Leilani's POV:

"You know this makes you a milf right?" Tarni stated as she pulled away from our goodbye hug trying to lighten the unsettling mood that had hold of everyone who stood outside of the airport. I coughed out a laugh awkwardly more so because I was nervous for the flight home but regardless I nudged her jokingly and tried to argue her point.

"Oh come on I am not that hot," I joked as I over dramatically flipped my curled, faded hair over my tense shoulder.

"I don't know about that babe, I'm pretty sure I could list a few things about you that is super hot," Mike winked whilst nudging me.

"Go on then, I bet you can't," I challenged him knowing all too well I'd lose.

"So there's that fine ass of yours and then there's the way you do that thing when we're hav-" he squeezed cheekily on my butt before being cut off by a pained looking Tarni.

"Okay slow down cowboy, not everyone wants to know those sorts of nasty things!" Tarni cut him off with her hand over his mouth and a disgusted look painted itself over her pale face. I couldn't help but laugh at how funny her face looked but everyone else agreed with Tarni, and by everyone I mean everyone except for Austin who chose not to come and see me off at the airport this morning. The thought of his name alone put an unsettling feeling back in my stomach causing me to switch off my joking attitude and grip harder at the hold I had around Mike's upper arm.

"Ow babe!" he jerked his arm away from my tight grip and looked down at me with a confused expression, "What's wrong?"

"Uh just nervous for the flight I guess, I mean I am flying alone and I hate flying, you know that," I lied. Did I forget to mention that Mike wasn't coming home with me today? Oh I did, well then yeah, Mike wont be coming to Australia until next week because he wanted to finish the tour. I didn't blame him, he couldn't just abandon the band and the fans like that but I was going to have to go to all my first doctors appointments without him and just the thought of that made me a little uneasy. All the nerves had me feeling weak so I plopped back down into my wheel chair beside me, the entire time I clung onto the leather bag that had once before been on my back.

"You'll be fine love!," Oli piped up as he pushed closer towards me through the crowd of tattooed men that had come to wish me luck with the baby and for the future, since I'd probably never see many of them again. He finally pushed through all the guys and leant down next to me in my wheel chair enveloping me in one of his gigantic, warm, teddy bear hugs.

"I swear that one day you're going to suffocate me with on of you're hugs," I tried to squirm out of his tough arms but it was no use so I simply just stopped trying, "that's if I ever see you again to get one of your hugs," I finished in a sad tone. This immediately had Oli pulling away from the hug and looking at me with droopy eyes as he bottom lip sagged over his teeth.

"Don't be silly of course you're going to see me again! I'll visit all the time and I can be Oliver Jr's favourite uncle!" the sadness had left his face and his eyes were bright again making me feel slightly better.

"Really? You'll visit?" I found myself looking around at everyone now waiting for an answer and one by one they all started nodding. Vic, Matt Kean, Alan, Phil, Jaime, Jordan, Tony, Lee, every one had agreed to visit. I was astounded that everyone had cared so much and suddenly the warm, sappy feelings I felt from all the love I was receiving turned into tears of joy that spilled over my face, "I'm going to miss you all so much!" my sobbing earned a chorus of 'aws'.

"Like we said Lani we'll all be visiting so much that you wont have time to miss us. In fact instead of missing us you would have had enough of us!" Tino joked and everyone agreed with a hum of 'yeahs'.

"I could never get sick of any of you!" I admitted, welcoming them to visit for as long as they like, whenever they like.

"There's one thing I don't like too much though," Mike spoke up. Everyone eyed him curious of what he was about to say next, "I don't think we'll be calling our child Oliver Junior," he finished and everyone burst into hysterical laughs. I looked down at my phone to notice the time and I had an hour until I boarded the plane.

"Guys I've got to go check my bags in and get to the gate, thank you all so much for coming down here today to say goodbye and for having me on this tour and being the most amazing friends," I started to well up again but I swallowed back hard on the tears as I gave one final hug to everyone before heading inside.

"I know I'm supposed to be flying back with Alan to live with him after tour but I'm making a detour back to your house before I leave, I hope you don't mind," Tarni whispered into our hug and before I could even react Mike was pushing my chair inside. I looked back over my shoulder at her and gave her the cheesiest smile I could muster up.

"I love you!" I squealed waving my hands around frantically at her and all the guys behind her.

"I know!" she joked before yelling out, "I love you to Lans!" as Mike pushed me into the gates of the terminal blocking my view of all my new friends.

"I'll see you in a week," Mike cooed lovingly before pushing his pursed lips against mine one last time until I saw him next.

"You'll see me in a week," I somewhat copied his words earning a laugh before he was ushered out by an employee leaving me to wait for my flight on my lonesome picking at some lose cotton on my oversized, white jumper.

***

Some eight hours later a rather loud ringing noise coursed through the aircraft announcing that the flight was nearly at an end. Behind me I could her a series of clicks as the other passengers clamped their metal seatbelts together and watched as others rushed back from the restroom to their seats in order for landing. Until now the rest of the flight was spent practically in silence as everyone slept except for me. I did not get one wink of shut eye as the nerves ate at my stomach as we passed over the ocean that at any minute we could have fell hopelessly into. However right now my nerves were at ease as I had the luxury of looking out of the window at solid ground.

Only minutes later the plane crashed its wheel onto the tarmac and came to a screeching stop as it pulled up to a spot on the ground. I was, of course, the last person to exit the plane as the stewards had to help me down the stairs and onto the tarmac and then get me into my seat and back up more stairs into the airport. It was a hassle but well worth it because without my wheel chair and their help I wouldn't have made it to where I was now. Home.

As Dad pushed my wheel chair up the small step into our front door I basked in the glory of the feeling of home, something I didn't get to do when I came home for the first time in eight years only a little over a month ago. I took in the colours of the maroon feature wall against the white and longed to sit in the comfy, black leather lounges. Not to mention the fresh smell of jasmine that had to be one of Michelle's personal touches no doubt. Dad must've read my mind because he pushed me straight into the lounge room and helped me into one of the couches.

"Thanks Dad," I mumbled as I pushed my back up against the plush cushion.

"Anything for you bub," the nickname always made my heart melt but only now would I let my walls down and let him see that.

"Dad you know I love you right and that I'm so thankful for everything you've ever done for me and everything you're bound to do for me in the coming years," my throat became uncomfortable as the feeling of tears swelled in my throat.

"I know darling, I know. You don't even have to say thank you," he blubbered.

"But I've never shown any emotion, I've always been this rock, this solid wall that wouldn't let anyone in, how could you possibly know?" I was honestly confused.

"You're my baby girl Lani, I know everything about you and everything that's going on in your life without a word from you. You're my daughter and let me tell you you're surely a miniature me. I can read you like an open book, you wear your heart on your sleeve and you don't even know it,"he had my tears bellowing like waterfalls over my tomato red cheeks as he pulled me in for a hug.

"I'm so sorry for everything ever since I got out with the whole thing on the news and the car accident and now," I took a breath, "now this, a baby. I'm so sorry Dad," he sighed as if my apology was pointless.

"You never have to apologise for me, especially not for giving me a grandchild. Now you listen here, you're going to stay here as long as you like and we'll do up the spare bedroom as a nursery and your Mother is even flying up from New South Wales for your first appointment in two days," I pulled back from the hug almost too excitingly when he mentioned Mum was coming up. Her visiting would make things so much more comfortable if I had to go by myself. Not to mention I hadn't seen her since New Zealand which was under no circumstances a great reason to be seeing each other, especially since I hadn't seen her for little under a year after the last time she'd visited me in prison.

"Mum's coming up to see me?" my head nearly hit the roof when I asked for confirmation.

"Well I wouldn't say coming.." Dad trailed off.

"What do you mean?" I quizzed him curiously. Suddenly a soft spoken voice sounded from behind me causing me to rip myself out of the chair.

"He means, I'm already here baby girl," I jumped from the couch wrapping my arms tightly around her small, withered frame.

"Oh Mum, I'm so glad you're here!" I sobbed into the sleeve of her shirt, "I-I, oh god, I hate Austin so much and Mike's not even here to go to the appointment with me and everything's just falling apart," in that moment Mum pulled me back from the hug but still kept a firm grip on my shoulders as she started one of her motherly tirades of compliments and motivational speeches.

"That's where you're wrong Leilani. You're having a baby, things aren't falling apart they're just starting to put themselves together. You're going to be a great mum baby," she placed tiny kisses on my forehead after finishing her comforting speech. I knew she was right, things were just starting to go up from here and nobody could bring me down.

Well that's what I thought until I got the god awful news at my appointment a few days later...

Notes

This is just a filler guys but in saying that there is only two (maybe three if you're lucky) chapters left to this story! I'd just like to say thank you so much to everyone who has been reading since I posted the very first chapter and are still reading now and a big thank you also to the new readers! Anyway thank you all again for subscribing, commenting, voting and always coming back for more, you guys have been the motivation when it comes to writing this for all to read. Alsssso WOW 30,000+ views! That's incredible! Thank you, once again, I never even contemplated that I would get such a response when I started writing. (I'll stop saying thank you now)
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