Chapter Eight - "You're The Most Beautiful Person In The World."
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Avery's P.O.V

"Mommy, look!" I hear River say behind me and I turn my head to see River smiling as she is about to go down the slide. I smile as she goes down, a large smile on her face which clearly tells me that she is having fun.

"Good job, baby!" I say and River runs over to me and points at the swings.

"Can you push me?" River asks and I nod, getting up from my chair. I walk over and just as River is about to get on, a boy with blonde hair runs quickly to the seat, jumping on it.

"Hey!" River snaps, narrowing her eyes at the boy but the boy ignores her as he starts to swing himself. I watch as the boy who looks around River's age, looks at River with a grin and I can't help but roll my eyes.

"Come on, Riv, we can wait for someone else to get off." I say as I start to tug on her jumper but River being the stubborn little toddler she is, shakes her head.

"No, he can't just take the swing when I was about to get on!" River complains and I sigh, continuing to tug on her jumper.

"We will find another one." I say, trying to convince my daughter that she doesn't have to go on that exact swing but the words don't sink in as she stands in front of the boy, her arms folded across her chest.

"Excuse me, what do you think your doing?" I hear a certain voice say and I immediately groan when the blonde comes into view.

"It is none of your business." I say and watch as Katie starts to push the little kid higher but not that high to send him flying off.

Wait, that's Drew?

"Well it is if your kid is annoying my child." Katie narrows her eyes at me and I roll my eyes.

"River is not annoying your child, Katie. If you were here being a good parent like you should be, you would've witnessed what happened." I say and Katie smirks.

"And what happened? Is your daughter whinging over the seat that she was too slow to get to or are your just trying to start trouble like usual?" Katie asks and I grit my teeth together, trying not to lash out at her.

"I cant believe I'm wasting my time talking to you." I say and I grab River's hand dragging her away from the two.

"Running away again, Avery? I guess that's all your good at, huh?" Katie shouts and I stop walking, letting go of River's hand. I turn around to face Katie but before I could do anything, I notice that Logan is by her side, his eyes glued on the both of us.

Oh, what a happy fucking family.

I turn around and grab River's hand, pulling her away from the scene and towards the car.

There is no way I am going to be in the same place as those two... well, now three because of Drew.

"Mommy, why is Logan with that girl?" River asks as I do her seat belt. I sigh and make sure that the seat belt is not tight.

"Its nothing you should worry about, Riv." I say qnd River nods, not pressing on the subject anymore. I smile at her and kiss her forehead before getting into the driver's seat.

I look in the review mirror and I smile at River. "You want icecream?" I ask and River squeals, nodding with a large smile spread across her face.

Icecream is the solution to everyone's problems and right now, I am going to solve my problem.

Logan and Katie.

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When River and I got back home, I didn't feel in the mood for anyone's bullshit. The icecream didn't help as much as I thought it would and the drive home that was suppose to calm down my nerves didn't help either.

Who was to blame for this?

Well, the very own Logan Maddox, of course.

When I entered the house, I went straight to my room, ignoring River who was calling out 'mommy' five times, hoping that I would stop but I didn't. I slammed my door shut and ignored everyone. I ignored my mother, Aunty Heather, Joshua, River and even Claire who kept calling me.

I honestly never thought I would cry that much over a boy. I never thought I would find myself wishing that everything was back to normal. I never thought that I would want my life to go back to the way it was when Logan wasn't in it.

Why does my life have to be so stressful?

"Mommy, can I come in?" I hear River ask and I stay quiet, mumbling my sobs. I grab the tissue box and blow my nose, throwing the used tissue in the bin. I wipe my tears and let out a shaky sigh.

"I hope your okay, mommy." I hear River mumble and I hear her footsteps walk away from the door. I lick my dry lips and look up at the ceiling.

"Your so pathetic, Avery." I mumble, wiping away the tears that starts to fall down my cheek. I bring my knees up to my chest and cross my arms, leaning my face into them as I silently start to cry again.

I hear a knock on the door but instead of hearing River's voice, I hear my father's voice. "Avery, open the door please." His soft voice says ans I can't help but do as I am told. When I unlock the door, I get back into the same position as before when I sit back on my bed.

"Your a mess, Avery." My father mumbles as I hear my door shut. I look up at him, letting the rest of the tears fall down my face.

"You don't think I know that, dad?" I ask and my father frowns as he sits on the edge of the bed.

"Whats wrong?" My father asks and I let out a sigh, wiping my tears once again.

"Everything." I mumble and my father sends me a weak smile.

"Come on, you can tell me anything. I'm here for you just like everyone else." My father explains as he places his hand on my knee and I wipe my nose with a tissue, throwing that in the bin after I'm done with it.

"You don't know this but Logan and I have been seeing each other these past few days. He was over I think two days ago and he saw River and straight away he knew that he is the father so he has been spending more time with River. She doesn't know anything though and thats what makes everything so confusing. As River grows up, I don't want Logan to keep playing games with her because River deserves to life a much better life than me. Logan can't just keep playing musical families and expect me to be okay with that because I'm not." I say in one breath, the tears forming in my eyes once again. My father just looks at me, waiting for me to continue so I do.

"And today when I was at the park with River, I bumped into Katie and her son. She was saying how I kept running away and thats what I do best because I can't sort anything out like a normal person. Then when I went to go yell at her, Logan was standing next to her and I couldn't help but feel hurt in a way. I just... I just don't want this to keep happening." I say and my father frowns.

"You don't want what to keep happening?"

"Everything! I don't want him to control my feelings like he has some sort of power over me. I don't like how he can just rock up into my life again and say he is going to make things right but I don't see how he can do that when he has a son as well as a daughter!" I say, frowning at my father.

"I don't want him to leave River's side because eventually he will leave her and she will be heartbroken because she is already getting attached to him. She talks about him and thinks about him. I know she does and a feeling in my stomach which is telling me that she probably already knows that he is her father." I finish, crossing my arms over my knees again. My father looks at me with a sad frown and he sighs, looking down at the ground.

"Avery, I know you don't want to do this for River's sake but I feel like you have to stop seeing Logan. If you feel like it's going to be that much pain for River when she is older than stop it now before it's too late. I know River will be questioning about Logan but she will get over it and I know that for a fact." My father explains and I sigh, rubbing my eyes.

"But a part of me wants me to keep Logan in her life. I don't want River to grow up thinking that she has no father because I know that's not true." I say and my father nods.

"You will get that feeling, trust me but just have a long, hard think about what is best for River now. Later on, you will figure it out and your mother and I will be here every step of the way." My father says as he stands up and I nod.

My father walks over to me and hugs me before kissing me on the forehead. "Try not to think about it too much or you will be back at the whole crying thing again." My father smiles and I chuckle, nodding.

"Thanks, dad."

"No worries, Avery." My father says before leaving the room and in the corner of my eye, I see River peeking at me, her hair falling over her face. I smile weakly and stretch out my arms.

"Come here." I say and River runs into my room, accepting my hug. I pick her up and sit her next to me. River climbs into my bed and smiles at me when I lay down, facing her.

"You're so beautiful." River whispers and I smile at her, pushing her brown hair away from her face.

"You're way more beautiful, baby." I say and River smiles, holding her hand in mine.

"You're the most beautiful person in the world." River says and as she closes her eyes, I can't help but pull her closer to me. I sigh and close my eyes.

"I love you so much, Riv."

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I'm back! What an emotional chapter! So what do you all think? Will Avery make River not see Logan or will she go against all of her thoughts and still let Logan see River? What do you think of Katie? Bigger bitch? Yep. Oh, what about Drew?

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