-Chapter 11-

~Amber~

Hopefully Mia had made a plan for Arabella cause, I had zero plans and by the look on Fabians face, he didn't either...

Mia and Arabella come in smiling, and covered in silly string. I almost think she didn't tell her... But, then she flashes me a look like, 'I told her, and I've gotta plan'. I felt relieved.

"Hi!" Arabella smiles and looks at Nina "Who are you?"

"I'm Nina Martin." Nina smiles

"You were the queen of the prom!" Arabella looks at me "She is really, Amber. You were right."

I slightly smile, I know I didn't tell her anything. I look at Mia, who's smirking and has a confident twinkle in her eye, 'oh, shit' I think

"Yeah, yeah, she is." I whisper

"Well, we're gonna go get cleaned up..." Mia pulls Arabella out of the room

They say dinner is a time to gather around, be happy. I'm sure it would have been, if it wasn't for the elephant in the room. And when I say "elephant" I mean, a 150-pound, 35 year old woman, who still looks a decade younger than she really is. My god, the way she's barely aged, I haven't aged that bad but, you can tell I'm not in my mid-twenties.

We weren't all at the table, that would've been very cuddly, a whole bunch of adults and six kids... Uh, no. Some of us were at the table, some of us were spread around the couches. I couldn't help to notice that Nina looked stress. I tried to shake the thought from my head, I mean, I really shouldn't care about her but, she's was my Best Friend, I do care, even if I don't want to. Her phone kept ringing and she kept rushing into the hall and answering it. I heard her answer it each time with the same "LA Architecture. Nina Martin, here." She didn't go by Rutter anymore, part of me felt glad and relieved that she didn't, she left him, she didn't deserve to, she left him, broke him. Then I felt a stab of pang, it was really over, my beloved Fabina was finished.

I remembered the wedding. Sitting there, grinning, I completed my mission, I thought, nothing could be in the way now. I was wrong, Nina's "dreams" were in the way. It only took three years...

It took about an hour to eat before Arabella and Mia sneak upstairs to watch one of there Romantic Comedies I'm 99.99% they didn't want Fabian to see.

The awkward silence continued for about another half an hour. When I say silent, like dead silent, even the kids. Roy was too busy one his little gaming device. Marie was braiding Jessamines hair and Malcom was drifting in and out of sleep.

"Well, I'd better check on the girls!" Fabian gets up, finding an excuse to leave, and at this point I wanted one to

~Fabian~

It's not like I'm enjoying this. Having a stare-down with my ex-wife. She didn't go by Rutter anymore, I really don't know how I actually feel about that. It's not like we actually got a divorce, by the name of Great Britain, we are still legally wed. Not emotionally, just legally. Even though I didn't want to, I know were going to have to talk a lot over, including my daughter. Oh, god, what am I getting myself into. I finally find an excuse to leave after Nina leaves to talk on her phone for the millionth time. I pass by her on the stairs and she gives me.

'Yeah, this is happening, yeah, I don't like it either, yeah, we have to talk, just not right now.' Look. I didn't even that existed until now...

"Hello?" I knock on Nina's old door... No Ambers... Ambers old door

"Yep!" Arabella calls

I open the door and peak my head in "What are you guys watching?" I question, looking at the open Mac

Mia and Arabella give each other nervous looks

"Nevermind. I don't want to know. But, could I please talk to Arabella?" I ask

"Mhm." Arabella comes out

"Good job, earlier. Didn't know you had that up your sleeve." I give her credit

"Thank you." She thanks me

"Now, never do that to me." I point at her

"Don't worry." She looks down "Why didn't you tell me about her?"

"I'm sure Mia's already told you." I half-ask

"She did, I just want to here it from you."

"I didn't want you to think it was your fault, Arabella." I tell her softly

"So you kept in you all these years, that it was your fault?" She asks me

"No. I know Nina had some... Ambitions... That she could not go for when she was with us..." I whisper

"So you what? Acted like she didn't exist, after she left, I mean?" Arabella questions

"No, never. There were nights when Amber and Mick had to have you stay at their flat and I'd just cry myself to sleep. But, I knew I had you, so I got my self pity and emotions in check, for the better. Trust me, it was not fun..." I admit

"If you would have just told me..." She looks at me

"You were three..." I say

"Promise me?" She questions

"What?" I ask

"Don't keep anything like that from me again." She please

"I'll try." I hug her

A/N Aww, Father-Daughter fluffiness! You can't tell me you didn't enjoy that! Multiple Pov's! See why it took me so long! Why is Nina on the phone? Share your guesses, I enjoy them! ✌️