Oblivious

Chapter 31

"We have time" I say and she smiles

"Movie?" She asks

"No I want cuddles, sleep, love and affection and some kisses" I say and she laughs

"Okay baba" she says as she pulls me back onto her lap

"This is nice" I mumble "Oh did you bring me some hoodies and sweatpants that I asked for?"

"Yes they're in my suitcase" she says and I get up to grab some clothes

"Ah yes comfy clothes and they smell like you" I smile as I put on her-my? Yes MY sweatpants she's never getting any of this back

"Come back already" Mal groans and I jump on the bed "You're such a kid"

"I'm seventeen" I say

"EVELYN AMAYA RODRIGUEZ PRESS!"

"Did she just add Press?" Mal asks me

"Apparently" I say as I turn my head "That's new"

"EVELYN!"

"Help me Mally she's going to get me" I say as I hide under the covers

"I'm going in!" Christen yells

"Ho-"

"I can see your body under the covers baby E"

"Hi Ashy"

"Evelyn" Christen says

"Hi mom" I smile innocently

"We still need to talk to you" Becky says and I shake my head

"No no I'm staying here with Mally" I say as I hug Mal

"She's staying here with me" Mal says as she wraps her arms around me and I nod like a little kid

"Where's your shirt?"

"I-uh on the floor it's hot in here" I say

"Oh yeah hot in here"

"Where's Daisy?!" I yell as I don't see her in the room "Where's Daisy!" I yell again as I get up from the bed

"Calm down she's with Tobin sleeping in our room" Chris says

"Warn a person!"

"Oh like you told us about the tattoos" Ali says as she raises her eyebrows and arms crossed. Oh I'm in for a big one.

"Come on let's move on I'm seventeen you're well you" I say

"Are you calling us old?"

"Yes" Mal says and my eyes widen

"Monkey!" I yell

"We want to talk to you I promise we won't scream and yell I don't know about the rest here"

"Can Mal come with?" I ask

"Yes but put a shirt on! My baby will not be leaving this room naked"

"I'm not naked I have sweats and a bra" I say

"In her eyes you're naked now listen to your mother"

"Yes Ashy" I say as I get up from the bed and grab Mal's shirt that is now my shirt

"Alright everyone down to the conference room"

"Okay why not just stay here and talk instead of walking because I'm tired"

"She has a point" Ash says

"Alright we're talking here but keep that shirt on young lady" Ali says and I nod

"Alright Evelyn baby we don't mind the tattoos" Chris starts as I nod for her to continue

"But we would've loved if you would've told any of us to know that you're doing something like that I mean technically you can't get a tattoo unless a parent is with you and agrees to it" Ali says

"I mean I would've loved to have gone with you to get your first tattoo" Ash says

"Kid we want what's best for you and I know that no WE know that you've gone through some stuff no one should go through but we want you to know that we are your family and well Chris is pretty much your mom and Tobin well she's somewhere maybe near that line" Lyssa says

"Sweetie we might not get it to the best understanding because we didn't go through what you did but we try to understand and we want to help you and be there for you and even maybe go with you to do things you never did get to do and go places you never got to go" Julie says

"Listen I'm not mad well not really mad just a little down that you didn't tell us you would do a thing like this and I get it we get it you were probably scared to tell us because you would think we wouldn't agree to it and well for me I feel like I haven't or we haven't created a safe space for you to come and tell us oh I did this, oh I want to do this or oh hey I smoked the other day and I'm sorry and hey I enjoyed it or I got drunk and I need help to get home, look we might not be the best at this I mean you're the baby and sometimes I know that we can get carried away" Becky says

"Basically what we want to say is that we trust you not that we didn't already, we always have and since you've become part of the family we want to be with you and go with you through things you want to do and help you when you need it, I'm pretty sure Ash wouldn't have been the only one to be excited to go with you. I know for a fact that you're still scared and we understand that but we just want you know we're here for you and we're obviously not going to judge you I mean at look this team we have Kelley and Sonnett they still need babysitting hell Chris yells at me when I get back late we all get put in our place when we deserve it and we want you to know we would never actually be mad unless you do something reckless like oh I don't know jump from the top of a roof which you shouldn't do!" Alex says

"We love you and we hope you can trust us enough to tell us things that matter to you or anything at all" Chris says

"I know and I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys I was just scared of how you guys would react" I say timidly

"We know pumpkin now give us a hug" Chris says and I smile as we get into a group hug

"Now we need to go for team bonding" Carli says

"No" I whine "please no I want sleep and cuddle with Mal"

"Absolutely not come on" Chris says as she drags me away

"Monkey!" I yell

"I'm going baba don't worry" I hear Mal say

"I don't want to go to team bonding" I pout

"Oh well kid we all have to go" Lyssa says and I groan

Great I wonder what Kelley and Pinoe have in mind for tonight.