Taken In

Chapter 6-Part 2

As I carried Alex and ran to the car, I glanced back at her real dad who was chasing us, and- to be honest- was gaining on us quickly. It's not my fault, ok? I'm not an athlete AND I was carrying a small child. Plus, I'm busy and.... food is delicious...

Anyways, as Alex clinged to me for dear life(possibly an exaggeration), I spotted the boys Ashton and Harry pull up in a car. I guess the other boys had gone in a different car. As I approached the car, Ashton shoved open the door on my side and I leaped in, slamming the door as Harry drove away.

I looked back behind us, and watched Alex's dad getting into a car. That car parked next to us as we pulled into the park!!! How long had he been trailing us? Did he know about us adopting them, or worse, had he heard our meeting?

Though he easily could have followed us, he turned the car and went the opposite direction we were going.

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Ashton's P.O.V.

When we arrived back home, Liam was on the phone with the adoption agency, seeing how much we could rush the adoption. We still hadn't decided who was gonna legally adopt them, but I'd heard Louis say something about Niall and I. Who knows?

"Will you play wis me?" Starlin asks waddling over to me.

"Sure!" What are we playing?" I ask.

"Hide-and-Go-Seek!" Star said as she and Alex jumped around together. I stood up smiling.

"Cawum is playing too!" Star says.

"Oh, I am?" Calum asks, scooting across the floor and tickling Star.

"I wanna wook for you!" Alex says, "One, two, free, four..." Alex counted with her hands over her eyes. We all scattered. Calum hid in the bathtub, Starlin hid.... behind the pole of the lamp(in plain view). She's so cute...

I settled down behind the couch and waited. "Firty!" I heard Alex say, "Stawlin, I see you.."

"No you don't" Starlin replied. I peered between two cushions on the couch to watch them.

"Come on, Staw..." Alex said.

"Aw, man!" Star said, following Alex as she walked into the bathroom.

"Ha! I found you!"

"Staaawww, you're not supposed to say anything!"

"Oh, sowwy..."

The three of them walked out of the bathroom, and I turned and sat with my back against the couch and waited in silence...

Like a ninja...

"BOO!" Alex said, and I jumped. I guess. She was more ninja than I was...

"How did you find me?" I asked laughing.

"You can see your haiw..." she pointed. Yep, she was right. My fluffy hair was visible over the top of the couch...

*mental facepalm*

I stood up and we walked back toward where we'd started, the living room.

"How does it feel to get served by a little kid?" Claim asked, mockingly.

"You tell me, you got served by an even younger kid..." I replied.

Burn

When we got back to the living room, Liam was still on the phone, pacing his way across the room, back and forth. He scratched the top of his head, and forced a smile at Star and Alex as they walked in the room. You could really tell he was worried even if you didn't know him.

"Go again! Go again!" Alex shouted jumping around.

"Alright, who's it?" Calum asked her.

"Ash!!" Star said gleefully.

"Ok... one... two ..fre-three... four.." I counted. I heard the patter of feet running away.

"Thirty!" I spun around, to see- Star.... behind her pole again...

"Star, it's not gon- nevermind." I continued to look for the others, and just let her enjoy her lamp pole.

Soon, I found Calum, in MY hiding spot behind the couch. Star had come out because she got bored, but I could NOT find Alex! She was like the master of Hide-And-Seek!

"Ok, Alex! We give up!" I said, after looking for around ten minutes. I stopped, looked, and listened. Nothing. Dead silence.

"BOO!" Alex said(again), grabbing my leg from behind. I laughed.

"You're a good hider!" I tell her. She just smiles at me.

"GUYS?" Micheal shouts from the living room

"COME HERE!" We all go to the living room. Louis goes to play with the girls in the next room.

"So you guys know that we have to have someone for each girl to officially be the guardian of them." Liam said, we all murmur, acknowledging him

"Well, me and the boys, have talked, and we think it should be you, Niall should become Alex's dad. And Luke you become Starlin's dad" the rest of the boys nod their agreement. I say kinda stunned at their choices but I guess it was what they thought best for Starlin

"Really? Thank you guys so much!" Luke exclaimed as he smiled widely over at Starlin

"The lady at the office said, we can go sign the papers now." Liam says.

"So let's go!" Niall and Luke both jump up and grab their stuff to leave. I can't wait until the girls are officially in our custody and we have all of this behind us, even though I won't be her father I'll still be there for her

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