The Flower of the Fae

Life Without You

Waking up to find no trace of my husband, I was shocked, upset, and angry. I fall to my knees, tears overwhelming me. How could this happen? What changed? I sat there, my mind spinning as I tried to understand the night before, and the scene I found when I awoke... But every time, I end up with the same answer. Jupiter. My husband, My mate, hated our daughter. He wanted to harm her, to get rid of her however he could... and when he realized what he'd done, attacking my child, our child, that he hurt me doing so... he stopped. He waited for me, took hold of me, and made love to me because he loves me.. but he couldn't stay here with her. My heart was cracking, the loss of my mate hammering away at my heart like an a pickaxe to coal.. but I can't blame her. I won't. Jupiter's a child, my child, and I did what any mother would do. I chose her. I love my mate, but I love my children more. I love Jupiter more, how could I not.. I'm her mother.

"Mom, its time to wake up-"

I froze in place, dreading the moments to come.

"mom, what happened? where's dad?"

I wipe my eyes quickly and get up, turning to look at Gage with a smile.

"your dad is.. he's gone on a trip with a friend" I say 

" a trip?" he says

"uh huh" I say " come one, I'll make breakfast"

He smiles and hurries from the room. I turn back, looking at the room that I shared with my mate just the night before... just hours before.. 

"come on, Mom!"

I push back the tears and turned away, leaving the room as I headed to the kitchen to make breakfast. As much as I love William, He made his choice. And I made mine. I'm not letting this effect my family, my kids. I can be a single mother, I don't need him. 

"what do you want for breakfast, Baby?" I ask

"Pancakes" he says

"alright, Pancakes it is"

so, I got to work as Gage sat in the living room watching cartoons. Shortly before breakfast was done, Crying sounded throughout the room. I was about to get it when Gage gently grabs my arm.

"I got it"

Before I could reply, he headed down the hallway. Moments later, the crying stopped and Gage walks out with both of his siblings. He smiles at me, helping them into their booster seats as I put his breakfast plate at the table. As he starts eating, I make their plates and set them down in front of them. A big smile washes over Ilias' face when he sees the pancakes and he digs right in, but Jupiter refuses to eat them.

"come on, Jem" I say " you love pancakes"

"No" she states

I sit there, trying to get her to eat but she throws her arms out knocking the fork from my hand. I can't believe this. I was about to scold her, but I stopped myself. The look in her eyes was sad, as if she knew something wasn't right.

"Where's daddy?" she asks

My heart broke. I want to protect them, but Jupiter always seems to know when somethings wrong. Its as if she can sense it. But how do you tell a little girl that her daddy left? that he tried to hurt her?.. or that.. he doesn't love her? No mother would be able to tell their baby that, no mother... but I know that she knows a lie when she hears one.

"we got in an argument" I say " and daddy needed some space"

So you tell them the truth... or, at least, part of it. 

"was it... because of me?" she asks

"what? No. Baby, why would you think that?"

The look in her eyes was sad.. devastated.. and the words she spoke next tore me apart inside.

" I know Daddy doesn't like me" she says 

"of course he does" I say 

"no, he doesn't"

"why do you say that?"

"He avoids me." she says " He gets mad when he notices me, He never smiles when I'm around.. He hates me"

Gage was immediately alert, as if his sister were in danger and I knew what was going through his head.. he's putting things together, realizing that every word Jupiter said was true, and that's when he looked at me.

"Mom" he says

"Not right now, baby" I say " you have to get ready for school" 

He thought for a moment, then nodded and headed to his room. Soon, He was outside waiting for the bus. Once Gage was on the bus and on his way to school, I began searching for jobs. My husband is gone, its up to me now. I'm going to have to work to provide for them. 

"Mama" 

I keep scrolling through the job listings

"Mama"

A tug on my shirt pulls me out of my search, I look down to see Jupiter there.

"pancake?"

I can't help the chuckle as I hand her her plate, this little girl.

"I love you, My little Gemstone" I say " more than you will ever know"

"I love you, Mama" she says

she runs off, plate in hand and I return to my search... oh, I'll have to find a good daycare, too. 

5 days Later

*Gages POV*

I climb off the bus, returning home from a long day at school, and go in the house. Jupiter and Ilias are asleep on the couch, covered up with a large blanket and I can't help but smile. I put my bag down on the floor.

"Mom?" I say

I don't see her anywhere, so I decide to look for her. but as I'm walking down the Hallway, I hear something. Crying?. I walk towards the sound and it leads me to my mothers room, I peek in and find my mother on her knees, face in her hands, sobbing quietly.

"How could you, Will?" she says "How could you just leave me like that? leave us?"

Anger washed over me. Anger at my father for leaving my mother, his mate. Anger for him making her cry. Anger for him being a coward.. Despite being young, I knew what having a mate meant.. and I knew you only get one.. that losing your mate is worse than dying.. and I hate him for putting her through that. For just tossing her aside.. tossing us all aside.. like we were nothing. 

"Gage will be back soon." she says "I can't let him see me like this, I just want him to be happy.. I want them to be happy"

Her words touched me, but they hurt, too. My mom was willing to put us before her own pain, and he left her? what an i***t. I watch as she wipes her tears away, preparing herself for me.. and I knew what I had to do. If my father couldn't step up, then I will. Don't worry mom, I'm right here beside you and I'm not going anywhere, I promise.. we don't need him, I will be a better man than my father could ever be, just watch. Soon enough, you'll forget that piece of trash ever existed. I'll do enough for both of us, so stop crying. You don't need to cry, ever again.