Starstruck

"Can we go to Disney World?" Trent inturupted.

"Sure, buddy, we'll go there first." Colt said looking at him and smiling.

"Yay!" Trent smiled jumping up.

"Finish your dinner bud." COlt laughed.

Journey watched him pick at his veggies. "Finish them, sweetheart."

"But, Mom..." he said.

"No, buts, you better finish them. And did you finish your homework?" she asked.

Trent shifted uncomfotably in his chair.

"Well no Disney land until you finish it." She looked at Colt. "It would be great if you backed me up on this." she barely whispered.

"Do as your mom says, we can't go anywhere if you don't finish all your schoolwork. You don't want to go to summer school do you?" He asked.

"No." Trent pouted. "Do I have to eat the veggies?"

"Yes, you gotta stay healthy and strong." Colt smiled.

Journey looked over at Trent's face he was making a perfect pout. "Sorry sweetheart it's the rules." she said kissing the top of his head.

"I don't like the rules." he sang.

she turned over to Colt still avoiding his eyes. "Your turn to do the dishes."

"I know." He smiled gettin gup and clearin all the plates but Trent's. "Finish your food." He said ruffling the little boys hair.

"Yes, sir." Trent muttered stuffing some of them in his mouth.

"Good boy." He washed the dishes then came back for Trent's empty one. When he finished cleaning the kitchen he wiped down the table and then smiled at Trent who was working with Journey on his homework. Colt watched them leaning against the counter. He crossed his arms and smiled a little. He liked this.

Journey pointed to the little book that had addition and subtraction problems in it.

"So what does this one mean?" she asked.

Trent wrinkled his nose, then he wrote down the homework.

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Night time...

Journey had just put Trent to sleep, she came out of his room with both of her hands in her back pockets.

"I started reading Cat in the Hat and he uh, went out like a light." she said to Colt.

"That's good." He smiled at her as he fought his wet hair. "Can I read to him tomorrow?"

"You don't need to ask permission to read to your own son." Journey said her shoulders squaring a little.

"I don't want to take that time from you if you aren't ok with it." He said trying to calm her nerves. "I want to be more apart of y'alls life, but I don't want to take away anything you enjoy and don't want to give up."

Journey turned and looked at him like he had 2 heads. "He is OUR son, Colt. Do you get it? Not just mine, and surely not just yours. I don't know what I have to do to get through to you." she said.

"What's do you mean?" he asked. "I know he's OUR kid."

"He's growing up, Colt and what are you doing? Your at work, or your somewhere on business, you have your eyes practically closed, while I'm raising him. Colt I feel like I don't know you anymore I'm starting to be happy that I don't. Because your not the same person I knew" she said.

"At least I'm not the one who got pregnant!" he exploded, once he realized what he had said he shut his eyes tightly.

Journey's eyes went wide and her face went completely pale. She wasn't going to hit thim this time. She shook her head and turned around and started jogging down the steps.

"Journey!" Colt called groaning. How had he been so stupid. He caught her at the bottom of the stairs grabbing her arm. "I'm sorry, ok, that was mean, stupid. I'm glad you did, Trent is amazing. I want to spend time with him. I want to spend time with you. I want us to be like we used to."

"Don't you get it?" Journey demanded. "It won't be like it used to. It never will be."

Colt let her go and stepped back like he'd been sucker punched. Why couldn't it? Why couldn't they be like they used to?

Journey "You've changed so much, I don't know you!" she said to him.

"Everything will be alright, just calm down." he said.

"No! I'm not going to calm down. You don't get it do you Colt?" she asked.

he stared at her blankly.

"I'm leaving you." she said.

Colt swallowed hard blinking. "Run that by me again."

"I. Am. Leaving. You!" She hissed.

"No, please don't Journey." He begged. "Please, give me time. I won't let you leave, I won't let Trent go." He said feeling like his world was crumbling underneath of him. How could he have been so stupid. How could he have been so clueless, and mean.

"Why should i give you a chance?" She hissed.

"Because I love you, I love Trent, I can't live without the either of you." He said softly. "Please, please don't leave."




***He won't unless she takes Trent away and tries to get custody. But he's more likely to be granted custody because he has money, sense they aren't married she can't sue for half it and all. He'll do anything to keep them. . ***

**well that part is true lol**

Journey stared at him."I want you to know what it finally feels like."

"I won't let you take Trent if you do."

she swallowed thickly. "Who said I was taking him." she shrugged.

he looked like he's been shot. "So that's it? Your not even going to talk about it? Your just going to walk out on our son?" he said.

"No! I'm not walking out on your son!" she exploded. "I'm being you! There only reason I'm NOT taking him with me is because I know better than to put up a custody fight with you. Tell me, Colt, do you honestly think I climbed ontop of myself and got pregnant?!" she whispered tears already falling over, but she was more angry than sad. "Can't you just admit to me that you hate me? Just have the guts to say it." she said and stormed into Trent's room.

"I don't hate you." He said running after her. He watched her kiss Trent's forehead and then turn and walk to their room grabbing a suit case. "Please, Journey, don't leave." he begged running after her again. She shrugged him off and kept packing.

"I don't care what you say." She hissed.

"Just give me the summer, just stay for the summer, please." He begged.

"NO!" She yelled grabbing her bag and storming down the stairs. Tears pricked at Colt's eyes as she slammed the door. He ran down the stairs and after her, but she had already driven off. Colt slowly walked back in the house and walked up to his room. Trent walked to his door way his blanket in one hand and a teddy bear in the other.

"Why are you crying, daddy?" Trent asked yawning.

"No reason buddy." Colt said walking over to him and picking him up. "You gotta go to bed."

"Mommy said she wasn't coming back." Trent said tears pricking at the little boy's eyes too. "Does she not love me?"

"She loves you honey." Colt said his voice scratchy. Can't say the same for me.

"Then why'd she leave?" Trent asked.

"I think it was my fault." Colt replied sitting down next to Trent on his bed.

"Can I sleep in your room?" Trent asked.

"Ya, I think that'll be ok." Colt said holding his son close.

Journey chest hurt by the time she had taken off, she was shaking and in mortal pain, if you could bleed from this wound she probably would. Tears were blurring her vision as she drove, she saw a red light, and knew it was incredibly stupid but she ran the red light. Another car came and hit the side sending her car hitting against railing. Journey was unconscience with blood dripping steadily down her forhead.

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Journey woke up in the hospital her head hurt like hell. She didn't remember anything. Not her name or age she didn't know anything. She felt her forehead it was pretty bad off. She groaned. The doctor came it.

"Journey, are you OK?" the doctor asked.

It took her a moment to realize he was talking to her. "My name is Journey?" she asked.

"Yes, your name is Journey." he said.

"How old am I?" she asked. "Where am I. Who am I?" she asked.

"Your family has come to see you." he said, bringing in a little boy and a grown hot guy figure.

"Who are they?" she asked.

"They are your family, don't worry Journey." he said. "I'll leave them to talk to you." he said leaving.

Colt held Trent close as the little boy slept. He felt tears run down his face and he swallowed hard. Someone pounded hard on the door and he jumped a little. He left Trent and moved down to the door opening it.

"You need to get to the hospital, they just brought in your girlfriend." The man said.

"Give me a minute." He ran up the door and grabbed Trent coming back down and driving to the hospital.

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"You can go see her now." A nurse said walking over.

"Your family has come to see you."The doctor said as they walked in.

"Who are they?" she asked. Colt's heart dropped. She'd lost her memory.

"They are your family, don't worry Journey." he said. "I'll leave them to talk to you." he said leaving.

"Mommy?" Trent said looking at Journey with confussed eyes. "Why did you leave mommy?"

"Hush, Trent." Colt said softly. "How do you feel Journey?"

"I don't know you." She said.

"The doctor said you lost your memory. Trent's our son." He said sitting next to her.

"So, your my husband?" She asked.

"Not exactly." He sighed. "We live together, we're not married."