King of Rock

Trenton A.Bradley Twenty-Six World Traveling, Hit Making, Chart Topping Rockstar But most importantly; Theresa Tessa Luna Ashford-Bradley's daddy. I've made a few mistakes in my life, but so have you, you, and you over there.

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lilyashford:

“So what you’re actually telling me is that it’s a good thing you weren’t around for disgusting diaper changes and spit up because I would have been cleaning up double the mess?” Lily teased, laughing. She herself didn’t necessarily have a weak stomach, but needles of any sort were absolutely disgusting and she couldn’t handle them. Lily didn’t think much of the fact that Trent had referred to her as my love - she noticed it, yes, but she was also fairly certain it was something he’d also said to her when they first met and she knew it didn’t mean much of anything when he said it. Not when it was to her, at least. Even so, she felt extremely comfortable with Trent at the moment, and continued to rest her head on his shoulder, listening carefully to him as he spoke. It wasn’t what she had expected to hear from him, not ever and certainly not today, and she couldn’t help the fact that tears welled in her eyes even though she tried to rub them away as quickly as they came. “If I’d wanted to trap you, I would have tried harder to have you around,” she said with a small laugh, knowing very well how stupid the media and Trent’s fans could be. She sat up a bit so that she could look at him properly, rubbing at her eye with the the heel of her hand. “Thank you, though. I really appreciate you saying that. Maybe you didn’t really make matters any better by trying to actually stop any of the shit that people said a bout me, but you never outright made it any worse. Your fans and the media will never like anyone you’re involved with, I’m just the one that had your baby and gets most of the shit.” Even so, she had Tessa and that made it all worth it, honestly. “You didn’t ruin my career, I could have kept going if I’d wanted to, if I’d wanted to force myself to work off any remaining baby weight in under a month. But I didn’t want to, I wanted to be a mom, even if it meant being treated like shit by a lot of people,” Lily said, wiping at her eyes again.

“that is exactly what’s i’m telling you.” trent laughed with his response even though at times he did regret all the little things he missed, all the things he hadn’t been able to really fully experience as a father. seeing lily’s tears when she sat up and peered at him, he moved a hand to her cheek and wiped away a few strays she had missed as he shook his head. “listen, it doesn’t matter what they all say at the end of the day, right? we’ve got tessa and i hope you know you really have done a damn good job with her, clearly better than any parenting from the people who raised everyone hiding behind social media accounts or expensive college journalism degrees going to waste. i know you didn’t sign on for any of it or sign yourself up to be a punching bag from people who might never even meet me let alone ever actually have a chance at any of their deluded little self-inserted fan-fic fantasies come to life but you also could have made my life an utter living hell by slamming me with every tweet, instagram and snapchat post but i think for the most part you’ve kept how shit i can be out of the public’s eye because i know there’s times i really truly could have been doing better and it really speaks for who you are and just..makes me glad that if i’m going to have a kid with anybody, it ended up being someone like you. i know tessa will make it out okay in the end because she’s got you guiding her and teaching her that just because daddy said to help him break the guitar doesn’t mean she should break everything and stand on coffee tables yelling with her shirt off.” okay, he wasn’t THAT bad of an influence but he did love getting tessa hyper and off the walls crazy. “also...if you ever do want to get back into it and find yourself hitting walls or anything you could just let me know. i can pull some strings, get you back on the track to the top. you haven’t lost it, you’re still beautiful, you’re in great shape - once your foot is back in the door you wouldn’t need a lick of help from anybody.”

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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“I would literally throw up on you,” Lily grimaced, having an extreme dislike for needles. Taking Tessa for any shots she ever needed, Lily was generally far more likely to start crying than Tessa was at any given moment. Still, they were important and she just had to try to put on a brave fave any time vaccines were needed, because Lily wasn’t the type to forego them. “Wow, rude,” she frowned, but Trent was technically speaking the truth. Lily wasn’t always the best person, especially when it came to Trent, but at least a slow decline was better than no decline at all, right? They had to act like adults here, and like decent parents for Tessa, so she had to get her attitude together, that was for sure. And even she could see that now. “I think you’re right,” she agreed, hoping he was at least. Tessa was already doing so much better than she had been that morning, so it couldn’t be too much longer until they let her go home, right? God, she couldn’t wait for the three of them to get out of there - and Lily hadn’t even noticed that in all of this, Trent was being lumped in with them like he rightfully should have been, because maybe this was where he had belonged all along.

“I would literally throw up on you in return.” Trent promised in a close echo. “Don’t let my amazing partying skills fool you, I have a weaker stomach than...something with an incredibly weak stomach.” Trent let out a quiet snort when she called him rude, the hand on her arm tapping it gently. “Truth hurts, my love. Truth hurts.” Another pause. My love was just something that he had called a vast majority of every female he ever met but again, it felt like a strange sense of false hope when saying it in context to Lily. It felt almost too comfortable and Trent wasn’t dumb enough to yet believe that this easy feeling was going to stay. It could very well just be something their current situation was affording them. Which made Trent feel like if there was anything he wanted to say to her, now was the time. “Lil..? I uh, I just want you to know that..” He wasn’t good at this sort of thing. “I know I haven’t been the most..gracious person about you and my fans and the media have been even worse but..anything I’ve said, I don’t think I truly meant it too far down. I don’t think you’re a whore or that you did it to trap me and..like I said, I’m damn lucky that you’re the mother of my child over the idea of how worse off a child of mine could have been with someone else. And..I’m sorry for it. For the way you’re treated, the way I’ve treated you and for..for ruining your career basically. You’re..you’re real beautiful, Lil. I really robbed the world of something exquisite.”

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“You don’t know that, I could still use you as a pillow in a hospital bed,” Lily teased him. She felt the same way, though, that she would switch spots with Tessa in a heartbeat if it meant not having her so sick, or even if it meant trying to get Trent to come and take care of Tessa for however long she’d be in the hospital for. But instead, it was their poor, innocent little princess stuck with it all. “Hey, I’m not that horrible,” she laughed. Okay, maybe it might have crossed her mind in the past, but she honestly felt differently now. Trent wasn’t all that terrible of a person, and she probably wouldn’t want to rip either her own or his hair out if he was going to be staying with them for a bit until Tessa is doing much better. “Hopefully they’ll let us take her home before too much longer,” she said. “But I’m honestly happy you’re here. I’m not good with hospitals, and having you here is actually… relatively calming, honestly.” Lily admitted.

"A hospital bed is cramped enough without someone using you for a human pillow, I’d probably be forced to jab you with my IV needles until you move.” A low laugh tumbled past his lips and Trent shot a guilty look towards Tessa before his face grew somber. He wasn’t allowed a laugh, a good time, while she was laying in a hospital sick and miserable. “Yes, yes you are. At least 63.92 percent that horrible. It’s on a slow decline lately.” A hand started to rub down one of Lily’s arms soothingly, Trenton not really even noticing the gesture. “I’m only calm because she needs me to be.” He admitted, nodding towards the bed. He had seen his fair share of the inside of hospitals but that didn’t mean he had to like them in the least bit. “We’ll probably be able to take her home as soon as her fever breaks and they observe her a bit to make sure it stays broken. You got her here soon enough that I don’t think we’re looking at a long stay. We’ll be home soon enough.” There was a pause at the end of his sentence, Trent realizing that while referring to first himself and Lily as a we and then the three of them as a solid unit had felt odd, it had felt incredibly good at the same time. For now, they were a family. There wasn’t Lily and Tessa or Trenton and Tessa; just Tessa and her parents.  He also realized he was scared to get used to it.

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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Lily couldn’t help the flurry of butterflies in her stomach when Trent attempted to go in for a second kiss. There was no way that this could possibly be real - not after they’d spent years at each other’s throats, absolutely loathing one another. It just didn’t feel possible - but deep down, Lily could kind of tell that this wasn’t just her exhaustion or stress making her think this was happening, nor was it what made it happen in the first place. Maybe this was proof that they really could work things out with one another, at least enough that they could really get along. “No, don’t be. That was… definitely my doing. I mean, you mentioned it, but I went ahead and just did it.” she rambled. “And it’s not that the action was inappropriate, just… maybe not the right place for it to happen. I mean, besides Tessa being sick right there, but there’s probably people lurking around for you, you know? Definitely wouldn’t be the best if that showed up on TMZ or Perez, not considering the situations…” Lily continued, finally resting her head on his shoulder while looking on at Tessa. “I just want to be able to take her home. I hate seeing her on that bed with the IVs hooked to her.” Lily sighed.

"Yeah..” Trent’s voice was low, his mind flashing on the long list of possible hell-hounds that were probably lurking as close to him as they could get, trying to figure out why he was there. Hopefully the hospital not only kept them out but also had employees with enough integrity not to leak any information (that was a laugh. things always leaked, didn’t they?). He would open his mouth to say what he wouldn’t give just to be a normal guy right now but if normal was what he had stayed, he never would have met and definitely would have never had a chance, with Lily Ashford. Which meant there would be no Tessa. And nothing was worth that trade off. “I would switch places with her if I could but then you wouldn’t have such a comfy pillow.” He teased in an attempt to lighten up her mood a bit. “You and Tess would be at home where you would rejoice upon hearing I’m stuck in a hospital bed, wondering who I pissed off now and how long karma will be kicking my ass for you.”

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[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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@lilyashford:

Lily couldn’t help the flurry of butterflies in her stomach when Trent attempted to go in for a second kiss. There was no way that this could possibly be real - not after they’d spent years at each other’s throats, absolutely loathing one another. It just didn’t feel possible - but deep down, Lily could kind of tell that this wasn’t just her exhaustion or stress making her think this was happening, nor was it what made it happen in the first place. Maybe this was proof that they really could work things out with one another, at least enough that they could really get along. “No, don’t be. That was… definitely my doing. I mean, you mentioned it, but I went ahead and just did it.” she rambled. “And it’s not that the action was inappropriate, just… maybe not the right place for it to happen. I mean, besides Tessa being sick right there, but there’s probably people lurking around for you, you know? Definitely wouldn’t be the best if that showed up on TMZ or Perez, not considering the situations…” Lily continued, finally resting her head on his shoulder while looking on at Tessa. “I just want to be able to take her home. I hate seeing her on that bed with the IVs hooked to her.” Lily sighed.

“I shouldn’t have come here.” Voice gruff, he shook his head. “Tessa’s in here sick, it’s stressful enough without me bringing along a damn big tent circus.” Trent had no ill feelings towards his career or his lifestyle -  it had all been his choice after all - but he did hate the limits and restrictions it seemed to pile down on top of Tessa and the time he got to spend with her. His life had one unwavering promise. He would never again know what privacy was and because of that, neither would his daughter by default. Sure, some of the attention could stem from Lily’s own career in her pre-Tessa days but he wasn’t even going to pretend that the bulk of it was all thanks to him. The weight of Lily’s head on his shoulder was comforting, it kept him from feeling too down and out as his gaze stayed glued to their daughter’s small frame on the big hospital bed. “So do I.” Voice still gruff, he swallowed heavily over a lump in his throat. “I’d trade places with her in a heartbeat if I could. She’s so...fragile.” And she looked it. IV lines sticking from her skin, her color paled, hair matted to her hairline with sweat, eyes closed as her tiny chest rose and fell with her raspy breaths as she slept, the pajama’s they had changed her into away from the hospital gown contrasting against the bright white of the bed’s stock linen. “I’d give anything to take it all away.”

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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Lily hadn’t meant for the kiss to last for nearly as long as it had been - or for her to not want it to end. It was what she’d always dreamed of when she was younger and fangirled over Trent, and something she’d never entirely expected to experience with him. One of her hands rested on either side of his face, her thumb on his cheek as she went ahead and deepened the kiss, accepting Trent’s tongue against her lips with her own. It wasn’t until she remembered that they were in the hospital with their sleeping, sick baby girl in the bed that she reluctantly pulled away from Trent, her hand still on his cheek and her forehead resting against his. “We’re, uh - the hospital, and Tessa’s right here…” she stammered out, hoping he’d understand.

The hand on his cheek and the weight of her forehead pressing against his kept him in place when he instinctively went to lean in to trail after her lips. Eyes opening slowly, it took Trent a moment to process her words before blinking and breaking their eye contact to slide his gaze to the side where it landed on sleeping Tessa. Not looking back at her right away despite their closeness, he worked to get his breathing back normal and his thoughts pieced back together. What the hell had he been thinking? This wasn’t them and despite his lifestyle choices this wasn’t him. He knew how things were and would probably always be between him and Lily thanks to their past hostile nature towards one another so why had he gone for it? Why had he let himself show face like that? Tessa being sick. The atmosphere of the hospital.That had to be it. “R-right. I’m uh- I’m sorry. That was inappropriate.” His hands were on her waist holding her there but loosened a bit in case she wanted to get away from him. Even if he could still feel the way her mouth had more than willingly complied with his, he couldn’t let himself believe she had wanted it just as much as he. That was too dangerous to believe.  

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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Lily had to think through Trent’s mama bear/baby mama statement for a moment, no doubt thanks to the fact that she’d woken up so early and hardly slept peacefully once Tessa had gotten back to sleep a bit, but laughed once she got it. “I guess that’s true,” she said, realizing that it also meant that Trent saw her as more than just his baby mama, which was honestly very relieving to hear. “I’m always going to nag you no matter how well we get along, it’s just in my nature,” she teased, gently nudging him. It was probably true though, honestly.

Honestly, Lily was surprised to feel herself practically melting in to Trent’s touches. She never for a second thought that she’d ever feel this way about him again, but his hand on her cheek and fixing her hair was just… sweet. “I know, and that’s okay. As long as you’re around more often than you have been and come and see Tess whenever you can…” she said, her words beginning to falter a bit as he leaned closer to her. “I think that can be done,” she said quietly before breaking the distance between them, pressing her lips to his.

Lily being the one to close the gap between their lips took Trenton completely by surprise. Not only had he figured he be earning himself a stinging cheek thanks to his bold declaration but he'd never have pegged the Lily he'd gotten to know as the type to make such a forward move. However, just like Trent knew she didn't know the real him he conceded that he most likely wasn't fully acquainted with the true Lily. The hand that had previously rested gently against her cheek now cupped her face a bit firmer as his mouth answered hers. The hand supporting her on his lap tightened at her waist as Trent crowded in closer to Lily, deepening the kiss with a brush of his tongue against the seam of her mouth. He had only meant to go in for a gentle touch of their lips but as the moments passed and his breath began running thin, he couldn't find it within himself to pull away. To break the contact between soulslips.

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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Everything Lily said swirled around in Trenton head, no immediate response being offered. Staying with Lily and their daughter probably would be his best bet at first at least until he found a place of his own within reasonable distance. But were the two of them stable enough for that? Sure, things had been improving and a friendship no longer seemed like the most least likely event to occur but could they count on the hostility between the two to remain under the bridge and not rear it’s ugly head once more? The last thing Trenton wanted to do was ever risk his chances at being around Tessa as much as he could and while he didn’t want to say Lily would take action to bar him from doing so, one could never be too safe.

[lilyashford]

Partially surprised when she accepted the seat on him, Trent once again gave no forethought and wrapped an arm around her side to secure her position. A gentle curve of his lips met her words in greeting before he chuckled softly and shook his head. “Maybe if I wasn’t such a c-o-c-k-s-u-c-k-i-n-g guitar playing egotistical d-o-u-c-h-ecanoe a-s-s, or at least I think that’s what you called me once, you wouldn’t have to be such a…” Casting a look to their sleeping daughter, Trenton leaned in close, his mouth and eyes both revealing a devious nature before he whispered, “Bitch.” in a soft tone like a child letting out their first curse word. “Which….you aren’t.” Words still soft, face still close, Trenton studied her with a gentle gaze. “You’re a mean cranky Mama Bear but you have every right to hate me.” He admitted, eyes sweeping over her face again. “But you don’t, do you? Hate me?”

“I believe that’s exactly what I said, actually. More or less, at least,” Lily said with a quiet laugh, surprised that Trent could remember so well what she’d said to him. Of course, it wasn’t as though there was only one time that a similar string of insults had been hurled towards him though, and he was probably pretty used to her words by now. She’d try not to let it remain a regular thing, at least unless he really deserved it. However, Lily really meant it when she said she’d make things easier and work with Trent - because both of their lives would probably be a lot more enjoyable that way.

Sometimes, Trent could be downright adorable, though Lily didn’t admit that often - or ever, if she was being honest. It made her realize some of why she’d been such a huge fan of his when she was younger, other than his overall attractiveness and god-like voice - sometime’s he’d have this goofy grin or something like that. “I’m a mean, cranky, bitchy, Mama Bear,” she said with a grin, mimicking Trent’s town as she said the word. “I mean, I suppose I don’t hate you,” Lily smirked, looking at Trent innocently. “Not now, at least,” she added. “No, really, I don’t hate you. Even though I seem like I do most of the time. I just hate your job and how you walk in and out, I guess…” she admitted. At least he was far better than her own father ever had been, so he did have that going for him.

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“Mmm…” In response to her claiming herself as a bitchy mama bear, the edges of his lips turned upwards just more. “But a bitchy mama bear is better than a bitchy baby mama.” He was quick on his feet to point out, hoping in a way it would help her to realize how much he appreciated her despite how little he had ever shown in. The nagging I can do without but you're a woman so...." The grin transforming his face into another look of mischief, Trent found himself playing with a flyaway strand of Lily's hair as he spoke. Soothing it back into place, his hand slid to cup her cheek, thumb lightly rubbing. "I might come and go more than you'd like me too but with a guy like me, you have to live in the now and not the tomorrow." Feeling himself lean in a little more, he half gave in to the urge he'd been poorly fighting since taking her up in his arms. "And right now, I'd like to kiss you right now, Lily Ashford." Asking instead of just taking what he wanted, Trent left his lips a breath away from hers with his whispered confession.

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Baby Blues ||

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Lily allowed her eyes to remain on Trent for a few moments after he had looked back at the movie. This looked like how things should have been, him curled up with Tessa watching her favorite movie. She could very easily do without it being in a hospital bed, however. It was just so sweet to see, and if the circumstances were a bit better she’d absolutely be snapping a picture and maybe posting it on social media for everyone to see. Maybe there’d be time for that, if things worked out and he could come around a bit more.  She couldn’t help but laugh a bit - quietly, of course, to not wake up Tessa - at the fact that Trent was actually singing along a bit to the movie. “Oh Tess would love to hear that,” Lily smiled, but she knew there’d be plenty of times that she’d rope Trent in to watching the movie with her while he stayed for a bit. 

“If you wanted to do that ever, stay out for a few days and fly to wherever you need to be on your own, you could stay with us,” Lily offered, determined now to figure something out for the three of them. It was clear to her now how much Tessa needed her dad, and how much Trent wanted to be there for her - and would clearly drop anything if he knew that she needed him, like he’d done today. And if they could figure out how to make sleeping arrangements work this time around, it would make things simple next time.

Careful not to disturb Tessa, Lily sat up on the bed after giving her a kiss on the head. She was sure it wouldn’t be long before they’d join her again, and it wasn’t like they were leaving the room - just going a few feet away. And Trent was right, they didn’t want to risk waking her up. “Being closer,” Lily repeated, knowing that he of course meant being closer with and to Tessa. Of course. With there being only one seat in the room, Lily’s only choices were to stand, or to accept the implied invitation to sit on Trent’s lap to speak - and she surprisingly went with the latter, sitting ‘sidesaddle’ on him so that she could look at him as they spoke. “I’m honestly willing to work with you however we need to, to make sure you can see Tessa. And be less of a b-i-t-c-h, too,” she said, still spelling out the word even though Tess was fast asleep.

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Everything Lily said swirled around in Trenton head, no immediate response being offered. Staying with Lily and their daughter probably would be his best bet at first at least until he found a place of his own within reasonable distance. But were the two of them stable enough for that? Sure, things had been improving and a friendship no longer seemed like the most least likely event to occur but could they count on the hostility between the two to remain under the bridge and not rear it’s ugly head once more? The last thing Trenton wanted to do was ever risk his chances at being around Tessa as much as he could and while he didn’t want to say Lily would take action to bar him from doing so, one could never be too safe.

Partially surprised when she accepted the seat on him, Trent once again gave no forethought and wrapped an arm around her side to secure her position. A gentle curve of his lips met her words in greeting before he chuckled softly and shook his head. "Maybe if I wasn't such a c-o-c-k-s-u-c-k-i-n-g guitar playing egotistical d-o-u-c-h-ecanoe a-s-s, or at least I think that's what you called me once, you wouldn't have to be such a..." Casting a look to their sleeping daughter, Trenton leaned in close, his mouth and eyes both revealing a devious nature before he whispered, "Bitch." in a soft tone like a child letting out their first curse word. "Which....you aren't." Words still soft, face still close, Trenton studied her with a gentle gaze. "You're a mean cranky Mama Bear but you have every right to hate me." He admitted, eyes sweeping over her face again. "But you don't, do you? Hate me?"

[lilyashfordd]

Baby Blues ||

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Lily couldn’t do anything but grin when Trent told her that she was a good mother. Sure, she’d always thought she was, considering that she based her parenting abilities off of how happy Tessa seemed with her life, but to actually hear Trent say it was an entirely different story, especially considering she figured that he thought she was pretty much the worst person in the world. Maybe he still did - she wouldn’t blame him for it. They could both have some shitty moments, that much was for sure. 

There wasn’t really much that Lily could think to say, because thank you didn’t quite seem like enough - so instead she opted for grinning ridiculously and probably staring for a little bit too long - but who would blame her? Her inner teenager was flailing from both getting along with Trent once again and sharing a bed with him, even though this time around it was completely innocent.

“I think we should try to figure out a way for you to be around more,” Lily said suddenly, glad that Tessa was beginning to drift back to sleep so she didn’t unintentionally excite the little girl and get her hopes up for something that might not happen. “I mean… yeah, she’d definitely love Skyping with you more often, but I think she’d much rather see you in person. Some of the other guys have kids, how do they manage it?” she asked him, truly wondering just how they did find time for it all. There had to be a way somehow or another, right?

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The goofy looking grin on her face set his stomach a flutter this time around instead of aggravating him, a semi contrast to how once upon a time a seductively innocent and seemingly genuinely happy to be in his presence smile had set his lions a flutter. Resulting in the sleeping bundle between them, of course. Where once Trenton had increased his already being spread on thick charm, he only returned the look with a small smile of his own before moving his gaze back to the movie. “Are those singing rock trolls?” His voice so deadpan and seriously confused yet intrigued, one eyebrow arched as he watched. “A bit of a fixer upper.” He mumbled along to the song at one point, a concession to the fact that he himself was more than a bit of a fixer upper.

He heard Lily but he didn’t offer a response at first, instead concentrating on how it felt to simultaneously hear and feel Tessa’s even breathing next to him. “With way too much complicated but probably worth it effort, I suppose.” He muttered, his gaze having transfixed on the resting toddler. “Some are terrible dads–like yours truly here–and see their kids when it seems convenient to their schedules or whatever. But the others really try. Fly out to shows, travel alone instead of with us sometimes just so they have a few more days with their kids. Wives, whatever.” A good portion of the band wasn’t married but the few who were made a decent effort–even the ones Trent knew to be not exactly faithful.

Sighing easily as to not disturb Tess, Trent carefully slid from the bed and returned to the chair, scooting it a bit from the bed. “Come, sit here with me so we can talk. I don’t want to wake her but I do want to weigh my options. About uh….being closer?” Last part coming out as a question, Trenton patted his leg.

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It felt nice to actually be able to joke around with Trent, even at a time like this when their baby girl wasn’t doing too well between them. It was far better for them this way, that was for sure, and it was certainly nice to not feel like she had to be frigid towards him the entire time. She could get used to it, and she was sure that Tessa could too - the little girl would probably be very happy to have their parents getting along instead of at each other’s throats and needing to be in separate rooms when Trent came to see her. 

Lily couldn’t help but laugh softly when Trent laughed before getting up. She didn’t know exactly what he was doing, but she knew that with a sigh like that, he’d be figuring out a way to let Tessa watch Frozen. He’d be able to pull some strings if he had to, that was for sure. After he left the room, Lily made sure to entertain Tessa for a few minutes so she wouldn’t get too upset by him leaving, especially if he’d be coming right back in just a couple of minutes. Most of her entertaining consisted of talking to Tessa about just how happy she was that her Daddy was there to be with her until she felt better, and it only became more clear how much she loved Trent and wanted to see him more often. Maybe Lily could talk to him while he was there about being able to see her more. It had to be possible, some of his other band mates had kids and got to see them.

It wasn’t long at all before Trent was back with his iPad, and Lily was glad that he’d apparently had the sense to grab it, unlike herself. “Yay!” Tessa grinned, gladly settling down on Trent’s chest, and Lily was able to stretch out a bit, smirking at Trent as he looked at her. He was lucky, he’d only be seeing it for the first time - Lily had seen it about a million times by now and was pretty sure she could have reenacted the entire movie if Trent hadn’t gotten the iPad. Despite hating hospitals, with Trent there now and Tessa completely occupied and happy, it was easy for Lily to relax a bit. Maybe if she was lucky, she could fall asleep for a few minutes or so and at least get a bit of rest. “You’re a good dad,” Lily said quietly, not wanting to disturb Tessa from the movie.

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The movie started and Trenton doing his best to keep up, he let his mind wander a bit as he felt the weight of Tessa on his chest and the warmth of Lily rolling over him from her spot next to them. God, it could have been like this since day one. If he'd been given a proper chance--not Lily's fault in the least bit honestly--and if he'd been less of well, a complete cliche rock star, they would have had this the entire time. There'd only be the excuse of his career in the way when he missed things but he'd have been around for a hell of a lot more than he had. Letting himself imagine them as a solid family unit and not just the best friend mother and daughter with the sometimes around father...it hurt. In a good way.

Trying to phase back into the movie, it was a bit later that Lily's voice reached the ears trying to learn more of the soundtrack. His lips curled upwards but he didn't answer right away nor even look away from the screen yet. Olaf was on the screen and Trenton was learning he didn't want to miss a second of the snowman. Finally, he tilted his head slightly, moving his gaze away from the screen and resting his blue eyes onto Lily careful not to nudge Tessa at all. "You're a better mother." He replied just as quietly, the look in his eyes and the smile tugging at his lips soft. A far contrast from the normal hardness when speaking to Lily.

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Lily couldn’t help but smirk right back in return to Trent. The meaning behind what he said was all too obvious, and even though she kind of wanted to smack him for even alluding to it, she couldn’t help but laugh. “Oh I haven’t, have I?” she said, primarily meaning that she had, in fact, seen him ‘all sweaty and gross’ and, unbeknownst to him, had even seen it live while he was on stage once. Of course, back during her obsession Lily had gone to one of Trent’s concerts and had the same delusions as any other girl that went to any other concert that if she happened to look hot enough, she could have caught his eye and been invited to some crazy backstage party or back to his tour bus afterwards. Younger Lily would absolutely kill to be in her position right now. And again, the fact that Lily had actually been to one of his concerts was another secret that she’d keep for as long as she lived, because she can only imagine how he’d tease her for it if he found out. In fact, it would probably be a good idea to get rid of the entire box of posters and memorabilia, especially if Trent was sticking around for a bit. She really didn’t need him to stumble upon it somehow or another.

Thankfully, Tessa was now content that her father would not only be staying with them for a bit, but would also sing her lullabies and songs from Frozen. In her little mind, it was the greatest thing in the world, and that was clear by the grin on her face and the look in her eyes as she looked up at Trent. “Daddy, watch Frozen now?” she asked, not realizing that the television on the wall across from the bed would only have a handful of channels, none of which would have Frozen on. If Lily had been able to think more clearly this morning, she would have brought their iPad to keep Tessa occupied in the boring hospital, but her mind had been far too concentrated on just getting her to the hospital. If, God forbid, there was another situation like this, maybe Lily would be able to think more quickly, but for now she was set on hoping that they wouldn’t be in this situation again.

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When she smirked back at him instead of clobbering him to the floor, his grin only grew. Maybe she didn't have to always be public enemy number one--especially if she actually had a sense of humor or at least the good will to recognize, accept, and return a joking banter. Only grinning cheekily at her reply back, Trenton found himself both wishing and hoping that things would stay this way or at least they would have more moments like this in the future and less fighting. Not only was it a relief not to have to exhaust himself with so much anger and resentment both directed towards a person as well as directed back at him tenfold, but it was a better environment for Tessa if both of them got along with out the hostile air between them. 

When Tessa asked if he'd watch the blasted movie with her right then, he wanted to quickly point out that there was no way they'd be able to watch the film until they got home to save himself from having to watch it but with a heavy sigh that he masked from probably daughter but not mother while pressing a kiss to the tyke's forehead, he rolled off his small section of the bed and with a quick promise that he'd be right back, left the room and headed back through the hospital and out the doors. Making his way to the rental, he grabbed his bag and retraced his footsteps, doing his best to quickly return to the room even if he ontied the looks he was getting. People were realizing he was there and it was only a matter of time before someone connected the dots and looked at the patient lists and relaized Lily was too, with their daughter being a patient and leaking it. And when it was leaked...well, it'd be a media shitstorm outside. Back in the room, he rolled his eyes at Lily as he kicked the door shut with his heel, one of the nurses from a completely different ward having followed him a little too closely meeting the door nearly face to face when he did. Dropping his bag, he dug through it and pulled out his iPad, powering it on as he wiggled back onto the bed. On second though, he carefully lifted Tessa and rearranged himself and laid her on top of him, careful to not pull out her IV's as well as leave room for Lily to have a bit more space as well. "We'll watch it now." He answered Tessa finally, opening the Apple store and searching for the movie. Purchasing it, he peeked over at Lily, the clear sign of dear lord help me in his gaze as the movie downloaded. 

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Lily nodded, glad that they could actually come to an agreement and work out a compromise that would work well for both of them. “That sounds perfect,” she said with a smile. “I don’t mind you sleeping in my bed. I mean, it’s not like you’re a dirty hobo or a complete stranger,” Lily said. No, Trent wasn’t a complete stranger, but it wasn’t like she honestly knew him all that well - well, other than when she obsessed over him and knew every little detail of his life, but that was different. It wasn’t like he’d ever told her any of it, because there was never a reason to. “I’m not a horrible person. Some nights she wants to see you or talk to you and it’s the only thing that’ll settle her down. Sure, it’s partially for my own benefit of not hearing her cry constantly, but it’s more for her,” she said with a bit of a shrug. It made Tessa happy, and that was all she really ever wanted. 

Tessa pouted, not too happy with the answer that she got. She would much rather having her father be there with her more often than he was. It wasn’t as much of an issue when she was younger because it wasn’t like she really knew how long he was gone for or that she didn’t see him often, but now she was getting older and it was more noticeable. “Maybe Daddy could sing you real lullabies before you go to sleep,” Lily said, hoping that she wasn’t asking too much of him but knowing that it was something that Tessa would enjoy. Tessa’s face lit up with an idea. “Can Daddy sing Frozen?” she asked, loving the songs from her favorite movie.

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"You haven't seen or smelled me after I get off stage. Haven't seen me all sweaty and gross..." He'd been joking at first, a laugh even accompanying his words as they spoke but they died off slowly, his lips going from laughter to a tilted smirk. "Well...at least not after I get off stage." Trenton added on, knowing that if she got the clearly obvious yet hidden to the small child between them innuendo, she'd most likely clobber him off the small space he had on the hospital bed. But..he didn't regret what he'd just joked about and he didn't care if she did clobber him. Aside from the hard face and mean words that often was what made Trenton up when around Lily, he loved to joke, loved to laugh and have a good time and he was tired of fighting so much so...joking it was. No matter how crude and inappropriate it might be. 

Even though he believed her when she said it was solely for Tessa's benefit, he couldn't help but feel his heart warm up a bit again at the mental image of mother and daughter watching him, listening to him together. Maybe...missing him together. Doing his best to get that last idea out of his head, knowing Lily would miss him like someone would miss a hole in their head, he tuned his attention back into Lily talking to Tessa. If he showed any loathing of Frozen and it's takeover o fthe world, he hid it perfectly as he nodded. "Only if I get to be Olaf." He readily agreed to the request, knowing a bit about the franchise and it's characters from a bandmate's two daughters, the man constantly gripping and groaning about it. He'd have to watch the movie before Tessa was released, maybe buy the cd or just look up the songs, get himself acquainted with it better. Oh, the things a father would do for his daughter.

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"That’s actually exactly what I was planning on doing - setting up a makeshift bed in her nursery or pulling her crib in to my room for the night to make sure she was still doing alright," Lily said, kissing the top of their daughter’s head. It was actually amusing, the two of them having the same idea, and it made her wonder for a moment if maybe parenting with him would really be that terrible. But then again, there was the whole issue of them practically being at each other’s throats that always seemed to happen. They were doing well so far, but Lily didn’t want to jinx it. Truthfully, if Trent wasn’t going to be around, then Lily would just have Tess sleep in the bed with her, but now it just didn’t seem right. She couldn’t hog Tessa all the time, at least not until Trent left again, whenever that would be. "Who said they were purchased? I pirated them all just to make sure you’d never get a single penny from me," Lily teased, the smile on her face giving her away. "Well what else was I supposed to do when a very cranky toddler wants to hear her dad’s voice? Putting on a CD and letting it play is much easier than playing YouTube video after YouTube video," she said. It wasn’t entirely a lie, because it was easier to just pop in a CD, but that certainly didn’t excuse all of the CDs that she had of Trent’s older music that Lily would make sure that he never, ever found out about. 

Of course Tessa wasn’t happy that she had to keep the IV in, but it was only a matter of moments before she became caught up in something else that Trent had said that had piqued her interest far, far more. “Daddy come home?” the toddler asked with a grin. “Live with us?” she asked. Lily swore she could feel her heart breaking, but she could understand how Tessa could think that. It was, after all, something that she’d clearly love. “Daddy will stay for a little bit, but he’ll have to go back to work. But before you know it, he’ll be back again. Either way, you still have time with him,” Lily answered for Trent, not wanting him to be put in the position of Tessa being angry at him for telling her no.

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"We’ll alternate." Trenton was quick to offer out. "Some nights I’ll sleep on the air mattress and you sleep in your room and other nights we’ll switch and you sleep on the air mattress and I’ll crash in your room—unless you don’t want me in there in which case I’m perfectly fine with the couch." He made haste to amend himself, figuring the last place Lily ever wanted him was her bedroom even if she wasn’t in there with him. He let her think he had believed her, putting a look of mock hurt on his face, a hand over his heart when she said they were pirated before a laugh broke the illusion and he shook his head. "I’m sure you made sure to get as illegal copies as you could get your hands on to ensure you were in no way tied to me at all. You know, I never did consider just sending you a copy when it came out or advanced copies for Tessa but then again, I didn’t really know you let her listen or that her attention was held by it." It did touch him a bit that Lily allowed Tess to listen to his music—although some of it wasn’t exactly suited for children’s ears but he was sure she knew which ones to not play for her or at least he knew she wouldn’t let her hear them once she could actually understand the words—and that his daughter actually liked listening to him. It made him want to do better, try harder. Make her proud. Tessa that is, not Lily….right?

Trent was grateful when Lily answered for him and the look he shot her let her know that before he returned his gaze back onto their daughter between them. "But Daddy promises he'll be around a lot more. And I'll call you more, and we can Skype every night if you want." Trenton knew that was a heavy promise to make but one he was willing to uphold, no matter how long or exhaustive a day was, he'd keep that promise if Tessa wanted, knowing it would be hardest on the nights he had shows, knowing the tyke would long be in bed before the set was complete. Maybe he'd see about implementing an intermission and use that quick rest period to Skype with her.

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Cam Gigandet gif-animation from the FLAUNT Photoshoot

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Cam Gigandet gif-animation from the FLAUNT Photoshoot

(Edited by ME,Cam Gigandet Fansite)