I'm back everyone! I know I've been gone for a few months… Sorry about that life kinda got in the way but I'm back and hopefully will be back on track with these updates

RavenSpeaks- To answer your questions 1. Cambry has some secrets that she still has yet told Max that do involve her father who you meet in this chapter, 2. Kayla may let it slip some time in the future and she will confront them one day

CreativeDesigns- Benji is 12

Kayla's Pov

Harlan and Willow did not do very well on the plane to Italy I think it was just too long for them and by the end, they were both over it. "Mommy!" Harlan yelled trying to pull me off the plane. "Come on! Let's go see daddy!"

"Daddy isn't here yet baby." He sighed and slowed down.

"But mommy home come we have to wait even more? I want to see daddy now." He said softly leaning into me while whining.

"I know you wanted to see daddy right away but I promise it won't be that long once he's done with his concert he's gonna be here okay?" He nodded and grabbed my hand. "How about we go see Cecily and Jessie?" Harlan's face lit up.

"There here!?" He yelled bouncing up and down causing everyone to stop moving and watch him. "Come on mommy!" This time I followed him off while muttering a quick apology to everyone.

Italy was so much more beautiful then I pictured in my head, Harlan and Willow were walking in front of me, well more like Harlan was pulling Willow along she didn't want to be carried and when she'd walk on her own she'd run off so Harlan was holding her hand and every now and then he'd pick her up and carry her for a bit. "Hey mommy?"

"Yeah baby?"

"How come were walking so much?" He asked looking up at me.

"Because I wanted to look around before we go to the hotel." Harlan sighed and started dragging his feet.

"But mommy we've been walking for so much hours." He whined.

"Har it's barely been ten minutes," I said but he just huffed and kept walking along with me. "What's wrong baby?"

"I wanna go see daddy and grandpa." He said softly I picked up Willow and then ruffled Harlan's hair.

"They're not here yet but we can go see auntie Jessie and Cecily right now if you want." His smile got huge and he started jumping up and down.

"Yeah! Yeah! Let's go see them, mommy, right now!" I could hopefully do some exploring when Cambry finally gets here.

Cecily was waiting for me in the lobby her hair was in a messy bun but of course she looked amazing I swear she could be wearing a paper bag and still pull it off. "Kayla!" Cecily ran to me and threw her arms around me hugging me tightly. "I've missed you and my babies!" She kissed Willow and picked Harlan up.

"CeCe!" Harlan wrapped his arms around her and squeezed tightly. "I've missed you."

"I missed you too baby." He cuddled into her putting his head in the crook of her neck.

"You look great," I said but she just shrugged.

"Most of the times you've seen me I only looked good because I either stole the clothes from Jessie or she dressed me and did my make up."

"I thought you were all about fashion and stuff." Cecily shrugged as we walked to the elevator.

"I am but Jess still says I dress like a hobo and whenever we do things together she always picks stuff for me to wear and does my hair and makeup." I wish I had that with Sadie when I was younger, a sister that I would steal clothes from, a sister that didn't mind once in a while helping me put on makeup, doing hair together. "Anyway this weekend is gonna be huge are you ready?"

"I'm scared and excited."

"Scared why?" Before I could answer Willow started to try and wiggle out of my arms and started to cry when I wouldn't put her down. "What's wrong Willow Pillow?" She threw her head back and screamed her little head off.

"Mommy!" Harlan covered his ears.

"Willow please." I was trying to find her pacifier in her diaper bag but with the way she was flailing around, I couldn't get it.

"Do you need help mommy?" Cecily put Harlan down and he ran around behind me looking for her binky. "Oh, here it is mommy." He held it up and Willow grabbed it from him shoving it into her mouth.

Jessie had stolen my phone to talk to Ryland and Cecily was going on and on about what kind of cake we should have at the wedding but I didn't care and Cecily could tell I wasn't as enthusiastic as she was. "Come on Kayla! This is supposed to be the happiest moment of your life and you look like you've witnessed a murder." Cecily mumbled then threw a bridal magazine at me.

"I just want chocolate cake, Cecily."

"That's it? Nothing spectacular?"

"It's just cake…."

"Just cake?" Cecily sighed shaking her head and then looked up. "I'm sorry cake god's she doesn't understand the ways," She looked back at me. "Let me take care of the cake okay?"

"Sure I don't care."

Jessie came back in with my phone Willow had her arms up the instant she saw her. "Hi, baby girl." She lifted her up and kissed her cheek. "Oh, your getting so big Peanut." Willow smiled, I loved when she smiled with her binky in her mouth. "So what are you gonna do?"

"Going to the venue with Cecily to look at something I have no clue what she's taken over everything but she wanted to make sure something was right and that they don't ruin the flowers I told her that we still have three days but she insists on doing it now that way if there are mistakes they can be taken care of now instead of last minute."

"I pity the man who marries Cecily, she's had her dream wedding planned out since she was like four."

"Well I definitely appreciate the help honestly Ryland and I almost got married at a courthouse and that would've been perfectly fine with me," I muttered Jessie's mouth dropped open.

"You and Ryland almost did what?!" She screeched.

"We didn't want to wait?" I shrugged. "We didn't though."

"I can't believe you guys!"

"Oh please like you never dreamed of running away with Henry and getting married." Surprisingly enough Jessie blushed at that.

"I suggested that once I think a day before my eighteenth birthday Henry said he'd marry me that day but my dad would kill him and he very much likes being alive." She had a fond smile on her face when she talked about Henry but then she frowned. "I think I really fucked it up with him…" She had tears in her eyes and at this point, I was really at a loss Sadie never came to me with problems so I wasn't the best at comforting people.

"What happened?"

"We haven't talked for like a month and when we did talk last it wasn't a very good talk… Now I have no idea if he's even coming."

"Does it have anything to do with that picture that-" She groaned.

"Don't talk about it, please? I just want to talk to him and explain what happened but he won't answer any of my calls or my texts."

"I don't know Henry very well but I know he loves you a lot, in fact, I think you might be the only person he has ever been in love with, right?"

"Yeah…"

"And you guys have basically been a thing since you were in diapers, right?"

"Yeah…"

"I don't think he'd throw away everything you guys have just because of that but you should probably talk to him soon because guys never like when they're being ignored even if they say it doesn't bother them they care."

"I know…"

"Just apologize and everything will be okay… Hopefully."

"You could've just left it at okay! You didn't have to say hopefully!"

"Sorry."

"Do you wanna hang out until Ryland gets here?" Jessie asked as Cecily came down the steps. "After you and CeCe go do whatever you need to do." I hung my head and sighed.

"Come on Kayla!" Cecily said trying to drag me towards the elevator.

"Where's Harlan and Willow?" I asked while being dragged.

"I'll watch them for a bit go on," Jessie said waving.

Max's Pov

Cambry dropped Kai off to me before she left to the airport, Sadie, the kids, and I weren't leaving for a few more hours and I wanted at least a few more hours with Kai, I had no idea when I'd get to see him again and that's the part that kills me. "Daddy," Kai said holding up his iPad.

"What's up?"

"Ook!" He climbed over Sadie and sat on my lap showing me his game giggling when he lost. "Pay?" He held it up for me to take.

"My turn?" He nodded it was just like angry birds which I never was really good at so when I died Kai laughed and took the iPad from me and tapped on Sadie.

"Adie! Pay?" She smiled taking the iPad from him. "Bab…" He slid off my lap and went over to the swing Empire was napping in, Kai sat down beside him and just watched him for a minute before fixing the blanket for Empire.

"I died…" Sadie said, she sat up and Kai came running back over only to stop a few steps away from the couch and start to breathe heavily his small hand went to his chest as he gasped for air.

I picked him up rubbing his back. "Arlo, water," I said and Arlo took off running into the kitchen and brought back a water. "Good boy." I sat down with Kai and held on to it while he drank.

"I was thinking that we could pick the kids up from school a little before we have to be at the airport? I know you probably just want to spend time with Kai right now."

"His Grandma is supposed to pick him up in three hours," I said softly. I looked down at Kai he was in the process of taking his shirt off and when he accomplished that he started to mess around with his feeding tube. "Don't do that." He looked at me and then to his feeding tube again.

"Hun." He said I looked at Sadie who shrugged.

"What?"

"Hun."

"I don't know what that means Kai." I gave him the iPad and waited for the creepy robot voice.

"Hungry." The voice said and Kai pointed at his feeding tube again.

"Oh shit… I forgot she told me to feed you." I picked up his bag to look for his nutrition. "Sadie?"

"Huh?"

"Empire's up." I could see his little arms moving around she smiled got up ruffled Kai's hair and went to pick up the baby.

"Good morning my little bean." I groaned. "Kai, are you a mocha bean like your daddy?" Sadie asked Kai thought about it for a second before nodding his head.

"Ya! I mo ben ike daaa." He said looking up at me smiling big.

"Stop calling my babies mocha beans…" I grunted but Sadie just smiled.

"Now we have a big bean and a little bean." She kissed my cheek.

"Fod?" Kai asked pointing to the kitchen.

"You want real food?" He nodded and kept pointing to the kitchen.

"Do you want to go out to eat?" Sadie nodded picking up the blanket to nurse Empire.

"Yeah just let me get him feed and changed."

"You need your medicine before we go." Tears came to Kai's eyes as he shook his head violently and ran away from me as fast as he could. "Kai?" I looked at Sadie who turned around to look at where he was going.

"What's wrong with him?" I shrugged and went after him.

Kai was hiding in DJ's room under his blankets, when I pulled it off of him he screamed. "No daada…" He said holding his hands up.

"Kai you need your medicine."

"No."

"Kai." I picked him up and got hit in the face and then his tiny little fists started hitting my shoulder.

"No!" He screamed.

"Kaiser." He stopped and just started to cry as I brought him into the guest room he normally stayed in.

I dropped him onto the bed and picked up the bag Cambry had given me with all the medicines he'd need to take while here, I guess Cambry thinks I'm stupid because she labeled each one 'Feeding Tube' like I didn't know that the medicine went into his feeding tube. Kai laid there patiently sipping his water from one of Rosie's sippy cups. "I can't even pronounce half of these god damn medicines…" I muttered to myself as I opened them one by one. I read the instructions Cambry left on how to clean Kai's feeding tube.

"Daa?" Kai said with the cup still in his mouth.

"Yeah buddy?"

"Lo yop."

"What?"

"Lof yo." He said again but I still couldn't understand him.

"I don't know what you mean Kai…." And he did something I never thought he would do.

"Love you." He signed, I knew enough words of sign language from when I'd been invited to Jessie's famous tea parties and she'd force me to hear about her days in school but I also got a few lessons from her.

"You know sign language?"

"Yep." He said putting the cup back in his mouth.

I was down to the last one I picked it up but this time it didn't say feeding tube it said port and now I knew why he was acting the way he was. "Last one buddy." When I moved towards his port he dropped the cup and started shaking his head.

"No…!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. "Mama." He cried. "Mommy." He gasped and then started to cough.

"Kai you need to calm down." He rolled over onto his side coughing into the bed and gagging. "Kai…." I picked him up rocking back and forth. The door opened and Sadie popped her head in. "Where is Emp?"

"In his crib, I heard Kai screaming what's wrong?"

"He's getting his medicine in his port and I guess it hurts."

"Do you need help?"

"Yeah, actually can you hold him he won't let me do this." She nodded sitting down on the edge of the bed and held her hands out.

"Come here bub." Kai reached out for her and tried to wrap his arms around her neck but when she turned him facing me he started to struggle to get down so she held his waist with one hand and both his arms with another and kissed his cheek. "You're okay baby."

"No dada." Kai whined.

"I know you don't like it buddy but I have to."

"No…" Kai cried as I put it into his IV and as I pushed it in he screamed. "Hur! Hurt!" His hand reached out and he put it on my shoulder gripping me tightly.

He took a few deep breaths before his breathing went even and he fell asleep against Sadie, her eyes went wide for a second. "He's okay his panic attacks take a lot out of him but I need to find his monitor for when he sleeps." I looked through the bag she gave me but it wasn't there. "What the fuck."

"What's wrong?"

"It's not here."

"What's not there?"

"The monitor he gets attached to when he sleeps," I tapped my pockets looking for my phone. "Can you stay with him while I call Cambry?" Sadie nodded I ran out of the room and down the steps I hope she hasn't already gotten on the plane.

I called her but she didn't answer I was about to go wake Kai up when she called back. "What's wrong is Kai okay?" She asked quickly.

"He's fine."

"Jesus Max you scared the shit out of me!" She yelled.

"All I did was call you…"

"Yes and you know I'm getting on an airplane and that I wouldn't have my phone on so when I saw that you called I freaked the fuck out thinking something was wrong with my baby."

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you."

"What do you want then?"

"Kai's asleep and I can't find his sleeping monitor thing."

"Because I didn't put it in his backpack."

"Why the fuck not?"

"Because he's just napping he doesn't wear it when he naps that would be a hassle do you know how many naps he takes? I normally just keep him within my sight and watch him sleep."

"That's no way to live…" I thought I said that in my head but I didn't.

"Well, when your kids life expectancy is unknown-"

"I'm sorry I said that I didn't mean it like that I just-"

"It's none of your business anyway, back to why you originally called me it's in one of his suitcases and you'd have to dig through all his other medical stuff to get it but don't waste your time he'll be okay just keep an eye on him."

"Cambry I'm not you I can't just let him sleep and not freak out."

"You think I don't freak out? Max, I don't sleep most nights because I'm watching Kai sleep, I don't do anything because I'm afraid of leaving Kai— terrified— of leaving him because I don't know if he'll be okay."

"I'm sorry."

"What's the sorry about?"

"I don't really know it just felt like something I had to say…"

"Okay well if there's nothing else I have to go my flight leaves in twenty minutes and I haven't eaten yet."

"Wait I need to ask you something."

"What now?"

"My entire family is going on vacation and I was wondering if I could take Kai? It would be for like two weeks I think."

"If you're going somewhere that doesn't involve a plane ride I'll think about it but if it does then no because for the billionth time Kai can't get on a plane." Fuck… Why do I always forget that?

"I don't know where we are going yet I just wanted to let you know ahead of time…"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Uh… Okay…" What could she possibly want to ask me.

"Kayla and I were talking and she told me that Ryland has been doing drugs again."

Fuck.

"Okay?"

"Max if I find out that your doing drugs I will take your ass to court faster then you can even fucking imagine and if you don't pass a drug test you will not be allowed to see Kai. Ever. Do you understand me?"

"Y-yeah."

"Tell Kai I love him."

"Sure." She hung up and I slumped back against the couch. Does she know that I am or does she just think I am? I sighed and walked back up to where Kai and Sadie were.

"You didn't find it?" She asked as she slowly rubbed Kai's back.

"No Cambry said I don't need it when he naps because he takes so many naps that it's a waste of time basically and that I can just watch him sleep."

"Oh… Do you still want to go out?"

"Yeah I wanna get out for a bit.."

We ended up picking the kids up from school and going to McDonalds because Kai wanted to see them. "Kai come play with me!" DJ yelled and ran up the slide of the play place Kai climbed over me and jumped off the booth seat and ran after DJ with Rosie running after him, Arlo jumped up and tried to follow Kai but Sadie stopped him.

"Lay down Ar he's okay." Arlo went back to laying under the table on my feet.

"Wait!" Rosie yelled but Kai disappeared into the slide.

"Are you alright?" Sadie asked taking my hand.

"Yeah I'm fine babe."

"You haven't been fine since you called Cambry what's going on Max?" I sighed.

"I don't think I'll be able to take Kai on the family vacation."

"Why not? It's not like we can't take care of him and none of your family has even gotten to meet Kai, your fathers barely got to see him because he wasn't feeling well."

"I know."

"Do you want me to talk to her?"

"God no."

"But-"

"I don't need any baby mama drama anymore I've had enough of it, she said she'd think about it so that's a start I guess." Sadie bit her lip but didn't say anything thankfully.

"Daddy!" DJ yelled from up in the tunnels. "Kai isn't okay." He said and my heart started to race. "Hold on daddy." DJ disappeared into a tunnel and poked his head back out. "Daddy Kai needs you."

"Fuck…" I climbed up the stupid little levels they had until I was at the top and went down a tunnel that lead into the big round dome looking thing you could look out of.

"Daddy this way!" DJ yelled I followed him towards Kai who was crying.

"What happened?"

"He's stuck."

"Stuck?"

"Yeah and I try to pull it but that really hurt him." DJ stopped and pointed into one of the three tunnels. "In there daddy." Kai was whimpering.

"Hey buddy." He twisted a little to see me.

"Hep." He asked.

"I got you baby boy." I don't know how but the tube part of his IV from his port got caught in a little crack. "I forgot to take this out when I was done giving you your medicine." I felt awful, I carefully pulled it out and he was free. "There you go buddy." He started to crawl again through the tunnel and when he leaned down to fall out onto the little platform his IV came out from under his shirt again and dangled down. "Kai wait." I fixed it again and he went on crawling after Rosie who was yelling for him.

"Everything okay?" Sadie asked handing Empire over to me.

"Yeah he got stuck but he's fine now."

"I'm gonna go get the food."

"I could've-" She rolled her eyes and walked away. "Guys come sit down!" I yelled and one by one they came down the slide.

"Dada I sit you." Rosie said but Kai pushed her back and climbed over me to sit beside me. "NO!" Rosie screamed and raised her hand to slap Kai.

"Rosie he was already sitting by me you said you wanted to sit with mommy."

"No." She whined, Kai laid his head against me and Rosie crossed her arms.

"I'm just sitting right here." DJ said pointing to the chair he had dragged over. "Daddy?"

"Yeah player?"

"How come Kai can't come with us?"

"Because he's going somewhere with his grandma."

"Grandma's taking him somewhere?"

"Not your grandma Kai's grandma."

"Na!" Kai yelled.

"Na? Is that your grandma?" DJ asked.

"Yep."

The kids ate in peace I wasn't to surprised that Kai was full after one and half chicken nuggets but at least he ate something I just needed to remember if I still had to do his feeding tube or if I had to wait for the next scheduled feeding time.

When we got home there was a car in the driveway which was unusual because Kai's grandma wasn't supposed to be here for another two hours. "Who's that?" Sadie asked as the door opened and none other then Cambry's dad, Peter, got out of the car.

"Take the kids inside babe." I got out and walked over to him. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for Kai."

"Not going to happen."

"Look kid I just had to talk to my ex and I hate the bitch now I have to see her because I have to drop the kid off to her so I'm already in a bad mood just give me him."

"Why isn't she coming to pick him up?"

"Something about car troubles I don't really give a fuck." He turned his attention to the kids jumping out of the car once he saw Kai he yelled for him. "Kaiser get your ass over here." Kai ran to me with Arlo following behind him. "Thank you." He tried to reach out for Kai but he went behind my legs holding onto me.

"Daaddy." I turned to pick him up.

"You're not taking him." Peter sighed leaning against the car.

"Get in the car Kaiser." Kai wrapped his arms around me and started to cry, Peter mumbled something. "Get in the fucking car."

"No apa." Kai sobbed into my neck.

"Dude get the fuck out of here because you aren't taking my son you can tell your ex to call me but you aren't fucking taking him."

Sadie came back out and to my side. "Did you want me to take Kai inside?" She asked I was getting ready to hand her over but his arms tightened around me.

"Can you just give me the damn kid so I can go? I have shit I have to do."

"Dude you must be out of your damn mind if I'd let my son go anywhere with you."

"And why is that?"

"I grew up with Gabe I saw how you treated him and what you would do when you got drunk," I looked into his car and sure enough there were beer cans on the floor. "You aren't taking my son."

"My children liked to play outside I never once hit them."

"That's the bullshit excuse you made?"

"I'm only going to tell you this one more time Kaiser get in the fucking car before you get a time out." Kai just squeezed his eyes shut.

"Leave."

"I will once you give me my grandson."

"Not happening." Peter sighed and opened his car door but didn't get in he came back out with his phone.

"You're a real piece of work kid."

"I'm not a kid." I muttered as he called someone but clearly they didn't answer so he either tried again or called someone else. "Take him please." Sadie tried to take him but Kai screamed at the top of his lungs.

"No! No! No!" He flung his arm out back, he still had his eyes closed.

"It's just me baby." Sadie said rubbing his back Kai opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Here." Peter said handing his phone over to me.

"Hello?"

"Max?"

"Gabe?"

"Why is my dad at your house?"

"He's trying to take Kai."

"What? Why?"

"I don't know I guess he has to drop him off to your stepmom or ex-stepmom…."

"She's still basically my mom."

"Fine he said that she's having car trouble but i'm not letting Kai go anywhere with him."

"This is only going to add fuel to the fire with Cambry…"

"Do you think I give a fuck? He's not taking my son."

"Not you and Cambry, my dad and Cambry."

"Is there something going on I should know about?"

"Let my dad take him."

"The fuck dude?"

"Tell my dad to drop him off with me and I'll take Kai to my mom."

"What part of I'm not letting this man take my fucking kid anywhere did you not understand?" Kai wiggled out of my grasp.

"It's a compromise."

"No."

"Max-"

"You come here and get Kai I'm not letting him take him."

"I have to be at the airport soon and so do you I know you won't be able to drive to where my mother is at right now and I probably won't actually make it either."

"Gabe-" Peter opened the back door and pointed to it.

"Get in the car Kaiser now or you'll be getting a timeout." Kai just looked at him. "One, two, thr-" Kai tried to run towards the car but I grabbed him pulling him back. "Three."

"No apa." Kai held his hands out in front of him shaking his head.

"Max what's going on?" Gabe asked.

"I dunno he said something about a timeout and counted to three."

"Great he's pissed off… Fuck… Just give me ten minutes i'm on my way." He hung up.

"Gabe is on his way to take Kai you can leave." Peter laughed and leaned against the car.

"I'll wait."

Sadie took Kai in while I stood outside waiting for Gabe it didn't take him long but I didn't want Kai around Peter for any longer then he had to be. "Hey Maxie." Gabe said as he got out of his car. "Dad."

"Gabriel." He said bitterly.

"Where's Kai?"

"Inside."

"You can go dad I called mom she's going to try and make it to my place to pick up Kai."

"That bitch isn't your mother." Gabe sighed.

"Well she was there for me like a mother and she's the only mother I have ever known." Gabe's mom died when he was seven and because of his father he tries to block out his childhood as best as he can so he can't really remember his mother or what she looked like all he has is a half burnt picture of her, Peter got mad that Gabe still had anything of his mothers after she passed and lit everything of hers on fire and the picture was the only thing he could save.

"She's a bitch your sister is a bitch and your a bitch to."

"Thanks dad I'll be sure to let mom and Cambry know to."

"You think your so much better then me don't you? Well guess what Gabe you're gonna end up just like me."

"Dad go home and get some sleep your drunk."

"I think I'll come over and spend some time with my grandson."

"Not going to happen asshole." I said, Gabe looked at me. "Sorry…"

"Dad go home and get some sleep please? You know after what happened Cambry said you can't be around Kai."

"He fell."

"Dad."

"What happened?" I asked but Gabe just shook his head.

"Stay out of it Max."

"Stay out of it? This is my fucking son you're taking about here."

"Well maybe if you would volunteer a little more to watch Kai Cambry wouldn't have to leave Kai with him." Gabe yelled and then his shoulders went slack. "I'm sorry there's just a lot going on right now for us." Gabe said and looked at Peter. "Dad I'm only going to tell you this one fucking time and one time only, leave, If not I'll call the cops and you'll be arrested because you're aren't-"

"I should've put a pillow over you when you were a kid." He punched Gabe in the face and then got into his car. "Tell your sister to be expecting me when she comes home." He slammed his door.

"Fucking asshole." Gabe muttered spitting out blood.

"You good?"

"I'm fine." He wiped his mouth and walked towards the house.

"Gabe-"

"What?"

"What happened?"

"Ask Cambry if you really want to know."

Sadie made a fuss over Gabe's bleeding lip but he just shrugged it off like his dad didn't just sucker punch him in the face. "Come on K let's get going!"

"K?"

"It's what Aaron calls him and now everyone just calls him K most of the time."

"No apa?" Kai asked.

"Nah bud he's gone."

"An no tim at?"

"No," Gabe's body went stiff for a second before he leaned down to Kai's level. "No more timeouts, ever."

"Well I wouldn't say ever." Sadie joked but Kai just turned his head into Gabe's legs.

"It's not the timeout you're thinking, my dad's timeouts involve-" Gabe stopped and looked down at Kai before looking at me. "I know you don't like my dad Max but he's all we have and god knows Cambry needs help with Kai and her moving to LA all she'll have is me and probably my dad."

"Over my dead body."

"When he isn't drunk he's not-"

"When is he ever not drunk?! He came to the parent teacher conferences in sixth grade drunk as fuck and when he found out you had bad grades he beat the fucking shit out of you in the parking lot so don't tell me he's a great fucking guy when he's not drunk."

"He didn't."

"Of course he didn't what did you tell us the next day? You got into a fight at the park? Ryland and I saw him beat the shit out you Gabe."

"I never got another F though." Gabe joked, Sadie pulled him into a hug kissing his cheek.

"Your dad is an asshole." She said, Gabe laughed.

"I have to go because I'm pretty sure he's going to my place and Cambry will kill me if she finds out that this happened."

"Gabe-"

"Max just drop it please? It has nothing to do with you."

"When it involves my son it does have something to do with me."

"Come on K, give daddy a hug." Kai shook his head.

"Sta."

"No you aren't staying here."

"Sta!"

"We have to go now." Kai started to cry again and reach out for me but Gabe scooped him up. "If I don't go now this will be harder." Gabe said and I knew he was right but this was it, I wouldn't see him after this for god knows how long and I needed to hug him just one more time to feel his little bear hug that he put all his strength into, I didn't think this was going to be hard at all but it felt like my fucking heart was being ripped out. "I'll let you know when we get there, say bye to daddy Kai."

"Bye." He said with watery eyes I took a step closer but Gabe was already leaving and Kai was walking out of my life.

"Wait." I yelled grabbing Kai and wrapping my arms around him just as his arms wrapped around my head. "I love you so much Kai."

"Lof yo." He said back.

Gabe grabbed the bag and a suitcase while Sadie took the other one with all his medical supplies in it as I walked him out. "I won't get to see you for awhile okay? But I promise that I'll try and make it so you can come on the family vacation okay?" I know he didn't understand what I was saying to him but I needed to say them so at least he knows that daddy isn't going anywhere even if I can't see him now. "You be good for grandma okay?"

"Kay." I kissed his cheek.

"Bye sweet boy." Sadie kissed his cheek a bunch of times making Kai giggle. "We'll see you soon okay?" He nodded as I strapped him into his carseat.

"Arlo get in the car." Gabe yelled.

"Have fun buddy." I whispered as I kissed his head one last time before closing the door.

Ryland's Pov

We were at the airport waiting for our flight and dad was making fun of me, nothing new there, but now everyone was joining in on this. "Poor little RyRy." Jordan said ruffling my hair.

"Stop it uncle Jordan!" Uncle Alec laughed. "Why can't you guys go pick on someone else? So what i'm getting married it's not the end of the world." Dad laughed. "Remind me to tell mom you laughed at that." I mumbled.

"We're just saying RyRy," Simon said laughing. "That mariage at times can be difficult and well… good luck." Everyone laughed this time.

"Women are crazy." Dad said.

"I wouldn't know but good luck anyway." Alec shrugged.

"Can you guys leave me alone?"

"RyRy's getting mad at us guys." Eric smirked and looked over to Simon. "We've all been married for a long time you should listen to our advice."

"I would never listen to your advice Eric you've been married three times and each time she was the love of your life but your longest marriage was three months and then she stole all your money and ran off with the pool boy."

"He wasn't the pool boy it was her yoga instructor." He said it like it made a difference.

"If anything we should be giving you advice on how to keep a girl I mean your how old and single? I guess that's what happens when your all washed up and forgotten." Spencer said and Tyler nodded.

"Ryland I'm gonna kick your friends ass." Eric said.

"Go ahead I don't care, can everyone leave me alone now? Or do you guys wanna keep telling me that if I get married I'm gonna lose my soul or some shit."

"Not your soul just your balls." Simon muttered.

"You know all about that huh dad?" I asked but dad just shook his head.

The plane ride to Italy wasn't too bad I sat next to dad just to annoy him for most of the trip but halfway there I fell asleep against his shoulder I'm surprised he didn't push me off of him. I dreamed mostly of getting married which was basically a nightmare I don't think I have ever been this nervous to do something in my entire life, it wasn't that I was scared Kayla would leave me at the altar or something it was the fact that on Sunday i'd have a wife.

"Ryland." Dad shook me really hard I jumped up. "Planes about to land sleeping beauty." He smirked.

"What are you gonna do once we get to the hotel?" I asked yawning.

"Probably get something to eat with your mother, what about you?" Dad asked but then laughed. "Never mind I know what you're gonna be doing."

"Probably last minute wedding crap… Like getting a tux."

"You still haven't done that?" Dad watched as people started walking off the plane he didn't look like he was in a big hurry to get off.

"I don't have a tux and it's not like I had a lot of time to plan this." I shrugged.

"I swear you and Liam are the same he text me two hours before telling me he didn't have a suit to wear."

"He can come with me and the guys when we go get ours."

"I'll ask him I think my mom might of got him one but i'm not sure."

When we got to the hotel I was barely in the lobby when I saw Harlan running full speed to me. "DADDY!" He yelled and then leaped into my arms. "I've missed you." We talked for a bit before he ran back to Kayla.

"Hey Ugly Face." Jessie said bumping her shoulder into mine.

"Hey Pumpkin," I threw my arm over her shoulder. "Are you okay?" She started talking about Henry and I made the huge mistake of letting what happened to him slip I didn't know why he didn't want her to know what happened but the look on her face as she ran towards the elevator told me things weren't gonna be pretty between her and Henry.

Willow had a huge smile on her face and held her arms out for me once she saw me. "My princess, look how big you've gotten baby girl." I lifted her up kissing her cheek over and over. Kayla waited patiently for me to turn to her and when I did I seen how tired she looked.

"Hey baby." She took a few steps towards me and kissed my cheek. "I've missed you." She tried to take a step back but I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in closely.

"You look beautiful babe." She blushed but then shook her head.

"I look horrible."

"Shut up." I took Willow from her and grabbed her hand while Harlan ran ahead of us. "How's the baby?" I looked down at her little bump.

"I had an ultrasound two days before we left I think, I have the pictures and a video on my phone if you want to see."

"Of course I do." She squeezed my hand a bit and stopped walking. "Is everything alright?"

"You've been behaving right?" I couldn't tell if she met the drugs or something else.

"Yeah." She didn't seem convinced. "Do you want to go ask my dad because he's been with me every single day."

"I trust you."

"Do you?"

"No, but I want to."

"Kayla-"

"Just give me time Ryland, please?" Harlan ran in a circle around us and then stopped in front of Kayla.

"Mommy can you pick me up?" He asked but I quickly knelt down.

"Get on my back buddy mommy can't carry you." He frowned.

"But mommy carries Willow."

"Willow isn't big like you."

"I'm not fat!" He yelled and Kayla laughed.

"That's not what daddy was saying baby."

"Oh… Can I still get on your back daddy?" I nodded and he jumped onto me choking me a bit. "Daddy guess what?" Harlan patted my head and started to slide down my back.

"What buddy?" I had to hand Willow back over to Kayla to fix Harlan as we walked towards the front desk so I could check us into the hotel.

"Next month I'm gonna get to meet new friends!" He finally wrapped his other hand back around my neck.

"You mean when we move to LA?"

"Nope."

"Well what do you mean then?" He giggled.

"They're dolphins daddy!" He leaned back laughing and fell back some. "Daddy help me!"

"Get on my shoulders." Harlan shimmied his way up me and yanked on my hair to get onto my shoulders, once he was successfully on I turned towards Kayla. "Give me her." She frowned.

"Ry I don't think-"

"Babe you've been carrying her around all day I can tell your tired just give me her please?" She rolled her eyes but still wouldn't hand over Willow.

"Go check us in first at least."

I was glad the check out lady was young and not some grumpy old lady who hates the world or at least that's how it is in every movie. "How may I help you?" She said in a perfect italian accent.

"My mommy and daddy are here to get married." Harlan said to her and i'm pretty sure I blushed.

"Uh… sorry about him, reservation for Herondale." Her brown eyes landed on me and she smiled as she moved to type.

"You have a lovely little boy." I couldn't see his face but I knew Harlan was smiling. "So there's a few Herondale's that are-"

"Oh right, sorry, Ryland Herondale." She went back to typing Harlan tapped on my head.

"Daddy." He whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Can we get ice cream? Don't tell mommy though." He looked back at where Kayla was sitting waiting for us.

"I think mommy and Willow might take a nap together in a bit and when they do we can sneak away and go get some ice cream?"

"We can have a dude day."

Once we were walking to our room I took Willow from Kayla and she started hitting Harlan's hand so he grabbed her hand to hold. I asked him about the dolphins because I still had no idea what he was talking about. "Her name is Winter and she's got a prosthetic tail so she's like me and we get to go meet her and Hope next month with Sadie and DJ and Rosie."

"That's awesome buddy I didn't know you could actually meet the dolphin."

"Uh huh and Willow will be there to but she's a baby so she doesn't know."

"I'm sure it-"

"Oh and Empire but he's a real baby so he just poops and cries and eats for now." Kayla and I laughed at how bland the words came out.

"Is that all he does?" Harlan sighed.

"Yeah because I spent the night at DJ's and the baby was just crying." I can't wait to see how he'll react when the crying baby is in our house in a little more then seven months.

"Willow cries all the time." Kayla said but Harlan just shook his head and touched Willow's head she hit his hand in return.

"Not as much as Empire does." He mumbled.

I ended up letting Kayla sleep and watched a movie with the kids and played with them until she woke up and joined us for lunch. "Sadie and I were thinking about taking the kids to you know where in Florida." She said passing out everyone's food from the tray. "Can you cut her food up please." She gave Harlan his hamburger and tried to cut it for him.

"No thank you mommy I can eat it." Willow dipped her fingers in her ketchup and then sucked it off her fingers.

"So uh where were you thinking about taking the kids?"

"Really Ry?" She pointed at Willow's Mini Mouse. "Get it now?"

"Yeah I do but i'd rather you wait for that I want to come with for their first trip."

I was rocking Willow trying to get her down for a nap because she was cranky as fuck and just as she closed her eyes someone knocked on the door. "Ryland!" Kayla yelled I looked down to make sure Willow was still asleep.

Hey guys what are you doing here?" I shifted Willow to my shoulder as I looked at the twins, Logan looked… horrible…

"Logan and Damien broke up and Logan has barely eaten or talked in five days so we're gonna cheer him up." Liam said and once I looked at Logan again his eyes met mine and I couldn't just close the door knowing he was going through this, Logan doesn't understand the way normal people do so I hope that he'll be able to get over this the right way.

Liam, Logan, and Henry were all drunk I knew this would turn out bad the second Liam said he wanted to find Logan a rebound. "This is a mess…" Jessie said as she watched the twins and Henry at the bar.

"What's wrong with you? Since when do you turn down an opportunity to drink?"

"Since Henry got stabbed by a psycho." She muttered.

"Are you guys okay now?"

"I wanted to strangle him when I first found out but I mean I guess I get why he didn't tell me it's hard to communicate when I'm too busy being a raging bitch." She said with a sigh I slid my beer over to her.

"Drink."

"Are you having a bachelor party?" Jessie asked taking a sip of my beer and gagging. "This is gross, beer is nasty."

"Right I forgot you like girly drinks." The twins stumbled back over to us.

"Are we invited to the party? I have always wanted to party with Spencer." Liam said but I'm sure mom and dad would have my head since I'm sure there will be lots of drugs at this party. I'd have to talk to him about that one.

"You'd have to ask mom if you can come." Liam groaned.

"You know she'd never say yes."

"I think I'm gonna vomit." Logan muttered and then laid his head down on the table. "Henry." Logan reached his hand out and tapped the air just beside Henry.

"Yeah?"

"This table is probably hella dirty, right?"

"Uh… yeah…"

"That's so disgusting." Logan giggled and then forced his head up. "Guys I just thought of a math equation and I need a- never mind." He sighed and looked around and then slumped back. "I'm tired."

"I'd pay to see Logan at a karaoke bar." Henry said and Liam laughed.

"I'm on Broadway so it's not like I sing horribly you assholes." Logan picked up his drink.

"I think you should take it easy little brother." I said but Logan just slid it over to me.

"You're right I don't even think I could recite pi right now." He stopped for a second and started whispering and then smiled. "Nah I'm still a genius!" He cheered.

I had to help the twins to their room and then I tried to sneak back into the room because it was late and I didn't want to wake Kayla and the kids. Of course Kayla was waiting up for me, "How's Logan?" Kayla asked I loved that she cared about my family so much.

"He's hurting that much I can tell but he won't let anyone in and I'm certain i'm not high on his list of people he wants to share his feelings with."

"You don't know that." Kayla said as I sat down on the couch next to her. "You're thinking too much Ry he loves you and I'm sure if you asked him he'd tell you."

"I'm sorry I left you alone with the kids."

"It's fine I'm just glad you went out and supported your brother." She crawled into my lap and straddled me. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too baby, we haven't really gotten to say hello yet." Her lips met mine sweet and slow. "Please tell me the kids aren't in our bed?" I moved down to kiss her neck.

"No but we aren't going to have sex." She said, my lips froze on her skin.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I want the next time to be when we're married."

"B-But what about until then?" I wined.

"Oh don't be such a baby RyRy it's not that long it's only three days."

"Babe," I whined even more resting my head on her shoulder. "I'm dying. Please?"

"No." She shifted against me I couldn't help the groan that came from my lips. "I have a present for you."

"Is it sex? Because that's the only present I want right now."

"No it's not sex stop being such a man." She grabbed a small box and handed it to me. "Happy birthday my love." She kissed my cheek.

"My birthday isn't for a few more weeks…"

"I won't be here to give it to you on your birthday so I wanted to give it to you now."

"Do I have to wait for my birthday to open this?" I asked going back to kissing her neck.

"Can you stop that it's distracting."

"No." I bit her neck.

"Ouch! For that you do have to wait until your birthday."

"Well can I get a different kind of present?"

"I already said we aren't having-"

"Fine no sex but you can do something else for me." I pouted my bottom lip at her and she rolled her eyes but pushed off of me and down to her knees.

"You're such a baby." She was just about to unbutton my pants but stopped. "Maybe I'll just go to bed."

"Don't be an asshole." Kayla laughed. "What do you want to do tomorrow?"

"I'm going out with Cambry to do some shopping and exploring your mom already offered to watch Willow."

"And Harlan?"

"He'll be with you getting his tux you told me that you'd take care of it once we got here."

"Oh yeah we have an appointment to try them on around noon I think, don't forget that we're having breakfast with my family tomorrow morning."

"I remember."

"Good now can we get back to business?"

"You were the one who asked me what I wanted to do tomorrow." She said while undoing my button.

"Because you are trying to get out of this." I muttered but Kayla stood up and held her hand out for me.

"Come to bed with me." I had to hold my pants up while we walked to our room. "I can't believe I'll be your wife soon…" She said in awe. "Take your pants off." I did as she said and pulled my shirt over my head just as she pushed me back on the bed. "I never thought in all my life i'd find someone who could love me as much as you do."

"I fall in love with you a little more each day." I said softly, tears had come to her eyes I wanted to make a joke but she had already moved so I fell back with my hands behind my head, Now just two more days until I married the love of my life.