-Chapter 33-
-Alice pov-
Some how everyone is out but my girlfriends, the babies, and me. How did the grandparents end up on baby duty? I don't think we even got a time of them returning. I know I should not be complaining.
I mean what grandparent doesn't enjoy time with their grandchildren? It is always a blast to be able to see them! It's just that we get put into this so much. One day I just wanna be able to do my puzzles and watch springer.
-Alma singing-
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head, and I cried
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you and make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me to love another
You'll regret it all one day
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
Please don't take my sunshine away
"I think that's the last one asleep" Alma sighs as she lays Juniper down "These babies can be a handful sometimes"
"Agreed" I walk over and grab the bottle from her "Where are the other two?"
"I don't know" Alma seems to be confused "I thought they went to get us some coffee and then they would come back"
"Those two assholes" I pull out my phone and call Ann "Pick up the phone Ann"
"Uhhh hey baby!" Oh yeah I'm right "We were just on our way back! There was a huge line at the coffee shop!"
"Who are you taking to Ann?" Busted "I thought we weren't answering calls so we could hide!"
"Hide huh?" I hear something get thrown "I want you two over here so we can talk...NOW!"
"Fine" there's a sigh and I can hear her getting up "We will be over in a few"
I hang up the call and turn to Alma "This should be fun" Alma shakes her head and walks to then door "I will get us some coffee started"
-Time skip-
It is about 30 minutes before the duo finally arrives. Alma and I had enough to time drink 2 cups of coffee each. They slowly make their way in with coffee cups. I raise a eyebrow as Ann nervously smiles.
"See" She shakes a cup "Coffee run!"
"Sit!" They are quickly in chairs "Why the hell were you two trying to hide from this? We agreed to do this together! You can not just decide you want to hide!"
"We always are on baby duty" Nancy groans "I just want a day to be able to relax!"
"We are grandparents" Alma looks furious "You do not know how lucky we are to see them! I would have killed to have one memory of my grandma! Just one! But I never got to! She died when I was young and I only have two photos! I was a damn baby!"
"We all feel burnt out sometimes" Attention is turned back toward me "But we agreed to do this together..it feels like you two don't wanna do this together anymore"
I watch the duo share a look "We would be lying to say we have not had that thought cross our minds" I feel my heart sink and see Almas face drop "Look girls...we have been friends for a long time, well at least longer with you Alice, and sometimes..well you grow apart"
"Fuck you!" I see everyone's shocked at my outburst "You two would rather hide and pull away than fucking talk! Fuck both of you! You two are nothing but selfish cunts! I finally see you two again and we go to be together just for what?! You two to 'feel different' and 'feel' like we are pulling away?! Fuck you two! You want this to end?! FINE! Get both of your shit out of my damn house! My name is on it and I'll be damned if I'm going to be around you two! You want to drift apart instead of work on us then fine! We are through!"
"Alice" I ignore Alma as I get up and walk to the stairs "Alice wait!"
I don't respond and go to the nursery. I close the door and slowly slide down it. I start crying remembering back to all of our memories. All the things they just want to throw away.
Why does this have to happen to me?
-Nancy pov-
"Are you happy now?" I blink out of my shock and look at Alma who is now standing "You two are free to go...I suggest to start packing"
"Alma" She doesn't look at me as she starts toward the stairs "Alma wait!"
"No" She turns and I see the tears in her eyes "I have waited long enough for you two to come clean about what was wrong! Now you just admit that you were letting yourselves slip away instead of being with us and your grandchildren! You two should be ashamed of yourselves!"
"Alma come on" Ann gets up but Alma is already upstairs "Great"
"They are gone" Ann looks at me confused "I told you we should have talked with them"
"You also were the one who decided to wait" I sigh and look at the ground "What are we going to do?"
"Leave" I stand up and shake my head "Let's just get to the house and pack..maybe we can find a motel or something to stay at"
I start for the door but she stops me "So this is it?" I look up and see she is close to tears "This is really how this ends?"
"What else can we do Ann?" I feel my tears finally fall "We let them slip away because we were too chicken shit to talk! Now they know and we can move on...is that not what we wanted?"
"I" Ann let's go of me and sighs "I don't know what I want"
"I know" I pull her into me as she starts to cry "I know"
-Time skip-Alice pov-
It's been quiet in the house. Everyone is back from appointments and whatever else. I know they want to ask but they don't. It just stays quiet.
"So how was the appointments?" I give the best smile I can "Everyone's babies ok?"
"Stop it mom" I look at Shelby confused "What happened? Where are the other two?"
"Well they should have their things out of the house by now" Everyone's jaws drop "They wanted to pull away instead of talking about things and hide from helping us with their grandkids"
"That can't be all of it" Maribel looks upset "What are you leaving out?"
"They left out nothing" We all turn to see Ann with Nancy "We really did hide and we have felt like we were pulling away"
"We didn't want to ruin anything and thought it could possibly fix itself" Nancy sighs and I can see their eyes are red "I am so sorry that we didn't come to you two sooner"
"We both are sorry" Ann holds out her hand "Please..we don't wanna be without you two"
"Well" I stand up "I guess you should have thought about that before today"
I can see Anns heart break in her eyes. Tears start falling down her face as I start walking away. I get a bit away before there's a thud. I turn and see her spasming.
"What's happening?!" I quickly drop down and put her on her side "What's happening Alice?"
"She having a seizure" I see her start foaming at the mouth and check her pulse "Call 911 now! She's having a heart attack too!"
"Mom!" Maribel is beside us quickly "Mom get up! Come on! You have to get up momma!"
"Maribel" she looks at me "Please give space ok?"
"B-b-but my mom" Maribel is helped up and back "My mom!"
"She will be ok" I look down at Ann "You best be ok"
I do everything I can to help before the ambulance gets there. The seizure seems to have stopped as shes loaded up. Nancy is in the ambulance with her as they leave. I can in to help them get everyone ready.
I stop when I find a note.
'If our apology didn't go well I'm sorry. We really do love both of you. We couldn't pack our things because we can't leave you two. We can't live without you two.
We truly do love you.'
"You best pull through Ann" I put the note in my pocket and let a tear fall "I don't know if I can live without you"