Don't hate me please guys! I know it has been ageeees once I have updated but I have been really busy. Anyway here is chapter 9, hope you like it :)
Chapter 9:
Gazzy P.O.V
I watched in amusement as Fang's eyes flicked between the remaining slices of pizza and the fridge, probably wondering whether if they were worth keeping. Actually, that is what he SHOULD have been thinking. In reality he was working out the probability of getting away with eating the extra slices without any of us noticing. My eyes met Nudges and she rolled hers when she saw Fang in his indecisive state.
"Oh just eat em' already, we all know you want to," Nudge blurted out, subtlety was never her strong suit. Fang blushed, (well the equivalent of a Fang blush – which is really just nothing), but did not argue, stuffing both pieces into his mouth and tossing the plate into the general direction of the sink.
"Well your child is officially asleep my little one," Iggy announced entering the kitchen and patting Fang on the head. This received Iggs a stern look, which was wasted on him, you know due to his blindness and all.
"ZOMG guys! Now that she is asleep we can talk. Max is alive. She has a daughter. OMG Fang has a kid. You and Max have a kid. You're only 18, doesn't that freak you out? Are you like totally mad at Max right now? And guys OMG what if she never comes back, and you know neither does Angel? We can't… Oomph" Thankfully Iggy rudely interrupted her rant by thumping his hand against her mouth. Silence is bliss, (I am aware that is not that saying but for right now it is!).
"Nudge would you just stop, please! I've had no time to process anything so how am I supposed to answer your billion and one questions?" Fang retorted.
"Okay, okay, okay I'm sorry".
"Hey, have you noticed how she doesn't really call you anything?" Iggy asked tentatively, hoping not to get a similar telling off to Nudge.
"What do you mean of course she does, we've been talking all day", I could tell Fang was starting to get irritated but I just couldn't stop myself,
"No she doesn't, she usually just gestured or points, sometimes she refers to you as 'you'. Do you think Max told her to do that? Cause Nicky calling you Fang would just be weird, right?"
"I don't know, I mean I don't really know her so I guess I'm not reeeally her dad. Man, if Max doesn't make it back then she is gonna be alone. I mean, of course we will look after her and be there for her, but we haven't gotten to know her yet and I haven't felt this fatherly bond with her so how can we class her as family, you know what I…"
"Fang shut it", Nudge shout whispered looking over his shoulder towards the stairs. And there stood Nicky, face tear stained, she looked so vulnerable and helpless. Within seconds she was running back up the stairs, followed by the door slamming shut. O oh, I guess she heard what Fang was saying…
Fang P.O.V
"Crap, crap, crap", I muttered as I hauled myself out of the kitchen and towards the stairs, tailed by Iggy, Gaz and Nudge.
"We have known her for all of five minutes and I've already made her cry", I said bounding up the stairs two at a time before rounding the corner to my bedroom. When I got to the door I came to a halt, feeling Gaz stop just centimeters behind me.
"It's alright mate", he said patting my back.
"Yea Fang, you just gotta get in there and fix it, Max already said she loves you, so she will forgive you… hopefully", Nudge encouraged; the last part coming out as a whisper, probably not meant to be heard by moi. This was before she proceeded to knock on the door and shove me in, followed by Iggy closing the door, WITH THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE! Cowards. As I turned towards the bed I found a massive lump curled up under the covers and pillows in the middle, a slight sobbing escaping the threaded cave.
Doing my best not to disturb the sheets I sat down on the bed and began,
"Nicky I am so sorry. I didn't mean for you to hear any of that, I'm sure your mum will come back", I said whilst trying to figure out whether I believed my own words.
"And when I said you would be alone I didn't me that either. You're a part of Max, which means you're a part of the flock, which does make you family. I'm sorry that I ever doubted that…" I trailed off, internally smacking my head for saying otherwise. With a few more moments of sobbing a tiny voice rose from underneath the covers,
"Did you mean it when you said you weren't really my dad?" she whispered. That stunned me, honestly. Out of everything I had stupidly said that is what upset her, did she really want me as a dad?
"Yes," came the tiny voice again. I blinked, and blinked, and blinked again, (man I was really good at that), and then remembered to breathe, and then I remembered it was my turn to speak.
"Okay, well… I umm… promise to try? I don't know if I will be good at it though," I stuttered. And with that she crawled out from under the covers, adorned with blood shot eyes and a runny now, and snuggled into my chest, burying her face in my shirt. I sat there with her for what must have been at least two hours, and when she had finally dozed off I had come to the acceptance that I was her dad, and for some reason that made me feel just a little bit… happier.
Hope you enjoyed that, I have some time for writing at the moment so the more reviews I get the more motivated I will be to write and update ;) just a little incentive for you guys! Have a great week byeee