Part Two

"You give me deja vu

Like l've been waiting my whole life to find that view

Cause when I'm lookin at your eyes

I go from California to Timbuktu

Back to dancing in the living room

If I got you, baby everyday's a honeymoon."

-Honeymoon (Johnny Stimson)

"Eleanor…" Chidi said, staring at his crying wife. He reached out to touch her shoulder, but she reeled away.

Her eyes were red and puffy, and she kept hiccupping through her endless tears. He hadn't seen her act like this in a total of four years.

He took a seat down next to her, only to be shoved off. Yeah, he should've seen that coming. Eleanor could be quite scary when she was in a mood like this.

"Chidi!" She shouted, "Why the fuck would you say things like that? Do you not love me? What a stupid question, of course you don't love me!" She grabbed her jacket, "It's just as I thought, nobody will ever be able to love me."

"Eleanor please, that's not true!"

"Really? That's not true? I just heard you say that you wished you had never married me! Chidi, I never thought I'd marry anyone. So here I am, with you, and now you don't want to be with me?" Her eyes were getting redder by the minute and she began crying again.

"Please, it's not what you thin—"

"You know what the worst part is? I still love you. But I can't be with someone who doesn't love me." She threw on her jacket and stared at him, "I'm staying at Tahani's for the night. Goodbye, Chidi."

She picked up her purse and kissed her daughter goodbye, smiling down at the baby's cute face.

The shorter girl grabbed her purse and left the building, glaring at her husband one final time before leaving the house.

"Eleanor!" He shouted before the door was slammed in his face. He slid down the door and started to cry himself. How could he be so stupid? How could he even think something like that? He loved his wife, no questions asked.

Yet his indecisiveness had yet again cost him happiness. He heard a loud whine coming from the big bedroom and picked up Phoneix, "It's okay." He soothed, "Daddy's got you." He cradled the young child closely, thoughts drifting back to his wife.

"Hi, my name's Eleanor Shellstrop, can we talk?"

He had been hooked on her ever since the beginning, he had loved her from the very start. It had just taken him too long to realize it.

And now he was left alone.

Eleanor was standing outside Tahani's mansion, completely broken. When the door opened, the first thing the blonde did was throw herself into her best friend's arms. Shocked, the young woman helped the shorter girl inside and sat her down on her bed. She had taken a ca here, out of laziness and not wanting random strangers on the highway to see her crying in her car.

("But what about the driver?") Tahani had asked, only to get a simple shrug from her best friend.

"Darling, what is wrong?" She finally asked, wrapping her arms around the crying girl and hugging her closely. No matter how hard Eleanor tried to form words, she couldn't seem to find the right ones. It took hours until she had finally calmed down for her to explain her situation to her situation to her best friend.

"Are you sure you heard him right?" The brunette asked, shocked, "That doesn't seem like Chidi at all."

"I heard him say it though." She hiccupped, "I heard him asking himself if marrying me was the right decision." She began to cry hard again, and Tahani quickly handed her a box of tissues. The blonde was now lying in the taller woman's lap, curled into a tight ball.

"Looks like I was right." She sniffled, "I am incapable of being loved by anyone."

"How ridiculou—" She forced the girl off her lap and into a sitting position, "Look at me." She ordered, the stubborn girl refusing to do so.

"Look at me, Eleanor." She said, forcing the girl's head to face her, "That cannot be possible. Of course you are capable of being loved by others. Just look at me, you're my best friend and I love you."

"That's not what I mean, Tahani."

"I know." The taller girl got up, "I'll go fetch you a blanket and a pillow."

"Oh, I was just planning on spending the night at a motel. You don't have to—"

"Nonsense! You get comfortable, and I shall be right back. There is no way I am letting you go anywhere by yourself tonight."

The blonde sighed in defeat. She kicked off her shoes and plopped down on Tahani's massive bed. She wasn't planning on falling asleep, but the silky texture just coaxed her.

The brunette walked back in holding a pillow and a blanket, as promised. She was going to announce that the guest room had been made up, but she figured she should let the girl rest.

She pulled the quilt over the small girl and gently unmade the bed. A tiny yawn escaped the blonde's mouth as she rolled onto her side.

She was such a different person when she was asleep. Way less mouthy, for sure.

Both girls slept peacefully that night.

Eleanor didn't wake up until twelve in the afternoon. She would have slept longer, but she was rudely interrupted by a hard knocking at the front door.

She slipped out of bed, hair messy and still wearing her clothes from yesterday. Tahani arrived at the door at the same moment, already dressed for the day.

"Whosit?" The shorter girl asked sleepily, letting out a loud yawn. The brunette opened the door, and Eleanor stepped back in shock when she saw Chidi standing outside with a bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots and a hopeful look on his face.

Before she could say anything, Tahani stepped forward, "What do you think you are doing here?"

"I came to get my wife." He answered, "Eleanor, please. Just come home." He pleaded, holding out the flowers for her to take.

"She's not going anywhere with you."

"Tahani, let me handle this." The blonde stepped forward and glared down at him, "I'm not going anywhere with you."

"B-But...I just said that."

"Fuck off, Tahani." She said rudely, "Chidi, why the hell do you want me home? You said it yourself that marrying me was a mistake. Just admit it."

"No, that's not...it's not what I meant! I love you, Eleanor!" He shouted, "I was just scared."

"Of what?"

"Of the future. I can't help but think about the possibilities of our future together. What if things don't work out between us? I was just scared of losing you, Eleanor. I was worried that my proposal was a mistake because there was always the possibility that in the future, you wouldn't want to be with me anymore."

"What are you, a fucking moron?" She shouted, "Why would you ever think that?" She walked forward, but her best friend blocked her path.

"You are seriously going to forgive him? Just like that?"

"I don't get what the problem is." The blonde said with a shrug, "He apologized, we're all good here. Right, chief? We good?"

He nodded and pulled her into a hug, placing a kiss on her lips.

"Thanks, babe." Eleanor said to Tahani, "You really are the best."

"Yes, I am, aren't I?"

The shorter girl just rolled her eyes and bumped her best friend gently on the shoulder, before grabbing her own purse and leaving the mansion with her husband.

"You could have told me, you know."

"Yeah." Chidi nodded, "But I have a feeling we would've gotten to the same issue. You do interrupt people a lot, you know."

"Yeah, whatever, you love it."

He smiled and pulled her closer, "I do."

"Wait, who's watching Phoenix?" Eleanor asked suddenly, "Don't tell me she's home alone?"

He faked a shocked look, "I can't believe I forgot!"

"Okay, so first you break my fucking heart then you leave the baby alone? What kind of man does that shit?" She paused, "Well, my Dad would do that, but that's beside the point!"

"Eleanor, calm down I'm just kidding. She's in the backseat." He motioned to his car, which had its windows rolled down halfway. The blonde placed a hand over her heart and blew out a deep breath.

"You big dummy!" The short girl pushed past him and entered the unlocked car. Her husband chuckled to himself then took to the driver seat.

"Phini, there's one lesson that I need to teach you." She glared at her husband, "Daddy is a fucking idiot, so don't ever listen to him."

The baby cooed in amusement, her blue eyes sparkling with the love, "Idiot." She said, "Idiot."

"That's right, baby." The blonde said, "Your Dad's an idiot."

"Seriously, Eleanor?" The Professor said in shock, "Phoenix just said her first word! Shouldn't you be more excited about this? Even if her first word is 'idiot' I think you should be more parental about this."

"Eh, I'll leave that part up to you." She shrugged, "What's the big deal? It's not like its new thing suddenly introduced to the world. People talk, bud."

Though he couldn't help but notice a certain sparkle in her blue eyes, and he knew she was lying.

"Whatever you say." He teased.

The blonde carried their child inside the house, kissing her husband on the lips as she tucked her baby girl into her crib.

Eleanor tucked herself into bed alongside her husband, snuggling close to his side. She could feel his chest rising and falling underneath her head, and it was strangely calming.

"I love you, you big goofball." She said, taking his arm and nuzzling her head against his shoulder, "Don't ever leave me."

"Never." Chidi said, kissing his wife on the lips, "I promise."

The End

A/N: What do we think? I couldn't see Eleanor calling Chidi "babe" or any of those cliché nicknames (though she does use babe on Tahani, obviously). Anyway, hope you liked it! Probably won't be a third one, but who knows? Thank you so much for reading!

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