I'll Die Regretting the Time I Lost

---Zacky's Point of View---

As I watched Mel with her kids, I began thinking about how she said they were almost two now. My guess is that she ended up with Frank shortly after she left. I still wish I knew why she broke up with me or why she didn't talk to me. I saw both of the twins staring at me. Soon, Aiden reached for me and I looked at Mel, not sure if it was okay. With a slight nod, she handed him over to me. He hugged me tightly, as if he didn't want to let me go. I couldn't help but smile a little at that. I began wondering what my life would've been like if they had been my kids. From what I could tell, Mel was a great mom. Over the past few years that she'd been gone, I did miss her a lot. I just wondered if she ever thought about me.

---Mel's Point of View---

I watched Aiden and Zacky for a few minutes before hearing my phone ring. I pulled it out of my pocket before answering it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mel where are you?"

"Oh hey Frankie, I'm at the park with the kids and Zacky-"

"Zacky's there? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, you make it seem like he's a murderer or something." I giggled a little at his protectiveness.

"I just don't want him hurting you again. Does he know that they're his yet?"

"No I haven't told him that." I said quietly into the phone before I bit my lip when I noticed the confused look on his face out of the corner of my eye.

"I'm assuming by the fact that your voice got quieter, he's right there isn't he?"

"Yeah"

"Well Matt said he was having a party at his house so if you wanted to have your dad watch the kids for a little bit we could go there."

"Frank, I haven't been with any of them since I left, what do you think?" he laughed and I smiled. I always thought Frank's laugh was adorable.

"So I guess I'll see you then?"

"Yeah bye Frank." I said before hanging up.

"You haven't told me what?" I jumped slightly when I heard Zacky suddenly speak. I looked at him and still noticed the confusion in his eyes. Fuck, I didn't expect him to hear that...

"T-That I'm thinking about maybe c-coming back here for good." I said quickly coming up with something to say off the top of my head. I had thought about coming back quite a bit, but I just wasn't sure if I really wanted to. He smiled and moved to hug me while still holding onto Aiden. It took me a minute to hug back because I was shocked that he did that. I felt a slight tap on my shoulder and turned my head only to see Amy pouting at me.

"What's the matter sweetie?" I asked her. Zacky chuckled as he looked at me. "What?"

"I think she wants to be part of the hug too." he answered as he looked at her. She moved to hug me and Zacky at once. As much as everything that happened with Zacky in the past still killed me, I couldn't help but think that it felt nice for all of us to be together. I pulled away from the hug and watched as Amy moved closer to Zacky and Aiden and hugged the both of them. I felt so guilty for keeping them away from him, but at the same time, how would he react if he found out that he was going to be a father?