(Maya P.O.V)
For a week, I didn't leave my room, simply spending my days watching crappy TV and pigging out on junk food that I ordered through room service. I'm sure I looked a mess, not having changed out of the clothes I'd left in. Every night was spent crying myself to sleep and I was sure the tear stains would be permanent. I didn't care though. I still wasn't ready to go back to Boston. My phone had died a few days before but before it had, the screen showed close to fifty missed calls from Zack and nearly twice as many texts begging me to talk to him. But I didn't give in. I needed time to myself.
(Bailey P.O.V)
Nearly a week later, Zack turned up at our front door, definitely looking worse for wear. He hadn't bothered to brush his shaggy hair back and it hung loose over his eyes. His shirt was untucked and his shoelaces were undone. Reed clung to his leg and he held Jaeden tightly as if worried the boy would leave him. Tell-tale streaks down his face told me he'd been crying again. I smiled sadly at him, letting him in.
"She'll come back, Zack. She has to." I said as I took Jaeden from him.
"Uncle Zack!" Kimberlee came running from the kitchen where she'd been helping Cody with lunch.
"Hey Peanut." He said, using the nickname he'd given her but there was no cheer behind it.
"Kimmie, why don't you take Reed and show him your new slide set in the backyard." I said and she nodded, grabbing her cousin's hand and lead him out to the backyard. "Come on, Zack. Cody's in the kitchen. We went in and Cody came over to hug his brother.
"How are you doing, bro?"
"I don't know. I just wish she'd call me and let me know if she's okay."
"So do we. But she'll come through. She's only just revering from her depression so it may take some time."
"All we can do now is wait." I interjected, putting Reed in the swing by the door.
"We could call the police." Zack suggested. Cody and I shared a look before he answered.
"Give her another day. Then call in the police." Zack sighed but nodded.
"Okay." We spent the rest of the day sitting in the living room, the television playing some channel that showed music videos all day. Reed and Kimberlee came in after a while, laughing and shrieking. They sat on the floor in front of us and she pulled out her colouring book and they occupied themselves with colouring in page after page.
I sat, pulling on the charm of my love-heart music note necklace, wondering what on earth we could talk about to bring some sort of cheer into the house.
"Hey, do you guys want to play scrabble or monopoly?" I said after a while.
"Sure." A confirmative grunt was all I got from Zack so I pushed myself up and went down to the cupboard where we kept the games, searching through until I found the old monopoly board. Going back upstairs, I set it out on the kitchen table, intending to go back to the living room to fetch them when I noticed the time. It was nearly seven o'clock. No wonder I was so hungry.
"Hey, did you guys know we missed dinner?"
"No. What's the time?" Cody asked.
"Nearly seven. Do you want me to order something?"
"Wow. Um yeah. I think pizza. Zack?"
"Whatever. I'm not hungry."
"Bro, you've got to eat. Remember you've still got Jaeden and Reed to look after."
"Fine." He slumped back into the couch and continued to stare at that TV screen. I sighed and went back to the kitchen to order the pizza and get some food for Jaeden and the twins. It didn't take too long for me to get the three babies seated so that I could feed them and I was about to start when the doorbell rang. Sighing, I put down the baby food and went over to the front door, shaking my head at the guys sitting on the couch, staring at the TV.
"Pizza's here. Kimberlee, can you take Reed to wash his hands and sit at the table." She nodded and put her crayons back in their box. She and Reed disappeared up the stairs and I turned to the guys.
"We're coming." Cody said, getting up. Zack grunted and pushed himself up off the couch too. They went into the kitchen and sat at the table, helping themselves too the pizza. I grabbed a few pieces for me and put a piece each on Kimberlee and Reed's plates before turning back to the twins and Jaeden. I quickly fed them and then sat down myself, sighing. It had been a long day.
"Zack, do you want to stay here tonight? Reed can sleep in Kimmie's room and you can have the spare room with Jaeden." I offered once dinner was over and I was putting the dishes in the dishwasher. Kimberlee and Reed had gone up to her room to play with something or other.
"Nah, I'll take them home for the night. I want to be there if she comes home."
"Okay. Just remember, you can always stay here if you need." I finished my job and he started packing up Jaeden's things to leave. "I'll go get Reed." I said, heading up the stairs. I could hear the kids talking in Kimberlee's room and I smiled to myself. They were so innocent.
"Reed, it's time to go home." I said, pushing the door open to find them laying on the floor flipping through a picture book.
"Aww. But we were having fun mommy." Kimberlee complained.
"I know sweetie but Uncle Zack wants to go home and Reed has to go too." I went over and picked up the book, putting it back on the shelf beside her bed. Kimberlee pouted but got up anyway, brushing off her skirt. The two of them followed me down the stairs to where Zack and Cody were standing by the door.
"Thanks for having us today guys." Zack said, helping Reed put his jacket on.
"Anytime Zack. You know that. Just remember to keep us posted if you hear anything from Maya." Cody said.
"Bye Uncle Zack." Kimberlee chirped, hugging his leg. He smiled down at her.
"See you later Peanut." We followed Zack out to his car and waved as he pulled away before heading back inside to put the twins to sleep.
"Mommy can we watch a movie?" Kimberlee came bounding into the nursery as I was putting Lachlan into his crib. I looked up at the clock and saw that it was nearly nine o'clock.
"Sorry sweetie, its bedtime. You've had a lot of fun with Reed today so no movies tonight, okay?"
"Okay mommy." She sulked out and I heard her door shut. I sighed.
"I'll deal with her." Cody offered and I soon heard him talking to her. Later, he met me down in the living room and we sat on the couch.
"An eventful day." Cody muttered.
"Be nice. Would you have done any different in his place?"
"I guess not."
"Good." I yawned.
"Tired?"
"Yeah. No idea why though."
"You're emotionally tired. How about we go to bed?"
"Sure. I'll meet you up there in a bit." He smiled at me and made his way upstairs. I went into the kitchen and turned on the dishwasher, making sure there was nothing else left out. Then I went up to the bedroom and flopped down on the bed, too tired to even bother changing. Cody laughed as he came out from the bathroom, already clad in his pajama bottoms.
"I guess you don't need the bathroom light on." He joked.
"No. I do. I'll get there in a second." He pulled down the blankets, effectively making me get up and snuggled down.
"I'll be here when you're ready." He said with a smile. I poked him but went into the bathroom anyway to bursh my teeth and hair before snuggling up to Cody in bed.
"I hope you know that I'd never run away from you, Codykins." I said.
"I know. And I'd never run away either. Unless you start getting old and look like you're 100. Then I might have to leave you for a younger woman." He told me with a mock serious look.
"Cody!" I shoved him, almost making him fall out of the bed.
"I was kidding, Bails. I'll never leave you."
"I love you Cody."
"I love you too Bailey."
(Maya P.O.V) climbing in and crying myself to sleep. It was killing me that I was so far from home. So far from Zack, the only guy I'd ever loved. So far from my babies, the ones who gave my life meaning. But I wasn't ready to go back yet. To face my past. First, I had to spend some time here in Richmond, Virginia to truly accept my past and how it shaped me.
Preview: The Boston Police join the search for Maya but no leads are given. Maya spends her time locked away from the world, slowly learning to accept her past. Cody and Bailey do everything they can to help Zack at home.
A/N: So there was a little bit of Cailey fluff at the end, but overall this chapter was kind of boring, more of a filler than anything else. But I promise the next chapter will be more eventful. Plus, a character we haven't seen for a while will be making an appearance in the next chapter or so.
P.S. Loving the reviews :)