"You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun."

--Shaun Hick

Aiden's Pov.

"Isn't that my t-shirt?!" My jaw drops as I look at the t-shirt Bree is holding out to wear as she's enclosed in my arms with just a towel. She still has my t-shirts I used to stock up in her closet in high school and she wears them! It's been two weeks since I've been staying here and now she tells me this.

Bree blushes crimson and gives me a sheepish smile. "I can only sleep well in those and it makes me feel like you're with me,"

"Now that I'm here and with you, would you stop wearing those old t-shirts?! You can just grab whatever t-shirt you want from my closet Bree and..." I look down at her with a grin before continuing, "you don't have to wear anything at all since I'm here and you don't need my t-shirts to comfort you,"

Her eyes widen in shock as my mouth twists up into a smirk and she slaps my chest clearly embarrassed, "You're such a dickhead!"

"Just with you baby," I say and peck her lips but it turns into a proper kiss. It's hard for me to not take things to the bedroom and make love to her but right away we've got many other important things to do first.

Like meeting Jayden.

I pull away from the kiss and look at her beautiful flushed face as she nudges me to put her down. She's totally walking now but I'm just being careful so that she doesn't fall face first like she did the first time she tried walking by herself. And no we haven't done any sexual stuff...yet.

Bree was right, you're such a dickhead.

I shut the voice in the back of my head and put Bree down so that she could grab some clothes while I just continue staring at her as she gracefully grabs some clothes for herself. "Why don't you go and change too?"

She asks me as soon a she turns back realising I'm still here in a towel and her face turns crimson under my intriguing gaze. "Hmm yeah. I'll be right back,"

I flash a grin before leaning forward and kissing her forehead. I can't even let her go out of my sight for a second without worrying now. The last time I did, I lost another important person too. A part of me and Bree that will be missing forever because of...me.

"Hey, just relax," I feel Bree's small hands, cupping my face and I look down at her worried eyes. That's the thing about her, she knows what I'm thinking about without even telling her. One of her hands, drop down to my arms as she runs her hand up and down, helping me calm down.

Wrapping my arms around her, I pull her closer, snuggling into the crook of her neck and feel myself relaxing. The vanilla smell of her shampoo makes me snuggle deeper seeking comfort and I kiss her neck making her grip around my neck tighter. "You make me feel at home baby doll,"

"I feel like I'm finally home too," Her reply makes me smile as I pull back and look down at her to she her smiling widely with tears clouding her eyes. "Stop crying will you?"

I ask her, wiping away the tear that streams down her cheek as she nods and takes hold of my hand, kissing my palm. I feel my heart clench at the sight of her vulnerable state.

Snaking my arm around her waist, I pull her closer, making her look up at me and raise my free hand to her face to move out the strands of hair sticking onto her cheeks. I lean my head towards hers and kiss her nose, then her whole face, "I'm sorry,"

I keep apologising with every kiss I place on her face until she grabs my face, forcing me to look at her eyes and kisses me. There's no more hidden emotion as she kisses me, the hurt in my eyes reflecting hers, "I'm sorry too,"

Her words leave me shocked as she breaks the kiss and leans her forehead against mine. "Why did you apologise?"

"It's not just you who made a mistake Aiden, it's us. I didn't tell you about anything either so you've got no reason to blame yourself for what happened,"

"I left you when you needed me the most baby doll and you aren't even angry. Why?"

"Because... you gave me an amazing baby boy when you left and without these six long years of staying apart, we wouldn't have realised how much we need each other. Jayden... even if he's not here with us, he's still in our hearts and will always be. I taught him to call you daddy everytime he saw your photo and as much as I hate myself for letting my baby... go, I'm happy I did show him who his daddy was. I miss him a lot Aiden, I couldn't protect my baby enoug-"

"Please s-stop," I find myself interrupting her as everything she said sinks into my head. It's been two weeks and she hasn't talked so much about Jayden. I knew she was waiting for this day to talk again.

"I-I'm sorry," I see a flash of hurt in her eyes as she tries stepping away but I pull her closer, "Don't ever do that. You don't have to apologise ever Bree and you aren't going to leave me again nor am I going to. What you said wasn't wrong but I don't like the fact that you think, you didn't protect our son enough cause I know you better than you know yourself," I take deep breaths trying to my emotions.

Why does everything hurt do much? Maybe it isn't as much as Bree hurts, not even close. We've both been silent about all this since the day she revealed but for all I knew, she was fighting her emotions as much as I did. "Aiden,"

Her voice breaks me out of my thoughts and I look down at her. "We should go before it crosses five o'clock," She suggests and I nod in response before turning around to exit the closet.

I feel petite arms wrap around my waist before I take another step and she rests her cheek against my bare back sending shivers down my spine. She kisses my shoulder before peeking beyond my shoulder, "It's going to be alright,"

Oh how I hope that's the case.

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Jayden George Adams.

The visit to him was nothing like I expected it to be. I thought I would sit there crying but I did get a clarity about what I'm going to do and what happened in my absence. Oh yeah, everything happened in my absence. But maybe this was the day, even Bree was waiting to talk about Jayden. His funniest memory to the saddest one every bit of detail I got to know, made me wonder how I overlooked them these six years. Wasn't I just so stupid?

"Aiden, drive." Bree taps me on my shoulder bringing me back to the present. The traffic is finally clearing out and I sigh before driving again.

Is Bree thinking what I'm right now? I guess she is. Maybe we both needed a change, "Hey how about some pizza and then I'll take you somewhere we can think?"

I look over to my watch which reads 9pm and then look back onto the road ahead as I drive. Silence laced between us while I waited for Bree to answer me and I just drive. I needed her to talk to me and tell me that everything would be fine. I want her to help me make things right between us. "Can we just go home and cook?"

She asks in a calming tone, as if she's relieved of all the tension I've seen in her ever since we met again, "Sure... is everything alright baby doll?"

A smile tugs my lips as I give her a quick glance to see her smiling, "Everything feels good Aiden, I feel relieved and... happy,"

At this moment, all the pain and regret went non-existent. Bree is happy and that's everything thing to me right now. I've seen her smile several times in the past few weeks but this smile isn't anything like those, it's that smile that could brighten up my day. "I wish I could just care less about driving to kiss you right now and you've got no idea how much your smile means to me,"

A blush creeps up her cheeks as she smiles and looks away. And for once everything felt good, as if nothing changed in these six years. Looking over at a dollar store, I turn into its parking lot and stop the car.

"You said you wanted to cook," I stated before Bree could ask me why I stopped here and she nods with a smile still plastered on her face. And not even the press followed us this time, thanks to Bree's idea about taking her other car.

Stepping out of the car, I shut the door and go around to open Bree's door just to find her already stepping out. "Just when I want to do something gentlemanly you ruin it,"

I point out dramatically making Bree crack up into fits of giggles, "You look like a woman in her period!"

My eyes widen in horror at her statement but she continues laughing hard before talking again, "y-you look hilarious!"

And she continues laughing. I could care less of what she said cause he laugh distracted me more than anything as I find myself joining her. Her hands land on my chest for support as she calms down with a grin before looking up at me and cupping my face.

"I love you," I lean forward closing the space between us and grab her by her waist pulling her closer to me.

"I love you too baby doll," with that my lips capture hers as I push Bree against the car as my eyes never leave hers. Breaking the kiss she rests her head against the car and I kiss her cheek with a smile as I try getting my breathing even.

"Come on let's go," Bree urges me towards the store as she stands straight and takes hold of my hand. I observe her face as we walk towards the entrance. A radiating smile and excited eyes make her look so beautiful and lively.

××× (sexual stuff ahead kiddos, just warning ya'll)

"The food was great, wasn't it?!" Bree asks in an excited tone and I nod as I scooped up some ice-cream in the bowls.

Placing the ice cream bucket back in the freezer, I turn to face Bree with two bowls of ice-cream with grin, "Well it had to taste good since I cooked,"

Bree scowls at me making me laugh before she speaks up, "I could've made better dishes than you,"

She comments, making her way back into the living room as she added an extra sway with every step she took making me groan as I followed her. She's going to be the death of me for sure. "Earth to Aiden,"

My eyes land on Bree's questioning ones and I shrug before settling down on the couch next to her. She grabs her ice cream and starts diving into it like a child making me smirk. "What?"

"Nothing really, just that a few habits die hard,"

"Habits like what?"

"Like you eating ice-cream as if someone's going to steal it," She rolls her eyes as a smile finds its way onto her kissable pink lips before she gets back to her ice-cream as I start having my own.

God dammit, I'm going to need a cold shower tonight if I can't control my thoughts right now. Sighing I place my bowl aside and start checking my phone for calls and messages.

6 missed calls from Mom
1 message from Cole

From:Cole

I proposed Melissa and we're getting married in two months!

It was about time he finally proposed Melissa and even if Cole is a dickhead, he's still loyal to her. Shocks me that he actually settled soon in life and is ready to start a family already. Isn't that just perfect?

I don't know how Bree would react if she finds out that I've got plans of marrying her someday. I just hope she wishes the same. "Aiden?"

"What's wrong? You keep zoning out all the time," She questions crawling onto my lap and makes herself comfortable. How could I keep myself calm when she sits on me like this and I've got my buddy getting all hard down there.

"Well Cole is engaged and I was just thinking about how he ended up settling down so soon. But Melissa did get him all whipped and she was what he needed in life," telling her my thoughts, I find myself pulling her closer to my chest. Looking up at her I realize that she's blushing and smile.

"What's wrong?" Her face turns into a deeper shade of red and then I realize that my hard member is now poking her and it's my turn look embarrassed.

Finally gathering the courage, I grab her face gently and kiss her lips gently. She finally kisses me back as fingers play with my hair and she let's my tongue enter her mouth, exploring it as a I savour ever inch of her mouth. My hands travel down her body and rest then on her bare skin under the t-shirt making her shiver under my touch as I pull her closer careful to not hurt her with any harsh movement. Breaking the kiss as we get breathless, I place kisses on her jaw and go further down to her neck as she moans making my body go crazy for her. Sucking on her sweet spot, I let my hands travel under her t-shirt and Bree tightens her grip on my hair, moaning loudly as I give her a hickey. "I love you baby doll, I love you so much,"

"I love you too Aiden," She says with her eyes full of love before kissing me and I kiss her back as I unhook her bra but stop. I pull away from the kiss as realisation hits me that she might not be ready for this again. "Do you really want to do this?"

"Yes Aiden. Don't stop and I'm on birth protection. Started taking it from last week," She blushes still breathless from my our kiss and I smile widely as she initiates the kiss again. My hands continue taking off every piece of clothing on Bree as her hands start undoing my shirt and I smile against her lips never breaking the kiss. I take off my shirt helping her and take off hers before we both stand up on the floor impatiently and undo each others pants. Bree is naked from head to toe while I'm still in my boxers. I find her blushing aside pull her close to my chest and her hard nipples brush against my chest making her bite her lower lip.

In a swift move, I grab her by her thighs and wrap them around my waist before heading towards Bree's bedroom as I kiss her cheeks. I can't ever get enough of her and I'm not going to let go of her again.

I place her on the bed and remove my boxers just to find Bree staring at me wide eyed. I smile at her before hovering her on the bed and kissing her. I suck on her boobs and her nipples go hard as I lick them making her moan loudly, grabbing my hair. My free hand travels down her body to her sweet pussy and I rub her lightly as I feel her dripping wet already as Bree whimpers at my contact to her pussy.

I sit back on my knees in between her legs, positioning my member against her pussy as my breathing gets harsh and I start pushing myself in before hovering Bree again. Her face covered in sweat as she continues to moan my name and I kiss her as her eyes start to water from the pain and pleasure. The feeling is out of the world as we make love to each other.

Thrusting in slowly I feel myself getting to the edge as she starts tightening around me and I groan, "Oh baby,"

My strokes go faster and deeper as she moans loudly every single time, "Aiden!" She right tightens one last time before collapsing under me and we release together, panting uncontrollably. I lean down to kiss her as I pull out of her, "I love you Bree, I'll never stop loving you and I'll never leave you,"

"I know and I love you too," Her eyes fill with tears as I lay down next to her and she hugs me tight while I massage her hair to help her sleep. Kissing her hair, "goodnight baby doll,"

"Hmm," I hear her say before her breathing gets even and she gets comfortable in my arms.

I love you baby doll and with every passing day, I just seem to love you more and more if that possible and for all I know, you're stuck with your silly guy forever now. I promise that every single day from now will be worth living for and you'll only see the sunshine and not the darkness ever again.

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