unconditional.

"I couldn't ask you to sleep on the couch... I know how your back gets," Sienna spoke softly as she followed Rian out to the car. She had to admit, it was nice having him call her babe again. It felt familiar, like your favorite hoodie. She climbed into the passenger seat of Rian's car and buckled herself in, offering her hand to hold on the center console almost as if by muscle memory. The brunette yawned gently, rubbing her eyes again. Sienna was exhausted, but she was determined to eat her Jalapeno Poppers. "I remember one time when I was pregnant with Jags, I had a big ass thing of jalapeno poppers and Zack ate the last one-- I yelled at him and made him cry! I still feel kinda bad about that one." Sienna laughed. Her pregnancy with Jagger had been rough from the get go. Morning sickness for the first two trimesters, hormones like crazy-- but she had her little nugget so at the end of the day it was all worth it.

Sienna smiled gratefully as they pulled up to the drive through window and Rian handed her her food. "Thanks," she whispered quietly, taking a popper and eating it before putting the container in the center console so they could share. "Could you do me a favor when we get home? Can you call my mom and tell her what happened? You're the only one who can stop Joann when she freaks herself out." The brunette teased, mentioning her mother. Truth be told, Sienna would rather step on broken legos barefoot than deal with another one of her mother's 'You never should have divorced Rian, you guys were meant to be together' speeches. Even if she was right.

About twenty minutes later, they pulled into the driveway and Sienna stared up at Rian's new house in amazement. "Not bad," she gave him a smile. "It looks like a beautiful house."

@ saraya-jade.

He grabbed her hand that she so kindly offered and held it as he drove. It strangely felt so normal for them to be acting like this as if they weren’t divorced and she hadn’t been with someone for the last several months up until a few hours ago. Hell, for all he knew, she could take an apology and take him back. Scratch that thought, though, because he knew she was tougher than that. Once you hurt her or her trust, that was the end of it, a story he knew all too well due to his influences. He laughed at her memory and nodded his head. “I remember that, you were always so mean to Zack throughout your pregnancy. Literally anyone in the band to be mean to, and you pick the quiet one who doesn’t talk about anything more than how much he loves Liv and how he loves Hawaii.” He started laughing as he picked on her, winking over at her in good fun. “But that day drove me insane because I had to drive an hour and a half from the freaking place we were touring just to find you another Arby’s because the one we went to closed early.” He laughed again, this time shaking his head at the memory.

When they got their meals he knew better than to expect her to share her poppers, so he bought two larges. One for her and then another one so they could share it. As he put a popper in his mouth, he looked over at her and nodded. Ah, Joann. If there had been someone that loved him even more than Sierra or his mother did, it was Joann. She still sent him cards for every occasion, hell, she stopped in as soon as he bought the place. “Yeah, I’ll make sure you’re asleep. I’ll let her know I’m taking care of you. So just be prepared for the million questions of when we’re getting married again and when is Jagger going to have a sibling.” He smirked, not minding that Joann was going to plant the thoughts into his ex’s head, because maybe this is all they needed to get back together. He wished it was in better circumstances but he won’t let her slip away that easy. “I just don’t want Jag knowing what actually happened. We can tell her when she’s older, but I don’t want her worrying about you. Even though she’ll have nothing to worry about since I’m going to be your guard dog from now on. Get too close and I’ll bite.” He grinned, biting the air for emphasis. He knew she’d feel guilty about not telling their little human, but he saw how she was worrying about Sierra being with Max. She didn’t want her freaking out about this too.

When they got back to the house, he laughed at her response. “I didn’t want anything crazy big. It’s still huge on the inside. Technically 3 bedrooms, but I‘m redoing the basement so that I can fit one more bedroom and then my recording studio. Right now it’s in the garage but I need more space.” He rambled on about his music stuff as he opened her door and grabbed her bag so she didn’t have to worry. He held out his arm for her to hold onto as he motioned for her inside. Alex opened the door and cake running towards the girl, wrapping her in a giant hug and Rian gave him free side eye. “Dude she just got out of the hospital, she’s fragile.” He scolded, rolling his eyes at his best friend.

Sienna had barely crossed the threshold of Rian's front door when Alex came barreling out and threw his arms around her in a bearhug. She flinched in spite of herself at first but hugged him back. “Well I missed you, too, weirdo… where’s my spawn?” She asked once they parted from the hug. “She’s upstairs, still passed out cold. I thought I would leave waking the demon to her lovely parents.” Alex joked as he led Rian and Sienna upstairs. Sienna had to admit that Rian picked out a wonderful house—she could hardly wait to explore it in the morning. Well, whenever she woke up. Her ordeal had lasted so long that the sun was barely starting to rise, and birds were starting to chirp. The trio stopped outside of a wooden door decorated with a glittery purple J on it, indicating that it was Jagger’s room. “I’m gonna go warm up the car and pack up her stuff.” Alex gently patted both Rian and Sienna on the shoulder before heading back down the stairs.

Sienna pushed open the door and walked into Jagger’s bedroom, gasping as she looked around. “Oh my god, this is the cutest little room I have ever seen. I guess all those hours of forcing you to watch HGTV paid off.” She laughed before padding across the room and kneeling by Jagger’s bed. “Hey, my little chicken, wake up.” Sienna whispered in a soothing tone, rubbing Jagger’s back. She bent down to press a kiss to her daughter’s forehead and smiled slightly when the first grade rolled over and opened her eyes, indicating that she was awake. Jagger snapped up and gasped when she saw her mother’s condition. “Mumma! What happened? Are you okay?” She spoke sleepily, hands on either side of Sienna’s face.

“Mommy’s fine, baby. She just got into a little accident. You’re gonna go spend the night with Uncle Alex and the puppies, okay?” Sienna whispered. “That’s right, squirt. I’ll even let you have candy for breakfast.” Alex spoke as he entered the room again, holding his hands up in an I surrender type gesture when Sienna and Rian both shot him a glare. “I’m kidding! But I’ll take you to iHop and you can have whatever you want.” He walked over to the bed and picked up the still half asleep child. “I’ll take care of her, guys… call me if you need anything else.” Alex gave Sienna a kiss on the head and did his best to shake Rian’s hand before heading downstairs and out to his car.

Sienna sighed softly as she stood up, running a hand through her hair. “He’s going to feed our kid nothing but sugar. I can feel it in my bones.”

@ liv morgan.

“Yeah, well, Si had the pleasure of waking up your exwife, so honestly, she’s a pro at waking up demons.” He said with a chuckle before he realized how bad that sounded before looking back at Si, his hands raised “not that Lisa is a demon, she’s just super cranky when you wake her up or keep her out too long. Just like when you’re pregnant and a demon to Zack.” He tried to defend himself, not wanting her to regret coming over his house this early. Before walking out to heat up the car, Alex clapped the back of Rians shoulder, laughing, before shaking his head. “I don’t want to hear shit about how soft and flustered I get around El if this is how you’re going to be with your exwife.” He winked and whispered, before walking out the door. Rian hoped that Sienna was too busy exploring to notice the words.

He tried giving her a quick tour as they made their way to Jagger’s room, laughing at what she said about HGTV. “That helped me pick out the house and renovate it. It looked totally different before this, but I had a lot of time and frustration that I used on demo days here.” He laughed, standing in the doorway as she made her way to Jagger. “Your mom actually came over and helped design this. She keeps stopping by, not going to lie, it was a little weird at first but she’s literally right down the road, so she passes this on her way to work.” He said, laughing a bit as she woke Jagger up. He blew her a kiss and excused himself so he could make that phone call.

When he called Joann it was the reaction they both expected. She was emotional, yelling how she was going to kill that scumbag and how she never liked him. Rian managed to get her to calm down, actually got her laughing. She ended the call saying how she wished they were still together, and against his better judgement, while he looked across the hall and saw her with Jagger and Alex, he realized he was grinning ear to ear. “You know, Joann, you might not have to wish for too long, if I have my way.” He whispered, the older woman yelling in excitement on the phone as he hung up and made his way towards the gang.

As they said bye to their two children, he laughed as he sat on Jaggers bed, running a hand through his buzz cut as he looked at her. Even bruised, she was the most gorgeous person he has ever seen. “Well, looks like Daddy’s weekend with Jag turned into Alex’s weekend.” He smirked and joked, as he got up and made the bed really quick.

Sienna laughed gently as she leaned against the pink painted wall. “I think Alex is more excited than her—he’s been begging to have her over for a while.” She ran a hand through her hair and sighed comfortably. “Now, about that bubble bath…” Sienna grinned wildly before following Rian down the hall to the master bathroom. Now that Rian mentioned that her mother helped decorate the house, she saw little touches of her personal taste everywhere. Once they reached the master bath and she saw the tub, Sienna gasped. “What the hell, that’s not fair! My tub at the old house sucks.” Sienna teased, gently bumping Rian’s hip with her own. She waited patiently for Rian to draw her bath, just as he always had for her after a trying day. If all the obvious factors were ignored, it was just like old times.

Once Rian finished, Sienna stepped up to the tub and dipped a hand in to test the temperature. “Boiling hot, just like I like it.” She smiled gratefully before she sat on the edge of the tub and began to take off her clothes. If you would have told Sienna even a couple of days ago that she would be taking her clothes off in front of her ex husband and climbing into the bathtub at his new home, she would have said you were nuts. But after all she’d been through that day, Sienna didn’t care. Rian had seen her in what was probably her most vulnerable position, and he’d been there for her.

The brunette folded her bloodstained pajamas and put them on the bathroom counter before sinking into the tub, sighing in relief as the warm water began to soothe her aching muscles.

“He literally tried bribing me to give him my weekend. I literally called Elise and told her that they needed to try for a baby because he kept taking my toddler.” He smiled down at her. He zoned out in her features, mad at himself knowing that if he would have calmed down the partying, there wouldn’t have been a gap in all their time together. He wouldn’t have to worry about how every night was going to go after this one, because he would know she’s there, still married to him. He regretted his partying years a lot, but happy that he finally smartened up since their breakup, knowing he had to be the best parent for Jag but try to win her mother back.

He laughed at her comment and walked her down the hallway to the bathroom. Chuckling even harder about her bathtub. “Listen, I’ll let you come over whenever you want and take a bath. I know you’ve always hated our old bathroom.” He laughed, getting the water how only she, and possibly Satan, could only possibly like it. He poured lavender bubble bath, stuff he bought for Jagger so she would calm down at the advice of his maid, and poured Epsom salts in there to relax her muscles before turning the jacuzzi feature on. He moved to the side for her to get in. Never in a million years did he think he’d see that side of her again, but she looked just as good as she did before Jagger. He knew he needed to stop staring, but he couldn’t help it.

He cleared his throat as he picked up her dirty clothes and plopped them in the sink running under cold water. “The cold gets the blood out. I’ll start this in a load of my clothes and you won’t ever be able to tell.” He spoke softly, disappearing for a second so he could grab a pair of boxers and a large tshirt of his and placed it on the counter near her. “Thought you’d want something comfortable to sleep in.” He smiled, making his way over to the side of the tub, rubbing her back lightly as a relaxing sigh escaped his lips. “Can I get you anything? A drink, some Advil, anything?”

Sienna sighed gently and leaned into Rian's touch, her eyes falling shut. On Sienna's worst days, when she felt like she was just going to fall apart from the stress, this was what made her feel better-- Rian would draw her a bath, hot as she could stand it, and just sit there with her while she rambled about whatever was ailing her, sometimes offering advice but more often than not listening. Which was all Sienna really needed. Sienna shook her head when Rian asked if he could get her anything. "No, I don't need anything--just sit with me. Please." She spoke softly, looking up at her ex husband. The adrenaline of the last few hours was starting to come down, and Sienna realized she couldn't or didn't want to be alone. "And then maybe we can fall asleep to Forensic Files or something... and I can make pancakes whenever I wake up." She rambled, trying to avoid the obese elephant in the room-- that being both of them saying they still loved each other. With all of the stuff that'd happened in the last eleven or twelve hours Sienna didn't think she could take any more emotions. It was just something that they'd have to talk about in the morning. Or whenever they woke up. A quick glance at the clock on the wall told Sienna that it was seven twenty three in the morning.

"I think I'm gonna get out... I'm so exhausted that I might just fall asleep in here." Sienna laughed quietly, flicking the little switch thing to send the water down the drain. She stood up and stepped onto the bath mat, taking the bath towel off of the rack and drying herself before changing into Rian's clothes that he'd laid out for her. "You know, funny story-- I still sleep in some of the stuff that you left at the house. Comfiest shit I've ever worn." Sienna teased, pulling the t-shirt on. She pushed her hair out of her face and followed Rian back out of the bathroom and into the master bedroom. "Okay, again, jealous. Do you know how long I've wanted a memory foam mattress?" The brunette laughed as she climbed into bed, pulling the blankets over her exhausted frame. "Please come lay down with me when you're done putting the clothes in the washer," Sienna repeated, the thought of being alone again for even a second sending her into a panic.

She watched Rian exit the room before grabbing the remote from what she assumed was Rian's side of the bed and turned the tv on, significantly lowering the volume. "Forensic Files," Sienna spoke into the remote, putting it back down when the TV changed channels. She curled up tighter under the blankets and closed her eyes, a yawn leaving her lips. The young mother knew she would pass out relatively quickly.

@ liv morgan.

"You know, most ex-husbands would hear Forensic Files and think you're trying to plot to kill them. Good thing I know you better than that, weirdo." He smirked, sitting with her near the tub. Even if he had other things to do, he didn't want to leave her alone. Whether they were together or not, Rian knew how much she would get into her own head if she was alone. He just wished this was a regular occurrence, her back into his life. But he knew at the end of the day, she still had to have feelings for him. Which made him happy - there was still a chance at the end of the day. Even if it wasn't right now, there was hope that one day he'd marry the love of his life again and give Jagger more siblings.

He laughed, getting up off the floor and passing Sienna a towel as she got out. He gave her plenty of room, leaning against the door frame again as she got into his clothes. "And here I thought someone went to Savers and got some awesome fucking clothes and smelly gym shorts." he winked playfully at her before taking her hand and walking her into the bedroom, laughing as she automatically crawled in bed. He tucked her in, kissing the top of her head. "Well guess you'll have to spend the night more often. I promise I'll be right back." He grinned before leaving the room and grabbing a handful of dirty laundry to throw into the load. Trying to run up as fast as he could.

When he entered the room, he notice she was mostly sleeping. He smiled softly before taking off his shirt and jeans, only sleeping in his gym shorts like he always did. He crawled into bed next to her, sprawling on his back so that she could curl into his chest. He absentmindedly watched tv, tracing the fabric on her shirt as he yawned and started drifting to sleep himself.

Sienna was just about to fall asleep when she felt the bed dip, signaling that Rian had come back. Almost instinctively, she rolled over so she was flush against him, head resting against his bare chest. She felt protected, safe-- for the first time in what felt like a long time. The young mother fell asleep to the sound of the television and Rian's breathing, and she couldn't help but feel like this was how it was supposed to be the whole time.

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Later that morning (or afternoon, a glance at Rian's alarm clock told Sienna it was around 12:30 PM), Sienna was woken up by the sun coming through the bedroom window. For a second, she was confused as to where she was. But then the memories of the previous night and early morning came back. Her body hurt a lot less, but she was still somewhat sore. Sienna smiled softly when she saw that Rian was still asleep next to her. She pushed his hair out of his face before swinging her legs over the side of the bed and getting up. After stretching, Sienna yawned and headed downstairs to try and find the kitchen so she could make them breakfast as promised.

After a minute, Sienna located the kitchen and her jaw dropped. "Okay, I wish my kitchen at home was this nice." She laughed to herself before opening the fridge to see there were any fruit that she could put in with the pancakes. The young mother selected raspberries and blueberries. Once she'd located all of the stuff she needed, Sienna set about making breakfast-- pancakes with fruit, scrambled eggs with cheese, and non crispy bacon just how she and Rian liked it. Once most of the food had been plated, Sienna set about making a pot of coffee. With all of the things that she needed to get done today, she figured that they needed it.

Sienna then set about plating the food and setting it on the table. She had to confess that it was pretty nice to be cooking for someone and knowing that it would be appreciated-- and that she wouldn't get a plate thrown at her if something were burnt or cooked wrong. Once everything was set, Sienna headed back upstairs to wake up Rian. "Hey," She whispered, rubbing his back to coax him awake. "C'mon. Get up. I made pancakes."

He had fallen asleep easily by her side. Easier than most nights had been without her. Without her, he would spend most of the night drumming or producing music so that the tingle of loneliness didn’t sting as hard or that thoughts of her wouldn’t appear as frequently as they had been. There was just a silent comfort knowing she was safe. She wasn’t with the douchebag their daughter hated. That she was right beside him like she was supposed to be. Like the past two years of their drama didn’t happen. Like he didn’t develop a drinking problem and cheat on him. She didn’t get the shit beaten out of her.

For the night, they were back to being Mr. and Mrs. Dawson.

He felt the bed shift as she got out of bed, and he’d lie if he said he didn’t go back to sleep. Even though he felt he retreat, he was so content with life, he was convinced she wouldn’t leave him again, so he let it happen. He sprawled out waiting for her return, and instead found the smell of pancakes. Knowing she’d be up in a second, he laid their waiting for her to come back up. When he felt the bed, he smirked, grabbing the hand that was stroking his back, and dragging her back to bed, flipping her on her back as he blocked half her body with his, smiling down at her.

“Who said you can cook in my kitchen?” He laughed, his arms instinctively going to her side. “I think that means punishment.” His teeth poked out goofily as his fingers started tickling her sides. He hadn’t felt like this in years - but he was determined after such a shitty day yesterday, he was going to make her happy today. Even if it meant he had to tickle her.

After what seemed hours, but just a few minutes, he dashed out of bed and ran down the hall to the kitchen, knowing she would be just a few beats behind him, he slid behind the island, grabbing a piece of bacon and shoving it in his mouth. “UHG cooked perfectly. Your daughter likes it super fucking crispy cause she’s a weirdo.” He laughed, stealing another piece.

Sienna laughed as Rian tickled her, trying to shove him away. She remembered the last time that something like this had happened—it had been about three years prior, right before all of the drama with Rian’s drinking and his affair with Cassadee came to a crescendo. It was the morning after a rather large screaming match that ended with Sienna sleeping in their guest room. Rian had gone downstairs to make breakfast for the two of them as a peace offering. When he came back up, he tickled Sienna awake, causing her to laugh and forget all about the fight the previous day. Once Rian mercifully let up on the tickling, Sienna followed him out of the bedroom and to the kitchen, laughing at his comment about how Jagger liked her bacon. “Yeah, I’m convinced that she’s possessed by the Anti-Christ. What normal person likes their bacon practically burnt?” She took her seat at the kitchen island before taking a sip of her coffee.

“I need to stop at the house and get something to wear that isn’t pajamas…. No offense, Rian, but I think the people at Sprint would think I’m a crackhead if I walked in looking like this.” Sienna laughed again as she gestured to her outfit. “Once I get my new phone I need to call Zack and have him help us move some of my stuff out of the house…” She was mostly thinking out loud at this point. There was so much stuff that Sienna needed to get done that she was starting to get overwhelmed. The biggest question being where were Sienna and Jagger going to live? Well, Jagger could always live with her father. There were no questions about that. But what the hell would Sienna do? She wanted to live somewhere where Max couldn’t find her—so the old house was out of the question.

Sienna’s first instinct was to get an apartment. She’d really only lived on her own for about six months during her whole life. First she lived with her parents, then she and Rian moved into a little apartment, then they got the house, and when they divorced, Max moved in. On the other hand, she could move back in with Rian. The love was unmistakably still there. But there were still so many things to discuss before she made a decision.

“I wanna stop at the Inn and apologize to Elise about what happened. I know it wasn’t my fault but I still feel bad that everyone was subjected to that.” Sienna took another sip of her coffee and sighed gently before looking over at Rian. It was moments like this that she missed the most.

“Pocessed by the Anti Christ, definitely sounds like her mother’s child, alright. If she didn’t look like me, I’d demand a paternity test.” He winked, stealing a piece of bacon as she listed the things she had to do with her day. The night before playing in his head on repeat made him want to scream. He wasn’t there for his girls, like he always promised. He knew she wouldn’t hold him to anything since they were divorced, but he broke his own promise and that’s something he’d have to live with for the rest of his life, but he knew he could make up for it starting now.

“Well, I got up in the middle of the night and dried your clothes. Your shirt is a goner but your jeans are still fine. You can put those on for now and then steal one of my band tees, tie it up all cute and you’ll be put together.” He said with a wink, another piece of bacon found his lips as he continued to destroy the buffer she had put in front of him. “As for Sprint, you can do what you want, but I can add you to my family plan at Verizon. Better coverage and then he won’t be able to track you. It’s amazing what fame can buy when it comes to security.” He smirked, finishing the last of his plate. He got up and put it in the sink, leaning behind her and kissing her cheek affectionately, like how he said thanks when they were together.

He ran to the laundry room really quick to get her clothes before returning back. “You need a phone first so Joann doesn’t blow my phone up. So we’ll get dressed. Zack lives around the corner from your old house. I’m sure he still has a key to get in - so I’ll have him go over there while we’re doing the phone bullshit so we don’t lose sunlight.” He spoke fast, trying to clean up everything he could as his anxiety started to kick in. A new quirk he developed post drinking hard liquor. “And you don’t have to, but I think it’d be smart if y’all moved in. I know you probably want to live on your own, but look. Jag already has a room here. You can stay in the master and I’ll take the guest room if that makes you more comfortable. I don’t want to force you into anything but I know I’d sleep better at night if I knew my girls were the safest they can possibly be.” He spoke, his hand reaching out for hers, tapping it before saying “think about it,” and with those words, he disappeared again.

While she ate her breakfast, he took a quick shower. As she spoke about Elise’s, he was in front of the mirror with a towel around his waist, brushing his teeth. He shook his head, laughing before spitting the toothpaste in the sink. “Why is it that you go through a traumatic experience and the first thing you think about is other people?” He smirked, popping out through the bathroom, trying to read her expression before finishing getting dressed.

@ liv morgan.

I suck

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It had been a hell of a year for Rian and Sienna Dawson.

About a week or so after that horrible night, Sienna had officially moved in with Rian and they were a couple again. They both still loved each other, so there was no reason to pretend that they weren’t or even take baby steps. For the first time in years, things were how they should be. And Sienna was happy.

It wasn’t a question if Sienna and Rian were going to get married again, but when. Despite the fact that it drove her crazy. Rian teased his girlfriend/wife often by telling her that he’d gotten a ring and was planning on asking her to marry him (again), but he wouldn’t tell her where or when.

About a month and a half or so later, the gang was gathered at Zack and Liv’s new place in Towson for Friendsgiving. Sienna looked up from her plate to see Alex pointing his phone at her. When questioned as to why, he said something along the lines of wanting to capture her reaction to Liv’s delicious cooking. When she turned to her lover to discuss Alex’s bullshit, Sienna got the shock of her life when she saw Rian on bended knee, carefully holding out an engagement ring. After throwing a dinner roll at him (a reflex, really—she was in shock) Sienna said yes. Again.

The wedding planning was quick and went rather smoothly. The couple already had a giant wedding the first time around, so this time they wanted something more intimate. There was no need for a big to do. Sienna and Rian decided they were going to get married on New Year’s Eve the same year of the engagement, in their own garage. Against everyone (mainly Joann and Sharon’s) advice, they paid for Jack to get ordained so he could perform the ceremony. It was a relatively small wedding, just their close family and friends, but it meant the world to Sienna. Mainly because her two best friends, Lisa and Elise, were able to get along as co maids of honor, even becoming good friends by the end of it. That meant more to the bride than anything.

Almost immediately, the Newlyweds began trying for a baby. As easy as it was for Sienna to get pregnant with Jagger, it was the exact opposite this time. It seemed like nothing was working. The two times Sienna did manage to get pregnant, she miscarried before the eight-week mark. She was almost ready to throw in the towel. Maybe she and Rian weren’t meant to have more that one baby. After an emotional talk, Sienna and Rian decided that they weren’t going to stress about it. Sienna was going to stop taking the pill and they were going to stop using condoms, and whatever happened would happen.

Everything went on pretty much the same up until a few weeks before the guys were due to head on the road for the Nothing Personal shows. Sienna had been throwing up every morning and the only thing she was able to keep down were pineapple spears—the same thing that happened when she was pregnant with Jagger. So, she bought a pregnancy test (six, if we’re counting), and did what she had to do. After what felt like the longest ten minutes of her life, Sienna found out that she was indeed pregnant with her and Rian’s second child. She was over the moon, needless to say. But how was she going to break the news to Rian? Sienna wanted it to be perfect. After agonizing over the predicament with the group chat for what felt like hours, they came up with the perfect idea.

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“Okay, so, apparently December is birthday month for this band. We got me, Rian… and probably the most important one of all. Miss Jagger Lee, can you come up here and see your Uncle Alex?” Alex spoke into the microphone before looking at side stage where Jagger was standing, clinging to her best friend Bowie’s hand. She looked hesitantly over at Sienna, who nodded her head. “It’s okay, baby. Go ahead. I’ll be right here.” Sienna spoke gently, kissing her daughter on the head. It was Jagger’s seventh birthday, and everything was going perfectly.

Alex kneeled down so he was at Jagger’s height, grabbing her hand. “Hey, kid… are you having a good birthday so far?” He asked before pointing the microphone towards the little one. Jagger nodded her head, clinging to Alex. Despite her larger than life personality with her family, Jagger was like her Uncle Zack in that she was somewhat shy around large groups of strangers. “It’s alright, Jags, these people are our friends. They wanna sing happy birthday to you. Can we do that?” Alex asked. Jagger again looked over at her mother, who nodded her head and gave her the thumbs up. With that, the crowd started to sing Happy Birthday while Zack brought over a cupcake that someone on the crew ran off to get from a nearby bakery. Once Jagger made a wish, the crowd erupted into cheers.

“I hope you’re having a good birthday, Jags! You remind me so much of your mother, it’s insane. You know what—Si! C’mon out here. Rian, get your lazy ass up and let’s get a picture of this cute little family.” Alex spoke, looking over at Sienna and giving her a wink. Sienna walked onto the stage and knelt beside her daughter, kissing Rian’s temple before smiling for the camera. Once the picture had been taken, she scurried off the stage and back to her phone, which she had just logged into the band Instagram.

@alltimelow: Isn’t this just the cutest family you’ve ever seen? Aaaand baby is gonna make four! Catch baby Dawson arriving this summer.

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@ liv morgan.

The year flew by quicker than Rian wanted to admit it.

A week after the incident, life fell back into place. Si and Rian got back together and were quite happy. Alex and Elise finally got together which meant that Sienna had someone to watch her stupid Patriots with and would leave the boys in peace. Bowie was a huge help with babysitting and Liv made Rian happy Sienna wasn’t a crazy animal person.

Really, he didn’t get how Zack could handle all those animals, especially since he wasn’t much of an animal guy to begin with. But love makes you do crazy things. So does dating an ex-stripper, which Rian is always amazed by since Jack was able to manage to get someone not in the sex scene. But he was happy for his friend, and quite frankly, happy Sienna and her got along.

It had made the process of trying to have a baby more fun.

Jagger had been a sorta kinda plan, more so accident. So when they decided to start trying after the wedding, Rian started freaking out if he did something wrong. All the tight pants he wore in his early 20’s were getting to him. He was happy he had his wife and daughter, tho, so as long as he had them, he was all set.

They decided to let it run its course and it was full steam ahead on the Nothing Personal shows. He felt guilty they played in the middle of his daughter’s birthday, but they had it close to home so she could attend. They had all told her it was all for her so she was excited. Of course, Elise and Alex has found out they were pregnant in Alex’s birthday, and he would be lying if he said he wasn’t slightly jealous, but he sucked it up and performed the shows. He took a picture with his family, kissing Sienna on the head before playing the last half of the show.

When he was drumming he kept feeling his phone in his pocket. Obviously ignoring it, he kept ignoring it off stage as he wiped his sweat with a towel before going up to his family and kissing Sienna really quick, feeling everyone’s attention on him. He got defensive but before he could say anything, Sharon, his mom, ran out of nowhere giving Sienna a giant hug. “You’re making me a grandma again!!” She yelled.

It took about a second to kick in but Rian got the biggest grin on his face, practically shoving his mom away and hugging his wife. “THE TIGHT PANTS DIDN’T KILL THEM ALL!” He yelled dramatically, kissing her all over her face. Tears, that he’ll later play off as sweat, falling from his eyes.

Once the Instagram post went live, Sienna logged out of the band’s Instagram page and put her phone back in her pocket. “Liv, I gotta hand it to you—the Instagram thing was a good idea! With Jags, I pretty much just threw the test at him while he was sleeping.” Sienna laughed, pulling her friends in for a hug as they watched the rest of the show. The expectant mother could hardly wait for the show to be over and for Rian to see their special news A part of her was worried that he would be upset that she’d made an Instagram post about the birth of their second child instead of telling him straight away, but at the end of the day Sienna knew that Rian would be elated no matter how he found out about the baby.

The show ended, and everyone was looking at their phones, watching the likes and comments on the Instagram post pile up. Sienna’s heart started beating a million miles an hour when she finally saw Rian. “Hey, sweaty.” She teased, leaning up slightly to give him a kiss. “Look at the pi-” The raven haired mama had just started to tell Rian what was happening when Sharon came running up, throwing her arms around Sienna, yelling about how she was going to be a grandmother again. “Surprise, mom!” Sienna laughed, trying to gauge Rian’s reaction when the two pulled apart. The next thing Sienna knew Rian was holding her, kissing her, and yelling something about not all his sperm being killed by the pants he used to wear.

“Yep, babe, you still had some swimmers.” Sienna laughed, holding her husband tightly. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and pulled up the band’s Instagram page, selecting the picture she had posted not even an hour ago and showing it to Rian. “This is how you were supposed to find out, but someone couldn’t contain themselves,” Sienna teased, looking over at her mother in law who was now engrossed in a conversation with Thea. She didn’t blame her mother in law for spoiling the surprise, although it was a little annoying. Once Rian had looked at the picture Sienna threw her arms around him again, tears of happiness welling up in her own eyes. They were having a baby. All of the struggles had been worth it.

“The birthday girl is going to spend the night with her grandma tonight, so it’ll be just us tonight.” Sienna spoke gently. “Apparently, Sharon and Joann are taking her shopping tomorrow—so, we have that to look forward to.” She teased, knowing that both of their mothers had the tendency to go overboard when it came to spoiling Jagger.

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