Only Hope
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MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
Yeah lol
Aww, Brayden is so adorable. I cracked up when he said "ew" after she said "poke a needle in my eye". :lol:
beautifuldisaster
Lab Technician
Here ya'll go!!! Sorry for the long wait!!! Been really busy!!!! It's short but hopefully good enough for now!!!!!!
Chapter 10
The rest of the night was fairly quiet. Natalia and Brayden didn’t talk that much. There wasn’t too much they could say.
After she had put Brayden to bed, Natalia sat on the couch watching TV when she heard the front door open. She stood up and walked into the front entrance to see Eric standing there, hanging his coat.
"Hey Nat…” He smiled.
“How was Brayden?”
She sighed, and looked down at her feet.
“He was great.”
Erics eyebrow arched up in confusion.
“What did he do wrong? Did he set the kitchen on fire again?” He chuckled.
“No…”
She glanced up at him, and he noticed that her eyes were bloodshot.
“Nat, why have you been crying? What happened?” He asked, feeling himself bubble up with concern.
She bit her lower lip nervously. She knew that she had to tell him.
“---I---uh, told Brayden.”
Erics eyes widened, and his stomach flopped.
“And? How did he take it?”
“I’m not sure. Ok, I hope.”
Eric smiled softly at her, and he saw more tears roll down her cheek.
“It’s alright Nat, you did the right thing.” He whispered, as he enveloped her in a deep hug. He kissed away her tears, and they didn’t feel uncomfortable as he did so.
She sniffed and gently pushed him away from her. She was not in the mood for this. Eric looked down at her.
“Do you want to stay for a while?” He asked.
“No, I have to get home.” As she walked to the door.
“Please Nat, we haven’t had a proper talk about this.” As he grabbed her arm.
She took a deep breath, turned around and made her way into the lounge room, with Eric following behind her. They both sat down on the couch, and there was a short silence.
“So, what are we going to do?” He asked, as he leaned back.
“About what?”
“About everything.” He grumbled.
“Firstly, how are you going to see Brayden?”
“Well, I live here in Miami now. I’ve bought the apartment, and I’m splitting the rent with Calleigh and Maxine. So we could figure something out, like, I see Brayden one week and you see him the next week. I’ll pick him up from school and all that.”
Eric looked at her, and as her eyes met his, he quickly looked away.
“Eric, what’s wrong?” She asked suspiciously.
“Uh…” He trailed off.
“Come on! Spit it out.”
“Well, it’s just if Carrie gets this job, then, well, uh, Brayden and I are going to move to Mexico with her.”
Natalias eyes widened. She stared at him for a moment as what he said slowly sunk in.
“No way ! NO WAY! I should've known!” She screamed. She stood up and began to pace around the room angrily, throwing her hands up in the air.
“I’ve gone through SO much to find you! And, and, you’re just going to leave like THAT!”
“Nat, it’s just I can’t help it. We’ve been planning this for so long! Just because you’ve come back at this last moment…I mean come on! What do you expect me to do?” He asked, feeling frustrated.
“Well I don’t know! Stay here of course! I need you Eric, and I need to see Brayden.” She replied calming herself down.
Chapter 10
The rest of the night was fairly quiet. Natalia and Brayden didn’t talk that much. There wasn’t too much they could say.
After she had put Brayden to bed, Natalia sat on the couch watching TV when she heard the front door open. She stood up and walked into the front entrance to see Eric standing there, hanging his coat.
"Hey Nat…” He smiled.
“How was Brayden?”
She sighed, and looked down at her feet.
“He was great.”
Erics eyebrow arched up in confusion.
“What did he do wrong? Did he set the kitchen on fire again?” He chuckled.
“No…”
She glanced up at him, and he noticed that her eyes were bloodshot.
“Nat, why have you been crying? What happened?” He asked, feeling himself bubble up with concern.
She bit her lower lip nervously. She knew that she had to tell him.
“---I---uh, told Brayden.”
Erics eyes widened, and his stomach flopped.
“And? How did he take it?”
“I’m not sure. Ok, I hope.”
Eric smiled softly at her, and he saw more tears roll down her cheek.
“It’s alright Nat, you did the right thing.” He whispered, as he enveloped her in a deep hug. He kissed away her tears, and they didn’t feel uncomfortable as he did so.
She sniffed and gently pushed him away from her. She was not in the mood for this. Eric looked down at her.
“Do you want to stay for a while?” He asked.
“No, I have to get home.” As she walked to the door.
“Please Nat, we haven’t had a proper talk about this.” As he grabbed her arm.
She took a deep breath, turned around and made her way into the lounge room, with Eric following behind her. They both sat down on the couch, and there was a short silence.
“So, what are we going to do?” He asked, as he leaned back.
“About what?”
“About everything.” He grumbled.
“Firstly, how are you going to see Brayden?”
“Well, I live here in Miami now. I’ve bought the apartment, and I’m splitting the rent with Calleigh and Maxine. So we could figure something out, like, I see Brayden one week and you see him the next week. I’ll pick him up from school and all that.”
Eric looked at her, and as her eyes met his, he quickly looked away.
“Eric, what’s wrong?” She asked suspiciously.
“Uh…” He trailed off.
“Come on! Spit it out.”
“Well, it’s just if Carrie gets this job, then, well, uh, Brayden and I are going to move to Mexico with her.”
Natalias eyes widened. She stared at him for a moment as what he said slowly sunk in.
“No way ! NO WAY! I should've known!” She screamed. She stood up and began to pace around the room angrily, throwing her hands up in the air.
“I’ve gone through SO much to find you! And, and, you’re just going to leave like THAT!”
“Nat, it’s just I can’t help it. We’ve been planning this for so long! Just because you’ve come back at this last moment…I mean come on! What do you expect me to do?” He asked, feeling frustrated.
“Well I don’t know! Stay here of course! I need you Eric, and I need to see Brayden.” She replied calming herself down.
Aww, poor Nat. If I were Eric, I'd tell Carrie she'd have to commute if she wanted to see him. :lol:
MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
so why not just go ahead and scrap the plans? lol nope not good enough. More!
beautifuldisaster
Lab Technician
ok i promise that eden is comin soon!!!!!! i just dont know if i should let them hang out more and eric tell carrie that he doesnt love her anymore or if i should let her come home early and he doesnt know it and she find them together so.....give me some ideas i have the next chapt ready and will prob load it up tomorrow!!!!!
mjszud
Captain
I love all the angsty stuff, but I think he should come clean with Carrie & tell her that Natalia has returned & that he still has feelings for her, then they can split & you can work on Eric & Natalia...well that's what I'd do.
Maybe Natalia could overhear him telling Carrie so her confidence would build up - I think she needs it. Just surprise us.
Maybe Natalia could overhear him telling Carrie so her confidence would build up - I think she needs it. Just surprise us.
Maybe he could tell Carrie his feelings have changed and she could be relieved cause hers have too, but she was afraid to tell him cause she didn't want to hurt him and Brayden?
beautifuldisaster
Lab Technician
Ok heres a little bit longer of a chapter!!!! Hope yall enjoy!!!!!
Chapter 11
She sat back down on the couch, and buried her head into her hands. She ran her fingers through her hair stressfully. Eric reached over and cuddled up to her, in a friendly way.
“Nat, we’ll figure something out. I promise.”
He began to cradle her head and gently rock her.
“This isn’t going to work, is it?” She whispered breathlessly after a few moments.
Eric sighed again.
“We’ll make it work.” He replied.
“How?” She sobbed, as the thought of her loosing Eric and Brayden tore her up.
“We have to have hope.” He said softly, and wiped the warm tears from her cheek.
“Only hope.”
An hour later, after Natalia and Eric had discussed everything, it was time for her to leave.
“I’ll see you later.” She said quietly.
He sighed again, and gave her a little smile. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek gently, and then enveloped her in a deep hug. But the sound of someone crashing down the stairs forced the two of them to stop their embrace. And no doubt, standing at the bottom of the stair-case was Brayden, in his Sesame Street pjs. His eyes were wide and scared.
“DADDY! There’s a dinosaur in my wardrobe!” He screamed.
Natalia and Eric looked at each other.
“What kind of dinosaur?” Natalia asked.
“A lion!”
She giggled at his cuteness, and patted his hair down.
“No mama! Really! It’s a huge lion, and it wants to eat me.” He screeched as he pulled Natalia towards the staircase. Eric smiled as he called her mama, and followed the two of them up the stairs.
When they reached his room, they saw that his wardrobe was closed and there were clothes scattered everywhere. Brayden hid behind Erics leg, and grasped his fathers pants in fear.
“It’s in there.” Brayden said in a shaky voice as he pointed to his wardrobe.
Natalia took a step back, and inhaled a deep breath. She then took the baseball bat from beside Braydens bed, and held it up, ready to strike. She opened the wardrobe door, and stepped in cautiously.
“Here kitty, kitty, kitty, I won’t hurt you. I’ll just brutally murder you with a baseball bat.” She called.
“Be careful mama!” Brayden called as he firmly gripped Erics leg. Eric smiled as he watched Natalia making a fool of herself for her son. He could hear her rummaging around, when suddenly her voice caused him to jump.
“Ahhhhh! LION! LION! LION!” She screamed at the top of her lungs. She came sprinting out, and she dropped the bat as she did so. As she sprinted for the door, Eric grabbed her in his arms.
“What are you doing?!” He laughed.
“There IS a lion!” She squealed as her eyes widened in fear.
Eric arched his eyebrow up, and he glanced at the wardrobe.
"Are you kidding me?” He smiled.
“No!!!” She screamed.
“See I told you so daddy!” Brayden interjected.
Eric rolled his eyes at the both of them, and walked into the wardrobe himself too see nothing but Braydens belonging.
“Ya’ll are so paranoid!” He laughed. But as he said that, something caught his eyes. He spun around and let out a little scream. There was something moving.
“What the HELL is that!” Eric screamed as he ran out of the small space.
“I told you, it’s a lion!” Brayden groaned.
“Something’s in there.” Eric whispered to Natalia. She nodded, and laced her fingers between his, and squeezed his hand tightly.
She held Brayden back with her free hand, just in case he tried anything stupid. Eric knew that he had to be the brave one, although he knew very well that he wasn’t. He let go of Natalias hand and walked towards the wardrobe.
“Be careful!” Natalia warned.
She knelt down next to Brayden and Brayden huddled up to her. As Eric stepped in once again, he took a deep breath and tried to be cool about it, when he saw something moving again. He jumped slightly, and let out another little squeal.
“Eric what is it!” Natalia asked, but he didn’t reply.
"Eric? What are you doing? Eric?” But still no answer.
“D-D-Daddy?” Brayden stuttered, fear washing over both of them.
After a moment of panic, Eric walked out with a goofy grin on his face.
“What happened?” She demanded.
Eric chuckled, and held up a disgusting grey mouse by its tail.
“EWWWW!” She squealed, not meaning to get all girly.
“So it wasn’t a lion?” Brayden asked, with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Eric laughed and patted Brayden on the head.
“No Brayden, it wasn’t a lion.”
“Eric, can you PLEASE put that thing outside!” Natalia said as he dangled the mouse in her face.
“Oh, right.” He said, smiling like a dork.
After Eric went out of the room Brayden let out a little yawn.
"Are you tired?”
“Yeah.” He admitted.
“Well it’s after 10. Better get you to bed.”
She was about to pick him up and tuck him in, but he stopped her.
“I can’t go to bed yet!” He exclaimed.
“Why’s that?”
“I haven’t said my prayers. I need to thank the Lord before I sleep.”
Brayden took her hand, and pulled her down into the kneeling position with him. She smiled. He rested his head down on his bed, and lifted his hands up, and Natalia did the same.
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep…” He said.
Natalia listened intently as she hung onto each word. She knew at that moment, that she could never ever leave Brayden. No matter what.
“Amen.” They said together, and as Natalia were going to stand up, when Brayden began praying again.
“God Bless Daddy, Mama, Carrie, Fraiser Bear, that nice old man at the church, Clive…” He named several other people before he was done. He then lifted his head, and opened his eyes.
“Now, I can go to bed.” He said as he pulled the covers back. Natalia pulled his sheets up around him, and tucked him in so he was nice and warm.
“Snug as a bug in a rug.” She said.
“Oh, what kind of bug?” He asked as his brown eyes widened.
“Um, a worm?”
“Can I be a hippotomumis?”
Natalia rolled her eyes and giggled.
“Yes Brayden, you can be a hippotomumis.”
She stroked her fingers through his hair. She kissed his forehead tenderly and gazed down at him affectionately.
“I love you Brayden.” She said softly.
“I love you too mama.” She leant forward and hugged him tightly. At that moment, Eric walked into the room. He smiled at the two of them, and sat down beside Braydens bed, next to Natalia. As they let go of each other, Brayden looked directly at Eric.
“Daddy, can mama stay the night?” He asked hopefully.
Natalia felt her neck become tingly.
“Uh, I don’t think I should.” She interjected.
“No, please mama! You have too! You have six years to make up for. You may as well start now.” Brayden said cheekily.
“I’ll make them up with you on the tomorrow, I have all day because it’s Saturday.” She assured him.
“But I want you now!” He wailed.
Eric gave him a firm look.
“Nat, you’re welcome to stay but only if you want too. We have a guest bedroom.” Eric said.
“Well, that’s very nice of you too offer, but I’m not sure that I should.” She sighed.
“STAY! PLEASE!” Brayden squealed.
Natalia and Eric ignored him as they spoke.
“Nat, you can stay. But I know it would be awkward. So you decide.” Eric said as he touched her hand.
“STAY MAMA!” Brayden said as he began to bounce around on his bed like a maniac.
“STAAAAAAAAY!”
Natalia giggled.
“Well, do I really have a choice?” She said as she pointed to Brayden.
“No, not really. We both want you to stay.” Eric smiled. He reached over and squeezed her hand.
Chapter 11
She sat back down on the couch, and buried her head into her hands. She ran her fingers through her hair stressfully. Eric reached over and cuddled up to her, in a friendly way.
“Nat, we’ll figure something out. I promise.”
He began to cradle her head and gently rock her.
“This isn’t going to work, is it?” She whispered breathlessly after a few moments.
Eric sighed again.
“We’ll make it work.” He replied.
“How?” She sobbed, as the thought of her loosing Eric and Brayden tore her up.
“We have to have hope.” He said softly, and wiped the warm tears from her cheek.
“Only hope.”
An hour later, after Natalia and Eric had discussed everything, it was time for her to leave.
“I’ll see you later.” She said quietly.
He sighed again, and gave her a little smile. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek gently, and then enveloped her in a deep hug. But the sound of someone crashing down the stairs forced the two of them to stop their embrace. And no doubt, standing at the bottom of the stair-case was Brayden, in his Sesame Street pjs. His eyes were wide and scared.
“DADDY! There’s a dinosaur in my wardrobe!” He screamed.
Natalia and Eric looked at each other.
“What kind of dinosaur?” Natalia asked.
“A lion!”
She giggled at his cuteness, and patted his hair down.
“No mama! Really! It’s a huge lion, and it wants to eat me.” He screeched as he pulled Natalia towards the staircase. Eric smiled as he called her mama, and followed the two of them up the stairs.
When they reached his room, they saw that his wardrobe was closed and there were clothes scattered everywhere. Brayden hid behind Erics leg, and grasped his fathers pants in fear.
“It’s in there.” Brayden said in a shaky voice as he pointed to his wardrobe.
Natalia took a step back, and inhaled a deep breath. She then took the baseball bat from beside Braydens bed, and held it up, ready to strike. She opened the wardrobe door, and stepped in cautiously.
“Here kitty, kitty, kitty, I won’t hurt you. I’ll just brutally murder you with a baseball bat.” She called.
“Be careful mama!” Brayden called as he firmly gripped Erics leg. Eric smiled as he watched Natalia making a fool of herself for her son. He could hear her rummaging around, when suddenly her voice caused him to jump.
“Ahhhhh! LION! LION! LION!” She screamed at the top of her lungs. She came sprinting out, and she dropped the bat as she did so. As she sprinted for the door, Eric grabbed her in his arms.
“What are you doing?!” He laughed.
“There IS a lion!” She squealed as her eyes widened in fear.
Eric arched his eyebrow up, and he glanced at the wardrobe.
"Are you kidding me?” He smiled.
“No!!!” She screamed.
“See I told you so daddy!” Brayden interjected.
Eric rolled his eyes at the both of them, and walked into the wardrobe himself too see nothing but Braydens belonging.
“Ya’ll are so paranoid!” He laughed. But as he said that, something caught his eyes. He spun around and let out a little scream. There was something moving.
“What the HELL is that!” Eric screamed as he ran out of the small space.
“I told you, it’s a lion!” Brayden groaned.
“Something’s in there.” Eric whispered to Natalia. She nodded, and laced her fingers between his, and squeezed his hand tightly.
She held Brayden back with her free hand, just in case he tried anything stupid. Eric knew that he had to be the brave one, although he knew very well that he wasn’t. He let go of Natalias hand and walked towards the wardrobe.
“Be careful!” Natalia warned.
She knelt down next to Brayden and Brayden huddled up to her. As Eric stepped in once again, he took a deep breath and tried to be cool about it, when he saw something moving again. He jumped slightly, and let out another little squeal.
“Eric what is it!” Natalia asked, but he didn’t reply.
"Eric? What are you doing? Eric?” But still no answer.
“D-D-Daddy?” Brayden stuttered, fear washing over both of them.
After a moment of panic, Eric walked out with a goofy grin on his face.
“What happened?” She demanded.
Eric chuckled, and held up a disgusting grey mouse by its tail.
“EWWWW!” She squealed, not meaning to get all girly.
“So it wasn’t a lion?” Brayden asked, with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Eric laughed and patted Brayden on the head.
“No Brayden, it wasn’t a lion.”
“Eric, can you PLEASE put that thing outside!” Natalia said as he dangled the mouse in her face.
“Oh, right.” He said, smiling like a dork.
After Eric went out of the room Brayden let out a little yawn.
"Are you tired?”
“Yeah.” He admitted.
“Well it’s after 10. Better get you to bed.”
She was about to pick him up and tuck him in, but he stopped her.
“I can’t go to bed yet!” He exclaimed.
“Why’s that?”
“I haven’t said my prayers. I need to thank the Lord before I sleep.”
Brayden took her hand, and pulled her down into the kneeling position with him. She smiled. He rested his head down on his bed, and lifted his hands up, and Natalia did the same.
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep…” He said.
Natalia listened intently as she hung onto each word. She knew at that moment, that she could never ever leave Brayden. No matter what.
“Amen.” They said together, and as Natalia were going to stand up, when Brayden began praying again.
“God Bless Daddy, Mama, Carrie, Fraiser Bear, that nice old man at the church, Clive…” He named several other people before he was done. He then lifted his head, and opened his eyes.
“Now, I can go to bed.” He said as he pulled the covers back. Natalia pulled his sheets up around him, and tucked him in so he was nice and warm.
“Snug as a bug in a rug.” She said.
“Oh, what kind of bug?” He asked as his brown eyes widened.
“Um, a worm?”
“Can I be a hippotomumis?”
Natalia rolled her eyes and giggled.
“Yes Brayden, you can be a hippotomumis.”
She stroked her fingers through his hair. She kissed his forehead tenderly and gazed down at him affectionately.
“I love you Brayden.” She said softly.
“I love you too mama.” She leant forward and hugged him tightly. At that moment, Eric walked into the room. He smiled at the two of them, and sat down beside Braydens bed, next to Natalia. As they let go of each other, Brayden looked directly at Eric.
“Daddy, can mama stay the night?” He asked hopefully.
Natalia felt her neck become tingly.
“Uh, I don’t think I should.” She interjected.
“No, please mama! You have too! You have six years to make up for. You may as well start now.” Brayden said cheekily.
“I’ll make them up with you on the tomorrow, I have all day because it’s Saturday.” She assured him.
“But I want you now!” He wailed.
Eric gave him a firm look.
“Nat, you’re welcome to stay but only if you want too. We have a guest bedroom.” Eric said.
“Well, that’s very nice of you too offer, but I’m not sure that I should.” She sighed.
“STAY! PLEASE!” Brayden squealed.
Natalia and Eric ignored him as they spoke.
“Nat, you can stay. But I know it would be awkward. So you decide.” Eric said as he touched her hand.
“STAY MAMA!” Brayden said as he began to bounce around on his bed like a maniac.
“STAAAAAAAAY!”
Natalia giggled.
“Well, do I really have a choice?” She said as she pointed to Brayden.
“No, not really. We both want you to stay.” Eric smiled. He reached over and squeezed her hand.
MacsGirlMel
Mac's Personal Assistant
lol at the mouse
more soon!
more soon!
:lol: I thought it was gonna be a stray cat or something. But the mouse was funnier.
beautifuldisaster
Lab Technician
ok so my life is startin to get really busy now! i will try and think of something soon! if not i will let yall have part in the story and make up stuff then combine them together or yall can make up a chapter each! but im gone everyday now so its hard!