Was it really your time?

“Careful.”

“Yeah, I got it.” She said waving me off. I still have my arm to support her elbow. I opened the bathroom door for her and followed her inside. “Vic, I got it. It’s fine. I just need to pee right now.”
“Yeah, that’s what I’m here for.” I nodded.

And she sighed. “Vic, just—let me—do this.” She said squirming from my grip. She looked almost irritated by my presence.

“We’re married. And I’ve seen you a million times already. I don’t see what the problem is. Let me help you.” I said.

“Jesus, I know okay. I wanna do this on my own. I’m just gonna fucking pee.” She almost yelled at me. I can’t believe she just yelled at me. I just wanted to help. I think she noticed my face drop on the fucking floor. She took a deep breath and faced me, her back leaning on the closed bathroom door. She wrapped her arms around my neck. I’m trying so hard not to smile at this gesture, partly because I don’t want her to know that it’s not that easy and she would have to make it up to me for yelling. But in all honesty, the moment she touched me, it all went away.
I put my hands on her waist to support her. She took another deep breath before speaking. “I’m sorry. I just wanted to do something on my own. I feel so useless these past few days and I didn’t mean to yell. Forgive me, please?” She said those last three words like a cute little baby and it just made my stomach ache, in a good way. I looked away pretending to think about it first. “Oh come on. Pleeeeeaase?”

I slowly shook my head and emitted a long grunt. “Please, what do you want me to do?” I looked away again emphasizing my cheek to her, as if telling her that she should kiss me on the cheek. And she did but it doesn’t end there.

“More!” I commanded.

“What?”

“One more, please.” I said very nicely. And I turned my head when she kissed me so she kissed me on the lips. A quick peck isn’t enough. I missed her so much.

She opened her mouth in surprise. “You tricked me!”

“I missed you.” I said pouting. “I really thought I’d lost you. I hope you understand, I just really wanted to help. I wanna take care of you even more. Where do you wanna go? We can go to Japan, you know and walk under the cherry blossom trees there. Or we can backpack to Europe with the kids and we’ll just have a good time. I’m gonna quit my job and we’re just gonna live like a normal family. No more going away.”

“Woah there. Woah. Woah. First of all, what the hell are you talking about quitting your job. Nobody’s gonna quit their job.” She said.

Wait, including her? Does she still want to work? We have two kids already. The thought of retiring has been on my head ever since we found about her being pregnant again. This scared me a lot. I kept thinking that maybe it’s time to…settle down. I mean, I still have to consider the guys. I’m not just deciding for myself here. We’re a band. We’ve been together since, well ever since.

“Second, I do understand. Thank you babe. For all this. For not giving up on me. For waiting. And for being the most amazing husband in the world. I love you. Please forgive me!” She said.

I chuckled. “Okay. I love you too.” And then we shared a long and tender kiss. Damn, I miss these lips. I was so careful of my movements. The last thing I want is to hurt her. We’ve been kissing for almost a minute now and dang it feels so fucking good. And hey, now that she’s not pregnant maybe the sex will be as back to normal. I shook the thought out of my mind. Jenna needs to focus on getting better. The sex can wait. And who am I kidding, we have a newborn baby. It’s just going to be as hard as it gets.

And then suddenly the door swung open. We both pulled away so quickly. It’s Lynn. Geez, thanks Lynn.

“Wow, shit. I’m sorry. I should’ve knocked.” She said covering her eyes. “What the fuck were you guys doing?”

“What did it look like we were doing?” I said.

Jenna laughed. “I’m just gonna pee. Hey, Lyndsey.”

“Hey, I’m here to visit you…or something. I need to talk to you about something.” Lynn said.

“Yeah, I’m just gonna—“

“Yeah.”

“Yeah.”

I narrowed my eyes on them. “You guys are the weirdest friends ever.”

“We are.” Lynn said nodding.

“Hey, Lyndsey.” I said giving her a hug. “So what brings you here?”

We both sat down on the couch. “Umm, no biggie. Just the single that we’ve been working on. Ya know, the release date and the shoot for the music video. I know that she just survive a major operation but, you know how the people at the label work.”

I looked at my phone to see the flower delivery guy’s text. He’s now at the lobby and I need to pick up the flowers.

“Oh okay.” I waited for Jenna to come out before excusing myself. I wanna let the two of them talk alone and like what I promised her, flowers every day.

I got the flowers from the lobby and tipped the delivery guy. They call this arrangement “Always and Forever”. It’s made up of white and purple tulips. I didn’t expect it to be this fucking huge. This thing is massive. I just ordered it because of the name.

I knocked on the door before entering it. I hid behind the huge bouquet, then I heard Lynn said Awwwwww.

“You guys are so cute, it’s nauseating. I’m taking a picture. This is so fun. Being a third wheel is so fucking fun.” Lynn said.

I walked over to Jenna’s bed still hiding behind the flowers.

“You suck, you know that.” She said trying to hide her smile. Even though I can’t see it, I can feel it.

“As promised.” I gave her the flowers and she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me. “Did you like it?” I asked in between kisses, and she nodded. “It’s not too much?” I feel like an entire zoo is inside my stomach.

“It’s perfect.” She whispered as she rubbed the back of my head while we kiss.
“Well, this so fun.” Lynn said fake coughing. “But I have to go. I just came to discuss the details and to see how my Jen-bug's doing. Thank you guys for making me feel uncomfortable and envious.”
“Shut up, Gunnulfsen. Thank you for the visit. I’ll text you.” Jenna said. She hugged Jenna and I and then went out.

I sat on the couch and took out my phone. Jenna just sat on the bed and looked at the ceiling. She must’ve been bored…or really bothered about something.

“So what do you wanna eat today? I’m thinking maki and sushi. What about you?” I said.

“I’m not hungry.” She mumbled. She sat up and got the flowers and started playing with it. Uh oh something’s wrong.

“Jen, you gotta eat. We’ll be out tomorrow and we won’t be if you’re not going to eat. Don’t you miss our kids?” I said sitting on the side of the bed.

She put the flowers down and took my hand. She took another deep breath before speaking, “Listen, Lynn talked to me about the single that we’ve been working on. And they said I have to get back as soon as I can…if…if I still want it.”

I’m confused.

“Mike and Pete have been calling me. And I…I don’t know what to do. I feel like this is something that the two of us need to discuss. It’s all I’ve been thinking ever since I woke up.” She continued.

“Jen, you need to take time. You’re not even fully recovered. “ I said.

“Yeah, but there’s also a mountain of work that was put to side and now it’s all in my face. I’m just pressured. And the kids.” She paused for a moment. “I feel like we missed out so much on Quinn already and she’s turning three in a month. And now we have another baby. Right now, it would be much easier to bring them to me on tour but they’re gonna go to school soon. And a tour bus isn’t the right place to raise a child. And I am their mother. I need to be there for them a hundred percent of the time. And—“

“And you are,” I said kissing her forehead, “An amazing mother to Quinn. She knows that. She loves you so much. And our daughter is a very smart kid. She can spell simple words already. She understands our situation.”

She sighed once more, “She shouldn’t have to. She’s three.”

“Okay, let’s not worry about this now. We need to focus on you getting better. And I’m thinking, since SoundWave has been postponed to three weeks from now, and I really, really have to be there. Might be fun and better if we visit Australia?” I asked. And just like that, her face lit up. “I’m just thinking maybe we could stay there for a week or two, since we’re playing. We could take the kids and just spend time together, away from everything. And our friends are gonna be there too. It’s been a traumatic month for all of us. Would that help? It could help you decide.“
I said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

“You’re kidding me.” She said.

“No, I’m not. It’s the first time they asked us to do SoundWave and I immediately said yes because I know how bad you miss it and your family. You’d always ask me about it and we just don’t have time. And now we do, it’s the perfect getaway. We could invite the guys while they’re there too but most importantly we could spend time as a family, just the four of us. What do you say? Say something.” I said.

“I love you! Oh my god. Thank you so much!” She threw her arms around me and kissed me.

Oh kay. Gotta pack bags. We’re leaving in three weeks. I hope that’s enough time for them to be strong enough to travel. Australia, here we come.

Notes

This is a transition chapter. They're going to Australia! YAY! And I enjoyed writing this chapter so much. Full of fluff lol and I do realize that SoundWave happens from March - April or something but i couldnt think of anymore music fest in australia so. :P I'm thinking of changing the story title too bc Jenna lived lol i just dont have the heart to kill her. I love her so much.