that so now Rafe has to go to Italy for three months."

"Babes by the pool, Italian food, hotel that's pretty much a house, flat screens in every room… Yeah, it's gonna be fucking awesome."

"Rafael." Pops said and Rafe rolled his eyes.

"You only yelled at me because dad's here…" He mumbled.

"You can come with me on tour if you want." Dad said to Rafe who held his hands up and shook his head.

"No thanks. Rylie and Jessie have epic parties in Italy and I'm gonna get to-" Rylie covered Rafe's mouth.

"What happened to keeping secrets?"

"Marco invite you and Jess out again?"

"Giovanni." She said smiling and pops looked at her shaking his head.

"No."

"Daddy!"

"I said no."

"Oh come on so what you guys use to-" She stopped and looked at dad and bit her lip and then cleared her throat. "Awkward…" She said softly.

"Who's Giovanni?" Dad asked eyeing pops.

"An old friend who apparently I'll be seeing soon." Rylie leaned down and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you, daddy."

"Of course baby girl."

"Oh, and Ragnor and Catarina are gonna be there."

"At Giovanni's?"

"No… At the-" She looked at dad again and groaned. "Will talk about this later when Jessie gets here."

"I wanna go to Italy…" Sadie mumbled. Rylie laughed shrugging.

"Well if you didn't just have a baby I'd invite you to come."

"It's fun but hard work." Pops laughed and then Rylie joined him.

Kayla's Pov

"Are we really doing this?" I asked Ryland who shrugged.

"Why not."

"Why not? Maybe because your entire family will be pissed off if they find out we snuck away and got married at the courthouse."

"They will never know." He whispered into my ear. "We'll tell them after we have our wedding and they can't really say anything about it because well they were at our wedding in the end right?"

"I don't think that's how it works Ry…" He shook his head and looked around.

"Do you think this is a good idea?" He looked around like he was just waiting for his mom to barge in and yell at him.

"Don't tell me you're having second thoughts about this now?"

"No, I mean yeah, I mean… I really don't know what's happening in my head right now but I know I love you so fucking much I don't know what to do with myself when you aren't around it's like a piece of myself always stays home because that's where you are and it kills me that I have to leave because I miss my family. I know I'm not the perfect man and I fuck up… a lot… But you are the most important thing in my life Kayla. I know I might not always show it and I act like a dick and I do things that are really stupid but you are my everything." I was still pissed about what he did but boy did he know how to make my heart flutter.

"I don't have a speech planned for you but all I know is I fucking love you." He laughed kissing my cheek.

"I fucking love you too."

"Which is why I want our wedding day to be special... I want everyone to see me become your wife."

"So we wait?"

"It's only five months away."

"Still feels like an eternity."

"Well if your tour would be over sooner we could get married tomorrow…" I joked but he smiled.

"What?"

"Well don't you wanna be able to fit into your dress?" He asked and then immediately put his hands up and gave a small nervous laugh. "I-I'm not calling you fat I just mean you're pregnant and in five months you'll be-"

"I'll be what…." I asked glaring at him.

"Beautiful."

"So what? You want to push our wedding back?"

"No… I want to get married sooner."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean," He stopped because his phone started ringing. "Hey, mama." It sounded like she was yelling at him. "No mom… I'm not out getting high or anything I'm with Kayla."

I think maybe that's why I'm not as mad as I should be. Clary is pissed at him she refused to let him hold Willow and anytime she talks to him it's her yelling.

"Will be home soon…" He hung up and sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"I hate disappointing her… The first time she found out I was doing drugs she yelled at me and refused to talk to me I don't think I ever felt so shitty in my life back then."

"How old?"

"What so you can yell at me as well? No thanks…"

When we got home Ryland went to take a nap and Harlan followed him upstairs so I don't know how much sleep he'll be getting. "Hey, Kayla." Someone said from the couch I went over and Liam and Benji were playing Ryland's PlayStation.

"Hey, guys."

"Maaa! Mama."Willow screamed walking towards me with her hands in the air.

"Hi, sweet girl." I picked her up and gave her kisses until Benji looked at me shaking his head.

"Chicks…"

"Did you want kisses to Benji?"

"NO!" He yelled but it was too late I grabbed his face and kissed his cheek a bunch like I do to Willow and Harlan. He screamed for Liam to help him.

"You are gonna wake up mom Ben!" I pulled away and he groaned rubbing his face.

"That was so nasty."

"Clary's sleeping?"

"Willow was napping with her," Liam said shrugging fully into the game.

Ryland's Pov

When I woke up Harlan was laying on me the bed was empty and he was right up on me. I tried to move over a bit but Harlan followed throwing his cast over my body. It really hurt. "Mom said dinner is ready," Liam said leaning against the door.

"When did you get here?" I pulled my arm from under Harlan.

"I'm grounded so mom said I had to come because she doesn't trust me home alone and Benji's here too but he's sick, I don't really know he was faking to get out of a test he knew he was going to fail."

"Were you here the entire time?"

"Yeah but mom was pissed off at you so I stayed up in my room."

"Guest room." I mumbled, he had a certain room he stayed in when he came to visit so that was now known as his room or so he thinks.

"So whatcha do that got mom so mad?"

"Nothing…"

"Dude come on tell me." He whined.

"Mom left Cecily alone?"

"No, she's on some stupid school trip for the weekend."

"And how'd you get grounded?"

"Chase spent the night and mom found out…" I laughed and Harlan rolled over and sat up stretching.

"Hi, daddy." He crawled over to me and kissed my head.

"Hey, buddy sleep good?" He nodded and looked at Liam and stood up so fast and leaped off the bed.

"Liam!" He got a face full of Harlan's cast.

"Dude your casts hurt when you knock people in the face," Liam said but Harlan started to giggle. "So are you really not gonna tell me what you did to mom?"

"Liam please just drop it." He put Harlan down at shrugged.

"You normally don't piss mom off that's been my job for seventeen years I'm just wondering if you're gonna start stealing my thunder."

"Shut up and get the hell out." I playfully punched his shoulder and he hit me right back.

"Come on Harlan." He left my room with Harlan following him talking about something mom bought for him.

I quickly changed and went downstairs mom and Kayla were talking and Benji was playing with Willow. "Hey." Mom just glanced at me.

"Hey babe, you sleep good?"

"Yeah… Mom, can we talk? Outside?"

"Sure." As we were making out way outside she stopped to ruffle Willow's little bit of hair. "So what do you want to talk about?" I closed the door and took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry I fucked up I know I always promise that I won't go back to drugs and I have always broken that promise but I-"

"Have you ever asked your father why he quit drinking?" Mom asked sitting down on the patio swing chair thingy.

"Because he was becoming a dick when he drank? Forgot about his family." Mom shook her head.

"Did he ever tell you what happened the last time he got blackout drunk?"

"No."

"Next time you see him ask him and don't stop asking until he tells you because if you keep fucking up that's what you're gonna end up doing with your life and I do not want to see that."

"I'm so confused… What did dad do?"

"That's not my story to tell Ryland but I can tell you this, I have tried and tried and I am tired of it we taught you better then this and if you want to throw away your life for this go right ahead toss everything you love down the drain because I cannot and will not go through this again." I really fucking hate this tough love shit. "I love you so much Ry but you don't listen and you damn sure don't learn."

"Mom-"

"I grew up with a father who did drugs and I'm sure Jon has told you stories about our father and the things he use to do."

"I would never hurt-"

"Drugs change people Ryland." She was crying now. "Before you started again when was the last time you did drugs?"

"Up until I found out you had cancer. I think…" I said softly.

"So in those months where you would ignore everyone, it was because you were too busy doing drugs?"

"I get it, mom."

"No, you don't Ryland because you continue to do these things and you won't stop until you lose everything."

"I can't lose them." I looked inside at Willow, she was throwing blocks around and then running to go get them to take them back to Benji who had his arms open just waiting for her. "They are my world."

"So change your act because the conversation I had with Kayla earlier while you were sleeping wasn't pretty." She usually would kiss my cheek or something after a talk like this but she just gave me this sad smile and went inside.

Kayla pulled me to the side and told me to come with her up to Harlan's room. "So why are we going to his room?" I asked as we walked up the steps.

"Because he's in his room."

"But why are we?"

"I want to tell him about the baby and I wanted both of us to do it." I wonder what she and my mom talked about but I didn't want to ask because I was afraid of what her answer might be.

"You okay?" She asked grabbing my hand.

"Why are you not more mad at me? Why aren't you like screaming and throwing things and threatening to leave?" I asked carefully.

"I honestly considered it a lot while you were sleeping…"

"Why didn't you?"

"What would that have solved? You probably would've just done drugs more if I left or fucked up even more so I called your mom and told her because I figured she'd know what to do."

"You stayed because-"

"I stayed because I love you and I can't picture life without you and our kids would miss the shit out of you. This baby," She took my hand and placed it on her stomach. "Deserve to get to know his or her father."

"I love you."

Harlan had his head under the bed talking away at whatever he had with him I looked over at the tank where his gecko was and it wasn't there so Kayla took a few steps closer to me. "Babe-"

"Come here Har mommy and I have something to tell you," I said and Harlan started to crawl under the bed more.

"Daddy! Help me!" He yelled.

"What's wrong?"

"Charmander got out and now he's under the bed."

"Come on out and let me get him bud." Harlan struggled to crawl out and had a little freak out until I grabbed his legs and just dragged him out.

"Thank you, daddy." I got down onto the floor to look under his bed and sure enough, Charmander was just chillin under his bed.

"I got him."

"Good job daddy! Mommy, he isn't lost anymore."

"Oh yay…" She said with fake enthusiasm. "Come sit down while daddy puts Charmander away." She didn't like his name I thought it was adorable and Harlan loves Pokemon it was going to be his new theme for the house in LA. He even wanted me to pay Logan to make him a few Pokemon prosthetics, of course, I didn't know about this until he came up to me asked for money to send to uncle Logan.

"Why sad mommy?"

"I'm not sad baby boy I'm happy."

"Are you happy cause daddy is home?"

"Yeah I'm happy daddy's home and we have something to tell you."

"What?" She looked at me but I shook my head, I wanted her to be the one.

"We're gonna have another baby." He smiled so big and put his cast on his face. "Do you know what that means?" He nodded getting up and jumping up and down on his bed.

"I'm gonna be a big big brother!" He yelled.

"Yeah." Kayla kissed his cheek.

"Can we go tell Willow and grandma and uncle Liam and uncle Benji and-"

"Buddy slow down."

"But daddy come on." He got behind me and started pushing me with his entire body.

"Harlan-"

"Dinner's ready!" Benji yelled, I'm sure mom told him to come up here and tell us but he just had to scream it.

Sadie's Pov

We have only been home with Alexander for a few hours and DJ and Rosie were over the excitement of a new baby brother. "Mommy why's he always crying?" DJ asked covering his ears.

"He's waiting to get his diaper changed but daddy had to get the wipes." DJ sighed.

"Daddy should hurry." He went back to watching SpongeBob and Alex continued to cry DJ looked at him. "Empire I trying to watch SpongeBob so you gots to be a quiet baby okay?" He didn't care he just kept crying. "Mommy!"

"I'm sorry babe," Max said handing me the wipes and another outfit for him. "I couldn't find them and then Cambry called me."

"Did they let Kai go home?"

"The antibiotics are working and he should be home either tonight or tomorrow morning."

"When next week did you want to take him?" I asked starting to change him and he finally quieted down some DJ smiled at him.

"Good baby." He said leaning down to kiss his head.

"I don't know… Maybe we'll take him the week after or something." He shrugged.

"Max-"

"Huh?"

"You told Kai you'd take him next week." Once I finished changing Alex Max took him and sat down to bottle feed him, we were trying out formula to see if he liked it as well as breastfeeding it was just easier on both of us if he drank formula for when I'm not here and Max has him.

"He's two babe I'm sure he won't-"

"He's three."

"Right three… I keep forgetting that." Rosie scooted over towards Max and watched Alex eat.

"Why don't you want to take Kai?"

"Well we have our hands full with Empire and the kids and Kai is a lot of work so maybe we just hold off until Empire is a bit older."

"We're moving soon though and we won't be able to take Kai whenever we want." I never really asked about that. "Did you and Cambry come up with a schedule or something for when we move? Are we getting Kai for like the summer or something?"

"Yeah… Something like that." He muttered he was definitely acting off but I was too tired to question it even farther.

He smiled down at Alex making little baby noises to him. When we introduced the kids to their baby brother they were more interested in what was wrong with Kai and I thought I would be bitter at the fact that they didn't care but it melted my heart to see them care so much about Kai. "You love daddy don't you Emp?" He kissed his nose.

"Emp? Where did you get Emp from?"

"That's how Kai says Empire and I thought it was really cute."

"You can't give a nickname to a nickname." I said but Max just shrugged.

"Empire is not a nickname it's his middle name."

"Daddy?" DJ said tapping on him. "Can I hold Empire?" He asked softly.

"Yeah, buddy once he's done eating you can have him alright?" DJ nodded and watched Empire eat.

"Daddy?"

"Yeah, bud?"

"He's drinking a bottle," DJ said and touched his head. "Cause he's just a baby so he can't really eat food cause he don't got no teeth and he was in mommy's belly."

"I put-"

"DO NOT SAY THAT!" I yelled kicking his leg.

"I wasn't gonna say anything." He muttered giving me a small cute smile.

He burped Empire and then carefully put him in DJ's arms and it was the cutest thing ever to see my boys all sitting together. "Mommy." Rosie climbed up on the couch with a cup.

"What's that baby?"

"Fish." She said holding up her cup of goldfish.

"Where'd you get that?"

"Daddy."

"Max! I told her no because of dinner."

"I haven't even started cooking yet so I figured a before snack was okay."

"Max-"

"Look at how cute DJ is," He said pointing to the boys. "Rosie come by your brothers so I can get a picture." She nodded shoving a handful of goldfish into her mouth before going over to DJ and Empire.

"Say cheese!" DJ yelled.

"Chee!" Rosie yelled trying to smile with a mouth full of goldfish.

We spent the day just being lazy and bumming it around the house Max told me I didn't have to go back to work until I wanted to and I could even bring Empire with me. "What's on your mind babe?" Max asked setting the baby monitor up.

"The custody thing with Kai."

"What about it."

"I don't know you just seemed upset when I brought it up did something happen?"

"No baby don't worry about it."

"But everything alright right? Like we can still get him even though we're going to New York?"

"Yeah…" He shrugged a bit. "Aren't you tired? He's gonna get up like a million times."

"Night Max." I kissed him and went around to my side.

"Night…" He sounded like he was crying but when I looked over he had just turned the light off.

Harlan's Pov

Daddy and I were having a dude day that's where we spend the entire day hanging out and having fun. Mommy and Willow went out with grandma to go shopping and I wanted to go because I didn't want to leave mommy but daddy made me stay home. "What do you want to do Har?"

"When is mommy coming home?" I asked daddy sighed.

"Don't worry about mommy."

"But I miss her," I whined.

"Yeah but I'm here."

"But mommy is always with me and she loves me and gives me kisses," I said looking down I was still in my pajamas.

"And I don't?" Daddy looked sad by what I said and if I had a hand right now I'd let him hold it.

"You aren't home and it's just me and mommy and Willow that's all."

"Buddy-"

"And Cammie! She's like my other mommy cause she's always here and she calls me mister handsome and when I had a nightmare she let me sleep upstairs with Kai and I cuddled with Arlo and Nugget."

"I'm sorry I'm not here buddy I know that must suck not having me around a lot."

"I get sad sometimes but mommy says you have an important job and when I'm bigger I'll be able to go to work with you."

"You wanna come?"

"No… I don't want to leave mommy she'd miss me and I'd miss her lots and lots."

"I think mommy would be happy if you came with on tour."

"When do you have to leave?"

"Really early tomorrow morning."

"Oh…" I didn't say anything else I wasn't happy daddy was leaving but I can't be sad because he has to work.

"How about we go ice skating?"

"I gots no hands!"

"You don't need hands you need feet." I looked down and then to daddy.

"I have feet."

"So what do you say?"

"Mommy won't like that I have casts on."

"You know how mommy makes rules?" I nodded. "Well daddy can make rules to and I say that you can go ice skating."

"I thought mommy's make the rules and daddies listen to them." Daddy laughed and picked me up throwing me over his shoulder I screamed as he carried me up to my room.

"Alright here's a lesson for you." Daddy said taking my shirt off carefully. "Mommy's think they make all the rules and that they are the bosses." He grabbed a shirt that I didn't like. "But in reality, daddy's are just afraid to make mommy's mad because they turn into big scary monsters."

"Like the monsters from aliens?"

"I was thinking more like gremlins but that works too I guess."

We were going downstairs when the door opened I thought it was mommy but it was Cammie and Kai. "How is he?" Daddy asked ruffling Kai's hair.

"So much better he actually woke up in a great mood and ran around for a few minutes and he ate didn't you." Kai nodded staying close to Cammie.

"So the infection is gone?"

"No it's still there and he will be getting new medicine through his port to take care of that and they said that it would hurt but he needs it done but for now he's okay. Still a little tired and weak but he's getting better."

"Go?" He asked pointing to daddy.

"We need to get you upstairs and you need to lay down for a bit."

"No." He whined daddy smiled.

"I can take him for a bit so you can relax… I know these last couple days must've been hard on you."

"Where are you guys going?" She asked I jumped up and down.

"Ice skating!"

"No, no, no, no," Cammie said and Ryland sighed.

"Has Kai ever done anything fun? In his entire life?"

"I think I'm too scared to do those types of things with him and Max hardly ever has him so no I'd say he hasn't ever done anything fun…"

"What do you say Har? Can Kai join are dude day?"

"Yeah! He's a dude so he can."

"Are you sure? I can just take him up-"

"No text Kayla meet up with her or go watch a movie with my brothers or something they are up in the game room."

"Actually I'm right here." Liam said leaning against the wall. "Hey good looking." He winked at Cambry who groaned and turned to daddy.

"Are you sure about taking him? He won't be too much of hassle?"

"Are you guys ignoring me?" Liam asked waving his hands.

"Of course not and if he needs a nap I have Willow's stroller in my car I think…"

"Is it pink? Because if so-"

"It's black and blue Harlan picked it out."

"Do you want to go with uncle Ryland?"

"Ya." He said and moved away from her to grab my hand.

"Do you want to take Arlo with you?"

"Sure I don't care."

"Are you really sure your okay with Kai coming? It's supposed to be your time with your daddy."

"Yeah, he can come cause Kai is like my brother and best friend." I hugged him tightly Kai giggled wrapping his arms around me.

Kai was in my car seat and I was just on the real seat it was my first time in a real seat. "We go?" Kai asked as daddy drove.

"Ice skating."

"Oh." He said clapping his hands I don't think he knew what ice skating was but he was happy.

"Are you sad that Max isn't coming?"

"Ma?" He frowned.

"Your daddy?"

"daa a ome if amily." He said softly I didn't understand what he said so I gave him a piece of candy that Benji gave me. "Ooh." He said just looking at it He was like a puppy sometimes.

"You got eat it, Kai." I said and daddy looked at me in his mirror.

"What are you doing Harlan?"

"Kai wanted some candy, right?" I asked Kai and he held it up.

"I go andy!" He yelled.

"How did you even give that to him? You have two casts on."

"I used my mouth."

"He moth."

"Mouth. M-o-u-th."

"Mouth," Kai said softly.

"Good job Kai." I wonder if DJ and Rosie help him practice his words he loves learning.

"Mouth." Kai said again. "Ry." Daddy glanced back at us.

"Yeah?"

"I learn mouth!" He yelled.

"Daddy guess what?"

"What Harlan?"

"Cambry and I taught him how to say learn and I taught him play, Harlan, friend, and popsicle!"

"Oh really? I actually didn't know that you two spent that much time together."

"Kai is my best friend."

"Friend." Kai said.

"Because we're the same." I said and Kai nodded.

"The same?" Daddy parked the car.

"We're both different but that's okay." Kai reached over to tap my head. "Yeah?"

"Out?"

"Daddy, can we get out of the car now?" Daddy got out and opened Kai's door first Arlo jumped out and then daddy helped Kai put his face mask on. "Don't forget about me!" I yelled.

"I could never forget about you, my dude."

"Okay, dude." I said and daddy laughed.

Daddy taught me how to ice skate and even though I wasn't super good I could still do it without daddy's help but Kai was scared but excited he held onto daddy's hands skating in front of him. Well, daddy was kinda just pushing him but Kai was having fun. "You wanna get Harlan?"

"Ya!"

"You better skate faster Har." Kai has his head back laughing really hard.

"No Kai tell daddy to stop!" I yelled trying to go faster but I wasn't extremely good and daddy played hockey so it's not super fair.

"Ge him!" Kai yelled still laughing.

"Hold on." Daddy said and lifted Kai up and started to really skate.

"Not fair!" Daddy caught me and Kai wrapped his arms around my neck and we both fell. "Are you okay Kai?"

"Fun!" He yelled holding his hand up for daddy to help him up. "Gain! Gain!" He tried to jump and almost fell again.

"Kai try and skate to daddy." I said and daddy backed up a bit. "Go on."

"Scaw."

"No it's not scary Kai come on no one will let you fall. Right daddy?"

"Of course come on buddy." He held his hands out for Kai and I gave him a little push.

Kai held his hand out to try and reach daddy but he was too far away so he scooted a bit closer and tried to reach for him again before he looked back at me. "Har." He held his hand out for me so I let him grab my cast and we skated over to daddy together.

"Alright now Harlan go back." Daddy said I nodded and skated back to where I was and almost fell again Kai laughed at me. "Can you skate to Harlan?"

"Ya." He held his hand out and took a deep breath before moving really slowly but by himself towards me.

"You're doing it! You're doing it!" Even though Kai had on his face mask on I could tell he was smiling because he's my best friend and I know everything about him.

"Daddy." Kai said and daddy bit his lip.

"I probably should've invited Max or at least told him I was doing this." Daddy muttered quietly.

When we got home Liam was following mommy and, daddy went upstairs for a minute to take Kai home because he fell asleep in the car from all the fun. "Please? Please? Please? Please? Pleaaaase?" Liam whined.

"Do you ever stop?" Mommy asked.

"No. Please? Please?"

"Liam." Mommy groaned.

"Please Kayla?"

"What are you doing?" Daddy asked Liam looked at him and shook his head.

"You won't give in to me so I'm gonna go back to Kayla. Please? Please?"

"FINE! Get in the damn car and do it now before I change my mind!" She yelled and Liam smiled said a quick thank you before running out of the room.

"What does he want?"

"Congratulations you are buying your brother a game he really wants because your mother said no and before you say no he's followed me around for an hour begging I tried to tell your mom but she told Liam no so he came back to me so I'm taking your card and I'm going to buy him the stupid game because I want to strangle him," Mommy said in one breath.

"What game?"

"I don't know and I don't care I'm going to the store and yes I will probably look at baby stuff and yes I will probably cry because it's so cute and tiny."

"Do you want me to come with?"

"It's-"

"Mommy, can I come to tell you bout my dude day with daddy and Kai?"

"Of course baby boy." Liam peeked his head back in.

"Are we going?" He asked mommy glared at him and we started walking out. "Dude she's scary." Liam said to daddy.

Ryland's Pov

I walked through the airport feeling tired and drained, today was just horrible. I tried to say goodbye to the kids before I left but Willow woke up and I didn't want to wake Kayla so I tried to get her back to sleep and she puked on me then I forgot to say goodbye to Harlan and when Kayla was taking me to the airport she just had to stop for food so I missed my flight. "Ryland?" Dad walked up to me and sighed. "Are you trying to ignore me." Dad asked running a bit to catch up with me.

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't your mom tell you? I'm on Ryland duty." I groaned.

"I am not a child stop treating me like one."

"Stop acting like one." Dad said.

"Are you gonna go off on me as well? Because I have had a lot of yelling these past few days."

"Kayla?"

"No! Mom!"

"She called me yelling for about twenty minutes and then crying for another thirty."

"Dad-"

"Don't start with me JJ… I'm not going to yell I'm sure your mother did enough of that. All I am going to say is I'm really disappointed I thought you learned better. You watched as Max overdosed, do you want that to be you next?"

"No."

"So man the fuck up before you lose your kids." Dad said and turned around and started walking away.

He didn't talk to me the entire car ride back to the hotel so I scrolled through my Instagram and saw a cute picture that Max posted of Sadie, DJ, Rosie, and Empire with a little caption that said. My world in one picture. I scrolled away from Max's shit and onto Jessie's she was practically naked in this picture so I sent her a nice little text before putting my phone away.

"Why are you following me?" I asked dad as I got out of the elevator at our hotel.

"I'm going to my room."

"Were on the same floor?"

"Try the same room."

"What…?"

"Ryland duty remember?"

"Dad I'm not gonna do drugs. I promise."

"Well, your promises don't really mean anything right now."

"Dad-"

"I can't trust you, Ryland. I've lost my mom, my dad, my brother, and I'll be damned if I have to bury my child now get in that room and go take a nap or a shower because you look like fucking hell."

Next chapter a little time jump until a little before Max and Sadie's move to New York