I Still Want You Here

                                    

                                          
Sean Bailey and Josh's? Apartment
                          
Bailey had woken up and saw Sean was not beside her in the bed and grew worried she then calmed down when she remembered he slept on the couch
                          
She left the room and saw Sean awake sitting on the couch on his phone, no work today so he didn't have to get ready at all today if he didn't want to
                          
She sat next to him with noticeable space between them
                          
"Talk," Sean said
                          
"Okay," Bailey said as she started to explain what happened with Josh starting from his crush on her up until them at the club
                          
"So, you felt you had to see if you had feelings for Josh by kissing him?" Sean said as he's still wrapping his head around Bailey's thought process
                          
"Yeah, and I don't feel anything, I still love you," Bailey said
                          
"I forgive you," Sean said making Bailey smile "but why didn't you tell me? if you would have just told me he kissed you that night maybe I wouldn't have reacted the way I did"
                          
"You just been really busy and stressed because of your restaurant and I didn't want something else for you to stress about" Bailey said as Sean started to feel a little guilty which she noticed which also made her start to think about how she felt about Sean recently and remembering she was mad at him "Why were you at the club last night? You couldn't have known I was there? Not even Josh told anyone where he was going to be, besides me"
                          
"I-I got to be honest with you, work hasn't been as stressful as I've led you on to believe" Sean admitted making Bailey raise an eyebrow "It's just I never had a break after the swap from Kaycee to you and-"
                          
"-You wanted more time to yourself so you've been going to clubs and stuff instead of coming home to me" Bailey finished for him
                          
"Exactly," Sean said "Yeah it was tough at first because we were understaffed but it has not been anywhere as bad for a few months now"
                          
"Leave," Bailey said shocking Sean
                          
"What? Why do I have to leave?" Sean said confused as if anything he should kick her out but he forgave her
                          
"You have to decide if you want to be with me or not," Bailey said "You could have told me that at any point and not have me always concerned for your well-being when you always come home late"
                          
"And I'm so sorry about that" Sean said grabbing her hands "I still love you despite everything that happened"
                          
"Leave," Bailey said
                          
"Bai" Sean said
                          
"Sean! Why should I be with someone who rather be away from me than with me" Bailey said "Josh still loves me I would much rather grow to love him than love you with you not caring"
                          
"Of course, I care! It's not like I went and cheated with one of your best fri-" Sean said as he caught himself
                          
"See! You didn't forgive me after all" Bailey said
                          
"It's still fresh in my mind!" Sean said as he headed to his room
                          
"It was just a kiss!" Bailey said
                          
"How am I supposed to believe you! Whenever I come back it's always you two alone" Sean said
                          
"Only because you're never home!" Bailey said as Sean grew frustrated and decided to take a shower
                          
The door opened with Josh trying to tiptoe his way inside only to find Bailey looking dead at him "Uh... Morning!" Josh said as he decided to walk normally "Just here for some clothes for the day then I'll be out your hair"
                          
"No, it's fine you can stay," Bailey said, "It's nice to have someone who actually wants to be here!"
                          
"I heard that!" Sean said from the shower
                          
"And they're still fighting," Josh said to himself as he went to grab change into more work appropriate clothes
                          
Sean emerged from the shower in casual clothes and prepared to leave
                          
"...I still want you here... that's not going to change" Bailey said stopping him before he leaves "But if you want to be a single bachelor enjoying the rest of your 20s then who am I to stop you I already had my fun while you were shackled down by Kaycee"
                          
"She's going to get so mad at you for saying that," Sean said with a laugh making Bailey giggle too "I'm just going to drive and clear my head again"
                          
"Okay," Bailey said allowing him to leave
                          
As he left Bailey flopped on the couch with a groan
                          
"You two give me headaches, I mean I didn't help but still," Josh said coming out his room and going into the refrigerator "Beer?"
                          
"Can't" Bailey casually answer as Josh nodded but then paused
                          
"Can't?" Josh said
                          
"I mean... Don't want any" Bailey panicked
                          
"Oh, my god," Josh said as he had to sit down "You're pregnant!"
                          
"Shut up!" Bailey said "I was planning to tell Sean at the dinner he failed to go to"
                          
"I was attempting to split up a family," Josh said still in his own zone "I am a horrible person"
                          
"No, you're not," Bailey said "If Sean doesn't want to stay with me I was going to be a single mom anyway"
                          
"Please don't say that," Josh said
                          
"Yeah, you're right, besides you're my plan B," Bailey said as Josh rolled his eyes at the implication "So who knows you could be a good stepdad"
                          
"Please stop," Josh said "I always used to hate the people that would intrude on others families and now I am that person"
                          
"Josh, Sean and I don't hate you," Bailey said "I know deep down before all of this Sean would probably have named you the godfather"
                          
Josh just sighed at the thought of him splitting up a mom and dad and decided to change the subject "How long have you known?" Josh asked
                          
"Um... about a month and a half," Bailey said as Josh was shocked that she kept that secret for so long "I realized I had to tell Sean before I started showing, well congrats you're the first to know"
                          
"Yay..." Josh said as he sipped his beer "I wanted to sleep with a pregnant lady... ew!"
                          
Bailey punched Josh in the arm at the joke as they laughed
                          
"Yeah, I should go," Josh said as he went to his room to get his stuff "Here's my part of the rent for a few months"
                          
"Josh..." Bailey said
                          
"No, it's cool, you two are probably going to babify this place so I need to leave," Josh said holding the rest of his stuff to move out
                          
"Josh, if he doesn't want to stay, will you-" Bailey said
                          
"-Sure" Josh cut her off as he knows what she was going to ask
                          
Kaycee and Kenneth's Apartment
                          
Sean didn't know exactly why he chose this place
                          
Maybe because he can't talk to Josh for obvious reasons, Julian was out of town, and with Gabe and Tati he hasn't kept in contact with them much but here he was
                          
He knocked on the door and patiently waited
                          
"Hey Kayc" Sean greeted as the door opened revealing Kaycee with Kenneth in the background
                          
"Hey, Sean..." Kaycee said
                          
"Wanna talk?" Sean asked
                          
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(The other side)