Laysa's pov

A lot can happen during a lifetime. Both good and bad. So you gotta be prepared for it.

But today was a day I wasn't prepared for. Honestly I never even thought that this day would come. But here it began. My new life. After today everything would be so different. I would have a home. A warm and welcoming place to come back to after a long day. But most importantly I would have him. Gerard.

I slowly opened my eyes to the same old grey ceiling that I woke up to every day. But this was going to change. I wouldn't see this ceiling ever again. Hopefully...

After all those restless nights where the only thing I could do was stare at the ceiling and wish for it to end I was happy to say goodbye to it.

I sat up placing my feet on the cold hard ground which sent shivers down my body. Just like the times when I snuck out on the roof barefoot. My toes ice cold from the wet grass and the chilly wind of the night. But at least I was at peace. And sometimes I could hear the neighbor's kids laughing and making their best childhood memories. Which reminded me of a childhood I never had. And I remember always thinking to myself that if I had children I would try to give them the best childhood possible. The childhood I never had. But maybe it was made to be like that. And instead of happy memories, there are... bad ones. The ones you would like to forget forever. And bury them into a deep deep hole where no one could dig them up. Hide them. Just run from them. People say that past is past but I never got that. At least not until I met Gerard. Because with Gerard those bad memories stayed hidden. Like they didn't exist. And for once instead of bad memories, I made good ones. If a couple of years ago you would ask what my core memory was. I wouldn't have been able to answer but now I know an answer. When I and Gerard went for a walk and got ice cream. And went to eat.

And actually, maybe it's not that late to make new memories. I can't get back my childhood but I could make my teenage memories better. Because I surely was going to get the most out of it. With Gerard by my side.

I put some clothes on and rushed to eat before somebody came to yell at me.

After breakfast, it was time for me to pack my last things. Which I didn't have that many of.

Now it was time to wait. The hardest part. I'm pretty sure that just sitting around and waiting for something to happen is the most hardest thing in life. And the second hardest part would be opening a jar of pickles without the help of a spoon or something. But you'll get it eventually. The time went by slowly. Like it was in slow-motion. The closer the time to get out of here got, the slower it got. My eyes wandered to the clock every couple of minutes just to see if it was the right time. My head turned to the door every time someone walked past it. just to feel disappointed every time. But still every time I did it. And hoped it would be Gerard.

I was already losing the excitement but then the door opened. My heart started beating out of my chest. My breathing got quicker. And my head flew in the direction of the door. And there he was. Holding his hands out for me. That was the moment I was waiting for. Just to run up to him and fall into his warm hands. Wich always held me tightly.

I jumped up and ran to his arms. burying my head to his chest. Hearing his heartbeat and breathing was really calming. We just stood there hugging in silence.

"Hey, hun. You ready to come home with me?" He asked with an upbeat voice. Oh, I was so ready for it.

"Ummmm... Yes." I said throwing a little bit of sass in there. Wich he giggled at.

I grabbed the bag that he wanted to carry but I refuse. We were on our way to the car when Gerard told me he had a surprise for me. Not going to lie it made me nervous.

Gerard's pov

Today's the day. The day I become a dad. The moment I've been waiting for was here.

I was over the moon just thinking about Laysa moving in with me. And after seeing her excited eyes and shaky hands that ran to hug me I could see that she was over the moon as well. It's funny how good our energies match sometimes. Like it was meant to be.

Like we were meant to be a family.

But we needed to get back home because the guys were already waiting for us. I was just going to have a chill night with her. Just the two of us hanging out. But the guys insisted on coming over. To have a 'welcome home dinner'. Which maybe it was better to get her to socialize with the guys and get to know them better. And overall Mikey is her uncle now.

In the car, we had a conversation about me adopting a teenager, especially her.

"But let's be honest without teenagers we wouldn't have fun we wouldn't have so many music genres especially rock. life would be so boring without you guys." I said.

"Even when were scary?" She asked quietly. It made me chuckle a bit.

"Yes even when you guys are a little bit scary."

The car ride was... something. I can't really explain it. It had a different feeling to it than the other ones. Maybe it was because I was driving her home to live there but maybe it was because the guys were at our place and Laysa didn't know about it. I always get a bit nervous when I don't tell her something. Like I don't want to make her uncomfortable or ruin her good mood. So I always try to communicate to avoid that happening.

A/n: I'm tired. going to sleep. But don't worry posting the dinner part when I get up and proof read it.

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