[CHELSEA] we were just kids in love

[cameron james smith]

Chelsea Noelle Hayes. It was all he could think about as he searched through the halls of Chaspel Heights. Cameron wasn't sure of how she would react, but that was the least of his worries. She could react however she wanted, it wasn't going to change the fact that she wouldn't be able to keep Adrienne away from him anymore. Chelsea wouldn't even be able to leave. Now that they were here, they were stuck. And Cameron was happy he wouldn't miss another of his daughter's birthdays.

He still wasn't sure of what made Chels want to come here. As soon as he got here, he was dragged off to some testing room and now, he had the ability to control water and mositure. Did that mean Adrienne was being tested on too? His hand stretched back, scratching the back of his head as he tried to clear his mind. Cameron didn't want to be upset when he found Chelsea. He wanted to be able to talk to her. He hadn't talked to her in four years. He had questions, and she wasn't going to be able to slip away with the answers again.

As he entered the dinning room, his eyes began to scan over every face. Cameron figured this would be the best place for him to start, he only wished it would be easier to find her. He began to stroll casually pass the tables, up and down each row as he looked over each and every person's face.

[chelsea noelle hayes]

After herding the two small children, and getting them to get dressed, wash their faces and hands, and finally sit still at the table, Chelsea could eat. She watched the two siblings, proud of them as always. 'No, Mikey! Like this!' Adrienne corrected, turning her brother's fork around. He looked at her like she'd lost her mind, turning his fork back around. 'Mikey!'

"Mikey, listen to your sister." She said calmly, reaching over the table. She gently turned his fork around again, nudging it towards his food. Chelsea looked up, her face paling when she spotted Cameron. She slowly stood up, ready to hurt him if he touched either of her children. She wasn't going to let him take their daughter from her. "Adrienne, be a good girl and sit with your brother." She said, rounding the table to get between Cameron and the kids. "You can't just take her, Cameron.."

[cameron james smith]

He stopped as Chelsea stepped in front of him. "You took her and kept her for four years. Don't tell me I can't take my daughter." But he didn't move to get around the mother. His eyes had landed on the little boy who sat close to his girl. Suddenly, Cameron's mind became blank and all the scenerios he had played in his head had completely vanished. His hands clenched tightly into fists as he tried to find the words to say. "Why the hell are you here with two kids?" He knew the boy couldn't be too much younger than Adrienne, but it wasn't his. He didn't even spend that much time with his little girl before Chelsea had vanished.

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea just stood there, wringing her hands together. She hadn't wanted this to happen. She didn't even want to be here. And she sure didn't know how to explain to Cameron what had happened. "This isn't the time or the place to be discussing that, Cameron." She said, standing a little straighter. She was stubborn, that was for sure. She heard Mikey crying, and turned to them. "Mikey, I swear. Don't pinch your sister and she won't pull your hair, silly." She said, picking up the small boy. But it wasn't two seconds later Adrienne wanted up too. She carefully hoisted the girl to her other hip, kissing her forehead.

'Deedee pulled my hair!' Mikey complained, rubbing his head.

"If you'll excuse me, I've got to get these two washed and in bed. They're exhausted." She said, walking past him.

[cameron james smith]

"When do you think it's going to be the time or the place? When she's grown enough to leave you?" His teeth grinded together as Chelsea turned her back to him. She knew how to work his nerves, but he wasn't going to let her get away this time. His head shook side to side and a small chuckle escaped his lips as she passed by. He was quick to follow after her, matching her step for step. "I'm not in the mood for your little games this time."

Once they had exited out into the halls, he moved into her path way, cutting her off. "You owe me an explaination of why you ran off with my daughter." His voice was harsh. He was done with all of this. Usually, Chelsea could work her magic over him, and she would be scott-free. But not this time.

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea jumped, clearly startled. She hugged her kids closer to her small frame, her tired eyes looking back at Cameron. This wasn't on her list of things to do today. "I owe you nothing." She said stubbornly, narrowing her eyes at him. Two kids was enough without him on her tail. "I'm a fine mom. She's fed and clothed and happy. Maybe a little dirty, and annoyed sometimes at Mikey, but I got this. I don't owe you a damn thing, Cameron." She felt bad, sure. But the need to have her daughter with her was far greater. She put both the kids on their feet, taking their hands. 'What about me, mommy? I'm okay too?' Mikey asked, tugging on her jeans.

"You're a perfectly wonderful little boy, Mikes." She said with a smile. "Now ask the nice man if he'll let mommy go bathe her babies."

'Please, mister. We played in the mud.' Mikey said, Adrienne nodding for emphasis.

[cameron james smith]

His anger was starting to boil, and every time he glanced into Chelsea's eyes, he wanted to just walk away. But he was tired of not being able to have his daughter. It wasn't his fault Chelsea had left. He had tried to give anything she wanted, and he was there for her through all nine months of pregnancy. "You can't run off this time, Chelsea. You will see me every day, so you might as well get used to it now. You aren't keeping Adrienne away from me anymore. I will get to spend time with her, and I don't care if that means I have to be around you."

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea gritted her teeth, glaring at her former lover. "It certainly wasn't a bother when I was banging you all night long, was it? You didn't mind having me around then, did you?" She spat, ready to tie into it. He wasn't going to put her down in front of her children. "You put up with me during fourteen hours of labor. You can deal with me now, after four years and two kids." She turned around, leading the two little children out the other way. Adrienne let go of her hand to help her little brother down the steps, coaxing him with 'its okay's and 'come on, Mikey's all the way down. She followed behind them slowly, putting her hands into her pockets.

[cameron james smith]

"You were the one that fuckin' left not me!" He growled as she began to walk off. She didn't get too far before he followed after her. "I wasn't the one who disappeared the day we were suppose to bring Adrienne home. Don't act like I was the one who gave up and ran off." Cameron was steps behind her, but he wasn't going to let the three of them out of his sight. Not yet, he wasn't done. He hadn't came all this way to just to let her walk off again. "Quit running off like it will solve everything."

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea clenched her teeth, reaching out to stop her children. She turned around, her fists clinched. She glared at him, standing straight in that same way she always did when she was beyond mad. "I'm gonna tell you once, so you better open that pea sized brain of yours and listen. I have two children I have to take care of. I don't have time for your petty shit. If you want something to do with her, you can take her and Mikey back to my room and bathe them while I fix their beds. And THEN I might humor you with an explanation. But you aren't going to treat my son like he doesn't exist. He doesn't understand anymore than she does. That is her brother, and ill be damned if you treat him otherwise."

[cameron james smith]

He didn't bother to reply, or even stop to listen to her babble about her son. He only slowed once he reached the children's sides. "You act as if I'm some horrible person. I just don't get where you think I've done you wrongly." Cameron mouthed as he spun in a small circle to trace Chelsea over with his eyes. For two kids, her body had held up pretty well. A small smirk trickled onto his lips, and he turned to watch where he was going. "Hey Mikey, have you ever flown before?" His head tilted down to look the little boy over before they switched over to Adrienne. The smirk on his lips turned into a grin. She looked a lot like her mother, but he could see himself when he looked into her eyes.

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea wouldn't deny she was still in love with Cameron. She always had been and always would be. She wished she could just run into his arms and tell him she loved him like she did. She missed sleeping next to him, had missed that look in his eyes when he first saw Adrienne. She saw him smirk, and drew her lips together. He was just as attractive as he had been.

"No, sir. But I love planes." Mikey said, looking back at Chelsea. She smiled at him, watching him walk towards Cameron with his arms up. Adrienne followed suit, both of them vying for his attention.

[cameron james smith]

"After your bath, I'll show you how to." His tone was cheery, as if he had been with the kids their entire life. Bending down, Cameron scooped the two of them up into his arms. He felt like he had actually gotten his way for once, but he knew Chelsea would have something for him soon. She always did. He slowed, letting her be more toward the front. Partly because he had no idea where they were going, and partly because the last time he saw here, she was tired and had Adrienne stuck to her chest. She still made his heart skip a beat, but he would keep that a secret for now. "You've got a head of hair like your momma, Adrienne." He laughed, happy to just be around them.

[chelsea noelle hayes]

Chelsea walked slowly, watching Cameron with the kids. She'd been terrified he would push Mikey away, that he would treat him like an outcast. But if he did, it would have been within reason. Mikey wasn't his. He wasn't obliged to like the boy. There was no denying Mikey wasn't Cameron's. The small boy had ice blue eyes and blonde hair that was nearly white. She opened the door for him since he had his hands full, taking Mikey from him when the boy started crying about her falling behind.

'Mommy says I have pretty eyes like my daddy. And that I'm sweet and cute like him.' Adrienne told him, looking back at her with Mikey before she returned her attention to Cameron.

"How about you go and take a bath, hm?" Chelsea suggested, opening the door. Mikey wiggled out of her arms, darting to the bathroom yelling 'me first!' "Get clean, Mikes! I don't want a dirty monster snuggling with me!" She called, pulling their sheets from the clean laundry.

[cameron james smith]

His eyebrow rose slightly as Adrienne spoke, and he gave Chelsea a side-ways glance before laughing quietly to himself, "Is that so?" Cameron knew his former girlfriend had an odd way of showing things. It was what he liked most about her, but it was also what annoyed him. Placing Adrienne on the floor, he began to walk to the bathroom to start the bath water. There wasn't much he had to say to Chelsea at the moment, and at least giving the kids a bath would give him time to think.