I did not proof read this... so bear with me 

Nya POV~

I stood in the parking lot, bouncing my leg and constantly moving, looking for energetic kids.

"Ugh, he's an hour late!" I start to get angry. Crossing my arms while looking left and right.

I grab out my phone and tried to dial both Cole's and Sam's number once more, but neither pick up and go straight to voice mail again. I scrolled down to Kai's contact and called him.

"Hello?" Kai says casually.

"Kai, he isn't here yet! I'm literally about to call my lawyer!" I basically yell at him.

"Hey calm down, maybe he's struggling with the kids or something. Have you tried calling him?"

"YES! I tried calling both Cole and Sam, it just goes straight to voice mail! I texted him multiple times and no response." 

"Hmm, well I wouldn't make any calls to your lawyer just yet. There could be so many reasons why he isn't there yet."

I sigh.

"Yeah, I guess so." I confess. 

"Good, now give him a few more minutes and maybe he'll show." I can hear a small smile appear on his face.

All of a sudden, a black car pulls up and parks next to mine. With their windows tinted, I couldn't see anything inside or make out who it was. That was until he stepped out.

"Omg he's here, sorry Kai, talk to you later!"

"Okay, be careful Nya, talk to you later." He states before I hang up and slip my phone in my back pocket.

"Why are you so late?!" I ran over to his car. He shrugs.

"I lost track of time." He opens the back door and to my advantage, both the kids are sleeping.

"Okay, well that doesn't explain why you haven't been answering my phone call, nor messages!" He unbuckles Alex and rests her on his chest before looking at me.

"Look okay, I'm sorry!" I took a step back, fairly surprised by his apology. "I'll try my best to make sure to not leave my phone on vibrate and check it more often."

Uh, what? Why does it sound like he's really trying to change? And why is he being so gentle with Alex?

I quickly snap out of my thoughts and grabbed Sam from the other side of his car and set him down on his car seat and buckled him in. I turn around and was met with Cole.

"Sam didn't get a chance to finish his homework, but he shouldn't have much left." He stated. But something was off. His eyes were lowered, he was stiff when he stood and his breathing was irregular. The vibe between us was definitely not a good one.

"U-um, thanks." I pause awkwardly, not knowing what to do. "See you in a few weeks I guess." I slowly crept towards my drivers door, not losing eye contact with him. 

Once I shut the door, I instantly released a breath I didn't know I was holding. I looked over and saw Cole getting in his car a driving away. I look in the backseat to see two still sleeping angels. I creased my eyebrows, hoping that everything went alright at Cole's house. 

Once we got home, Sam was awake while Alex was still fast asleep. Looking at the time, it was 6pm, definitely time to wake her up. Once I started unbuckling Alex, she woke up easily.

I laid Alex down on the couch as she was a little bit groggy for some reason. She's typically wide awake in which I'm jealous of, I need at least 2 cups of coffee in the morning to even get motivated to get dressed. Also now that I think of it, Sam hadn't spoken a word since he woke up.

Walking down the hallway, I gently knock on the kids room and peek inside.

"Samuel?" I whisper.

"Yeah?" He sets his book down and looks at me. I crease my eyebrows.

"Are you okay? You and Alex seem... out of it." I walk in and sit at the edge of his bed. He shrugs. "Did something happen at your dads house? If so, you need to tell me Sam." I grew more anxious. 

"I'm just tired." He states before picking his book up again.

I sigh. 

I reach over and rest the back of my palm on his forehead.

"Hmm, well you're not running a fever." I move his black hair to the side. "I'll make dinner early and we all can just go to bed early. Sound good?" He agreed and flipped to his side to continue reading. I smiled gently before getting up to start dinner.

After eating, me and the kids crashed on the couch watching Toy Story. We had all the lights turned off while covered with lots of blankets, both the kids snuggling into my side fast asleep. I picked them up individually and carried them to their beds. Soon after, I put myself to bed.

Jay POV~

Monday's are the worst! 

With it being the first day of the week, everyone is either going back to work or back to school, which means they're usually in a bad mood and instantly crave caffeine. Which is fine, I get like that sometimes, but again, since it's Monday, it is the busiest.

After coming home, It was already 9pm. I flopped down on the couch, slowly falling into deep sleep. 

*Ring* *Ring*

I flicker my eyes open as I felt my pocket vibrate. Looking at the time, it was 1am. I wonder to myself 'who could be calling me at this hour?' 'Who would even call me?!'

I take out my phone and to my surprise, it was Nya!

Not sure if I should be getting excited, seeing how late it is. But I can't help my heart flutter at the sight of her name.

I swipe to the left and put my phone up to my right ear.

"Hello?" I say in a little more concern than I wanted, slowly sitting up on the couch. 

"J-Jay.." She gasps for air.

"Nya?! What's wrong, are you okay?!" My body tenses. I can hear her breathing start to quicken after me. I took deep breathe in and calmed myself before I made her feel worse.

"Hey Nya," I pause, talking in a calming manner. "Can you tell me what you see around you?" She took a minute before answering.

"U-umm, I-I-I see a, umm, m-my tv a-a-and my lamp." She stutters really bad, but she's doing really good so far. 

"Okay good! Now can you tell me what you smell?" I hear her taking a deep breathe in.

"I-I smell, I smell my lavender s-shampoo a-and conditioner." She says, loosing up a little bit.

"Alright, and what do you hear?"

"Umm, I hear my fan, the baby monitor, a-and you." My stomach goes light as she mentions me.

"Very good, now take a deep breathe in through your nose," I pause as we both take in air. "and let out through your mouth." We both exhale. Following after was a moment of silence. 

"H-how did you do that?" She murmurs.

"What do you mean?" I crease my eyebrows.

"How did you make my panic attack stop? Nobody or me has been able to do that."

"Because I used to have them regularly, nobody was really there for me so I learned how to deal with them myself."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." Her voice said sympathetically. 

"But are you okay?" 

"Yes!" She sniffs. "Thank you."

"Of course! If you don't mind me asking, what triggered you?" I hesitated.

"I- have a reoccurring nightmare and typically I escape, but this time, I couldn't get away from 'him'." Her voice got lower.

I took a minute before responding. "Him? She must be talking about her ex." I thought. 

"Hey, it's alright," I yawn loudly. "it was only a dream, you're okay. I'm here for you." I smile on my end of the phone. 

"Omg I'm so sorry, it's so late and I probably just woke you up!" She continues to rant, saying goodnight and trying to hang up.

"Nya, it's fine!" 

"A-are you sure?" She says hesitantly.  

"Yes!" I chuckle. "Are you okay now? Do you think you'll be able to fall back to sleep?"

"No probably not."

"What if I stay on the phone with you? Until you fall asleep." I got up from my couch and made my way towards my bedroom. 

"Uh-" She thinks. "Would that be okay?"

"Of course! Just having a presence with you, whether that's in person or over the phone, has comfort. I can just stay quiet while you try to fall back to sleep." I lay down in my bed. 

"T-thank you Jay."

"Anytime."

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