It's been almost a year since you've met and gone out with Joshua. It was nice and all until he mentioned he had a five year old son. He does not like you at all and all you wished was for everyone to get along so there won't be any problems with your boyfriend. To make matters a bit more stressing, you had just moved in with him a week ago. His son does not let you be alone with each other. And you're afraid to say something to Joshua.

Since his babysitter called in sick, you had to take care of him for a few days. You were nervous because whatever you tried to make him laugh or smile only ended up in yells. Joshua knew you were having a hard time strung on his son's side which is why he asked you to take care of him.

"I'll be back later Alright. You behave and don't give (y/n) a hard time, okay?", Joshua asked his son, having him nod.

Joshua went over to you and placed a kiss on your temple.

"He's not that hard to impress", he said to you.

"It's been over a year. He hates me", you said.

"He doesn't hate you. He just needs to know you a bit better", he smiled before bidding farewell to the both of you.

As soon as he closed the door, his son ran to his room and locked the door. You decided to give him his space while you cleaned.

While you cleaned the tall cabinet that held your parents stuff, you stumbled upon a picture when you were just a kid. You were holding a bear that your father gave you after completing your chores. You missed those days with them.

A while later you made lunch for him to snack on. When you called out for him, you had noticed it was quiet. You tried to open it but it was locked. You went over to get a butter knife and tried to open it that way. When you did, you noticed he wasn't in sight. You check everywhere but he was nowhere to be seen. Then you saw the window open. You began to worry so you went outside to look for him. You checked the backyard first where his swings are at but nothing.

After dealing he was nowhere near the house, you immediately started walking around, asking the neighbors if they've seen him. The first time you take care of Joshua's son and you lose him.

When you passed by the corner you can see a little boy sitting at the bus stop. You ran over and sighed in relief as you realized it was him. He was sitting with his shoulders hunched, a pout on his lips.

"What were you thinking?? Do you know how worried I was?? Something could've happened to you", you said.

He didn't respond. He was facing the floor. You can hear small sniffles coming from him. Your expression softened as soon as you noticed he was crying so you kneeled in front of him.

"What's wrong?", you asked.

"..my mom was supposed to pick me up..she promised..", he mumbled while wiping away his tears.

"What are you talking about?", you asked.

Without saying anything, he handed you a small note that was from his mother. You read the note and slightly frowned as it said that she was gonna take care of him once she figured herself out. You softly patted his lap and offered him a smile.

"Everyone promises a lot of things but almost everyone doesn't keep their promise. Do you not like living with your dad? I know he'll be upset if you move away. He'll think you don't love him and I know he loves you very much", you said.

"He hates mom. He was yelling at her last time. She said she was gonna take me with her but she didn't", he mumbled.

"Maybe something came up. But you should know that leaving the house without me knowing is a very serious thing. Please don't do that again, okay?", you asked.

He nodded and wiped away the remaining tears. You grabbed his hand and went back to the house. You gave him some food and helped him wash up. You put a movie for him in the living room so he could rest up. A loud bang from the door startled both of you.

"Where is he?? Is he okay??", Joshua asked frantically as he ran in.

When he saw his son he immediately hugged him.

"Are you okay?", he asked him.

"He's fine. He was sitting on the-"

"Why didn't you call me?? A neighbor called me and asked if I found my son. He explained everything. What the hell were you doing?? Were you not watching him?? I trusted you to take care of him and you can't even do that!", Joshua began to yell at you, scaring his son.

"Let me explain-"

"Explain what?? He could've been kidnapped or seriously injured! Is my son not important to you??", he asked furiously.

"Stop yelling! Stop yelling", his son said as he covered his ears.

You watched as he ran into his room. You were about to follow him but Joshua stopped you.

"Don't. You've done enough damage already", he said before going into his don't room.

He was under his blankets, sniffles could be heard across the room. Joshua wanted to move the blankets but he would just pull them back.

"Why do you always yell at people? You yelled at mom and she left. You yelled at (y/n) and she might leave too", he mumbled.

"I was only worried. Something bad could've happened to you-"

"But it wasn't her fault. She went out looking for me until she found me. I caused trouble. I'm a bad boy", he pouted.

Joshua sighed and comforted him until he fell asleep. He went out into the living room to find you sitting on the couch, silently crying to yourself. He sat down next to you and took your hand in his.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you like that-"

"Do you really think I don't care about him? Because it's not true. I do care about him. He's the most important person in your life. Why would I just not pay attention to him? I can't believe you would think that of me", you said.

"I'm sorry. I got like that because something like this happened before. While I was at work, his mother was taking care of him. She forgot because all she worried about was whether she had enough money for alcohol. She left to a bar, leaving him alone at the house. When he woke up, he was so scared that he was by himself. He went out and almost got ran over by a car. Luckily a friend a mine found him. I was just scared", he said.

"I would never abandon him the way she did. He's really upset though that his mom left. He left because his mom gave him a note saying she was gonna take him away from you. I think he just misses his mom", you said.

"Well she can't be around him. I have a restraining order against her. She came to the house one day throwing bricks threw the window. He wasn't with me at the time but I was afraid we weren't safe. I'll explain it to him one day though", he said.

You nodded and lightly squeezed his hand. He gave you a kiss on the head and pulled you in for a hug before talking some more. Never again are you gonna take your eyes off of him.