swore i'd never fall in love again but i fell hard

Zacky laughed lightly, "I used to fall asleep with a Donald Duck too." Zacky smiled and held to his son and looked at Charlotte, "I go to sleep on my stomach but not with my butt in the air. You must do..." Zacky said smiling towards Charlotte as he held to Christian, "Do you want to stay longer? We could go to the park or something?" Zacky looked at her.

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Ariana cleared her throat and looked at Matt, "I'd say so." She said keeping her tone the same not letting the bitterness show through. Ariana smiled lightly and kept sipping on her tea.

Charlotte couldn't help but grin when Zacky said he used to fall asleep with a Donald Duck, because she couldn't help but think that it was beyond cute. She laughed, rolling her eyes and hitting his arm lightly when he said she must sleep with with her butt in the air. "We can stay here if you want," she said eventually, "it is your barbecue after all."

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Matt nodded, taking a sip from his beer, trying not to let there be an awkward silence between them. "How long have you been home?" He asked, taking another small sip from his drink. "Brian never told me." He said as he looked around the small restaurant. There was only one other couple sitting a few tables away from them, and a few friends sat at the bar. It was pretty quiet though.

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Zacky smiled at her, "No one is going to miss me." He said truthfully. "Plus I want to spend all the time I can with you and Christian." Zacky smiled cooing at his son. He took and held to him and smiled. "That's if you want too." Zacky added.

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"Just today." Ariana replied to Matt and looked at him. "I made Brian swear not to say anything about me being here. I honestly didn't want anyone to know." She said truthfully.

[ sorry i haven't been on much, life is too hectic atm ]

Charlotte laughed a little when Zacky said no one would miss him, and then nodded. She tried to ignore the little butterflies when Zacky said he wanted to spend time with her and Christian, because he probably just meant their son. "Sure, are we walking there?" She asked, getting the diaper bag out of the car. She was nervous about spending time with Zacky, with him knowing that Christian was his son.

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Matt raised his eyebrows in surprise - he was shocked that Ariana didn't want anyone knowing she was home. He could understand that she might not want Matt knowing, but what about her friends? "How come?" He asked, before taking a sip of his beer. "Why did you come back then?" He asked, a soft little frown on his features.

[That's ok sweetheart. No need to apologize.]

"Yeah it's right around the corner. One of the perks of living is this gated community. And security." Zacky smiled at her. He held Christian and walked towards the park. "I am glad you came tonight." He told her keeping Christian in his arms and smiling at Charlotte.

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"Suzy and my dad kept begging me. So." Ariana lied. She couldn't tell him that she came back hoping for some sort of rekindle with him. Something she was trying so hard right now not to give in. She bit down on her lip hard and sighed.

Charlotte nodded, locking her car before walking along beside Zacky, looking at her son. "I am too, actually," she murmured a little surprised at that. It was such a huge sense of relief that Zacky was taking it so well. She couldn't imagine having to live on edge, avoiding Zacky while being back in Huntington. "I'm sorry I never told you about him..." She said with a little shrug. "After everything that happened, I just needed to get out of here."

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"They did miss you a lot," Matt said, with a little smile, unaware of her lie. Whenever he was round the Haner's place, they always mentioned Ari, saying how proud of her they were, but also how much they missed her. Matt knew they didn't say it to make him feel guilty, but he still felt shitty knowing he drove her away so suddenly.

Zacky shook his head lightly, "I don't blame you to be honest. We kind of were harsh on you. Plus you didn't deserve anything that happened. But it did." Zacky sighed a little and held to his son and smiled lightly at Charlotte.

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Ariana nodded her head, "I know." She said softly sipping her Long Island Tea. She shook her head and looked down. "So how are things in your life?" She asked trying to change the subject a little.